Grants for the arts: Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumbria (full length version)
Florence Mine in Egremont, which was Europe's last working iron ore mine, has been redeveloped into a hub for creative industries and digital arts, with the help of a grant of £90,000 from our Grants for the arts scheme.
Managed by the Egremont and Area Regeneration Partnership with support from Grizedale Arts, this redevelopment builds on a series of artistic and cultural developments in Egremont in recent years, such as The Greasy Pole by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane, the Castle Pavilion, the Folk Art Archive and the Community Orchard.
The new arts centre, which officially opened at the end of March 2011, will house digital studios, a cinema, recording studio, theatre and gallery as well as providing a space for artist residencies. It will not only allow individual artists to develop their own skills, but will also provide a boost to Egremont's developing role in the creative sector.
Grants for the arts is Arts Council England's open application funding programme. It supports arts activities that engage people in the arts and helps artists and arts organisations with their work. This flexible funding programme invests Lottery money in the highest quality arts activity and supports innovative and exciting work.
If you'd like to find out more about Grants for the arts -- including how you could apply for a grant for your own project -- visit artscouncil.org.uk/grantsforthearts
Film by: Forest Lane Films forest-lane.com
Grants for the arts: Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumbria
Florence Mine in Egremont, which was Europe's last working iron ore mine, has been redeveloped into a hub for creative industries and digital arts, with the help of a grant of £90,000 from our Grants for the arts scheme.
Managed by the Egremont and Area Regeneration Partnership with support from Grizedale Arts, this redevelopment builds on a series of artistic and cultural developments in Egremont in recent years, such as The Greasy Pole by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane, the Castle Pavilion, the Folk Art Archive and the Community Orchard.
The new arts centre, which officially opened at the end of March 2011, will house digital studios, a cinema, recording studio, theatre and gallery as well as providing a space for artist residencies. It will not only allow individual artists to develop their own skills, but will also provide a boost to Egremont's developing role in the creative sector.
Grants for the arts is Arts Council England's open application funding programme. It supports arts activities that engage people in the arts and helps artists and arts organisations with their work. This flexible funding programme invests Lottery money in the highest quality arts activity and supports innovative and exciting work.
If you'd like to find out more about Grants for the arts -- including how you could apply for a grant for your own project -- visit artscouncil.org.uk/grantsforthearts
Film by: Forest Lane Films forest-lane.com
Exhibitions 2017
Looking ahead to a great year of exhibitions at Florence Arts Centre in 2017... drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and so much more. Check out florenceartscentre.com for full details of everything we get up to!
Florence mine
The last working Cumbrian Heamatite mine now sadly flooded. Fabulous Mineral speciemens were collected here in the past.
Gilbert the mine manager still here can tell many stories of the mines past. Mine office now home to Florence Art centre worth a visit
Calcite on hematite - Florence mine, England
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MCCRACKEN VEND LA MINE (McCracken Sells the Mine) - (2013)
MCCRACKEN VEND LA MINE (McCracken sells the Mine) was commissioned by Florence Mine, funded through Arts Council England and coordinated by Grizedale Arts – made entirely by local non-professional theatre group members from the West-Cumbria region.
The film was developed and made on location at Florence Mine – the last working deep iron ore mine in Europe (closing to tourists and visitors in 2008). The adjacent town of Egremont is the closest satellite worker town to Sellafield Nuclear Facility; with the decommissioning of the original site and the establishment of a new deep geological nuclear waste repository, now acting as the largest source of local employment.
Adopting the backdrop of a constantly shifting face of industry, employment and the colorful make-up of the town's cultural and historical context (E.g. it's the location of the world famous annual crab fair and world gurning and greasy pole competitions) The film's inspiration was sourced directly via the 1991 Simpsons episode -- 'Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk' written by Jon Vitti.
The original transcript of the episode undertook several re-writes and adaptations via a newly instated film constituency and explores intimately the shift in employment patterns, job security and impact that sole industry can have on its common populous.
The artist residency at Florence Mine was facilitated and coordinated by Alistair Hudson (Grizedale Arts) and Simon Walker (Copeland Borough Council)
THE UNIVERSE IS FLUID AND VOLATILE (2013)
Florence Mine is a disused iron ore mine in West Cumbria. The images were recorded in 2013 though some were recorded during a visit to the site in 2009. The piece was created as part of a project being run by Signal Films in conjunction with Florence Mine Arts Centre.
The soundtrack is by peter james. As ever, grateful thanks Peter for permission to use your music.
Hopefully the piece works as a kind of abstract documentary. The title is from a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson and has no specific reference to the work but seemed to fit the tone of the finished piece.
Arts Council Richmond
Produced by Epiphany Productions (epiphany-productions.co.uk)
Q&A - How to apply for Arts Council funding - Pt 1
Sarah Sanderson - a Diversity in Arts Practice Relationship Manager at Arts Council England ( - takes questions from attendees on how to apply for Arts Council funding. She was speaking at an Artists' Network Meeting that was held for artists-in-exile ( at The Square Centre in Nottingham.
Community Arts Workshop
Inspiring Voices Community Video - Community Arts Workshop
Regeneration in Preston Part 1
Have you ever wondered just who oversees all this 'regeneration' work in the Preston area? It certainly seems the buzzword of the last decade.
Meet Derek Whyte, one of the driving forces behind changes in our area.
My arts (Family and community focused)
An opportunity to hear arts consumers in the 'Family and community focused' segment talk about their arts experiences.
These snapshots were captured through depth interviews with members of the public as part of the Bringing Data and Segmentation to Life project. This was funded by Arts Council England and delivered in partnership with Audiences UK.
Qualitative research generates a rich understanding of the experiences and beliefs that shape the behaviour of audiences. For more information on this project or to find out more about qualitative research, contact Research Consultant, Fiona Scott at fiona@andco.uk.com or call 0113 234 6857
BRFM interview Creative People and Places August 2012 Daniel Monday night community show
Daniel Monday night community show on BRFM interview Catherine Herbert talking about how a consortium consisting of a range of grass root organisations based in Medway and Swale have won Creative People and Places funding from Arts Council England. (local community radio sheppey swale Kent) this interview was aired on BRFM 95.6 on the 20/8/12 You can also access this interview as podcast on my blog as a podcast
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Grants for the arts - Seke Chimutengwende
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This is the fourth in a series of six videos looking at individuals artists who have made work with funding from the Arts Council's Grants for the arts programme.
Grants for the arts is an open-application funding programme, which funds arts activities that engage people in England, or that help artists and arts organisations carry out their work.
For more information and to apply, visit bit.ly/ACEgfta
Grants for the Arts - How funding applications are assessed
Sarah Sanderson - a Diversity in Arts Practice Relationship Manager at Arts Council England ( - talks about how Grants for the Arts funding applications are assessed ( She was speaking at an Artists' Network Meeting that was held for artists-in-exile ( at The Square Centre in Nottingham.
Grants for the arts - Amy Draper
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This is the last in a series of six videos looking at individuals artists who have made work with funding from the Arts Council's Grants for the arts programme.
Grants for the arts is an open-application funding programme, which funds arts activities that engage people in England, or that help artists and arts organisations carry out their work.
For more information and to apply, visit bit.ly/ACEgfta
State Funding of the Arts
As part of a Grand Challenges project for University of Exeter, tackling the dilemma of Society & the Arts, we explored funding's effect on the arts and the state of arts in the UK today.
Music by Dan-O. danosongs.com
Grants for the arts - Amy Draper promo
Funded by the National Lottery, Grants for the arts is an open-application funding programme which supports arts activities that engage people in England or that help artists and arts organisations carry out their work.
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