To make creative arts, culture and heritage part of everyday life in Sedgemoor by growing new opportunities for its people to participate, create and celebrate.

Seed was created by a consortium of organisations doing work for communities living and working in Sedgemoor. Our ten-year vision is to ensure that everyone living and working in Sedgemoor has a chance to experience more creative arts and culture. We know that within our communities there is a wealth of knowledge, skills and creativity, some of which is hidden or undervalued. We want to tap into this rich resource and  to meet and work with people who might not otherwise have had the chance to explore their creative ideas and passions. As the programme grows, we want to encourage and enable more and different people to take a lead in commissioning creative activities for the future.

Our Vision

By 2030, everyone living or working in Sedgemoor has new and accessible opportunities to engage with, participate in and appreciate creative arts, heritage and culture in all its many forms, and many more people take advantage of those opportunities. The creative culture of the community is exciting and inspiring. It has been nurtured, and there is a sustainable platform for further growth.

Our Services

Seed is a community-based arts organisation that puts local communities at the centre of designing and running creative activities to bring people together. We do this through helping communities to develop their own ideas and make their own decisions.  Community members work with us to commission artists to work with them on ideas that matter to the community. We also provide skills development opportunities and run public events across the district of Sedgemoor.

Our Values

Across our activities we seek to:

• be sustainable and to promote the sustainable growth of opportunities for people to participate in creative arts, heritage and culture in Sedgemoor
• embedding a participatory action research methodology in all of our activities in order to empower the people of Sedgemoor to lead our project
• achieve the highest possible standards are achieved through our programme in excellent artistic output and participatory processes
• recognise and promote the strength that comes from the diversity of the communities we work with.