Faceless
A national conference for Outdoor Artists, Practitioners, Arts Development Officers, Programmers, Policy Makers and Funders exploring Outdoor Arts in practice and its impact on people and places
Thursday 11 & Friday 12 June 2009
Peel Park, Cliffe Road, Bradford, West Yorks BD3
Delegate Booking Form
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Overview
Convened within a tented village and initiated by Arts Council England, Yorkshire, working in partnership with Bradford Mela and regional artists, Quest is a 2 day exploration of the following key questions:
- What are the influences of, and the linkages made, by Outdoor Artists and their work?
- How do the various practices influence and affect a change in the lives of its audience?
- How do we encourage feedback and effectively use critical opinion to develop the art form?
The Village will include a number of themed tents and, as a delegate, your Quest will be to visit and contribute to each tent at least once during the conference, meet new people and leave inspired with new ideas for the development of the Outdoor Arts Sector.
Programme
DAY ONE 11th JUNE 11am – 5.30pm (registration from 10am)
The Hive
| 10.00 | Registration |
| 11.00 | Tony Lidington (Chair) - Welcome to Quest |
| 11.15 | Artists Intervention – Annapurna Indian Dance |
| 11.30 | Welcome to Yorkshire - Andy Carver, Executive Director ACE,Y |
| 11.45 | The impact of Bradford Mela on the city and its communities - Cllr Anne Hawkesworth , Environment & Culture Portfolio holder, City of Bradford MDC |
| 12.00 | Highlights of UK -wide Elemental conversations on street and circus arts - Helga Henry, Fierce Earth Ltd |
| 12.30 | Questions |
| 13.00 | Lunch in the VIP marquee |
Mechanics | Emergence | Think tank | Impulses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.00 | Collaborative cross art form legacy projects for the Cultural Olympiad - Ali Pretty, Artistic Director, Kinetika & Imagination; our Nation | Providing time and space for professionals and communities to explore outdoor work - Richard Sobey, Executive Director, IOU & Bev Adams, Artistic Director, Faceless | Performance as a State of Encounter - Alice Bayliss, Lecturer in Applied Theatre (Educational, Community and Interventionist Contexts, University of Leeds) | How does the art form touch, influence and affect a change in the lives of its audience - Hilary Westlake, Performance Writer and Director |
| 15.00 | Refreshments | |||
| 15.30 | Repeat of above sessions | |||
The Hive
| 16.30 | Feedback from workshop sessions |
| 16.50 | Speed dating market place |
| 17.15 | Artists intervention - John Welding, Illustrator |
| 17.30 | Close |
Yurt
| 8pm-10pm | Gayurty! Informal cabaret evening in a Yurt hosted by Jenny Wilson’s Drag King, with Pete White, Institute of Crazy Dancing & Pakistani Ghazal from Naj & Shabaz. |
DAY TWO 12th JUNE 9.30-4pm (arrival from 9am)
The Hive
| 9.00 onwards | Refreshments, Registration & Networking |
| 9.30 | Tony Lidington (Chair) - Welcome to Quest day 2 |
| 9.45 | Artists intervention - Godfrey Pambalipe, Sigopanda Pan African Dance |
| 10.00 | National Association of Street Artists UK – Chloe Dear, NASAUK |
| 10.15 | Independent Street Arts Network - Julian Rudd, ISAN co-ordinator |
| 10.45 | Questions |
| 11.00 | Refreshments |
| Mechanics | Emergence | Think tank | Impulses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.30 | Professional development programmes for circus artists and directors, Leila Jancovich, co-founder Circelation & Senior lecturer LMU | A wet Saturday afternoon in Batley. The importance and reach of the small scale – Tony Lidington, Showman & Director, Promenade Promotions | International cross cultural collaborations & Emotional and dramatic depth in outdoor work- Mike Lister, street theatre specialist & co-founder, Avanti Display | A New Role for the Artist - John Fox, Founder & Artistic Director of Welfare State 1968-2006 & Director (with Sue Gill) of Dead Good Guides |
| 12.30 | Lunch in the VIP Marquee | |||
| 13.30 | Repeat of above sessions | |||
The Hive
| 14.15 | Refreshments |
| 14.45 | Feedback from workshop sessions |
| 15.05 | Final thoughts & suggestions from the conference |
| 16.00 | Close - Tony Lidington (Chair) |
* Timetable may vary slightly during each day
Links
Peel Park, Cliffe Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD3
For information about Peel Park visit;
http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org/sites/parks/peel.htm
For a map of the area visit the following link to multi map;
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=16&countryCode=GB&lat=53.8077&lon=-1.7439
Midland Hotel, Forster Square, £89 B&B Offer ref: 5835.
http://www.midlandhotelbradford.co.uk
Etap Hotel, Prince Court, £35 B&B (hotel code 6364)
http://www.etaphotel.com
Bradford Mela
http://www.bradfordmela.org.uk/
