Art / Evaluation / Research / Community

A critical friend, lateral thinker that question challenges, intent, need and purpose to identify solutions and creative opportunities.

In 2010 Frilly was established through a passion for developing and delivering high quality participatory arts practice.  

Since starting We AreFrilly in 2010 a commitment to learning, research, experimentation and co-designing cultural programmes and creative evaluations continues. Working with partners, cultural organisations and participants to identify and create exciting cultural opportunities.

We Are Frilly continues to create programmes of participatory arts, but have noticed a glaring gap within the arts sector - across art form and specialism. Creative practitioners and businesses are failing to effectively measure the impact of their work, and are struggling to demonstrate the value of investment in creativity as a result. 

Evaluation needs to be meaningful and relevant but can also be embedded and creatively captured in a way that can add impact and create shareable content.

We Are Frilly believe in doing things differently.

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Participatory what?

We've spent a collective 20+ years working with pretty much anyone you can imagine to make art.  Sometimes it's to achieve an educational goal, sometimes it's to broach a challenging subject, sometimes it's to gain a deeper understanding of a situation, sometimes it's to give participants a much needed sense of achievement.  Whatever the goal may be, the process is as important as the end product. 

Our approach combines diverse visual art skills with community development methodologies, and a strong interest in digital technology.

Artforms

• Drawing

• Printmaking

• Zines

• Graphic design

• Photography

• Collage

• 3D sculpture

• Light drawing

• Textiles

• Recycled art

• Wheat pastes & street art interventions

• Illustration

• Social media

• Public art

• Exhibitions
  

People & Experience

• Young people

• Children

• Families

• Elderly people

• Early years 

• Dementia

• Mental health

• SEN

• NEETs

• Domestic violence

• Educational resources

• CPD & bespoke training

• Creative consultation

• International

Clients

• Arts Connect

• National Trust

• Healthcare Trusts

• Contact Theatre, Manchester

• Birmingham City Council

• Staffordshire County Council

• Manchester University

• British Council

• Morris Hargreaves McIntyre

• Settle Storytelling Festival

• National Healthcare Trusts

• Eye Candy Festival

• Tesco

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Quantitative or Qualitative?

Both! 

 Evaluation is often seen as an arduous process, involving dry questionnaires and lengthy reports which are never read.  We believe there are other ways of capturing and presenting data which makes the process more enjoyable, and the results more engaging.  

This approach requires both quantitative data (the numbers, statistics, and facts) and qualitative data (experiences, detail and narrative).  Together, they provide context for one another, and enable rich reporting and meaningful evidence.

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