Mayfield Community Arts Centre is a unique dedicated arts space based in the heart of Mayfield at Newbury House Family Centre. Mayfield Community Arts Centre develops, manages and delivers community arts programmes in consultation with the local community and according to funding received.

Currently our two main programmes are our Global Education Programme and our Arts and Integration programme. Alongside these programmes we offer training, run out of schools activities, support youth in initiating their own projects through the European Youth in Action programme and coordinate a European Voluntary Service programme.

Our Global Education Programme engages the community in reflecting on and engaging in action related to community and global equality and justice issues. We use creative processes to engage groups in global education topics and create public art and events to encourage broad community engagement with global education.

The Centre uses arts as a tool to connect local issues with those in the global south. Projects have been developed and delivered in first and second level schools, vocational training centres and with a variety of youth projects. We also support a core group of teenagers in out-of-school activities who are very active in participating, shaping and developing the programmes.

Our creative and colourful projects not only create space for personal learning, reflection and action but also create spaces for interaction with the public and various sectors of the community.

We have a long history of co-operation and partnership with community development organisations using arts methodologies in Central America. This has both contributed to the wealth of the programme's methodologies and also has enabled our programme to maintain a balance of southern perspectives in its global education work. The contribution of international volunteers who are regularly hosted here also enriches our programmes.