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Dorset Moon Awarded Bronze at Dorset Tourism Awards

Dorset Moon received Bronze at the Dorset Tourism Awards for Tourism Event/Festival of the Year. In the summer of 2019, a seven-metre sculpture of the moon landed in three breathtaking venues across Dorset.

Activate Declares a Climate Emergency

At this time it’s vital we consider the ongoing climate emergency and so we are joining the Culture Declares Emergency movement. In making this declaration, we commit to changing how we work going forward.

Relaxed performances

Our inclusive performance group, The Remix, have booked tickets to see a special relaxed performance of Happy Every After at Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts.

CREATE! – Kennedy’s blog

August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25 to encourage them to create and produce events; CREATE!

CREATE! – Anya’s blog

August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25 to encourage them to create and produce events; CREATE!

CREATE! – Jasmine’s blog

August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25 to encourage them to create and produce events; CREATE!

CREATE! – Kinnari’s blog

August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25 to encourage them to create and produce events; CREATE!

CREATE! – Lola’s blog

August 2020 saw Activate and b-side team up to deliver a free online course for people in Dorset aged 16-25 to encourage them to create and produce events; CREATE!

Dorset Moon wins Gold at Destination Awards

After stunning visitors in 2019 with an out of this world experience, Dorset Moon has been awarded a prestigious Gold Award in Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole’s Destination Awards.

Wildwriting! Dorset poetry

Dorset writer and poet, Sarah Acton, created Wildwriting! Dorset as part of Activate’s micro commission programme, Creative Communities in Quarantine. Wildwriting! Dorset is in partnership with Stepping into Nature.

Artists together

Two artists both working on projects as part of our micro commission programme, Creative Communities in Quarantine, got together on a video call.

Fuel freelance taskforce

Activate are pleased to be supporting the Freelance Task Force. This national initiative has been set up by Fuel Theatre with 165 other arts and cultural organisations who are committing to ensuring a fair deal for Freelancers.

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