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WELCOME: Ending the Year on a HighThe Zygote Festival was certainly one to remember, butartsNK staff have been busy in other areas too.Read about the Zygote legacy with forthcoming aerial skillsdevelopment; the wonderful mosaic creators of Sleaford; thelandscape art commission which will produce a memorablepiece of public art; professional involvement in dance foryoung people, and a photographic insight into the ‘gloriousgame’!Further details about the work of artsNK can be found at:www.artsnk.org

INSIDE OUT: Our Story from Anne Willoughby and Pauline DobsonWhen the idea of a mosaic to grace the front and inside of the newSleaford Leisure Centre was conceived, the obvious way forward con-sisted of two steps: firstly to commission mosaic master, Alan Potter(see Sept/Oct issue), to create the mosaic and the second, to enlistthe help of members of Washingborough Mosaic Group, whose mem-bers not only had years of experience in creating community mosaics,but who have also worked with Alan before.For the Sleaford Leisure Centre Project, Anne Willoughby andMargaret Carter from the Washingborough Group were only too readyto lend a hand. Anne talked to me about the process involved:“Alan begins by designing the mosaic and then laying out the designon boards. Members of the community are then invited to add piecesof the mosaic in order to create the final piece. At the beginning, itcan seem a little strange, because the mosaic has to be created backto front, but it soon starts to take shape.”I asked Anne how members of the Sleaford community responded tothe opportunity to get involved.“I was amazed at how many people came along. There must have

been hundreds, quite a few of them children, who all wanted to take part in this.”As an ex primary school teacher, Pauline Dobson has been used to being hands-on throughout her profession-al life, and, having been extensively involved in the Footprints project, Pauline was keen to participate in thecreation of the mosaic:“It was a wonderful experience! It was so good to have the ladies from the Washingborough MosaicGroup to guide and advise, and I loved seeing members of the public come into the shop where we wereworking and add to the mosaic piece by piece. Sometimes, members of the local community wouldcome in with their own stories of the Leisure Centre and its role in the town and these stories are fasci-nating. In fact it’s given us ideas for other projects which we might be able to undertake!”Pauline confirms that the bug has bitten!“We are now putting our heads together to think about how we might continue to develop the skillswe’ve learned, and contribute further to the creative life of our community here in Sleaford.”Read the full interview at:www.artsnk.org/taking-part/inside-out-our-story-from-anne-willoughby-and-pauline-dobson

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MAKING YOUR LANDMARK! Eco 2 CommissionSculptor Michael Condron has been selected from five shortlistedartists to undertake a new commission in partnership with Eco 2 inSleaford.Michael, who describes his principal aim as ‘to make artwork thatbelongs to its place’, works in metal and focuses on landmark spe-cific site sculpture.Michael will be offering some workshop opportunities alongside hiscommission, so keep an eye on the artsNK website for an opportu-nity to work with him.For more detail about this project, visit:

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HIGH AIMS! Developing aerial activitiesIn order to create a legacy from the aerial spectacle at the ZygoteFestival, the dance team has acquired its own aerial rig and equip-ment, which means that new activities can be developed.The long term goal is to create sustainable classes, invite schoolsand community groups into the space, develop a performancegroup of young people as well as adults and commission aerialartists to visit us in the county.The dance team members continue their training on the equipment,and hope to add other types of aerial activities such as Chinesepole, Spanish web and trapeze.To read more about this development, visit:

HIP HOP, SKIP AND JUMP: Dance ResidenciesartsNK’s Youth Dance Company, kNacKer’d, and Street DanceCompany, redXco, worked with professionals over October halfterm on two separate dance pieces, which will be performed atthe U.Dance County Platform – True Motion.Working with projection, kNacKer’d started the research processfor a new piece based on the play Ghost Town, whilst redXcoworked on House, Hip Hop and Locking foundation styles withinthe Hip Hop genre.Professionals from Blue Print Design and Blue Boy Entertainmentworked with the young dancers.To read the full story of the residencies, visit:

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BEHIND THE GOAL: Full Frame Photo Project

BEHIND THE GOAL CONTACTS

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Elaine KnightPerforming ArtsManager01529 411195

Emma BattyVitality County-WideProject Officer01529 411194

Amy DaltonHead of DanceDevelopment 01529 411197

Holly ArnoldCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196

Marion SanderVisual ArtsDevelopmentCoordinator01529 411193

Jane HarrisonPhotographyDevelopment Officer01529 411192

Nick JonesVisual ArtsManager01529 411190

Debbie WilesFinance Administrator01529 411191

Muriel MarrProjectAdministrator01529 410595

Jo TurpinBusiness ManagementAdministrator01529 416290

Alison DuncombeTheatre Development Officer- Terry O’Toole Theatre01522 870251

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Chris Vaughan, a professional sports photographer who has beenworking with artsNK Photography Development Officer JaneHarrison, has created an exhibition of Lincoln City football clubwhich shows the club from an intimate perspective.These images will also be exhibited from November through the FullFrame public gallery: Frames in Public Places.A practical workshop and a talk by Chris form part of his commis-sion. To find out more about this project, visit:

ZYGOTE: Bursting into life!Puffs of flame shooting 15 feet into the air; an aerial artist suspend-ed on silks; Navigation House brought to life; an ethereal perform-ance of dancers in St Denys church; metal trees; this and so muchmore brought delight to 3000 visitors to Sleaford town centre on arather chilly Sunday evening in October as the artsNK Zygote Festivalunfolded to an enthusiastic reception by an enthralled public!Months of careful preparation by artists, school students and artsNKhas resulted in one of artsNK’s finest Festivals yet.To read the full story about the festival, visit:www.artsnk.org/whats-on/zygote-bursting-into-life

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