Enford Village Hall consultation
This a project I am blessed to be being able to deliver in partnership with James Aldridge an artist with the ecology and community very much at the heart of what he helps to create
We have begun a series of open meetings/consultation opportunities to ask the villagers of Enford what activities they wish to see take place in the new hall due to be built April 2009
So far we have been building up a network of how to reach people which in a village of 657 population is more tricky than I had ever imagined.
We have run 2 meetings so far one where 3 people attended and last Weds 25.06.08 9 people attended including 2 young people which really added depth to the meeting.
Check out James' sites for more background into the work he creates both in his own practice and in communities
www.creative-ecology.co.uk
Finally I have got it together to start writing the blog which I have been meaning to start since I signed up for a new subscription to AN. I see this as a space to share my experiences, get feedback from my peers and be able to gain a wider spectrum of opinion on the work I create within communities
Something I crave is that critical banter that is so important to shaping my viewpoint of the world.
Increasingly as my work evolves within communities and my business expands I find myself working with a wider range of peoples and that projects can become very marketing focussed and I want to get back a more arts focus. Not to say that the marketing is not important and its not totally what I am about.
I am curious to know what people out there think about sustainability and the methods us artists and arts professionals can deploy to support communities – please get in touch via the blog
