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Margate Pride Art Trail published their Delivery Report!2 years ago
The Art Trail brings a host exhibitions, talks, screenings and workshops, creating opportunities for local artists and bringing exciting people and events to the town to engage with public audiences.
The art trail is a series of events and exhibitions in local venues from disused shop windows to independent galleries and cafes. It platforms local LGBTQIA+ artists and businesses whilst collaborating with charity and community groups for example the youth group BeYou. Creates opportunities for artists of all levels and ages, enriching their experience of the town, its spaces and community. It seeks to expand and inspire the public’s ideas and experiences, forging positive relationships between communities and ecologies. It will enrich the town, create unique and exciting environments, forging discussion and expanding acceptance of minority peoples. It creates new and exciting experiences in unique spaces for diverse audiences whilst actively brightening up areas of the town that have been under used, including the empty shops at the top of the high street.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
Benefits LGBTQIA+ youth and makes them feel the town has a place and a future for them. Benefits the local art community by creating opportunities to share work and broaden networks Benefits to local businesses for taking part as venues for exhibitions, showing their solidarity with Pride and engaging with new customers. Benefits local performers financially by hiring them to take part in workshops and events. Benefits all of Margate by bringing exciting culture to neglected areas of the town. Strengthens communities from with in and outside the lgbtqia+ community. Brings people to the town to live. Benefits local volunteers with opportunities to have new experiences and learn about project management, exhibitions and performance. Benefits independent art galleries and alternative spaces by hiring them for exhibitions and bringing new audiences. Educational benefits come through workshops and talks and introduce people to Pride to cultivate inclusivity and diversity in the town.
Steps to get it done:
Gallery
Location Cliftonville
About the space
The Art Trail stretches across the town and includes multiple venues and streets, reaching much of Margate.
Council
Kent County Council
Journey
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Dear Friends of Pride, Thank you again for supporting the fundraiser for the art trail which has been renamed PAM (Pride Art Map) With the money we collectively raised for PAM we have a host of exhibitions and events and have worked on numerous community partnerships creating opportunities for the Thanet community in a very broad sense. We have funded, mentored and facilitated and now we are about to launch PAM this Friday the 5th August and we would love to see you all there and at the events in the following two weeks. Here is the full listing: First Friday Launch Night - August 5, 6-9pm Community Quilt Margate Arts Club Window Hairy Sensation Jenny Boat Sister Joan Window Les Painters Groupshow Kavel Rafferty, Mia Pollak, Jayne Dinmore Hotel Michele f*kc sex I wanna hug Bashar Ali Cuckoo Gallery Adult By Nature Group show Ty Locke, Bashar Ali, Matilda Sutton, Pink Suits, Lo Lo No, Studio Lenca, Wayne Lucas Quench Gallery It’s Cool to be Camp Sprankenstein Camp Mural Bird Spotting Thelma Speirs The Shop Front Community Gallery Behind Robert Aberdein Clayspace Window A Bottle of Old Bohemia and a Perch For Their Souls Chris F Clark Joseph Wales Studio Proclaimer Lo Lo No Davy Pittoors at Window Pride Factory The Pie Factory Elissa Cray and Sé Mali Opening 04.08 Open Late 05..08 Merland Rebecca Strickson Little Swift BEYOU I.D Groupshow BEYOU LGBTQIA+ Youth Group The Margate School, Red Flags: Not A Phase Groupshow. The Margate School, Window The Art of Drag Stephen Daly and ARTSEDEX with queer performers of Margate. Margate Highstreet and The Margate School During the Festival- MOVED: Queer Film is a Portal Group Show Tolu Oshodi, Alex Matraxia, Lo Lo No, Joseph Wilson,Robert George Sanders and Harry Evans With Performances: Ash Mukherjee - Quantum Storm Laura Wyatt O’Keeffe - Sea Wall Turner Contemporary, 10.08 5.30-9PM Event link https://www.outsavvy.com/event/9705/moved-queer-film-is-a-portal-launch-event-at-turner-contemporary Closet Bodies Pink Suits Perfromance Quench Gallery: 11.08 7PM Event link https://www.outsavvy.com/event/9906/pink-suits-perform-closet-bodies Vishnu’s Got My Back Ash Mukherjee and Jon Edgley Bond. Tom Thumb Theatre, 11.08 8PM https://billetto.co.uk/e/vishnu-s-got-my-back-tickets-665226 Radical Romps with Ruby Rare (r.18) Tom Thumb Theatre, 19.08 Event link https://billetto.co.uk/e/radical-romps-with-ruby-rare-rated-18-tickets-663947 Workshops Lesbian Life Line Workshop 20.08 6-9PM Register via this link https://www.outsavvy.com/event/9835/lesbian-life-line-workshop
Whoop, 140 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Whoop, 130 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £14,717
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Target (inc. fees) £14,717
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VolunteerMargate Pride CIC is a culture and arts-led pride, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ life and a platform to continue the fight for equality and to challenge prejudice. Set up in 2016 as a Community Interest Company (CIC),Organised by a team of year-round volunteers, we produce a week long Art Trail, a queer culture and arts-festival leading up to Pride weekend. The Art Trail programme provides a platform for celebrating and nurturing the best LGBTQIA+ artists whilst enhancing the overall experience of Margate for its residence and local businesses, plus visitors to the town who come to see the Art Trail and enjoy Pride.
Margate Pride is not just a parade for the day. It’s an expression of the whole community and the Art Trail is a legacy building activity in Margate and Thanet collaborating with other community groups.
Project Owner: Margate Pride CIC The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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