Great Yarmouth Gallery Advisory Group

Are you passionate about the arts and want to help increase cultural provision in Great Yarmouth? If so, the Great Yarmouth Central Library Gallery needs you! The Great Yarmouth Gallery Advisory Group are recruiting new members to help programme exhibitions in the gallery and promote its space and facilities to the wider cultural network. If you are interested in joining please get in touch with Karen Tassell, Libray Localities Manager. The next meeting is scheduled on the 18 November. Here are the terms of reference for the group:

Aims of the Gallery

•Provide a dedicated exhibition space for local artists, arts organisations and students of all ages to share their work with the community and, for some, to gain experience of exhibiting

•Provide a broad programme of stimulating exhibitions that is a balance of works from local artists, local groups, visiting/touring exhibitions encompassing art , craft, and design

•To raise the profile of artistic activity in Great Yarmouth

•To inspire others to engage with and participate in the arts

•Develop new audiences locally and involve targeted communities which encourage lifelong learning and assist in the delivery of Big Lottery Fund outcomes

•Create a welcoming and stimulating environment for all visitors – irrespective of their background.

•Promote an awareness of other cultures and celebrate cultural diversity supporting cultural cohesion

Role of the Group

•To determine how a balanced and accessible yearly programme of exhibitions and events that meet the above aims can be developed and delivered;

•To meet at least four times a year to assess applications from artists for the future exhibitions programme

•To ensure that relevant stakeholder groups are represented on the Advisory Group to ensure a balanced and inclusive programme of events;

•To ensure the exhibitions programme is effectively and creatively promoted;

•To advise on ways of promoting the galleries as a community resource and encouraging their use by local groups;

•To develop ways of attracting new audiences to the galleries;

•To act as an information sharing and co-ordinating forum;

•To develop the role of the galleries in the context of wider cultural development in Yarmouth;

If you would like any further information, please contact:

Karen Tassell

Locality Manager (Broadland, Norwich & Great Yarmouth),
Norfolk County Council Library & Information Service
Hellesdon Library
Woodview Road
Norwich, NR6 5SR

Tel/Fax: 01603 484079
Email: mailto://karen.tassell@norfolk.gov.uk

Gorleston Cliff Top Festival

The Cliff Top Festival on Marine Parade, Gorleston will be held on Saturday 31 July 12-22 hrs. and Sunday 1 August 11 to late, and includes music, a funfair, helicopter rides, side-shows and a fireworks display on the Sunday night.  Click here to go to the Cliff Top Festival website for full information.

As part of the ‘BeInvolved with vinvolved Summer Season’, the Norfolk vinvolved team will be on hand to assist volunteers and have roles for people of all abilities.

Food, water and hot drinks will be provided and all reasonable travel expenses will be paid.

For more information, please contact Steve Smith at Norfolk vinvolved on 07771 531562 or http://steve.smith@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk

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Street Arts: Volunteer Opportunity

SeaChange Arts is proud to present Bivouac by Generik Vapeur!

This year the Marseille based street-arts company Generik Vapeur will present their weird and wonderful piece Bivouac at the Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus on September 18th 2010 in Great Yarmouth.

Created in 1984 Generik Vapeur pride themselves on being a ‘traffic of actors and machinery’. Around twenty technician/artists make up the company and they develop their artistic work on the scale of a town or a landscape, finding inspiration from its people and from what can be found on site, whether it is recycled industrial materials or objects from everyday life. Generik Vapeur have no borders and can turn any public space into a creative space, whether it is in France or abroad, and their creativity and artistic production are always developed with the local community.

SeaChange Arts are currently holding auditions for 10 lucky volunteers who will have the chance to perform alongside the company in this unique performance which will transform Great Yarmouth for one night only.

Volunteers must be aged 16+, physically fit, and available to rehearse in the evenings during the week beginning the 12th September. They must also be available on Saturday 18th September for the performance and be prepared to be painted blue!

Group auditions will be held in Great Yarmouth on Friday 4th June from 2pm onwards. To book an audition slot or find out more information please contact Laurie Miller-Zutshi on 01493 846 550, email mailto://creativelearning@seachangearts.org.uk or text 07530 735 491.

Library Volunteer – Local Studies Support

We are looking to recruit volunteers to assist with local studies enquiries. Great Yarmouth Library is lucky enough to have a wealth of local information and is often the place people look to help them with their studies and general interest enquiries about the local area.

The volunteers would be instrumental in assisting library staff to deal with enquiries from the public about what information the library holds and help to access anything from our online directories, maps, microfilm, books and other resources.

We feel the kind of person who could be a real help to us would have the:

• Ability to ask questions and clarify details
• In-depth local knowledge
• Ability to use the internet, scanner, printer and microfilm

We would provide any relevant training which was felt to be necessary.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in please contact: Rachel Houghton tel 01493 855441 or email mailto://rachel.houghton@norfolk.gov.uk