Andrea Arnold

Andrea Arnold was born in England on 5th April 1961. She is a former actress and now directs films and dubted with her 2006 film 'Red Road'. After she left school in the 70's she becamea dancer on Top of teh Pops and then went on to present a childrens tv show in the 80's called No. 73.
She has many awards for her works, these include;

2004 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film – Wasp

2007 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer in Directing – Red Road

2009 British Independent Film Award for Best Director of a British Independent Film – Fish Tank

2010 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film – Fish Tank

Dogme

Dogme films follow a certain rules and codes before it can be classed as a dogme film. Some of these rules are as follows;
 -All the filming must be done on location, and then only props that are found on location can be used.
 -Lighting must be all natural, and no special effects, if the location is too dark a simple light must be used.
 -The film must be set in contempary times, meaning that the film must take place in the present time.
 -Genre films are not acceptable.
 -The director must not be credited in the film.

The Dogme momvement was annouced on March 22nd 1995 in Paris. In 1998 the first of the Dogme films was released as Viternbergs Festern.

Screen Yorkshire

Screen Yorkshire is a bigger production company that has worked on programs such as This is England 86 and Lost in Austen. They are based in Yorkshire and Humber regions. They aim to help the social, economic and cultural wealth of that region to grow and prosper.

Signal Films

Signal Films are a cumbria based company who produce films for television and cinema, but as well as this they also provide training in creative and digital media. They are based in Barrow-in-furness and work closely with local, regional and national partners.
http://www.signalfilms.co.uk/aboutus.asp

Media 19

Two of the projects that Media 19 have run are DiGi50+ and also Self Portrait Young Parents.

DiGi50+ is a program that was run to encourage people who live in rural communities to get more out of using the Internet and online services that are provided. It consisted of some drop-in training workshops and events in Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Cumbria, in which people could be shown how to use computers.

Self Portrait Young Parents gave a chance for young parents in urban and coastal districts to express what it is like to be a teenage parent. Using video and photography to show the world about the realities of been a young parent and the responsibilities which go with it.

Both of these projects had positive outcomes that helped communities all over the north.

Northern Film and Media

Northern Film and Media expect a project which expresses social or cultural issues to include some aspects that raises aspiration or perception of the quality of life. The film should also a broader target audience, not just a specific group of people, for example those who have worked on the film. The film should also give a communities who would normally not a voice to the world, a chance to express what they are feeling. The films should also bring together different groups of people who share a mutual feeling or a mutual issue. 

Vision and Media

http://www.visionandmedia.co.uk/
Vision and Media exists "to help grow the digital and creative industry in England's Northwest." They help people in the Northwest to expand the creative and digital economy within the northwest region. The way that they plan to do this is by investing in projects across the region and help companies expand upon their skills.

In the community Vision and Media created 'Find your talent', which is a program which encourages younger people in the North to find talent through moving images. Also there is Media 19 which is aimed at older adults, and has helped those who live in more rural areas to develope their skills.

Creative Partnerships and Creative Futures Cumbria

Creative Partnerships

Creative Partnerships is a program which brings together creative workers, from scientists to artists, to help work with and inspire younger generations to be more creative. Since 2002 this program has worked in more than 8000 projects across the united kingdom. Worked with more than 90,000 teachers and over 1 million children in that time as well. The schools they have worked with have had improved Ofsted reports, and according to their latest report 'Learning: creative approaches that raise standards'. Being creative improves confidence and helps pupils become more motivated.

Creative partnerships have two offices, one in Newcastle and a main one in London. The London address is below;

 

34 Bow Street

London

WC2E 7DL

Tel: 0844 811 2145

registered charity (No: 1125841)

company (No: 06600739)

Email: cceenquiries@cceengland.org

However for general enquiries you can contact the Newcastle Office;

Creativity, Culture and Education

Great North House

Sandyford Road

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8ND

registered charity (No: 1125841)

company (No: 06600739)

Tel: +44 (0) 844 811 2145

Fax: +44 (0) 191 229 2740

Email: enquiries@cceengland.org

Creative Futures

Creative futures Cumbria was started in April 2008 when the Cumbria Arts in education became the lead organisation for creative partnerships in cumbria. Cumbria arts in education was established in 1992 as a charity to promote creativeness in education. Creative futures aims to foucs creativty on family learning but also to explore more cultural arts. They were formed to inspire children and get them ready for the future creativly. 

Creative futures is based in Penrith. Their contact details are below;

1b Hobson Court

Penrith 40 Business Park

Gillan Way

Penrith CA11 9GQ

tel. 01768 893810

fax. 01768 840265

email : info@creativefuturescumbria.org

Funding 

The organisations are funded by The Arts Council, creative futures receives about £47,000 a year from the arts council (http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/rfo/creative-futures-cumbria/). However because of the recent spending review fundings for both organisations is to be cut back. Funding for Creative partnerships is said to be reduced by 50% in the next couple of years. AS they are both charity based programs, funding can also come from sponsors and teh general public.

A case study

A few schools took part in Creative futures, one such school was North Lakes School in Penrith. Catherine Wheeler partnered with Karen McDougall and the project for the school was to create Large 3D keys using different mediums. These keys were then left up as a display. The project allowed pupils to improve both artistically and socially. She goes on to say that because they took smaller groups into the sessions, it gave them a chance to review and improve what they were doing, as to keep making it better for the students. Not only does it encourage confidence in the students, but also in the teachers. Catherine stated that 'I felt very relaxed in delivering the games, this time to 60 children, and I realised at this point that my confidence levels had increased'.

What will I learn from this Project?

I think from this project I will learn why community art is important and how it can influence the community as a whole. I think that this project will help me see what goes into creating community art, and why creating something to show people what it is, will be beneficial to everybody. 

The role I have been given in the project is that of producer and editor. The prodcuer role will involve organisation and also sorting out some of the paperwork. The editing part of my role will involve the editing of the footage, and creating the final cut of teh footage.

What are the benefits?

The benefits of community art are many and varied. Not only does it help the wider community get involved with art, which is helps people get in touch with culture, it also shows the art off. If an artist wants to be recognised, community art is a good place to get creditability and also get recognition. 

Community art brings people from all sorts of backgrounds come together and share a common interest. Art doesn't have to be drawing; street dancing and media all count as art.

Recording community art is important as it enables other people to see what you or people in your area are doing. It also means that others can rate your work and your reputation can build. This could mean that in the future more oppotunities open up.

Why is it important?

Community art is important as it enables people with all sorts of different backgrounds to come together and explore art without having to worry about different social and economic backgrounds. The point of community art is to give people a chance to express themselves within the community, a chance which some people do not normally have. It helps to bring people together and explore a cultural side of the community.

Different Mediums

In community art many different mediums can be used. These mediums spread from painting in public galleries to online communites such as Deviantart. 
The term community art is used to describe a wide range of genres, one of which is theatre. ALthough it isn't pen to paper art, it is still considered as community art. 
Digital art and online comminties are also considered as community art. Sites such as Deviantart help to bring people from all around the world together and discuss art. These communities also help by narrowing down interests into individual catagories all in one place.

Community art

Community art is any for of art which takes place within a community setting. It can also be known as 'Dialogical art' or as 'Community based art' and became popular in the late 1960's when it's popularity spread throughout the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. The term art covers a large range of genres from painting and sculptures to performing arts.

The reason we have community art is so that the wider community will get interested, and therefore more involved in art. This may be achieved by doing projects on the street or in galleries, much like what the Big Draw project does. However since the introduction of the Internet, there are online communities which enable people to come together and be involved in community art.

Community art allows those who live in deprived areas a chance to get involved in something which may not have been openly available to them normally. Although this may not always be the case, more often than not this is logic behind community art projects.