Arts/Culture Strategy

Welcome

Submitted by Lisa Mew on January 26, 2010 - 9:41am

Welcome to the arts and culture forum.

If you are a creative practitioner living or working in the Colne Valley, this is your facility to talk to each other and for us (Renaissance, Loca, etc.) to talk to you about all things creative!

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Stock Market

Submitted by smithdisoja on December 13, 2011 - 10:54am

 If you ever wondered how to read the Candlestick graphs that show you information about the stock market. Here is a link that will really make your day.
The information here is easy to follow and understand.  If you follow these tutorials you should be able to use Level 2 trading software in no time flat.

Stock Market

busy summer of arts

  This summer, a group of artists were commissioned through the Renaissance to deliver a series of four artist led arts workshops for children and young people in the Colne Valley. And what a great time we had! From making voxpox, to creating plaster tiles, creating whacky self portraits, dancing with light and making and eating cupcakes, yum!

We are now in talks with both the Young People's Service and Extended Schools provision to find a way to carry on with this programme beyond the summer. So..... watch this space!

Temp Studio - Help

Submitted by Rupert on May 27, 2010 - 12:20pm

Hi, I was wondering if any one could help - I'm in desperate need of a workspace/studio to use for the next month*. I can pay rent and need somewhere garage sized (smaller would definatly be considered) with light and power where I can make sawing and hammering type noises!.please contact Rupert on 840914 or via e-mail this site. Thanks in advance.Rupert* Although I am looking for a long term studio/workspace if possible.

Leeds Open Show

Submitted by Chris on May 6, 2010 - 1:34pm

"Have you ever wanted to show your artwork in Leeds Art Gallery? Here’s your chance! In summer 2010, we are extending the Leeds Art Gallery Open Show to be open to everyone, from 0 to over 100 years old. The Open Show is a competition which gives local artists the chance to have an artwork exhibited at the Gallery. The exhibition will run in Leeds Art Gallery between 8 August and 19 September 2010."More info here: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Leeds_Art_Gallery/Exhibitions/Open_Show.aspxWorks have to be submitted in July and you can download forms from the website.Hope some of you can get something in!Chris

free profile photography

Submitted by Chris on February 1, 2010 - 1:44pm

Hi everyone, It’s great to see the various arts projects starting to move forward and the web site taking shape. Well done Lisa and Graham! As Lisa has said, this is going to include artist profiles on the web and leaflets. I think this will be a big step forward in raising the profile of local arts and crafts and I’d like to help people with photography for these to show off what you can do. I’m offering to do some free profile photos, product/artwork photos and portraits of artists at work. I’m particularly hoping that the latter can be used as a showcase for what people are doing in the valley. If you’re interested or want to discuss any other ideas for collaboration you can reply here, email me on drctaylor [at] gmail [dot] com or speak to me at the next meeting. All the best,Chris Taylor

Arts and Culture Web Forum Launched

We have launched an arts and culture discussion forum on this site to enable creative practitioners in the valley to talk to each other.

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We hope that the forum will complement other activities and communications channels designed to support and strengthen the creative community in the Colne Valley.

Arts and Culture Strategy

Aim:
To investigate the feasibility of a defined 'arts and culture' centre based in Slaithwaite or Marsden.
Achievements to date:

  • Feasibility study undertaken by Knight Kavanagh Page and Burns Collett to investigate the potential for locating an arts facility in the Valley (Reported May 2007). The key findings identified the critical risks and potential benefits from such a facility:
    Critical success factors:
    • a cohesive working group
    • the development of a suitable management vehicle
    • premises – potentially sub-let from anchor tenant
    • ; the potential for Yorkshire Forward to invest in a long lease property
    • match funding
    • long term sustainability

Targets for the next twelve months:

  • Refine the discussion with the arts sector locally whether there is scope for a commercial/community based facility – and how to deliver.

The major challenges of the project to date have been:

  • Developing a consensus on what such a facility might be/do/have – this is ongoing.
  • Identifying revenue funding to support the development of the facility and sector – this is a critical success factor.

    • It will be difficult to make an economic case for public investment based on the work undertaken so far; need to explore other types of funding and models of operation.

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