Funding for Filming

After the successful completion of our film 'Condemned to Darkness', we are now all ready gearing up to planning our next celluloid project, thanks to receiving funding from South West Screen. We will be touring the film to festivals and venues to get more potential actors, writers and film makers involved in our next film project. 

Would you like to be involved in our next film project? Please give us a call! 

art + power = Business!

Last session's NVQ in Business Enterprise was a very lively and entertaining session. Everyone is busy getting their project descriptions together, so that 2009 is the year to make their business aspiratins into reality. We had fun with the 'values' exercise. We all came up with a value, which was really important to us and which we wanted to carry throught to our business. We had lots of fun guessing which 'value' belonged to which artist. 

If anyone would like to offer a business master-class this year, then please get in touch.

Betty's Story

A BOY CALLED WINDOW

The boy called Window went out for a walk and he found a ball. He started to play with the ball and decided to take the ball home with him.
His mother said, "Time to go to bed." He went up to his bedroom with his ball.
He put his ball down the side of the bed. He went to sleep. Then in the middle of the night the ball lit up, it was a very bright light. The ball didn't make a sound, but it woke up the boy.
He looked at the light and said, "I wonder if i can make a wish?" He made a wish, he wished he had a lot of new clothes. All of a sudden the window opened and all of his old clothes flew out of the window. the other window opened and all new clothes came in through that window, in to the bedroom.
He wondered if he should have another wish, he said to himself, "Yes, I'll have another wish."
He said, "I wish I could go on holiday and have a very good time."
He went on that holiday, and had a good time.
When he got back home he found the was gone!

New Beginnings of art + power!

Morning, I hope you all had a good weekend! 

Last Tuesday, art + power introduced our new system to the artists, actors and writers.  We have been working hard throughout the summer to transform the organisation.

   

At the Information Day, art + power staff presented our new way of working - our campaign for creativity, aiming to end cultural exclusion. Staff explained the updated Personal Arts Support Scheme (PASS) and the process of creating empowering arts. 16 new participants signed up to PASS  and we look forward to welcoming more people in the future! 

Every Monday morning there will be a coffee morning at the art + power studio. It will be open to all and provide an opportunity to check what's happening during the week and to find out what projects are on offer.

Also at the Monday coffee morning there will be the opportunity to book a hot desk, computer, mentor session or volunteer help. 

Don't worry if you can't make it, you can phone us and we'll let you know, or you can check out what's happening here on the blog every Monday morning - we'll let you know the Top 5 activities happening this week.

This week, we are preparing for the showcase. We are working on visual arts, writing and performance for our 10th birthday party on 27th Nov.

Top 5 things this week:

1 - Van required to collect free wood from IKEA 

2 - Actors required to create scripts for live performance

3 - Artists required to design and create their human silhouettes  

- Draw around yourself on a piece of wood.

- Use paint spray paints to show who you are on the profile

4 - Come along on Wednesday to devise a performance involving the profiles. 

5 - Sign up new PASS if you haven't joined yet - contact us for an induction meeting and we can give you more details.

art + power is turning ten!

Make a Smilebox greeting

You are invited to join us and celebrate art + power's transformation and empowering arts! 

During the celebrations, there will be installations, lead by the participants. You can expect to see visual arts, performance, film and interactive audience board. 

This event also marks the start of new campaign for creativity. This will help to release the arts in every individual and with art + power's new way of working, all can be involved in the process of creating empowering art with the shared aim to end cultural exclusion.

We hope to see you at Spike Island on Thursday 27th November, from 6pm until 8pm!

Paint it Pink.

Paul Blakemore came to Boston Tea Party on the launch day, he took the photos of the murals for the Evening Post, here it is!

Writing Forum returns

The hugely successful art + power Creative Writing Forum has begun again after a well earnt Summer break. The Writing Forum has so far this year produced a month long writing exhibition and installation along with the publication of a group Anthology "We made Us Do It". Also several of the groups poets have had individual sucess in publishing and performing their work.

The group meets on Fridays 10-4pm at The Arnolfini, Narrow Quay, Bristol. In the Morning there are lots of visits, excersises and games to get your imagination going while the afternoon group concentrates on helping individual writers to progress whilst working towards group writing projects. Writers are encouraged to share their work and recieve feedback. Some of the workshops planned for this year include script writing, writing for film and performance poetry.

Because the group has grown so much we are also looking for volunteers to help out with the group. If you have an interest in any aspect of creative writing and would like to be part of art + power then please call in.

Foe more details about joining the group or becoming a volunteer call Angie Belcher on 01179468630