ACAN Launch Ards Community Arts Network

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A special celebration of community arts activity will take place at Ards Arts Centre on Saturday 21st September with the launch of Ards Community Arts Network, the community arts organisation for the whole of the Ards. Fittingly, this date is also the date of Culture Night which takes place at various places throughout Northern Ireland and Ards Community Arts Network (ACAN) are looking forward to celebrating the culture of the Ards Borough in a showcase of community arts. Currently ACAN are inviting expressions of interest from artists, writers, poets etc and arts and community groups who would like to take part in this unique arts showcase. For further information contact acan.org@gmail.com or download an expression of interest form.

Welcome to Ards Community Arts Network (ACAN) the community arts organisation for the whole of the Ards Borough. ACAN was set up as an association in June 2012 under the guidance of Community Arts Partnership and Collaboration NI. The main aim of ACAN is to support and develop community arts activities throughout the Ards.

As a network organisation, ACAN welcomes groups and individuals, either involved in community arts or wishing to get involved in community arts, to become a member. Membership is entirely free and all members will have access to networking opportunities, skills and knowledge sharing programmes, information and training sessions and most importantly, events that celebrate and highlight the benefits of community arts activity. Please visit our membership page to sign up. We look forward to working with you in the future.