Since the very earliest days of SPW, we have welcomed working with partners. Not only with organisations that are within the visual arts and those from the wider creative industries, but we also love to collaborate with others from the community – individuals, institutions, organisations and businesses.
Printmaking, being such an accessible artform, is ideal for working with a wide range of participants.
It is a fantastic medium to use creatively to achieve diverse aims: for connecting communities, enhancing well-being, enriching learning, reaching new audiences and more.
Of course, we also benefit hugely from our partnership-working experiences – these bring fresh energy and innovation; and new skills and learning to our organisation and the artists involved.
Often these partnerships are brought about through funded projects, either as part of the initial project concept or through the organic growth of a project: we are always open to ideas and have the experience to see the possibilities of new connections and opportunities.
And, of course, partnerships happen through us talking to others, sharing our passion for printmaking and showing the benefits that working together can bring.
Previous partners include:
Careers Wales
City and County of Swansea Cwmdonkin Park project?
City and County of Swansea Education Department
City and County of Swansea’s Youth Partnership Scheme
Contemporary Arts Society for Wales
Disability Arts Wales?
Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea?
Edinburgh Printmakers
Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST) Swansea
Coleg Sir Gar
Gorseinon College
Gower College Swansea
Interplay
Project Olion (Reach the Heights)
Swansea Drugs Project (SAND)
Swansea Metropolitan University
Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize
UWTSD Swansea College of Art
Vetch Veg Community Garden
Widening Access Wales
WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre
Any other arts organisations we have worked as partners? Elysium, Mission Gallery, Glynn Viv?
To read more about partnerships in projects, please visit our Project Archive
For current Partnership working please visit What We Do pages/ Partnership working
And if you would like to discuss partnership-working with us, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us by email in the first instance