Above: Harty Ferry, Oare in Swale. Photo taken by Ideas Test Director, Lucy Medhurst on Wednesday 9th December 2020, 2.33 pm. “If it were not for hopes, the heart would break” Thomas Fuller Looking back over this year has made me aware of all the people and things that we are missing. This winter,… Continue Reading
A couple of months ago, we put out a call to apply for a Seed Commission – a way for us to help local artists and community groups get new creative projects off the ground and to try something new in Medway and Swale. We called these ‘Seed’ because we want people to grow… Continue Reading
Ideas Test are looking for interested and interesting individuals to join our Board. Ideas Test works with communities in Swale and Medway to help them lead more creative lives and feel better about themselves and where they live. We want to recruit Board Members from all backgrounds, ages and sections of our community. Could this… Continue Reading
Ideas Test are proud to announce that the organisation is now a charity. Charity status means Ideas Test is a CIO, or Charitable Incorporated Organisation, so they now have more opportunities for fundraising, sponsorship and crowdfunding. This means more money can be invested in creative arts projects for and by local communities in Medway and… Continue Reading
After five years at Ideas Test, it is with enormous regret that we are announcing that Bethan Tomlinson, our Touring & Operations Manager, will be leaving us to pursue her career. We wish Bethan well and acknowledge her considerable talents and achievements including bringing Dante or Die’s Take On Me to the Hoo Leisure Centre… Continue Reading
Ideas Test are moving! At the end of last year, Arts Council England announced that our Creative People and Places funding will continue up till 2023. In 2019 we brought many workshops and events to Medway and Swale including; BLINK – Our collaboration with B Arts, Creative Scene, and Vivacity, and created by Emergency… Continue Reading