Story Tents - Creative Family Project

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Continuous
fundraising

'Storytents' is a touring arts project devised aimed at supporting children and young people to build confidence and communication skills through imaginative play, story making and creative writing.

£11,152 Raised of £11,128

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Costs

Outreach Facilitator Salary Costs to lead sessions £2,900
Executive Director £2,150
Takeaway Activity Folders and Materials £1,000
Young Creative Commissions x 3 @ £250 pp £797
Videographer to document project progress - 3 days @ £250 £750
Lead Artist Main Tent Commission £500
Tent Props and Workshop Materials - £500
Community Venues @ £13 per hour for the 15 sessions visiting partner venues (30 hours total) £390
Blank Canvas Tents @ £44 each x 6 £308
Stationery and craft items (e.g pens, crayons, tape, stickers) for workshop delivery £250
Other + £1,007

Venue Hire for Larger Engagement event in holidays - @ £30 per hour Manor Farm Community Centre £240

Workshop Assistants x 2 for full day session support @ £12.50 x 8hours pp £200

Takeaway Paper Folders x 250 for Goody Bags £200

Artist Materials Budget @ £50 per commissioned tent £150

Social Media Marketing £80

Print Marketing Materials - 5000 A5 flyer printing of £70 £70

Giant Story Book Equipment - Flipchart £67
Target: (inc. fees) £11,128

http://www.ricnic.org.uk

RicNic is a youth arts charity catering specifically for young people. Set up by teenagers as a holiday project in 2004, what began as a small group has slowly grown to a reputed charity working with approximately 1000 young people each year. During the pandemic, we refocused our programming to ensure that over 85% of our work targeted young people who had limited access to cultural activities and relocated our registered office to Walsall, West Midlands. RicNic now offers a core programme catering for ages 5-25 and offering a range of opportunities for children and young people to take part in high-quality, youth-led activities. RicNic’s programme now features four main strands • Own The Stage – a digital resource and performance project for ages 7-13, encouraging children to explore and celebrate their creativity by developing their own arts showcases. • Engage – a programme which uses theatre skills to support 14-19 year olds to develop their confidence and key skills ahead of transition to college, university or employment. • RicNic Productions – an annual series of youth-led theatre productions, which are produced, marketed, directed and performed by young people aged 16-22. • RicNic Commissions – a mentoring programme for aspiring writers, composers and directors, aged 16-25; supporting them to create new pieces of theatre and showcase them in their local community.

Since April 2024, RicNic has delivered free after-school clubs and holiday programmes as part of its RicNic Foundry programme based at Manor Farm Community Centre, Rushall.

Project Owner: RicNic The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.