Participation

Creative Identities West Central

Creative Identities is an 18-month pilot programme of arts and moving image media activities (film, video & games) for young people aged 10-19 . The initiative aims to create opportunities for young people to develop skills through creative experience and exploration.

Creative Identities is funded by the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities fund using £1.2 million from the proceeds of crime, and is managed in partnership by Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council.

The programme is open to young people who want to tell meaningful and relevant stories about their life in Scotland.

These stories will be told through image, video, music or text, and the work will be showcased on www.creativeidentities.org/ and www.artsaction.org.uk, and through exhibitions and presentations. All of this is made possible through a range of media and arts partners across Scotland.

Tramway and the GFT are lead partners for the West Central Region which includes
South Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
West Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
Glasgow City
Inverclyde
South Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire

Some of the Creative Identities activities are being developed specifically for groups of young people through our network of national partners, but others are open to any young person who would like to get involved.

To find out more about what’s happening in your area and for further information see the website above or contact project manager Rachel Jury, rachel@artsaction.org.uk or call 0789 187 0134

What are we doing?
We are offering four areas of activity from September 2009 – August 2010.

Open Access Workshops
Weekly arts and film workshops open to all young people with a priority given to young carers and young cared for people happening at the Tramway in Glasgow, Ayr, and East Renfrewshire and a number of other local authorities across the area. Workshops include: Parkour, street art, street dance, stand up comedy, beat boxing, creating music, radio production, film, animation, drama and much more.

Mentoring
Aimed at young people who have a specific interest in any sort of art or moving image medium and would like to work on a one to one basis with a professional artist. (By referral).

Training
We are offering three types of training:

1) WORKING WITH VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE:
A one day course aimed at artists who are working in this field to help support them in their work with young people.
2) MEDIA BASICS:
A one day course aimed at artists and non arts organisations that require an introduction to digital film camera and basic editing skills using freeware software.
3) ARTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
A one day introduction to arts project management will include what an arts project could be, when and how to work with the arts, the benefits of arts practice, the project life cycle: planning, funding, delivery, documentation and evaluation, partnership working: with artists, companies, agencies etc.

Projects
We are developing a range of project across the eleven local authorities that vary in scale, time length and mediums, from half day animation workshops through to large scale multi media performances.