Thank You Everyone!3 years ago
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By The Bunker (Sunderland) CIC
We’re bringing a well-loved and renowned music studio back to life for use by our community. People of all ages and abilities will be able to access the studio to enjoy, learn, rehearse and record.
We will build a new vibrant, accessible, inclusive music studio in the City of Sunderland. It will support our diverse local music scene through creativity and learning, as we have strived to do for almost 40 years. We will create a high-quality, multi-purpose studio to meet the needs of our local community. More than just a music studio, the new space will also host a permanent exhibition space to showcase our long history and introduce more of our community to The Bunker - where many well-established artists call ‘home. We'll be collaborating with the extensive local Music network as well as existing clients - which include many local schools, social enterprises and musicians - to ensure its success and continue to provide access and support to those who need it. We will offer a professional music facility our City can be proud of again, where people, young and old, can work in a safe, professional and comfortable environment with experienced producers and facilitators alike.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
This project will benefit the whole community as music is for everyone. It will bring high quality rehearsal and recording facilities to provide a base and space for local people to meet, make friends, develop skills. We will deliver tuition, training, support and career guidance on a range of music and arts-related topics, to budding musicians and people of all ages or abilities. We will run music-related projects aimed at hard to reach learners, people from minority groups and problematic backgrounds, who may otherwise not consider education or training as a route to employment. We will provide advice and support to build confidence and help people use music for a positive outcome. We will raise awareness and tackle cultural barriers through our interactive music projects and explore the use of music in helping the recuperation or treatment of people suffering illness. We also work with venues and other arts organisations to provide a wide range of creative opportunities.
Steps to get it done:
Donations of £50 or more receive a personalised engraved brick in our ‘Wall of Fame’ within our building. Donations of £30 or more receive a limited edition Bunker t-shirt and a certificate.
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How will the money be spent?Total £17,553
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Total £17,553
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VolunteerThe Bunker has been at the heart of music, creativity and culture in the city of Sunderland for nearly 40 years.
Acting as a platform for thousands of musicians and artists, many of whom go on to reach national and international stages, The Bunker is well recognised as a unique force, providing a creative outlet for youth in Sunderland and contributed significantly to the North East region’s cultural economy.
Rehearsal room and recording facilities are the core of The Bunker’s services, providing a base and space to develop for bands and artists. We also work with a range of local venues and arts organisations to provide development opportunities and encourage cultural activity in Sunderland. Additionally, we deliver training, development and career guidance on a range of music/arts-related topics to budding musicians and young people in Sunderland.
People turn to The Bunker as a credible and unique facility which is able to deliver initiatives which combat a variety of social inclusion and addiction issues, as well as approaching re-engagement of young people into education and learning. Our staff members are always on hand to discuss projects or offer advice to local community organisations, and The Bunker’s wide range of equipment and facilities are made available in accordance with circumstance.
Engaging participants in musical activity works to improve both self esteem and self confidence on several levels. Primarily, participating in musical activity forms a common theme, music - in which the members can form discussions which encourage interaction and allow members to become familiar with each other.
Progressively, these improvements in communication increase the individual’s ability to express opinion, give and receive compliments, analyse and critique. Group processes help form friendships and limbic connections and a feeling of belonging becomes more apparent.
Now at the time when our community needs us most, enforced isolation due to COVID-19 has meant that a vital creative output has been postponed, we are all concerned about the effects of social isolation on our participants, staff and young people in Sunderland and the surrounding areas.
This is our campaign to relaunch and be ready for our Community when restrictions are finally lifted.
Project Owner: The Bunker (Sunderland) CIC The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
