Arts Development

After School Arts Clubs

Project overview

Over 3 years, from 2002 to 2004, we ran after school arts clubs with eight secondary schools in Reading. The clubs took place in a wide range of art forms including dance, theatre, music, film and involved over 400 participants.

Participants

Young people aged between 11 and 16

Creative practitioners/Artists

Nick Garnett

Mary Genis www.culturemixarts.co.uk

Lisa-Marie Gibbs

Melanie Pappenheim

Gary Stanton

1157 Theatre Company www.1157.org

The Dance Movement www.thedancemovement.co.uk

Jelly Leg’d Chicken www.jelly.org.uk

Readipop www.readipop.co.uk

Real Time www.real-time.org.uk

Wildcard Theatre Company www.wildcardtheatre.org.uk

Partners and funders

Reading Borough Council – Reading Arts and Venues service

New Opportunities Fund, now Big Lottery Fund www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

The Avenue Special School

Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School

Highdown School

Kendrick School

Prospect Technology College

Reading Alternative School

Reading Girls School

Thamesbridge College

Description

The full project report can be seen in the attached PDF.