Nuneaton and Bedworth has a lively arts scene which incorporates venues such as Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, the Civic Hall at Bedworth, Bedworth Arts Centre and Nuneaton Arts Centre. There are also many active arts and cultural groups which provide opportunities for participation in a range of arts based activities.
In addition to supporting the venues outlined above Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council supports the arts through one off projects and the provision of online advice on these web pages.
It also helps to fund the work of Live and Local who work with local groups to promote live performances in and around the borough.
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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council recognises the contribution of the arts to the quality of life of both the individual and the community. The Borough Council wishes to promote access to, and participation in, the arts for all members of the community.
Arts Development
Sub-Regional Partnership
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council form part of the sub-regional partnership of local authority arts services across Warwickshire and Arts Council England, West Midlands.
CSW Partnership Aim
To support Arts Development Services to effectively enable the arts to flourish and enhance the quality of life across the sub region
CSW Partnership Objectives
· Identifying training and professional development for Arts Development Partners
· Provide a creative forum for sharing best practice and develop new ideas
· Strengthening advocacy for increased investment in the arts
· To encourage communities to engage meaningfully with creative practitioners & organisations
Projects
Writer in Residence Project at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery
Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery are celebrating after hearing that they have been awarded a grant for a Writer in Residence project to take place at the borough’s museum. This project will include a digital diary, creative writing workshops/talks, a new gallery display and live performance on the streets of Nuneaton. It is being supported with a grant of £7,665 from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. In kind support for the performance is being provided by Coventry University.
Councillor Ian Lloyd: ‘It is fantastic that this project has been selected to receive this funding by Arts Council England. This is a chance for the George Eliot collection to be seen in an entirely new way by audiences. In the Audience Development Plan carried out last year local people wanted to see greater use of the internet by the museum and the writer’s blog will be an excellent start. This coupled with workshops and performances which people can take part in hopefully means there will be something for everyone’.
Nuneaton born playwright, Vanessa Oakes will use the George Eliot collection as a starting point for the residency which will take place between May 2011 and January 2012. The project is also being assisted by expertise from Coventry University who are providing in kind support for the production of the live performance
Vanessa Oakes: ‘The stimulus for both this residency and the resulting play was a comment by a local person who said, “George Eliot, yeah; I should really read his books ". It is this ambiguity of authorship which I want to explore. During the residency I want to investigate what George Eliot means today to local people and how (or even if) they feel connected to both her life story and the power of her words’.
Principal amongst the collections the museum cares for are items related to locally born writer George Eliot. Given the international importance of the collection the museum wants to explore new ways to bring these items and the writer they celebrate to life. This exciting and innovative residency will help to achieve this.
