Team Mortal Fools have pulled together a downloadable resource to signpost to a wide variety of wellbeing and mental health support organisations, friends of Mortal Fools, inspirational influencers, courageous activists, and colourful content creators. You can use this resource if you need inspiration, want to connect with others, explore your identity and/or if you are seeking mental health and wellbeing support. It can also be used to support others in your life too. Click the button below to download our Wellbeing Resource for Young People & Mortal Fools Community. In the resource you will find:
We hope our Mortal Fools community find this resource useful and that it brings some relief and light if you need it. Feel free to share it far and wide!
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Throughout 2021, we were part of a group of Northumberland cultural organisations, committed to improving our understanding of the people of Northumberland, and their interests, wants and needs for culture and heritage in the region.Mortal Fools, Alnwick Garden, Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, Headway Arts, Maltings Berwick, Museums Northumberland, November Club, and Queen's Hall Arts Centre came together with Northumberland County Council to invest into strategic county-wide audience development. Newcastle Gateshead Initiative were commissioned to undertake research that examined the experiences, opinions, and insights of current and prospective audiences - and how perceptions of culture have changed since Covid-19. This included a mixture of surveys and focus groups - at events, in venues and community spaces, online, and on market days. The aim was to secure a broad mix of contributors - including young people who are both engaged with Mortal Fools and not. An executive summary of the report can be downloaded here. We have taken some time to digest the research findings, and found it reassuring that our current audience development and community engagement work already complements the needs identified in the report. This said, we're always looking for new ways to hone and further improve the effectiveness of our work. So, what's next?One of the biggest benefits to the Northumberland Cultural Network so far has undoubtedly been having a forum for Northumberland organisations to come together, pool resources, connect, and collaborate. We have a shared passion for providing high-quality events, venues, projects and experiences for the people of Northumberland, and want to continue working together to further build audiences and promote quality investment and impact.
With this in mind, we would love to invite and welcome new and diverse members, who share our passion for arts, culture, events and audiences across Northumberland. Size doesn't matter, and you don't need to employ people - but the network will focus on issues affecting cultural organisations, rather than individual freelancers (although, of course, these issues are connected). New members might include:
You can find out more information here, and if you are interested in joining, please get in touch via info@novemberclub.org.uk. It was a year of growth and creative experiments a-plenty. Of coming together, engaging, enabling and empowering more young people than ever before, at a critical time. And the beginning of a new chapter for Mortal Fools, looking towards our tenth birthday! The report is packed full of testimonials, impact evidence, figures, and (most importantly) lots of lovely photos of the young people we’ve worked with over the last 12 months! “Without Mortal Fools, the young people of Northumberland they co-create their productions with, would not be the confident and inspiring people they are. Mortal Fools are a vital arts organisation that have understood what young people need to thrive. Their impact is enormous.”
Here’s to another 12 months of continued growth, creative adventures,
reaching even more young people, and forging our own path. And a massive THANK YOU for being on this journey with us as Mortal Fools champions. |