Spare Parts Participation Project
This year Minerva Arts will be acting as participation partner for the Spare Parts project in Crewe and Sandbach. Spare Parts is an Arts Council England funded programme that brings high quality arts and cultural activity to Transport Festivals across the North West of England. This year, Minerva Arts will be delivering the community participation element of these events in Cheshire East. The programme involves three core strands:
The Traction Parade. At the Traction event on 4th July, the streets of Crewe will come alive with a brand new parade themes around 'Odyssey'. The parade will feature a central headline structure created by community groups across Crewe, working with the support of lead artist Alison Allum. There will also be opportunity on the date of the event itself to contribute to the parade by making some smaller pieces of artwork.
Pop-Up Performances @ Sandbach. This year we will be supporting community groups in Sandbach and the surrounding area to develop their own performance work to share as 'pop-up' performances in Sandbach Park at the Transport Festival on the 14th April. We will be match-making groups with a professional artist who will be supporting them with an element of their process so stay tuned to find out who will be performing.
Sandbach Young Producers. For the first time this year, young people in Sandbach will have the chance to get involved in the running of the festival; learning about its history, working with the committee and developing new skills in event management and leadership. We are really excited to introduce the team to you very soon.
For more information about Spare Parts, visit their website here.
The Traction Parade. At the Traction event on 4th July, the streets of Crewe will come alive with a brand new parade themes around 'Odyssey'. The parade will feature a central headline structure created by community groups across Crewe, working with the support of lead artist Alison Allum. There will also be opportunity on the date of the event itself to contribute to the parade by making some smaller pieces of artwork.
Pop-Up Performances @ Sandbach. This year we will be supporting community groups in Sandbach and the surrounding area to develop their own performance work to share as 'pop-up' performances in Sandbach Park at the Transport Festival on the 14th April. We will be match-making groups with a professional artist who will be supporting them with an element of their process so stay tuned to find out who will be performing.
Sandbach Young Producers. For the first time this year, young people in Sandbach will have the chance to get involved in the running of the festival; learning about its history, working with the committee and developing new skills in event management and leadership. We are really excited to introduce the team to you very soon.
For more information about Spare Parts, visit their website here.
Alongside our Youth Theatre provision, we also run a range of other projects out in the community. Sometimes these are commissioned by other people and sometimes they are big ideas that we cook up ourselves at Minerva HQ and then try and find the money to make happen. Generally, these pieces of work fit into three themes...
HeritageOver the years we have developed and delivered a range of Heritage themes projects including our Wirral to West Africa project in 2013 and the Cheshire Souling project in 2017.
We have also worked with partners to bring heritage themes alive in schools including Sutton Green Primary in Ellesmere Port and St. John's Primary in Skelmersdale. We regularly work with festivals and arts and cultural partners such as the Knutsford Promenades, Heritage Open Days and the Chester Midsummer and Midwinter Watch parades to bring performance and heritage together. |
Social ActionMany of our project work supports young people to use the arts to explore ways of getting involved in their communities.
We have worked closely with UK Youth on their Money for Life and Change Squad programmes to encourage young people to develop events in their community and become ambassadors for financial literacy. We have also been commissioned by local third sector organisations to deliver projects that have included supporting the re-settlement and integration of Syrian refugees, working with young carers to educate the public about their lives and creating advocacy films to combat Disability hate crime. We gave also worked with schools to deliver work that supports young people's literacy and social and emotional development. |
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