# CRAG Community Arts SCIO

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC050537
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Oct. 23, 2020
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050537


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Henrietta Street, Girvan
- **Postcode:** KA26 9AL
- **Website:** https://cragcommunityarts.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Crag Community Arts is set up to provide opportunities for people in rural geographical areas, particularly in. Carrick, South Ayrshire, to access  and participate in quality arts and crafts activities and events. During the year we run workshops for adults and young people from our leased building - The Wee School Art Space, in Girvan. We hire professional artists to deliver these workshops and always consult and survey participants to inform decisions on future topics for workshops. We also have 7 weekly groups using the space for peer led supported activities from cross-stitch and crochet to painting, gardening for wellbeing and a community choir. Groups are attended by between 48 and 65 people weekly. Crag also organises projects and events, the most notable being Carrick Festival of Light, six weeks of lantern workshops with local schools, community groups and drop in workshops. Also Strandline Illuminated Trail at new Year has been a calendar staple for 5 years now.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Organisation’s main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The Organisation’s Purposes are:  the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science •       the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended •       the advancement of citizenship or community development, •       the advancement of education, •       the advancement of environmental protection or improvement





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** South Ayrshire
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area







