Very happy to announce that we’re now doing the emarketeering for chapelhay community partnership. Watch the blog and please join us if your on facebook, lots of great news coming soon…They’d quite like us to have it as our HQ, not sure I fancy being that near the Boot…
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009B-Side Festival Video
Thursday, March 5th, 2009Commission Opportunities for New B-Side Arts Festival
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Information has been released inviting artists to apply for commisions. Artists from all disciplines are invited to engage as follows:
1) Submission of material for showcase, (2) Site-specific / Artist-in-Residence, (3) South West Screen “Moving Image” commissions, (4) Weymouth College Short Film Weekends, (5) Dance, performance and theatre, (6) Building Business Relationships, (7) Weymouth Arts Network exhibition.
See here for full details.
WAN News – Procession a Great Success!
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Moving Tides Procession at Spirit of the Sea Festival
The ‘Moving Tides’ procession (part of the Spirit of the Sea Festival) was a great success. This colourful spectacle with a sea theme was a collaboration between Kinetica, commisioned local artists, members of Weymouth Arts Network, youngsters from the local area and Weymouth College. The first section of the procession was designed by two local artists, built and exhibited with the help of various volunteers including Weymouth Arts Network members, pupils from local schools and visiting Spanish language students. The procession was lead by two giant puppets; Queen Elizabeth II and King Phillip of Spain (designed by Sarah Butterworth) reflecting an ‘Armada’ theme, plus participants wore hats in the shape of English and Spanish galleons (designed by Maggie Foottit), carrying paper sea gulls and sea waves . The rest of the procession was designed and co-ordinated by ‘Kinetica’ who specialise in carnival workshops again assisted by children from local schools, with a mixture of colourful costumes and various musical instruments. The procession danced its way to the town clock via the sea front at Greenhill. From here it took its position on the Esplanade road, making its way along the harbourside to Brewers Quay, to the delight of an appreciative audience and passers by. The whole event lit up Weymouth with a spectacle of vivid colour, music and exhuberance. Press coverage here. Dorset Echo Letters. Echo Photographs.
Procession photos 01 (above) by Grace Williams
Procession photos 02 (above) by Jackie Avery
Procession Props Under Construction
For more photos, see here.
Moving Tides Procession
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Come see the Spirit of the Sea ‘Moving Tides Procession’. A colourful spectacle with a sea theme. A collaboration between Kinetica, local commisioned artists, members of Weymouth Arts Network, youngsters from the local area and Weymouth College. 6pm, Saturday 12th July (today!) from Weymouth Esplanade and ending at Brewers Quay. Come join the fun! Press coverage.
Spirit of The Sea – Maritime Festival
Monday, July 7th, 2008Weymouth & Portland. 5th to 13th July 2008. Celebrating the area’s close relationship with the sea, the festival brings together a range of sporting activities, cultural events and entertainment – all on a maritime theme. http://www.spiritofthesea.org.uk
Cultural / creative events include :
‘Moving Tide’ Procession - 6pm, Saturday 12 July. Weymouth Esplanade, finishing at Hope Square, Weymouth. Children’s procession on Weymouth seafront. 800 children will be making costumes, carnival figures, music and dance around the “Spirit of The Sea” theme.
Weymouth ‘Beach Live’ Live - Saturday 5th until Sunday 13th July. Weymouth Seafront. Live music on stage on the beach everyday. Weekends : 2pm till 10pm, weekdays : 6pm till 10pm. (Stage on beach opposite Alexandra Gardens).
‘Art in the Park’ - Saturday 12th July. Easton Gardens and Easton Methodist Hall, Portland. Art in the Park’ is a new Royal manor workshops (RMW) annual summer event in conjunction with W&PBC as part of the Spirit of the Sea Festival. The event is to provide a focal point and awareness of local arts and crafts on the island and the Royal manor of Portland. See here.
Island Voices - Sunday 13th July. Brakenbury Infants School, Portland. ‘Island Voices Community Choir’ and the ‘Chesil Cove Children’s Choir’ will be performing.
Weymouth Arts Network – News July 2008
Monday, July 7th, 2008‘B_SIDE’ WEYMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL INFO RELEASED : Taking place 19th - 28th Sept 2008. It is intended that WAN have a venue at this Cultural Olympiad event. Interested members are needed to commit to exhibiting or/and helping with organisation, man-power & invigilation.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SPIRIT OF SEA PROCESSION : ‘Kinetika’ & Weymouth Arts Network members worked with primary schools to make costumes, music & dance around the “Spirit of The Sea” theme, culminating in the ‘Moving Tides’ procession. Volunteers are needed to accompany & steward children on procession on Saturday 12th July at 6pm (meet at Weymouth College 4.30pm). For further info see here. For specific WAN contribution and contact, see here.
CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION VISITOR NUMBERS GOOD : The ‘A Contemporary Art Exhibition’ at Weymouth Museum Brewers Quay received over 2000 visitors during Dorset Arts Week & the subsequent two weeks. Press coverage.
MEMBERS SIT ON STEERING COMMITTEES : WAN currently has volunteer members sitting on three steering groups, hopefully representing views & the interests of local artists & creatives. Currently these include; the ‘Weymouth & Portland Partnership’, the ‘B-Side’ Arts Festival and the ‘Mulberry Arts Centre’.
Volunteers Needed for Spirit of Sea Procession
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Request from Allan Rogers (Arts Develpment Officer, Weymouth & Portland)
From 8th-11th July ‘Kinetika’ (& Weymouth Arts Network people 23rd – 27th June… Ed), will be working at Weymouth College with 400-800 Yr 6 children from Chesil Partnership primary schools to make costumes, music and dance around the “Spirit of The Sea” theme. Their work will culminate in the ‘Moving Tides’ procession, taking place on Saturday 12th July at 6pm from the Jubilee Clock (Weymouth Seafront) to Brewers Quay in Hope Square. 45 secondary school children from an ‘Aim Higher’ project will also be joining the procession. Further info http://www.spiritofthesea.org.uk/ It is hoped that some of these children will also form a carnival troupe to take part in the Weymouth Carnival, which takes place on Wednesday August 20 on Weymouth Esplanade at 6pm http://www.weymouthcarnival.co.uk/ . Kinetika held a design and development weekend at Weymouth College on May 10 and 11 to inspire and teach basic backpack and batik techniques to carnival groups from all over Dorset, which was felt to be a very successful workshop by all involved.
WHAT WE NEED
We need volunteers to accompany and steward the children on the procession itself. Volunteers meet in Weymouth College at 5.00pm Saturday 12 July. Car parking is available. The procession is due to finish at 7.00pm in Hope Square, so the total time involved is 2/3 hours.
CONTACT
If you are able to volunteer for this opportunity and be involved in this wonderful celebration, please contact Sarah Colwell sarah_colwell@weymouth.ac.uk tel: 01305 208714 as soon as possible, as we need to know the number of volunteers who can commit.
