About Us...

Readipop is an arts organisation offering workshops that develop creative uses for new digital technology, exploring music, sound, image and beyond. Readipop specialises in work with young people. Readipop is based in Reading, UK.

Charitable aims

Readipop creates innovative arts projects that aim to challenge and inspire people.

Readipop aims to promote the development of the arts and in particular music for the benefit of the local community by providing studio space and facilities and by organising events and activities which improve public access to the arts and promote understanding and learning about the creative and technical processes involved in the creation of music.

Registered Charity number 1123962  

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Our guiding principles

Challenge and inspire

It shouldn’t be easy (or we wouldn’t be needed), creative solutions for problems, creating high quality work that speaks for itself.

Originality

Individual expression, new ways of doing things, bespoke projects, one size does not fit all!

Learning through creativity

Learning skills to achieve creative goals…

Professional artists, working professionally

Experienced people, good role models, reflective practice and continual professional development. Working safely. Practicing artists balancing personal creative work with education and community.

Community

Respecting and valuing the input of participants, volunteers, artists and others, being a responsible member of our local community, professional and artistic communities.

Our organisation:

Artists led

Trustees and core staff should be practicing artists or active within the creative community.

Working with professional artists

Readipop’s tutors and project leaders should be active in their field. Readipop will generally work in partnership with part-time freelance tutors and be flexible in order facilitate their creative practice.

1. ‣ Click here to meet the team.
   

Compact and efficient structure

Readipop aims to be managed by a small part-time core team in order to keep core costs low. We will aim to meet a significant part of core costs from earned income, memberships and donations to reduce the burden on project funds and to avoid bidding for projects purely to support the core. Project activity will fund any additional required staffing costs.

Readipop’s project partners have included:

1. ‣ All Change, London
   

2. ‣ Arts Council England
   

3. ‣ BBC
   

4. ‣ Berkshire Maestros
   

5. ‣ Blessed Hugh Faringdon School
   

6. ‣ Caversham Primary Cluster
   

7. ‣ Connexions
   

8. ‣ Creative Junction
   

9. ‣ Earley Charity
   

10. ‣ European Social Fund
    

11. ‣ Extended Schools Service
    

12. ‣ Highdown School
    

13. ‣ Huntercombe Young Offenders Institute
    

14. ‣ John Madejski Academy
    

15. ‣ Little Heath School
    

16. ‣ Madejski Stadium
    

17. ‣ Music Industry Association
    

18. ‣ Music Leader
    

19. ‣ Poole Council
    

20. ‣ Positive Activities for Young People
    

21. ‣ Ranelagh School
    

22. ‣ Reading Borough Council
    

23. ‣ Reading Youth Offending Team
    

24. ‣ Real Time Video
    

25. ‣ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    

26. ‣ S.I.T.E.
    

27. ‣ South Hill Park
    

28. ‣ South Street Arts Centre
    

29. ‣ Sun Street Youth and Community Centre
    

30. ‣ Thames Valley Partnership
    

31. ‣ V Festival / Chelmsford Council
    

32. ‣ West Berkshire District Council
    

33. ‣ Whitley Excellence Cluster
    

34. ‣ WOMAD
    

35. ‣ Yorkshire Youth and Music
    

36. ‣ Youth Music