BOOST celebration event at Thornhill Lees Library, Information and Children’s Centre (LICC), Dewsbury
Saturday 21 January, 4.30 - 7.30pm
Come along and join in celebrations for the
LICC's 3rd anniversary and launch the centre’s new look, with art work installed on the exterior walls and a revamped interior.  Local people have taken part in a creative project called BOOST which has been run by Loca, the LICC team and
artist Lesley Fallais.  Find out more on our
news page.


 Emotional Wellbeing projects in schools
Read about the work we’ve completed  in primary schools in Kirklees, all of which have entailed artists working with small, targeted groups of children under a Positive Mental Health and

Wellbeing banner around themes such as transition, aspiration, identity and relationships.  You can read more about these projects

and the impacts they've had by visiting our news page.


 Starting Blocks January - March 2012

A new programme of Starting Blocks runs from January 2012 aimed at those starting up in business in the creative sector.  Workshops will focus on broadening participants understanding of basic business skills and self-employment issues.   See our news page for more info.



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  Loca is Kirklees Council's arts and regeneration agency, and part of the Council's Communities & Leisure Service.  Our mission is to put art at the heart of local regeneration and our work promotes the vital role that arts and creativity play in developing vibrant, healthy, sustainable communities and environments.  We work across Kirklees (West Yorkshire) to:
  promote arts and creativity within all kinds of local regeneration initiatives
  use creative methods to consult, engage and involve communities
  run projects which aim to develop creative people, creative communities
    and creative places 
  support artists, businesses and organisations working in the local
    creative industries sector
   
council services and other public agencies/services who work in local communities, including schools
  individual artists and arts organisations who specialise in creative engagement, participatory arts and public art
  voluntary organisations and community groups who want to develop a creative project or find new ways of tackling an issue
  local artists, craftspeople, designers, performers and musicians wanting support to start up or grow their business
 
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