REGISTERED CHARITY Nu11￿￿. 1184423 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 FOR AKfs DERBYSHIRE CK) ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art coiirENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 h￿fl(H 2024 erb shir CONNECT & CREATE Report of the Trustees 1 10 15 16 R•celpts and payrnent% 17 St•r•m•nt of 158•ts W Ilab 18 Not•s to ihe Fln•Klal Sutomlnts 19 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF TrIE TRUSTEES erb shir CONNECTb CREATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 1. C*•Jectlves and Activitles Connect and Create: We are a Cultural DeVelO￿￿1t Organisati￿. Arts Derbyshire 15 the partnershlp organlsatkn for strate8k arts derfeiq)ment in Derbyshire. We work across arts and cultwe. bringing expertise and passlon to the strategic development programmes we offer the Creative Communlty. aThJ to the proierts we deliver to Derbyshire audiences. Our progranvnes are rwlti-stranded with Social Impact and Creatlve Health corstant, binding ar￿ Interv￿avIng threads. Vtslon, mlsslon and pwpose Our Vision: A vibrant, c(mnected and reslllent arts ecoloqy that enrbches the lfves of people In Derbyshlre. (￿r Alisslon: ProvidTng 5trate8ic directi(m arts devel0pff￿t in Derbyshlre. building on the unique creative, cultural. natural and heritage assets of our county. Our Purpose: We are a cwtral Iwb, har￿ing the collective power of our membershlp to catalyse* wfyjuce, enable arKI arwify arts developwit best practlce. Impact, alms and objectives Arts Derbyshlre (registered charity wmber 1184423) is a partnership or8anisati¢Jn for strateglc arts development in Derbyshire, created in 2012 tlwough a merger of two prevlous or8arbiSati￿$. Arts Derbyshi￿ becwne a charitable in(￿POrated organi5ation (CIO) Sn 2019. Tr organisation is at the heart of the cultural sector in wr ccwty: driving growth and resilience and ensuring that ttr￿ benefits of art and creatiylty reach everyone c(rtnty.wkle. A small or8ani5aticm with big ambltlon. we focus on ff￿r key strands l areas of activity: Local ￿acIty Bulld1￿. we conN*ne netwo￿5 of arts organisations and practitioners to share knNiedqe, expertlse, tralnln8 and encourage cdlaboration. Key Stratew & Policy: we prcvide a strategic overylew of culture in Derbyshire and klentify where gap5 are leading to people being excluded fron accessln8 cultural opportunltles. Investment, Funding & Oeiivery: we deliver re￿(￿sl¥e programmes in partnership whth key orqanlsatlons across Detyhire to fflaximise our impact create real chJ)ge, as weil as Increasing investment into the Derbyshire arts sector. A55ets. Advocacy & InfraStr￿lUre. we sTrb)wcase the culttxal activity happening In Derbyshlre, and represent Derbyshlre's cultwal sectcy natI¢￿allY, givi￿ iLxal artlsts and orqanisations a voice and a platform. 2024 - 2027 Prlorltl•s The priority for Arts Derbyshire w the next tlwee year5 15 to achieve clarfty around It$ purpose I Vall￿ rnid I long term fina￿la1 ￿tainabIlity. Achieving the right balance between strategic devel¢Jpmffrt and project delivery by fully ￿dersta￿lIng the needs of Page I ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES eTb shii CQNNICT& CREATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 hlARCH 2024 Derbyshlre's Cultural Sector wlll allvw the ￿9antsat5c￿ to find its signature aTrJ be recognised as a valuable asset enabling opport(nity. It is UnderSt￿)d that one organisation cannot be 'all thin85 to all pecWe' throuth str￿1 cwmurrication, strategy and tranSpare￿Y AD can bolster the work of creatlves and cultural *N8aniMtM)ns to be greater than the sum of theTr individual parts We Connect & Create. We w511: Galvanise our Creative Prograrnrne working to a cohesive Artistic Manlfesto (Appendix 11 balancing our strateglc Development & Project Delivery remlt. Dellver our S(Kial Prescribing Living Newspaper initiative through DCC Senlfce Level Agreement pilot new Creatfve Health proiects. Work with CHWA & partners to support & galvanise the Creative Health Womorce. Develcs) an Artist Showcasing programme iawKhlnq Aprll 2025 wlth Festlval tour 2025 (Priority Places). Put in place the necessary f￿￿raising and inc(xne generation strLKtures over the next three years usins our Fundraisin8 Road Map: ACE Project Appllcatton x 2 (March 24 ft April 26), T&F application Ayil 2024. F￿￿raISing & showcasing event Z5 April 2024 lannual). Work towards submlttlr4 an ACE 1fWestn￿t Principles OrganlsatloD application 2027128 2029130. Look to play a fflajcY role in DeTby5hire Makes 2024 2026: a significant opportunity to establlsh AD and its amb1tif￿s ar(¥J￿ cultural d￿lOpment & shtrwcaslng: TerKler process lllarch 2024. Develop partnerships that enable ambiti¢xB wojetts to h4yn and achieve more together. R&D new project ar￿ yory people's mental health. New Horlzons to kid( start an 'En¥7r￿Mental Re5p(Ytsibility' Network Action Plan. • Work wlth othff reglthul Cultural Devel￿Trt organ1satic￿S to create a national network to better ￿derStand Irti¢￿, (Iiyrtunitie5 ar￿ thalienqes. Goln8 Forward Arts Oerbyshire has an excitin8 visiffi a flexible offer that rnakes the organisaticm a fantastic res￿Jrce for the Cowty. It can achleve in time a 5￿Cessful and 5U5tainable mixed economy model. However, it Shc￿d be stressed that the SLStainablllty of AD Is by no means certaln and will rely on us remaining adaptable and responsive to opportunities that arise. PublTC funding for arts and culture 15 ￿￿yer threat and the value of art in place5 Ilke Derbyshire is being questloned as txmlgels are under pressure and prforltles heightened. For our ambiti(￿5 to be real1r￿, we need lo be delivering real value and responding to nee(ts that go beyryvj culknyal pro4ision. Cross sector partnershlps will be key In developln8 this opport￿lty as demonstrated through our growing Creative Health Programrne. Page 2 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES erb shir CONNCCT & CREAT£ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024 Core beneflclarles of our work Include", People that experience barriers to c￿tural participati¢m, inCI￿1ftE. . Rural, isolated and deprived c(xnrnunltles • Children & ythjng pecple • Vulnerable adults Arts. cultural and heritage oreanisatiry Artists and creative practiticfflers Arts Derbyshire aims to: Advocate for the arts PrrxlLKe an exdtln& cofresive and accesslbie woqramme throLryh strategic development and project delivery. • Bulld capaclty wlthln the sectar Offer opwtunity, swrt and Val￿ to the COLmty'S creative sector. Be a catalyst for change Improve the aAtwal la￿lS¢•pe thro4h research, CC¥￿￿tatIon and activism. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES FOR ThE YEAR EMDED 31 MARCH 2024 Thls year has been one of charrye and development in ow management stnKture. accompanied by v151oning, strategic planning and fwKI-ralsing work to bjild an ambitiOL and innovative future for ￿ganiSatIOn. with <>ur key . to be collaborative. creative. responsive and accessible - at the core. We (￿tinue to grow our ability to enable and catalyse arts across the c¢Xmty, laylng strong fou￿jationS for Derbyshire people to have a diverse and pLace.ba5ed otportLnity to be involved in the art5 and gain the life erthancln8 benefits that partklpatlrm can brfrq. At the close of the prevkns yeari we had c¢xnpleted a very posltive vish)nlnq day with Trustees and staff which f￿￿ed our determination to appoint a Di￿tOr to the organlsation. From a very hi8h quality fleld of candldates. we were deLi￿ted to appoint Stephen Munn as Arts Oerbyshire Director in October. SteF+*n brirqs his considerable experience and ￿derStandIng of the sectrK to the role and has lost rn tirne in creatlng an exdting strategic fraff￿0rk and acti￿ plan, in pr¢Xl￿1nq fund-ralslng bids to natIc￿al, pubilc and private ￿ganISatI￿5. and In consoildatln8 immant partnerships across the county. As Chair. I would like to slrKereiy thank all tlx)se in (xw or8anisati(m T*tho cffitsn(* to work, in thelr ¢)wn roie and in collaboration with otFws, wlth so rn￿h dedication, hard work, perceptlon and In-depth knowledge. We have a wonderful team acf055 our PTofe55ional team of corrsultants. freelance contractors, and voluntary Board of Trustees. Alth￿8h there Is r¥)t rcwi here to thank Indlvidually. I can say l am and privileged to w￿k with such a great team, arKI chair a vibrant organisation that brfngs arts aThl creatfvity to so rnany. enhancin8 wellbeing and enriching liv￿ across the county. P8g8 3 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES erb shiT CONNECT & CREAT[ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 2. Arts Derbyshire Board Arts Derbyshlre Board meets b7-M￿t￿Y, online. to develop and giride organlsatlon and SUPPOrt the staff in their management arKI project W￿k. Our new Director, Stephen Munn, has Jolned the board, provldlng strateglc dIrecti￿. further boisterlng the strength and re$7lience of the Independent organisatlon. We have continued to work with Debbie Porter. Managing D7rector of Destination Digital. who leads on the digital marcomms for arts Derbyshire. Much of the detailed manageTr￿¢ work is currently Gvried (xrt within 4 $￿-groupS whlch each have a distinct focus on key areas of work: Finance I￿gOIng and anThJal accolmtirq. payments, financial piannlng and monltoringl HR and EDI (recruitment, EDI strategy attian plan. polky develt¥)ment, staff management) Fundralslng (seeklng I S￿￿)rting l￿dIng. application writing and s￿mIssi(￿, fuNJraisinq events) Marketin8 and c￿¥M￿lcationS (website and newsletter SLPWt, marketing. cornmunlcatlon with members. (*ganlsatkMMI branthng) Throughout the year Trustees collectively have a wbde range of experience arKI skill In participatory arts, a varlety of Indlvlthjal arts practices, the Vol￿tary arKI statutory sectors. I￿S7nesS and industry) have worked with commitment arKi energy In varlous roles and responsibilitie5 Wlthin the sub-grw)s. We have cc¥rtinued the in.depth work to develop 5troftg p)Ildes, str￿tureS and procedures to enable us to deilver cMJr work and meet the tharity's objectives. enswing that the frarnework aii¢)ws the organisation to stay relevant, effectfve, vlbrant and forward-lookin8. In chww to the Board structure we have had to Say g￿lbye to Tntstee Matt Black and thank hirn slncerely for hi5 ffl￿h valued ContrI￿tIOn to the Board. combining insight and hard work wlth positivity arKI wit,and have welcomed new Trustees Gary Br(Kkway (as Treasurer) and Sirnon H￿b5. Dan Oakley and Alice Marshall were re-elected to a new term ) the Board. 3. Arts ()erbyshire Staff Our Creatfve Health Team C￿tInueS lo work with passion. understandin8 arKI integrity prograrnme that addresses the participation of those In most need, builds (￿neCtIon and collaboratlon wlth the health sector, arKI deVe(q￿ core Creative Health frameworks that have been recognised at a regional arml national level. On the other side of the coin, we V￿re very 50rry to say 9￿￿bYe to Ann Wrfght, fomier Head of Arts at twbyshire Cwnty c￿nd1, at her retlrement in October. Ann ha5 worked tlrelessly. with vision and foresight, knowledge understandirq for the arts in DerbyshSre. Having started Derbyshlre Arts Development Group in 2012, Ann, foreseeing need for an independent organisaticn to carry on the c(Yffitywlde work, steered DADG towards charity statu5 in 2019. Through her role at Derbyshire County Pag84 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE5 erb shir CONNCCT E* CREATE FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024 Councll, and Arts Derbyshire CIO, and UfK*rpinned by her sincere belief In the power of creativity, Ann has1)rouqht the joy profound benefits of the arts to countless people across Derbyshire. We thank her wholeheartedly fty everything she I￿ thne in leadin8 Arts Derbyshire in its formative stages and wish her the very best time in retirernent. Arts Derbyshire Staff Team: Operati(X15 hlanager, Hannah Barker Creative Health Manager. Helena fte￿￿￿5 Social Prescribing Development hlana8er. Deborah Munt Scrial Prescribing Artist, Kate Ger￿er Dl8ltal Marcomm5 Manager, Debbie Porter, Destlnatlon Dlqltal Dlgital Marcomms App￿ntiCe, Ed Hazlehurst. Destinatlon Dlgftsji 4. ARTS DERBYSHIRE WEBSITE & NEWSLErrERS The Arts DerbyshSre website provides a I￿al point for informatlan exchange on creatlve and cultwal awcts of C(Y￿ty. acting ￿ an iwtaTrt interface between both the organlsation and our merrknhr5. and between art5 pro￿derS tPe wider pthllc. It 15 one of the key drlver5 in achievin8 Arts Derbyshire's aim to enable a connected arts ecology that enriches the lfves of people in Derbyshice. The website kdps us fulfil our mlssion to as a central hub and arnpilfy arts practke In the c(MJniy, providing a platforrn for people to: i5cover OppOrt￿ltIeS for participation and attendance. advertlse and share nert5 on projects and wograffmes. publici5e indivi(knLs' and org￿lsatiOrs, arts work in all 8enres. conr*ct with artist5 and arts or8anisations. find inforrnatlon about arts and cultwal events. explore the richnes5 and depth of the arts activity In Derbyshire. In 2023 . 14 it achlerfed a fry)tfall of 54.197. wlth 1184 registered artlsts. art5 organisations and venues. We would like to thank the team at Destlnatlon ￿gItal for tr*lr fantastk work thr0Lryh￿t the year in rnalntalning a￿1 populatlrq the Web￿.te, ensurlng that thls vital link between Arts Derbyshirè. Its meffthrs and the Is pertinent and Ilvely. Arts Derbyshire has C￿tInued to use an (￿lIne f¢xmat to send regular newsletters to tt5 membefship, providing news and information wSthin general and speciatised art.forni areas. The r￿￿letterS enable inf0M￿tion aThJ skill Sharing. giving opportunities to publTcise and recelye infonnatkn m arts actmty. prOd￿ts a￿1 events, traininq and work opportunities. There are 3,763 email subscribers email marketlng database, and emails have been streamlined within 3 new and iwed ￿￿$letter5. rts Profess1￿1$ Page 5 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES erb shii CONNECT& CREATC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AWiCH 2024 Creative Health What's On 5. meM￿r$, MeetirwJs We have successfully developed cw offer to meFrkn, with regular frnewsletteTS, our attractive and busy ￿￿b$ite, arKI our Horizons member's meetings. Thi5 year we held three successful weil.attended meetings ar￿ county wlth carefully curated panellists, each one with a different theme for f￿uSed inwrt and di5CIISs10n: Disability in the Arts, held at Level Centre, Ro￿LeY. DeTby5hire Dales Exhibiting arKI Talking Attht Ywr Work, at the Ilkon Gallery, lIkest(￿, Erewa5h Cultural Strategy and Prtsjucing, at New Mllls Ttr+vn Hall. Glossop, Hlgh Peaks As well as in.depth di5￿510n, the meetings allow time for networking, Vthat's On notice board and fnembers, P￿> Up EJ(hibiticm, wving ￿)pOrt￿lty for members to share, present and talk at￿￿t their work. Thi5 forrnat has proved very ￿Pular as there is plenty of scope for personal involvement and IW. 6. Looklnq To The Future The year has been cne of iaylng the f(xThlatlL￿s for the future with the Trustees prioritising the recruitment of a Director to enable a 5U5tainable f￿Ure for the organi5ation. Tr board was delighted to brfng Stephen Munn Into thts rde In October 2023. Stephen's flrst observation was the f￿ssed c￿nMItment of the Staff and Trustees. There was, and is. a determinatim that Arts Derb￿lre will $￿ceed even in these most challenging of econcffjic til￿. The year has witnessed rnany Local A￿hOritIeS struggle to balance thelr budgets and tkrbyshire County CowKiI IDCCI was rn exception. ottober 2023 sadly saw the C￿tIng of the OCC Arts Service. The Council has remained an advocate for CLdture and through the C￿ture, Herita8e & T¢xrism board oihL¥ q>POrtthitles have arisen. The rtren8th5 of organisation lie wlth5n Its fiexlblllty and partnership working but there is also a massive wtential fry grTrYth and increased impact across the CLMmty. The year has been ab(¥Jt definlng vthat the ￿ganIsatI0Th Is and looklng at vthat the next flve year5 c(xJld brinq. In March 2024 the 8oard apprcwed The Strategic FraMeY￿r￿ 2024125- 2026127. We are a small oryrasatl￿b v•ith arnbiti(￿, we f(Ku5 four key strands l areas of activity: Capaclty: we C￿Ve￿ netw<*ks of arts (￿aniSatIonS and prnctltloners to share knowledge, expertise, training arnj cdlaboration. Strategy: we provide a strateglc of culture In Derbyshlre and Identlfy where gaps are leading to people being excluded from accessinq cultural apport￿ltIes. Page 6 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES orb shii CONNICTb CREATI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Investment: we deliver reSp￿siVe Pr￿ramme5 in partnership wlth kty organisations across Derbyshire to maximise our impact and create real change. as well as lrtreasing investment Into the Derbyshire arts sector. Advocacy: we showcase the cultural actlyity happening in Derbyshi￿, and represent Derbyshire's cultural sector nationally, 8ivin8 local artists and organi5ati(n5 a voice and a platf(Ym. Significant appllcatl￿S and tenders were sthitted to Arts Council England and Derbyshire C￿ntY COU￿11 (Derbyshire Makes) which have been 5￿CeSSfUl. This allows us to fulfil our Mission of pr￿ldIng strateqlc d6rettion fty arts development in Derbyshlre. buildin8 Cyb the unique creative, cultwat, natural and heritage assets of our COLmty. 2023124 key devel¢Jpments incI￿le. 1,184 Arts Derbjthire Netw¢wk Members cwrlslng of arti5t5 and cultural éxganl5atic￿. Three monthly e.newsletters prOd￿ed. What's On, Arts Irmlustry & Creatlve Health. Three New Horf20n Network per year hosted countywide with a diffe￿TrI discusslcn theme each time. AD Creatlve Health Manager 15 Cthtwe Health & Wellbeing AlliarKe (CHWA) East MidlarKls Charnpli￿. A Necklace of Stars worked wlth 75 P#>jse￿. Isotated olthr people over 375 creative sessions. The exhibition has reached 120.LXiI visltors across 9 venues April 2022 March 2024. Key documents P￿uced. F￿￿1raIsIng Road Map and Case for SuF4)ort pr(xlLKed by Cau5e4 May 2021, AD R¢x4dmap Ellen O'Hara May 20Z3. tKC Pub16c Health financial support Creative Health Programmes 2023124. New Director started in 1K)siti￿ ￿ an Initial 12 morth c￿tract October 2023. We lTr)k forward to opportunities that may •ise though the new East Mldland5 Cornbined County Auth)rlty and the next Arts Council Erryiand National Portfolio r￿nd in 2027128. Arts Derbyshi￿ is on the arml is prcth to be working with its Partners on helping to create a vlbrart. connected ond resilient 8rt8 ecoiogyacro8s our wnazinecounty. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Arts Derbyshlre webslte. social media and r￿wslelterS Baslc detalls Alm: c¢xmty To wovlde a tntsted central all arts information in t Projert Manaqer: DeL￿￿Te Porter. Destirk}ti￿ Digital Funder: Page 7 ARTS OERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES erb shii CONPIICT & CREATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Overall Budget: £25,lJ)O Ail C￿tracts and for this project are belng held and managed by Arts Derbythire CIO Tlmellne: ZOZO . Jffie 2025 Website: htt s:IIwv*W.artsderb hire.ty . 1.2 Actfvlty The number of member5 continues to grow. we have 1.184 artists. arts organisations arLI verwes as members of the site. by 11.49% on last year. Since the launch of the website In 2021, we have rnaintair*ed a steady wesence on Gwle vSa the website, aThJ on sodal media via Facebook {2087 followers. +9.55% year ori yearl, Instagram (2340 followers, 424. 37% year on year) and Twltter (13.867 follower5, .0.lJ6% year on yearl. Linkedln is a platfomi f¢y Arts Derbyshire. with 269 follchyers (+2888%). We also have a YouTube channel for pthlishing projecl videos. Give As You Uve Cont1n￿ to raise the charity through the 'give as you ' rnodel, raising a modest sum. Z. Festfvfty . The Oerbyshire Festivals Assodatk 2. 18aslc Detalls Alm: To proylde a forum for arts festivals to Share thelr plans, exchange Infomvltlon and PrO￿de mutual support Chalr of Festlvlty Sharcm Brown (Arts Derbyth"re Trustee and Dlrector of Melbourne Festival & Creative Melbourne) Funders: All y￿￿)tary Tlmellne: Ongoing htt . IlvThfi¥.artsderb -arts.festival.foruml Webslte: devel rnentlfestfvi Ire. .￿/¥that.we-thIIe$tlVaIs- 2. 2 Actlvity Festivity member5hlp at the end of 2023 124 Sta￿15 at 96 Festfvals and 26 Assodate Members. Tr majority of Festivals are small. VOL￿teer-led organisations with Ilmited reserves bLrt pas51¢m and enthuslasm for what do for t1￿1r community. 2022 & 2023 were years for Festivals to regroup post-pandemic arKI make tentatlve steps back to nornmlity. The rnajority of festivals went knad in 2023, and 2024 has seen Festivals back on track, Showing everyme that Derbjryhire Is definitely THE Festlval C￿nty¥ Many Festival5 have embraced technology and now have significantly more dI￿tal l online activities providing alternative ways to accessing festival content remotely. We contacted all the Festivity members at Christmas 2023 to ask them to share thelr 2024 dates actual or provisiiThl . vAth us so that we could share t￿1 on the Arts Deibyshire website to build anticipation for the 2023 festivals aThl were relieved by ThJ)*)er of Festivals pLannSng to go ahead with a "live" festival in 2024.Althwgh a few festivats haven't survived the pandemic a ThJmber have spread thelr caler¥Jar and have mlni- Page 8 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF TrIE TRUSTEes erb shir CONFIICT & CREATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 Festivals {eg Derby Boc4L Festival). or Pop.￿ events thrlwhout the year wlth the main Festival as the highlight. During the past year we have kept in touch wlth Festivity member5 via regular Festivity Newsletters and member5 have been sharSng news about events and actlvities vla the Newsletter and the Arts Derbyshlre webslte. Festlva15 have contirwed to be very Supmive of each otr*r by sharing informatlon about other events, often audiences will visit a number of festivals throUgh￿rt year so promotlng othef festivals as weil as t￿r own helps spread the word arKI broaden audiences. Festlvlty mertiers have also contin￿d to support each other throuth sharing advice and reswrces. Many festivals have lost volLmteers over the past few years but are hopeful that as fear of the ParThknic diminishes new volunteer5 will emerge. 3. A Necklace of Stars 3. 1 Basic Details Alm: To wfrt wlth housebwKI. tsoLated older people to re.Iqnlte creativity, build confidffKe and weilbeins. red￿ lonelSne55 and forge new COn￿tIons. through one-tOa0￿ wor* with artists In participants. homes Artlsts: Lols Biackbwn, Philip Davenprrt. Matt Hill Project Covordlnator: Nlcky Belie￿er Ifron Decents 2021) Funden: Arts C(Amcll England, Arts Derbyshi￿, Derbyshire County Council Public Health Overall Budget: All contracts aNI fundiry ff(￿ this project are held and managed by Derbyshire County C￿nd1 £81,Tr)3 cath + £18,547 in kind Tlmellne: England) Website: January 2020 March 1024 lextenslon agreed with Arts Trrn.artsderb re. .uklrtck ceofstars ht Ilarthur-rnartha.¢omlcat I￿kLace-of-StarsI 3.2 Actlvlty Project ￿￿rnary. A project to reach, engage aThJ inspire isolated older adults across Derbyshlre in their own homes. wc*klnq wlth an embroidery artist, creative writer or mu51cian. The embrofjdered stars have been ￿0￿ht together from all participant5 to fomi a q￿lt which is now being exhibited and tthxed aruJTrJ Derbyshlre's c￿tural venues. accompanled by the p(*tryllullables written by (￿ative writlng partidpant5. Two ceiebratlon events were in exhibition for participants, when it was safe to do so, enabling them to meet the artists in person after rnffiths of remote engagement. Social interactN)n was gently erKoura8ed. Participants were able to share their work and Page 9 ARTS DERBYSHIRE CIO art REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES eib shiI CONNECT& CREATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024 witness the impact a wlder a￿jIerKe. Fr6endshlps were rKwtured . sm participants reported keeping in toKh after the events. Q￿te from participant, .1 don't get to soclalise much, for lots of rea5ffl5, iwt l enj