Welcome to Creativity Works - raising the profile of, and engagement with the arts in Pennine Lancashire
Creativity Works for Regeneration
The Creativity Works for Regeneration Group aims to work together to inform and support the development of arts and regeneration practice across Pennine Lancashire. It hopes to set a precedent for working across local authority boundaries and disciplines, generating new and productive ways of working.
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Group Structure
The group is a cross-disciplinary group consisting of Local Authority arts, regeneration and planning officers, as well as arts organisations and other independent creatives working in Pennine Lancashire.
Group Aims
The group will gather current research, and commission new research, to steer an ongoing programme of arts and regeneration work in Pennine Lancashire. It will invite group members and guest speakers to present at future meetings, offering a forum for discussion, and sharing ideas and information.
The group aims to support and develop opportunities for communities and artists to influence regeneration programmes through advocacy and training. It will comment on local regeneration plans and artist proposals, and influence policy and strategy at a Pennine Lancashire level.
The group will advocate for and promote best practice in art and regeneration activities in Pennine Lancashire. Aspirations include the development of joint commissioning guidelines for artists, and the co-ordination of opportunities for future joint working and funding bids.
Seminar Series 2010/2011
The Creativity Works for Regeneration Group hosted a series of seminars aimed at those working in Arts and Regeneration. The notes for two of these seminars are now available to download by clicking on the 'Download Notes' links below:
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Keynote speaker
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Weds 20 October 2010
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Dan Thompson
(founder, Empty Shops Network and Revolutionary Arts Group)
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Empty Shops: Past, Present and Future
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Weds 15 December 2010
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Nayan Kulkarni (multimedia artist - http://www.nkprojects.co.uk/
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inside and alongside: dis/integrated artworks
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Weds 26 January 2011
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Jane Field (Head of Programmes and Services, Beam)
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Your Space: The Arts, Learning, and Participation in Regeneration
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Weds 9 March 2011
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Maggie Bolt (public art consultant, founder of Public Art Online, formerly Director of Public Art South West, and vice-chair of ixia, the public art think-tank)
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‘What next for Public Art?’
Austerity or Opportunity?
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Current Membership
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Frances Downie Regenerate Pennine Lancashire Contact: frances.downie@regeneratepl.co.uk |
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Lucy Green Talking Shop Project Co-ordinator Mid Pennine Arts Contact: lucy@midpenninearts.org.uk |
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Paul Hartley Curious 6 Project Consultant Contact: paul1452@btinternet.com |
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Nick Hunt Creative Director Mid Pennine Arts Contact: nick@midpenninearts.org.uk |
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Louise Kirkup Burnley Borough Council Contact: lkirkup@burnley.gov.uk |
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Bill Mercer Rossendale Borough Council Contact: billmercer@rossendalebc.gov.uk |
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William Titley Northern Arts Contact: northernarts@hotmail.com |
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Claire Tymon Living Places Manager Regenerate Pennine Lancashire
Contact: claire.tymon@regeneratepl.co.uk |
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