York Arts Barge

Funded on
05 May 2016

Help us turn a barge into a unique arts and performance venue for York: a place for you and yours to enjoy music, art, dance and theatre or just a local ale or a cuppa and cake with us on the river!

£23,383 Raised of £23,449

253 Backers

99%

Costs

Architect final designs / artists impression £6,500
Marine Architect £6,150
Architect initial drawings and plans £5,000
Moorings £1,200
Sound survey £1,000
Barge hull cover £1,000
Project management fee £590
Timber support for hull cover £500
Ladders and access £500
Marketing and promotion £295
Target: (inc. fees) £23,449

http://www.theartsbargeproject.com

Marcia Mackey is experienced in project management. She does day to day management of the project including planning and delivery of the project strategy, funding and public relations. Christian Topman has many years’ experience as a professional musician in entertainment and education. He has experience of working within the finance sector. He currently delivers and continues to extend Arts Barge community music partnerships and projects. Hannah West has a degree in Fine Art and an MA in Art Psychotherapy and works as a freelance registered Art Therapist. She is particularly interested in how arts help people, communities and societies. Her role with ABP is to develop the Participatory Arts and Therapeutic Arts offer, and to co-ordinate a partnership led events programme. Jane Veysey has a degree in Theatre Studies and is a qualified teacher. She has experience of teaching in community projects, mainstream schools and as Head of Drama in specialist behavioural provision. Jane works with the Great Yorkshire Fringe (GYF) in the planning and delivery of the second GYF event in York (2016). Her role is to develop the theatre-based component of the ABP to produce and manage events across the programme and to co-ordinate volunteers. Patron Mike Kenny is one of England’s leading writers specialising in young people’s theatre. He was included in the Independent on Sunday’s list of Top Ten Living Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and all over the world. In 2000, he was Arts Council England’s first recipient of The Children’s Award for Playwriting for Children and Young People. Advisory Board Jane Sachedina: Corporate Lawyer, Sachedina’s Solicitors, York Jane spent five years as lead solicitor working on public private sector partnership economic development projects in the public sector. In 2004 she set up her specialist commercial practice. Jane also owned and ran The Business Network in North and West Yorkshire. Jane strongly believes that businesses should give something back to the wider community. David Spencer: Architect,- DSP Architects Ltd, York David is Principal Architect with the firm DSP Architects Ltd York. DSP have been involved in the design, planning and delivery of a highly diverse portfolio of projects (both nationally and internationally) and David himself is a keen yachtsman. Lesley Batchelor – Director General of the Institute of Export and International Trade (IOE). Active on the APPG Advisory Panel on Trade & Investment, Lesley has given evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Govt support for SMEs. She also has invaluable expertise in intellectual property, global licensing and marketing. Awarded in the OBE in the 2014 Honours List and judged CBI Real Business First Woman in Business Services and CEO of the Year from the Congress of Trade Associations, 2015.

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

Contractor : DSP Architects The team responsible for building or installing the project.