Plymouth Culture

Upcoming this week! Film & Feast Fundraiser Round 2 📣 Last year, the Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support aided over 80 nationalities and sampled amazing cuisines. Thanks to the success of last year's event, they're now hosting their second DCRS Film and Feast Fundraiser on Friday 7th March. You can expect networking, a multi-cultural dinner, a film screening of Ben Sharrock Limbo and a post-film discussion. 🗓️ 7th March, 6-9:30pm 📍 Leadworks Plymouth Leadworks Projects CIC 🎟️ Tickets from £16.96 Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/3XkUoUu #PlymouthCulture #WhatsonPlymouth

Friday 5️⃣ at Five - Here's our top five cultural highlights that we think you should know about this week in Plymouth! 👉 Dazzle! Devonport’s Festival of Light - Market Hall 🗓️ Until 2 March 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QAxViw 👉 'Its All Going To Be OK!' - Real Ideas 🗓️ 28 February - 23 March 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hUPCW8 👉 Jalsaghar - KARST 🗓️ 1 March - 26 April 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ijvw7x 👉 South-Asian Kathak dance - Theatre Royal Plymouth 🗓️ 6-8 March 🔗 https://bit.ly/3D7mdJc 👉 International Women's Day - Plymouth - West Country Women Awards 🗓️ 7 March 🔗 https://bit.ly/4391cZb Take a look at what else is happening in the city this week 👇🏼 https://bit.ly/4gEDass #PlymouthCulture #WhatsOnPlymouth

My Leadership Journey - Gem Smith | Head of Engagement Programme As part of our focus on Co-Leadership throughout Feburary, we asked each member of our 'Leadership Team' to reflect on their experience becoming a leader in Social Engaged Arts. Today we are hearing from our Head of Engagement Programme Gem Smith, who shares how her perception of leadership has been shaped by noticing the different ways in which people lead: My work at Take A Part has very much shaped my understanding of leadership; along the 10 plus year journey I have observed a number of really inspiring leaders - those who trusted in the arts to support regeneration and community building; leaders within professional roles connected to work with and for people. At the same time I have experienced quiet leaders, who would not have necessarily label themselves as such. Activators and advocates, using creativity as a tool to support their voice and ambition; commissioning World class artists and wanting more for their communities. Recently I have taken part in Extend via Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and Plymouth Culture Creative Leadership Programme, developing and growing my learning and confidence. This combination of formal leadership training observations through our work at TAP have shaped my own leadership journey and approach. A leader can come in many forms, I love the fact that SEA work can reveal leadership in all sorts of places and ways and I am continuing to enjoy the discovery around how I lead. Where do you notice great leadership taking place?

My Leaership Journey - Anneliese Kesteven | Executive Director As part of our focus on Co-Leadership througout Feburary, we asked each member of our 'Leadership Team' to reflect on their experience becoming a leader in Social Engaged Arts. Today we are hearing from our Executive Director Anneliese Kesteven, who shares the moments that have helped shape her leadership: Over the years, as my knowledge and experience grew and I worked alongside leaders from across the cultural sector, I identified 3 common characteristics in those I respected the most: Compassion and the ability to Communicate and Collaborate. I began occupying roles (both professional and voluntary) with leadership responsibilities, and it became increasingly clear to me that if I was going to lead, it needed to be in a way that was true to me. It had to be authentic and align with my values if it was going to be sustainable and rewarding. Participating in University of Bath Women in Leadership course, with an international cohort of inspirational women working in a range of sectors and industries, I was encouraged to lean into my femininity, and to believe I could lead gently. The values-centred Common Purpose programme for high potential leaders helped me to hone my leadership style, cementing a commitment to leading with kindness and quiet influence. Participating most recently in an action-learning set facilitated by Ciara Eastell as part of Plymouth Culture leadership programme, has valuably connected me with other leaders similarly committed to leading with care and empathy. What are the common characteristics of the leaders you respect the most? #SectorLeadership #SocialEngagedArts 📷: Dom Moore

Take A Part and Prime Skatepark collaborated on an initiative for young skaters in Plymouth called PRIMEdesign - a free community project using skateboarding to engage young people in a programme of creative activity and skate heritage. Whilst developing their skills on the skatepark at Prime, participants engaged in a parallel programme of workshops relating to skateboarding’s rich visual culture and heritage. They worked with artists in Plymouth to learn a range of creative skills including illustration, graphic design, screen printing, repeat pattern, collage, carpentry and zine making. As well as learning how to design and produce their own graphics, merchandise and events, they also learnt one of the greatest lessons of skating: the confidence to take a DIY approach and make things happen for yourself. 🔥 This project and the subsequent sculptural commission Drift Tricks that arose from it were about highlighting and collaborating with Plymouth’s rich skate culture as part of Plymouth’s High Street Heritage Action Zone programme. PrimeDESIGN was partnership between Take A Part, PRIME Skatepark and curators Ben Borthwick and Lucy Elmes. 🤝 The project was commissioned by Plymouth Culture 🙌 Find out more about the project by... 🛹 Checking out the PRIMEdesign Instagram: https://buff.ly/4h4Kb6o 👀 🛹 Reading the evaluation report: https://buff.ly/3WgCHFb 🔗 Made possible by funding from: Heritage Lottery Fund | Arts Council England | The National Lottery Community Fund | Historic England | Mayflower 400 UK | Plymouth Octopus (POP) 🙏

We're delighted to launch A Framework for Environmental Justice - our report addressing how cultural and heritage organisations can begin to confront the greatest challenges of the 21st century - with an online discussion platformed by the Museums Association tomorrow, 26 February. Radical Ecology's Ashish Ghadiali and Katie Natanel will join the Museums Association at their Members Together Online: Climate Justice event tomorrow to talk through key points and recommendations from the report. You'll also hear from speakers from the organisations featured in the report's case studies including: Tom Freshwater and Christo Kefalas from National Trust, Mark Ball and Rhys Crowther from Southbank Centre, Hannah Harris from Plymouth Culture and Jemima Laing, Deputy Leader of Plymouth City Council. Become a member of the Museums Association to join tomorrow's discussion, and get in touch with us on studio@radicalecology.earth if you'd like to find out what the framework could mean for you and your organisation. Read the report: https://ow.ly/Go4H50V5ZrN Book your place at the webinar: https://ow.ly/eo6z50V5ZrO #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #EnvironmentalJustice

Greatly looking forward to launching Radical Ecology's Framework for Environmental Justice alongside Lead Author Katie Natanel, Museums Association Climate Champion Trustee Kinvara Jardine Paterson, Tom Freshwater and Christo K. for the National Trust, Mark Ball and Rhys Crowther PIEMA for Southbank Centre, Plymouth Culture's Hannah Harris and Plymouth City Council's Jemima Laing. Star studded line-up. You can download the Framework at: https://lnkd.in/eyNZtH-D Drop us a line at studio@radicalecology.earth if you want to discuss how you might put it to use in your own organisation.

Let's take a look at some of the opportunities for creativity in #Plymouth this week! ⬇️ ➡️ Female Filmmakers in Tech & Art GAP Fund - FilmFreeway 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XgdGKV ➡️ Composers’ Fund - PRS Foundation 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eu0b02 ➡️ Metal for Good Grants - Metal For Good 🔗 https://bit.ly/4fgH6zX Find all our opportunities, funds and what's on at plymouthculture.co.uk 🔗 We're sharing these opportunities through the Plymouth Culture network to help our passionate community of cultural professionals and enthusiasts. These opportunities are not linked to the direct work of Plymouth Culture. #plymouthculture

🔴 URGENT: Protect the UK’s creative industries from AI exploitation The UK government is consulting on its approach to copyright and AI, obtaining opinion, case information, commentary and feedback from all areas of the creative industries. This is extremely important for any of us who operates in the creative sectors – be it producing audio, video, artwork, plays… anything creative. 📢 Consultation link (deadline is 25th Feb!) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eg7RCHv3 It's becoming a hot topic: Today’s Daily Mail leads with coverage of senior figures from music and media voicing their concerns and backing a Daily Mail campaign "protect Britain's creative industries from the threat of AI". It’s a delicate balance when it comes to utilising AI in the creative sector, and opinions are generally rather mixed. What I hope you will agree with, is it’s highly questionable when material produced by you and I is used to train AI models which will complete in what we do, without our knowledge, consent or any form of compensation. For example: we strongly believe that our own portfolios and that of our sister company, has previously been “scraped” to harvest material to train AI models. Which now compete against us. This is about fairness. In an industry that’s already experiencing difficult times, it seems imbalanced that large AI organisations, many of whom reside outside of the UK and therefore contribute little to the UK tax mechanism, is able to operate in an arguably anti-competitive way. With no UK based business rates, VAT, NI, regulation and similar overheads that we face. Those are some of my views. Believe me when I say that I have many that are much stronger! I encourage you to visit the government website and share yours. Thank you for your time, and please share the link if you can. (It's a lengthy consultation so start sooner rather than later) Devon Chamber of Commerce, Plymouth Culture

Friday 5️⃣ at Five - Here's our top five cultural highlights that we think you should know about this week in Plymouth! 👉 JESSICA & THE RABBITS - Annabel's Cabaret & Discotheque, Plymouth 🗓️ 22 February 🔗 https://bit.ly/3CUMv1d 👉 Postnatal Pilates in the Immersive Dome - Real Ideas 🗓️ 24 February 🔗 https://bit.ly/437on63 👉 The past, present and future of Drake's Island - Plymouth Athenaeum 🗓️ 25 February 🔗 https://bit.ly/4331XmA 👉 Bitesize: When will we be good enough? - The Box, Plymouth 🗓️ 26 February 🔗 https://bit.ly/4gKcRRb 👉 NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest - Plymouth Arts Cinema 🗓️ 26 February 🔗 https://bit.ly/4hJiv7t Take a look at what else is happening in the city this week 👇🏼 https://bit.ly/4gEDass #PlymouthCulture #WhatsOnPlymouth