Looking for inspiration for the Community Arts Writing Award 2025?

Look no further; we have some great suggestions of where you might find some inspiration to enter our competition!

Try Art Gene in Cumbria: an  artist-led charity engaging communities in the re-visioning of the social, natural and built environment of Barrow-in-Furness. 

Or how about the work of François Matarasso  a leading expert in community cultural practice, in demand as a writer, researcher and consultant?

Of one of the leading cultural education organisations of our era, Arts Connect who  lead change by working in partnership to create new opportunities with and for children & young people?

We’ll be sharing a lot more inspirational people and places in the weeks to come. So if you’d like to contribute to the body of work that’s informed by and is informing community practice, you can download our competition guidelines and entrance pack here: