Arts Out West
West Cumbria Rural Touring Scheme
Arts Out West, the West Cumbria Touring Arts Scheme,
works with volunteer promoters in twenty five venues to bring top
quality professional entertainment to your doorstep. A live show is
a great way to bring the community together and create a real
“buzz”. In addition, Arts Out West help to bring
performances, workshops and residencies to schools and other
community centres.
The scheme is part of the National
Rural Touring Forum, a network of more than thirty such schemes
throughout the UK. The scheme is now in partnership with Kirkgate
Arts (an independent charitable company which runs the 125-seat
Kirkgate Arts Centre in Cockermouth), sharing expertise in
programming and volunteer training, and helping to make both
organisations more sustainable. For details of the Kirkgate
Centre’s programme see www.thekirkgate.com/
If your community is not yet involved,
call Arts Out West on 01900 829966 to find out how you can host a
show. The amount we can do is limited by the funds available so
we’re always on the look out for sponsors and donors to help us
expand the scheme.
If you would like to join the free
mailing list for Arts Out West and/or Kirkgate Arts, please contact
the Artistic Director:
Bob Pritchard
Arts Out West
c/o The Kirkgate Centre
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9PJ
Telephone: 01900 829966
artsoutwest@thekirkgate.com