Title: project
1Introduction
- I have chosen to present you two projects, if we
have enough time ! - which I have found interesting regarding the
subject of culture and social inclusion , - and some projects for which I have some images to
show you, because I think it is important to see
how it is concretly in the cities. - Belfast and the Carnival of Beat Initiative
- Glasgow and the Royston road project
2Belfast Carnival
- Short socio-economic introduction
- The key context of the location/city/neighbourhood
- City of Belfast in Northern Ireland.
- The Beat initiative is located in East Belfast, a
neighborood which has some of the most
disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland - (lots of unemployment and end of industries) and
is often associated with conflict between the
communities, catholics and protestants.
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4- The Beat Initiative is a community and a carnival
arts company, formed in 1993 by David Boyd its
Director. - The Beat Initiative exists to get as many people
as possible involved in carnival arts and, in
doing so, contribute to good relations and
community well-being. - David Boyd is a member of Banlieues dEurope
Steering Comity.
5What objectives were identified for their action?
- It is their ambition to provide projects that
beneficially engage the imagination of a broad
range of audience from all sections of the
community and events that underline carnivals
place on the creative landscape. - The purpose of the Beat Initiative is to produce
creative carnival based programmes through
artistic excellence, community training, cultural
collaboration and civic celebration.
6What were the key issues/problems to be addressed?
- As the territory is a conflicts cause between
communities, mixing people in the public space is
significant. - This is a way to prevent conflicts, while
creating another parade face to the traditional
ones (military ones like orangists parades),
and to empower people to meet each other, from
one community to another, thanks to arts. - To go outside from their closed space to another
one.
7How did you deliver these objectiveswhat action
did you take?
- They operate through open workshops, special
interest groups, public and street performances,
festivals and events. - A diverse range of practice includes visual arts,
construction, costume, music and percussion,
dance and performance, and multi-arts
collaborations.
8Artists, actors, musicians, dancers and others
are employed on projects to deliver workshops and
events. The Beat Initiatives Belfast Carnival
has been a highlight of the annual programme,
involving up to 1,000 local participants,
volunteers, artists and performers from across
the city and an audience from home and abroad.
The companys role is to promote excellence in
carnival arts devise and organise performances
train and develop artists and encourage community
participation.
9What Resources (Financial and Human) were
required/available?
- The Beat Initiative works with people from across
Northern Ireland and has performed throughout
Ireland, worked with groups from England,
Scotland and Wales and represented Northern
Ireland in a week of performances at the London
Millennium Dome. Artists, actors, musicians,
dancers and others are employed to deliver
workshops and events. - Financial resources city council
10What were the results achieved?
- The carnival parade has had an extremely positive
effect in the area. - Over the next years the Beat Initiative plans to
develop carnival skills across the City of
Belfast. In 2005 and 2006 a Belfast Carnival Arts
Development course is being run. - Local artists and community leaders will be
trained in essential carnival art skills by
international experts. - Development will include visual arts,
construction, costume, dance, performance, music
and percussion.
11How have you evaluated these results?
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13The Belfast Carnival has been a highlight of the
Beat Initiatives annual programme. From its
beginning in 1995, it grew to involve 1,000 local
participants volunteers, artists and performers
from across the city, with an audience from home
and abroad. In the past couple of years, the
Beat Initiative created a winter, night-time
carnival parade in local East Belfast, where the
company is based. www.belfastcarnival.org
14What were the three most important lessons
learned?
- Culture at the core of the process is an
innovative approach to social inclusion which is
gathering momentum and support locally,
nationally and internationally - Open the street to another kind of event between
communities, without frontiers - To be together in the public space
15Glasgow the Royston road project
- Short socio-economic introduction
- The key context of the location/city/neighbourhood
- 2 deprived neighbourhoods of Glasgow in Scotland,
in an urban area - Project Duration from 1997 2003
16What objectives were identified for your action?
- The creation of 2 new public spaces through a
process of artist residencies and training for
employment for local people in a severely
disadvantaged area of the city. - Cultural planning and community regeneration
through the arts
17What were the key issues/problems to be
addressed?
- The Royston Road Project initiative has been
spearheaded by local people in reaction to - welfare cutbacks,
- urban decay
- a general loss of the communitys opportunities
for involvement in the social and cultural life
of the area.
18From the beginning, one of the main issues faced
by the project was the isolation of the two
communities at the opposite ends of the Royston
Road. Each has similar problems of poverty,
social exclusion, marginalisation, demolition of
old housing and the creation of new schemes.
These have traditionally been in competition
with each other hostile and suspicious of each
others efforts.
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20The catalyst for local action was the demolition
of Townhead Church and the threat to the Spire. A
community action committee was formed petitions
were lodged with the Council and the project grew
out of the impetus to save the Spire, which was
seen as a symbol for the aspirations of the area.
The Royston Road Project then developed out of
this experience, and the idea to create two
pocket parks linking the two parts, east and west
of the Royston corridor, was launched.
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23How did you deliver these objectiveswhat action
did you take?
Fablevision, a professional arts and community
organisation, was asked to facilitate the
development of the project by applying for
funding to local, national and European
institutions such as the Scottish Arts Council,
Glasgow City Council, the European Regional
Development Fund, the local Social Inclusion
Partnership and the European Social Fund.
24Subsequently, in order to develop a greater sense
of ownership and confidence, the parks were
chosen as a physical focus for six artists
residences. These participatory arts programmes
were designed to help and support the social and
economic regeneration of the area.
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30What Resources (Financial and Human) were
required/available?
- No employees project by project only.
- 30 temporary jobs and training places have been
achieved in the period of the project - European Regional Development Fund (45) through
URBAN which no longer applies to the area. - Scottish Arts Council/Glasgow City Council 45
Trust Funds 10 - The URBAN Programme was good.
- The Project could not have happened without it.
- But It is now impossible to access European funds.
31What were the results achieved?
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35A new project Luw story regeneration of lads
with artists and inhabitants
36- This action has transformed the image of the
whole area of the city - It has empowered inhabitants to be part of
projects in their own neighborouds, and to
participate in their environment. - http//www.fablevision.org/