Photograph by Mike Ribbans
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photograph by Mike Ribbans
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Regional context:
Selsey is an isolated rural town of 5300 dwellings and a population of 12000 doubling in summer holidays, owing to occupation to one of the largest caravan park in Europe. 50% of its population are people are over 50 but it has a large number of families and 1200 school children. Selsey North ward has the fourth highest level of deprivation out of 29 within the Chichester District.
The town is among the highest 30% of deprived communities in the UK. It has 500 people on benefits and higher than average rates of incidence of smoking, teenage pregnancy and disability. It has below standard educational achievement and high levels of youth unemployment. 34.4% of Selsey residents have no qualifications. This is higher than the average for Chichester District, West Sussex, and the South East of England. In the Chichester District Council neighbourhood plan Selsey is encouraged to take increasing responsibility for its own life in becoming a self-sustaining community. In the Selsey Community Plan: (A Brighter Future for Selsey 2011) there are 16 priorities being enacted by Selsey Community Forum, and Arts Dream Selsey (ADS) aims to help achieve and realise such objectives as making Selsey an inclusive society; improving the quality of life for all; improving access to opportunities; making activity sustainable, and to offering best value and excellence for Selsey.
Selsey is an isolated rural town of 5300 dwellings and a population of 12000 doubling in summer holidays, owing to occupation to one of the largest caravan park in Europe. 50% of its population are people are over 50 but it has a large number of families and 1200 school children. Selsey North ward has the fourth highest level of deprivation out of 29 within the Chichester District.
The town is among the highest 30% of deprived communities in the UK. It has 500 people on benefits and higher than average rates of incidence of smoking, teenage pregnancy and disability. It has below standard educational achievement and high levels of youth unemployment. 34.4% of Selsey residents have no qualifications. This is higher than the average for Chichester District, West Sussex, and the South East of England. In the Chichester District Council neighbourhood plan Selsey is encouraged to take increasing responsibility for its own life in becoming a self-sustaining community. In the Selsey Community Plan: (A Brighter Future for Selsey 2011) there are 16 priorities being enacted by Selsey Community Forum, and Arts Dream Selsey (ADS) aims to help achieve and realise such objectives as making Selsey an inclusive society; improving the quality of life for all; improving access to opportunities; making activity sustainable, and to offering best value and excellence for Selsey.
Arts Context: Arts Dream Selsey was founded in October 2012, as a voluntary arts organisation it has a committee structure and holds monthly meetings. It has been instrumental in running arts workshops, taster days, performance events and forums over the last year and has made huge strides in supporting the Selsey Community.
ADS understands that to make the most of public funds, partnership working is essential, and working with others and building a sense of place is crucial to the resilience of the arts sector, and to the community of Selsey. We aspire to become a valued arts organisation that can help our community to express their aspirations and build the social capital of communal relationships.
ADS aspires to develop a coordinated approach to arts activity in Selsey through working in partnership with voluntary sector communities, schools, agencies and artists to encourage, develop, create, produce and promote arts activities for the community of Selsey.
ADS understands that to make the most of public funds, partnership working is essential, and working with others and building a sense of place is crucial to the resilience of the arts sector, and to the community of Selsey. We aspire to become a valued arts organisation that can help our community to express their aspirations and build the social capital of communal relationships.
ADS aspires to develop a coordinated approach to arts activity in Selsey through working in partnership with voluntary sector communities, schools, agencies and artists to encourage, develop, create, produce and promote arts activities for the community of Selsey.
We want to develop an enthusiastic and inspiring project that through our work will:
· enhance the profile of the arts in Selsey, by producing high quality arts work, and offering exemplars of good practice ·
develop arts opportunities for all and target people with the least engagement
· offer a range of intergenerational activity so Selsey residents can develop understanding and respect, that values the skills and experience of others
· encourage more young people to be participants in our projects, to develop social networks and offer meaningful activity for greater satisfaction and a sense of purpose. Through their involvement to provide an escalator of skills that may lead to further employment
· provide the opportunity for people to engage in a range of arts activities that can be cathartic, transformative, inspirational and empowering, and through this promote enhanced health and well-being, social cohesiveness and cultural renewal
· increase the numbers of participants and volunteers in our projects, encouraging them to have a sense of belonging and ownership in our work and develop increased social skills through working and communicating with others.
· develop ADS’s cultural activities in collaboration with other partners, and aim to improve access and promote participation for all
· Advocate for, and encourage development and provision of a dedicated Selsey arts space /venue
· Provide a website and opportunities for social interaction to operate as an information exchange
· enhance the profile of the arts in Selsey, by producing high quality arts work, and offering exemplars of good practice ·
develop arts opportunities for all and target people with the least engagement
· offer a range of intergenerational activity so Selsey residents can develop understanding and respect, that values the skills and experience of others
· encourage more young people to be participants in our projects, to develop social networks and offer meaningful activity for greater satisfaction and a sense of purpose. Through their involvement to provide an escalator of skills that may lead to further employment
· provide the opportunity for people to engage in a range of arts activities that can be cathartic, transformative, inspirational and empowering, and through this promote enhanced health and well-being, social cohesiveness and cultural renewal
· increase the numbers of participants and volunteers in our projects, encouraging them to have a sense of belonging and ownership in our work and develop increased social skills through working and communicating with others.
· develop ADS’s cultural activities in collaboration with other partners, and aim to improve access and promote participation for all
· Advocate for, and encourage development and provision of a dedicated Selsey arts space /venue
· Provide a website and opportunities for social interaction to operate as an information exchange
Our methods used to facilitate the above are be to develop a cohesive Arts Strategy for Selsey, and employ staff to administrate that activity. We would aim to engage people in a range of arts participatory projects, to include workshops, demonstrations, projects, productions and exhibitions that would involve local Selsey youth and residents, community artists and teachers, and national professional artists in a shared arts experience. Through the range of pilot projects offered and collaboration between organisations to increase efficiency, we would aspire to make projects and activity sustainable and resilient and ripe for further development. Through individuals and Society’s joining Arts Dream we would aim to offer for example, jointly owned equipment, a collaborative insurance policy and physical and intellectual support for the individual artists and Societies. We would aim to provide a website and opportunities for social interaction and to operate as an information arts exchange.
There are nine committee members to include 5 trustees Members of the committee have the leadership skills necessary to drive the project forward and are experienced in local, national and international project management, quality assurance and writing and developing policy. They have significant professional project management experience and have developed national and international projects with funding from for example, The Arts Council, the European League of the Institute for the Arts, The Sports Council and Sports England, and members have received over 1million pounds in grant funding for a range of successful previous projects in their other jobs and careers. Members of the committee have been trustees on the boards of other local national and International organisations. ADS has already delivered in offering services to individuals, and the community to include arts classes for mums, singing days, and consultancy.
Currently the team are networked with over 40 Selsey organisations. This results in extensive communication by the ADS committee with other organisations at a management, and at a user level. We encourage the public to get involved in shaping our local arts and cultural provision, though arts forums and contact through our website.So we are here for you and want you to get involved so check out our contact page, and sign up for Arts Dream
There are nine committee members to include 5 trustees Members of the committee have the leadership skills necessary to drive the project forward and are experienced in local, national and international project management, quality assurance and writing and developing policy. They have significant professional project management experience and have developed national and international projects with funding from for example, The Arts Council, the European League of the Institute for the Arts, The Sports Council and Sports England, and members have received over 1million pounds in grant funding for a range of successful previous projects in their other jobs and careers. Members of the committee have been trustees on the boards of other local national and International organisations. ADS has already delivered in offering services to individuals, and the community to include arts classes for mums, singing days, and consultancy.
Currently the team are networked with over 40 Selsey organisations. This results in extensive communication by the ADS committee with other organisations at a management, and at a user level. We encourage the public to get involved in shaping our local arts and cultural provision, though arts forums and contact through our website.So we are here for you and want you to get involved so check out our contact page, and sign up for Arts Dream
