About Surtal Arts

Founded in 1994, Surtal Arts is a Derby based combined arts organisation (non-profit making charity 1121010) with specialism in South Asian arts & cross cultural productions. We promote high quality arts to build social cohesion in the city through creative learning opportunities, improve physical & mental health & wellbeing. 

Surtal Arts is a non-venue based eco-friendly organisation.  

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Our priority is to work with children and young people, emerging artists from diverse communities particularly British Asians.  70% of our work is with children & young people, emerging artists from diverse communities in schools & communities.  We create creative opportunities for them to have a ’place’ in the wider and mainstream arts world as creators, audience and participants through production, promotion, advocacy, education and outreach activities in the hope that this will spark their imagination and raise their aspirations for the future career and  contribute to the city’s cultural life in making it a thriving, inclusive and vibrant place and enhancing quality of life.  30% of our work is with older people and women in health & wellbeing.

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We provide on demand arts workshops in schools, college, health sector and care homes throughout the year.  We also undertake commission work from private to statutory organisations and businesses.

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We provide regular dance class & choir singing & organise annual festival  Derby Season of Light & Derby Lantern Parade in partnership with various arts & cultural partners from Derby and Derbyshire.