Captivate by Rich Pickford

our evaluation skills from NTU - RP

richardpickford1_1 — 2025-01-30 16:22:40 UTC

Library Buildings open and accessible with meeting rooms and in some spaces Galleries

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Regular weekly sessions in street dance, ballet and contemporary dance for young people. Regular sessions in Singer Song writing, Rock School, Electronic Music. Term time. NPO ACE funded and Music Hub ACE funded.

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Staff - Dedicated Libraries and Culture Team working accross county with all ages and front line staff in buildings

2025-01-30 16:23:39 UTC

The Old Library building, Mansfield - arts centre with 100 seater Theatre, Recording studio and studios.

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Newark Creates

2025-01-30 16:24:19 UTC

Year round arts, festivals, trails and interventions programme.

1 p/t cultural programme co-ordinator (hopefully!)

Links to wider partners - venues, events committee, national and international

Connections with local schools already engaging

3 Creative Producers specialisms in dance and music. Total staff team of 8. Post funded through NCC, NPO ACE funds and Music Hub funds.

2025-01-30 16:24:35 UTC

Free core offer of Library membership with access to any book in the catalogue from anylibrary

2025-01-30 16:24:47 UTC

Secured ACE NPO and other funding for the county a portion of which in delivered in the Captivate area and with schools

2025-01-30 16:25:26 UTC

Class visits and book exchanges available for schools in all libraries

2025-01-30 16:25:52 UTC

FREE Able Orchestra inclusive music making and digital project running until Feb 2026 for young people who are physically and or learning disabled and or nuerodivergent aged 11 - 25. Funded from National Lottery Project Grants Major Projects ACE fund.

2025-01-30 16:25:53 UTC

Reading agency - Summer Reading Challenge Scheme delivered in all libraries. This is offered by the reading agency but funded by NCC locally. All 58 libraries and 3 mobiles deliver the challenge in Ashfield and Mansfield this is 13 libraries and 1 mobile. 2 members of Libraries and Culture Team lead it All Library staff and Volunteer deliver it. Volunteers are recruited through Inspires Community Makers that also has a staffed post.

2025-01-30 16:26:29 UTC

eNGine room record label supporting young artists in recording and sharing original music and connecting to music industry. Funded through Music Hub.

2025-01-30 16:26:38 UTC

Early Years team delivering Book Start cross county book gifting to every child in the county and supporting Rattle Rym and Roll free sessions for families in all libraries at least one session a week

2025-01-30 16:27:10 UTC

Digital mentoring programme - Prototypes supporting young people in developing skills in a range of digital outputs. NPO ACE funded.

2025-01-30 16:27:10 UTC

Newark Creates

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Aim to increase the strategic communication across schools - partners already working together but everyone working in silo with schools so wish to work more smartly and ensure all schools have access to more creative opportunities. Increased participation.

Performance and showcasing opportunities for young people at Theatres, venues and festivals throughout the year. Various funding - Local Community Fund, ACE NPO and Music Hub funds, Youth Music funds.

2025-01-30 16:28:26 UTC

Regular weekly inclusive sessions in SEND settings dance and music. Music hub and NPO funded.

2025-01-30 16:29:14 UTC

Inclusive mentoring programme supporting young people with disabilities into pathways into the creative sector in dance and music. NPO and Music hub funded.

2025-01-30 16:30:14 UTC

Newark Creates

2025-01-30 16:30:28 UTC

Cultural consortium manages Creates - skilled partners include: NSDC Heritage & Culture (Theatre/castle/museum), Newark Town Council, Newark College, Inspire Buttermarket & Library, Newark Book Festival, Newark Heritage Forum and Civic Trust. Wider partners Church, Towns Board, Events group, other venues. All connect programmes together. Member of International Programming Consortium (Lincs).

Unanima

2025-01-30 16:30:51 UTC

Learning disabled arts development; three work strands.

Artist Development

Human Artist - Entry level theatre maker
Core ensemble - Weekly full day training for touring company
Music development
Stand up comedy training
NHS simulation work
Creative writing

OneFest

Four day fringe festival
Social events to promote LDA audience development

Campaigning

OneConversation - activist group
Oliver McGowan work
University teaching
Research

Tappin' in East Midlands Tap and music project with output at Mansfield Carnival. National Lottery Project Grants ACE grant funded.

2025-01-30 16:31:33 UTC

Two schools with 300 and 420 children, plus their families open to arts/cultural activities.

2025-01-30 16:35:48 UTC

Transition work for young people leaving Primary school into youth arts provision.

2025-01-30 16:35:59 UTC

Career and industry progression into music and dance industry and cultural sector.

2025-01-30 16:36:25 UTC

Unanima

2025-01-30 16:37:48 UTC

Increase the representation of learning disabled and autistic people in the arts and society

Unanima - OneFest

2025-01-30 16:39:17 UTC

Destination festival to see work created and performed by disabled and neurodivergent people

2025-01-30 16:39:32 UTC

Teaching staff who deliver arts lessons, knowledge of curriculum requirements for different subjects.

High quality engagement with professional artist for young people.

2025-01-30 16:39:59 UTC

Newark Creates

2025-01-30 16:40:49 UTC

Increased creativity and literacy opportunities for our schools

Increased awareness of existing arts and cultural programmes and opportunities

Smarter working and communication methods for partners

Clear regular filtering from Primary schools into the youth work offer,

2025-01-30 16:44:29 UTC

Signposting from the SEND schools/colleges into relevant activity. Progressing those who are interested.

2025-01-30 16:45:58 UTC

Newark Creates

2025-01-30 16:47:01 UTC

Already have existing youth led activities and promote through schools - how to expand this, develop, deepen etc (Book Festival Young Ambassadors aged 7-21 give presentations in schools, volunteer, programme, interview), Creative Influencers (older at Theatre) programming and consultation group/Go sees

Captivate being a conduit for sharing communications between the schools and cultural partners.

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Making sure children and their families know what is on offer in the local community but have had experience of what is on offer, so that they have no fear of it or have full experience of arts , so they understand what they would like/be I tested in. Opportunity - as you moving through school to access different arts forms.

2025-01-30 16:52:13 UTC

Have opportunity to access talent development all the way through school and awareness to what is available to access post-education

2025-01-30 16:53:06 UTC

Schools have relationships with arts/cultural organisations that are not reliant on individuals.

A sustained relationship with Libraries and schools that is not reliant of individuals.

2025-01-30 16:53:24 UTC

An offer that bridges relationships with individuals at all stages of their life.

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Musician in Residence one-day per week for 30 weeks of the year at Oak Tree Primary School in Mansfield and Greenwood Primary School in Ashfield. MishMash Productions

2025-07-23 21:21:07 UTC

Touring productions visiting schools, libraries and Mansfield Palace. Live music for family and school audiences. MishMash Productions

2025-07-23 21:23:30 UTC

Musician in Residence Programme - increased engagement in learning; creativity embedded into teaching and learning; best practice shared amongst schools and teaching staff

2025-07-23 21:25:48 UTC

Live Music Performances - increased access to quality live music; more audiences empowered to access and engage with live music; an increased sense of entitlement and interest in live music

2025-07-23 21:27:34 UTC