The P.O.I.N.T. (Providing Opportunities Inspiration and Nurture towards…)

by Arts Uplift

A new project for Arts Uplift CIC using film-making with adults that are unemployed or economically inactive from across Warwickshire. The brilliant EGO Performance Company will be delivering it who are very experienced and are great fun to work with too! No experience of film-making is necessary. The aim is to support people’s well-being who are out of work and not in education or training to work together to create a new short film. The course aims to improve people’s confidence and skills so that they can be supported in to employment, education or training after the course finishes.

The POINT offers the highest quality tailored training program that supports unemployed people to support themselves. Investing in them and encouraging them to take responsibility for their own future and direction. Through performance skills and production arts we offer opportunities to build confidence and self esteem, helping individuals to recognise their strengths, abilities and talent, to aim higher, set goals, and move forward into further training, education or employment. The project allows individuals to choose a pathway in the arts or non-arts sectors, it gives experience of working together, in smaller teams and individually to achieve the goal of producing a short film.

As well as gaining new skills and exploring their personal qualities the project offers individual mentoring. The activities and tasks ensure individuals will:

This project is funded by the European Social Fund and the Education and Skills Funding Agency, and supported by the Local Enterprise Partnership.

The first course starts on 8 January on Fridays from 2.30-4.30pm at Brunswick Healthy Living Centre, Leamington Spa (Currently online due to Covid-19). Travel costs can be covered for the participants.

Course 2 will start on Friday 26th February from 2.30pm-4.30pm on Zoom

Course 3 will start on Friday 23 April from 2.30pm to 4.30pm in person (Promotional video here)

To book and more information contact Jenny Davis Project Manager 07946 585978 jenny@artsuplift.co.uk

View leaflet here 

Face to Face Course content is here 

Online course content is here 

Watch course one’s film HERE Tranquil Eyes a film for visually impaired and non visually impaired audiences. A film to help you relax and unwind.

Watch course two’s film HERE Hot Dog a short film about no surprise Hot dogs!

Watch course three’s film HERE Bants a short film about jokes!

Suitcase Stories 3 Worcestershire

by Arts Uplift

Thanks to funding from Arts Council England, Worcester City Council, Redditch Borough Council, Wyre Forest District Council, The Elmley Foundation, Severn Arts, Museums Worcestershire and Worcestershire County Council we were able to deliver 65 storytelling with museum objects and drama sessions to people living with dementia and their carers across Worcestershire for 10 months from January to October 2021. We delivered these sessions in care homes and older people’s groups online or when allowed in person with White Socks Theatre and Museums Worcestershire staff. We also worked with 9 Primary schools across Worcestershire at Keystage 2 to interview the older people and also create 9 new short films and drama pieces based on the memories collected. These films were shown at 3 live You Tube events. The children also had Dementia Friends training from the Alzheimer Society. We also worked with 2 drama students from Worcester University that were mentored through the process. Vamos Theatre also offered ‘Listening With Your Eyes’ training for all involved on 12th October at The Commandery, Worcester.

The full evaluation report is HERE

Contact Jenny Davis 07946 585978 jenny@artsuplift.co.uk for more information

Click the link to see the films produced

Upper Arley Primary School with Burcot Grange care home

St Anne’s Primary School with The Gables care home and Burcot Grange care home

St Barnabas School with Housman Court and Droitwich Meeting centre

Birchensale Middle School with Housman Court care home

Sedgeberrow First School with The Gables and Fieldhouse care home

Cherry Orchard group 1 with Latimer Court and Dorothy Terry House care homes

Cherry Orchard group 2 with Greenhill care home

Dodderhill RGS with The Wharf and Greenhill care homes

Winterfold with Holmwood care home

Children’s feedback phase One- Upper Arley, St Anne’s and St Barnabas

For past Suitcase Stories projects see our Past Projects page.