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The push and pull of place
08/02/2019 | Finding Maindee, Arts, Development & Building, Community, Opinions
In January 2019 a seminar was held in the library to reflect on the Finding Maindee project. The delegates and presenters were asked to question the role of the arts in ‘place-recognition.’ This blog by Aled Singleton breaks down that complicated question and looks at some of the themes that emerged.
St Mary's Community Garden
18/01/2019 | Finding Maindee, Community
The green spaces in Maindee have always been a priority for Finding Maindee.
This blog post shares the journey of a group of volunteers who are refreshing a previously neglected, grassy knowle on the corner of Corporation Road and Wharf Road, that they have named, St Mary's Community Garden.
Maindee Library: A Quiet Place?
16/08/2018 | Finding Maindee, Arts, Community
A few weeks ago, Maindee Unlimited invited applications for a Sound Artist, or Artists, to produce a new art installation for the newly refurbished Maindee Library building, with the commissioned work to be situated and made in response to aspects of the social and cultural ecology of Maindee.
Beyond this remit, the brief was open, and our plans for the outcome equally so.
This blog post will detail the choices and decisions we made to appoint a Sound Artist.
Finding Maindee
Finding Maindee Blog Posts
- The push and pull of place - 08/02/2019
- St Mary's Community Garden - 18/01/2019
- Maindee Library: A Quiet Place? - 16/08/2018
- Maindee Library: Business As Usual - 06/08/2018
- Nonsensus – A Journey Into Being Sung - 17/05/2018
- Stuart Farnsworth - Maindee Nonsensus Q&A - 08/03/2018
- Reflections on Maindee Triangle Winter 2017-18 - 01/02/2018
- Finding Blaenavon & learning about Enterprise Facilitation - 30/11/2017
- Library Refresh about to get real! - 29/11/2017
- New Paths November 2017: Creative Ways of Making Money? - 23/11/2017
- Responding to Toilet Debate: 3 Questions for Localities - 10/11/2017
- Toilets, Public Space... and Social Justice? - 03/11/2017
- Update on Maindee Triangle at Livingstone Place - 19/09/2017
- Newport Photomarathon - Maindee Sat Oct 28th - 14/09/2017
- Evaluation of Finding Maindee - 04/09/2017
- NONSENSUS - 13/08/2017
- New Paths Gathering - July 2017 retrospective - 09/08/2017
- Drawing, Space and Articulation - Workshop with Stephanie Roberts 10th August - 26/07/2017
- Introducing KHBT to Maindee Triangle - 19/07/2017
- Maindee library is having a make over. Maggie and Kim need your input. - 11/07/2017
- Selecting Creative Practitioners for Llyfrgell Maindee Library + - 18/05/2017
- May New Paths - Focus on the Library - 14/05/2017
- New Paths 4th Gathering: Evaluating the Arts - 18/04/2017
- Countdown to Creative Practitioner Project - 07/04/2017
- March New Paths Gathering & Looking Forward to April - 01/04/2017
