Interwoven Arts CIC’s beneficiary communities are declared in the Community Interest Statement (CIC36, Section A), filed with the CIC Regulator at incorporation.
“The company’s activities will provide benefit to the wider community through the creation of immersive, interactive art installations using light and sound, controlled in real-time by responsive technologies.
Our installations are open to all ages and abilities, but they are designed fundamentally to serve a specific section of the community: autistic people, people with sensory processing differences, and disabled people (and their families) for whom mainstream cultural events and experiences are overwhelming, overstimulating environments that offer very limited opportunities for meaningful participation, self-expression, or social connection.
We also serve individuals and families who, for cultural or religious reasons, do not participate in some or all of the traditions of Halloween, Guy Fawkes, Christmas, or New Year — and for whom events that celebrate these offer little alignment with their values or traditions. During these periods, the cultural calendar is dominated by evening events anchored to these specific traditions. We provide alternatives within heritage gardens, arboretums, and other outdoor and indoor settings — including churches, cathedrals, and other historic or community spaces — that are not tied to any tradition or celebration, opening up experiences that would otherwise not exist for these communities.
Our events are open to everyone, but our installations are designed specifically to serve these communities.”
The venue choice also serves a third group beyond the two beneficiary communities declared in CIC36 Section A: people who would not normally enter faith-coded or historically restricted buildings, for whom the neutral installation creates an entry point that would not otherwise exist.