A presentation given by Dave Briggs of Creative Communities along with Carol Parker of Art on the High Street and Gillian Wing of Strawberry Glass at the ADUK conference in November 2013. We spoke about rural artist collaboration, networking and participation.

1. Increasing participation and engagement
within a rural context
Carol Parker - freelance artist
Gillian Wing - stained glass designer / maker
Dave Briggs - creative communities

2. What we will cover
• Introductions
• What are the issues?
• How we tackled them
• Discussions

3. Our model

4. Carol Parker
• @Cuinamo
• carolparker1@live.co.uk
• artrovings.wordpress.com
• artonthehighstreet.wordpress.com
• Empty shops, empowerment
and engagement

5. Gillian Wing
• @gillian_wing
• gillian@strawberryglass.co.uk
• www.strawberryglass.co.uk
• Stained glass

6. Dave Briggs
• @davebriggs
• dave@creativecommunities.co
• creativecommunities.co
• Technology, creativity and
learning

7. LAF:
From Facebook to meeting to funding

8. LAF vision and values
Vision:
!
Lincs Artist Forum will become the platform
that enables artists to take a central position
in the strategic development of arts in
Lincolnshire.
!
Values:
!
• Community and inclusivity
• Trust, partnership and collaboration
• Creativity, integrity and quality
• Support and opportunity

9. LAF:
From Facebook to meeting to funding

10. What are the issues?

11. Transport

12. Communications

13. Silos

14. Apathy

15. How can we get around these problems?

16. Easy to access

17. Effective use of technology

18. New venues

19. Keep it relevant

20. Open wins

21. An example - empty shops

22. Discussion time!
!
How can innovating in
participation, venues and
technologies help the
development of local creative
activity?

23. Photo credits
1.http://www.visitcambridgeshirefens.org/
2.http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesdavies/105223468/
3.http://www.flickr.com/photos/pondspider/4815458318/
4.http://www.flickr.com/photos/roogi/261750838/
5.http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo_mclure/251471942/
6.http://www.flickr.com/photos/docsearls/5500714140/
7.http://www.flickr.com/photos/stovak/2378145902/
8.http://www.flickr.com/photos/amanky/123970168/
9.http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnloo/4766192007/
10.http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativecmties/9709782350/
11.http://theshed1.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/21-august-the-you-tube-roadshow-hits-the-vegplot-very-surreal/
12.http://southlincscreativepeople.org/open-space-event-12-march-2012/attachment/003/
13.http://artrovings.wordpress.com/holbeach-boston-empty-shops/