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Create a Beacon in the Heart of the Community

photograph of the Rev. Alan Steele at the Bradeley Together Event. © David Haden, 2004.above: photograph of the Rev. Alan Steele at the Bradeley Together Event. © David Haden, 2004.

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above: 27 of the 480 images used for the Bradeley Together Event. Each image was back-projected on to 8 x 8 foot screens, as seen in the photograph opposite.

Bradeley Together — February 2004.
Working with people of Bradeley to create an art event that gave the community an opportunity to discuss their hopes for the future of their area.

I made three loops of images for projection: a series of portraits of residents of Bradeley Village Sheltered Housing, challenging the stereotypes of older people; a sequence of drawings made with local school kids, which portrayed their thoughts on the place they call home; a collection of family snapshots and party pictures illustrating the social life and fun in the local community.

All this work was part of a project called:
CREATIVE APPROACHES TO LOCAL ISSUES

In order to explore and demonstrate creative responses to local issues, the Community Facilitation Team of Stoke-on-Trent City Council developed ten projects with THEpUBLIC, West Bromwich, an award-winning community arts organisation. In each of ten community forum areas pilot arts projects were undertaken.


above: one of the drawings made by the children of Smallthorne Primary School.

Project Feedback
The screens were brilliant – they really drew attention and had an impact. The memory of the night was a very important part of the project, with the centre as a beacon at the heart of the community.

It was good to work with someone ‘outside’ of the group and to think about how programming activities can appeal to many e.g. rambling, swimming, tea dances.

Other than the young children’s input via the creative workshops, teenage representation was lacking. However, the project can be built on and some of the ideas acted on. It was recognised that an event or activity that specifically targets young people is important.


Who are the THEpUBLIC?

The Public is everyone.
Everyone who's creative
Everyone who has ideas.
You are a member of the public already,
If you've got an idea you want to realise.
The Public is for dreamers, thinkers, doers, lookers.

The Public, formerly known as Jubilee Arts, has been carrying out pioneering community arts work for nearly thirty years in West Bromwich and the surrounding area.

The Public is now taking this experience forward in an exciting project to create the Public Building, the largest community arts development in Europe. The Building will be a place to dream and realise your creativity in an inspiring, hands-on arts space, as well as somewhere you can learn, be entertained and relax.

THE 'CREATIVE APPROACHES TO LOCAL ISSUES' BROCHURE CAN BE DOWNLOADED AS A PDF (4mb)

 

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