East End Women’s Museum (EEWM) was established in 2015, the result of a positive protest against a ‘Jack the Ripper’ Museum. In their six years of existence, we have operated as a pop-up, working in collaboration with community and cultural partners around East London to research and share women’s stories through exhibitions, events and digital…

Not Quite Light is an annual weekend festival encompassing themes of regeneration, heritage and transition. Based in Salford, events using the half-light of dawn and dusk as inspiration include workshops, performances, panel discussions and film screenings and explore how moments of physical, spiritual and emotional regeneration impact our lives. The festival is aimed at artists,…

Bluecoat, Liverpool’s centre for the contemporary arts, secured capital funding to develop the ground floor public areas of the building (known as the Hub) in 2018. The project has transformed the public areas, enabling Bluecoat to better reflect their vision, mission and values. Through the capital works, Bluecoat have created a vibrant and welcoming ground…

Granby 4 Streets CLT were given the option by Liverpool City Council, to acquire and develop a portfolio of seven properties along Cairns Street and Granby Street in Liverpool 8. The CLT subsequently secured Homes England and Power to Change Funding to undertake feasibility and design work up to and including planning submission. The projects…

Venus is a 25-year-old community based, grassroots charity working alongside Women, Children, Young People and Families. Well respected by the community and the other organisations which serve it, Venus pride themselves on their accessibility and responsiveness to community need, of which they have strong understanding. The project vision is to secure the restoration and occupation…

In 2017 the Irish Aerial Creation Centre (IACC) was awarded a capital grant from The Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with match funding from Limerick City and County Council (LCCC). With this grant IACC will create the first purpose built, permanent home for aerial dance in Limerick, Ireland. This new building…

The ultimate vision for Bluecoat is to create an improved customer and artist experience within this classic Liverpool Grade 1 listed building. Strengthening the important place Bluecoat already holds in the heart of cultural Liverpool. The proposed refurbishments are set to deliver on three strategic strands of work – artist’s development, participation, and artistic heritage….

SHAP are a major force in combating homelessness, poverty anddisadvantage. SHAP’s latest ambition is to redevelop a housing plot on EarleRoad in Wavertree, Liverpool to provide workshop and retail space for their charitable furniture recycling activities and supported accommodation with training and employment opportunities for homeless people in the living space above the shops. Through…

In 2016, Through & Around were procured to manage the refurbishment project for the theatre, from RIBA Stage 3 through delivery. The refurbishment project included: improvement of the acoustic performance between the auditoria improvement the front of house facilities and audience experience creation of a space for private hire and hospitality sponsorship elimination of the…

Liverpool Playhouse is an 1866 Victorian music hall that was altered to become a three tier theatre in 1896 and remodelled and extended in 1911. An extension with foyer, bars, office and back of house accommodation was added in 1968. Through & Around were appointed in 2017 to manage the project through two phases, from…

A new home for Walk The Plank, to enable a dedicated creative learning and making hub for outdoor arts in the UK. The project merged two existing WTP premises onto a single refurbished site that will reunite the WTP delivery team, makers and management team. The building’s main spaces incorporate 3 bays of refurbished warehouse…

Arts B&B is a traditional Blackpool Bed and Breakfast re-imagined by artists for 21st Century. Its central mission is to support arts, culture, training and development opportunities for local communities and creatives whilst still performing as a highly attractive hotel for staying guests. Art B&B rethinks how people can best experience amazing arts – where…