Current Projects
Our projects have a lasting social & personal impact
We deliver all of our work in communities and local spaces becoming embedded in the communities we serve. We deliver projects that are relevant and distinctive to participants, situation and place.
Six Pillars
Community
Six Pillars will support the emotional health and wellbeing of young people, aged 11-18, in six communities across Bolsover district and North East Derbyshire. Young people will be supported to build life-long skills, create new friendships and improved confidence and become the six pillars to their own positive self-esteem and healthy futures, exploring volunteer opportunities and career pathways.
Nesting – Brimington Public Art
Community
Junction Arts and Vistry Homes worked together to create new public art at their Brimington Heights housing development in Chesterfield.
Next Gen
Community
Workshops & Exhibitions,Arts & Craft,Digital & Creative,Learn
Join an innovative new group for artistic 16-24 year olds who are interested in pursuing a creative career, who want to meet with like-minded people and explore opportunities in the arts.
Bolsover Lantern Parade
Community
The Bolsover Lantern parade is an annually returning event that engages local Bolsover communities, in participatory arts activity, and inspires participants and audiences to get involved in a high quality festive arts experience.
Creswell Gets More Creative
Community
A continuation of the successful Creswell Gets Creative project where participants will be taking the initiative and planning two workshops a year for the local community.
Tapton Lock Festival 2022
Community
Tapton Lock Festival is a free family fun filled weekend event that Junction Arts delivers in partnership with Derbyshire County Council Countryside Services.
Our Stories, Our Places, Our Futures
Community
Our Places, Our Stories, Our Futures works with young people from Bolsover, NE Derbyshire and Chesterfield to explore themes of self, place & imagined futures.
This Girl Codes
Community
This Girl Codes provided playful opportunities for women of all ages to explore creative tech and push the boundaries of what can be achieved with a community sensor-driven project in a heritage setting.
Arty Ladies
Community
The Arty Ladies group meet fortnightly at the Creswell Event Centre to take part in arts and craft activities. The project is not only and opportunity to learn new skills and produce something beautiful, it also helps build a stronger community and valuable support networks.
Our Place
Community
Junction Arts, in association with 6 arts organisations, presents Our Place; A regional project showcasing the people and places of the East Midlands.
Chesterfield Lantern Parade
Community
In 2021 Junction Arts worked in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council to co-ordinate the first Chesterfield Lantern Parade.
Welcome Back Bolsover
Community
Bolsover Welcome Back Projects; Street animation and town centre events to welcome back visitors to Bolsover town centre after the national lockdown.