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Public Arts Events Archive

PROJECTS 1995 – 2005

 Project work undertaken by the Community Arts Team since its formation in 1995.

1995

‘The River Project’– large-scale citywide project based on river theme: research & development phase.
1996

‘The River Project’ – Festival. Jul-August 1996

 
  ‘ River Art Trail’ – outdoor exhibition of art work by children, adults, special needs)
  ‘River Days’ (children’s performance)  
 

‘River Picnic’ (visual art & dance day for schools)

 
  ‘Wet’/Random Dance Co.(young people’s dance residency/commission in conjunction with DanceFest)  
 

‘Car’ – Cholmondeleys (Dance performance in conjunction with DanceFest)

 
  ‘River Promenade Performance’ (community drama, dance and music)  
 

‘Carnival of Light’ (illuminations, performance and pyrotechnics)

 
  ‘Fish Parade in Worcester Carnival’ (float & walking puppets)
 

‘Fire & Ice’ (street promenade performance by children)

 

Brickfields Project - initial workshops: visual art & music project for young people

1997

‘Maybeat’ – Culminating event of Brickfields project.

  
 

‘Carnival Project’ – an alternative float entry into Worcester Carnival

 
  ‘10 th Anniversary Party’ – a commission by Worcester Play Council at Worcester Countryside Centre featuring giant games.
 

‘Winter Lights’ – A Workshop-based project involving light projection, music, illumination and a performance.

  
1998

‘After Dark in the Park’ – A major presentation of visual and performance elements including pyrotechnics, at Cripplegate, Worcester

 

‘Tolladine Dragon’ – A ‘Chinese-style’ walking dragon for Tolladine Community Centre’s spring festival

 

‘Cripplegate Park Opening Event’ - A one-day event for children featuring a maze commissioned by Worcester City Council’s Parks Department .

  
 

‘Waterside Project, Evesham’ – A commission by Wychavon District Council Economic Development unit, transforming a flood-damaged area with window panels in flood-damaged shops.
 

‘Bathing Hut’, Gheluvelt Park – a ‘trompe l’oiel’ transformation of a pumping block at the paddling pool in Gheluvelt Park, Worcester plus props and workshops for children.
  ‘Summer Project, Bromsgrove’ – a week long project for children producing giant puppets, a video performance and street parade
 

‘Birlingham Village Millennium Map Project’ – initial phase of large-scale millennium project for Wychavon District Council

 
  ‘Worcester Millennium Project’, – initial concept & planning meetings  
1999

‘Windows’ – Project completion and exhibitions, Jan - April

  
 

‘Black Box’ – A project for schools, producing mysterious ‘Black Boxes’ containing illuminated interiors to be viewed through a peep-hole.

  
  ‘After Dark in the Park 2’, Gheluvelt Park – second in a series of popular parks events featuring visual art work, illuminations, music and pyrotechnics
 

‘Birlingham Village Millennium Map Project’ – main phase of large-scale millennium project for Wychavon District Council ongoing throughout the year

 
  ‘Beacons’ – management of project for Worcestershire County Council; a county-wide sculptural project working with young people in the six districts of the county  
 

‘Worcester Millennium Project’, – research & development phase of large-scale event commissioned by Worcester City Council, ‘Arts Worcester 2000’

 
2000

‘Birlingham Village Map Project’, – ongoing throughout 1999 and completed with siting of map in July 2000

 

‘Art Worcester 2000’ Millennium Event – Worcester Arts workshop play a major part in the presentation of the Festival:

 
  ‘Art & Alchemy’ ( schools visual art project undertaking residencies in twelve schools)  
  ‘The Avenue of Limes’ – a major art trail of the work produced during ‘Art & Alchemy’
  ‘Puppet Parade’ – four giant puppets and a performance by children in Worcester High Street followed by a parade to the main Festival site
  ‘Face 2000’ – banners of children’s self-portraits displayed in Worcester High Street and along North Quay by the River Severn
  ‘Dragon’ – a seventy-feet long ‘dragon’ breathing fire and smoke paraded up and down the River Severn during the celebratory event at the ‘Avenue of Limes’
 

‘Out of the Ark’ – a visual arts project focussed on the Stanley Road/Wyldes Lane area of Worcester, creating carnival costume, banners and masks for an exhibition in May and a procession during the second ‘Funpac’ multi-cultural festival in June. Participants include Stanley Road Primary

School, Perryfields, Unity House Day Centre and the Horizon Youth Project.

 

‘Community Choir’ – initial pilot phase in the development of a large-scale ‘community choir’ in Worcester. Sessions running at Worcester Arts Workshop and the Green Centre, Dines Green. October and ongoing.

  
 

‘After Dark in the Park 3’ – the third in a very successful and popular series of park-based events, transforming the King George V Playing Field, Brickfields via illuminated installations, video, performance, music and pyrotechnics. Partners included Dancefest and community and youth groups on the area; attendance between 2,500 and 3,000.

 

‘Jubilee Fountain Opening Event’ – a multi-artform event to celebrate the opening of the ‘Jubilee Fountain’ installed at the South Quay, Worcester. Dance, illuminations, fire-swinging and pyrotechnics.
2002

‘Home & Place’ – a photographic project with groups from Bromsgrove and Redditch recording impressions of their own and other groups’ environments.

 

‘Artists Training Programme’ - A training programme for practising artists in all art forms who wish to work in community and schools contexts The programme includes training in methodology, planning, skills application and development and has a significant practical input in schools and community settings. The programme is designed to complement the work of the LEA’s in promoting artists in schools, develop employment prospects for artists and create a pool of artists equipped to work on a wide range of community and educational projects. This is a long-term development; the programme is accredited by the National Open College Network and is run in partnership with Worcester College of Technology (Ongoing)

 
  ‘Forge Mill Light Festival’ – two weeks of workshops in Redditch leading to an event with giant lanterns and illuminations, choirs and pyrotechnics at Forge Mill Museum, Redditch
  ‘After Dark in the Park 4’ – the final event of the current series of park-based events at Fort Royal Park, Worcester: giant lanterns and illuminations on the theme of ‘Modern Art’ plus dance, projections, workshops in Stanley Road Primary School and pyrotechnics
2003

Kidderminster Project, Broadwaters Mill – ‘Thrill at the Mill’, a community celebration: workshops at schools and Kidderminster Youth House making giant lanterns leading to a celebratory event with giant lanterns and illumination, dance (provided by DanceFest), pyrotechnics etc

 

‘Ghosts in the Garden’ – life-size illuminated figures for a performance by Other Voices Theatre Company and students from Worcester College of Technology’s Performing Arts department

  ‘Volcano’ community choir perform in ‘Precious Bane’ at Witley Court, a theatre production by Pentabus Theatre Company  
  Youth Carnival with countywide remit – development (ongoing)  
  Riverside Youth Centre Mural Project – design and production of mural in ‘chill-out’ space at Riverside Youth Centre, Pershore
 

‘Totem Pole Sculpture’ Project – a community-based project for Nexus Housing Association, Worcester to create two ‘totem pole’ sculptures for installation at the entrance to a new housing development in Worcester.
  Mural Project with Rubery Youth Centre – week-long residency  
2004

Youth Carnival – Workshops with Youth Centres and schools in Bromsgrove District and co-ordination and management of large-scale outdoor event at Waseley Hills Countryside Centre

  ‘Scream’ – children’s workshops and giant lanterns for Wyre Forest District Council’s late autumn celebratory event  
  ‘Rooting traditions’ – workshops with children from Gorse Hill Community Primary School creating lanterns and a performance as part of the Christmas lights switching-on ceremony in Worcester.  
 

‘After Dark in the Park 5’, Cripplegate Park – the first of a new series of events in Worcester’s parks with giant lanterns, schools workshops, a film commission and pyrotechnics. A partnership with ‘The Friends of Cripplegate Park’ which organised a performance programme, and Worcester City Council’s Parks & Cemeteries Department.

2005

Redditch ‘AiR’ Festival – workshops with middle schools in Redditch leading to an opening procession for the Festival; working with first schools to create a ‘field of flowers’ installation for the town centre and Arrow Valley Countryside Centre.
 

‘Dreams & Ruin’ – a major community dance & arts project at Witley Court, a partnership with Dance Fest and Motionhouse and ACE dance companies leading to four ‘promenade’ performances seen by audiences ranging from 250 to over 500. Workshops in schools constructing large ‘topiary’ sculptures, other visual elements for the performance and supplied costumes for nearly 200 participants. This was by far the largest community arts collaboration to have taken place in the county and has been highly commended by audiences and funders alike.

 

‘River Procession’, Three Choirs & Worcester Festivals – willow sculptures mounted on narrowboats for opening procession of the Three Choirs Festival and closing event of the Worcester Festival.
2006 ‘After Dark in the Park 6’, Gheluvelt Park – giant lanterns and other illuminations, schools workshops, and a ‘spring flower’ installation made by children from primary schools in the surrounding area, fire jugglers, performance artists and pyrotechnics. A partnership with ‘The Friends of Gheluvelt Park’ and Worcester City Council’s Parks & Cemeteries Department.
 

‘Rediscovering Bewdley’ – a commission funded by Bewdley Town Council and Wyre Forest District Council: schools workshops making giant boat lanterns and a ‘shoal of fish’ installation made by children from first and middle schools in the Bewdley area, plus fire jugglers and pyrotechnics

  Bromsgrove Carnival – workshops with children in three first schools and a youth club in Bromsgrove to produce carnival costume for the 2006 Bromsgrove Carnival
  Witley Court – project commissioned by English Heritage; workshops with young people with learning difficulties from Wyre Forest LAFS and Worcestershire Lifelink, using digital photography in the creation of banners to be exhibited at Witley Court
  Percy Peacock II - Worcester Festival Children's mascot comissioned by Worcester Live.
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