Sara Dare - Creative Sidley

EXAMPLES OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE | SARA DARE |

I currently work part-time as Gallery and Production Manager and Lead Artist for Project Art Works alongside other freelance projects for arts organisations and charities.

More information about my painting practice can be found in INFO and PROJECTS.

Click the images to link to the organisation page for each project.

All images show examples where I have held a lead creative role.

Corridor Projects. Programme Coordinator. In This Place.

Supported photography and creative workshops for families in Hove neighbourhood surrounding Vallance Community Centre.
Film by Annis Joslin.

Corridor Projects.

Supported photography and creative workshops for families in Hove neighbourhood surrounding Vallance Community Centre.

Corridor Projects. Programme Coordinator. Art Box Project.

Coordinated Art Box Project.
Delivered 3000 Art Boxes to vulnerable people in secure settings. Role included; planning, budgeting, logistics, social media, website updates and design, workshops within secure settings with young people and adults to develop contents of box and evaluation.

Fabrica Gallery. Artist in Residence. Putting Ourselves in the Picture.

Developed a series of workshops that investigated how we can authentically share spaces.
Worked with local neurodivergent communities in the gallery alongside members of the public to create collaborative works - adjusting the structure of the project to ensure that the space can be accessed in a totally inclusive and accessible way.

Fabrica Gallery. Artist in Residence. Putting Ourselves in the Picture.

Exhibition.

Project Art Works. Lead Artist. 2016 - present.

Lead artist on Friday supported studio.
I work closely with seven neurodivergent artists and artist facilitators to ensure a fully supported and inclusive studio environment.
Painting by Carl Sexton.

Project Art Works. Explorers Project. Lead Artist.

Working alongside partner organisations and leading on and delivering artist workshops in off-site locations with local neurodivergent communities.

Art Breaks. Project Art Works. Artist. Lead Artist.

Immersive sensory installation for students at Chailey School.

Make Your Mark. Year of Drawing. Artist.

A Year of Drawing, a year-long drawing project organised by Make Your Mark, aimed to increase access to the arts for people facing mental health challenges and their carers through participatory drawing events across Sussex and Hampshire. Four artists were commissioned to deliver the project to young people and adults.