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Daryll Hackett’s Urban Circus and John Froud’s Zephaniah Trust come together to provide an umbrella organisation to do much more than deliver Christian arts

The background

Daryll Hackett is an experienced circus performer and qualified youth and community worker who has co-ordinated community projects for some seven years and recently managed a centre in Shipley. Urban Circus, started in 1999, runs workshops, teaches skills and develops shows themed around life issues, the aim being to informally educate through creative arts. Ethos : “To what extent does our desire to love and serve stay only in the realm of intention?” Vincent de Paul.

John Froud is a self-employed singer-songwriter and evangelist. Much of John’s work is in the schools of Bradford, West Yorkshire, often taking assemblies and leading worship, challenging many of contemporary society’s prejudices about Jesus and his church. So that he can work in places where fees are not possible, the Zephaniah Trust (reg. Charity 1036478) was formed in 1994. Zephaniah 3:17 is the inspiration, “taking light into dark corners” the mission statement.

The vision

artsangels will work creatively with community groups across the district to deliver quality provision of arts workshops, training and performance, giving children, young people and adults opportunities regardless of their social, economic or ethnic backgrounds.

Aims

To impact communities as agents for positive change
To demonstrate Christian faith through the Arts
To work in partnership with individuals and organisations of all faiths or none, fostering positive links between the secular and spiritual, church and community groups

Mission Statement

“To preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words”

Objectives

To act as an agency
- networking Christian artists with schools, local authorities, voluntary organizations and churches around Bradford and elsewhere
- organizing festivals and events
- setting up and co-ordinating visits and exchanges
To act as a trainer
- initiating and running after school arts clubs
- training and enabling Christian artists in evangelism/community activism and the arts by workshops, courses, work experience etc
- offering opportunities for young people to develop creative ideas and projects
- developing the skills involved in street evangelism
To act as a provider
- offering and delivering quality arts
- helping schools meet the demands of the National Curriculum and other legislation
- supporting Christian artists engaged in the aims of artsangels
- setting up and running a centre for Christian Arts

Mark Drake

Mark starts this september working with Daryll and John as artsangels first worker!