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By Creative Waves Community Arts
Promote well-being through creative activities that have a positive impact for our community, culturally & environmentally. Featuring free workshops, a public sculpture and a community exhibition.
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Creative Waves artists will provide a series of well-being workshops for all ages focusing on reusing, recycling and reducing waste. The free, collaborative activities will endorse community engagement through creative problem solving; October 2019 -March 2020. Some of the artwork created at the workshops will be photographed and displayed as part of our annual exhibition on Worthing pier. The community exhibition will be easily accessible and free to view every day of the year; April 2020-2021. A local craftsman will bring our designs to life by making a 1.5m 2.7m long, eye catching stainless steel sculpture that works as a functional recycling bin that inspires and reminds us all to 'think global and act local'. It will be launched at a free community event September 2019. The see-through design will visually show how much plastic we use. The sculpture will be situated in a prime public location and be emptied regularly by Worthing Council's waste collection team.
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Why it's a great idea:
The project is inspired by our responsibility to reduce our waste and how the acceleration of global waste is threatening wildlife, the environment and all of us. The functional, public sculpture will be used to attract attention and visually motivate people to recycle and be more aware of the volume of waste we all produce. Our workshops have a positive impact on people's well being through collaborative, creative activities that motivate us to make a difference within our community. Developing new skills and confidence using low/no cost materials to share with family/friends. Teaching the wider community how to be resourceful, learning transferable skills that can be applied to every day life to improve mental well-being whilst exploring fun and engaging ways to make, create and connect with others. The pier exhibition & sculpture will inspire participants & new audiences to go for a walk to view the work, simple ways to improve mental and physical health.
Steps to get it done:
The sculpture is inspired by Goby the plastic bottle eating fish! http://yupthatexists.com/goby-plastic-beach-fish/ "This local beach decided to do something simple, they made a giant see through fish out of barbed wire and mesh, and added a sign to it that said “Goby loves plastic, please feed him”. In the last year we have been inundated with people asking us to organise a recycling fish sculpture for Worthing so we asked the council if they would empty it! They said yes! Reducing our waste means less environmental impact, less resources and less energy used which saves us money. This project could also help to bridge the gap between the community and local councils. Working together to improve our public services and our responsibility to reduce our waste which in turn helps the environment.
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VolunteerCreative Waves Community Arts, is a not for profit
Community Interest Company founded by local artists
Vanessa Breen and Nadia Chalk in 2011.
Their energy and enthusiasm for creative collaborations
gives them a relentless drive to design and organise
projects that involve the local community whilst
improving public spaces.
Creative Waves has a successful track record working
on exciting, innovative public art and community
projects across West Sussex. Working with museums,
schools, colleges, councils and community groups.
They launched Art on the Pier in 2012, showcasing the artwork
of 60 local artists. Since then it has grown annually and thousands of local children have also benefited from displaying their artwork. The educational heritage projects have engaged a whole new audience and the colourful translucent panels that glow vibrantly all year round make people smile every day of the year, whatever the weather.
Nadia & Nessy started a community garden ‘Bugcycle’ in Beach House Park, in 2014. It’s a free, creative space, with everything made from recycled objects in their art workshops. There are educational activities in the garden including a bird trail and identifying trees bugs.
As artists/designers they thrive from challenges that drive them to create and conquer. Sharing the exciting process that motivates as many people from all backgrounds along the way.
"We aim to inspire people and inject art into the
community by collaborating and sharing our wealth of experience,
talent & creativity."
The craftsman is very experienced at making metal sculptures that are user friendly, robust and attractive. He is focussed on making the overall design practical and easy to maintain as well as being suitable for a public space.
Project Owner: Creative Waves Community Arts The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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