Victoria Park Community Art Project: Celebrating the project

Thursday 17 June 2010

Celebrating the project

What a good turn out for the event yesterday, it was so nice to see so many people come back and celebrate the work of the community. We had a few others as well and lots of people connected to the project in other ways... a very full cafe!

After a few short presentations and a couple of well deserved thank yous (Lucy, Keith, Sally G amongst others) we spoke to some of the volunteers and found out about their experiences of the project.

It was really sad saying bye to everyone at the end, it has been a lovely project to be involved in and I will miss working with this group. I'm looking forward to coming back to put up some of the participants work for Somerset Art Weeks in September. Check back and I'll post more information closer to then.

Thanks again to everyone who was involved in this project in whatever capacity that may have been.

Here is the final art work, so you get a sneak peak...

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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.