Bristol City Council
Arts, Festivals and Events Team Bulletin
ISSUE 3 - MARCH 2010
W
elcome to the first issue of the Arts, Festivals and
Events Team Bulletin for 2010. This bulletin is
published on a monthly basis and is mailed to
contacts in arts and education sectors and everyone
interested in arts and events in Bristol and beyond. We hope
that as well as finding the information useful yourselves; you
will pass copies to anyone you think would like to know about
the many art opportunities and activities in the city.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the bulletin, or to mail items
for inclusion please email dina.ntziora@bristol.gov.uk.
Information on forthcoming deadlines and a useful contacts
list can be found on the backpage.
Events & Exhibitions: .................................................................................................... 3
OPEN SPACE event .................................................................................... 3
BRISTOL POETRY FESTIVAL ................................................................... 3
Sound and Fury's Kursk ............................................................................... 3
A Young Vic and Fuel co-production ............................................................ 3
U Dance South W est Regional Dance Youth platfom, ................................ 4
White Caps - A Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Bristol co-commission. ............ 4
The Box ........................................................................................................ 5
Ashton Court Estate .................................................................................... 5
Event Programme 2010 ............................................................................... 5
Events, Walks & Talks, Arts & Crafts, Volunteering ..................................... 5
Friday 12th March ........................................................................................ 6
The Attic Bar, ............................................................................................... 6
Bristols Finest Performers, Stars and Starlets Present: ............................... 6
Seven shed 1st -30th April 2010 ................................................................. 7
'ordinary' exhibit by silent hobo..................................................................... 7
Courses & Workshops: .................................................................................................. 8
Urban Moves ............................................................................................... 8
Circus opportunities for children & adults ..................................................... 8
FAMILY ART AND PLAY sessions............................................................... 9
acta’s youth theatres for young carers invites new members. ...................... 9
*My First Bicycle School of Arts* .................................................................. 9
Women’s Bicycle Maintenance..................................................................... 9
Afro Brazilian Dance Workshop.................................................................... 9
SABAR! ...................................................................................................... 10
SALSA WORKSHOP- 2010 PROGRAMME .............................................. 10
Job vacancies, auditions & volunteering: .................................................................... 12
Call for Photographers ............................................................................... 12
Photographic exhibition. ............................................................................. 12
--- Checkout --- ........................................................................................... 12
Call for entries ............................................................................................ 12
'Celebrating Sanctuary' .............................................................................. 12
St Paul’s Carnival ...................................................................................... 13
Call for Performers ..................................................................................... 13
Knowle W est Media Centre, ....................................................................... 13
March 2010 ................................................................................................ 13
News ............................................................................................................................ 14
St Paul’s Reggae Orchestra ....................................................................... 14
Grassroots Grants ..................................................................................... 14
Arts & Flowers: Easton Arts Trail 2010....................................................... 15
Your opportunity to influence commissioning practice................................ 15
Empty Shops and Promotion Initiative (round 2) ........................................ 16
ST PAULS CARNIVAL OPEN EVENING .................................................. 16
Contacts List: ............................................................................................................... 17
Organisations: ............................................................................................ 17
Local Newsletters and Partnerships: .......................................................... 17
Bristol City Council ..................................................................................... 18
For general queries please contact: ........................................................... 18
Deadlines for next issue: .............................................................................................. 19
EVENTS &
EXHIBITIONS:
OPEN SPACE event
We are all meeting this Wednesday
10th March to discuss OPEN
SPACE event at St Paul’s May
15th.
Please all welcome to join us this
Wednesday 10am-12pm to discuss
how you would like to get involved
as a performer, volunteer or
anything else!
Any queries please contact:
Dina Ntziora
Dina.Ntziora@britsol.gov.uk
01179224651
BRISTOL POETRY FESTIVAL
The Poetry Can is pleased to
announce a new look for the Bristol
Poetry Festival this year. A lot of
people who regularly attend the
poetry festival have suggested
"splitting" the festival with poetry
events and activities taking place in
the Spring as well as in the
Autumn. We think this is a great
idea, it gives Bristol two high
profile, high quality celebrations of
poetry in the course of the year,
and also gives everyone a greater
opportunity to enjoy more poetry.
Bristol Poetry Festival in
September will take place this year
between Monday 13 and Sunday
19 of September 2010.
Bristol SPRING Poetry Festival will
take place over the four days,
including and between, Thursday
29th April and Sunday 2nd May.
We are proud to announce a stellar
line up for the spring, including a
rare appearance this year, from
one of the most popular poets on
the planet BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
performing for the first time at
Bristol Poetry Festival with special
guest FRANCESCA BEARD.
JOHN HEGLEY also makes his
Bristol Poetry Festival debut with
special guest MALIKA BOOKER.
There will be an amazing night of
readings from
GEORGE SZIRTES, RITA ANN
HIGGINS and PETER BENNET.
Plus an whole lot more as well
Bristol Spring Poetry Festival
Thursday 29 April - Sunday 2 May
2010
Special OFFER: instead of the
usual £15, every ticket for the first 3
performances (Friday 12 March @
8pm and Saturday 13th March @
2pm and 8pm) is £10 -
Sound and Fury's Kursk
A Young Vic and Fuel coproduction
12 - 20 March 2010 8pm (2pm
Thurs & Sats,
6.30pm & 9pm on 19 March)
£15/£12
In collaboration with Bryony Lavery
Commissioned by the Junction
Cambridge August 2000. A British
hunter-killer submarine is on patrol
in the Arctic.
The crew drill sleeps, eat, long for
word from home, and silently
shadow their target.
Their lives are at once
extraordinary and mundane – until
a tragic event occurs that makes
them question everything they are
doing. As the tension mounts, the
pressure they live under starts to
take its toll.
Inspired by the Russian submarine
disaster of August 2000, acclaimed
theatre company Sound & Fury
(The Watery Part of the World and
Ether Frolics) join Bryony Lavery
(Stockholm) to invoke the life of
submariners, fathoms below the icy
seas on the fraying front line of the
Cold War.
http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/618.
html
U Dance South West Regional
Dance Youth platfom,
Saturday 13 March, City
Academy, 6.30 - 9pm.
Tickets £2.50 or £20 for groups
of ten. Bookings Tel: 0117
We are very proud to announce
that this year's annual regional
platform and selection for the
prestigious Youth Dance England
national event is taking place in
Bristol. The evening performance
sees eleven of the region's most
exciting youth dance companies
performing for a place at the
national event this summer. Two
Bristol companies have been
selected for this regional event,
Champloo Youth crew and Kinesis
Youth Dance Company. We shall
try and remain impartial in wishing
them success! Other groups
performing from across the region
are Gloucestershire Youth Dane
Company, So We Boys Dance,
new College Swindon, Cheltenham
and Tewksbury Dance Co, Devon
Youth dance Co, Swindon Youth
Dance Company, N Devon Dance
Theatre, Salisbury Youth Dance Co
and Band of Lads.
For tickets please call T: 0117
9413 800,
W:www.cityacademybristol.org Please note, limited tickets
available, early booking advised.
White Caps - A Bristol Old Vic
and Theatre Bristol cocommission.
31 March - 03 April 2010, 8pm,
£10/£7
leading on from Champloo Youth
Crew's participation at U Dance
(above), the ever industrious
company are showing their new
production at Bristol Old Vic. White
Caps follows the journey of two
men as they embark on an epic
adventure; a compassionate,
exhilarating search for
completeness. Expressed through
cinematic film and bboy
performance, White Caps brings
one of the world's most exciting
and raw cultures into the theatre.
Witness this new fusion of moving
image and break dancing
performed by Champloo Dance
Company.
Bristol based Champloo create
dance works through live
performance and film with a strong
emphasis on cross art form
collaboration. They teach
extensively and manage the
Champloo Youth Crew. Champloo
have created some podcasts to
give some insight into the journey
they have taken to reach their goal.
Wilkie Branson, Director,
explained,
"When we began White Caps in
June 2009 we knew that the
creation itself would draw some
parallels between the show's
journey and it's struggles, but we
had no idea just how much of an
adventure it would become. After
setting out to create a dance piece
it wasn't long before we found
ourselves on an epic pathway to
reach our real-life White Caps. We
decided to capture the story behind
the show and publish it in video
podcasts so everyone could share
in this journey."
http://www.vimeo.com/6448602
Episode 2
http://www.vimeo.com/6898676
Episode 3
http://www.vimeo.com/7805344
Episode 4
http://www.vimeo.com/8456974
Champloo are a company to
watch on their journey to great
things.....we highly recommend
this show
For tickets please call Bristol Old
Vic Box Office 0117 987 7877
The Box
Performed by Who Cares? Youth
Theatre
Thurs 1st April, 6.30pm & 8pm at
the acta Centre
£ - FREE
acta's Who Cares? Youth theatre
for young carers will be performing
their latest show this April. The
show, entitled 'The Box', is an
original play created by the
participants with the acta team.
Performances will be at 6.30pm (for
acta groups) and 8.00pm (public
performance).
The story
Three groups of friends, each from
different periods in time, look
ahead to goals, ambitions and
love.they decide to share these
with each other and put mementos
in a Box they find in the attic.
However, the Box is not all that it
seems, the friends discover it has a
dark secret that will change their
futures forever.
Bookings, 0117 9532448 /
info@acta-bristol.com
Ashton Court Estate
Event Programme 2010
Events, Walks & Talks, Arts &
Crafts, Volunteering
Welcome to the Ashton Court
Estate annul events programme.
We have a diverse and exciting
programme including major
international events such as the
Balloon and Kite Festivals, charity
events, outdoor concerts and
theatre, exhibitions and fairs,
seasonal activities and festivals.
New to 2010 are programmes of
over 30 guided Walks and Talks, a
series of interactive children's craft
workshops and opportunities to
support our Ranger and Garden
Teams in a wide range of activities.
Please also look out for our
increasing range of culinary events
including regular weekend BBQs
and Hog Roasts through the
summer.
EVENTS
Sunday 14th March Mother's Day 3
Course Meal
A three course meal in the Stables
Bistro.
Venue: Stables Bistro
Phone: 0117 953 1800
Price: £24.95
For the past year, the Creativity
group have been working out of
Knowle West Health Park, meeting
once a week to develop their arts
skills.
Sunday 4th April Easter Egg Hunt
Two egg hunts in the Estate
grounds.
Venue: Stables Bistro
Time: 1st Hunt 11am – 12 noon, 2nd
Hunt 2pm – 3pm
Price: £4 per person
Phone: 0117 953 1800
Members of the Creativity Group
are local residents who have been
referred by Health workers or have
self referred to join the group.
During the course of the project,
the group have worked with lead
artist Becki Lines and visiting tutors
to try their hands at a range of skills
including creative writing, print
making and photography.
Friday 12th March
The Attic Bar,
Stokes Croft, Bristol. 01179245007
Live on stage RSVP – High energy
Contemporary Dancadelic
Bhangra. Support from Roots
Prescription – Live Heavyweight
Roots and Dub from the DFA/Reng
Rang stable. Plus DJ support from
DJ Qurra playing Arabic, Asian, Hip
Hop, Desi Beats and Bhangra.
Tickets £6 + BF from Bristol Ticket
Shop – 0117 9299008
Doors open 9pm-2am
Knowle West Creativity Group Exhibition & Launch
Broadwalk Arts centre,
Broadwalk Shopping Centre,
Knowle, Bristol
Launch - Monday 8 March 4 6pm
Exhibition runs 8 - 15th March
We would be delighted if you could
join us for the launch of Knowle
West’s Creativity group’s exhibition,
on Monday 8th March 4 - 6pm at
Broadwalk Arts.
The project is a partnership
initiative between Bristol City
Council Neighbourhood Arts and
Knowle West Health Park., with
funding from Awards for All and the
Primary Care Trust.
Participant quotes:
“This group does help with the
management of my health. I get
support and encouragement. “
“I now have some structure to my
week. I am not so depressed and I
have made friend with people. I get
out and about and it’s a big
benefit.”
“The Group is lovely and friendly
and brilliant. We all help each
other.”
For more information on the
exhibition please contact Katy
Noakes,
T: 0117 9 223699,
E:katy.noakes@bristol.gov.uk
For more information n the
Creativity Group please contact
Sue Partridge
T: 0117 377 2255 E:
Spartridge@knowlewesthealthpark.
co.uk
Bristols Finest Performers, Stars
and Starlets Present:
Benefit Cabaret
18 & 19 March
8pm
Circomedia Church, Portland
Square, Bristol
In support of the Hartley Family
who's daughter Bobbie is suffering
from Childhood Leukaemia
Gillian Donald
Office Manager
Circomedia
0117 947 7288
Seven shed 1st -30th April 2010
'ordinary' exhibit by silent hobo
Silent Hobo: When out painting,
Silent Hobo is a traditionalist,
sticking to the can rather then
stencils. A character-based artist
whose style is a mix of comic art
influenced by early graffiti, manga
and 2000AD. His characters can be
seen around Bristol on walls, in
community centres, pubs, libraries,
train stations and at festivals.
His work has been exhibited in
Bristol at The Tobacco Factory,
Boca Bar, Royal West Academy of
Arts as well as in Selfridges and
the Village Underground in London.
In the studio Silent Hobo mixes
photography with illustration to
create stylised and beautifully
composed scenes. He has recently
been commissioned to illustrate
athletes on their way to the 2012
games based on his unique style.
Wei Ong
Illustrator & Artist
Mob. 07766140831
wei@silenthobo.co.uk
www.silenthobo.co.uk
COURSES &
WORKSHOPS:
accompanied by at least one
paying adult.
Urban Moves
To book visit our website:
http://www.circomedia.com/kidscircus-classes/ or call 0117 935
3260
6-week Street Dance Courses @
The Tobacco Factory
Friendly classes to suit all
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
19/20/21st April 2010.
Beginner and Improver levels
Adults & Children
To find out more or to book a
course visit the website
www.urbanmovesdance.co.uk
email: urban.moves@hotmail.co.uk
or ring Paula on 07810 527 630.
Street dance is combination of fast
and funky moves performed to hip
hop and RnB music. It is high
energy, great fun and a fantastic
way to keep fit!
Circus opportunities for children
& adults
Family Workshop
These sessions provide an
opportunity for adults and children
to share the experience of learning
circus skills together. It's very
relaxed and is an ideal way for
children of all ages to have fun with
their parents. Skills taught include
juggling, tightwire and static
trapeze in a safe and fun
environment.
The cost for adults is £10 and
children are £5 - children must be
The next session is Sunday 21
March 10.30am - 12.30pm.
Summer School
A holiday scheme with a difference.
Participants, whether beginners or
advanced, will be able to learn and
develop skills in juggling, aerial,
acrobatics and balancing, using
professional standard equipment
and resources in our St Paul's
Church centre. There will also be
games and a range of physical
activity including warm up and
conditioning to keep fit and active!
Participants will work towards a
performance which will be shown to
family and friends on the Thursday
afternoon of each week.
Secondary School Age: Mon 26th
July - Thur 29th July, 10.30am 3.30pm
Primary School Age: Mon 2nd
August - Thur 5th August, 10.30am
- 3.30pm
Cost: £130.00 - Early Bird booking
£120.00 if booked by April 30th
2010. Places are limited so early
booking is recommended.
To book visit our website:
http://www.circomedia.com/kidscircus-classes/ or call 0117 935
3260
FAMILY ART AND PLAY
sessions
e-mail us at : info@acta-bristol.com
*My First Bicycle School of Arts*
Families in Lawrence Weston are
invited to join acta’s free art and
play sessions at Lawrence Weston
Community Farm on Saturdays
10.00-12.00pm. Play with plaster,
clay, mud, wood, paint and
sculpture working with freelance
artist Barbara Ash and the Magic
Day team.
Sessions will take place every
Saturday leading up to the big
Magic Day event on 15th & 16th
April.
Spoke'n'Chain invites you to take
part in
acta’s youth theatres for young
carers invites new
members.
*Course dates: 20th/21st April,
27th/28th April, 5th/6th May
*
*My First Bicycle School of Arts*
Bicycle Carnival Costuming
Workshops at the Create Centre
A course that will give participants
a hands-on introduction to the art of
decorating a bicycle for fun, for
carnivals and parades or as a piece
of art.
*Times: 10am - 4pm*
acta delivers two youth theatres for
young carers in Bristol.
The newly titled Laughing Panthers
Youth Theatre, is for young carers
aged 10-13 years and takes place
at the acta Centre in Bedminster on
Thursdays, 5.00-6.30pm.
Who Cares? Youth Theatre is for
carers aged 14-19 years and is
also held at the acta Centre on
Thursdays, at the later time of 6.308.00pm.
Free transport is available for both
groups. For information on joining
please contact acta Community
Theatre on 0117 9532448.
Who Cares? will be performing
their latest show, The Box, at the
acta Centre on Thursday 1st April at
6.30pm & 8.00pm.
For more info please contact:
bikebeard@googlemail.com
Women’s Bicycle Maintenance
The Bicycle Maintenance Skill
share evenings for women continue
to run every
Monday 4pm - 7pm, at the Bristol
Bike Project workshop in Hamilton
House!
Drop in any time between four and
seven, to fix your bicycle, learn
more about bicycles, help other
women or just to chat.
See attached poster for more info.
Spread the word, tell all your
girlfriends
http://spokenchain.blogspot.com/
acta: Gladstone Street
Bedminster
Bristol BS3 3AY
Company Number: 2157661
Charity Number: 800174
Afro Brazilian Dance Workshop
AFTER LAST YEAR
SUCCESSFUL AFRO-BRAZILIAN
DANCE WORKSHOP
BRISTOL SCHOOL OF SAMBA
AGAIN WELCOMES:
*Afro-Brazilian Dance Workshop
with Mestre Laercio and Claudia
Aurora in the
popular styles of Samba (Bahia),
Ijexa (Afoxe) and the contagious
Samba
Reggae**.*
Monday 15th March
@Trinity Arts Centre*
Trinity Road*
BS2 0NW**
7:pm/8:pm:* *Ijexa (Afoxe) &
Samba Reggae* *with** **Claudia*
*8:pm/10:pm*: *Samba Baiano &
Samba Reggae* *with **Mestre**
**Laercio*
*(**Laercio's** class between
9pm/10pm will be accompanied by
Live Drumming
by **Bristol School of Samba**)*
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED –
THURSDAYS 6.30-8.30pm AT ST
WERBURGHS CENTRE, Horley
Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2
9TJ = £8.00
From Wednesday 11th February
2010
SALSA WORKSHOP- 2010
PROGRAMME
Regular dance classes at St
Werburgh’s Centre
These classes are organised in
four week courses. They cover
different salsa styles, popular club
dances, latin and ballroom. They
are taught by qualified teachers
and the content is progressive with
a focus on technique, timing and
musicality.
LED BY BATCH GUEYE,
WITH LIVE DRUMMING
Classes are inclusive and friendly.
Beginners’ classes are for absolute
beginners. Improvers’ classes are
for people who are confident in the
basic steps and timing. Please note
each evening starts with the
improvers’ class from 7.30pm –
8.15pm. Improvers are welcome to
stay to support the beginners’ class
from 8.15pm – 9pm. There is also a
latin and ballroom class each week
from 9pm-9.45pm. This is aimed at
beginners or people with relatively
little experience in these dances.
No partner is needed for any of the
classes.
BEGINNERS/IMPROVERS WEDNESDAYS 7.00-8.00pm AT
HAMILTON HOUSE, Stokes Croft,
Bristol, BS1 3QY. Entrance at
Canteen West, Stokes Croft, opp.
Jamaica Street = £5.00 (call Sara
or Megan if you can’t get in,
numbers below)
The cost of each four week block is
£25, which must be paid in full on
the first session. For this you can
join in one, two or three classes
each week. The drop-in cost is £7
per week.
The start dates for the four week
courses are as follows:
ALL LEVELS WELCOME
*£20 or £18* *concessions*
SABAR!
HIGH ENERGY TRADITIONAL
SENEGALESE DANCE CLASSES
24th March
5th May
2nd June
30th June
1st September
29th September
27th October
24th November
Tea Dances
Join us at St Werburghs Centre
from 2-6pm for an afternoon of fun
and dancing. Admission is £7 and
includes instruction in easy social
dances, practice time and
refreshments. Everyone is
welcome and no partner is needed.
Dates for 2010 are:
Saturday 29th May
25th September.
For further information about these
classes and events visit our
website at
www.salsaworkshop.co.uk or email
info@salsaworkshop.co.uk
JOB VACANCIES,
AUDITIONS &
VOLUNTEERING
:
Checkout # 03
12.00 – 17.00
Sunday 13 June
Checkout # 04
Sunday 11
July
12.00 – 17.00
Special Launch price for April £10
per pitch***
Pitch application deadline for
Checkout # 01
Call for Photographers
Photographic exhibition.
Calling all photographers!
The South Bank is having a
photographic exhibition from May
21st to June 9th 2010 in
collaboration with The Festival of
Photography. The theme is Bristol
(but this theme is open to the
photographers interpretation).. The
exhibition is free for the exhibiters.
Contact
hambleton.chris@yahoo.co.uk or
charles@southbank.biz
Thursday 1st April
Checkout is a unique opportunity to
promote work, be it editions, artists
books, prints, small artworks or
paintings, zines or other published
material. Each stallholder will be
promoted with a link from the
Central-Reservation blog.
To apply for a pitch send details of
your work or wares and up to 3
low-res images to Lucy:
centralreservationuk.market@gmail
.com
--- Checkout ---
Stallholders supplied with a table.
Set up from 10.30am Limited 30
stalls. Stallholders selected on
suitability.
Central-Reservation invites
applications for Checkout, a once
monthly art market showcasing the
work and wares of artists,
designers and makers from around
the UK.
Checkout forms part of a four
month programme of contemporary
art exhibitions, events,
collaborative projects & studio
residencies hosted by Central
Reservation
Staged in a former motorcycle
showroom on the second Sunday
of each month from April to
July 2010.
www.centralreservationuk.wordpre
ss.com
Checkout # 01
12.00 – 17.00
Sunday 11 April
Checkout # 02
12.00 – 17.00
Sunday 09 May
Central-Reservation, 15-19 Stokes
Croft, Bristol, BS13PY
Call for entries
'Celebrating Sanctuary'
'Celebrating Sanctuary' is an art
exhibition that takes place once a
year at The Pierian Centre, as part
of National Refugee Week. The art
on display is either by or about
refugees and asylum seekers.
This is our
6th year and part of "Working
Together for Positive Change" Bristol's response to EY2010 - the
European Year for Combating
Poverty and Social
Exclusion.
The theme of sanctuary runs
through the exhibition and it is
especially relevant this year with
Bristol becoming a 'City of
Sanctuary' .
Bristol is a multi cultural and
diverse place and that should be
celebrated. Bristol is currently
running a programme called
"Working
Together for Positive Change", and
2010 is the European Year of
Combating Poverty and Social
Exclusion. The Pierian Centre is a
CIC and is working in partnership
with other companies in Bristol to
help Create Prosperity and Social
Inclusion across the city.
The exhibition 'Celebrating
Sanctuary' aims to gives artists the
opportunity show their work, and
tell their story or the stories of
others through a variety media.
'Celebrating Sanctuary 2010' will
take place from the 11 - 21 June at
The Pierian Centre.
This year there will also be a strand
of the exhibition on display at St
Pauls Learning Centre, through out
the month of June.
If you are or know an artist who's
work addresses/ tackles any of
these issues then send up to 3
images and a description of the
work to Katy the exhibitions curator
at katychard@yahoo.co.uk.
The deadline for submission is the
31st March.
St Paul’s Carnival
Call for Performers
If you would like to apply to perform
at this years St Paul’s Carnival
please see following info.
We look forward to receiving your
application by the deadline date of
Monday 12 April 2010.
To perform at the St Paul’s
Carnival, Saturday 3 July 2010 (or
at other times during carnival
week) Deadline Date: Mon. 12 April
2010.
Please contact:
Carmen McLaughlin
Carnival Officer
info@stpaulscarnival.co.uk
0117 944 4176 / 07501 461918
Knowle West Media Centre,
March 2010
Artist Opportunity: Shout (Tuesday
9 March, 2-5pm, KWMC, Free)
KWMC are inviting 10 newly
associated artists to present recent
work
to an audience of their peers. Each
artist has a 5 minute slot to
show recent work and share their
ideas. This free event is open to
all but may be of particular benefit
to artists working in Bristol
that are interested in peer to peer
presentation and networking.
Places restricted to 40. Please
phone 0117 903 0444 or e-mail
rachel.clarke@kwmc.org.uk
to reserve a seat.
NEWS
St Paul’s Reggae Orchestra
In partnership, St George’s Bristol
and St Paul’s Learning & Family
Centre have developed one of the
most inspiring and unique
community music projects in Bristol
and the South West.
An idea initially coming from local
resident, Chris Williams, the St
Paul’s Reggae Orchestra is an
exciting opportunity created to
bring diverse and local talent from
across inner city Bristol to the wider
audiences of Bristol. Through the
Reggae music genre, St George’s
Bristol (and its Migrations project)
and St Paul’s Learning & Family
Centre have brought together
community musicians to create an
orchestra that is based within the
community, owned by the
community and shared by all in
Bristol. It gives a platform for
unsung local musicians to develop
their talents, work with a new
people, and perform at some of the
city’s biggest community events
and venues.
consists of a wide range of
instruments such as a horn section,
a rhythm section, violins and
percussion, it will also feature
musicians playing African
xylophone, Djembe drums and
many other more unusual
instruments.
Meeting weekly to rehearse, the
orchestra are working towards a
portfolio of well-known Reggae
music, as well as music created
specifically for the orchestra from
composers within the community.
Dennis Rollins, as a mentor to the
orchestra, says –
“This is one of the most inspiring
and unique community music
projects in Bristol and the South
West. It gives a platform for unsung
local musicians to develop their
talents, work with a new people,
and perform at some of the city’s
biggest community events and
venues.”
To find out about either of these
organisations contact
chino@offkeymarketing.co.uk or
stella.quinlivan@bristol.gov.uk
Grassroots Grants
Deadline: March 2011
The Orchestra is made up of nearly
40 musicians, from a diversity of
cultures, with a variety of musical
skills and experience. It is led by
local musicians, Norma Daykin
(Musical Director) and Charles
Brian (Creative Advisor and
Ambassador). The project will also
be mentored and supported by the
award winning Trombonist Dennis
Rollins.
The orchestra is unique because
although like many others it
So far, Grassroots Grants has
funded thousands of projects, from
sports for the disabled to arts for
older people, activities for young
people, counselling services,
employment programmes, food
parcel services, music groups and
village halls. It is these small,
volunteer led groups that make a
real difference to the lives of local
people, and often a small amount
of money can go a long way.
Applying for Grassroots Grants is
quick, easy and help is available.
You can apply for money until
March 2011. If your group ticks all
the boxes, then you could apply for
a Grassroots Grant of £250 - £5000
- A not-for-profit voluntary or
community group in England
- Led by volunteers
- Active in local community 12
months or more
- Average income (over three
years) of less than £30,000 per
year
- Works for the benefit of your local
community
If you have any questions, please
contact the Grassroots Grants
helpline:
T: 01223 400 331
E: grassroots@cdf.org.uk
To find out about how to apply for a
Grassroot Grant visit
www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/grassro
ots-grants
Arts & Flowers: Easton Arts Trail
2010
After lots of discussion, the
registration fee will stay the same
as last year - £20. As last year, the
£20 pays for your name, details
and a picture of your work to
appear on the brochure. We didn't
want to raise the fee and put
people off entering, but in fact
funds are rather short, so we are
organising a series of fundraising
events and a raffle to help raise
money and awareness of the trail.
The first will be a live music event
at the Greenbank Pub on Saturday
6th March - watch this space for
more details. We need you to
spread the word and come along, if
you can!
For the first time this year, the trail
will have a theme - Arts and
Flowers, and we will be inviting
people to open their gardens, as
well (or even instead) of opening
their houses.
We are looking to join forces with
Eastside Roots and local
businesses to encourage art
installations, activities and
performances (supported by
bursaries, subject to funding) in
back gardens and maybe public
spaces, plus a front garden
competition, 'Arts and Flowers up
Front', that will hopefully encourage
people to get involved who may not
want to open up their houses.
A front garden display could be
anything from a window display to
an arty vegetable patch - and
doesn't even have to include
plants! For a chance to win some
lovely prizes donated by local
businesses, the cost of entry
(including bunting or a sign and a
mark on the map) is likely to be just
£5. We are keen to hear your
thoughts on this idea.
If you have any other feedback,
ideas or suggestions for us, or if
you wish to be added to the mailing
list, please get in touch
at:info@eastonartstrail.co.uk.
Your opportunity to influence
commissioning practice
Are you a voluntary, community or
social enterprise organisation
based in Bristol that has
successfully bid to deliver public
services? OR an organisation that
has bid but been unsuccessful, OR
has considered bidding, but has
been put off - perhaps the work
involved was too much? Have you
worked with others to submit a bid?
Bristol City Council's Select
Committee on Third Sector
Commissioning wants to know
about your experience of
commissioning in Bristol so that
your stories can be used to
improve practice in future.
Please follow this link to complete a
short survey:
http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/chang
eup/commissioning
Empty Shops and Promotion
Initiative (round 2)
Bristol City Council has received
funding from the Department of
Communities and Local
Government to encourage the
‘temporary’ use of empty shops
during the recession.
The council is now inviting
organisations (arts-based
organisations, community groups
or registered charities) to bid for
funding to support projects, which
bring empty shops into 'temporary'
use or promote the Place
Management areas. The Place
Management areas are Ashley
Road/Grosvenor Road, Stokes
Croft, Gainsborough Square
(Lockleaze), Avonmouth,
Ridingleaze, Shirehampton and
Bedminster.
Further guidance will shortly be
available on the internet at
www.bristol.gov.uk/placemanagem
ent.
The deadline for applications is
4pm on 26 March 2010.
ST PAULS CARNIVAL OPEN
EVENING
On: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm
At:The Learning Centre Café,
Grosvenor Rd, St Pauls
We look forward to celebrating our
43rd Carnival in 2010.
It's count down time, and we are
delighted that so many people are
interested in being involved in
Carnival this year.
St Pauls Carnival will be on
Saturday 3rd July 2010
the Theme 'Heroes & Sheroes'
Our Annual Spring Open Evening
is for everyone who wants to sign
up for:
* Mass Camps
* To Perform
* To Join the Board
* Want to Volunteer
* Have a Stall
Come along and see what exciting
things we have planned for this
year.
We look forward to meeting you!
Tel: 0117 9444 176
Email: info@stpaulscarnival.co.uk
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Arts Council, http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Professional, http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk
The Guardian Arts and Culture Jobs, www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
Bristol Media, http://www.bristolmedia.co.uk
Arts Admin, http://www.artsadmin.co.uk
Jobs in Research, Science, Academic & Related Professions,
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/sector/creative
Audiences South West, www.audiencessw.org
Arts Matrix, http://www.artsmatrix.org.uk
Voluntary Arts Network, http://www.voluntaryarts.org
British Council Arts department, http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts
National Association of Local Government Arts Officers,
http://www.nalgao.org
South West Screen, http://www.swscreen.co.uk
Arts Jobs online. http://www.artsjobsonline.com
South West Participatory Arts Network (SWPAN) http://swpan.org.uk
Bristol Creatives, http://www.bristolcreatives.co.uk
Creative Learning Agency, www.creativelearningagency.org.uk
Theatre Bristol, http://www.theatrebristol.co.uk
Bristol Museums, www.bristol.gov.uk/museums
Acta Community Theatre, www.acta-bristol.com
Voluntary Organisations Standing Conference on Urban Regeneration,
http://www.voscur.org
Arts and Health South West, http://www.artsandhealthsouthwest.org.uk
Independent Street Arts Network, www.streetartsnetwork.org.uk
Tobacco Factory, www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com
Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft, www.prsc.org.uk
Bristol Indymedia, http://bristol.indymedia.org
REMIX Bristol Youth Music Action Zone, http://www.remix-music.org.uk
Cube cinema, http://microplex.cubecinema.com
Spike Island, http://www.spikeisland.org.uk
Plan 9, http://www.plan9.org.uk
Poetry Can, www.poetrycan.co.uk
The Pierian Centre, http://www.pierian-centre.com/
Poetry Can, www.poetrycan.co.uk
Southbank Arts, http://www.sbaweb.co.uk/
Local Newsletters and Partnerships:
o St Paul’s Unlimited Partnership, www.stpaulsunlimited.org.uk
o Mina Matters for St Werburghs, www.stwerburghs.org
o Trinity Community arts Ltd, www.3ca.org.uk
o Easton Community Partnership
(www.eastoncommunitypartnership.org.uk) and
o Community at Heart (www.communityatheart.co.uk) produce a
newsletter for Easton and Lawrence Hill called Up Our Street. Contact
stacy.yelland@communityatheart.co.uk for a copy.
o Knowle West, www.knowlewest.co.uk
o Hotwells & Clifton Wood News, www.hotwellscliftonwood.org.uk
o Sports Services News, www.bristol.gov.uk/sportsnews
Bristol City Council
For more information on what we do, our objectives, who we are in the Arts,
Events and Festivals Team of Bristol City Council, please visit our website:
www.bristol.gov.uk/arts
And also visit Bristol's online event database on:
www.bristol.gov.uk/events
For general queries please contact:
1) ARTS:
Dina Ntziora
Neighbourhood Arts Team
Arts, Events and Festivals Team
Colston 33, Colston Avenue
Bristol, BS1 4UA
Tel: 0117 92 24651
Fax: 0117 92 22764
2) EVENTS:
Annette Thompson
Events Team
Arts, Events and Festivals Team
Colston 33, Colston Avenue
Bristol, BS1 4UA
Tel: 0117 92 23287
Fax: 0117 92 22764
DEADLINES FOR NEXT ISSUE:
28th March for issue published 10th April. Please post items
for inclusion to dina.Ntziora@bristol.gov.uk