Partnership Project

Nine Elms Arts Ministry was led by Revd Betsy Blatchley, Pioneer Minister in the Arts in Nine Elms, and was supported by the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. It brought together creatives, businesses, and residents in Nine Elms through arts events and initiatives with a focus on wellbeing, spirituality, and social justice. Since 2019, one of its flagship projects had been the Advent Calendar Art Trail. In 2021, the Art Trail created a collaboration of over 60 creatives, businesses, and community groups. Nine Elms Arts Ministry was a founding partner in the ‘Create and Learn Play Kits’ project, which distributed 10,000 creative packs to primary school children most in need across Wandsworth during the pandemic. They also hosted Social Media Exhibitions around thought-provoking themes, offering a platform to locally-based artists, along with a regular programme of arts prayer events—both live and via Zoom.

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