Do you have experience working with older people?
Helena Lane Centre in Ludlow wants to bring in artists to work with their clients
I am going in to do consultation with them next Thursday to talk to them about different artforms and artists.
If you are interested in working on this project, please send me an example of the kind of work you would do with them, either photographs (on CD or by email) or audio CD or short DVD clips (1-2 mins) by 12pm on Wednesday 6th June, so that I can take this with me when I speak to them, and they can select their favourite artists and artforms.
They are really interested in visual arts, crafts, music and storytelling, but I think will be open to anything.
The project will include training with staff to ensure a legacy after the project.
This project aims to re-motivate staff and clients who have recently gone through massive change and moved into a new building.
All of the clients are aged 60+, and many have disabilities and sensory impairments
Many have had little or no experience of the arts and many feel they 'can't do it', so a key factor will be boosting confidence and motivation
Staff are concerned that sessions are targeted appropriately taking into account the participant's disabilities, but also their maturity and varied experience. They don't want 'a school session'.
Sessions may be open to the local community as well as the centre's clients
This project may also include the Adults with Learning Disabilities group that use the Centre in additional sessions
This project is seeking funding following the consultation, so is likely to start August - September 07
The project is likely to run with regular sessions over approximately 6 months initially
It is hoped that there may an exhibition or sharing at the end of the project
Please get in touch if you are interested in working with Helena Lane Centre and wish to discuss this further (contact details below).
Please send examples of work by 12pm on Wednesday 6th June (next week).
Jenny Henrywood
Arts and Creative Industries Development Officer
South Shropshire District Council
Stone House,
Corve Street,
Ludlow,
Shropshire,
SY8 1DG
Tel: 01584 813190
Email: jenny.henrywood@southshropshire.gov.uk
Saturday, 2 June 2007
A Blogging reminder
For you VAN FANS who have struggled to post - you are able to freely comment but unless I authorise you - just email me and ask admin@vanetwork.co.uk - you cant make new posts. There was help to make comments posted earlier - this it what it said
I have just tested the blog and here is what I did to leave a comment.
Click on comments under the post you want to comment on
typed comment in the text box and used bold tags text bold to bold some of the text.
Filled in word verification
Chose an identity - other - and called myself m
Published Comment.
Follow this and you should'nt go wrong.
If you want to make posts you need to ask me and if I agree I will set it up for you.
Give it a go - comment!
I have just tested the blog and here is what I did to leave a comment.
Click on comments under the post you want to comment on
typed comment in the text box and used bold tags text bold to bold some of the text.
Filled in word verification
Chose an identity - other - and called myself m
Published Comment.
Follow this and you should'nt go wrong.
If you want to make posts you need to ask me and if I agree I will set it up for you.
Give it a go - comment!
Plant Portrait Course
A few places left on
Beginners and Beginners +
Plant Portraits (IRISES) M092
with tutor and Botanical Artist Moya Davern
Tues, Wed, Thurs, June 12th -14th, 10.00 -16.00
at the Grange Learning Centre
£60
for more details or to book contact 01743 355159
Beginners and Beginners +
Plant Portraits (IRISES) M092
with tutor and Botanical Artist Moya Davern
Tues, Wed, Thurs, June 12th -14th, 10.00 -16.00
at the Grange Learning Centre
£60
for more details or to book contact 01743 355159
"A Weave on the Wildside." Exhibition. 2nd-28th July
Arts and Crafts inspired by Shropshire Wildlife and Wild Places. A culmination of the Arts Council community project to weave a Tapestry.If you would like to exhibit , or demonstrate on Saturday 14th July, please contact Maralyn at Shropshire Wildlife Trust. 01743 284280 or home 01743 874254
Selection day for the Shrewsbury Open Art Competition
Ann McCay & Russell Parry
On the 14th May we acted as VAN's representatives in the selection process for the 2007 Whittingham Riddell Open Art Competition. Acting in this role we thought VAN members might like a brief report of the day's happenings and our feelings about the process.
The other participants were:
Adrian Plant SABC, Exhibitions Officer at the Museum & Art Gallery
Rebecca Owen SABC; curator of Open Competition
Paul Brown Invited artist and writer; specialises in the interface between art and artificial intelligence.
Emma Puente Digital and video artist who also works at Belmont Arts Centre
We were also assisted by a placement student from University of Chester, who 'kept the engine turning' but did not have input to the selection process.
Why select?
It was our joint task to whittle the 100+ entries down to a group that could be exhibited at the various venues, bearing in mind that a certain level of quality and relevance had to be maintained.
The process
There were no strict guidelines to be followed, other than quality and relevance considerations; the selection was to be a matter for discussion and agreement. On the point of relevance it was fairly clear that this was to some extent flexible if we all agreed an entry was of high quality and desirable for the exhibition.
In the event there was a surprising (to us) degree of unanimity. As the viewing proceeded a good proportion of the final list was assembled from entries that we all agreed immediately were 'must haves'. There was a similar batch of unanimous rejections. Which left a group of 'maybes' from which to select. More detailed viewing of the popular 'maybes' allowed us to re-assess our initial reactions (and in two cases obtain more information) and once again a consensus developed.
The entries
These covered a very wide range of media, and were presented in hard copy, as digital stills and moving images and even on good old slide film. The range of formats did pose a bit of an obstacle to efficient selection. A few entries were very poorly presented. The biggest surprise, perhaps, was the doubtful relevance of many of the entries to the Competition's title. A good proportion were only tenuously relevant whilst in a few cases it seemed as if the artist had selected existing work quite regardless of any theme or title.
An invited section
Paul Brown had applied for funding that would allow recognised artists and speakers in the field of artificial intelligence to participate as 'invited artists'. We all agreed that if the funding materialised this would be a great bonus. It would provide a bedrock of material that directly connected with the theme and the Charles Darwin Symposium.
Future of the Open
Discussion of the place of invited artists within the scheme of the Open and Darwin Symposium led to Adrian asking whether it might not be preferable to connect the Darwin Symposium to an event consisting of invited guests, allowing the Open more freedom. There did seem to be merit in this idea, as there was no doubt that an unsympathetic Symposium title could make it very difficult for the organiser to arrange coherent and relevant event from the Open entries. Provided the funding were in place for the invited guests such an arrangement would seem to be a gain for both the symposium and the Open. Adrian suggested that this arrangement would not only free the competition from restrictive themes, but also allow it to be held at a more convenient or propitious time of year.
On the 14th May we acted as VAN's representatives in the selection process for the 2007 Whittingham Riddell Open Art Competition. Acting in this role we thought VAN members might like a brief report of the day's happenings and our feelings about the process.
The other participants were:
Adrian Plant SABC, Exhibitions Officer at the Museum & Art Gallery
Rebecca Owen SABC; curator of Open Competition
Paul Brown Invited artist and writer; specialises in the interface between art and artificial intelligence.
Emma Puente Digital and video artist who also works at Belmont Arts Centre
We were also assisted by a placement student from University of Chester, who 'kept the engine turning' but did not have input to the selection process.
Why select?
It was our joint task to whittle the 100+ entries down to a group that could be exhibited at the various venues, bearing in mind that a certain level of quality and relevance had to be maintained.
The process
There were no strict guidelines to be followed, other than quality and relevance considerations; the selection was to be a matter for discussion and agreement. On the point of relevance it was fairly clear that this was to some extent flexible if we all agreed an entry was of high quality and desirable for the exhibition.
In the event there was a surprising (to us) degree of unanimity. As the viewing proceeded a good proportion of the final list was assembled from entries that we all agreed immediately were 'must haves'. There was a similar batch of unanimous rejections. Which left a group of 'maybes' from which to select. More detailed viewing of the popular 'maybes' allowed us to re-assess our initial reactions (and in two cases obtain more information) and once again a consensus developed.
The entries
These covered a very wide range of media, and were presented in hard copy, as digital stills and moving images and even on good old slide film. The range of formats did pose a bit of an obstacle to efficient selection. A few entries were very poorly presented. The biggest surprise, perhaps, was the doubtful relevance of many of the entries to the Competition's title. A good proportion were only tenuously relevant whilst in a few cases it seemed as if the artist had selected existing work quite regardless of any theme or title.
An invited section
Paul Brown had applied for funding that would allow recognised artists and speakers in the field of artificial intelligence to participate as 'invited artists'. We all agreed that if the funding materialised this would be a great bonus. It would provide a bedrock of material that directly connected with the theme and the Charles Darwin Symposium.
Future of the Open
Discussion of the place of invited artists within the scheme of the Open and Darwin Symposium led to Adrian asking whether it might not be preferable to connect the Darwin Symposium to an event consisting of invited guests, allowing the Open more freedom. There did seem to be merit in this idea, as there was no doubt that an unsympathetic Symposium title could make it very difficult for the organiser to arrange coherent and relevant event from the Open entries. Provided the funding were in place for the invited guests such an arrangement would seem to be a gain for both the symposium and the Open. Adrian suggested that this arrangement would not only free the competition from restrictive themes, but also allow it to be held at a more convenient or propitious time of year.
Friday, 18 May 2007
Artists wanted for participatory public art project in
Artists wanted for participatory public art project in
Church Stretton, South Shropshire.
Artists are invited to put in a proposal to create two large murals at Church Stretton Railway Station through workshops with the Mayfair Community Centre Youth Club.
This project aims to involve young people in the local community in making a positive contribution to their local environment and having the opportunity to learn new creative skills. The murals will be a lasting legacy of the project, improving the appearance of the station shelters, and making a positive first impression for any visitors arriving to Church Stretton by train. Therefore the proposed theme for the murals will be the surrounding Shropshire Hills.
This project is being led by the Church Stretton Area Tourism Group.
* Applicants are required to write a short proposal on how they would approach the project (no more than one side of A4) with a draft budget - indicating artist’s fees and likely material costs where possible.
* The budget for this project is expected to be £1,200 for the artist fees, and a total of around £3,000 inclusive of materials.
* Young artists expect to be able to work during afternoons / early evenings.in the Mayfair art studio
* Young people from the youth club will be involved in the selection of the artist.
* Applicants must also submit a portfolio CD or folder of work, which will be returned to you. Should you wish to e-mail your portfolio, please send to ella.charles@mayfaircentre.org.uk
Short listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview on
WEDNESDAY 13th JUNE 2007 at the Mayfair Centre.
Deadline for applications is noon on FRIDAY 1st JUNE 2007.
Send completed applications to Mrs Ella Charles, Mayfair Community Centre, Easthope Road, Church Stretton. Shropshire. SY6 6BL.
Please contact John Woolmer, Church Stretton Area Tourism Group for more details on 01694 751245 or email johnwoolmer@fsmail.net
Church Stretton, South Shropshire.
Artists are invited to put in a proposal to create two large murals at Church Stretton Railway Station through workshops with the Mayfair Community Centre Youth Club.
This project aims to involve young people in the local community in making a positive contribution to their local environment and having the opportunity to learn new creative skills. The murals will be a lasting legacy of the project, improving the appearance of the station shelters, and making a positive first impression for any visitors arriving to Church Stretton by train. Therefore the proposed theme for the murals will be the surrounding Shropshire Hills.
This project is being led by the Church Stretton Area Tourism Group.
* Applicants are required to write a short proposal on how they would approach the project (no more than one side of A4) with a draft budget - indicating artist’s fees and likely material costs where possible.
* The budget for this project is expected to be £1,200 for the artist fees, and a total of around £3,000 inclusive of materials.
* Young artists expect to be able to work during afternoons / early evenings.in the Mayfair art studio
* Young people from the youth club will be involved in the selection of the artist.
* Applicants must also submit a portfolio CD or folder of work, which will be returned to you. Should you wish to e-mail your portfolio, please send to ella.charles@mayfaircentre.org.uk
Short listed applicants will be invited to attend an interview on
WEDNESDAY 13th JUNE 2007 at the Mayfair Centre.
Deadline for applications is noon on FRIDAY 1st JUNE 2007.
Send completed applications to Mrs Ella Charles, Mayfair Community Centre, Easthope Road, Church Stretton. Shropshire. SY6 6BL.
Please contact John Woolmer, Church Stretton Area Tourism Group for more details on 01694 751245 or email johnwoolmer@fsmail.net
Thursday, 17 May 2007
Marketing op for you
I’m writing to let you know that we are organizing a German Style Beer and Food Festival with continental and arts &crafts markets in Shrewsbury this weekend. We are currently inviting local arts and crafts traders to take part. Having been directed towards your web site, perhaps you could let people know who would be interested in taking part in such an event about it.
More info re: Folks Fest can be found by following the links below or you can call me using the contact details.
I hope our event will be of interest to you
Best regards,
Stephen Maggio
Triebwerk Events
7th Floor
Gostin Building
32-36 Hanover
Liverpool
L1 4LN
T: 0151 703 9100
M: 07904 678 019
E: stephen@triebwerk.co.uk
www.folksfest.co.uk
www.myspace.com/folksfest
More info re: Folks Fest can be found by following the links below or you can call me using the contact details.
I hope our event will be of interest to you
Best regards,
Stephen Maggio
Triebwerk Events
7th Floor
Gostin Building
32-36 Hanover
Liverpool
L1 4LN
T: 0151 703 9100
M: 07904 678 019
E: stephen@triebwerk.co.uk
www.folksfest.co.uk
www.myspace.com/folksfest
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