Take Art

09/06/2026

10 years of RTDI ✨

We’re proud to have been a partner for the Rural Touring Dance Initiative - a 10-year project that has helped bring brilliant dance performances, residencies and participatory projects into rural and community venues across the country.

RTDI has been shaped by artists, touring schemes, venues, audiences and partners working together to support dance in rural places.

Over the coming weeks, RTDI will be looking back at some of the performances, people and moments that have shaped the project.

Read more about the project: https://buff.ly/8B7jKBT

08/06/2026

We invite you to experience Team Viking this month, a remarkable, hilarious and heart-lifting story of how James managed to give his best mate the send-off he wanted. Blending storytelling, music, comedy and even a genuine Viking helmet, it’s a comic ode to death, friendship and the beautiful absurdity of life. Coming to Shepton Mallet, Frome and Norton-sub-Hamdon. Book now via our website or click here: https://takeart.org/event/james-rowland-team-viking

04/06/2026

Check out one of our Youth Music Energiser projects in Somerset this year! Thanks to The Lawns Children's Nurseries and Pre-Schools for hosting.

04/06/2026

What started as a local showcase has grown into something extraordinary. Spring Forward is now one of the South-West's biggest dance festivals — proof of what happens when a community truly believes in the arts. Thank you for our dancers, partners, funders and audiences for the continued support ♥️

02/06/2026

Taunton, Bridgwater, Yeovil — three incredible professional theatres, one shared passion for dance. Thank you for helping us bring the magic of live performance to the heart of Somerset communities. 🙏 ❤️

Spring Forward is funded by Arts Council England

28/05/2026

From first-timers to seasoned performers, Spring Forward opens its stage to everyone. Because dance belongs to all of us — whatever our age, background or ability. 🥰

Spring Forward is an Arts Council England funded project 🙏

26/05/2026

Every seat filled, every performance felt. Thank you to the thousands of audience members who've shown up, cheered loudly, and made Spring Forward the celebration it is. You're part of this story too.

Funded by Arts Council England ♥️

25/05/2026

Join the Somerset Arts + Culture Diversity Forum 2026 for an afternoon of ideas, discussion and shared experiences around creativity, ageing and inclusion.

Delivered by .film, and Somerset Art Works, this forum brings together older people, artists and professionals to explore how arts can support wellbeing, connection and creative voice in later life. With thanks to our venue partners

📍 Westlands Entertainment Venue
📅 Wednesday 24 June
⏰ 1.30–4pm
🎟 Free (limited places)
📩 Book: www.somersetfilm.com

If you’re an older person, artist, educator or work creatively with older communities — we’d love you to be part of the conversation. The forum represents a safe space for us all to talk honestly, share experiences and best practice, challenge perceptions, and provoke individual and collective action.

.film

22/05/2026

🎶 Expand your music teaching into Early Childhood with a £1325.00 bursary 🎶

Are you a music teacher or musician in Somerset or Dorset?
Looking to specialise in working with children aged 0-5, or strengthen your early years music practice?

✨ To mark 10 years of support for this course, Take Art is offering two bursaries of £1,325 each for the Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood (CME:EC)

Why apply?

• 🎓 Recognised Level 4 qualification (validated by Trinity College London), delivered by CREC
• 🎵 Develop deeper, child-led musical teaching approaches and a practical toolkit of ideas
• ⏰ Flexible, part-time distance learning alongside your work
• 🚀 Grow your career in early years music

📅 Apply for bursary by Monday 15 June 2026
📩 Email: [email protected] to request a short bursary form

Join a growing early years music community and take your practice to the next level 🎶✨

This course is suitable for early years providers and music teachers who are passionate about strengthening their early childhood music practice.

21/05/2026

🎵 Early Years practitioners in Somerset and Dorset - funding available! 🎵

To celebrate 10 years of supporting educators across the region, Take Art is offering two £1,325 bursaries for the Certificate for Music Educators: Early Childhood (CME:EC) for the 2026/27 academic year.

This flexible Level 4 qualification is designed for those working with children aged 0–5 and explores how music can support confidence, communication and creativity in everyday early years practice.

Why apply?

✨ No music background needed
✨ Flexible, part-time study
✨ Immediate impact on your setting
✨ Open to all EY practitioners including childminders and teachers living or working in Somerset or Dorset

📩 To apply, email [email protected] to request a short bursary application form.

⏰ Bursary Deadline: 5pm, Monday 15 June 2026

Find out more about the course here:
https://www.crec.co.uk/cert-music-ed-early-childhood

Please share with anyone who may be interested!



Somerset Early Years and Childcare Service
CREC
Certificate For Music Educators: Early Childhood
Trinity College London
Dorset Music Service

This course is suitable for early years providers and music teachers who are passionate about strengthening their early childhood music practice.