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The Faculty of Arts at The University of Winchester, in collaboration with The Point, Eastleigh, The Winchester Hat Fair and the street arts company Wet Picnic, are this summer mounting emerge Street Arts Festival. The emerge festival is designed to promote new and emergent talent in the exciting and growing field of street arts. Through two strands, each covering one of two dates, the Festival will promote community awareness of, and engagement with, street arts through workshops with schools on the theme of the Olympic Games and also through a day where exciting emerging street arts companies and performers - who are seeking to establish professional careers in this field - have the opportunity to showcase their work to a public audience as well as a range of street arts programmers. As
well as providing an opportunity for emergent companies and artists to
perform in a range of public sites and settings within the centre of Eastleigh,
a programme of discussions, seminars and workshops will be provided on
various aspects of professional development within the street arts sector
– a particular focus will be afforded to the opportunities that are likely
to be available to emerging street artists through the staging of the
2012 Olympic and Para-Olympic Games in the UK. Saturday June 26th at Leigh Park Recreation Ground, Eastleigh
As part of Jump
Out, The Point’s free outdoor dance day in Eastleigh, emerge will
organise a series of performances working with local primary schools to
explore street arts and carnival using the theme of the Olympic games
as their inspiration. Wet Picnic, a young and successful
street arts company, have been commissioned by The
University of Winchester to work with five primary schools in the
Eastleigh borough to create imaginative, colourful and exciting outdoor
pieces which will be performed in Leigh Park Recreation Ground on June
26th. Click here for more information. Friday July 9th, Street Arts Festival Professional Development Day
Saturday July 10th at Leigh Park Recreation Ground, Eastleigh plus various public sites in central Eastleigh As part of the Eastleigh Music Festival emerge brings you a day during which emerging street arts companies and individual street arts performers can showcase their work adding an exciting new element to a lively and eclectic mix of bands. Do you want to be part of the
festival programme? Get Involved!
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To register interest please email us.
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