TAKE PARTARTSpring 2014

Inside OutJim Starbuck

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WELCOME: Bouncing into SpringAs we welcome the first signs of Spring, we look forward tomore exciting news about what artsNK has to offer: StAndrew’s church in Leasingham anticipates an innovativeproject for the village, Sleaford Leisure Centre inspires an artsheritage in a new mosaic group, plans for village consultationare made concrete and the performing arts give us somethingto celebrate at The Terry O’Toole Theatre and in Lincoln!Summaries of these activites can be found in the followingarticles and full length features on our website.Further details about the work of artsNK can be found at:www.artsnk.org

INSIDE OUT: My Story from Jim StarbuckFollowing the successful installation at St Andrew’s Church inHeckington, the Altered project has turned its attention to StAndrew’s in Leasingham for its penultimate intervention (Altered isa unique project that aims to bring contemporary art and ancientchurch buildings together across rural Lincolnshire and is a partner-ship between the Diocese of Lincoln, the University of Lincoln andartsNK).I asked Jim Starbuck, churchwarden at St Andrew’s, to talk abouthis involvement with this project. “I have been a member of Saint Andrews for the last 26 years afterhaving moved from Nottingham with my family. For the last 12years I have been one of the Church Wardens and Chairman of thePCC. It is a very important part of my life. Last year we went overto Heckington to see the Altered project at the Church. To say Iwas blown away with it is an understatement!”

I asked Jim what he felt that this project might bring to his church and its community:“We at St Andrews are trying to bring more people from the village into the Church, not just for religiouspurposes, but also for what the building represents as part of the history of Leasingham. We are at thismoment having a toilet and kitchen built into the tower, which is costing St Andrew’s around £25k, a biginvestment, but as a result of which we can start using the Church as a building at the centre of the vil-lage to hold concerts, exhibitions and hopefully one the village will be proud of. I see Altered as the startof all this. It is a very exciting art project with a very talented artist, and the works which will be pro-duced will, I am certain, stimulate and excite all who will come to see it displayed in this beautiful build-ing.”I asked Jim, finally, whether he had anything to add, and he replied:“This is the first time I have been involved in anything like this and I have been very impressed by thededication of the team who looked at and judged each of the submitted proposals.”Read the full interview at:www.artsnk.org/taking-part/inside-out-my-story-from-jim-starbuck

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BEING HEARD: What Do YOU Think?The views of the people who matter – the residents of our District,have always been important to us and, to consult with our villages’residents to find out what sorts of art related things they mightwant to do or see in the future, we will be taking to the road dur-ing May, June and July to find out!We want to hear from any groups which the team could visit intheir own spaces and we will be starting our consultation activitiesin the following villages: Billinghay, Witham St Hughes andRuskington. So, residents of these villages, please feel free toinvite us to come and talk.For more detail about this consultation, visit:

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POOP POOP! WInd in the Willows at TOTTACTion Community Theatre Co. is the lively amateur theatre groupin residence at The Terry O'Toole Theatre, North Hykeham. Now inits fourth year, ACTion has gone from strength to strength, current-ly boasting some 60 members, ranging in age from 11 years to 70upwards. 2014 is proving to be an exciting year for ACTion!This year’s May family theatre production is an adaptation of TheWind in the Willows, the classic children's story. Not only will thecompany perform the show at The Terry O'Toole Theatre on May 9thand 10th, but ACTion is also delighted to have been invited to per-form an open-air theatre version at Whisby Nature Park at the end ofMay and at Boultham Park, Lincoln in early June!To read more about the show and this group, visit:

MosArt: New Sleaford Mosaic GroupThe successful refurbishment of Sleaford Leisure Centre has pro-duced something of a legacy! Thanks to the involvement ofSleaford residents in the creation of the wonderful mosaic, whichsits on the floor of the Leisure Centre, under the guidance ofMosaic artist Alan Potter (see Take Part Nov/Dec 2013) a newmosaic group has been born.MosArt is the name which has been adopted by the group, whichhas been formed by Pauline Dobson who played a major part in theLeisure Centre mosaic piece. After having met a few times, groupmembers decided to ask for artsNK’s help in setting up a fullyconstituted group which will meet every fortnight from Saturday1st March, from 10am – 4pm, in unit 9, Navigation Yard by theNCCD.To read more about the group’s plans, visit:

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Movers and Shakers: True Motion at LPAC

MOVERS AND SHAKERS CONTACTS

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Elaine KnightPerforming ArtsManager01529 411195

Emma BattyVitality County-WideProject Officer01529 411194

Amy DaltonHead of DanceDevelopment 01529 411197

Holly ArnoldCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196

Marion SanderVisual ArtsDevelopmentCoordinator01529 411193

Nick JonesVisual ArtsManager01529 411190

Debbie WilesFinance Administrator01529 411191

Muriel MarrProjectAdministrator01529 410595

Jo TurpinBusiness ManagementAdministrator01529 416290

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Rosamund WellsMarketing andCommunications Manager01529 308717

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On Saturday 8th March, groups from all over Lincolnshire took to thestage at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre to compete in this year’sU.Dance County Platform. True Motion is a competition, which selectsone group to perform at the Midlands Youth Dance Festival. All dancerstook part in a series of workshops led by local, professional company,Chantry Dance Company. The evening performance saw 15 groups taketo the stage in the hope of being selected for the next level.The winning group was Lilac Theatre Dance, a dance school from NorthHykeham, who topped the judges’ scores and who will go on to repre-sent Lincolnshire at the Midlands Youth (MY) Dance Festival, in April in

Birmingham. After the Midlands event, groups selected at that levelwill perform at U.Dance 2014, the nationwide annual festival of dancefor and by young people, which this year, will take place inNottingham.During True Motion, artsNK’s very own street dance company, redXco,and sixth form students from North Kesteven School were also suc-cessful in gaining a performance slot on the U.Dance 2014 ‘Fringe’event. This is a performance held, during the national dance festival, inBroadmarsh Shopping Centre in Birmingham. What an achievement!For more detail, visit:

Michaela SoltysSocial Media andMarketing Assistant01529 411197

James KitneyCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196

Emma TerzzaCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196Alice CarterYouth andCommunity DanceArtist01529 411197

Alison DuncombeTheatre Development Officer - TerryO’Toole Theatre01522 870251

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