Ideas Test are delighted to announce that Tracy Brunt, formerly Deputy Director of Ideas Test, will be taking up the role of Director from 1st April 2022. This exciting news follows the January announcement that Lucy Medhurst is stepping down as Director at the end of March. Over the past two years in her role… Continue Reading
After four years as the Director of Ideas Test, Lucy Medhurst will step down from the role as of 31st March 2022. This news follows the announcement that Ideas Test will receive continued support as a Creative People and Places (CPP) programme as part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio from April 2022. This is… Continue Reading
Ideas Test and community partners are delighted to announce the outcome of a recent open call for artists to respond to a commission opportunity at Milton Creek in Sittingbourne. This opportunity is one of Creative Estuary’s large scale co-commissions for the area and has been part-funded by them. A community panel consisting of individuals from… Continue Reading
Ideas Test are to join Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places National Portfolio from April 2022 to March 2025. Ideas Test Director, Lucy Medhurst said; Ideas Test is delighted to share the news that we’ve been successful with our application to join the portfolio. This represents a significant uplift in funding and a vote… Continue Reading
Breaking News! We’re excited to tell you we’re carrying on You Me Us with the launch You Me Us Too. We have a whole host of free and exciting arts based workshops planned for you to enjoy, so watch this space for more info in the coming weeks. Taster sessions will run throughout November and December,… Continue Reading
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 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
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