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It’s a campaign to buy quality cultural equipment & materials and raise a professional tutor session budget, so South Asian young people in the city can develop high level art & performance skills.
Our project will focus on creating opportunities for young people from the South Asian Community in Preston to learn culturally specific music, art and dance skills. Centred around the purchase of ‘kit’ and training sessions, we will enable the young people to develop technical and performance based skills. In essence, this would encourage a pathway for them to be the future creative stars of Preston City Mela. Spanning across at least four different venues, (Mandir, Masjid, Gurudwara & a non faith space) in the city we will provide 320 hours of creative workshop time ranging from large group taster sessions to 1to1 work at a professional level. This programme of sessions will be supported by free access to a high quality grade of creative kit (some traditional & some modern) and online & paper based learning materials. The kit will form the basis of what in time will become a talent ensemble that will be able to accompany musicians, singers & dancers that are unearthed in the project.
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Why it's a great idea:
Benefits from the project will be: The young people who participate will develop creative skills, increased confidence in their creative abilities, enthusiasm for their own culture & making it to a professional level. They will be role models for younger siblings & friends. Showing them how, with commitment, they too could develop ‘high level’ creative skills and look towards the potential of a creative career. Parents will be able to see how creativity enables their child to flourish and grow both in terms of their skills, but also their self-awareness and self-confidence. The PCM audience will see that talent can be nurtured from within and we have the ability locally to enable people to become ‘professional’ in a creative field. This ‘pool of talent’ will be able to entertain other local cultural/public event audiences like parades, weddings, exhibitions, networking gatherings and performances at creative venues. The kit & online information will be a resource for decades.
Steps to get it done:
This project forms part of our desire to build a more sustainable Preston City Mela based on the nurturing of local young talent from our community and the improvement of the professional infrastructure and professional creative opportunities for performers & audiences in the city. We understand the importance of the fact that not only our young people in the city from the south Asian community, the future talents at our festival. But also they are the potential new committee members and volunteers that enable the festival to happen each year.
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How will the money be spent?Total £42,777
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VolunteerPreston City Mela is a CIC. Our fundamental aim is to provide an annual South Asian Arts, Craft, Music and Dance event that showcase culture, heritage and local talent. With its roots in the Indian subcontinent, the word Mela signifies ‘Fair/gathering’. Its tradition is to connect communities. In its modern usage, it is not only South Asian, but also an intercultural festival, which incorporates art, culture, music, dance, food and heritage. Mela provides the backdrop for community cohesion bringing together people from all walks of life sharing traditions and cultural experiences.
PCM delivers a high-quality, free event each year and a series of small outreach and development activities to increase audiences. We are presently focusing on an improved quality & greener creative offer on the day. Achieving this through organization & community capacity building via a series of skill development projects. Our new an more inclusive, diverse programme will highlight South Asian skills from the community and broaden the choice of artists, art forms and activities that sit alongside international talent.
Over the next few years, we want to further identify what makes Prestons Mela distinctive from others around the UK. Based on the foundation of a “homegrown, professional“ talent pool a determination to bring quality to all aspects of what we do. Designing an infrastructure within Preston, where creative’s in the South Asian community can be heard and develop their skills.
Project Owner: Preston City Mela The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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