Local Arts Support
Young Arts: Co-ordinator: Beverley Maunder-Taylor
We aim to foster love of the arts in young people by giving financial aid to local schools and other organisations for particular projects. However, support is not only for the young, we are happy to consider helping a large variety of projects.
TASEH have received requests for donations over the past few years for different arts projects being undertaken:
2025
A Choral Scholarship for Hertford Choral, Lighting/staging for Phoenix Theatre, 2 drama students for POPS, a Pottery outing for Letty Green Brownies, the Comic Art Club at Hertingfordbury School, Music Lessons at All Saints Music, funding for an a ward for promising Student at Herts Regional College, Steel Drums at Hertingfordbury School, funding for a prize at the Hertford Art Society, music Lessons at All Saints, money towards a Summer Camp for St Andrew's children's choir, a drum kit for St Elizabeth's Special school.
2024
Once again we have supported a number of local art projects, they include:
Hertford Art Society, Church Recorders, Hertford Ware District Music,
Presdales School, Ware, Courtyard Arts, Hertford, ALFS Ukraine Children, Hertford Book Fair,
High Wych C of E School, Forge Museum, Much Hadham.
The Hertingfordbury Cowper School six-week group art project after school, pupils 8-10 years old, creating Comic Book Art led by a young local freelance artist. This project is being funded entirely be The Arts Society East Herts. Click Here
The Hertford Choral Society Choral Scholar and Conducting Fellow Scheme.
For further information on this scheme and how the TASEH contribution has been used Click Here
2023
This year has seen donations from the Society amounting to nearly £4000.
Organisations who have benefited this year include:
3D prize to Hertford Art Society for their annual exhibition.
Funding for our Church Recorders enabling them to continue their valuable work.
Finance toward for materials for Presdales School’s art department to work with some of their disadvantaged and more vulnerable students to create an outside mosaic.
Hertford and Ware District Music Association which organises concerts for 290 children from 12 schools.
Courtyard Art towards the Hertford Art Trail project this month
A donation towards art materials which will be delivered to the children of a school in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Hertford Book Fair providing a tent for their event
High Wych CofE School funds for a Reflection Area and Stained Glass at the School
Forge Museum, Much Hadham a 1914 Historical Recording for the First Brownie Pack
2022
St Michael’s School, Woolmer Green
On Friday 21st October St Michael’s School, Woolmer Green, officially opened their new Forest School to the delight of the children, staff and governors. A donation towards arts materials for use within the natural setting of the Forest School has been made by TASEH and we hope that the children will benefit greatly from learning in their new ‘classroom’.”
Space Projects
The Arts Society East Herts have donated £800.00 to help support three projects which SPACE plan to run over this coming Spring and Summer. The grant will go towards purchasing arts and crafts materials for the different workshops and art sessions which are planned. SPACE is a Hertfordshire charity, based in Stanstead Abbots, supporting families of children and young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD), have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or other neurodiverse conditions. (spaceherts.org.uk)
Courtyard Arts
We have granted £300.00 towards purchasing extra materials for arts activities at an Open Art Day which Courtyard Arts in Hertford are planning to hold this Summer.
The Hertford Arts Society
We sponsor a prize of £100 for the best 3D artwork at this society in 2022
2021
Hertford Art Society Award
Every year, The Arts Society East Herts sponsors an award for the work assessed by an independent sculptor at the Hertford Art Society’s Open Exhibition to be the best piece of 3D work submitted to the Exhibition that year. This year, the best 3D work was awarded to Heather Jukes for 'String Woman'.
Middleton School, Ware,
The Arts Society East Herts have donated £500.00 to Middleton School, Ware made up of £250.00 from our charitable fund and a £250.00 grant from The Arts Society head office.
Middleton School, Ware, is a Primary School for pupils who have Moderate Learning Difficulties, Speech and Language and Communication Difficulties and Autism as well as a variety of other challenges. There are 80 children in the school who are aged from 4 to 11 years and, although the children are not necessarily academic, they have great pride in what they do and the school required funds to purchase art materials such as canvasses, easels, paints, etc. The school knows that the children will enjoy creating their own art works which will then be displayed in a newly created art gallery within the school.
Presdales School, Ware - Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Star Student Competition 2021
Last term Alison Sykes, Head of Art at Presdales, forwarded four pieces of art from ‘A’ level art students which The Arts Society then submitted to be judged for the RBA Star Student Competition 2021.
Amazingly and wonderfully three of the four girls have had their work accepted for the upcoming exhibition - only 20 works in total are chosen. No-one is yet sure when the exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, is likely to take place due to Coronavirus restrictions but hopefully it will be sooner rather than later this year.
TASEH and Presdales should be very proud of their successes at the RBA over the past few years!
Anna, Amy and Pippa. They are three very talented young ladies, Anna, Amy and Pippa, have received Certificates from the RBA and congratulatory cards. The pictures can be seen here.
2020-2021
By the end of December 2020 The Arts Society East Herts had made donations to the following very worthy young arts causes in our area funded entirely by Gift Aid paid to TASEH by The Government.:
Bayford School, Bayford - towards outdoor musical instruments
Wheatcroft School, Hertford - towards purchasing outdoor theatre equipment
Manic Ceramics, Hertford - towards craft packs for children isolating at home during this pandemic
Presdales School, Ware - Art Department.
2019-2020
East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity - A donation of £1,000 to this charity towards their “HereForEachOther” appeal to support the NHS staff and patients beyond statutory funding. The Charity purchased iPads and creative activity packs for patients on their dementia and elderly wards. The iPads and activity packs are being used to help alleviate some of the isolation and boredom during COVID-19 as it must be very hard for both patients and the staff at this time.
Hertford Art Society - £100 3D prize at Annual Show (on-line)
Presdales School, Ware - Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Rising Stars 2020 Competition This year three successful students’ artworks were chosen to be exhibited at The Mall Galleries, London and The Royal Overseas League, London with one student’s ‘Cacti’ jointly receiving the RBA President’s 2020 Prize. TASEH are very proud to have been involved with their successes.
2018-2019
Isabel Hospice - iPad and pen : art therapy for bereaved children. To see how they have been used click on Isobel Hospice
St Michael’s Woolmer Green C of E Primary School - Arboretum Area Collaboration with art students at Monks Walk School
Hertford Art Society - 3D prize at Annual Art Show
Presdales School, Ware - submission of art work to The Art Society/RBA
2017-2018
Isabel Hospice - funds towards art therapy for bereaved children
Presdales School, Ware - provision of workshops and set of teaching visuals
Dewhurst St Mary’s School, Cheshunt - mosaic project of six doves headed by mosaic artist to commemorate 600th anniversary of St. Mary’s Church
Hertford Art Society - 3D prize at Annual Art Show
Presdales School, Ware - submission of art work to The Art Society/RBA
2016-2017
Sele School, Hertford - print workshops and materials
Presdales School, Ware - submission of art work to The Art Society/RBA
Hertford Art Society - 3D prize at Annual Art Show
2015-2016
St Catherine’s Primary School, Ware - singing based project
Ware Museum - mosaic workshops during half-term
Presdales School, Ware - Artist in residence and submission of art work to The Art Society/RBA
Sele School, Hertford - help towards the creation of a Tree of Remembrance for The Hertfordshire SACRE Holocaust Memorial commemoration at Richard Hale School
Hertford Art Society - 3D prize at Annual Art Show
If you know of a local school or youth organisation in need of funding for an arts project please contact Sandra Wallace. To email her please click here