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Arts in Bedfordshire Cultural Intelligence is currently working on two initiatives in Bedfordshire. Mapping the Arts in Bedfordshire is a project to survey the arts in Bedfordshire in respect of people, organisations and facilities. We will be producing a detailed profile of the arts in the county and in particular their developmental needs over the next few years. Download the survey form now and return it 'Freepost' by 16th April BEDFORDSHIRE ARTS SURVEY (147Kb) Artswork is the development of a programme to enhance the capacity of artists and arts companies in Bedfordshire to contribute to work in areas such as regeneration, criminal justice and health. |
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Artists, makers, musicians, performers and arts companies are making an increasingly important contribution in sectors outside the arts. For example, regeneration projects range from ‘improvements’ to the physical infrastructure, (e.g. warehouses redeveloped as flats, new roads, street lighting etc.), to projects with people, (e.g. community and neighborhood development). Artists have a great deal to offer communities, planners, developers, architects, and builders. They are good at working with people, visioning how an area can reflect local distinctiveness and their eye for detail helps to transform the mundane and uniform into the unusual and bespoke. If you are interested in the social, economic and environmental impact of the arts, you may find the following inspiring. This is what artists and arts organisations are already contributing. www.isisarts.org.uk/archive.html Have a look at: · Hayden Bridge School ICT Centre for Learning, pupils exploring issues around Foot and Mouth · SECOS in Middlesborough. Helen Wand is working with young people at risk of abuse and prostitution · ‘Changes’ a two year project working in Blyth schools explores the creative potential of new technology within the community Here are projects that put together: · the environment and performance · puppet theatre and genetic engineering · landscape theatre and global tourism and include performing environmental education in schools, prisons, on ferries, in museums, forests, deserts, shopping centres and on rocky coastlines. Urban design is an increasingly important area for the artist to gain recognition. This site provides details of a toolkit for participatory urban design. Public participation is increasingly facilitated though the work of artists and arts organisations. One of the foremost artist-led companies in the world of arts and regeneration. If you do not know of the company’s work already a visit to this site is a must. If you thought a park is a park is a park, see the Mile End Park fact sheet www.creativecommunities.org.uk In particular, see Heads Together an artist-based group interested in community development. The arts are used to inspire a creative vision in individuals and communities. www.shipley.ac.uk/headstogether/home.html See the Self Image project. A programme of creative activities deigned to tackle issues of social exclusion, self-esteem and self image. A partnership between Shipley College and Heads Together developed on the Transition to Work course since 1989. In particular see ‘I’ll be fine tomorrow’ This site exists to educate about the social role of arts and culture If you are an artist who has not worked in the education area or a school with little knowledge of the world of the professional artist, this site could be useful. It aims to provide a failsafe and convenient way for artists and schools to join forces. It is Cambridge based. Creative Clusters is an international conference and network for people developing the creative industries. They are interested in regeneration and development projects, from all parts of the world, that can show results in both cultural and economic terms. Other sites that may prove interesting are: |
