website design Lois Blackburn, admin@loisblackburn.co.uk copy Philip Davenport and Lois Blackburn
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arthur+martha is a Community Interest Company, directed by artist Lois Blackburn and poet Philip Davenport. We specialise in artistic collaborations with older people. Our work was endorsed in the government-sponsored Invest to Save research on the effect of the arts on health, 2007. Lois and Philip have worked as a team for ten years in healthcare venues, residential homes, schools, community centres in the UK, and in the last couple of years internationally. |
Director: Lois Blackburn, Lead Artist. Director: Philip Davenport, Lead Writer Guest artists and writers Funders Friends and associates of organisation arthur+martha, have an ever-growing number of friends and associates who include:
Nicole Alkemade, Older People’s Joint Commissioning Manager NHS Stockport
Vicky Charnock, Alder Hey Hospital Arts Co-ordinator
Ann Coffey MP, for Stockport
Lucy Dusgate, Director, Lumin Arts
Neil Edwards, Senior Staff Nurse, Stockport NHS Trust
Sister Julie Hopwood, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Amanda Kilroy, Owner the commonsense partnership
Laurence Lane, artist/curator, International 3 Gallery
Dr Melanie Miller, Head of MA Textiles, MMU
Judith Morris, Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Stockport NHS Trust
Helen O’Brien Head of Marketing, Stepping Hill Hospital
Clive Parkinson, Director Arts for Health
Scott Thurston, Lecturer in Creative Writing, Salford University
Maria Turner, Activities Coordinator, Morris Feinmann Home
Jo Ward, Arts and Cultural Events Manager SMBC
Dr Stephen Watkins, Stockport Director of Public Health NHS
Elysabeth Williams, Mental Health Promotion Lead, Stockport PCT
Jacqui Wood & Michael Anderson, Arc (Arts for Recovery)
We are members of GMAHN Greater Manchester Arts and Health Network
and the London Arts and Health Forum, the Life Story Network.
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On June 11th 2007, arthur+martha CIC became incorporated under the Companies Act 1985 as a Community Interest Company.
CICs are a new form of company for Social Enterprises, introduced by the UK government in 2005. Operating surpluses and assets generated by any of arthur+martha CIC schemes will be reinvested for public good and future CIC projects. arthur+martha CIC continues to develop its unique, high quality community projects with Elderly People in the North West, run cross- generational work, offer consultancy and mentoring and manage artist commissions and residencies.
