About
Culture Spark is a Chichester District Council initiative. It was formed in 2022 in partnership with Chichester Festival Theatre and Pallant House Gallery in response to the end of the Pandemic.
Our aim is threefold:
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To celebrate the beautiful district in which we all live – from Midhurst to Chichester, Selsey & the Witterings to Petworth & wherever in between.
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To use the arts to help rebuild local communities by offering accessible events and creative workshops including to schools & community groups across the district.
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To provide opportunities for local artists to lead projects and/or explore their own creativity.
Sparking creativity since 2022...
2024
Highlights in 2024
Creative Commissions @ RSPB Medmerry – 3 artist commissions exploring the story and its landscape. En Plein Air Painting at Bishops’s Palace Gardens, Woolbeding Gardens, Petworth House & Park, Movies & Music in Midhurst...
2025
Highlights in 2025
OUR LIVING LIBRARY – uplifting and inspiring local stories created, collected and shared (click here for stories); THAT PESKY RAT - live theatre & puppetry in partnership with CFT to schools/community centres; SYMPHONY OF ART, a young people’s music & art project with Pallant House Gallery & Royal Academy of Music; BELONGING, a new verbatim play that explored the journeys made by asylum seekers to find a home in the UK.
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2026
Highlights in 2026
WALK OF THE DANDELION by Luke Brown dance company in a city-wide collaboration which took 8’ tall Daniel through the city sharing gifts of dandelions each with a message of positivity; MAKEBETH, by Cardboard Adventures, a laugh out loud immersive adventure with lots of cardboard for young children, DEEP TIME & THE FLOATING PALLETE – 5 new art commissions inviting a creative response to the collections at Fishbourne Roman Palace and The Novium Museum
Photo Credit: Mike B Designs
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