Saturday, 9 May 2009

Cultural Olympiad

The TEN project has been approved by London to be part of the East Midlands 'Inspire programme'.
The Summer phase 2009 of community workshops will feature on the programme. These workshops include:

Malaysian workshops

Maziah Omar - South East Asian dancer
Nusantara - Gamelan performance group
Kathy Berg - Gamelan workshop leader
Victor Gama - International musicians and designer of Pangeia instruments

African workshops

Jane Pennock - Djembe drums/percussion
Ruth O'Sullivan - Vocalist
Carole Daynes - Visual Artist
Helena Stylianides - Visual Artist
Mandy Mendez - Visual Artist

Polish Workshops

Monika Pilch - Polish community members
Daruisz Olwenski - Polish community members
Joseph Hoare - Guitar
Simon Hoare - Guitar
Carole Daynes - Visual Artist
Helena Stylianides - Visual Artist
Ruth O'Sullivan - Vocalist

Indian workshops

Satnam Singh - Indian percussionist
Kayleigh Glasper - Flute/vocalist
Gill Kerr - Visual Artist
Sally Gray - Visual Artist

TEN project

The TEN project explores the cultural diversity of the Abbey Ward area of Lincoln. There are over ten nationalities represented in the community and over the year these are being explored by a series of music workshops and cross art projects. Please see the photo gallery for images of workshops.

The TEN project if funded by:

Youth Music

Lincolnshire County Council

Abbey Ward community - venues

Monks Abbey Primary School

Croft Street Community Centre

Abbey Access Centre

St Peter in Eastgate Infant School

Westgate Junior School

The Arboretum Park

Visual Artists

Visual Artists and their main specialisms:

Gill Kerr - Fine Artist

Helena Styliandes - Wood sculptor

Carole Daynes - Painter

Mandy Mendez - Potter

Andrew McDonald - Potter

Ruth O'Sullivan - Felt Artist

Davina Galligan - Photography