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…
Archive for the ‘Olympiad’ Category
bsidecsidemedia- new commission-chapelhay community partnership
Tuesday, March 17th, 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.
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.
New Councillor For Arts
Friday, June 6th, 2008Following the distribution of roles amongst Weymouth & Portland councillors earlier this week, Brendan Webster has been assigned responsibility for arts (amongst other things) in the area. He can be contacted in writing via : Weymouth & Portland Council Offices, North Quay, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8TA or by email : brendanwebster@weymouth.gov.uk
Arts Advice Surgery
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Audiences South West (formerly South West Arts Marketing) will be holding free one-hour advice surgeries on Tuesday 6 May in Yeovil, Somerset.
These one-to-one advice surgeries are open to cultural organisations and artists networks wishing to discuss any area of audience development and arts marketing. This can range from how best to promote a new project to engaging new audiences and developing a three-year audience development strategy and are designed to be open for you to discuss any area that is important to you and your organisation.
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.audiencessw.org/wecanhelp.asp
Olympic Art Exhibition
Friday, April 25th, 2008Artwork inspired by Olympic & Paralympic sports. Variety of mediums including oils, watercolours, sculpture & photography. Includes Ben Dearnley’s sculpture of Olympic gold medal winner Steve Williams (rower) . Weymouth & Portland Sailing Academy, Portland. Friday 25th till Sunday 27th April. 11am till 4pm. Entrance free.
Olympiad background documents
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Here it is, straight from the regional coordinator, first key date is 24 August, 2012 handover (see Marking the Moment)
Carnival workshop only 50 spaces, first come, first served
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