Epping Forest Arts Epping Forest Arts Epping Forest Council’s Epping Forest Council’s Arts Development Service Arts Development Service Julie Chandler Community & Cultural Services Manager
Arts Background Arts Background The Council has provided an Arts service in the district since 1974 974 The Council has provided an Arts service in the district since 1 n n In the late 1980’s the Arts section was expanded, to meet the In the late 1980’s the Arts section was expanded, to meet the n n government’s agenda for improving community sustainability government’s agenda for improving community sustainability through provision of arts development work. through provision of arts development work. Due to its’ ’ innovative work Epping Forest Arts is one of the most innovative work Epping Forest Arts is one of the most Due to its n n highly regarded arts delivery services in the within the County and and highly regarded arts delivery services in the within the County Region. Region. The Arts Council (England East) has acknowledged the innovative The Arts Council (England East) has acknowledged the innovative n n work that is delivered through Epping Forest Arts, by providing work that is delivered through Epping Forest Arts, by providing significant project funding for the district since 2001. £ £75,000 was 75,000 was significant project funding for the district since 2001. secured in 2006, to develop a three- secured in 2006, to develop a three -year programme of projects year programme of projects and events that explore and celebrate the District’ ’s community, s community, and events that explore and celebrate the District history, heritage and environment history, heritage and environment
Arts programme Arts programme Dance development Dance development n n Visual Arts Visual Arts n n Performing Arts Performing Arts n n Music Music n n Live Art Live Art n n Film Film n n Multi media Multi media n n Crafts & Painting Crafts & Painting n n Festivals Festivals n n Celebratory Events Celebratory Events n n
Work with Young People Work with Young People n ‘ ‘eNgage’ eNgage’ – n Urban Street Dance Urban Street Dance – n – – dance development n dance development project for 5 – 20 yrs+ culminating in a culminating in a project regular weekly dance classes for boys regular weekly dance classes for boys performance at Harlow Playhouse Harlow Playhouse performance at and girls 12 yrs+ based on the latest and girls 12 yrs+ based on the latest street dance styles street dance styles n ‘Isadora’ ‘Isadora’ – n – Dance development Dance development project with youngsters at Wells Park and project with youngsters at Wells Park and n ‘Reaction’ & ‘ ‘Reaction’ & ‘Fuzion’ Fuzion’ – n – Oakview Schools Oakview Schools targeted at boys and girls 12 – targeted at boys and girls 12 – 16yrs 16yrs across the range of secondary schools, to across the range of secondary schools, to n Local Dance Groups Local Dance Groups – n – bring youngsters together to tackle bring youngsters together to tackle weekly dance groups introduced by EFA weekly dance groups introduced by EFA issues of hostility between school groups, issues of hostility between school groups, and sustained through training volunteers and sustained through training volunteers using 3 different dance styles with using 3 different dance styles with and parents to lead and deliver sessions and parents to lead and deliver sessions separate gender groups separate gender groups n ‘Sense of Place’ ‘Sense of Place’ – n – work with work with n ‘Motiv8’ ‘Motiv8’ – n – dance development dance development young people in key localities of young people in key localities of project for 6 6 – – 18yr olds culminating in 18yr olds culminating in disadvantage in the district disadvantage in the district project for showcase at Debden Park School showcase at Debden Park School
Work with adults and the elderly….. Work with adults and the elderly….. ‘Arts Alert’ – – specially ‘Arts Alert’ n n specially designed dance, movement and designed dance, movement and visual arts programme for adults visual arts programme for adults with special needs from 18 yrs with special needs from 18 yrs through to 50+, based at Epping through to 50+, based at Epping Forest College. Workshops Forest College. Workshops culminating in performance. culminating in performance. n ‘Sense of Place’ ‘Sense of Place’ – n – dance and dance and visual arts cross - - generational generational visual arts cross programme, bringing young people and programme, bringing young people and the elderly together in a range of the elderly together in a range of projects to ‘break down barriers’. projects to ‘break down barriers’. Focuses on Residential Care homes in Focuses on Residential Care homes in the district and wok linked to local the district and wok linked to local schools schools
Summer Arts Programme Summer Arts Programme n ‘Lift Off’ ‘Lift Off’ – n – acting , dancing and arts skills sessions for 8 acting , dancing and arts skills sessions for 8 – – 12 year olds. 12 year olds. n ‘Havoc’ ‘Havoc’ – n – circus skills workshop and arts activities for 3 years+ circus skills workshop and arts activities for 3 years+ n Theatre Performances Theatre Performances – n – for 2 for 2- -5 yrs and 4 5 yrs and 4 – – 8 yrs 8 yrs n ‘ ‘Jammin’ Jammin’ – n – dance workshops for 9 dance workshops for 9 – –12 yrs 12 yrs n ‘Mini ‘Mini- -madness’ madness’ – n – dance, drama and arts & crafts for 3 years+ dance, drama and arts & crafts for 3 years+ n ‘Pandemonium’ ‘Pandemonium’ – n – performances, arts & crafts, fun activity day for 3 yrs+ performances, arts & crafts, fun activity day for 3 yrs+ n ‘ ‘Bugtastic’ Bugtastic’ – n – bug hunting, pond dipping and games and art bug hunting, pond dipping and games and art n ‘Beach in a box’ ‘Beach in a box’ – n – summer holiday activity for 3 summer holiday activity for 3 – – 5 years 5 years n ‘Arty Antics’ ‘Arty Antics’ – n – clay making workshops for 6 clay making workshops for 6 – – 8 years 8 years
Other work areas………. Other work areas………. Administration and Administration and n n management of Epping Forest management of Epping Forest Music Schools Music Schools Advice and support to local Advice and support to local n n voluntary organisations and voluntary organisations and local artists local artists Management of Small Grants Management of Small Grants n n Scheme for the Arts Scheme for the Arts Community based arts and Community based arts and n n environmental events environmental events Production of Arts Inform – – Production of Arts Inform n n district wide arts activity and district wide arts activity and events publication events publication Provision of specialist advice to Provision of specialist advice to n n internal and external partners internal and external partners Strategic partnership working Strategic partnership working n n throughout the county, throughout the county, including Essex On Tour and including Essex On Tour and Essex Book Festival Essex Book Festival Representation and Representation and n n participation in Essex Arts participation in Essex Arts Officers group Officers group
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