Wave Arts Education Agency works with schools, young people, artists & cultural organisations across the South West of England to provide awe-inspiring creative projects, resources, training, schools workshops & more
Wave also chairs the Bournemouth and Poole Cultural Hub, a unique partnership of schools and cultural organisations dedicated to bringing the most inspirational artistic and cultural activities into schools…
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Posted on: 27th February 2019
399 children from local schools (St. Luke’s, Heathlands, Bearwood, Canford Heath and Ad Astra) participated in the Mini Painting Project lead by the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum. The aim of the project was for pupils to be influenced and inspired by a piece of art from the Russell-Cotes collection and for the students to...
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Posted on: 26th February 2018
The Cultural Hub is a unique partnership between cultural organisations and schools. Between them, they devise amazing arts-based projects, visit cultural venues, work with the fantastic artists, musicians and organisations, engage in training, and much, much more. Once you join, you have access to an amazing array of in-kind offers from all the biggest cultural...
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Posted on: 5th March 2018
Stone and Voice was the largest commission Wave was involved with in 2017. St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth, commissioned Wave to lead the learning and participation element of Stone and Voice, a Heritage Lottery funded project exploring the Church’s history at the time of the First World War. The project focussed particularly on the construction of...
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Posted on: 26th February 2018
This is a FREE opportunity for member schools Host an artist for the day and inspire your students through learning new, hands-on skills through half-day workshops in one of these unusual techniques Target Group: Recommended for upper KS2 (years 4-6) or KS3 (but can be scalable and adaptable depending on class age and ability) Denise Poote is...
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Posted on: 27th February 2019
399 children from local schools (St. Luke’s, Heathlands, Bearwood, Canford Heath and Ad Astra) participated in the Mini Painting Project lead by the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum. The aim of the project was for pupils to be influenced and inspired by a piece of art from the Russell-Cotes collection and for the students to...
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Posted on: 22nd January 2019
On Saturday 23 March 2019, 09.30 -14.30 Wave Arts Education Agency and Arts University Bournemouth are delighted to be offering FREE workshops (including lunch) to Hub teachers/educators. Our aim is to bring Hub teachers/educators together to undertake creative practices which support and complement their teaching. “Another inspiring and beneficial day. I love attending these days...
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We had some very quiet children (and one who is a selective mute) who were able to talk about it afterwards and a child who is very reluctant to write was keen to do so after. A few breakthrough moments! Thanks for organizing this and giving our pupils such valuable experiences
Claire Addis, Principal at Jewell Academy
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