After nine seasons, 65 episodes and more than 6,000 downloads, I'm very grateful that this independent podcast has earned the trust of listeners and artists around the world. Thank you to every guest and listener because this reach has been built entirely through organic growth and without a paid PR machine. I'm now reliably informed that the series is placed well ahead of the majority of new podcasts and with continued growth. So, thank you. To mark this shared achievement, I wanted to close 2025 with something special, a feature on an arts organisation that shares and embodies the values this series supports. The Arts House in Wakefield, also known as the House That Art Built, is a leading example of what is possible, even in the toughest economic climate. This small but long-established arts charity remains steadfast in its mission to champion diversity, inclusion and transformative change. This isn't about tokenism, its core to everything they do. Together in this episode, we'll explore how the arts can help us think more deeply, feel more fully and imagine more generously. The Art House demonstrates what we should all be able to expect when it comes to participating in the arts and to discover multiple benefits that can help shape a better world to live in.

In this feature I had the pleasure to talk to:

Damon Jackson-Waldock, the Co-Executive Director at the Art House.

Amelia Baron, Curator and Program Coordinator at the Art House.

Tonye Ekine, who had a recent solo exhibition at the Art House, When the Dawn Delays, We Rise Anyway. Listed in the Top 40, Rising Stars by the Royal Society of British Artists.

Dr. Victoria Claire, who had a recent solo exhibition at the Art House, Sense of Sculpture. Victoria is a registered blind professional artist in contemporary sculpture. In 2024, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Greater Manchester for her Outstanding Contribution to Public Art.

I hope you are inspired by the truly human centered work and kindness of The Art House. Your host, Paula

Discover:

The Art House https://the-arthouse.org.uk/

Artist, Tonye Ekine https://www.instagram.com/wherestonye/?hl=en

Tonye Ekine, Season 7 https://canartsaveus.podbean.com/e/seeing-beyond-the-masks-ancient-and-social/

Artist, Dr. Victoria Claire https://www.victoriaclaire-beyondvision.com/

Artist, Amelia Baron https://www.ameliabaron.co.uk/

Production:

Series Audio Editor - Joey Quan.

Series Music - Courtesy of Barry J. Gibb

Closed Captions are added to all audio interviews in this series.

Read only, text transcripts of every interview, news, reviews and your host, Paula Moore, are available here: https://canartsaveus.com/

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