projects
Carnival Connections - community regeneration projects
The Carnival Connections programme is a full time post that delivers the Arts Generate project through an extensive carnival arts educational programme in schools and community/ youth groups. The project connects to various local and borough-wide community events (Mela, Black History month, St Patrick’s and St George’s Day) including the Luton International Carnival, where its main aim is to increase participation and improve the artistic quality and content of the event through the involvement of international and national carnival artists.
The Trust are currently working to produce the First Nationally acclaimed Carnival Foundation Degree Course with its partners Barnfield College and Luton University. The course structure has been developed and is currently being consulted with Carnival artists facilitated through an Education Sub Group of the Board. Courses will be Lunched March 2006.
Boroughwide & Regional Development
This part time strategic post is responsible for the carnival art developmental needs of groups boroughwide and regionally. It also develops awareness, understanding and appreciation of carnival arts, increasing opportunities for participation and development of new audiences through outreach workshops in schools and the community. A vibrant education based Carnival Arts Academy is being pursued, which requires liaison with local colleges, schools and University regarding accredited courses. This project seeks to establish income generation through winning contracts to support and develop carnivals nationally.
Carnival Essence - carnival archive project
This is a part time post and has recently secured £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery to produce Luton’s first Carnival archive recording memorabilia, costumes, and publicity as well as documenting oral and pictorial history of Luton’s diverse involvement in Carnival over the last 30 years. The project is launching the Archive film at the Library Theatre in Luton on Monday 15th August 2005.
It is intended that this project will extend to become a national Archive and resource within our proposed national Centre. A proposal is being developed for the national archive that will be shaped by a national steering group led by archive specialists from all related fields.
Arts development -Partake Project
Aimed at contributing to the regeneration of Luton's Bury Park and Lewsey Farm this exciting project will breathe new artistic life into these areas of Luton. With art workshops for community groups in Bury Park run by New Creations and visual arts activities in Lewsey Farm with a master class and artistic residencies in two schools run by Icknield Arts Association.
National Centre for Carnival Arts - making sure our vision for a centre of excellence is realised by 2007. For more details see the Centre section of our website.
Paul Hamlyn Educational project
The Trust has also secured £23,000 from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to produce Carnival Arts inset teacher-training package to enable teachers to implement Carnival Arts programmes without the support of Carnival artists. This project will extend and provide specialist carnival arts workshops targeting children learning at key stage 2 in the national Curriculum.
LCADT, The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street, Luton LU1 2EY.
Tel: 01582 876 084