Connecting | Collaborating | Celebrating

We would like you to join us for this year’s Artsmark Conference at the BFI (British Film Institute), Southbank, London. The conference is FREE for all South East based Artsmark Network members, current Artsmark awardees from rounds 12, 13 & 14 and those existing Network members committed to applying in Round 15.

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image: launch day at Turner Contemporary // credit: Tim Watson

A performance by Filskit Theatre at Portsmouth Festivities provided a starting point for collaboration between New Theatre Royal and Redwood Park School.

Filskit are an all female ensemble with a passion for micro projection. They use innovative technology to create work that ignites the imagination. Their shows combine music with shadow work, light and movement.

Redwood Park is a Portsmouth School for young people with moderate learning difficulties. Almost all of the students at Redwood Park were able to attend a performance of the Feather Catcher a Filskit show originally conceived for pre school audiences.

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Last month's question:

Q. One of our workshops will explore a major European programme that has been running for over 20 years  and you can join in. So...What is ‘Le Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse’?

A. In 1995, the Cinémathèque Française set up a young people’s film-making programme to celebrate the centenary of cinema. The programme had a specific approach and working method which is still going strong nearly 20 years later. 

Firstly, all the young people involved in the programme follow the same process: to make films that respond to an aspect of film language.  Second, the programme is very tightly structured into exploratory exercises and the production of a final ‘film essai’.  Thirdly, there is a comprehensive ‘viewing curriculum’ of clips taken from the history of cinema and from around the world. Fourth, each workshop is run by a film-maker and a teacher, each with particular responsibilities.

Michelle Cannon will be running a workshop based on these principles at the Artsmark Conference and will explore the 'Lumière minute'. Bring your iPad/tablet along on the day to join in!

This month's teaser question...

Q. What is a Zine?

A. Book your place at the conference to find out!

Ropes on board HMS Warrior. Photo by Jack, a Strong Voices participant.

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South East:

Freelance Work with Young People (Arts & Cultural)
7th October 2014                  
10 am - 4.15 pm                      
The Salvation Army, Bristol                                   
£120 p/p
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Evaluating Youth Arts Projects                       
22nd October 2014                   
10 am - 4.15 pm                       
Artswork, Southampton                                    
£75 p/p
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Access All Areas: Disability and Youth Arts    
5th November 2014  
10 am - 4.15 pm          
Theatre Royal, Plymouth               
£75 p/p
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London:

Access All Areas: Disability and Youth Arts     
11th November 2014
10 am - 4.15 pm           
Platform, London                     
£150 p/p
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Creative art workshops were held, aimed at disadvantaged pre-school children and their parents/carers in the Rushmore area of Hampshire. 

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"This project has been a great stepping-stone in developing a long-term partnership with Mary Rose Academy. Working with new groups of young people can often be a challenge, but particularly so with SEN groups as it often takes more time to understand their individual needs."

 - Vicky Chiswell, aspex

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We have a range of support activities to help schools and other settings gain Artsmark in 2015.

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See our October and November dates here

The aim of the project was to create a cross-curricular resource that uses the arts as a vehicle to explore the concerns of ‘Generation Z’.

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"Best job in the world”, says Jane and Lucy on @ArtsworkLtd role in education, the arts and culture. Love it! I would agree. #lovemyjob

— Josh Harsant (@joshharsant) September 10, 2014

This month, our CEO Jane Bryant and Communications Manager Lucy-Jane Attrill took to BBC Radio Solent to discuss the need for a cultural education.

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The Inspire programme has been celebrated across the county in a series of events across Kent.

'Leading through Culture' developed sustainable relationships between leading Kent-based arts organisations and schools to inspire excellence through arts-led learning.

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We are pleased to be delivering this year's regional Safe Network Child Protection Conferences, in partnership with Safe Network.

The Safe Network provides safeguarding information related to activities outside the home – from after school art clubs to weekend reading groups. So if you’re wondering whether your child or group is safe, READ ON...