Superact is a not-for-profit arts organisation using creativity to improve the health and wellbeing of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities. We use artists and musicians, both amateur & professional, to deliver highly successful projects in the healthcare, education and criminal justice systems.

Superact is achieving worldwide acclaim.....and its philosophy is the language of inclusion

Sir Graham Watson, MEP for South West England

To have an organisation such as this in Taunton is fantastic, as it helps people that need support in a creative and unique way and I wish the organisation every success in the future.

Jeremy Browne, MP

The work that Superact is involved with is so valuable and I am delighted to support them when I can as a Trainer & Mentor. The benefits to the community of using music and the arts as a means of rehabilitation and integration are immense and Superact delivers in an innovative and inclusive way.

Paul Sartin, Bellowhead

Thank you all for making it such a happy and inspirational day - I couldn't have enjoyed it more. The films are brilliant and I can't wait to incorporate them into my work.

Chuffy Jenkins, Business Support and Training Manager PRIME: re Lets Enterprise Conference

Extremely impressive, you should be proud of how much you have achieved in such a short time and I know that you are a valued partner in Somerset.

Raj Patel, Arts Council England

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Exceptional Health Award nomination for Superact collaboration

Photo: courtesy of Fresh Arts at North Bristol NHS Trust - members from the Eastern European ensemble She’ Koyokh performing to patients and staff.

Superact are delighted that the Fresh Arts Music Programme at North Bristol NHS Trust have been shortlisted for the Best Improvement in Patient Experience Award at the NBT Exceptional Health Awards Ceremony to take place in Bristol on 24th May.

Superact are proud and delighted to have been invited to organise the music for the Taunton Torch Relay celebrations on Monday 21st May! Two venues, North Street and Goodlands Gardens, will be showcasing diverse talent from Taunton and surrounding areas from 12.00pm - 6.00pm with something to suit everyone’s musical taste.

Lucy Hather, Superact’s Junior Project Manager, is very excited about the event: ” We have managed to stage such varied sets at both venues! Genres include world music, barbershop choir, folk, jazz, samba, ska and 1940s swing. And the groups & musicians performing are well known to local schools and community groups. We hope as many people as possible will come along to support their local music scene and artists.”

Taunton will be represented at this years RHS Chelsea Flower Show in the form of a chandelier designed to grace the Queen’s Jubilee Dinner. Local business, Eden Florist, will be displaying their entry in the “Diamonds are Forever” category, to be judged by the UK Floristry Guild.

Lisa Fowler, Manager at Eden, won the regional final to design a table arrangement for the British Olympic Team. This comprised wired gold rings with orchids, primroses and foliage and was noticed by not-for-profit arts organisation Superact, whose project Bandstand Marathon is part of the London 2012 Festival, who offered sponsorship for the national competition.

This the official Press Release from the European Music Council regarding the recent European Forum on Music and EMC Annual Meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey entitled “Transcending Boundaries – Building Bridges”. Superact’s Associate Director Katharine Lane was elected as Chair of the Working Group Youth and co-opted member of the EMC Board 2012-2014.

Think you could organise a once-in-a-lifetime live music event? The Bandstand Marathon team are seeking individuals, bands and music groups for Event Programmers to organise live music performances as part of the largest closing event of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the London 2012 Festival.

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