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Vanland
It may look like something you tow to your favourite seaside location, but Vanland's touring caravan is far from ordinary on the inside. In fact the two-berth caravan has been transformed into a spectacular video exhibition space containing eight different viewing stations, screening fourteen films in different combinations! During each exhibition the films are projected onto windows, hidden in overhead lockers, secreted in the shower room... audience members are able to circulate around the exhibition viewing mini-documentaries, two minute thrillers and psychological dramas... all made by young people aged 14+ from the Teignbridge District. The Vanland project is really exciting because it offers young people a chance to share their views of rural life with the wider community and learn about different aspects of film making such as concept development, script writing, storyboarding, performance for camera, camera skills, image and sound editing. Both the film making workshops and the exhibition happen on location in the villages where the young people live. This year Blind Ditch have been making films with young people from Bungalow Youth Project, Buckfastleigh, Coombeshead College, Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead Youth Group. Next year they are looking forward to working with more young people from Moretonhampstead, Buckfastleigh and areas around Christow, Dunsford and Dawlish. George Giles, Chairman of Teignbridge Rural Regeneration Partnership said: "...The Vanland project is being partly supported for four years by the Teignbridge Rural Regeneration Partnership with a grant of £60,000 through the EU funded LEADER+ programme. The partnership is supporting Vanland because it considers it to be an innovative opportunity for young people to gain access to the latest media and to express their views about rural life. Vanland also fits our aim to improve access to opportunities often not available in rural communities, and to encourage people to develop their personal, as well as, technical skills..." For more information about Vanland check out www.vanland.org or contact Cat Radford or Paula Crutchlow from Blind Ditch tel: 01803 861780 email blindditch@dartington.ac.uk ************************************************************ Crafts at Bovey Tracey The first Crafts at Bovey Tracey fair took place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 June 2004. A marquee village was built in Mill Marsh Park which accommodated 180 makers of award winning textiles, jewellery, furniture, silver, wood glass and ceramics. There were also live demonstrations and activities for schools. ************************************************************ 'Here and Now' The first Art & Craft forum was held at Buckfast Abbey in October 2003. The aim of the forum was to celebrate the skills of local artists and craft workers and to create the opportunity for the delegates to participate in a variety of art and craft workshops. The workshops included: Clay Sculpture with Barbara Chavasse
Silk Painting with Anna Amos
120 people attended the forum which was enjoyed by all. There were also presentations given by David Leech OBE, a local potter, and Peter Cox OBE, who was the first Principal of Dartington College of Art. For further details on forthcoming events, please contact 55+ Positive Lifestyle on 01626 203055. ************************************************************ Art down on the farm.........
The first Art Farm Project took place at Middle Rocombe Farm, near Stokenteignhead in September 2003. Over 3000 visitors came to see and experience the best of Teignbridge's
artists in a new environment and over £13,000 worth of artwork was sold.
For further information contact the Teignbridge LEADER+ Office.
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