Getting views first changes to Maindee Library
To accompany our latest film [see below] about the library makeover this blog gives a bit more detail about the options that we have for the small spaces within the library.
Maindee and Arts Council of Wales' Ideas: People: Places
It is always good to meet up with people from the other projects; and to have people who are both the 'artists' and 'administrators' as Nick Capaldi described. My thoughts are detailed below.
Celebrating the Healing Words Project in Maindee
On Tuesday 13th June we had a powerful and enjoyable evening which concluded the Gwent Arts in Health creative writing sessions held at Llyfrgell Maindee Library during May 2017: the Healing Words project.
Building resilient communities through cleaning together
The CIN (Children in need) Maindee Youth Project organised a successful community clean up at Maindee school during half term on Thursday 23rd February 10am-5pm.
Theatre for Change - one month in
Ismael Velasco explores progress of his ‘Theatre for Change’ New Paths project. This blog piece explains how he sees community as porous, networked and more than just geographical. Furthermore the make-up of the audiences at Ismael’s performances in...
Exploring activism through photography
It’s difficult to deny there has been a surge of social activism recently in various forms. From protests to petitions, these pop up on a daily basis on our Facebook feeds as well as across tabloids and anywhere news and information is delivered, often being accessed...
Looking forward at Maindee Library
On Saturday 4 February 2017 a wide group of the library volunteers, trustees of Maindee Unlimited and staff got together to discuss the past, present and future of Maindee Library as a community-run space.
Synergies and Opportunities for Opera in Maindee
We reported in December last year that the energy of Operasonic is coming to Maindee. The plan of Creative Director Rhian Hutchings is to source an opera from the stories and people of Maindee and which will be performed at the Riverfront on Sunday 1st...
Using art to 'spread love, break hate' in Newport
Many people have started to see the art work of RISE Propaganda on the streets of Newport. For example this sign [below] is on the fence outside the building that used to be known as TJ's on Clarence Place...
Art and place making in Stokes Croft, Bristol: be brave and think long term
On Friday 16th December representatives from Maindee Unlimited and some local artists took up an invitation from Ruth Essex to visit Stoke’s Croft and the Bear Pit in Bristol. What we found was a real life story of the journey taken by both the local authority and...
Literature in developing communities - San Francisco
Today San Francisco has become a hotbed of technology. A place where almost all the apps on your phone have had at least 1 line of code originating from this west coastal city. It has areas nicknamed ‘the silicone valley’ where thousands of budding computer...