Family Arts Standards
Sinfonia Viva and Nottingham Playhouse share how signing up to the Family Arts Standards has helped them build families’ confidence in their organisations. Watch their video and find out more about the Standards.
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Using digital storytelling to build new audiences
A case study of Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen for the Xbox generation.
A contemporary music concert for children
In this JAM article Malgorzata Zamorska evaluates the success of the concert Kwartludium in Wonderland in opening a door to contemporary music for children.
Using fun days to engage with family audiences
As part of the Family Arts Festival 2013, the Lyric Hammersmith organised a Family Fun Day alongside its regular programming of half term shows for families. The aim was to celebrate the Lyric’s current family audience and offer them even more activities at the venue as well as reaching out to new families who may not be regular theatre attenders. This case … Read more
English National Ballet’s Dance into the Fairytale family workshops
As part of the English National Ballet’s My First Ballet: Coppélia tour in 2014, its Engagement Department ran a series of on-stage family dance workshops for children and parents to take part in together. Workshops were one hour long and took place between the morning and afternoon performances at each venue. This case study is part of a … Read more
Theatre by the Lake’s programming for families
Theatre by the Lake (TBTL) opened in 1999 and is located on the edge of Keswick in the Lake District. During October half term TBTL delivered a week of fun activities for families to encourage new family audiences to engage with the theatre. This case study is part of a series that supports the Family Arts Standards that have been developed … Read more
Restaurants and refreshments aimed at families
This simple guide and case study on restaurants and refreshments is part of a series that supports the Family Arts Standards that have been developed by the Family Arts Campaign and the Family and Childcare Trust and provides guidance on how best to welcome families to arts organisations. When consulting families about the Family Arts Standards food was a hot topic … Read more
Developing family friendly productions in collaboration with touring companies
When Wriggle Dance Theatre were developing their production of Once in a Blue Moon they worked with Déda in Derby so that they could trial the work in front of a family audience to help shape the development of the show before taking it on tour. This case study is part of a series that supports the Family Arts … Read more
Delivering sessions for under-fives through play days
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry uses Play Day workshops as part of its family offer and aims to encourage creativity in early years through play in a safe, stimulating and imaginative environment. Play Days show family visitors that Herbert is committed to them from the outset, which in turn ensures a loyal audience in the … Read more
Introducing classical music to families
Liverpool Philharmonic Kids Club was set up in 2012 in order to help children and their families to gain a better understanding of the world of Classical music. It is primarily aimed at children from 18-months to 12 years old. This case study is part of a series that supports the Family Arts Standards that have been developed by … Read more