ST-ART
Annual Report 2013/14
BARTON TOWN COUNCIL BARTON LIONS
BARTON ROTARY CLUB
ST-ART c/o The Ropewalk, Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber. DN18 5JT 01652 660380 www.st-art.co.uk e: janine@the-ropewalk.co.uk
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his has been a quiet year for ST-ART due to the reduction in funding from previous years. Although actively seeking additional funding to fill the gap left by the LEADER programme closure we have been unable to do so. The sessions that have been run have been well attended and enjoyed by all participants. The highlight of the year has been the increasing success of the Tuesday evening activity sessions at The Ropewalk. The group has grown so much that we have had to purchase more chairs! As always thanks must go to all the young people who attend the sessions, volunteers, artists and our dedicated co-ordinator Janine Knight
Funding
Grants were awarded in 2013/14 totalling: £25,784.85 Waterside Artists’ Co-operative North Lincolnshire Council BBC Children in Need National Association for Gallery Education Barton Town Council Barton Lions IG Industries Smith and Walker Rotary Club Children’s fees Partner fees Tuck shop Theatre tickets Earned income
£6,500 £9,186.59 £2,696 £50 £2,000 £600 £200 £60 £150 £1,273 £84 £580.26 £455 £1,950
November: Lantern Parade
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n the seven years we have been responsible for the Barton Christmas Festival Lantern Parade it still never fails to surprise me how many people come out to support us. With the extra workshops we were able to offer in some of the surrounding villages even more people had made the effort to come through to Barton with their lanterns to walk with the parade. The Winter Wonderland theme we chose this year seemed to go down really well, with highlights being the Ice Queen riding a sleigh, two large Polar Bears and too many penguins to count! Artists Kirsty Champ Annie Thwaytes Carolyn Short Sarah Fisher Bridget Murray Janine Knight Special thanks to Nick Cole and Graham Catley for taking photos of the parade.
February
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empen Puppet Theatre came during the spring half term with their performance of Journey of Turtle. Children and adults were amazed by the puppets and everyone stayed at the end for a chance to take a closer look. Some children had made puppet turtles at workshops earlier in the week of the production and brought them along to the show. A Clay Castles workshop was organised and there was also the opportunity to make your own Explorers’ Island complete with palm trees and treasure chest. Artists Lempen Puppet Theatre Janine Knight Marilyn Oliver Carolyn Short
Easter
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hildren always seem to enjoy the Easter themed activities and this year was no exception. We made some large sculptural chickens from scrunched up newspaper that were covered in brightly coloured tissue paper. There was also the opportunity to make a 3D chicken, which sat on a brightly coloured nest, and a moving bunny puppet. The new Disney film Frozen was out on release for Easter and it was screened in Ropery Hall after ST-ART received requests from parents to show it. At the screening some children came dressed up as their favourite characters in the film and by the end everyone was singing along to the music. Artists Wendy Chan Carolyn Short Janine Knight
May
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uring the half-term Spring holiday Scribbled Thought Theatre performed Superhero Snailboy at Ropery Hall. The story had a more complex theme than the shows we normally choose and was therefore aimed at children aged seven years and over. I think for this reason the audience was less than we would usually expect for children’s theatre, but the show itself was extremely well thought out with some really pleasing visuals. Other activities for the half-term week linked in with the Superhero theme and included making your own superhero from an empty plastic milk bottle, and the chance to make your own Superhero disguise by designing and making your own mask and cape. Artists Scribbled Thought Theatre Carolyn Short Janine Knight
Summer
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rtists were asked to come up with activities for young people, which related to their own particular practice. The idea was that young people would be able to create their own collection of artworks over the summer holidays. Techniques that young people were able to try included stitching, printing, sculpture, collage, junk modelling and sculpting with clay. Attendance was mixed, but some venues always prove to be more popular than others, and the best attendance was at Barrow and New Holland. This year ST-ART worked with the Barton Child Care Centre to offer some of the activities. The Child Care Centre was able to offer an additional member of staff with equipment and toys suitable for children under five years. This meant that parents who had older children with younger siblings could still come along to the activity, knowing that the younger child would be catered for. There was one new venue this year at Burton-Upon-Stather village hall, where we put on two separate activities. It seemed to take a while for word to get out, but seven children took part in the second activity which was really positive. The Picnic in the Park activity, organised by Barton Town Council, where ST-ART delivers a workshop was as popular as ever, with 75 children making a hot air balloon. The event was helped by taking place on a sunny afternoon, which brought lots of families to Baysgarth Park. Artists Nicky Dillerstone Carolyn Short Janine Knight Angela Lindsley Marilyn Oliver
October
Lantern making
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arton Town Council continued to part fund the Lantern Parade for the eighth year and this time we went with a horror theme. Annie Thwaytes made a giant man eating plant complete with legs sticking upright out of the plant. Kirsty Champ made an impressive headless horseman on a rearing horse and Michael Scrimshaw made a giant severed hand with articulated fingers. We had lots of children and families come along to make a lantern during the week and individual ones included pumpkins, witches hats, spiders and bats. There were also some larger bats with moving wings requiring two or three people to carry them, and a headless Elizabethan Age woman. During the October half term there was a second visit from Lempen Puppet Theatre with their performance of Little Frankenstein, which was a gentle horror loosely based on the Frankenstein story. All the children seemed to love it and got involved with the making of George, the new puppet created by semi famous puppeteer Frank Stein. Artists Kirsty Champ Annie Thwaytes Michael Scrimshaw Carolyn Short Nicky Dillerstone Janine Knight Lempen Puppet Theatre
Positive Activities
Positive activities for 13 – 24 yrs ositive activities for young people have continued to be funded by North Lincolnshire Council for another year. We discovered there were quite a few 12 year olds who wanted to come to these activities, so with permission from the council we have welcomed 12 year olds to these sessions. This seems to work well as most of the 12 and 13 year olds attending are in the same year at school.
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Young people have had the opportunity to try jewellery making, felt making, painting, textiles and polymer clay workshops. Sessions take place in Barton at The Ropewalk, and there were also some outreach sessions in South Ferriby, Barrow, New Holland and Goxhill, although these were not as well attended as the ones in Barton. We are now in a position where some of the 12 year olds from our younger group for eight to 12 year olds are moving up to the older group, which is starting to prove how important it is to engage the young people in the arts while they are younger in order to keep their interest as they get older. Artists Wendy Chan Annie Thwaytes Nicky Dillerstone
Tuesday Craft
Carolyn Short Tuesday night Craft Club for eight – 12 yrs
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he Craft Club goes from strength to strength with 42 young people now registered. For the last nine months the club has been run solely by volunteers, although an application to North Lincolnshire Council Community Grants was successful and will fund the club between November 2014 and December 2015. A cooking club has just been set up, which will start in January. This will run on the same night as the Craft Club to relieve numbers in the art room. Children will have to sign up in advance as places are strictly limited. Artists Carolyn Short Diane Higgins-Lee Janine Knight Special thanks go to the volunteers who have made running this club possible over the last nine months: Volunteers Angela Lindsley Leah Hassall
Arts Award
Raphaela Morpeth
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n Arts Award project was started with young people at Scunthorpe’s Westcliff Drop In, in May 2014. This project was awarded funding from BBC Children in Need and has given a group of young people aged 11 to 16 years the opportunity to learn some new Arts skills as well as take a trip to Hull Truck Theatre to see a show. Young people have also conducted their own research into the arts and will be involved in passing on some of the skills they have learnt to others. Moderation is expected to take place early in 2015 for the Bronze Arts Award. Artists Wendy Chan Nicky Dillerstone Arts Award Advisor Janine Knight
Attendance
November Lantern Parade 200 February 17th – 21st 157 Easter 7th – 17th 128 May holiday 27th – 30th 47 Summer holidays July 28th – August 22nd 275 October 27th – 31st 103 Craft club for 8 – 12 yrs average 17 per session Club for 13 yrs+ average 4 per session Total
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Trustees Report
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his year has been one of consolidation for ST-ART. We have continued to offer a wide range of activities for young people and their families but due to reduced funding we have not been as prolific in some areas as we would like. Workshops held throughout the year, particularly those associated with the Lantern Parade, continue to be popular. Also continuing to be very popular is the Tuesday evening Craft Club which is so well supported by the young people, and wouldn’t happen at all if it wasn’t for the volunteers. The corresponding activities for those aged 13 and over are now engaging more of that age group after a somewhat shaky start. Thanks to the perseverance of Janine, who listened to what the young people would like to see offered, we now have a strong nucleus of young people taking part in various activities. On behalf of the Trustees I would like to thank all of the volunteers and apprentices who have offered their valuable time and vital support to the artists and particularly to the co-ordinator Janine Knight.
Directors and Trustees
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he Trustees were appointed on 21st May 2013 at the annual general meeting and have served throughout.
Chairperson Val Newbould Secretary Laura McNair Treasurer Liz Bennet Trustees Jane Tuplin Liz Bennet Val Newbould Steering Group Val Newbould Julie Wolseley Jane Tuplin Zoe Parsons Jess Lewis Tess Lari The Directors and Trustees shall retire from office together at the end of the next annual general meeting but they may be re-elected or re-appointed. The Trustees meet regularly to manage ST-ART and are kept up to date with progress. Trustees often attend events as part of ST-ART’s quality control, and are able to provide feedback at meetings. ST-ART employs a part time coordinator to organise, plan and undertake activities. ST-ART is also grateful to all those unpaid volunteers who provide venues and valuable time so that activities can take place.
Finacial Review
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s mentioned in the introduction this has been a much reduced year for ST-ART due to the lack of available funding. We are grateful to the Ropewalk management group the Waterside Artists’ Cooperative for covering some of our costs and continuing to offer the in kind support of accommodation and office facilities. Without this support we would not have been able to fund this year of activities. Our priority for the new financial year will have to be to secure additional sources of funding to make a full programme possible. Liz Bennet Treasurer.