Working with our Engaging Neighbourhoods community partners
Our Engaging Neighbourhoods project is now in its fourth year we are proud to have been able to extend our activity with Calderdale community groups from an initial three groups to nine partnerships across the borough.
Take a look at what we produced with these amazing people in 2023 as part of Open Space 70.
Take a look at what we produced with these amazing people in 2023 as part of Open Space 70.
In 2024, here's the work we're doing with each of our Engaging Neighbourhoods groups
WomenCentre, Halifax: We're running a creative course over 6-8 weeks in which centre members will work with a professional artist to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance.
Calderdale Young Carers Service: Young Carers will be supported to join in one of four drama workshops with director Andy Barry over the Easter holidays to explore their theatrical side, and from which we will draw our youth community cast for the performances.
Project Colt, Elland: Working with a professional artist-maker, centre users will participate in a multi-week creative course to make costume, props or masks for our performance, we'll offer a weekend public workshop to make work for our art exhibitions, and a July exhibition will be held, all hosted at Project Colt's wonderful and welcoming community centre in Elland.
The Space Community Hub, Rastrick. Following a writing workshop with playwright Amanda Dalton, a creative course to make theatrical elements for our performance will be offered, and The Space will also be our partner and host for our Saturday 15 June Creative Community Day in Rastrick.
Calderdale Community Cares Cornholme, Todmorden: A writing workshop with playwright Amanda Dalton kick starts the project with The Lionesses, a peer support group for women established by Calder Community Cares. Following this we're running a creative course to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance, and The Lionesses will be our partner and host for our Saturday 1 June Creative Community Day in Todmorden.
Time Out, Calderdale wide (part of Healthy Minds Calderdale): Calderdale based 8-16 years olds are invited, via Time Out, to attend one of four drama workshops over the Easter holidays, working with director Andy Barry, and from which we will draw our youth community cast for the performances.
St Augustine’s Centre, Halifax: We're working for the fourth time with St Augustines, and from May we'll run a creative course with an artist to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance and we're also organising a special day for sanctuary seekers volunteering at an outdoor environmental project in Calderdale.
Halifax Opportunities Trust - Todmorden & Pellon's Children Centre Nurseries: Four creative sessions with early years children to make work are being run in April. The creative outputs of these 3 to 5 year olds will be created into an art work by artist Dani Lovett, for our art exhibitions.
Year 9 & 10 students at Rastrick High School, Rastrick: Seven post school sessions with ceramic artist Katie Bates, working in clay to make work for our art exhibitions (which can also be used as GCSE art submissions) and we're recruiting the junior members of our community singing cast for our performance from the Rastrick High School senior choir.
WomenCentre, Halifax: We're running a creative course over 6-8 weeks in which centre members will work with a professional artist to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance.
Calderdale Young Carers Service: Young Carers will be supported to join in one of four drama workshops with director Andy Barry over the Easter holidays to explore their theatrical side, and from which we will draw our youth community cast for the performances.
Project Colt, Elland: Working with a professional artist-maker, centre users will participate in a multi-week creative course to make costume, props or masks for our performance, we'll offer a weekend public workshop to make work for our art exhibitions, and a July exhibition will be held, all hosted at Project Colt's wonderful and welcoming community centre in Elland.
The Space Community Hub, Rastrick. Following a writing workshop with playwright Amanda Dalton, a creative course to make theatrical elements for our performance will be offered, and The Space will also be our partner and host for our Saturday 15 June Creative Community Day in Rastrick.
Calderdale Community Cares Cornholme, Todmorden: A writing workshop with playwright Amanda Dalton kick starts the project with The Lionesses, a peer support group for women established by Calder Community Cares. Following this we're running a creative course to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance, and The Lionesses will be our partner and host for our Saturday 1 June Creative Community Day in Todmorden.
Time Out, Calderdale wide (part of Healthy Minds Calderdale): Calderdale based 8-16 years olds are invited, via Time Out, to attend one of four drama workshops over the Easter holidays, working with director Andy Barry, and from which we will draw our youth community cast for the performances.
St Augustine’s Centre, Halifax: We're working for the fourth time with St Augustines, and from May we'll run a creative course with an artist to make masks, puppets, costumes or props for our performance and we're also organising a special day for sanctuary seekers volunteering at an outdoor environmental project in Calderdale.
Halifax Opportunities Trust - Todmorden & Pellon's Children Centre Nurseries: Four creative sessions with early years children to make work are being run in April. The creative outputs of these 3 to 5 year olds will be created into an art work by artist Dani Lovett, for our art exhibitions.
Year 9 & 10 students at Rastrick High School, Rastrick: Seven post school sessions with ceramic artist Katie Bates, working in clay to make work for our art exhibitions (which can also be used as GCSE art submissions) and we're recruiting the junior members of our community singing cast for our performance from the Rastrick High School senior choir.