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New Senior Wac Arts Fencing Classes
By Wac Arts on 07/01/201900
Welcome back to a new year at Wac Arts! 2019 promises to be an exciting year, with lots of amazing events coming your way to continue our 40th Birthday celebrations and more ways to get involved through the Connecting Communities project. Meanwhile, we are delighted to announce we will be introducing a new class to our Senior Wac Arts programme […] -
Meet a Tutor: Why Wac Arts Matters
Tommy Edwards, graduate from the prestigious Arts University of Bournemouth, is an experienced film-maker and facilitator, with close to 10 years of experience working both in the film industry and delivering innovative and engaging film projects for young people across the UK. His directorial work has been distributed to festivals around the world and his several years working in the […] -
Winter Revolution
We were delighted to once again welcome Che Walker and his ‘Revolutionaries’ last Sunday, for a Revolution event packed full of amazing performances, with a few festive treats thrown in to get us in the mood for the holiday season. The Revolution events started in 2012 in a pub in Dalston. Wac Arts Alum and tutor Che Walker coordinated the […] -
Review of our Diploma 3rd year showcase ‘Road’
Wac Arts 3rd year Diploma student’s presentation of ‘Road’ directed by Ben Bennett was a production full of passion and dark, raw emotion. Based on the book written by Jim Cartwright, this play explores the lives of people living in a run down, working class area in Lancashire set in the 1980’s. The play weaves in and out of the […] -
Targets smashed at the Wac Arts Cabaret
Sunday saw the latest event in our 40th birthday schedule and our 5th annual fundraiser, the Wac Arts Cabaret! The fabulous evening was directed by Wac Arts Patron and International Director, Jonathan Butterell. Jonathan currently has the smash-hit musical Everybody’s Talking about Jamie on the West End, but stated to the audience that, for Wac Arts, he will always make […] -
Our Professional Showcases Review
On 29 and 30 November, our 40th birthday celebration continued with amazing performances by our full time professional training students. They performed two different showcases in the theatre at the Arts and Media School Islington (AMSI). The second year students shared their work on the theme of Spanish and Latin American culture with a mix of song, dance, and extracts […] -
Wonder Wac Arts Buddying and Transitions Tutors
Salary: Range £12.46 – £18.84 per hour (plus Holiday Pay) depending on experience Duration: 3 month-12 month sessional contract Hours: Between 4-12 hours per week (After school and Weekend) We are looking for a number of dynamic, fun and adventurous individuals to join our Buddying and Transitions service. This service is aimed at disabled young people aged between 11 and […] -
Wac Arts at the BBC Creative Jam
Wac Arts was honoured to be selected as the featured organisation for the BBC Design and Engineering Creative Jam. Together, BBC and Adobe held the event for BBC designers and local design college students to work together to design social media promotions, logos, and other materials that Wac Arts can use throughout the 40th birthday celebration year. The Creative Jam […] -
Alum and Tutor Lati Saka Shares her Past, Present, and Future with Wac Arts
We sat down with Lati, one of our original students and current tutor, to talk about her experiences at Wac Arts and what she envisions for the organisation’s future. Lati’s time at Wac Arts began with her friend and schoolmate Elaine Grant. They had attended primary and secondary school together, when Elaine told Lati about Wac Arts. Lati was running […] -
Youth and Community Engagement Manager Vacancy
Working Hours: Full-Time Duration: 12 month contract Works To: Director of Programmes Line Management: Heritage and Community Engagement Officer (p/t fixed term, 9 months) Key Internal Relationships: Directors of Philanthropy and Marcomms Wac Arts mission is to empower young people to change their world through the arts. Wac Arts has a commitment to those who face barriers to opportunity. In […]