I Am A Creator: I Am A Maker

What is 'I Am A Maker'?

White text on a brown background reads 'I Am A Maker'

I Am A Maker is the fourth branch of our I Am A Creator cultural programme. I Am A Creator is funded by investment from Arts Council England, through our status as an ACE National Portfolio Organisation.

This programme will see us working with libraries across the county and targeted groups in Bassetlaw, Ashfield, Mansfield and Newark & Sherwood.

Our target groups are:

People affected by dementia
Older people
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools
Neurodivergent families
Wider public audiences, including audiences that can be/feel excluded from the arts

Inspire are working with five creatively curious makers to develop their creative practices for these target groups; to work collaboratively and engage creatively to produce co-created artworks.

Photo of maker Clare Taylor holding up a wooden frame, designed to look like a phone or tablet

Arts & Culture

I Am A Maker - Meet the Makers

Find out more about the artists' professional practices here!

Arts & Culture

I Am A Maker Public Workshops

Coming to a library near you! FREE art workshops at libraries across the county during October half term.

Inspire are programming I Am A Maker workshops linked with The Big Draw 2026: Make A Mark.

Discover I Am A Creator – Inspire’s exciting new programme of creative opportunities for people of all ages.
Inspired by some of the fascinating insights we uncovered as part of our ground-breaking, ACE funded, I Am A Reader project, I Am A Creator aims to bring audiences - who may not always recognise themselves as creative – together with professional writers and artists as they co-create exciting new work across a range of mediums.

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