Site Festival opening carnival procession 28 April

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The opening Carnival procession for the Site Festival is fast approaching.

The Site Festival is Strouds Festival for contemporary arts and involves hundreds of artists in many varied and diverse locations including ninety artist open studios. www.sitefestival.org.uk

There are two big announcements concerning carnival this year; the first is that we have the Goods Shed as a venue for after school and weekend workshops in music, dance and costume, for three weeks leading up to the final event. This will also be the venue for the final event on the day from 1pm onwards with stalls and live music from the Uplifter, Hot Feet, Laerie Fairies and Le Vamos. The next big announcement is that the "Battle for the Winds'  Olympiad wind sculpture and performance will be unveiled on the day too.

‘Battle For The Winds’ (www.battleforthewinds.com) is an Arts Council England funded Cultural Olympiad project that is being rolled out over the coming year in the South West of England. Gloucestershire is involved as one of the seven counties who will be participating in the opening spectacular of the London 2012 sailing events in Weymouth. A giant ‘wind machine’ sculpture will represent Gloucestershire on the promenade in Weymouth in July, accompanied by Gloucestershire musicians and street performers. We wish to launch this initiative here in Gloucestershire by delivering a large-scale event, to a public audience, in the Brunel Goodshed in Stroud, Glos at 2pm Sat April 28th 2012.

Lots of young people are already involved in preparations for this event including Stroud Art College who successfully secured the commission for the construction of the Wind Machine and also many of Gloucestershire Youth Theatre plus students from many local schools.

Hope to see you there on the day!


SVA

4 John Street
Stroud
Gloucestershire GL5 2HA

Tel: 01453 751440
http://www.sva.org.uk

Darren Almond Exhibition - Sometimes Still

Site Festival launch and opening exhibition on

Saturday 5th May 6–9pm
Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3AP

Sometimes Still is a six screen high-definition video Darren Almond filmed on Mt. Hiei near Kyoto, Japan over several years. This will be the first time it is shown in the UK. Almond follows a Tendai monk, during a nightly marathon, as he engages with the Buddhist process of Kaihōgyō; a seven year feat of physical and mental endurance by which these monks attempt to reach a state of enlightenment.

After party 9pm–3am
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA

Exhibition dates: 5th–10th May
Saturday 10am–3pm, Sunday–Wednesday 11am–7pm, Thursday 11am–9pm

Community Support Worker at GL11 Community Project

GL11 Community Project
Charity No:  1130096


Is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and vibrant


COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER


The role will be to work with individuals, families and the whole community to empower them to:

• identify their needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities;
• plan what they want to achieve and take appropriate action;
• develop activities, social opportunities and services to improve their lives
• recruit and support volunteers
• support the Project Manager in securing funds to enable the successful delivery of GL11’s strategic charitable business activities.

This post is for 21 hours per week, 52 weeks p.a.  Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.  This is initially offered as a 2 year contract.  Continuation will be subject to funding.
For job description and details of how to apply, please:

• Visit our website www.gl11.org.uk
• Contact GL11 Community Project, Fairmead, Cam, Dursley GL11 5JS, phone: 01453 548530; or
• E-mail: office@gl11.org.uk

Closing date for applications:  12 noon, Monday 2 April 2012


INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON
 WEDS 4 APRIL 2012

First steps into teaching

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NEEDING INSPIRATION? from Gloucester Resource Centre

If you are in need of creative inspiration then our visual ideas boards on Pinterest are the place to look.
This fabulous resource gives you quick and easy access to ideas themed by occasion and scrap type as well as showcasing

• members creations and
• professional scrap
• artworks

Find our Pinterest homepage at: http://pinterest.com/scrapstore/
We would love to add photos of your creations! Please send them to: scrapstore@grcltd.org

Thirza Parton

Administration

City Works

Alfred Street

Gloucester

GL1 4DF

Tel        01452 504442

Fax       01452 504443

www.grcltd.org

Creative Writing at Artspace Cinderford, Saturday 28th April 10am - 4pm

Creative Writing Course
Artspace, Cinderford: Saturday 28th April 10am – 4pm.
£28 or £25 concessions.

• Getting started?
• Character crisis?
• Problems with plot?
• Writer’s block?

This course will free your imagination and leaveyou fizzing with ideas.
Contact: 01594 510356.
07796112152.
annie@anniemckie.co.uk
or call Artspace: 01594 825111

'Locality' Membership Benefits

Fresh Horizons builds cinema in local library

Fresh Horizons has won Arts Council funding to build a cinema in the local library.

Fresh Horizons was one of only 10 organisations to win funding and will install a fully working cinema in the Chestnut Centre in Huddersfield.

The local community will choose which films are shown, as well as learning film-making techniques and shooting short films of their own.

Mike McCusker, director of Fresh Horizons, said: "The idea is to put the Chestnut Centre at the heart of culture and arts in our area.

“This project is about finding new income streams and helping local libraries to be financially viable.”

Read the full story on our website.

Your Locality regional team

Did you know you can find all the contact details for your Locality regional team on our website?

Each regional team has its own page, with email and phone details, plus a quick link to Locality events happening in the area. 

What are the key issues for you and your organisation, what workshops would you like to see

Locality Convention 6 & 7 November at the Bristol City Marriott Hotel.

Put the dates in your diary now! The 2011 Locality convention was a stunning success – and we want the 2012 convention to be even better.

We’re keen to know what YOU would like to get from the convention. What are the key issues for you and your organisation, what workshops would you like to see, what debates would interest you?

Please let us know and we’ll feed in your views to the convention planning group. Contact Clare Roebuck on clare.roebuck@locality.org.uk