Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
A child's favourite toy is a cardboard box -‐ imagine an entire city made from them! Young at Art Events is delighted to present their unique and wonderful Cardboard Cities project. Families are invited to come along and have a blast building their very own structures – houses, roads, skyscrapers, boats and much more to add to our very special cityscape made entirely from cardboard situated in unoccupied retail spaces throughout Northern Ireland. Cardboard Cities is an ever-‐changing installation/drop-‐in workshop created by artists Caragh O'Donnell and Sinead Breathnach Cashell. First developed in 2010 through work with architecture students and children, it has been inundated with families at every location and has now been enjoyed by thousands. Each child (and parent) takes part in building their own ... whatever they want! Hotels for mice, rocket launch pads, motorways, entire kitchens. The only limit is your imagination, all materials are supplied and no planning permission is required for this very special city.
Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660
Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
This unique event appeals to all the family from toddlers to early teens and even parents as they are actively encouraged to join in with their children in building and adding to this city, giving a unique parent-‐child bonding experience. Not only is this workshop fun, it encourages children to think about towns and cities, to explore the ideas of planning and city scapes – allowing them to understand more about their own town or city as well as enabling their imaginations to go wild. They also gain an understanding of repurposing and reusing materials, something very important today with such pressures on our environment. Testimonials • • • • • •
My 7 year old son had a fabulous time in Cardboard Cities, he made a Tower and had fun playing with the other creations. Kids loves the cardboard cities, really great fun and they also really enjoyed doing the crafts Amazing, moving, inspiring, exciting, emotional As a family we had a great day out -‐ seeing things not seen on a daily basis Cardboard cities was fantastic for 2 boys aged 3 and 1. They both loved it! Excellent -‐ filled a wet afternoon with joy for 3 energetic boys
Proposal for Colin, Strategic Investment Board Cardboard Cities Event as part of launch programme – General Overview Cardboard Cities is an interactive art and architecture exhibition in which children and adults make a city out of cardboard. Event staff encourage participants to build buildings, bridges, towers and structures. As the exhibition progresses the city gets larger and larger. The event is managed in a manner that ensures that participants are welcomed and encouraged to build and get involved. Personnel/ Staff Cardboard Cities is installed into its venue in advance by an installation team of artists and architects. When it is open to the public there are two fully trained (Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable adults & Health and Safety) event staff that have responsibility for ensuring the event is safe and for making sure the participants know what to do. Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660
Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
Timings It will take approximately three to four days to install Cardboard Cities into a venue. In advance of opening to the public each day, event staff will arrive half an hour early to prepare the venue for opening. After the event has closed for the day, event staff will prepare the space again to reopen to the public. Normally Cardboard Cities would run over a period of a month – running for 2 days for 4 weeks. As part of the SIB launch in Colin YAAE would run Cardboard Cities for 8 full days in a row. Venue requirements Cardboard Cities takes all of the space available in the room/ venue it is situated in. It is suitable for spaces up to 50 feet long X 30 feet wide x 14 feet high. For a larger venue please speak with us so we can consider up-‐scaling the event. Cardboard Cities is not suitable for spaces smaller than 20 feet long X 15 feet wide X 8 feet tall. It is essential that there is adequate light for the public to move around, however, there is no requirement for special lighting or sound. Stage lighting could enhance the exhibition area. This is not essential. The venue is required to provide 10 chairs for the event and has responsibility for clearing and disposing of the material from the space after the event. Equipment/ Materials The walls and floor of the space are covered in cardboard. Corrugated cardboard is stapled on to the walls and thin cardboard is taped to the floor. Large structures are made from cardboard by artistis and brought into the space. Lines and tape marks, marking out roads and features, are drawn/ put in place before the exhibition is open to the public. Young at Art Events provide all materials for the duration of the event – giving the children and families cardboard, paper, tubes, cones, glue, pens, chalk and more to help them create their contribution to the city. The client only needs to supply heat, light and the venue itself. Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660
Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
Customer Care & Health and Safety All Event Managers are trained by Young at Art Events in health and safety, customer care and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The Event Managers ensure that participants have access to materials and tools to make their contribution to the cardboard city. In accordance with Health and Safety policy a full risk assessment is carried out to ensure safety procedures are adhered to with use of equipment by children. NB: The Event Managers will hold sharp instruments on their person, on tool belts with scissors/ craft knives tethered to the belts. This ensures that there are no unsuitable tools/ materials around for children or adult participants to injure themselves on. All children taking part must be supervised by an adult (carer, family member, teacher or group leader) YAAE does not take responsibility for supervising unaccompanied children. Dressing Room/ Refreshments/ Car Parking There should be a lockable room in which staff can securely keep personal belongings. There is no requirement for separate showering/ washing facilities though there should be access to clean toilets with access to wash basins. The promoter should provide the performers with tea and coffee and access to drinking water. There is no requirement to provide meals. There should be free car parking for one car only. Front of House arrangements The promoter is responsible for providing overall venue staff to ensure the venue is safe for members of the public to be in. Young at Art Events provides two trained staff to run cardboard cities and the promoter does not provide staff for inside the exhibition. Audience/ Participant Size Audiences/ participants will come and go through opening hours. There is no pre-‐booking. It is recommended that there are no more than 50 people in the space at any time.
Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660
Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
Cardboard Cities Standard Package Fee: £5,000 + VAT Includes: 3 days set up, 8 days facilitation (11am – 5pm daily), Event Managers and all materials Extended Proposal – Education and Outreach Programme Option 1 Educational Packs to compliment the Cardboard Cities Event Young at Art Events can develop an Educational Pack to compliment the Cardboard Cities event designed specifically for the families and children from the surrounding community. A professional Educational co-‐ordinator can develop a pack exploring the themes of strategic development, re-‐imaging communities and town planning (SIB can give guidance on desired content and outcomes) Development fee: £700 + VAT Expected printing fee: £4/unit Option 2 Extended Educational and Outreach Programme A bespoke and extended Educational and Outreach programme can be developed to provide additional workshops over a longer period of time where professional artists will engage with the local community on a regular basis. The period of time for this will be dictated by budget available. Development of programme: £1000 + VAT Workshop delivery: £150 + VAT / session (includes professional artist fee & materials) Eg -‐ 8 week programme @ 2 sessions/week: £2,200 + VAT Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660
Cardboard Cities SIB Proposal for Colin, Belfast 2014
For further information contact: Erika Reid Programme Officer Young at Art Events Floor 2, Cotton Court 30 – 42 Waring Street Belfast BT1 2EU Tel: 02890 230 660 Mob: 07595 219 432 Email: yaae@youngatart.co.uk Young at Art Events – Floor 2 Cotton Court, 30 Waring Street Belfast. Contact: Erika Reid, Programme Officer yaae@youngatart.co.uk 02890 230660