About Salisbury Arts Centre

Salisbury Arts Centre’s mission is:
To surprise, challenge and include the people of Salisbury, Wiltshire and the wider region in innovative, high quality, diverse and stimulating creative experiences.

Salisbury Arts Centre’s core values are:

Involving everyone in an open and inclusive environment
Being passionate about the arts and the quality of your experience
Pushing the boundaries by offering surprising, challenging new experiences
Stimulating your emotions with work that is vibrant and alive
Inspiring your imagination, heart and soul
Aspiring to provide that special tingle
Going the extra mile to be welcoming, friendly and trusted

Salisbury Arts Centre’s core artistic programme consists of:

A diverse professional performance programme including

• Visual art and new media exhibitions and installations
• World music
• Contemporary dance
• Contemporary theatre – physical, dance, circus, puppetry, mask, new media
• Performance for families and young people
• Work by and for people with disabilities
• The best regional and local professional performance companies and artists
• International and culturally diverse work
• Outdoor performance

A dynamic range of regular and one off participative opportunities including:

• Visual arts workshops for young people and adults
• Dance workshops for young people and adults
• New media workshops for young people and adults
• Residencies and workshops by visiting professional performance companies
• Participative activities specifically for families

Professional performances and screenings co-promoted with partners including:

• Film
• Stand up comedy
• Classical music
• Live Literature

Community performances and exhibition opportunities to provide platforms and opportunities for young people and emerging artists.

Information about the five areas of development – Edge, Dream, Shine, Play and Sky – can be found in the Development Programme section.

 

Salisbury Arts Centre’s core intentions 2010 – 2013 are:
1. To increase and develop audiences and users

2. To provide a distinctive cultural offer with diversity and engagement at its core

3. To seek financial viability and security

4. To develop and improve communication, profile, brand and identity strategies

5. To increase young people’s sense of ownership and belonging

6. To see participation as integral to presentation

7.  To champion development projects as a means to exploring the future and achieving the mission

8. To prioritise outreach, engagement and partnerships

9.  To develop our people, facilities, resources and systems in pursuit of our mission and values

10. To provide a place where the imaginative and inspirational exchange of ideas can occur