Superact

Superact started life in 2006 as a Community Interest Company using the arts as a social and educational tool in communities across the UK.

As an organisation, it works in many different fields and with groups of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities. Much of Superact’s work is structured to help those within the healthcare, education and criminal justice systems.

Whether it is in a hospital, a youth centre, a school, a prison or a nursing home, the aim is always to promote learning through art in a manner that is most appropriate for the specific audience and encourage those with a lack of access to art to appreciate and benefit from it in their everyday lives.

In most of the areas of Superact’s work, the arts can make a significant contribution to people’s lives: breaking down barriers, building self-esteem, promoting social inclusion and employability, and providing strong channels of expression and communication where previously they were not well established or perhaps did not exist at all.

Activities are all ‘bespoke’ in the sense that they are designed and adapted according to the particular needs of the group worked with. From educational workshop to participatory storytelling or more traditional music concert, this flexibility optimizes the relevance of the offer and is one of Superact’s key success factors in working with very different audiences and environments.

European projects are a strong point in Superact’s field of action: Superact is currently involved in a number of European multi-lateral projects, as part of a vibrant network of organisations cooperating in partnership programs, thereby contributing towards cultural diversity and opening the scope of its work to a wider, European dimension.

Financially, Superact has a ‘not for profit’ status so all monies are directed back to helping the communities it serves.

In the project, Superact will coordinate WP8 dedicated to the movies.