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1. WE DEMAND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM ART AND ARTISTS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL NEED SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO ALLOW US TO RUN AN OPEN ART SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL WILL USE THE WALLS, FLOOR AND CEILINGS OF THE BUILDING AS ITS SITE, ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WORKING ON THE SAME CONTINUOUS SURFACE AS CHILDREN, VISITORS, STAFF AND LOCAL ART STUDENTS.
THIS WILL BE THE THING THAT PEOPLE COME AND VISIT, BOTH TO JOIN IN AND TO VIEW IT AS A SPECTACLE
WE WILL NEED: • ACCESS TO THE WALLS, FLOOR AND CEILING OF THE 4TH GALLERY, STAIRCASE, LOBBY AND CAFE, AND ABILITY TO DRAW, PAINT, WRITE, ETC ONTO THEIR SURFACES. • SUPPORT COMMISSIONING ARTISTS AND FREEDOM TO MAKE FINAL CHOICES • SHARED DECISION-MAKING ABOUT INTERVENTION and EDITING • FREEDOM TO PUT UP SIGNS IN AND ON THE BUILDING
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MANIFESTO STATING WHAT IT AND WHAT ART MEANS TO LIVERPOOL. WRITE A
TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL NEED SOME BUDGET UP FRONT AND SUPPORT TO HOST CONVERSATIONS AND VISIT OTHER ARTS CENTERS AND PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE DEMAND THAT WE CAN USE SPRING 2016 TO MAKE THE MANIFESTO PUBLIC. WE WANT TO: • PRINT IT ON STAFF UNIFORMS • HAVE IT ON A MASSIVE BANNER ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING • HAVE CHOIR SIGN IT IN THE LOBBY • HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE • HAVE IT ON POSTERS AROUND THE TOWN
WE DEMAND THAT THE TATE INVEST IN THE PROCESS, AND MAKE COMMITMENTS TO TAKING THE MANIFESTO SERIOUSLY AND INVOLVING IT IN FUTURE DECISION MAKING. WE ARE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE ON WHAT THIS MEANS.
THIS MEANS YOU WILL HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN SHAPING IT AND BE HONEST ABOUT THE CHALLENGES. WE MAY ALSO NEED ACCESS TO OTHER STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE BOARD. WE MAY ALSO NEED A MINIBUS.
yours TATE COLLECTIVE