ARTIST SALON SAXMUNDHAM
Tuesday 14 October 11am-3pm
The Art Station, Saxmundham

Are you a creative practitioner or professional working, or wanting to work, in diversity?

Essex Cultural Diversity Project’s Artist Salons are free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers. Come along to share and develop ideas for art projects which celebrate diversity. We will provide hands-on advice about engaging with communities and applying for public funds for community art projects. The day includes a complimentary lunch.

Coming under the umbrella of the Platforma Festival, this Artist Salon will be focussed on intercultural arts provision for migrant, refugee and asylum seeker communities.

Free, but places are limited so booking is essential.

• Date: Tuesday 14 October 11am-3pm
• Venue: The Art Station, 48 High Street, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1AB
• Book your place at ecdp-salon-saxmundham.eventbrite.co.uk

Who Should Attend?

The event is open to emerging or more established artists/arts organisations, or representatives from organisations who want to develop creative projects within diversity settings.

Essex Cultural Diversity Project’s core mission is to energise diversity in arts and heritage. We know that diversity is different for everyone. Diversity for us means: cultural diversity | different ethnic backgrounds | low socio-economic backgrounds | LGBTQ+ | disability | neurodiversity | or an intersection of these.

We often support artists and projects that engage with: deprived communities | marginalised voices | communities with little or no access to the Arts | those who are culturally curious or want to connect with where they live in different ways.

Guest Speakers

Angie Lee-Foster is Programme Manager for Creative Health at Britten Pears Arts. Britten Pears Arts is a pioneering cultural charity which uses music to transform people’s lives, to bring communities together and enhance daily life.

Tor Cooke is Programme Manager for The Art Station. The Art Station is a dynamic, ambitious, arts charity, developing and supporting culture and creativity in East Suffolk through a free Arts and Learning programme.

About our Hosts and Partners

This Artist Salon is developed in partnership with Britten Pears Arts and Snape Maltings, with Angie Lee-Foster, Programme Manager for Creative Health at Britten Pears Arts. Britten Pears Arts is a pioneering cultural charity which uses music to transform people’s lives, bringing communities together and enhancing daily life. https://www.brittenpearsarts.org/

The Art Station is a charity arts organisation providing a new creative hub in Saxmundham, a rural market town in coastal Suffolk. Having completed a major refurbishment of the first floor of a former 1950’s telephone exchange and post office, The Art Station’s unique venue has become a base for a dynamic and engaging arts and community programme. They aim to unlock potential and effect real change – enabling people to come together to form communities around the creative industries and tech. By providing affordable creative space for local artists, makers and tech developers, alongside exhibition and event spaces, The Art Station is developing new networks in the region and provides access to unique creative opportunities. theartstation.uk

Organised by Counterpoints Arts, Platforma Festival takes place in a different English region every two years, produced in collaboration with local partners to showcase work, build capacity and share learning. The 8th Platforma festival will take place across the East of England in October 2025. Counterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and cultural change. They support the arts by and about refugees and migrants and we produce a range of programmes in the UK and internationally, including Refugee Week, PopChange and Platforma festival. Their work takes place at the intersection of climate, racial justice, mental health and displacement. Their mission is to support and produce the arts by, with and about migrants and refugees, seeking to ensure that their voices and experiences play a pivotal role in shaping and influencing our arts, history, and culture. Central to their mission is the belief that art is much more than an aesthetic experience; it can open spaces for people to talk across differences, inspire community participation and foster a more compassionate society. counterpoints.org.uk/project/platforma/