Artwork by a young person from Solutions, a young peoples project in Bristol'

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Tracey Owen NCH Arts Initiatives Manager
Artwork by a young person from Solutions, a young
peoples project in Bristol.
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NCH Arts Initiatives

• NCH recognises the arts as a powerful tool
• Helps children young people overcome obstacles
  and trauma their life
• Increases confidence and self esteem
• Enables NCH to put the child at the centre of
  everything we do

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NCH Arts Initiatives

• Art Matters
• Image Identity
• ARTiculation
• Arts Bank

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Art Matters

• Established 2001
• Corporate partnership with Ernst Young
• Annual sponsorship of major exhibition
• Volunteering scheme for Ernst Young people
• Regional initiative with no age restriction

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• Structure
• Training day held at a national gallery in London
• Workshops run at NCH project by professional
  artist
• Final exhibition at a national gallery
• Project visit to London

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Art Matters The Benefits

• Operates at a national local level
• Opportunity to learn new skills
• New way of expressing feelings emotions
• Builds confidence and self esteem
• Chance to meet new people Ernst Young
  volunteers/artists
• Visit to London to see work displayed in a major
  gallery

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Image Identity

• Established in 2003 by the Victoria Albert
  Museum, London
• In partnership with 5 regional galleries
  Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and
  Tyne Wear
• Regional project funded by the DCMS DfES
• Initiative for schools, community groups and
  children and young people supported by NCH

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• Structure
• Young peoples visit to regional gallery/museum
• Art workshops run at NCH project by professional
  artist
• Work exhibited locally at the gallery/museum
• Selection of work displayed at the VA, London
• Selection of YPs attend the young persons forum
  at VA

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Image Identity The Benefits

• Opens up access to museums galleries
• Builds local relationships
• Opportunity to learn new skills
• Encourages young people to think about who they
  are and consider others in their local community

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ARTiculation

• Established 1998 in partnership with HQ Arts
• Funded by Lloyds TSB, now part supported by Ernst
  Young
• For marginalised young people aged 16-21
• Annual roll out

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• Structure
• Youth Arts Weekend (YAW)
• Year Long Buddy Scheme
• Devising weekend
• Rehearsals performances x 4
• Peer support at YAW

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Youth Arts Weekend (YAW)Creative Challenging
Workshops

• Dance
• Drumming
• Performance Poetry
• Play in a Day (drama)
• Puppetry
• Video Workshop
• Visual Art

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ARTiculation The Benefits

• Independence skills
• Consulted directly about issues affecting young
  people
• Meet and discuss issues with peers in similar
  situations
• Input into piece of policy drama
• Confidence to perform in front of others
• Express their views directly to
  politicians/policy makers

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Arts Bank

• 2007 pilot project rolled out to all NCH projects
  in the regions
• Feeds in directly to the NCH Participation
  Strategy
• Funded by NCH
• Open to all NCH projects

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• Structure
• Theme What participation means to me?
• Each project bids for 400
• Workshops held at local level by projects
• Finished work sent directly to central office

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Arts Bank Work 2007

• Rockin, Rappin, Funky, Munky CD Participation
  across the nation
• Animated film Chelsea Come Home
• DVD of project services Get Sorted

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Arts Bank The Benefits

• Young people are consulted directly about what
  participation means to them
• Increases accessibility to the arts allowing all
  projects to apply
• Encourages staff to run more arts-based workshops
  in the projects
• Freedom to choose what type of workshop they run

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• Questions
• Films
• What does participation mean to you?