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Meertrek (Charnwood Arts)
Meertrek was the brainchild of a group of young people from Rawlins Community College, Quorn in Leicestershire. The group wanted to find a way of discussing and dealing with difficult and dangerous issues that would also be fun and interesting – it is really easy to preach to young people, but not so easy to engage and entertain them. The team worked together with Charnwood Arts for 3 years, researching, scripting, illustrating and designing Meertrek "The Interactive CD ROM for 7-11 year olds".
The Meertrek team (or the "Meerterk Mates" as they became known) consisted of Judith, Jess, Maurice, Chris, Nalini and Kenneth. At the time they were all 14 - 15 years old (apart from Chris, who was 16). The team was responsible for the storylines, character development, voices and concept art for the game. They met regularly at the Charnwood Arts office where they would hold "brainstorming" sessions and work through ideas.
The Meertrek game has been distributed to every school in Leicester City and Leicestershire as well as to 10 other education authorities across the country. The project was fully supported by Leicestershire Constabulary and won a national Crimebeat Award.
Follow the link below to visit the Meertrek website which includes a download of the introductory portion of the story. Packs and further information can be obtained from Charnwood Arts.
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Turning the Tables is a two day conference exploring the progression and future of community and participatory arts in the UK.
Based at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, the conference will involve site visits, key note speakers including Eugène van Erven (The Community Art Lab & ICAF - Rotterdam International Community Theatre/Art Festival) and break out sessions. Organised by Mailout in collaboration with EMPAF, the aim is to explore what we currently need and what issues affect us as a sector, the pressures that we are under and the possibilities that are on offer. The conference will consider how we can work together, looking at the sense of connection we have as a creative-led sector working across many areas, frequently outside of the arts.
For more details, costs and a booking form please email info@e-mailout.org or call 01246 207070
EMPAF has a new website which is to be launched in September. Based on the social networking model it will enable users and members to put up profiles for individuals, projects and organisations. There is also an option to link to other profiles, send comments and update with news, events, opportunities as well as engage in debates around current issues affecting the community and participatory arts.
In addition to putting up information and resources EMPAF will also be promoting future CPD events and development opportunities.
The website is aimed at creating a vibrant and engaging online community so please get involved and make use of this site as much as possible.
The site itself in final testing but live and will transfer to the www.empaf.com address at the end of the beginning of next month. To join now please go to http://beta.empaf.com/ (note there is no www) and anything you add now will remain live during the transfer. We welcome any feedback on how to make it even more user friendly, so please email jane@empaf.com with this or any questions.
A free event for artists; arts practitioners; organisations and community groups working in, or interested in working in community and participatory arts.
The day is designed to give plenty of opportunity to network, discuss your work, ask questions, share experiences and find out more information about a range of subjects and issues affecting everyone working in participatory arts.
Including an in-depth session devoted to professional and project development subjects such as negotiating contracts, rates of pay and how to set up and run an event will be covered.
There is also be an facilitated open space session based around working in and across different arts forms, a presentation and open sharing session on International working and a presentation outlining current key trends and influences such as reforms in Public Sector funding, the Cultural Offer and Cultural Olympiad. Plus, this is your chance to influence future EMPAF work and events as each of the sessions is designed to bring out issues that are most relevant to you.
Registration and networking begins at 9.45am for 10.30am start. Lunch is provided and there is lots of time given to networking and finding out more about EMPAF, Cultivate and a wide range of other resources and sources of further information.
Taking place at St James Centre, Derby places are available on a first come first served basis. To book email Jane@empaf.com or call 07984199477 giving your name and a daytime contact number. For more details click on the title above.
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