Words by Maisy Neale, Marketing and Communications Lead. Earlier this month, we opened The Commons, a co-designed community garden installation at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. As with all of Spectra’s… Read more

Spectra’s Vision: Lifting the capacity of learning disabled people to influence change Role’s Purpose: To ensure Spectra fulfils its aims through collaborative, strategic leadership. To develop and oversee Spectra’s operations… Read more

‘The Commons’, a new community garden installation, has been built by Spectra, a Sandwell-based neurodiverse creative collective. The multi-arts organisation, which works to lift the capacity of learning disabled people… Read more

Words by Hayley Guest, Creative Lead. Two full days of R&D (research and development) landed in our calendars at the beginning of 2025, and as a small and (very!) busy… Read more

Words by Eman Bhatti, Impact Lead. In December, Hayley (Creative Lead) and Eman (Impact Lead) had the pleasure of attending a sandpit session for Culture Forward, a forum created by… Read more

Words by Kate DeRight, Creative Director At Spectra, we seem to have grown a habit of nourishing ourselves in January for the year ahead. We keep warm through laughter and… Read more