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Cashback for Creativity – the Zombie Project
During 2012, the Year of Creative Scotland, over 8,000 budding young film-makers, dancers and musicians across Scotland will be offered opportunities to get involved in filmmaking, dance and music making activities.
The Zombie Project
Local youngsters in the Ferguslie area of Paisley have been busy writing, directing and starring in a zombie shocker thanks to the CashBack for Creativity programme, which re-invests the monies seized from criminals back into cultural activities for young people across Scotland.
The Zombie Project has had an impact on the whole community with parents and grandparents also being drafted in to help with the costume design and make-up workshops. Over 250 people turned out for the premiere of the completed film ‘Dawn of the Fegs’ in June.
More About CashBack for Creativity
The Programme has been supported by the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities intiative, which has seen over £45 million recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, reinvested back into communities to benefit Scotland’s young people. £2.25 million will be invested over three years into arts, music and dance activities.
For details of how to access this investment visit our Creative Identities investment page.
Key Elements to the Project
Graphic Novel Workshops – six young people met weekly to develop their own graphic novel using the themes of a zombie attack on Ferguslie and how the community fights back. The group has had additional development workshops with a professional illustrator and script writer.
Filming Workshops – 18 young people met weekly at St. Mirren Park to create and film their own movie using themes from the graphic novel group with adult volunteers playing the zombies and other minor roles.
Dance workshops – Right2dance worked with the Allsorts youth group (8-12) to develop a dance performance for the final film.
Make-up / costume workshops – Renfrewshire Council employees worked with a professional make-up artist to deliver four training sessions for parents, grandparents and carers who helped out on the film set as make-up assistants
Community group filming – Council employees also worked with several community groups based at the Tannahill Centre to create a positive image of the local community, highlighting the strong community spirit and the variety of activities available to residents.
Professional Tutorials – professionals from the film and graphic novel industries met with the young people to discuss career options within the creative industries.
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for 11-17 year olds
The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award is a free, international poetry prize for young adults aged between 11 and 17. The closing date for entries is 31 July 2012.
Pupils’ artwork goes on permanent display as schools consider “our place in time”
Artwork created by school children for the John Gray Centre’s opening exhibition has been returned to the three schools involved for permanent display.
Our Place in Time was an exhibition of visual art. John Gray Centre development staff worked with schools, young people and community groups to explore the archive and local history collections and then create pieces that brought together what they had learned with the children’s own memories and personal experiences. The project highlighted how the past and present can be brought together in a creative and fun way.
East Lothian Council
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/news/article/1158/schools_consider_our_place_in_time
Make I.T. Happen Fund now open for applications
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Rambert Dance Company – working with young people and families in Dunoon
This summer, Rambert Dance Company is providing an exciting programme of activities in partnership with the Burgh Hall, Dunoon.
Youth dance residency
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 July 10am-3pm each day
Young people will have the chance to develop their contemporary dance technique, learn Rambert repertoire and create a short piece of choreography which will be shared with family and friends on the final day.
Open to young people aged 11-17 years with an interest in dance.
Beginners’ contemporary dance classes for adults
Friday 27 July Session 1: 6.30 – 7.30pm / Session 2: 7.30 – 8.30pm
Brand new to dance? Do you want to learn something new with others who have never taken a dance class? These fun classes are aimed at newcomers to dance and all you need is enthusiasm!
Suitable for adults (18+)
Family contemporary dance workshop
Saturday 28 July 3.30-5.30pm
A chance for families to discover contemporary dance together, the class will include warm-up games as well as the chance to learn a short piece of fun Rambert repertoire.
Suitable for families with children aged 5 and over. No previous experience required.
New advice and guidance published for Music and composing
These materials support Music at National 3, 4 and 5 levels. There are a range of tools available to support the monitoring and tracking of learning in instrumental teaching sessions. An additional proforma has been added to support the tracking of pupil progress in a chosen instrument. It enables the highlighting of appropriate concepts which are taught during a lesson and the skills being developed by learners.
First ever Scottish conference on Jazz Education
TAKE PART IN THE FIRST EVER SCOTTISH CONFERENCE
ON
JAZZ EDUCATION
For everyone involved in jazz education in Scotland – teachers, instrumental instructors, bandleaders, jazz musicians or organisers – the Scottish Jazz Federation (SJF) is running two one-day events with group discussions, presentations of teaching materials and expert speakers from Scotland and Europe.
Delegate one day fee – only £25
to include lunch and refreshments
Book by 29 June and pay only £20!
The conference is on:
FRIDAY 31 AUGUST
GLASGOW
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Or – the same programme repeated – on
SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
INVERNESS
The Ironworks
TO BOOK, CLICK HERE <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JAZZCONF1>
If you haven’t taken part in our online database collection survey, please do it now. It only takes a few minutes
CLICK here <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJFJES2012> for online survey
New – Ready for 2013? Art competition with theme of preparing for emergencies
Your school can take part in this competition to create pictures for a 14-month calendar. The calendar aims to communicate the importance of preparing for emergencies at home, in the community and in the car, and the easy steps that can be taken to do so.
Learners in primary and secondary schools are invited to design a picture that relates to one of the main themes, which have been categorised into topics.
For more information visit the Ready for Emergencies competition page <http://edscot.org.uk/t/LQE-UOGC-49RSGI-BX89O-1/c.aspx> and register today. <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Poster-Competition>
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/readyforemergencies/about/artcompetition.asp?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
Pupil films on the big screen – anti-knife crime
Local youngsters attend premiere of anti-knife crime films
Two short films made by local young people about the consequences of knife crime have premiered at Loch Lomond Shores Sea Life cinema.
The films were part of the ‘No Knives, Better Lives’ project supported by West Dunbartonshire Council Community Safety & Anti Social Behaviour Services and its partners.
Young people, their families, and youth workers from across the area came together to share the celebrations, and the filmmakers received Oscar-style awards from Helen Turley, Head of Housing and Community Safety, in recognition of their hard work, effort and contribution to the anti-knife campaign.
