"Finding Maindee" ran from 2015 until 2018. It was the first major project run by Maindee Unlimited and inspired much of the work of the Charity that followed. It was principally funded by the Arts Council of Wales as part of their Ideas: People: Places programme with additional funding from Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Garfield Weston Foundation.
Finding Maindee News
Day 2 - People occupying the space [and starting to like it]
Today focused on print-making and was led by Cardiff-based artist Bill Chambers working alongside Marega [of Mr and Mrs Clark]. Reflecting on the day Bill said that he enjoyed meeting different people and was pleased they seemed to enjoy it. From his angle the...
Great Fun Day 1 of Inviting the Neighbours
Today was the first day of Mr and Mrs Clark's week of inviting the neighbours to do some outdoor painting on Livingstone Place. Although it drizzled and rained all day, 16 members of the public took shelter under the trees to help lead artist Marion Cheung produce a...
Sounds Alive in Maindee Library
The Sounds Alive music workshops are held every Wednesday evening from 6pm in the library. In this sort blog article he tells us how this New Paths project is going.
From Summer Hill to Fair Oaks
Dilip Sinha recently started his New Paths project '2016 Maindee Photographic Survey'. It is the intention of this introductory blog to contextualise Dilip's project by giving some background information and inspirations to this project.
Street Media update: 'ExtChange' and new projects
Street Media is a media development project for 16-25 year olds based in Maindee. Members make films together and have access to equipment and feedback sessions at Maindee library. We meet weekly. Our last project was called ExtChange. Its a short...
Maindee Photographic Survey
Dilip Sinha will be taking photographic portraits of local residents, pedestrians and the wider community of the Victoria Ward.
Celebrating Maindee Mosaics on September 15
Artist Steph Roberts has been working with people to create mosaics which respond to the patterns on the pavements, bridges, roofs and the walls of Maindee. On the evening of Thursday 15 September you are invited to come along to Maindee Library and find out how these...
Using Augmented Reality to Find Maindee
We're working with Andy O'Rourke at Malarky Arts to try out Augmented Reality. Andy's work is centred on the stories from the customers at Sammy's Barbershop on Church Road. We would love you to check out what has been created and help us to refine the model.
Poems by Susan Lewis
After attending an embroidery session with the Coffee and Laughs group at Community House on Eton road. I met Susan Lewis who is a poet. She shared 2 poems that she has written during sessions with Artist Marion Cheung who has been developing a Maindee tapestry over...
Newport Legends found in Maindee
Across the next twelve months, four ‘Legend Maker’ groups will create a performance of a legendary Newport story, and one of these projects will be based in Maindee!
Sound is alive in Maindee, can you hear it?
The sounds alive mission is to build an informal and fun gathering of local music makers, creatives and the acoustically inquisitive.
Finding Maindee by learning from other places
Documenting a way of life...