Grant Recipients R05 June 2023
Arts Project Grants
An Arts Project Grant has been awarded to Secret City Arts who are developing and co-creating projects in consultation with adults, children, and local community groups. It is led by storyteller Pyn Stockman and writer and counsellor Mandy Ross.
The funding will support Well-Being Brew which is an artist and community group creative collaboration project. While exploring a range of inter-linked creative practices, Secret City Arts build and sustain well-being, both individually and cohesively within communities. They are offering 3 immersive performance events with sensory tea tasting in three locations in Warwick District.
Live Well & Dance with Parkinson's
An Arts Project Grant has been awarded to People Dancing: The Foundation for Community Dance, which is a development and membership organisation for community and participatory dance, driving forward inclusion and excellence through professional development, resources & safeguarding services, specialist programmes & networks.
The funding will support their Live Well & Dance with Parkinson’s programme, which includes creative dance classes for people living with Parkinson’s and their carers/family members in the community of Leamington, Warwickshire.
Arts Development Grant
An Arts Development Grant has been awarded to Warwickshire Singers which is a non-auditioned mixed chamber choir. Attracting people of all ages with a wide range of life experiences from across Warwick District. They love singing and share a passion for developing the appreciation of music through the presentation of public concerts.
The funding will help to develop the choir, attract new singers, develop skills to perform more diverse and contemporary music. Especially music recently composed by women composers.
France Brodeur Young Artist Award
Kialy Tihngang is a recipient of the France Brodeur Young Artist Award, working on their latest exhibition Fetissoes. This award is an independent fund hosted and managed by Warwick District Council, open to young artists across the UK.
When discussing their work with Connor Elliman (Arts Officer for WDC), Kialy said "in Fetissoes, I speculate that a group of enslaved African people jumped overboard their captor's ship into the ocean and combined European maritime technology (the master’s tools) with fetishes (African religious objects with magical powers) to create tools to safely return home underwater. These will take the form of 6 wearable sculptures. I will also create an accompanying video showing these sculptures in action."
The exhibition will be at God's House Tower, in Southampton October 2023.