Victoria Park Community Art Project: The Big Paint

Sunday 30 May 2010

The Big Paint - Part one 27/5/10

The reinforcements arrive! Speed painting... we spent so long preparing and everyone got through the first stage so quickly!

We did have time to celebrate Sean's Birthday as well, including a bit of a sing song. Sally made this wonderful cake which everyone enjoyed... mmm. I am going to miss all the cake involved in this project!

When finished working on their bit of the panels the group had their individual canvases to work on. This meant we could work with smaller groups directly onto the wall pieces.

When the background layer had dried we got on with drawing the designs onto the rest of the panels

...and then in smaller groups painted them!

We also had Steve in filming the project to document what we were doing, a bit scary having to talk to the camera... I managed a few minutes but have no idea what I said! Many people contributed and hopefully we will get to see the results when its all been put together at the end of the year along with the other projects.

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The Project's Aims

Through the medium of visual arts we will deliver intergenerational workshops with users of the Victoria Park Community Centre to develop ideas, then create and install permanent art installations for the Café. These will add colour and character to the space, encourage a sense of ownership in the local community and help cut down the current level of sound reverberation. We will also develop a series of creative skills sharing workshops, to encourage people to share a wide range of creative making skills. Supported by a professional artist, it is hoped these will develop into ongoing workshop activities at the centre once the initial workshop programme is completed. It is hoped the project may be a way to start new activities and encourage greater use of the public spaces.

The Company of Voices

SAW has gained funding to develop this project through a new Somerset-wide intergenerational programme called ‘The Company of Voices’ .

The Company of Voices is a cross-sector partnership which will promote cohesion in communities so that older and younger people can improve the extent that they value and respect one another, feel safe and secure in their community, are able to speak about their issues and views, have opportunities to come together to make a difference in their community, enjoy healthy, active and fulfilling lives.