Schools, playgroups and people who work with children and young people will be converging on the Courtyard, Hereford next month for a huge Arts Supermarket event.

Nineteen local artists including musicians, poets, dancers, visual artists, potters, painters to name a few, will be there displaying some of the work they have done with children and young people.  

Organised by Herefordshire Council, this is the third year the event has taken place.  The aim is to provide people who work with children and young people the opportunity to get some creative ideas and meet the professionals to see how they can work together on curriculum or non-curriculum based topics.

Annie Millen, Herefordshire Council, said: “These supermarkets have proved to be very popular in the past and I’m sure this year’s will be another big hit with schools.  It’s a free informal networking event and all artists have been selected on the basis of the quality of their work and their proven ability to work well with young people.

“Utilising the arts can bring many classroom projects alive across the curriculum and enhance learning.  Using local artists is a good way of involving local communities, encouraging creativity and providing new experiences for children, which is why schools generally love to work with professional artists.  At the supermarket staff can talk directly to the professionals, explore ideas and discuss project work.”

The event takes place from 3.30pm to 6pm on Friday October 9 at The Courtyard, Hereford.