HarrisonParrott Foundation is the philanthropic arm of HarrisonParrott, long recognised as one of the world’s leading arts management companies, and has at its heart our mission to support and champion diversity and inclusion within the arts. We believe everyone deserves access to the arts. We want to challenge preconceived assumptions of what the arts are and who they are for. As passionate advocates for innovation, we want to challenge the idea that ethnicity, gender, disability, neurodivergence and social background are impediments to full inclusivity By forming the Foundation, HarrisonParrott hopes that others will be encouraged to follow suit so that the industry, as a whole, collectively tackles the serious issues of diversity and access to the music industry. HarrisonParrott Foundation has initially partnered with Tri-Borough Music Hub, Music for All, and Creative Access to develop a series of programmes to help overcome issues of diversity and inclusion. In 2020, despite the incredible difficulties of the pandemic, we were able to reach over 150 young people by delivering virtual masterclasses and workshops, led by talent from our own roster. Emerging from this challenging period, the Foundation now plans to identify and develop new partnerships, projects, and programmes to play a role in leading the performing arts into the future and how we engage with wider society.
We are an award winning local charity running free sessions in music, media, creative arts and language learning We work with over 60 children & young people and 30 volunteers through our projects weekly and teach English to over 200 learners every week from a mix of 40+ different nationalities
Details of our facilities are available on our website www.bembridgelibrary.com or on Facebook. We are registered for Gift Aid and links can be found to EasyFundRasing on our website.