Reg Charity No 105683
encouraging art & wellbeing

 

 

DIVA MEMBER
SPECIAL PUBLICITY DISCOUNT
FOR All DIVA MEMBER GROUPS
60% DISCOUNT
on What's On listings in Scene and Heard!

Scene and Heard magazine circulates 20,000 copies to supermarkets, arts organisations,
libraries etc and is also available online.
For £10 for 25 words (usual cost - £25)

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PROJECTS

DIVA has put together a programme of exciting new projects for 2010-2011

a new two-year Arts and Wellbeing project taking place across the Wakefield District with funding from NHS Wakefield District






Diva's prestigous Arts & mental Health Project, funded by WMDC Family Services is now in its fifth year. Discover is a referral-based project and you can find out more about the project and the range of activities by clicking the link above.

Pix Mix is an Arts & Mental Health Project based in North Kirklees and funded by Kirklees MC as part of their programme of arts activity. Pix Mix is a referral-based project and was originally part of the larger DISCOVER project before becoming a separate project in 2007. Click above for more information about PIX MIX.


A new grant scheme funded by WMDC Family Services providing grants of up to £500. Grants are available to voluntary groups in the Wakefield District for projects that enhance mental health and well being through participation in the arts.


The Comic project is sponsored by the Wakefield NHS Community Alcohol Awareness Service and gave young people in Airedale an opportunity to produce creative photographic work. The original work produced by the project has been re-printed and this project is now being used as a model for future work in this field.

DIVA's Kaleidoscope Project, funded by Wakefield NHS is also addressing mental health issues in the Wakefield District. Kaleidoscope aims to help individuals coping with stress and depression by providing participation in the arts and improve self esteem and confidence.

And of course DIVA will be continuing in our fundamental role, maintaining the membership network and providing a united voice for voluntary arts groups in Wakefield

 


Diva membership is open to individuals,
groups and larger organisations, living or working in the Wakefield District
Click here to find out more

 

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Are you interested in the Arts?

Do you want to find a band to join in Wakefield?
Would you like to know what art groups meet in your district?
Would you like to take to the Stage?
The Answer could be in the DIVA Directory of Voluntary Art Groups!
Take a Look In
DIVA ARTS DIRECTORY
Just click on the blue bar above -
The Diva Arts Directory has listings of voluntary art groups across the district with contact details so you can telephone a group member to check with the group and make sure they are exactly what you are looking for.

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Staff, parents and pupils from Airedale High School
gathered together with DIVA Staff and NHS Officials
to celebrate the launch of the project comics.


These comics have been produced by a group of students
from the School as part of the DIVA Comic Project


Students from Airedale High were involved at all stages
in the process of creating the comics.


Students attending the ceremony were presented
with framed copies of the finished comics
and their original photography as part of the ceremony.




DIVA Comic Project was funded by the NHS
to promote alcohol awareness in young people.


Marissa Wakefield, Diva's Chief Executive
getting to grips with the Comic Project Exhibition

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Voluntary Arts Awards 2009

 

HOW TO FIND US
DIVA House

Click the photo above for directions
 4, Charlotte Yard,Charlotte Street, Wakefield, WF1 1UB
Telephone 01924 383773
email diva@pop3.poptel.org.uk

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The Art Walk, a recurring evening of exhibitions, events
and entertainment open to all, is now in its third year
and the DIVA Centre for Voluntary Arts in Charlotte Yard
is one of the venues holding free events this year.
**** 2010 Art Walk dates are 31st MARCH, 26th MAY,
28th JULY, 29th SEPTEMBER and 24th NOVEMBER.

See ARTWALK website for details of other venues and events.
www.artwalk.org.uk

DIVA welcomes its member groups to perform and exhibit
at the DIVA art walk events, so please let us know if you are interested.

So far DIVA has shown Wakefield born photographer and DIVA
member Brian Holding (below) shared his record of the building
of the Hepworth Gallery from 2006 and also held an exhibition
for Manygates Art Society.

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June Whitwell receives her
Susan Elsworth Most Committed Committee Member Award
from Peter Box, Leader of WMDC
at the DIVA Voluntary Arts Awards 2009
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Do YOU live in the Wakefield Distict?

Are you a voluntary artist or would you like
to find a voluntary group to help you take up a new art form?
 Take a look in....

We have listings of voluntary art groups across the district
with details so you can telephone a group member to check
with the group and make sure they are exactly what you are looking for.

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Funders .2009-2010


Family Services





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DO YOU Want to know more about Diva
activities and workshops?
Make sure you see the next copy of
Hands On - DIVA's Official Newsletter
which includes listings for all the performances and exhibitions of DIVA Member Groups!

Hands On is a free newsletter widely distributed across
the Wakefield District and all members automatically receive copies.

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Are you looking for an arts group?
Do you know the art groups
that meet in your district?
Take a Look
DIVA ARTS DIRECTORY

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