The Swale Arts Forum exists to promote and develop Arts and Culture across swale for the benefit of the whole community.
SAF Aims
- To help develop art, culture and creativity in Swale.
- To support the work of local cultural groups, cultural and creative industries.
- To engage with education and training related to arts and culture.
SAF Mission Statement
The Swale Arts Forum is the meeting place for creative people and associated groups from all disciplines and sectors of the cultural and creative industries (music, theatre, film, dance, creative writing, festival organisers and fine art) and exists to promote and help form the development of our growing cultural community. The aim of SAF is help make decisions locally, which add value to the cultural identity of Swale and help to develop support for the culture of this sub region. Therefore SAF actively seeks creative collaboration, partnerships, creative projects and co-operation for the benefit of the whole community to develop this aim.
Our open meetings are friendly and informal whilst encouraging the exchange of ideas and information. Meetings are held at various venues across Swale many with speakers that benefit and inform the creative industries.
The Swale Arts Forum
The SAF is run by a steering group, which includes the committee. They meet 6 times a year to organise events, work out the programme and decide on policies for the membership. The committee members are voted once every 3 years at the AGM held in July. The steering group has a maximum of 10 members at any one time and are invited on by the committee. If you wish to part of the steering group please email enquiry@swaleartsforum.org
Chair: Sioux Peto – LB Graphics
Vice Chair: James Apps – Sittingbourne and Sheppey Writers
Secretary: Dean Tweedy – Marvellous Murals
Treasurer: Colin Barnard – Polka Dot art Centre
2011 Steering group
Garth Spann – Avenue Theatre
Viv Taylor – Sound Art
Chris Reed – Big Fish Arts Company
DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE
Please click on link below to download the SAF Stragic Development Plan written in 2011 by the Ian Elwick on behalf the Steering group
SAF.StructureV5.050311
Please click on link below to download the SAF Action Plan written in 2011 by the Ian Elwick on behalf the Steering group
SAFActionPlan050311
