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WORLD COMMUNITY ARTS DAY 17th Feb 2007
"ART AS A CATALYST FOR CARING AND SHARING"
register here for Sunday 17/02/08
" But some say that the've heard,
A whisper in the wind,
Communities are on the move,
Their way of living to improve and festivals you'll find."
" The powerful in the land,
Can't bring a change of heart,
But history will be made,
When the people play their part."
Listen to a sample of Janet Howie singing
"When people play thier part""When people play thier part"
Events and support
WEBCAST FROM CREATIVE NETWORK NEWS
NOT TOO LATE TO ADD YOUR PROJECT,ARTWORK,CREATION!
As some events will be happening in the following week to 17/02/07, it is still happening.
Although the day is at an end you can still add your support and help us make it bigger and better next year Sunday 17/02/08.
From the list below we can see the range of involvement. It can be a mother and child doing a drawing together,from a poem, from even a creative thought about what this is all about to large community projects/school projects/worldwide internet events.
Events on the day
STOP PRESS: Launch of Reg Bolton Archive, Craigmillar Art Tours, Charnwood Arts
ART WITH A HEART
Lots to do and see.
As with all community arts, lots to get involved with.
Why not add to the Audio project from Mexico; add your name to a petition; go and see The great Wall of Los Angeles mural that is a quarter of a mile long; read the history Community Arts in Scotland; go to an arts event in New Mexico, Richmond, New York, Philly and a lecture at Concordia University; go and see a mural in one of the 96 muraltowns worldwide; Support a children's art project that is Mali, Brazil, bolivia, West Bank/Gaza and Burkina faso. See the work of Children at Risk Foundation, Brazil. Do an arts workshop in County Meath Ireland.See a fantastic Light show in Bangkok.
Do an Arts event in Craigmillar; see the worldwide archive of Reg Bolton and Community Circus; the history of Charnwood Arts in England; see the fantastic and massive theatre events directed by Neil Cameron in Australia; see the work of the Chicago Public Art Group; the important worldwide work of Community Arts Network/API news; click on any of the webpages who have "spread the word" and the many more projects; view the growing range of photo exhibitions on Flickr or see the videos on You Tube.
Or better still create your own! Or just gives us your support with a message.
1.Ken Wolverton, New Mexico, USA Archive (including Gulliver sculpture), music, mural and more.
2. Harold Beaulieu, Richmond, USA Restoring mural Restored!
3. Dramarte, Performancias, Radiorockola Mexico Audio worldwide project
4. Beth Shadur USA A lecture on the Social Role of the Artist looking at socially engaged art, at Concordia University, River Forest IL
5.Flickr WCAD Group Worldwide An exhibition of work from the members of Flickr
6. Daphne Wills, Scotland, UK You Tube Flickr Mailart and Video installation work and special needs pupils
7. Neil Cameron Australia Large scale community theatre events
8. Veronica Thomson ,UK The Witches Voice Poem
9. The Venchie, Craigmillar, UK Art exhibition
10. Bobbe Besold and Chrissie Orr, Santa Fe, USA This Is What Peace Looks Like
11.World Solutions Banner, Worldwide Banner produced in 9 countries involving 200 artists
12. Reg Bolton Archive Australia and worldwide Launch of archive about Community Circus and much more.
13. Craigmillar Communiversity Archive, UK Launch of Cultural and Art Trail
14. You Tube Green Circle Logo Add your own video
15. 3 Harbours Arts Festival, UK Art in unusual places
16. Prestoungrange Murals Trail, UK One of the 96 Muraltowns worldwide
17. Sue Oliver, PhD student QMUC, writing a thesis on Community-based Creative Dance for Adolescents, and Social Wellbeing.
Her project will be a dance classes for the very young.
18. Same Difference: Instep Craigmillar/International Service Children's Art Exhibition Mali, Bolivia, Brazil, West Bank of Palestine/Gaza and Burkina Faso
19. Gulliver Sculpture Campaign, Craigmillar, UK Campaign to restore sculpture.
20. Greendyker, Craigmillar, UK You Tube and his Arson Hall
21. Melissa Peacock and St Judes Infirmary UK/Australia
22. Edel King, Dublin, Ireland Two youth projects on 17th.
23. Arts Action Team for UN Decade of Edn for Sustainable Development, USA Level Green Institute
24. Philadelphia Healers, PA, USA Art-making fun for adults and families
25. Camino De Paz, New York, USA Labyrinths and Peace Walks
26. David Harding, UK MEMORIES AND VAGARIES and CULTURAL DEMOCRACY - CRAIGMILLAR STYLE Articles
27. Anne Lorne Gillies, Scotland, UK Singer/Gaelic Community
28. Markus Karkus, Scotland UK You Tube Wild boar kinetic sculpture and other inventions
29. Charnwood Arts, England, UK Website Launch of website celebrating 30 years of Community Arts
30. Patricia Quijano, Muralist, Mexico The World Wall Mexico Section, World Solutions Banner
31. SPARC Murals, Los Angeles,USA The World Wall The Great Wall of Los Angeles
32. Chicago Public Art Group, USA 30 years of Community Arts
33. Scott Whitelaw, UK Archive and photos of Craigmillar
34. Craigmillar Community Arts Halloween 2006 WCAD 2007 Giant Puppets and Exhibition
35. Meath County Council, Ireland Visual Art Workshops in Navan Shopping Centre for children.
36. Sandra Givan, UK Happy Postcards website, Worldwide. Ongoing throughout the year
37. Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca/ Icarus Theatre, NY, USA Free two-day introduction to acting workshop
38. Everyone a changemaker, Brazil/worldwide
39. Childern At Risk Foundation, Brazil You Tube: Flight of the hummingbird
40. Peopleprint, Rochdale, England, UK Peopleprint website Creative Network News
41. Barnardo's Gardening Scotland Design Award UK
42. Hal, "A Craigmillar artist" by Scott Whitelaw
44. Sarawut Chutiwongpeti Art Exhibition, “ The Installation Series of Untitled 2007”, Japan Foundation Art Space, Bangkok, Thailland
45. Tracey Shough, Wild at Art, UK and Portugal Invergordon Mural
46. Art Mortimer, California, USA "Mural in a Day" Bishop, California, USA.
47. Patricia Quijano, Mexico Painting and poetry that I dedicated to COYOLXAUHQUI
48. Catherine Larkins, Australia Common Ground Lakes Entrance Snow Circus at Possum Flat
49. Cultural Arts Coalition, Arizona, USA CAC blog Artscare exhibition
50. George Williamson, Edinburgh, UK Community Theatre from Dalry, Edinburgh, 1983 "The Magic Umbrella"
51. Kim Berman and Artists Proof studio, South Africa Paper Prayers
53. Prestonpans Infants school, UK Vegetable Garden
54. The British School, Warsaw, Poland"Art Salad" What's on your plate?!
55. Laura Evonne Steinman, Warsaw, Poland Hand in Hand Arts
56. Anne Saunders, Australia
57. Barbara Middleton, UK
58. Steve Burgess, UK
60. hunt the pig - shoot it - post it, China ongoing throughout the year
61. Global villages, worldwide
62. Creative Forum
More to come
Beginnings of events support for 2008
1. Act Alive "Arts for Creative Transformation: Activism, Lifeline, Inspiration, Vision, Education"
2. Minciu Sodas
3. International Children's Art Foundation
5. Laptop.org
Flickr group exhibition ongoing
Click here to see Flickr exhibition
1. _ Night Flier _
2. algo
3. andrewtcrummy
4. anie news
5. bartica
6. carf
7. carmellorlea
8. chuchogm
9. claire.73
10. daphneann
11. Earl - What I Saw 2.0
12. filibrojo
13. Full-Moon-Goddess
14. Geo8
15. GUSTAVOSERONELLO
16. hjfklein
17. JohnnyEnglish
18. juleseca
l9. ucerapendientera
20. NEED magazine
21. Nergis Ermin
22. NMCIL ortiz domney
23. n'yorker
24. oddobjects
25. OmMane
26. mstar24
27. paolopicones
28. piallos
29. robster13
30. Rongzoni
31. Sandra Givan
32. schuschu
33. Smiles for the world
34. Stewart Ho
35. storyseeds
36. Strawbl.eu
37. tonyjola
Spreading the word
A big thanks for all spreading the word
Truly a big thanks to API for making the WCAD a headline feature. as they say:
"New CAN Stories,
World Community Arts Day and Letting
the Good Times Roll
It’s February and we’re looking forward to World Community Arts
Day on February 17. Instigated by Craigmillar Communiversity in Scotland,
it’s an occasion for celebrating “arts as a catalyst for sharing
and caring.” Everyone is invited to cook up a project for The Day
and register it on the Web."
List your project on Communityarts.net
Prestoungrange Arts festival
A big thanks to Prestongrange Arts Festival and Kristine and Gordon for support with the PR campaign.
A big thanks to The Evening News Edinburgh
Arts festival nets worldwide attention through the web
Donald Anderson, the city's culture and tourism leader, said he was delighted to hear that the event had prompted a response from other community arts projects from around the world. He said: "This sounds like an amazing initiative and it builds on the strong tradition of innovative cultural activities that have taken place in Craigmillar throughout the years. " It is also great to see that it has attracted a lot of interest from across the globe and we will now have to wait and see what happens on the day."
1. API newswire
4. East Midlands Participatory Arts Forum
6. Collective Culture Forum
8. Voluntary Arts Network Ireland
9. CAF Ireland
10. OZSHOWBIZ
11. Performance_art_network
12. Artis Pro Activ (Malaysia)
14. VSC Collaborate
16. Engage
17. Full Circle Arts
18. Mess and Noise
19. Kids Auckland
23. Fenland Arts
24. Arts and Health South West
25. Edinburgh Evening News
26. Couchsurfing.com
27. Cultivasian
28. Cultural Arts Coalition/Amp.az
29. Chris Joseph, Leicester, UK
31. Southwest Participatory Arts Network
32. Enyan
33. Global Villages
34. Minciu Sodas
36. Holistic Helping
37. Creative Forum
39. Kent Folk
If you are thinking of joining, you could have:
Discussions online could hold a special online debate.
News networks highlight projects in thier area.
Write a poem and put it online or do a reading to friends in your home.
Highlight a social issue or cause.
Launch an archive of photos.
Highlight a cultural walk.
Talk about an important mural or artwork.
A piece of theatre in a community.
Contact a similar group worldwide and talk that day.
Work in your youth group and link in.
Highlight your photos online.
Highlight a movie online.
A
green circle
A logo has been produced which is simple and can be developed in many ways.
Please use and pass on.
A circle is one of the basic shape in the world. It is a very efficient
way of passing on and conserving energy. It is one of the fundamental
shapes
in the arts and can be applied to many things. There is no top or bottom
to it.
Original invitation email from 11/06.
We wish to start a World Community Arts Day, on 17 Feb 2007, to raise awareness
of how Community Art is a Global movement, its history, present
day activities and the future.
For the first year and to get things started we are starting by asking those
who are connected with the Craigmillar Festival Society as we
know this group of friends is worldwide. Of course Community Arts is much bigger
than this, so if others wish to join us, that would be
great too. So hopefully it will generate a much bigger picture. We are asking
individuals, organisations, groups of people to an event
in their own community to mark this day.
The event could could just be a gesture, ongoing event/workshop/artwok or
a larger event: So it could be:
1. Ongoing project you wish to highlight.
2. A website or discussion group
3. A small or large gathering
4. A walk or art performance
5. A Exhibition or art class
6. A Poem
7. A Theatre Performance
8. A Reading
9. A Mural
10. Online projects
etc
The only criteria is that the Art "must be a catalyst for social change and caring".
It would be Art in its widest form and include all the artforms plus more.
These are all linked by a communal email that goes out before to press
and friends, where all the events are listed.
So in theory, this will not cost anything. If this worked out, it could be
developed. So if you want to be part of this please contact us.
