Art Beyond Belief

Insight is our new customised training programme, using the techniques developed in Art Monitor and from our community and faith-based projects. We are developing training modules to encourage understanding and co-operation between groups from different faith and community backgrounds. [More...]

Art Monitor comprises a series of programmes designed to help members of vulnerable communities increase self-confidence, communication skills and self-determination. The programmes are designed for people with learning difficulties, those with mental health issues, victims of domestic violence, carers, young offenders, children and young people excluded from mainstream education, and others. The programmes use photographic and audio-visual techniques to encourage participation in story-telling through graphic media. Participants are introduced to the use of top-quality graphics applications on Mac computers and, using these, are encouraged to explore their potential creativity. [More...]

On 21st February the Festival of Dialogue culminated in a highly successful interfaith conference held at St Mary's Church in Slough. More than 150 people of different faiths and none shared their experiences, and put questions to a multi-faith panel. The evening ended with food and entertainment. In the lead up to the conference, six round table discussions were held on the subjects of gender, spirituality, age, responsibility, compassion and religion in a secular world. There were also ‘borrow-a-person’ events at Slough Library, giving people the opportunity to talk one-to-one with a person of a different faith. [More...]