MESSUMS CREATIVE
M E S S U M S C R E A T I V E
Supporting Access and Excellence
"To make is to live, to make beautifully is to begin to understand”
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Messums Creative is a charitable organisation that advances creativity as a force for life long learning, wellbeing, and connection. Operating in rural Wiltshire and a coastal community in Lowestoft, our mission is to foster resilient communities by creating spaces where people can come together to forge meaningful connections through the act of making.
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Access to creative learning
We offer a unified platform for research, participation, and innovative programming. Access to creative learning is provided through community outreach, education programmes, workshops, courses, residencies, talks, events, and films. We believe art, as a common language, can build empathetic bonds, and that actively creating together allows people to understand and connect with one another.
Thought Shops
At the heart of our work are Thought Shops—participatory spaces where people can reflect, experiment, and exchange ideas. Like a café for creativity, Thought Shops provide accessible opportunities for learning, collaboration, and imaginative problem-solving. They are designed to be replicable, exploring solutions to shared challenges such as high street regeneration, and demonstrating that small, targeted investments in creative activity can generate high social value in wellbeing, hope, and resilience.
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