Press release
Teenagers young and old take over Gateway Plus, Margate
“Being a teenager in Thanet– frustrating and exhilarating in equal
measure.” Melody Bottle, a teenager in the fifties
Time of Our Lives is a project run by Turner Contemporary which has brought
together different generations to work together, inspire each other, and to
challenge stereotypes of both older people and teenagers.
On Tuesday, 16th February 2010 participants will welcome local people, young
and old, to share their own teenage experiences and memories at The Gateway
Plus in Margate from 1pm – 5pm. Everyone is invited to bring their favourite
teenage fashions, photos, music and memorabilia; tell us their thoughts on being
teenage in an inflatable MiPod diary room; participate in some creative activities
and take home some great souvenirs.
There will also be an exhibition at the end of the project from 3 rd – 28th March to
display an interactive ‘teenage bedroom’ archive, and celebrate the
achievements of everyone involved. The project will eventually feed into a major
exhibition in the new Turner Contemporary gallery building in 2011.
Throughout the Time of Our Lives project each session is led by artist Lucy
Steggals; participants create art work, record interviews, and make visits locally
and to London to collect stories, photographs and artifacts. Activities also include
learning how to interview people through working with BBC Radio Kent.
Multimedia technology and design students from the University of Kent are
providing their expertise in digital technologies and arts.
For more information go to www.turnercontemporary.org/learning or contact Ellen
Amos on 01843 294314 or eamos@turnercontemporary.org
This project is funded through the Transformation Fund, with project partners
BBC Radio Kent and the University of Kent’s School of Engineering and Digital
Arts.
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For more information and images please visit
www.turnercontemporary.org/learning or contact Ellen Amos on 01843 294314 or
eamos@turnercontemporary.org
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Turner Contemporary is supported by Kent County Council with the support of
Thanet District Council, Arts Council England and SEEDA. The creation of an art
gallery on Margate’s seafront will act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the town.
JMW Turner visited Margate throughout his life and the new gallery will be built on
the same location as the lodging house in which Turner stayed overlooking Margate’s
bay. For more information about Turner Contemporary visit
www.turnercontemporary.org.
To find out what the Transformation Fund grants are for, download the Learning
Revolution Transformation Fund prospectus at www.transformationfund.org.uk/abouttransformation-fund.
Through the Transformation Fund grants, partnerships of public, private and third
sector organisations in England are creating projects to:
 Encourage more and different people into informal learning, particularly people
from disadvantaged groups;
 Open up access to learning in new places, in new ways and at more flexible
times;
 Support people to set up self-organised groups and learning clubs;
 Widen choice, by developing and sharing innovative content;
 Build partnerships and strengthen the capacity of informal adult learning
organisations;
 Improve connections and progression between different kinds of learning; and
 Make better use of broadcasting and technology to stimulate and support
learning.
The Transformation Fund adds to the £210 million which the Government has
already ring-fenced to support informal adult learning. The Government also invests
£360 million each year in museums and galleries, £10 million in UK online centres,
libraries and other community venues and £21.5 million in union learning.