posted 18 Nov 2011 02:04 by julie matthews
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Plymouth Music Zone is holding two exciting girl only band development events led by talented young female singer songwriters Kat Marsh (www.myspace.com/katmarsh) and Josie Newton (www.myspace.com/josienewton). Aimed at 11-18 year olds who want to play in a band or break into the music industry, the sessions will enable participants to meet other aspiring female musicians, play some music and get some top tips and advice.
Sessions will take place on Saturday 26th November and 18th February from 10am - 4pm. Spaces are limited so please contact PMZ a.s.a.p. to book a place, tel: 01752 213690 or email info@plymouthmusiczone.org.uk. For more information please visit www.plymouthmusiczone.org.uk/02_events.aspx
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posted 10 Nov 2011 04:09 by julie matthews
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We’re just about to pilot a new CPD
programme of seven after-school sessions aimed at teachers, TAs and other
school workers who want inspiring ideas and access to new creative skills. ‘Art
School’ will be all about building confidence and showing how you can help children
achieve amazing results with simple materials and a bit of imagination.
Experienced artist Jo Tyler will lead these first sessions which are taking
place in close cooperation with the Southern Way Federation at Beechwood and
Oakwood Primary schools.This is very much ‘non-scary’ art and will include
topics such as making magic dream books with ‘no sew’ textile techniques (see
photo), creating gorgeous quick and easy ceramics and finding out that you can draw!
We’ll be advertising Art School programmes in the New Year and will be
contacting all schools and children’s centres in Plymouth and the local area
with details of how they can get involved.
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posted 10 Nov 2011 04:04 by julie matthews
Funding for the arts (and indeed everything else) has changed because of
the economic climate and this will affect the way in which Barefoot - as a
small charity - operates in the future. Core funding from Plymouth City Council
is a thing of the past and after March 2012 we will also leave behind Arts
Council regularly funded organisation status, so we’ve been working hard to
diversify both our funding sources and our activities.
As a first step, in March we secured Transition
Funding, which has allowed us to dedicate staff time to organisational
development. We have also made (and continue to make) applications to a wide
variety of trusts and government initiatives to support our work. Alongside
this we are developing a range of partnership activities that we expect to
provide resourced opportunities for young people and many other groups across
the city.
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posted 10 Nov 2011 03:22 by julie matthews
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updated 10 Nov 2011 04:40
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The
Barefoot team have recently been developing
‘WindScreen’, a project which aims to provide disadvantaged young people with the
opportunity to combine creative media and outdoor sport in a
positive and encouraging environment. The aim will be to raise
aspirations through a fusion
of sailing, film making and photography sessions, with the participants working towards the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and Arts Award
accreditations. Participants will get the opportunity to produce a short
documentary film or photographic exhibition and achieve RYA level 2 on the
youth sailing scheme. The ten week project will aim to develop teamwork, self
belief and motivation and enable the young people to experience something new
and exciting, pushing them out of their comfort zone, building confidence and giving
them a true sense of achievement.
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posted 1 Nov 2011 04:44 by julie matthews
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updated 10 Nov 2011 02:39
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This year's Plymouth Respect Festival took place at the end of October. The
colourful 'Fire and Heat' themed parade meandered through the city
centre and included a samba band, Chinese dragons, dancing, a beautful
elephant (thanks to Beechwood and Oakwood Primaries, who also enjoyed African Story-telling with Abi Alao)
and vibrant costumes created by local schools with help from Stiltskin
Creative Arts and Theatre Company. Parents and childen from the Barne
Barton Arts Group paraded in colourful costumes created during their
weekly arts club lead by local resident and Barefoot volunteer Jane
Ford.
A
BIG THANK YOU to everyone that helped to make this year's Respect
Festival Parade a great success, and our special thanks to Riverside,
Beechwood, Oakwood, Holy Cross, High Street and Victoria Road Primary
Schools and to our student volunteers from UCP Marjon. We would also
like to thank Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Affinity
Sutton Housing Association for funding the school workshops and parade. |
posted 6 Oct 2011 06:57 by julie matthews
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Barefoot is part of the NatWest Community Force initiative that supports local charities and projects across the country. We are hoping to secure funding for weekly, inclusive sports and arts sessions for adults and children with learning disabilities. Hundreds of charities and
projects stand to win an award of £6,000 each, with the
winners decided by public vote via the NatWest Community Force website. If you would like to support our project please vote here - http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/3995 |
posted 27 Sep 2011 02:55 by rmarsh@marjon.ac.uk
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updated 7 Oct 2011 02:47 by julie matthews
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Respect is back and Barefoot will be coordinating the spectacular Respect Parade that opens the main festival event at Plymouth Guildhall on Sunday 30th October. Respect is the South West's biggest celebration of diversity west of Bristol, organised by Plymouth Racial Equality Council and supported by a partnership that includes education, community, the arts, Health Service, the Police and Fire Service.
We want to involve as many schools, parents and community groups as possible and with support from Affinity Sutton Housing and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (with more to come), we're offering free carnival costume and prop-making workshops on a first-come-first-served basis. To qualify we need you to guarantee the presence of a responsible, organising adult at the event and to do your upmost to maximise the attendance of your group.
Above all else this event is fun, but it's also a fantastic chance for children and families to come together as citizens of Plymouth (and the world) and experience a mind-boggling array of cultures, including music, food and fashion. Join us for the time of your life! The parade will muster at 10.10am at the sundial and start at 10.30am. The route is short and goes right through the middle of Drake's Circus. Contact us for more details.
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posted 16 Jun 2011 07:33 by julie matthews
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updated 16 Jun 2011 07:37
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The Big Arts Festival 2011 will kick-off on Friday 1st July with the Keyham Art of the Community event at the KGP centre and Alexandra Park. This year there are nine Art of the Community events happening in locations all across the city. The Big Arts Arts Day and Youth Makes Music Concert are being held on Tuesday 5th July at Plymouth Pavilions. For further information about the programme of events please visit the Big Arts Festival pages. |
posted 11 Apr 2011 06:56 by Cath Hough
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updated 16 Jun 2011 07:39 by julie matthews
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This year Lord Mayor’s Day will be held in Plymouth City Centre on Saturday 21st May. This event has grown into a huge celebration with a strong arts theme and will feature the ever-growing young people’s parade and community performance (both originally instigated by Barefoot) on a stage directly under the Big Screen. In the morning the University of Plymouth’s Open House event will offer a whole range of activities for young people and families while performance in the City Centre kicks off at 11.00am. As usual, Barefoot is helping to recruit schools and community groups wishing to take part in the parade and perform on the community stage on the main piazza. However, our new challenge for 2011 is to bring exciting and innovative student street performances and art ‘happenings’ to the City Centre. We are already meeting with student groups at UCP Marjon, City College and Plymouth College of Art and hope that their ideas and enthusiasm will bring even more vitality to the event.
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posted 18 Feb 2011 06:42 by julie matthews
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updated 18 Feb 2011 06:44
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Pomphlett Primary School’s Asian themed arts week took place at the end of February. Barefoot arranged for a group of Malaysian student volunteers from UCP Marjon to assist the school throughout the week. The students were able to give a real insight into Malaysian culture whilst teaching traditional games and arts activities to the children. Artist James Lake worked with the children and teachers to produce large-scale Asian Landmarks that have been displayed around the school for everyone to see. |
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