Artburst
Artburst is a not-for-profit organisation set up in 2006 that has won local and national awards. Artburst sessions increase confidence, communication skills and pride in creative achievements for children and families committed to ensuring the arts are accessible to all.
Artburst delivers workshops for schools, children’s centres, community centres and museums – including the London Transport Museum. Artburst is Makaton approved – so you can have fun with signing as well as singing, movement and art. Artburst runs children’s parties, festival events and offer consultation for museums and other settings.
Artburst has a very hard working small core team and receive minimal core funding. At times this can be a challenge but we love what we do and think it’s important so if you can, please give us a helping hand.
Get dancing with our Monster Wiggle Song and crafty with our Worry Catcher! 👹 ✂️
For more FREE resources visit our ‘Resources’ page ❤️
We have had fantastic feedback from school staff, parents and children about how much they have enjoyed and gained from the transition groups. These groups give children with SLCN a real boost in confidence at a time when they really need it. I think it really offers a fresh approach to how we support children.Stephen Parsons
"Artburst provided us, for our first Summer Uni London programme, a wonderful workshop entitled 'James and the Giant Peach'. The work and expertise during the week culminated in a performance that would have been worthy of many months of work. The costume design and the narrative of the play having been devised during the week showed just how much work was put in and I know from the feedback received that the students thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Parents also commented on the fun the youngsters were having. The aim of the Summer Uni is to give young people the chance to try something new, Artburst provided that for these youngsters and I am pleased to say that we have booked them again for the next half term school holiday. A really enjoyable experience for everyone involved." Beverley Griffiths, Summer Uni Co-ordinator Havering Summer UniBeverley Griffiths
Charterhouse Museum SEND projectTeacher from Ickburgh school:
"My students were expertly facilitated to explore these creatively, and on their terms, through making and creating with a variety of tactile, textured and sensory materials. It enabled them to explore and develop their creativity. Approaching the past – places and artefacts that speak of it – in the way that Artburst did with my class, brings life and meaning to it for them. Thanks guys – it was a wonderful project. "