Beyond in-person event, Dec 24
If you came to the first Beyond in person event in Bridlington. Thank you for being there!
We were thrilled to have guests from all over Yorkshire- from Bridlington, Hull, Withernsea, Scarborough, Wakefield, Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford. A wide range of folk turned up including photographers, film makers, musicians, dj's, mixed media artists, painters, ceramicists, textiles, fashion, hairdressers, carers, community practitioners, theatre producer, cafe owners.
Spoken presentations included..
· Crescent Arts - Shared an opportunity 'Nurture:Open call' for new mother artists to exhibit. They discussed what they do; including workshops and artist talks, a 'See me differently workshop' and an artist residency call out.
· Sally, the new CEO for Disability Arts Network and Drakemusic which makes music more accessible, discussed working on building infrastructure in Hull for more music events. They are currently half way in the application process for a National Lottery fund bid. They have a research strand to their work and hope to provide curation opportunities. Sally is also a member of Dyr sister who played at the old lifeboat station in March 24.
· Freedom Festival - Humber Street Gallery engagement manager Ian spoke about 'New interchange artist development programme,' 'Thursday lates' where artists of different disciplines contribute and connect and a Climate public response call out. Find out more at Humber Street Gallery Opportunities
Thank you to Drew Watson Photography who took some photos of the event, shared here.
Barney, the event facilitator created a playlist for the event: Beyond playlist
Many came to see what was happening and get any news from the sector, Some locals came for the food, a favourite venue and space run by Robert, of The Old Lifeboat Station. 40 - 45 people attended in total.
Beyond is an open and safe space for artists and arts workers to make connections, friendships, request feedback on recent work and a place to share resources whilst being encouraged to test out ideas or shared experiences from the creative sector, to find peer support and brainstorm challenges.
Keep your eyes peeled for details for our next Beyond online social gathering next year. It would be great to grow the network in 2025.