About Us
Accessible Arts & Media is a Company Limited by Guarantee with Charitable Status that has an impressive track record spanning over three decades.
The Cube Media arm of the charity
initially started life as York Film Workshop before becoming The
Old Dairy Studios in 1983, and whose community film and media projects
have inspired literally thousands of people over the years.
Soon after re-branding as Cube Media in 2002 a trading company was set up in order to generate additional funds to support our charitable work. This included running a professional Recording Studio (Studio Cube located at Shed Seven's former studio, Studio Seven). The recording studio was taken over in 2008 by one of our engineers, Lee Hutchinson, which has now become BH Media. AA&M still runs the professional Film and New Media Production Company that continues the excellent longstanding reputation of Cube Media.
The Accessible Arts arm of the charity was established in 1992 as the York branch of the Hull based Artlink Exchange. In 1996 the charity became independent from the Exchange to concentrate on our locally based work and Accessible Arts was born.
Soon after re-branding as Cube Media in 2002 a trading company was set up in order to generate additional funds to support our charitable work. This included running a professional Recording Studio (Studio Cube located at Shed Seven's former studio, Studio Seven). The recording studio was taken over in 2008 by one of our engineers, Lee Hutchinson, which has now become BH Media. AA&M still runs the professional Film and New Media Production Company that continues the excellent longstanding reputation of Cube Media.
The Accessible Arts arm of the charity was established in 1992 as the York branch of the Hull based Artlink Exchange. In 1996 the charity became independent from the Exchange to concentrate on our locally based work and Accessible Arts was born.
Our patron Alan
Hacker, OBE (the internationally renowned clarinetist,
conductor and pioneer of 'music in the community') has inspired and
encouraged the organisation throughout our history. Alan has been instrumental
in the development of our performance programme and especially our inspirational
Hands & Voices Choir (the first
ever singing and signing choir).
Until April 2010 AAM ran The
Melbourne Centre on behalf of a number of local user groups. The building
is now being overseen, and developed by The
Blueberry Academy and Millers
Yard who are in partnership with The
City of York Council. The building has now been refurbished
and is due to be reopened in the Summer, 2011. For more information about
the Melbourne Centre or to make a booking, please visit their website
here.
