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Epping Forest Arts Epping Forest Arts

Epping Forest Council’s Epping Forest Council’s Arts Development Service Arts Development Service

Julie Chandler Community & Cultural Services Manager

Arts Background Arts Background

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The Council has provided an Arts service in the district since 1 The Council has provided an Arts service in the district since 1974 974

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In the late 1980’s the Arts section was expanded, to meet the In the late 1980’s the Arts section was expanded, to meet the government’s agenda for improving community sustainability government’s agenda for improving community sustainability through provision of arts development work. through provision of arts development work.

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Due to its Due to its’ ’ innovative work Epping Forest Arts is one of the most innovative work Epping Forest Arts is one of the most highly regarded arts delivery services in the within the County highly regarded arts delivery services in the within the County and and Region. Region.

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The Arts Council (England East) has acknowledged the innovative The Arts Council (England East) has acknowledged the innovative work that is delivered through Epping Forest Arts, by providing work that is delivered through Epping Forest Arts, by providing significant project funding for the district since 2001. significant project funding for the district since 2001. £ £75,000 was 75,000 was secured in 2006, to develop a three secured in 2006, to develop a three-

• year programme of projects

year programme of projects and events that explore and celebrate the District and events that explore and celebrate the District’ ’s community, s community, history, heritage and environment history, heritage and environment

Arts programme Arts programme

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Dance development Dance development

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Visual Arts Visual Arts

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Performing Arts Performing Arts

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Music Music

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Live Art Live Art

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Film Film

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Multi media Multi media

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Crafts & Painting Crafts & Painting

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Festivals Festivals

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Celebratory Events Celebratory Events

Work with Young People Work with Young People

n n Urban Street Dance

Urban Street Dance –

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regular weekly dance classes for boys regular weekly dance classes for boys and girls 12 yrs+ based on the latest and girls 12 yrs+ based on the latest street dance styles street dance styles

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‘Reaction’ & ‘Fuzion’ Fuzion’ –

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targeted at boys and girls 12 targeted at boys and girls 12 – – 16yrs 16yrs across the range of secondary schools, to across the range of secondary schools, to bring youngsters together to tackle bring youngsters together to tackle issues of hostility between school groups, issues of hostility between school groups, using 3 different dance styles with using 3 different dance styles with separate gender groups separate gender groups

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‘Motiv8’ –

– dance development dance development project for project for 6

6 – – 18yr olds culminating in 18yr olds culminating in showcase at Debden Park School showcase at Debden Park School

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‘eNgage’ eNgage’ –

– dance development

dance development project project for 5 – 20 yrs+ culminating in a culminating in a performance at performance at Harlow Playhouse Harlow Playhouse

n n ‘Isadora’

‘Isadora’ –

– Dance development

Dance development project with youngsters at Wells Park and project with youngsters at Wells Park and Oakview Oakview Schools Schools

n n Local Dance Groups

Local Dance Groups –

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weekly dance groups introduced by EFA weekly dance groups introduced by EFA and sustained through training volunteers and sustained through training volunteers and parents to lead and deliver sessions and parents to lead and deliver sessions

n n ‘Sense of Place’

‘Sense of Place’ –

– work with work with young people in key localities of young people in key localities of disadvantage in the district disadvantage in the district

Work with adults and the elderly….. Work with adults and the elderly…..

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‘Arts Alert’ ‘Arts Alert’ –

– specially

specially designed dance, movement and designed dance, movement and visual arts programme for adults visual arts programme for adults with special needs from 18 yrs with special needs from 18 yrs through to 50+, based at Epping through to 50+, based at Epping Forest College. Workshops Forest College. Workshops culminating in performance. culminating in performance. n n ‘Sense of Place’

‘Sense of Place’ –

– dance and dance and visual arts cross visual arts cross -

• generational

generational programme, bringing young people and programme, bringing young people and the elderly together in a range of the elderly together in a range of projects to ‘break down barriers’. projects to ‘break down barriers’. Focuses on Residential Care homes in Focuses on Residential Care homes in the district and wok linked to local the district and wok linked to local schools schools

Summer Arts Programme Summer Arts Programme

n n ‘Lift Off’

‘Lift Off’ –

– acting , dancing and arts skills sessions for 8 acting , dancing and arts skills sessions for 8 – – 12 year olds. 12 year olds.

n n ‘Havoc’

‘Havoc’ –

– circus skills workshop and arts activities for 3 years+ circus skills workshop and arts activities for 3 years+

n n Theatre Performances

Theatre Performances –

– for 2 for 2-

• 5 yrs and 4

5 yrs and 4 – – 8 yrs 8 yrs

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‘Jammin’ Jammin’ –

– dance workshops for 9 dance workshops for 9 – –12 yrs 12 yrs

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‘Mini-

• madness’

madness’ –

– dance, drama and arts & crafts for 3 years+ dance, drama and arts & crafts for 3 years+

n n ‘Pandemonium’

‘Pandemonium’ –

– performances, arts & crafts, fun activity day for 3 yrs+ performances, arts & crafts, fun activity day for 3 yrs+

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‘Bugtastic’ Bugtastic’ –

– bug hunting, pond dipping and games and art bug hunting, pond dipping and games and art

n n ‘Beach in a box’

‘Beach in a box’ –

– summer holiday activity for 3 summer holiday activity for 3 – – 5 years 5 years

n n ‘Arty Antics’

‘Arty Antics’ –

– clay making workshops for 6 clay making workshops for 6 – – 8 years 8 years

Other work areas………. Other work areas……….

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Administration and Administration and management of Epping Forest management of Epping Forest Music Schools Music Schools

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Advice and support to local Advice and support to local voluntary organisations and voluntary organisations and local artists local artists

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Management of Small Grants Management of Small Grants Scheme for the Arts Scheme for the Arts

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Community based arts and Community based arts and environmental events environmental events

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Production of Arts Inform Production of Arts Inform – – district wide arts activity and district wide arts activity and events publication events publication

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Provision of specialist advice to Provision of specialist advice to internal and external partners internal and external partners

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Strategic partnership working Strategic partnership working throughout the county, throughout the county, including Essex On Tour and including Essex On Tour and Essex Book Festival Essex Book Festival

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Representation and Representation and participation in Essex Arts participation in Essex Arts Officers group Officers group

Delivering local and national priorities Delivering local and national priorities

The arts development work undertaken by the Arts Team fulfils a The arts development work undertaken by the Arts Team fulfils a wide range of Council wide range of Council and government targets and in particular through improving commu and government targets and in particular through improving community cohesion and nity cohesion and promoting an enhanced quality of life for local residents as ind promoting an enhanced quality of life for local residents as individuals and in group settings. ividuals and in group settings.

Council Plan: Council Plan:

• provision of opportunities to engage and consult with local peop

provision of opportunities to engage and consult with local people and communities that would not le and communities that would not normally normally ‘ ‘have a voice have a voice’ ’ (Action EP4, IP4) (Action EP4, IP4)

• engagement of young people in positive activities, including a f

engagement of young people in positive activities, including a focus on boys sessions (Action HN5,

• cus on boys sessions (Action HN5,

SC2/3) SC2/3)

• provision of outreach programmes in targeted localities of the D

provision of outreach programmes in targeted localities of the District (action HN5, SC2/3, FL2, EP5) istrict (action HN5, SC2/3, FL2, EP5)

• delivery of programmes and projects that encourage people of all

delivery of programmes and projects that encourage people of all ages to lead healthier lives (SC3, ages to lead healthier lives (SC3, FL3) FL3)

• respond to issues of deprivation in the district through providi

respond to issues of deprivation in the district through providing accessible programmes(FL3) ng accessible programmes(FL3)

• delivery of customer focused services which meet the needs and a

delivery of customer focused services which meet the needs and aspirations of the diverse spirations of the diverse communities of the district (EP5) communities of the district (EP5)

• reducing

reducing ‘ ‘fear of crime fear of crime’ ’, through intergenerational work , through intergenerational work (SC3) (SC3)

Continued…….. Continued……..

Community Strategy: Community Strategy:

• improving people’s lives through enabling access for all

improving people’s lives through enabling access for all

• delivering services in order to help people live healthier and m

delivering services in order to help people live healthier and more enjoyable lives

• re enjoyable lives
• ensuring services for children and young people are directed by

ensuring services for children and young people are directed by the needs of the individual the needs of the individual

• encouraging people to improve their physical and mental health t

encouraging people to improve their physical and mental health through partnership hrough partnership working working

CPA and the ‘Culture Block’: CPA and the ‘Culture Block’:

• strengthening, building sustainable communities

strengthening, building sustainable communities

• reduction in social isolation improved social integration/ pride

reduction in social isolation improved social integration/ pride in neighbourhoods in neighbourhoods

• development of capacities

development of capacities

• vehicles for socially marginalised groups to articulate concerns

vehicles for socially marginalised groups to articulate concerns

• potential to improve employability of people, through increased

potential to improve employability of people, through increased confidence and specific confidence and specific skills, professional development/transferable skills skills, professional development/transferable skills

• regeneration through involvement, communication and exploring me

regeneration through involvement, communication and exploring meaning aning

Partners worked with 2006/07 Partners worked with 2006/07

Hereward Primary Alderton Junior & Infant Epping Upland IC Youth Dance Limes Farm Infant Upshire Primary Mad Movers – dance group Thomas Willingale Junior Roding Valley High West Hatch High Kofi Agyemang – dance artist Hip Hop Collective Flowzaic Dance Co Hip Hop Dance Co Barbara Sampson – visual artist Moreton Primary Alter Ego Dance Co Moves & Grooves – dance group Chipping Ongar Primary Funksters – dance group Debden Youth Dance Debden Park High Roding Valley High Holy Cross Junior King Harold High St John’s High Parsonage Court Sherrell House WRVS Loughton Cricket Club Mad Maureen – clown Juliet Orchart – music artist Playhouse Theatre – Harlow Roxane Permar – visual artist Anne Eggebert – visual artist Carl Stevenson – visual artist Emily Jost – visual artist St Clare’s Hospice Epping Upland CE Primary Theydon Bois Primary Roydon Primary Shelley Primary Theatre Resource Matching Green Primary Jiving Lindy Hoppers Troika Ranch – dance co

Partners cont…. Partners cont….

Roydon Open Garden Day Theydon Bois Open Garden Day Theydon Bois Horticultural Society Budworth Hall Ashlyns Organic Farm Honeytree Court Redbrick Nursery Matthews Plants Jubilee Court Leonard Davis House Pelly Court Oakview School Dino Jacovides – creative writer Ivy Chimneys Junior Lambourne Primary Epping Green Association Davenant Foundation School Parish Councils: Loughton,

Epping, Chigwell, Buckhurst Hill, Ongar, Bobbingworth & The Lavers, Epping Green /Upland, Stapleford Abbotts /Tawney, Moreton, Roydon, North Weald

Essex on Tour Essex Book Festival Chigwell Library Countrycare Loughton Library Ongar Library Epping Library Buckhurst Hill Library Debden Library Metropolitan Police Club Yolande Chandler – dance artist Michael Szpakowski – visual/sound artist Bangers & Mash Theatre Co Ballet First Focus – Essex Dance Youth in Action – Walthamstow Cambridgeshire Youth Dance Co Obelon Arts Claire Levinson – visual artist Dina Williams – dance artist Epping Forest College Epping Youth & Adult Centre Mark Storor – visual artist North Weald Library Waltham Abbey Library Dance East – Ipswich Braintree College Stapleford Abbotts Primary

Summary Summary

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7127 7127 people have taken part in Epping Forest Arts activities in

people have taken part in Epping Forest Arts activities in 2006/07 (to date) 2006/07 (to date)

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6241 6241 of these are children and young people

• f these are children and young people

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This represents This represents 27%

27% of the district population aged 3

• f the district population aged 3-
• 18 years

18 years

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The following 5 minute DVD demonstrates a typical piece of EFA The following 5 minute DVD demonstrates a typical piece of EFA work, which was undertaken with young people on Limes Farm work, which was undertaken with young people on Limes Farm Estate, Chigwell. Estate, Chigwell.

Epping Forest Arts currently provides a wide range of arts programmes for children, young people, the elderly and those with additional needs