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The UK Centre for Carnival Arts has been commissioned by the Heritage Lottery
Fund to develop a digital carnival archive with it’s regional partners in
Southend, Norwich and Northampton. The archive will celebrate the rich heritage of carnivals and the wonderful contribution of carnival artists in Luton.
It will be digital because we believe that it is the best way to reach as many people as possible.
The Project has an exciting programme of activities in local schools, FE and HE institutions, including artists’ workshops and the creation classroom resources.
Our goal is to ensure that as many young people as possible learn about carnival and its rich heritage in Luton.
As part of this project the UKCCA is planning to run CPD sessions for teachers during Feb/March 2012. The CPDs will be held at the UKCCA in Luton and will cover a range of carnival art forms.
The UKCCA wishes to commission Carnival artists to deliver part of the CPD sessions. This document presents details about:
 The proposed CPD content
 Criteria for selection of artists
 How interested artists should apply to work with us on the CPDs.
Since its formation in 1998, the UKCCA (formerly Luton Carnival Arts
Development Trust) has developed from a fledgling organisation with an annual revenue income of less than £50,000, to become Luton’s leading arts organisation with revenue income for the 2010-11 financial year that will exceed £1 million. It successfully secured more than £7m capital funding from regional and national sources to realise a UK Centre for Carnival Arts, a unique national resource which opened its doors in Luton in 2009.
The year-round projects and activities that UKCCA delivers together with
Luton’s schools, young people, community groups and local artists have been instrumental in fostering community cohesion amongst its residents. The organisation reaches the diverse local audience, fostering racial integration and is a significant source of social capital. The development of the UK
Carnival Centre is a key capital project in the Eastern region, taking a national leadership role in carnival arts. It is an event and performance venue, a learning and skills hub for carnival and street arts practice, and a leader in talent spotting and youth development. Our long term ambition is to be recognised as an international centre at the heart and forefront of carnival arts innovation and practice.
1 December 2011

Key points about the proposed CPDs are as follows:
 Purpose: we are working with three flagship schools on the Carnival
Archive Project in Luton and will be working with them to create learning resources for the Carnival Archive website. The CPDs will introduce the
Carnival Archive as a resource for teachers and will facilitate the creation of a carnival unit of work for each key stage with direct input from carnival artists. These resources will then be made available online so that as many schools as possible can use them and take part in Love
Luton 2012 the carnival event for this coming year.
 Timing: we will be running CPD sessions for teachers during February and
March 2012. There will be a total of 3 CPDs and we will need an artist with a different specialism for each.
 Location: the workshops will take place at the UKCCA, 3 St Mary’s Road,
Luton LU1 3JA.
 Length of sessions: The artist’s workshop will form the second half of the
CPD session and will last for 3 hours.
 Content of CPDs:
CPD 1
Flagship School:
Number of teachers:
Art forms covered:
Session structure
Foxdell Infants and Primary School
24
Basic structural costume making including backpacks and movement
 Intro to the HLF Carnival Archive/’Why carnival in education?’ with case studies from Creative Partnerships
 Presentation of archive materials as inspiration for carnival unit - to include a history of carnival, arrangement of carnival band, theme and range of costumes styles
 Choosing a theme/cross-curricular planning
 Artist workshop with intro to costume making techniques including some structural costume e.g. backpacks, basic movement session
 Curriculum links/discussion
CPD 2
Flagship School:
Number of teachers:
Art forms covered:
Icknield High School
8 (approx)
Large structures
2 December 2011

Session structure
 Intro to the archive/’Why carnival in education?’ with case studies from
Creative Partnerships
 Archive materials as inspiration for carnival unit - to include history of carnival, arrangement of carnival band, theme and range of costumes styles with focus on large structures
 Choosing a theme/cross-curricular planning
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 Curriculum links/discussion
CPD 3
Flagship School:
Number of teachers:
Art forms covered:
Richmond Hill Special Needs School
8 (approx)
Instrument making, rhythm, call and response and story-telling through music
Session structure
 Intro to the archive/’Why carnival in education?’ with case studies from
Creative Partnerships
 Archive materials as inspiration for carnival unit - to include history of carnival music with international influences, examples of instruments made with found objects and range of images of carnival music groups/music tracks
 Choosing a theme/cross-curricular planning
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 Curriculum links/discussion
3 December 2011

Artists applying to create workshops as part of the CPD workshops will be required to demonstrate:
 A high standard of current creative practice
 Experience of working creatively with school pupils and staff
 An ability to take creative risks
 Good organisational skills
 Excellent communication skills
 Experience of delivering workshops offering Carnival Arts-related activities.
 Remuneration
The fixed fee for one half days’ work, consisting of one 3-hour workshop sessions, will be £100, including VAT and all travel expenses. A modest materials budget will be available, subject to negotiation.
We are keen to offer high quality activities to teachers and for artists to create supporting materials that will contribute towards online resources for the
Carnival Archive Website.
We therefore propose to pay each selected artist a one-off fee of £200 for initial development work. This will include a meeting at UKCCA to discuss the proposed workshop content in detail, plus time required for preparation, including supporting materials information for schools.
Artists will be appointed on a freelance basis.
4 December 2011

How to Apply
Please send us:
 Your CV, including details of your previous experience working with schools
 Contact details for two referees from recent projects, including at least one school project
 A brief document describing how you meet the selection criteria and providing an outline of your proposed 3-hour workshop session, including:
 Activity or activities to be offered; you may propose suggestions for several different sessions
 Materials, instruments or other resources that will be required
 Proposed workshop outcomes.
Please send your application to Rebecca Tortora at:
UK Centre for Carnival Arts
3 St Mary’s Road
Luton
LU1 3JA
by noon on Monday 19th January 2012. We are sorry, but we cannot consider any late submissions.
You may e-mail your application to rebecca@carnivalarts.org.uk
The successful candidates will be chosen on the basis of the submission, but we may wish to ask some questions by telephone to assist us in our choice. We will make our decision by the end of January 2011.
If you have any queries about this brief, please contact Rebecca Tortora on:
Tel: 01582 347 114
E-mail: rebecca@carnivalarts.org.uk
5 December 2011