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ARTS PROJECT : CREATIVE APPROACHES TO LOCAL ISSUES
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IN ORDER to explore and demonstrate creative responses to
local issues, the Community Facilitation Team developed
this project with The Public, an award-winning
community arts organisation. In each of ten community
forum areas a small-scale pilot arts project was undertaken.
Community Facilitation is part of the Directorate of
Regeneration and Community. This is a new approach to
the delivery of public services. The City has been
divided up into ten areas, each covering two electoral
wards that represent up to 25,000 residents. Within
each area a Community Facilitator is working with the
local Area Community Forum to bring people together,
find out what's happening and understand what local
people feel is important to them. This enables them
to not only share information but also to identify
and prioritise areas for improvement.
The project was also supported by the City's Community
Arts Service, and the Participation &
Voluntary Practice Unit at Staffordshire University.
The project was funded by Advantage West Midlands, the
Regional Development Agency established to act as a
strategic driver for sustainable economic development
in the West Midlands.
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A free full-colour publication was produced:-
 A PDF version of the publication can be downloaded from Creative Stoke. Size: 4.2MB.
A printed copy can be obtained
from the Community Facilitation team by contacting:
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Community Facilitation Service.
Andrew Powell, Community Renewal Manager.
Hanley Town Hall,
Albion Street,
Stoke-on-Trent.
ST1 1QL
[t] 01782 233081
[e] community@stoke.gov.uk
Also available is Creative Stoke's report on the project's public showcase
day at the King's Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, on March 30th 2004.
THANK YOU TO:
Commissioned artists:
Cultural Sisters, Emily Clay, Mark Wood, Andy Biggs,
Glassball Art Projects, Julia Foster, Si Waites & Torben Frank (Planet Sound).
Community Facilitation Service & the Community Facilitation Service Co-ordinator: Janet Gittins.
Project Co-ordination: The Public.
Local Project Co-ordinator: Clair Birkett.
Documentary Photographer: Dave Haden.
Additional Documentation: The Public, Mark Wood.
Community Arts Service Team: Paul Bailey.
Artist Selection Panel: The Public, Community Arts Service, Creative Stoke,
Participation & Voluntary Practice Unit at Staffordshire University.
All community
groups, individuals, venues, local
councillors and Community Network members from across the city
who have been involved.
BBC Radio Stoke and The Sentinel newspaper for their media coverage of the artists & groups.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information about the project, contact:-
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Community Facilitation Service.
Andrew Powell, Community Renewal Manager.
Hanley Town Hall,
Albion Street,
Stoke-on-Trent.
ST1 1QL
[t] 01782 233081
[e] community@stoke.gov.uk
Community Arts Service.
Paul Bailey, Arts & Events,
Alton House, Cromer Road,
Northwood,
Stoke-on-Trent.
ST1 6XA
[t] 01782 232542
[e] paulbailey@civic2.stoke.gov.uk
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