What we do – Beam

Beam work with artists and communities to enhance places through the development of creative arts projects.

What we do:

Public art commissioning (including in the contexts of regeneration, health and wellbeing, heritage and community)
Project, event and festival management
Public art scoping and strategy development
Community engagement and participatory arts projects
Cultural partnership development and knowledge exchange events
Arts fundraising and bid writing

Beam aim to benefit the public through:

Artistic Development: Placing creativity at the heart of great place-making – creating opportunities for innovative and creative experiences for both artists and the public
Skills Development: Delivering outstanding experiences and learning opportunities to help people articulate, demand and contribute to change in their public spaces and an improved quality of life
Engagement: Meaningful involvement of individuals and groups in the community, reflecting the diversity of neighbourhoods and facilitating the awareness and connections needed to make places successful and sustainable

Working Together:

We would be delighted to discuss working with you and to scope potential projects. Please contact us – contact@beam.uk.net / 07718 564 376 to see if we can help.

Case studies

Beam Annual Review 2022

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Can You See Us

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by Andrew Small

Tessella by Saba Rifat

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Dewsbury Creative Town

Tales from t’Mill

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Harriet Lawson's Inspiration

Colour Pop

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by Lenny and Whale

HeART Your Town

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The Mute Still Air

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by Ed Carter and Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Creativity Strategy for North East Lincolnshire

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A story led approach

Our Country Lives

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A photographic exploration of upper Teesdale, co-created with local young people

Snap Time

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by Michael Disley

Fighting From Home

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by Luke Perry

Selby District Cultural Development Framework

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A new culture of Culture

Beam Annual Review

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2021

Stairfoot Animation Trail

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by Andrew Small

Pat Farrell/ Caveman M8

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South Pennines Park Residency

Karol Wyszynski

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South Pennines Park Residency

Naseem Darbey

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South Pennines Park Residency

James Mabbett/ Studio Napoleon iiird

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South Pennines Park Residency

Emma N. J. Long

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South Pennines Park Residency

Ammie Sykes

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South Pennines Park Residency

Urban Rewild by Emmeline North

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Dewsbury Creative Town

Art in Public

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A Public Art Plan for Huddersfield

Spin a Tale

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by Constella OperaBallet

Creative Programme 2018-2021

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Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Great Place Scheme

Sculpting A Continent

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By Andrew Warburton

Colour Forms – Lenny & Whale

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Installation at Wentworth Castle Gardens

New Artworks for Stairfoot, Barnsley

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Andrew Small creative engagement

Fighting from Home

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Proposals for a new artwork by Luke Perry

‘Tales of Derby Women Past’

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Short Film

Community engagement in the time of Covid

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Beam blog

Walking Together – Virtual Launch

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Summer 2020

Threading Through Communities

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By Seiko Kinoshita

Illuminating Threads of Belper’s Rich Heritage

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‘Mr Arkwright’ by Jo Fairfax

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Short film

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

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Creative Producer

The Story Mine

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Sharing stories from Markham Colliery

Dancing Flowers of Doe Lea

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A Manifesto for the Arts In Place

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War Horse – A Place of Peace to be Together

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WWI Commemorative Commission for Featherstone

Public Art at City Fields

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The Story of Doe Lea

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Past Present and Future

Arts and Place

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Promoting the role of the arts and artists in place

Beam Archive Research Project

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30 years of Beam

Wakefield Arts Partnership

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Network coordination

Markham Vale Public Art Programme

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Derbyshire County Council

Wakefield Kirkgate Train Station

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Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Words for Wellbeing

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A new writing group exploring womanhood

Born and Bread

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Castleford 'Lit Fest in a Day'

‘Our Treasures’ – Altofts Lit Fest in a Day

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Arts Council Strategic Touring Fund Project

Barnsley Public Art Programme

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

A Maze for Yorkshire!

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by Richard Woods

Swing it

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by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan

Dreamers Unite

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by Boa Mistura

Arts Across Borders

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Artist placements in Madrid

Wakefield Lit Fest

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Annual festival celebrating reading and writing

York West Offices Public Art Programme

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City of York Council