Cultural Partner Northern Architecture is offering Ambassadors a FREE training opportunity. The session is suitable for anyone working with children and young people, whether in an education or extra-curricular setting. This free session takes place on Thursday 13 May in Newcastle. Details of the session can be found on the Northern Architecture website.
After being nominated by the public, 
The Great North Museum has been shortlisted for The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. The 2010 Manifesto has been compiled from families' suggestions of ways in which museums can offer fantastic experiences. It's a practical and powerful tool to encourage and support museums and galleries around the country to make family visits more enjoyable.
How your family can get involved: From the shortlist, families will decide on this year's winner. Each shortlisted museum will be visited, anonymously, by several families of all shapes and sizes. They will measure the museum against the Kids in Museums Manifesto - 20 ways to make a museum family friendly - compiled entirely from visitors' comments. If you'd like to be considered as a judging family for the Award, just email award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Have you had a great time visiting a museum with children or young people? Why not leave a comment about it!
On Tuesday 6 October, between 3.30 and 5pm, teachers are invited to come along and find out everything Seven Stories can offer their school. The event is completely free of charge and will be a chance to enjoy some refreshments whilst being amongst the first to view two fantastic new exhibitions!
The Judith Kerr exhibition opens in mid September, featuring much-loved classics The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, alongside the moving story of Judith's childhood as a refugee. Meanwhile, a celebration of T.S.Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, including a new edition illustrated by Axel Scheffler opens in the Bookden on 1st October.
Are you an Artist, or a Cultural Organisation?
Do you offer educational workshops in Newcastle or Gateshead?
If so, please complete and return the attached form (revised for April 10) to apply to join the Network.
Cultural Partner form April10.pdf
(word.doc version of the form, in case you want to complete online:
Cultural Partner form April10.doc)
As a Partner
:you will be promoted in the Cultural Partners Directory,
:you can send information for our fortnightly ebulletin and print for our termly mailout,
:you can ask our Ambassadors questions - tell them what you do and ask them what they want.
School visits to the Castle Keep are now free of charge. This applies to both the children and accompanying adults. Guided tours are also free of charge.
The Society of Antiquities encourages the use of the Castle Keep as a learning resource. It is particularly appropriate for the study of local history in years 4, 5 and 6 (Key Stage 2). The Castle Keep was central to the development of Newcastle as a settlement. It also played a role in the Civil War. The Castle Keep is built upon the site of a Roman fort (Pons Aelius), an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Norman motte and bailey castle, from which the City takes its name. It may also be illustrative in the medieval studies of years 7 to 9 (Key Stage 3).
For more information, see attached press release or phone 0191 233 1221
Would you like to work with Northern Stage to influence programming decisions and create exciting new projects involving your students? Northern Stage Teachers' Forum is looking for teachers who can spare one hour, once or twice a term. In return, you'll get a glass of wine and a whole host of teacher treats.
Benefits include:
Tailor made training sessions
Advance booking info
Tours & talks for your students
Opportunities & projects for your school
Access to dress rehearsals
The next Teachers' Forum will be on Wednesday 25 February at 6pm in the Sponsors' Room at Northern Stage. For more info or to book, contact Susan Mulholland, Participation and Learning Coordinator, on 0191 242 7222 or smulholland@northernstage.co.uk
Four to seven year olds are invited to help award winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett rewrite her classic tale Monkey and Me. Come to Seven Stories and choose new characters and new scenarios while Emily draws the pictures! This is a fantastic chance for children to engage with a top contemporary author and illustrator whilst developing confidence and creativity in the arts.
Suitable for 4 - 7 year olds. 1 - 2pm on Friday 8 May.
Booking required - telephone 0845 271 0777 ext. 715
Baltic are offering Cultural Ambassadors a free twilight session of daring drawing! Join artist Louise Bradley to experiment with exciting drawing methods that you can take back to the classroom. Don't worry if you think you can't draw, all you need is enthusiasm, and Louise will show you the rest!
The session will run from 4 - 6pm on Thursday 19 March at Baltic. For more info or to book contact Helen Burns: Helenb@balticmill.com or phone 0191 440 4929. Don't forget, as with all Cultural Ambassadors events, you can send a colleague if you can't make it!
Here's wishing you all a wonderful summer break.
Keep an eye on the site for changes and for news of autumn activities.
If you want to know more about NewcastleGateshead's first festival specially for all Children and Young People, register for more info at www.newcastlegateshead.com/cyp
It runs from September-November with something for everyone aged 0-18. Keep eyes here for all the news!
Best wishes for a wonderful summer - see you in September!
Caroline, Karolynne, Jeanne and Ednie
Bent Architect present:
FROG MAN by Mick Martin
‘Surreal, twisted and absolutely funny’ – Edinburgh Guide
Friday 22nd June @ 6.30 pm, Caedmon Hall.
Following on from a highly successful run at this years’ Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a one off (entirely sold out!) performance at Wakefield Arts Centre in October, Frog Man is on the loose once again in 2007!
From a suburban nightmare to sub aquatic bliss – this is a story of love, bullying and the turgid waters of domestic life. It begins one fateful afternoon down by the canal when Kenny and Kelly, two ordinary kids, steal Adrian Dunfor’s kite and their game goes horribly wrong…
Now Kenny is a police frogman and Kelly has dreadful asthma. They live at 46 Sunnybrook Meadow and drive a 4x4 in case anyone tries to murder them on the way to the supermarket. But that afternoon is with them still...
“Wonderfully sardonic pitch-black comedy. Witty one-liners abound throughout… Glorious and innovative - left me breathless�
Three Weeks Magazine
“George Orwell meets Nick Hornby, but with a plus…�
The Observer
Written by award winning MICK MARTIN, (Once Upon A Time In Wigan, The Life & Times of Young Bob Scallion) and directed by JUDE WRIGHT.
Frog Man is very funny - but with dark and at times disturbing overtones. The production appeals to established drama attendees and new audiences alike. It carries the personal recommendation of Alison Andrews, Arts Council Yorkshire Performance Arts Officer amongst others.
This show is suitable for audiences aged 14 upwards.
Running time approx 70 minutes
To book telephone the Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library on 0191 433 8420
Do something different with your Sarurday night...This is a one off event in Newcastle and Gateshead on Saturday 19th May and is an amazing celebration of the international 'Museums at Night' Festival.
Fifteen venues across Gateshead and Newcastle will be opening their doors from 7-11pm and will be, 'bursting with culture'!
Free buses will transport you to venues throughout the evening.
I think this sounds fantastic! All of the participating venues and events are on the website:
Here's the new schools programme from Seven Stories: The Centre for Children's Books, starting from September 2007.
For the fifth year running, Local History Month is underway. The month began on Monday 30th April and will end on Sunday 27 May. There are over 70 events which take place at various venues throughout Gateshead. They include walks, talks, film shows and family history events. For more information call Central Library on 0191 433 8420 or Gateshead Visitors Centre 0191 477 5380, details on the different events are in the link below.
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Here's the updated list of Cultural Partners in the CCA Network for your records. There will be a new Culture in Education directory in the Summer available from Monday 2nd July at the CIE Showcase 2007. Invitations to the CCAs and teachers will be sent out soon.
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Artist Karen Johnson will be bringing her first exhibition back to her native North East from Saturday 24 March - Saturday 12 May 2007.
Gateshead’s Gallery, based at Central Library on Prince Consort Road, will be hosting the free exhibition, which explores how a family cope with disability.
The show explores the life of Karen's son Jamie, a child with downs syndrome, from birth to age seven. The ups and downs of family life are chronicled using modern photography.
The Gallery is open from 9am - 7pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9am - 5pm Wed and 9am - 1pm Sat. The Gallery is closed on Bank Holidays. For more details call the Arts Development Team on 0191 433 6927.
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Graeae Arts are the Country's foremost disability-led company, and they are coming to Northern Stage in Newcastle on 29 - 31 March. The story is 'Whiter Than Snow' which is a radical retelling of the Snow White story and is suitable for children, (and their mums and dads) over the age of seven. The special offer is for £5 tickets, to book ring Alanna on 0191 242 7237 and quote 'Graeae Offer'.
Emily is one of our Cultural Partners - offering services to Gateshead Schools.
She formed Striding Edge Films Ltd in Newcastle in 2006 after seven years as a freelance film director.
Striding Edge Films has two arms:
1. Industry Documentary for TV and Independent Cinema.
2. Education/Community projects.
Emily’s practice is rooted in workshop, drama, team-work and collaboration. Emily has a long-term passion and commitment to education and much of her professional practice is informed by her work with young people. Her work in education spans across 10 years.
Film Workshops
Workshops can be tailor-made to a theme/module relevant to the curriculum or as basic introductions to:
· Language Of Film
· Film Acting
· Film Directing
· Editing
Short Courses
The above sessions can be combined to form a short residency. To be arranged with teacher/school. This can include a day with a professional film crew at extra costs of £750
Fees
Half Day Workshops (3 hours) £250.00
Full Day Workshops (5 hours) £300.00
Equipment provided. In editing workshop large screen able to be linked to Mac preferable.
Testimonials (references available on request)
Emily provided a wonderfully creative experience for all of the students involved. They had complete ownership of their own work which in turn helped develop self confidence and self worth. The personal growth of each student was incredible considering that the children who took part would not normally be chosen to participate in arts based projects (Sue Charnley, Arts Development Officer, Sunderland)
Emily is technically expert in her field. She is able to manage large scale film projects, directing teams of children and adults efficiently and sensitively. She is tireless in her pursuit of the best possible outcome (David Blackwell, Assistant Head Teacher/ Director of Performing Arts, Monkwearmouth School)
Contact:
email addresses: ebarberuk@onetel.com or emily@stridingedgefilms.com
Striding Edge Films
Foundry Lane Studios
Foundry Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LH
This message is from Karen Hannah, Social Inclusion Manager for Gateshead Council.
If you have any friends or colleagues who would appreciate a Christmas card in Braille, AIRS can help. We can Braille your own personal message on to any standard card for a very reasonable £1.00. If you stamp and address your envelope, we can even post it out for you! You can send cards to us via your local library or call in to see us at Prince Consort Road - we’re to the left of the Reception desk, opposite the Training Centre.
As well as featuring festive content on our talking newspaper service in the run up to Christmas, the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle will be calling in soon to record their annual Christmas messages for our listeners.
Rather than socks or soap, what about an unusual stocking filler or present for that elderly relative or friend who is so hard to buy for and isn’t able to read that well any more? The AIRS talking newspaper service lasts the whole year through and is absolutely free to people in Gateshead. There are four different tapes a week containing news, features, a what’s on, interviews, quizzes, talking book reviews and more. You can try out a copy from your local library or just contact us for a free sample tape at AIRS, Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road. Tel. 0191 433 8450 or email airs@gateshead.gov.uk. The service is also available for a small annual subscription outside the borough, anywhere else in the UK.
The Journal Culture magazine, in association with Arts Council England, North East, has launched the Culture Awards.
The awards will celebrate artistic and cultural activity, covering a wide spectrum from the arts to museums, heritage to cultural events and performances. The awards are split into eight categories from Best Event to this year’s new award, the Arts Council Award. This award will recognise and celebrate the achievement of an organisation or individual who has demonstrated a successful, creative and innovative way of using arts within communities in the North East.
The winners of each category will receive a £500 cash prize and a trophy. To download a nomination form and vote for your favourite event or performance of 2006, visit: http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/cultureawards
deadline: Thursday 14 December 2006
Read on for the Autumn newsletter and sign up details...
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The three articles below come courtesy of Voluntary Arts England's newsletter. VAN are one of our CuItural Partners.
If you would like to subscribe to their newsletter, please contact Paul Devlin at: info@vaengland.org.uk
Now recruiting new members.
For 9 - 19 year olds who live or study in Gateshead: drama and stage
technique from experienced tutors.
· Gateshead Little Youth Theatre for 9 - 12 year olds
· Gateshead Youth Theatre for 13 - 19 year olds
For more information please contact Mari Macdonald in Gateshead Council's
Arts Development Team on (0191) 433 6919 / marimacdonald@gateshead.gov.uk
The 25th of August bulletin from one of our Cultural Partners...
In this issue:
Bookings open for Julia Darling celebratory evening
NFM screenwriting seminars
National Poetry Day at the Lit & Phil
Palestinian play-reading from Cloud Nine Theatre
Biscuit flash-fiction competition
Make a 5-minute film courtesy of Gateshead Council
Writer’s bursary reminder
Literary Consultancy scriptwriting competition
Good news for renga lovers
Lit Up Festival in Cumbria
Scriptwriting masterclass with Stephen Jeffreys
Events news from Literature Northeast
Award for Peter Mortimer
Competition success for Elizabeth Whyman
New website for Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
News from Berwick Community Creative Writers
Read on for the full bulletin:
The Shakespeare Schools Festival is a unique arts education initiative which enables young people to perform abridged productions of Shakespeare’s most famous plays in their local professional theatre.
They run a UK-wide Schools Festival and a Youth Festival in alternate years which are open to all secondary schools and youth theatre groups within the UK.
Registration for the Schools Festival begins occurs in March each year.
Go to: www.ssf.uk.com for more...
A message from Arts Council England
Almost 60% of people working in the arts are at risk of not saving adequately for their future... are you one of them?
A new website, www.pensionsforartists.org.uk aims to help artists unravel the mystery of pensions.
If you work in the arts, whether as an artist or arts manager, then this site is for you.
It provides essential information about recent changes to the legislation surrounding the provision of pensions and you are invited to complete a short survey that will help us to understand more about pensions awareness across the sector, and what we should be doing to meet your needs.
The following document gives more background about why this site has been created:
Remember, to help improve the current landscape we need as many people as possible to visit www.pensionsforartists.org.uk and complete our survey!
Thanks for your time,
Simon
Simon Zimmerman
Coordinator, 'Artist Time Space Money'
Arts Council England
Direct Line: +44(0)1392 229247
Fax: +44(0)1392 229229
email: simon.zimmerman@artscouncil.org.uk
The Museum of My Life Project
New Writing North would like to recruit three visual artists to work on its ’Museum of My Life’ project.
‘The Museum of My Life’ is a creative writing, heritage and visual arts project involving 6 museums and their key community partners throughout the North East of England. This project will be led by New Writing North in partnership with MLA, North East and the North East Museums Regional Hub, with funding from HLF and The Foyle Foundation. The aim of the project is to encourage the use of the arts in museums and follows a successful pilot scheme that took place in Sunderland in 2004.
For more read on...deadline 15th August 2006
Continue reading "The Museum of My Life Project - three artists needed" »
You can no log on, find out what the ideal virtual school looks and sounds like on the Virtual Vision website and post a comment (scrolling to the Explore menu (right hand side) and clicking onto 'Thoughts and Ideas'):
Click onto:
www.virtual-vision.org
Virtual Vision - Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of June 2006
We invite you to review our flagship project, where Gateshead teachers worked one-to-one with our Cultural Partners to create a virtual creative school, creative curriculum and creative management model.
Do you provide training with creative and cultural sector clients?
Are you a creative or cultural organisation considering supplementing your income through providing training or skills development work?
Are you involved in developing business development or other skills for the creative and cultural sectors?
Are you aware of the changes that are taking place in public sector funding and brokerage of skills and business support?
Do you want to find out more about new opportunities and challenges in the provision of creative and cultural sector training?
* Product development
* Marketing and promotion
* Quality and brokerage
* Networking and partnerships
* Planning for change
12th June 2006: Middlesbrough 11am - 2pm Centre for Enterprise, University of Teesside
14th June 2006: Hexham 11am - 2pm Queens Hall
19th June 2006: Newcastle 10am - 1pm Arts Council North East, Central Square
There is no charge for the workshop, but registration is required - please email jennifer@nmp.biz to reserve a place
Each workshop will be led by Deborah Best - an independent consultant specialising in the creative and cultural sectors. There will also be a representative from both Business Link and NCSP present at each session to discuss your training and development needs. Lunch is provided and there will also be opportunities for informal networking.
Email jennifer@nmp.biz stating which session you wish to attend.
Regards
Douglas Hunter
As part of the Newcastle Science Festival our Cultural Partner Michael Freeman is leading free workshops...
Junk Music and Eco Magic
Saturday 11th March
Time:10:30 am
Entry: FREE
Venue: The Discovery Museum
Please note booking is required for this event.
Musician Martin Freeman and magician Martin Duffy will be using junk and recyclable materials to create music and magic. Audience members will be able to join in and create music and tricks themselves.
For further details please call 0191 277 2174 or e-mail discovery@twmuseums.org.uk
Fivearts cities is a partnership between Channel Five and Arts Council England, which is dedicated to spotlighting the arts in the great cities of England and enabling people to develop their own creativity. In 2005/6, Fivearts cities comes from NewcastleGateshead.
For more, go to the photo icons on the Channel Five website:
www.five.tv/programmes/fiveartscities/home
Durham Cathedral is one of the Ambassadors’ network Cultural Partners. Here is an account of a recent visit by one Gateshead School this year by Mrs Anne-Marie Ollivere of Oakfield Infant School.
“This is the third year in a row that I have taken my year two class to Durham Cathedral. We tend to go as part of our Christianity topic in the Autumn term. The children are always amazed by the sheer size of the cathedral and it brings the lives of Cuthbert and Bede to life for them. During the visit there are lots of activities to keep the children busy. In the morning session we have always been given a thorough tour of the cathedral, pointing out many interesting facts. This year it was most impressive as the children were encouraged to touch and feel, which really appealed to the younger children.
The afternoon session is made up of a series of workshops, one of which was to decorate one section of the rose window. When we got back to school we were able to put all of the sections together to create our very own stained glass window. We have great memories of the visit and we will definitely be going again next academic year. “
Mrs Anne-Marie Ollivere
Year Two Teacher
Oakfield Infant School
Gateshead
December 2005.
The Education staff at Durham Cathedral can be contacted on:
0191 386 4266.
http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/
NEMLAC … is the regional strategic development body for Museums, Libraries
and Archives in the North East of England.
Their mission is to champion and support the sector's unique role in enhancing the cultural, social, educational and economic life of our region. They aim is that every school uses the resources of museums, libraries and archives as part of their learning provision and support.
Their learning page is at:
http://www.nemlac.co.uk/knowledge.htm
News of next week's Gateshead Ambassadors AGM has reached our Cultural Partners and they have donated the following rewards to all the special teachers attending the event at Tyne View Primary school on the 22nd November.
Raffle prizes:
Two month family ticket at Life Science Centre (and Ice Rink)
One pair of tickets to Cinderella at the Theatre Royal
One pair of tickets to Funnybones Comedy Club at Caedmon Hall
One family ticket to 'Not Now Bernard' the children's show at Caedmon Hall
A free half-day workshop for your school with Arts Isiziba
A morse code kit from the Planetarium
There will also be a goody bag for every teacher attending with gifts and resources from:
Tyne & Wear Museums, The Sage Gateshead, Killhope, Alnwick Garden, New Writing North, Seven Stories, Northumbria Water, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Bill Quay Farm, CTC Theatre Company and the Planetarium...
...so far...
If you are a Gateshead Ambassador in a school or Early Years setting (new lists below) you are automatically invited but please RSVP to the Arts Development Team on 0191 477 5380.
The third attachment is the agenda.
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www.participationworks.org.uk
Participation Works is a brand new online gateway to the world of children and young people's participation.
With one click you can access policy, practice, networks and information from across the UK.
You can share resources, learn about children's rights, search the knowledge hub or find out about innovative practice and new ideas.
Read on for more...
Northern Print Studio is offering a number of free training and professional development opportunities to artists during 2005/06. The training will include demonstrations, talks, courses and masterclasses.
Read on for more...
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Stage to Learn is a new and exciting service available to primary schools, offering drama workshops for pupils from Key Stages 1 and 2.
See attachment for full introduction and contact details.
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Here's an introduction to this interesting body, covering many of the museums in the north east of England.
The North East Regional Museums Hub is a partnership between Tyne and Wear Museums, Beamish Museum, The Bowes Museum and Hartlepool Museums and the North East Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The Hub is funded by the DCMS through the Renaissance in the Regions Programme and managed by the MLA. The overall aim of the Hub is to ensure that more children, young people and families can benefit from the extensive and varied Museum collections around the North East region.
The Hub Education Team employs Education Officers specialising in Family Learning, Key Stages 3&4 and Literacy. In addition, two Cultural Entitlement Officers have recently joined the team. Their role is to promote Museum Education and the ways in which it can help school staff in the delivery of a rich and varied curriculum.
If you have any questions about Museum Education, or would like to have a chat about how Museums can help you, whatever age group or subject area you are interested in and whether in a formal or informal setting, please contact:
Sarah Allen
North East Regional Museums Hub
Cultural Entitlement Officer
Durham and Tees Valley
Telephone: 01429 284 348
Email: sarah.allen@twmuseums.org.uk
Deborah Hawthorne
North East Regional Museums Hub
Cultural Entitlement Officer
Tyne and Wear and Northumberland
Telephone: 0191 263 9860
Email: deborah.hawthorne@twmuseums.org.uk
The Hub already runs the INNOVART art teachers network. Look out for further teacher and school events from them in the future.
The Gala day is on Saturday 19th of November, at Gateshead Civic Centre, from 9.45am-4.30pm.
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www.ncbf.org.uk
CTC Theatre's 'Take Off' theatre festival 2006 will be held in Gateshead!
In preparation, the CTC will be in Montreal to look at the work of theatre companies, incluing those from Korea and Japan. Does your school have any existing links with other countries, or would your school like to make links with a particular country? Let CTC know - they can approach companies from specific areas.
You can also register an interest in hosting or attending performances, conference, workshops and CPD.
To register your expression of interest by 12 noon, Monday 19th December, contact:
Mr Steve Aal, CTC General Manager, on 01325 352 004 or email: steve@ctctheatre.org.uk.
or: Mari Macdonald, Gateshead Arts Team
Tel: (0191) 4775380 / E-mail: marimacdonald@gateshead.gov.uk / Fax: (0191) 4901394
Gateshead Visitor Centre, St. Mary’s Church, Oakwellgate, Gateshead, NE8 2AU.
Ambassador schools will have received this information last Thursday via e-bulletins, but we have added it below in full. Read on!
www.ctctheatre.org.uk
Continue reading "Looking for an International Link for your school?" »
Thank-you to the Ambassador network and staff at Dryden Centre who responded to Peter Hepplewhite's archive resources survey for NEMLAC. Peter got a good response from Gateshead and the wider region, which will inform provision in the future.
http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/
http://www.nemlac.co.uk/
The Mental Health Promotion office in the Gateshead Primary Care Trust are one of our most recent Ambassadors Cultural Partners and their plans for World Mental Health Day 2005 include:
~ Supporting the international theme of 'Physical and Mental Health Across the Life Span'.
~ 'Feel Good FM' community radio station 10th-16th Oct (frequency to be confirmed)
~ 'Feel Good Workshops' for schools and community groups.
~ 'Feel Good Fiesta' at The Sage Gateshead, 17th Oct 2005.
To request sample campaign materials (posters, leaflets etc), reply to rosie.dalton-lucas@ghpct.nhs.uk with your request and contact details.
Rosie Dalton-Lucas
Mental Health Promotion Specialist
14 Regent Terrace,
Gateshead,
Tyne and Wear
NE8 1LU
Tel: 0191 4789061
A wealth of events in the forthcoming term.
For secondary students there is a series of free Cafe Culture events including:
"What can Science learn from Art?" at BALTIC's cafe, 19th Sept. 8pm.
"Contemporary Visual Art" at The Cluny, Lime Street, Ouseburn, 20th Sept. 7pm.
"Low Budget Film-making" Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle, 21st Sept. 7.30pm.
For more Cafe Culture information telephone 0191 241 8614
The University Public Lecture Programme is especially relevant for
A-Level students and higher. This term's visiting lecturers include Philip Pullman, Prof. Lewis Wolpert, Prof. Andrew Lambert and Prof. John Merriman. For the full programme, open this link:
www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/lectures. For Primaries, the link above includes the John H Holmes Memorial Lecture, entitled Young Science - presentations on the real world by a team of young scientists from Newcastle University.
Music, too! Enjoy Mozart, Lizst, Strauss, Gershwin, Stockhausen, Persian folk, Indian classical, and jazz at the King's Hall, Armstrong Building,(opposite the RVI) on Thursdays. The concerts are free and schools are welcome. The full programme is at: www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/about/music/events
Our thanks to all the staff at the relevant University offices for this advance information.
In October 2005 the UK will host the largest world music business expo for the first time. WOMEX 2005 will be held at The Sage Gateshead on 26th-30th October, with networking opportunities for artists to meet world music producers, agents, managers, record labels, promoters and festival officials along with a wide variety of cultural organisations. The event also involves a trade fair, conference sessions, film screenings and showcases and concludes with the WOMEX Award celebrations. For further information and registration visit www.womex.com or email womex@womex.com WOMEX are based in Germany at WOMEX, Bergmannstrasse 102, 10961 Berlin, Germany. Phone 0049 30 318 61 40.
Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books, is proud to have Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson and her principal illustrator Nick Sharratt opening our new visitor centre at 11:00am on Friday 19 August.
Kicking off the opening day celebrations, Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt will cut the ribbon to allow visitors into our brand new seven-storey building and journey into the world of children's literature. Everyone is invited to our grand opening day!
Gateshead teachers and children may be interested in purchasing annual memberships; saving them money across the year and offering unlimited access. There are also special pupil and teacher admission charges. See the website for more details...
www.sevenstories.org.uk
Aykley Heads, Durham
0191 384 2214
£3/£2/£1.50
www.durham.gov.uk/dli
www.durham.gov.uk/communityheritage
When The War Came To Us - Doing Our Bit in County Durham
until 4th September, every day, 10am-4pm.
Europe Regained
The Allied invasion of Europe through the eyes of war artists
(from the IWM) until 4th September.
A People's War
Add your memories to the largest online archive for a nation at war.
until 4th September.
In association with the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/ww2
Military Vehicle Rally, in the grounds. Stalls and displays.
28th & 29th August
10am-4pm
Free
Following the sad death of Peter Sarah in April, the theatre has now appointed Philip Bernays as the new Chief Executive.
Mr Bernays has worked previously with the Arts Council, the Pleasance in Edinburgh, the London Young Vic and the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre.
The England Rugby fly-half visited our new Activ8 junior gym at the Leisure Centre recently as part of his new CBBC TV programme, Johnny's Hotshots.
He'll be coaching a different group of boys and girls each week in rugby skills and looking for new sporting talent.
How much do you know about Gateshead’s heritage?
Come on our ‘Hidden Histories’ walk and discover where you can find Archimedes' head, beehives and Old Father Time in Gateshead.
Walk starts at Gateshead Visitor Centre, St Mary’s Church, Oakwellgate on Sunday 14 August 2.30pm.
Ticket price £3.00 (£2.00 concession) available on the day.
For further details contact Anthea Lang, Gateshead's Local History Librarian at the Central Library 433 8400.
For the first time in 25 years, the British Art Show takes place in the North East and is housed in a single venue, BALTIC.
The show highlights the work of artists who have made a significant contribution to British art over the past five years: it has long been a marker of new developments in contemporary art. The exhibition is part of the Hayward Gallery Touring Programme.
NB: BALTIC galleries will be closed from 5th to 23rd of September for the installation of the show. The cafe, restaurants and shop will be open.
www.balticmill.com
www.hayward.org.uk/
Gateshead teachers are welcome at a dedicated open day on Thursday 22nd of September at the Planetarium at South Tyneside College.
The event takes place after school (7pm-9pm) and is free but places are limited, so book now on 0191 427 5489 or email: astro@stc.ac.uk or write to:
South Tyneside College, Planetarium & Observatory, St George's Ave, South Shields, NE34 6ET.
See planetarium shows, observatory visit, free teaching materials, meet the resident astronomer, prepare for the partial solar eclipse, explore planetarium shop resources and more.
There'll be another Teachers' Forum in the Autumn term; watch the Ambassadors' e-bulletins for the date.
The new theatre opens at Haymarket in Spring 2006.
Meanwhile, the company presents Dickens' Great Expectations at the Journal Tyne Theatre on Westgate Road
from the 10th - 15th of October at 7.30pm with matinees on the 12th and 13th at 1.30pm.
Tickets £15/£12
Schools £6/£7.50
Please note that Live Theatre are doing the ticket honours, so call 0191 232 1232.
Their Christmas show for under sixes will be at Discovery Museum and is called 'How the Sea Came to Be' and runs
from the 15th-31st of December. Booking: 0871 7000 125. Full details of these shows on the website:
http://www.northernstage.co.uk/
Gateshead Leisure Centre's new Café Bar 'CafeActive' is now open to the public.
Everyone is welcome to the newly refurbished CaféActive where a new menu is available offering freshly prepared paninis, sandwiches in a choice of breads, soups, toasties, salads, children's food and much more.
Fresh coffee and healthier choices can be found in CaféActive from Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 7.30pm, Saturday 10.00am to 5.30pm, and Sunday 10.00am to 7.30pm. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase between 11am and 10.30pm Monday to Friday and on a Sunday.
CaféActive closes at 5.30pm on a Saturday and is available for private hire after this time.
A bar snack menu is available until 10.00pm every night other than a Saturday and includes toasted sandwiches, potato skins, spicy potato wedges, a range of confectionary and freshly made cappuccinos, lattes and hot chocolate with marshmallows!
Telephone 0191 433 5733.
The Food Chain Company (north east) was set up in 2004 as a way of making it easier for people in the north east to buy fresh, affordable, fruit and locally grown vegetables.
www.thefoodchain-ne.co.uk
If you're on Gateshead Quays during Tall Ships, then Explore Music, Gateshead Libraries Music Library is in the east wing of the ground floor of the Sage Gateshead.
Here's what they have to offer for Tall Ships and beyond...
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Leviathan is Gateshead Council’s programme of thirty community projects funded by Culture10 and Arts Council England North East, such as Neptune's Arc of Friendship procession where Gateshead and Newcastle children will take sea monsters and flags to the crew parade on Tues 26th July; Flotilla!,: an exhibition at Gateshead Visitor Centre of thirty handcrafted boats made by locally-connected artists and community workshops from July 15th and What Floats your Boat?: a community flag project about hopes and aspirations to be installed on Baltic Square on Sunday 24th July.
The photo refers to this year’s Wrekenton & Springwell Happy Hearts Lanterns Procession where children from Fell Dyke Primary made ships to celebrate the Tall Ships and Rivers Festival.
Leviathan was not only a mythical sea monster, but also the name of the ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, with Master & Commander Trotter at the helm. This year is the bicentenary of the battle and Commander Trotter is buried here in Gateshead, in St Mary’s Churchyard. For more information about the Leviathan programme, contact Karolynne Hart in the Arts Development Team on
0191 477 5380
www.visitnewcastlegateshead.com
www.tallships2005.com
Sunday 14th August
11am - 6pm
Saltwell Park, Gateshead
FREE
Multi-cultural music and entertainment, farmers and craft market, police dogs, horses and marine displays, children's rides, animal farm and refreshments.
Free park and ride from Gateshead Civic Centre
http://ww1.northumbria.police.uk/
Exhibitions, music, song, sketches and costume events in County Durham to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the War.
Telephone 0191 383 3602
www.durham.gov.uk/ww2
Develop your leadership skills with Youth Music's Singbook Workshops
Youth Music is running a series of singing workshops across England in support of our Singbook - a brand new singing resource designed to get more children and young people singing.
The north east workshop is at the Collingwood Conference Centre, Durham University,on the 16th-17th September.
Read on for more and booking...
Cycling Exhibition
Monday 13th - Friday 17th June
Come along to Gateshead Civic Centre Reception or simply cycle to work and claim goodies during National Bike Week!
Read on for events, offers, services and contact details...
Tuesday 28th June
Free
4.30pm-6pm
Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead
This is a free network facilitated by the North East Regional Museums Hub and open to all art educators in the North East Region who work in the Secondary sector or museums and galleries.
Read on for details and booking...
Newcastle Arts Centre, one of our Cultural Partners, has had the bright idea of setting up a website featuring all of the free exhibitions taking place within a twelve mile radius of Newcastle: and here it is...
http://www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/exhibitions_on_tyne.htm
One to bookmark!
Vietnamese Water Puppetry
Thursday 30th June
10.30am and 1.30pm
Performance Square
The Sage Gateshead
courtesy of NGI
I mentioned the Vietnamese Water Puppets performances on this site last week and now have more details from Newcastle Gateshead Initiative who are now taking bookings. Please call David Bilton at NGI (and not TSG!):
There is no charge for these tickets!
http://thanglongwaterpuppet.org/
Contact:
David Bilton
Festival Co-ordinator
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
4th Floor, Central Square South
Orchard Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 3AZ
Tel. 0191 243 8807
Fax. 0191 222 1282
david.bilton@ngi.org.uk
www.2005alive.com
For more details about the piece, read on...
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Friday 24th and Monday 27th June 2005
Two days of free workshops and exhibitions for Primary and Secondary Teachers in the North East, run by NECLEAs and NEMLAC.
Open this attachment for details and booking...
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Work has begun at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle to create a new £1.5 million state-of-the-art interactive theatre that will take visitors on journey into Outer Space to search for new life forms.
Read on for more...
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A message from Sarah Kekus, Head of Schools Programme at The Sage Gateshead for teachers and pupils from KS2-KS5:
Tuesday 7th June
1) Cosi fan Tutte teacher inset and website launch
Monday 4th July
2) Cosi fan Tutte schools performance
Weeks commencing 23rd and 27th June
3) 4 Corners resource launch (Beat the World Drum) inset and schools roadshow
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Sarah Kekus
Head of Schools Programme
The Sage Gateshead
Direct Line and Voicemail 0191 443 4583
Switchboard 0191 443 4666
Email: sarah.kekus@thesagegateshead.org
Mobile: 07766 881 277
Fax: 0191 443 4550/1
box office: 0191 443 4661 www.thesagegateshead.org
The Sage Gateshead, St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays,
Gateshead, NE8 2JR
Jacqui Cameron, TSG's Youth Ensembles Co-ordinator has this message for teachers...
Young Sinfonia
Jambone
Folkestra
Katabatic Winds
Quay Voices
Deadline for applications: Friday 10th June 2005
Read on for her invitation and all the relevant forms...
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Newcastle's Life Science Centre, another of our Cultural Partners, is celebrating its highest visitor numbers since opening in 2000. A total of 230,000 visitors have come through the Centre's doors in the last year, smashing the Centre's target numbers for the year.
For Life's news and plans for 2005, read on...
Laing Art Gallery,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Background to school events as follows...
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Baruch Rosengarten is a feltmaker in the North East of England giving workshops in Primary, Secondary schools and Colleges with children of all ages and abilities. He has insurance and CRB clearance and has worked in several Gateshead Schools. Baruch's most up to date CV (Winter 2006) is attached here.
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Free 'Breathing Space' packs are available to accompany the BBC Springwatch series being broadcast every evening until mid-June on BBC Two, presented by Bill Oddie.
Go to www.bbc.co.uk/springwatch
As part of Leviathan, the Council's programme of events for the International Rivers Festival and Tall Ships Race, the people of Gateshead are creating one of the largest sound sculptures in the north east; to be decorated with flags! The piece will be displayed at five sites along the Tyne and there are two days at which you can come along and make your mark with the help of arts organisation Makers and Shakers.
Bill Quay Farm on 31st May is a drop-in session and the Clara Vale day on the 11th June requires booking; see these posters for full details...
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Saturday 11th June
10.00am - 2.30pm
A competition hosted by Path Head Water Mill, one of our Cultural Partners, offers prizes for welly throwing in four classes: Gentlemen, Ladies, Under 10s and Senior Citizens. Entry is £1.50 for the adults and £1.00 for children and seniors.
For further information, contact Trevor Underwood on 0191 414 6288.
The Gallery at Gateshead Central Library exhibits the work of professional artists. The next show features the work of Sarah Riseborough, Angela Noble and Lucy Clayton, titled Offshore, and runs from June 3rd to July 16th. Gateshead teachers are always welcome at Gallery previews, so come along on Thursday the 2nd from 7-9pm.
After 45 years on Newcastle's City Road, Tyne Tees are set to move into a state-of-the-art studio, newsroom and post-production complex at the Watermark site, near the MetroCentre in Summer 2006.
The Ambassadors network welcomes Durham Cathedral as the 76th Cultural Partner feeding information to schools in Gateshead. Mrs Elizabeth Baker is the Cathedral's Education Officer.
Julia Mitford sends this message to Gateshead teachers...
ExploreMusic, Gateshead's new library and information service within The Sage Gateshead, and ExploreMusic Online our web based service, both aim to provide local music information and resources for anyone with a passion for music in the region. As part of our information provision, on our home page we feature music news, and are trying to encorporate as much local news as possible.
We are extremely keen to promote the fantastic creative work which is happening in schools throughout the region and most importantly within Gateshead itself. We think that the News section of our website would be an ideal place to inform the region about all of your hard work.
So, if you have any news about music work, projects, achievements or anything else musical within your school then please send it to us at any time. We just need a few paragraphs of text, a headline if you are feeling creative, any photographs if possible to liven up the page, plus weblinks either to your school website or other relevant websites.
You can send this to us via email exploremusic@gateshead.gov.uk or by post to:
ExploreMusic - School News,
The Sage Gateshead,
St Mary's Square,
Gateshead Quays,
NE8 2JR.
Feel free to visit our website to get a flavour for our current news www.gateshead.gov.uk/exploremusic and to ring me if you would like to discuss this any further.
Don't forget you can also book to bring a class to learn how to use Sibelius software for music composition, and watch out for news about our new software packages - Cubasis, Reason, Acid and Soundforge.
Julia Mitford, ExploreMusic Manager
BALTIC - New Director appointed
On Wednesday 20 April the Board of BALTIC announced the appointment of a new Director. American Peter Doroshenko is expected to take up the post during April. In a statement issued by BALTIC, Mr Doroshenko said:
“BALTIC has established itself by making a truly outstanding contribution to contemporary art on an international stage. I am excited ad proud to be offered this opportunity to continue to develop BALTIC’s unique activities. I am looking forward to working with he board, the staff and the funders in building on BALTIC’s early success to ensure it has an exciting long-term future, making a full contribution to the North East and the world of contemporary art.�
Mr Doroshenko’s most recent job, from 2003 until earlier this year , was as director of Belgium’s largest contemporary art gallery, S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum Voor Actuele Kunst), in Ghent. Aged 43 and originally from Chicago, he was previously director of visual arts at the University of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Mr Doroshenko has written extensively about contemporary art and since 1999 has been a visiting lecturer at arts institutions in Houston and Vienna.
BALTIC has been run by acting director Andrew Lovett since the resignation of Stephen Snoddy.
On Wednesday 20 April the Board of BALTIC announced the appointment of a new Director. American Peter Doroshenko is expected to take up the post sometime this month. In a statement issued by BALTIC, Mr Doroshenko said:
“BALTIC has established itself by making a truly outstanding contribution to contemporary art on an international stage. I am excited and proud to be offered this opportunity to continue to develop BALTIC’s unique activities. I am looking forward to working with he board, the staff and the funders in building on BALTIC’s early success to ensure it has an exciting long-term future, making a full contribution to the North East and the world of contemporary art.”
Mr Doroshenko’s most recent job, from 2003 until earlier this year , was as director of Belgium’s largest contemporary art gallery, S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum Voor Actuele Kunst), in Ghent. Aged 43 and originally from Chicago, he was previously director of visual arts at the University of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, and senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas. Mr Doroshenko has written extensively about contemporary art and since 1999 has been a visiting lecturer at arts institutions in Houston and Vienna.
BALTIC has been run by acting director Andrew Lovett since the resignation of Stephen Snoddy.
The Newcastle Gateshead Initiative is running a competition for schoolchildren for the Tall Ships' Race. See the letter attached...
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Looking to supplement the Victorian, Tudor or World War II eras in school this year? Tyne & Wear Archives Service can offer first-class resources, an onsite classroom, a visit to school, document packs to borrow and INSETS - all curriculum relevant.
Contact Peter Hepplewhite, Learning & Outreach Manager
0191 232 6789 or email: twas@gateshead.gov.uk
The TWAS website: http://www.thenortheast.com/archives/
Westall's War site: http://www.westallswar.org.uk/
DLI Museum & Art Gallery, Aykley Heads, Durham. 0191 384 2214.
Tickets include admission to the whole building:
Adults £4, Adult concessions £3. Children £2.25. TIckets available in advance for all talks.
Mining on the Western Front
by Simon Jones, Sat 11th June at 2pm.
From Gheel to Berlin. The Story of the DLI 1944-45
by Harry Moses, Sat 25th June at 2pm.
Infantry Tactics of the British Expeditionary Force 1914-18 by Dr John Bourne, Sat 17th Sept at 2pm.
Up the Arras. The Royal Flying Corps at the Battle of Arras by Peter Hart, Sat 1st Oct. at 2pm.
DLI Museum and Art Gallery, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TU.
Saturday for beginners 10.30am - 4pm
Sunday for improvers 10.30am - 4pm
Materials provided.
Contact James Lowther 0191 384 2214 / james.lowther@durham.gov.uk
The Reading Agency's new Enjoying Reading pack funded by DfES and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (policy, research, case studies, practical ideas to support young readers) has been sent to every public libary service and can be downloaded from www.readingagency.org.uk
While there, look up Developing Reading Communities too: a report about reading clubs in secondary schools as a basis for partnerships with libraries, again with the support of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
Read On is the National Campaign for Reading: www.readon.org.uk
Six events for children and families at Saltwell Park this summer. Read on for more...
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For those of you who took part in this year's Birdwatch either at school or at home, here are the results on the RSPB website. The Birdwatch takes place each January and schools packs are available. If your school in Gateshead has a Cultural Ambassador, they will receive contact details in the Autumn Term.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/2005results/index.asp
First Light funds filmmaking projects involving young people aged 5-18 across the UK. Northern Film & Media in Newcastle is First Light's partner in the North East. We are delighted to welcome the Director, Pip Eldridge, to Newcastle and invite you to learn more about First Light on:
Tuesday April 12, 2005
2-5pm
Northern Film & Media
Central Square, Forth Street.
Find out how you can get involved from Pip Eldridge, a First Light Assessor and recent recipients of funding and see some First Light films made in the North East. Find out how Northern Film & Media can help you apply to First Light.
To register and to receive further details contact Lisa Jones (0191 2699208, lisa@northernmedia.org) or Lorna Partington (0191 2699210, lorna@northernmedia.org)
Lorna Partington
Audience Development Manager
Northern Film & Media
2nd-4th September 2005
Newcastle Upon Tyne
The BSA's conference is an opportunity to share ideas about teaching, studying, performing and enjoying Shakespeare. As a teacher, you are welcome to attend or contribute.
Look up the association at:
http://www.britishshakespeare.ws/conference.php
Look up the conference at:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk./niassh/shakespeare/index.htm
You can telephone the Conference Administrator, Sarah Barber with specific queries on 0191 222 5064 / email: s.g.m.barber@ncl.ac.uk or the Conference Community Co-ordinator, Mark Dooley on 01642 384 032 / email: m.dooley@tees.ac.uk
The first of four book fairs this year at Tynemouth Metro Station takes place on Sunday the 17th of April from 10am-4pm. The fairs are organised by North Tyneside's Library Service with The Friends of Tynemouth Station. Entry and parking are free.
The Archives Service welcomes adults to their Spring & Summer workshops at Blandford House in Newcastle. Topics range from genealogy, conservation, and our maritime past. Bone up before the Tall Ships arrive!
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The Westlea Memorial Hall in Low Fell had just been refurbished, bringing it into line with accessibility requirements. Now consisting of two floors with respective kitchens, stairlifts and ramps, the Hall has car parking at the rear and at the Council car park across the road. The Mayor of Gateshead will perform the official reopening on Saturday April the 9th and you are welcome to view the hall all of the following week. To hire, telephone Jim Hart on 0191 487 3553.
The Sage Gateshead will be holding special tours for teachers this Summer Term to help them prepare for a school visit. After a building tour and refreshments, staff will outline the typical 'visit' and give a mini workshop. You will be able to ask questions and give feedback throughout. Those Gateshead schools with a Cultural Ambassador will hear more straight after the Easter Holiday via their e-bulletins.
Gateshead Council Culture in Education staff send best wishes to our partners at Tyne & Wear Museums for their major 'INSET' this Tuesday at The Discovery Museum, Newcastle.
Do you have cultural and creative information for Early Years education providers? Would you like a free and simple way to contact the dedicated teacher in Gateshead Early Years locations? If so, please send an email to me (Barbara-Ann Brown, Cultural Ambassadors Co-ordinator, Cultural Devt, Gateshead Council) at: barbaraannbrown@gateshead.gov.uk
We look forward to welcoming you as a Cultural Partner!
Gateshead College is the latest educational establishment to join the network and our newest Cultural Partners are the Schools Liaison Team at Northumbria Police and The National Glass Centre in Sunderland.
We will be expanding the network this Spring to include the Early Years providers in Gateshead.
Thursday 17th March 7pm-midnight.
Lawnmowers Theatre Company's Krocodile Krew continue their work to provide social events for people with learning disabilities. The first Big Snapper was so successful that they are back at the Metro Radio Arena with DJs, chillout room, bar and food. Carers, friends and families welcome.
For tickets, telephone 0191 4789200
www.thelawnmowers.co.uk
The maze, originally designed by William Wailes to entertain his children, has been restored with yew trees: entry is free of charge for brave souls visiting Saltwell Park.
Sir Ian Wrigglesworth takes over from Alan J. Smith as BALTIC's Chair of the Board.
Work has begun on the Stadium's redevelopment. Sports Minister Richard Caborn visited the site recently along with Councillor Mick Henry, Leader of the Council. The project is funded by One NorthEast, Active England, Northern Rock Foundation and the Learning & Skills Council and should be complete by December 2005.
Thursday 3rd March 2005
Gateshead libraries have postcards for you to recommend your favourite reads.
For details of the Lottery-funded scheme open to schools to commemorate the contribution of those who served on the home front in WWII, read on. Deadline March 31st...
Wednesday 16 March, Kings Hall, Newcastle University - In Association with Newcastle Science Festival 2005
Schools are invited enjoy a concert of music on a water theme to celebrate World Water Day 2005. A science display from 10.30am is followed by excerpts of Handel's Water Music and Schubert's Trout Quintet at 1pm. No booking or tickets required; for more information telephone 0191 222 8463.
All the University's concerts can be viewed here...
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/about/music/concert.htm
Anchors Aweigh!
Do you need more time to finish your story? If so, the Council will accept late entries to this popular competition. See this link for more...
http://www.asaplive.com/iKnow/News.cfm?ccs=121&cs=1312
Please join us at the preview of:
Gateshead at the Millennium
Paintings by Robert Soden
at The Gallery, Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead
on Friday 25th February 2005 from 6pm-8pm
To be opened by Roger Kelly, Chief Executive, Gateshead Council
Read on for more information about this exhibition, which runs from Sat 26th Feb to Sat 9th April...
The collections at TWM's Hancock Museum and Newcastle University's Shefton and Antiquities Museums are to be brought together to form a Great North Museum following the announcement of a £8.75m Lottery grant. The University and City Council are to pledge further cash and One NorthEast and the European Regional Development Fund look likely to do the same.
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/hancock/
www.ncl.ac.uk
CTC Theatre, one of our Cultural Partners, is looking for a Project Co-ordinator. The post is full-time at £16-£18k and the deadline is Feb. 15th. See the news page on the website for forms:
http://www.ctctheatre.org.uk/
Thinking of volunteering this year?
http://www.stopstart.org.uk/
NGI's Culture10 has a new Head of Programme Development as Carol Bell joins the team.
http://www.visitnewcastlegateshead.com/cultureIndex.php?cc=200502021550&s=10
Local man Alan Godfrey has expanded his Old Ordnance Survey Maps business to selling maps for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Belgium and maps of D-Day via his website below:
http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/
The International Centre for Music Studies in association with Newcastle Baroque presents the Newcastle Early Music Festival from Saturday 5th - Sunday 13th March with Director George Parnaby. Concerts at a variety of times and locations. Children pay the lowest concession prices. Tickets from JG Windows on 0191 232 1356.
Programme contained within this link:
www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/about/music/events
The newest cultural partner for schools is the Concerts Department at the King's Hall, Newcastle University. Concerts are free to all; no need to book. Schools are especially welcome at the 'Wet Noise' concert on Wednesday 16th March at 1pm, produced with Newcastle Science Festival to celebrate World Water Day 2005. Hear Handel's Water Music and Schubert's Trout Quintet and see the science display on the regional water environment. Telephone Olivia Cameron on 0191 2228463 / email: o.h.cameron@ncl.ac.uk
See the entire King's Hall Spring Programme:
www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/about/music/events
Link to Science Festival site - register for a brochure:
www.newcastlesciencefestival.co.uk
Tim Bartlett is the new Chief Executive for NGI. The Newcastle-born marketing expert takes up the post in April and his previous experience includes the English Tourist Board and hospitality consultation in Madrid.
Life Science Centre is to receive a £1.2m grant from ReDiscover, a renewal fund for science centres, which is a contribution to its new exhibition space plans. Chancellor Gordon Brown has just revealed plans to give Science City status to Newcastle. The redevelopment will begin, with the Centre open throughout, in Autumn 2005.
Monday 24th January 2005
Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead
Time: 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Tickets: £3.00 each
Box Office: 0870 7034555
Science Week: Teachers' Briefing
Thursday 20th January, 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Want to know more about what's going on in Science Week in March? BALTIC and Life Science will be collaborating on events which will be previewed at this FREE event.
Talk for Teachers: Looking Ahead
Thursday 10th March, 6.30pm - 8pm
Free, Level One Cinema.
Forthcoming programme and ideas for visits and events.
Science Week: Teacher Sessions
Saturday 19th March, Free. 10.00am - 4.00pm
A great CPD opportunity to do practical work with Life Science Centre and artist Ian Gonczarow, exploring perception and colour.
Teachers' workshop, primer programme
Saturday 7th May and/or Tuesday the 7th June
10.00am-4pm, £20 per participant per session
For those considering the MA in Fine Art and Education: artist-led practical workshops using BALTIC exhibitions as a focus for exploring the ideas and issues raised by contemporary art practice.
Booking essential unless stated. Telephone BALTIC on 0191 4781810 or email: events@balticmill.com
Northern Stage's first Teachers' Ideas Forum for 2005 is on Wednesday the 9th February. For details and booking, see attachment...
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Beyond the Angel
by Damien Wootten
Sat 9th January - Friday 19th February
A family's determination to 'make a go' of farming in the shadow of the Angel of the North. The photos stoke debate about the countryside, the environment and food production in modern society.
You are invited to the preview and book launch for this event on Friday 7th January from 7pm - 9pm.
Saltwell Park will be fully restored to a 1900 design by March 2005 and now has an independent voice. The Friends of Saltwell Park, a fifteen-strong independent group, meets weekly to to keep Gateshead Council fully aware of users' needs and to support Park activities. To join, call Park Manager Steve Palmer on 0191 433 5901.
ExploreMusic, Gateshead Council's new music information service for the northern region sited within the Sage Gateshead music centre, opens today. Their mission is ‘Any music query answered’ and business hours are 9.30am – 8.30pm, seven days a week. As well as handling music queries by telephone or email, they will be providing many resources online via their website, accessible from the main Council library site or at www.gateshead.gov.uk/exploremusic
Seven Stories send season's greetings to all their friends and supporters
Read on for their newsletter...
Now that its restoration is almost complete, the Park is now available for schools to use. The new education centre features indoor and outdoor wet and dry classroom facilities to encourage environmentally-conscious learning. The new Education Officer is Kelly Anderson, who can be contacted on 0191 433 5918.
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/saltwellpark/welcome.htm
Saturday 5th February 2005
1pm-5pm
City Library, Princess Square, Newcastle
A day for parents and carers to find out more about children's books. Gateshead and Newcastle Library Services and Seven Stories are hosting the day with Head of Newcastle Libraries Tony Durcan introducing guest author Susan Gates. Books to appeal to both boys and girls (Boyzone and Pink!) graphic comics, wizardry and realism, a bookshop, displays and activities for children between 7 and 14 years.
Families welcome: Adults £2:00, children go free. The library is fully accessible and the cafe open all afternoon. Limited numbers, so call into any public library in Newcastle and Gateshead to buy tickets. For more, telephone Judy Zajac on 0191 277 7970.
"Have you heard of 'Leonardo' - a celebration of Technology and Invention? It is one of Cleveland Theatre Company's travelling presentations and as the workshop unfolds, the machine is built - it is quite staggering to see and a super way to link technology and literacy work. They also do Good Morning Mr Dickens which is a splendid way to teach writing to a deadline, descriptive and transactional writing and redrafting. Chris Connaughton plays Charles Dickens orally drafting a new scene from Nicholas Nickleby and he recalls writing a similar scene in another story which he changes slightly and reuses. Then he teaches them about the social history of the period and gets the children to write to a deadline imagining the classroom is the workhouse. At the end of the day he hotseats as a Dickens character and it is quite inspiring to see him change from Mr Squeers to Smike... as he fields the questions in role."
Strongly recommended.
Di Hewitson
Headteacher, Kells Lane Primary. Gateshead Ambassador teachers should find two CTC fliers in their Spring Packs.
www.ctctheatre.org.uk
If you haven't bought a tree yet, the Friends of Chopwell Woods have a tree sale next to the main car park. Telephone 01207 542495 or the Forestry Commission on 01207 542231.
Sunday the 16th January
10am-4pm
Thornley Woodlands Centre, Rowland's Gill
A day spent at Gateshead's birding hot-spots. Transport provided, please bring a packed lunch and binoculars. Booking essential, telephone Tina Wiffen on 01207 545212.
Trevor Underwood and his staff at this restored 18th Century water mill have been working with several Gateshead Schools this year:
St Thomas More Secondary, Kells Lane Primary, Brighton Avenue Primary, Chopwell Primary and Colegate Primary. All staff have CRB enhanced clearance. For more details, telephone 0191 4146288, email to: enquiries@gatesheadmill.co.uk and visit their site:
The annual open air ice rink has returned to Newcastle’s Life Science Centre, to run until 23rd January 2005. It is open to the public every day until 8pm (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day). Non-skating visitors will be able to enjoy the whole experience from a specially built heated and covered viewing area and café. A variety of further events revolving around the festive season are scheduled to take place, including a visit from Rudolph and friends on 18th December. For further information on Skating@Life, call the Life Science Centre’s information line on (0191) 243 8210 or read on...
Connie Megginson, Headteacher at St Anne's Primary School, Harlow Green, Gateshead reports:
"Six of my teachers had an INSET day at the National Gallery in London on Friday the 26th of November and said it was one of the best they've had. They have come back really inspired. The web site is wonderful and it is good to use on an interactive white board for whole class teaching. They were given lots of ideas for cross curricular work and we are entering a competition where our work could end up in the gallery! We were the only school outside London attending that day - quite adventurous for us."Connie added that the fee was only £55 per teacher and that she got a good hotel and train deal, too. Demand is high - she booked this a year in advance!
The National Gallery education webpage is below...
North East Regional Hub and Tyne & Wear Museums are inviting teachers to the first Art & Design Conference at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens on Tuesday 18th January 2005 from 9.45 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Hear speakers, exchange views and join in practical workshops led by artists. The chair is Sophie Cole, Senior Lecturer in Art Education and Programme Leader for P.G.C.E. (Secondary) Art & Design at Northumbria University. Speakers are: Bev Joicey from Ofsted, Helen Charman, Keeper of CPD at Tate Modern, Barbara Reid from the V&A and Stephen Allen from the National Portrait Gallery.
Read on for booking details...
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Framing the Curriculum
A one-day course at the National Gallery for primary school teachers 2005
'Framing the Curriculum' uses paintings as a focus for integrating art into the curriculum. The course offers general principles of working with images, both printed and virtual reproductions, in the classroom.
The course includes a session on the National Gallery's highly successful 'Take One Picture' scheme, which aims to encourage primary schools to deliver a variety of curriculum subjects, for instance, literacy, ICT and history, as well as art, using a painting as a stimulus.
You can either order the application form from the Gallery on 020 7747 2424 or you can use the forms attached in the link below, but you must print them off, sign, and post back:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/education/visits/framing.htm
Red Ladder Theatre Co - the new writing company for youth audiences
Following on from their ‘Soulskin’ production at Caedmon Hall, Gateshead in July 2004, Red Ladder Theatre Company announce their new show for Secondary Schools in 2005:
Free Falling
Take a leap into the future…
Touring April 25th - 16 July 16th 2005
Devised by RLTC and written by Madani Younis
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Northern Lights Film Festival
The Adventures of Prince Achmed adv. (U)
Tuesday 23rd November. 10am
Germany, 1926, animation with English subtitles. Dir Lotte Reiniger. (65 mins. A magical story based on the Arabian Nights and the first ever full-length animation. This is an action packed adventure with deep historical links to the mystery and intrigue of Baltic folklore. Hand crafted silhouette animation makes for enchanting viewing.
Suitable for KS1 & KS2 pupils in subjects including literacy and Art & Design.
Call 0191 232 8289 ext. 107 or email holli@tynecine.org
For free secondary screenings, read on...
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The climax of this year's festival includes fun workshops and signings for children and their parents. Authors Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore will perform 'Tales of the Dark Forest' . Writers attending include Nick Arnold, Paul Cookson and David Harmer.
Saturday November 20th at Blyth Community College, 9:45am - 4:30pm. FREE!
www.ncbf.org.uk
Working in textiles, music, web design, graphics, ceramics, furniture, fine art or similar and looking for a studio? Why not call Angela Barker at Ouseburn Valley on 211 5698.
angela.barker@newcastle.gov.uk
New films, classics, late night thrillers, shorts, galas, free and discounted screenings for schools and teacher INSETS at Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle, Kino at Teesside University and UGC, Boldon.
www.nlff.co.uk
Date announcement
Following the success of our first event, teachers will again have the
opportunity to meet the Learning Team from all 10 of Tyne and Wear Museums'
venues. You will also have the chance to try out activities, investigate
curriculum links, handle objects, explore loans boxes and get tips on how to
work with objects in the classroom.
There will be no charge for this event.
Bookings will be taken nearer to Christmas, but keep the date free for this
fantastic CPD opportunity.
Tuesday 8th March 2005 from 4pm - 6pm at Discovery Museum, Newcastle.
Over 15,000 images of objects from the TWM collections are now available on an extremely accessible new website at:
Tickets for the opening weekend sold out in no time, but tickets for the rest of their opening programme this December are now on sale. Please see the website for further information.
www.thesagegateshead.org/