Author: Spectra

Purpose: To document the building and opening of The Commons – a new community space at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Aim: To create a film and reels that shares the creative process and community impact Terms: Freelance contract, September – November 2024  Fee: £2,500 inclusive of travel, equipment, expenses and VAT Location: Hybrid – Sandwell,…

Purpose: To manage the build of The Commons, a community co-designed space within the Community Garden at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Terms: Freelance contract, immediate start – October 2024  Fee: £5,000 inclusive of travel, expenses and VAT Location: Hybrid – Smethwick, West Midlands, and working remotely DEADLINE: 9am on Tuesday 16 July 2024 Spectra Spectra…

Due to a high level of interest, applications for our current shadowing programme have now closed. If you’d like to be kept in the loop about future opportunities and events, please send an email to hayley@wearespectra.co.uk and we’ll add you to our mailing list. We are expanding our shadowing artist programme, and we would love…

Written by Isaac Boothman Spectra’s shadowing programme came at a really ideal time for me personally; I was finally bracing my brain to face the world of community arts as an actual artist, and was getting ready to learn about, to practice, and to do art sessions in all kinds of spaces. I think I’ve…

Purpose: To support the development of Spectra’s Business Plan  Aim: To plan thoughtfully and inclusively for a robust and impactful future for Spectra

You might be completely new to governance or have years of experience and want a new challenge. Either way we would like to hear from you. At Spectra we like to lead with care and meeting people where they are at. 

Purpose: To collaboratively lead and develop Spectra’s Community Programme of radically inclusive creative workshops.  Aim: To lift everyone’s capacity to influence change

Policies and processes take a long time to get right, and making them easy to understand takes longer still. At Spectra, we’ve been working out how we can create functional, accessible policies that serve both employer and employee equitably, and which are also fit for purpose as an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation.

Spectra is very happy to share that we have been successful in our application for a Community Green Grant from West Midlands Combined Authority to build a beautiful and biodiverse garden at Sandwell General Hospital. Situated directly outside the entrance to the hospital, the Buzz Stop garden will provide a place for rest, reflection and…