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My Projects
In Sunderland College
Barbering Tutorial video
In June 2021 whilst studying Level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College in year 1, I was tasked with the project of creating a Barbering Tutorial video. This was a project to be made in the form of a video for Mark Sowerby, who is the Barbering lecturer at Sunderland College. The video that I filmed and edited was used during his lectures at the college.
Smile Campaign TV Advert
In February 2021 whilst studying Level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College in year 1 I was briefed to create a short tv advert for a smile campaign. I decided to create a short advert on things that made people happy during the Covid 19 pandemic. I constructed the video using clips from real people of how they were keeping a smile on their faces while in quarantine.
Culture In The Digital Age Documentary
In February 2021, again whilst studying Level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College in my first year IÂ was instructed to create a documentary surrounding the subject of the digital age. I created my documentary on the topic of how social media has an impact on politics. I filmed and edited this video together and submitted it to my college.
Trapped Movie Trailer
In March 2021 as a small task, I decided to create a trailer to a piece of writing IÂ had earlier wrote.
My Media Showreel
This is my Showreel I created featuring all my visual media products I created while studying Level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College.
My Projects
Outside of Sunderland College
I am currently working with The Cultural Spring as part of my work placement through Sunderland College. Through working with them, IÂ have had the opportunity to create and take part in many media and journalistic related projects.
Workshop Session advert
While working with The Cultural Spring I was tasked with creating an advert for their Ukulele Workshop from their Spring Workshop Programme. This was to be posted on their instagram, I created this advert using Canva.
Workshop Session advert
Again, while working with The Cultural Spring I was tasked with created an advert for Their Workshop 'Rainbow Crafts with The Singing Elf' from their Spring Workshop Programme. This was to be posted on their instagram and was created using Canva.
While working with The Cultural Spring, I have created four Press Releases for them and i'm currently working on a fifth.
You can find them below.
Spring Workshop Press Release
THE CULTURAL SPRING LAUNCHES IT’S 2022Â
SPRING WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES
AN award winning arts project has launched a series of workshops for its spring seasonal programme which provides a mix of arts and music projects.
The Cultural Spring is an exciting, ambitious project to get more people in Sunderland and South Tyneside to experience and be inspired by the arts. Working with the best local, regional and national artists to ensure their programmes really engage, enthuse, entertain and educate those living in South Tyneside and Sunderland.
These workshops take place around Hebburn, Sunderland and Jarrow with some via activity packs mailed to you and some taking place online via zoom meeting.
These in person workshops range from ‘African Drumming with Mark Barefoot’ to ‘Ceramics with Lindsey Grieves’. There is also a wide range of activity packs that can be completed from home like ‘Springtime Sampler with Kath Price’ and ‘Eco and Wellbeing Arts with Williby Rose’. As well as this there is online workshops such as ‘Spring Writers with Amanda Quinn’ and ‘Get Creative with Collage with Put Lee’.
Project Director for The Cultural Spring, Emma Horsman stated: ‘We are excited to bring you a fantastic mix of arts, and music workshops for anyone across Sunderland and South Tyneside to enjoy. With a range of face to face and online workshops or at home arts activities to try out, there is something for everyone new in 2022!’
A lot of these workshops run on a ‘Pay what you feel’ basis; this is a scheme that was put into place by The Cultural Spring, Emma Horsman explains that this has been put in place to ‘Encourage more people to get involved without cost being a barrier. If you feel you can contribute towards sessions any donation would be greatly received and goes back into providing future arts and cultural sessions for more people within the local area. You can donate cash in the sessions or via an online link which will be provided’
These workshops include:
rainbow Crafts with The Singing Elf (in person at Hebburn Library, Glen Street, NE31 1AB - Drop in session on Tuesday 22nd February from 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm) This session will be bursting full of colourful crafts for the whole family to get creative.
Seaglass and Beach Crafts (in person at Ryhope Community Association, Black Road, Sunderland, SR2 0RX - starts 1st March and every Tuesday until 5th April from 2pm - 4pm) This session will be with Carol White, who will help participants create a selection of craft items using natural, raw materials collected from local beaches.
Cyanotypes (in person at Jarrow Focus, Cambrian Street, Jarrow, NE32 3QN - Starts 3rd March and every Thursday until 7th April from 6pm - 8pm) These workshops will be with Jo Howell, who will over the 6 weeks, help participants explore Cyanotype printmaking and create a mini zine that explores local community stories.
Springtime Sampler (activity packs at home) with Kath Price, participants will receive a pack every month for three months. With this, participants will learn how to create a variety of springtime motifs that will be sewn onto a vintage quilt base at the end.
Kirigami Paper Folding (online via zoom - on Tuesday 1st March between 11am - 12:30pm) This session will be with Pui Lee where participants will be able to transform flat square sheets of beautiful, decorative paper into a spectacular flower sculpture perfect for display or to give as a gift.
These sessions and workshops are available to book by visiting The Cultural Spring’s website www.culturalspring.org.uk where you will be able to find the full list of workshops that are available and the links to book. You can also email Project Director; Emma Horsman at info@theculturalspring.org.uk or call on 07469 030256 with any queries or help with the booking process.
The Cultural Spring is funded by Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places project and has five partners: University of Sunderland; the Customs House, South Shields; Sunderland’s Music, Arts and Culture (MAC) Trust; Sangini, a women’s health organisation, and The Cultural Spring Charity.
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Placement Press Release
New intern at Sunderland
Cultural Spring!
Someone has started a new position as an intern at Cultural Spring in Sunderland!
Lucy Baker, 17, a Sunderland College student, has began working as an intern at Cultural Spring in Sunderland as part of her college work placement. Lucy is based in the Gateway building at Sunderland University however she is currently working virtually.
Currently in her second year of studying level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College, Lucy’s passion for media began when she was studying GCSE Photography. Through this, Lucy found that she was very interested in the journalism side of the media industry when she later went on to college.
Lucy went through primary education at Seaham Trinity Primary School where she has lived her entire life, later pursuing secondary education at Seaham High school and then going on to study at Sunderland college.
Working alongside the likes of Emma Scarr, Alexandra Marsden, Si Beckworth, Emma Horsman and Iam Burn, Lucy is delighted to be surrounded by such talent in the media industry stating herself ‘I am so excited to see what I have to come whilst working here!’.
Currently only working on Friday’s to fit it around her college schedule, Lucy will complete 315 hours of work for Cultural Spring.
Lucy told us that she wanted to become a Cultural Spring intern instantly after she had researched the company and was captivated by the wonderful things they have taken part in over the past couple years. ‘I knew that I wanted to be a part of this almost instantly as I truly believe in the cause and think there is much need for an organisation in Sunderland like Cultural Spring’ Lucy added.
The Cultural Spring is an exciting, ambitious project to get more people in Sunderland and South Tyneside to experience and be inspired by the arts.
Metro Community Takeover Press Release
The Cultural Spring announces Metro Community Takeover!
The Cultural Spring are seeking to commission an artist to develop pieces of visual artwork to be displayed in South Tyneside Metro Stations.
The award-winning Cultural Spring has partnered with Nexus in celebration of 40 years of the Metro. Artists, arts and creative organizations are invited to create new pieces of visual artworks for three South Tyneside Metro stations: Bede, Chichester and Hebburn.
The Cultural Spring is an exciting, ambitious project to get more people in Sunderland and South Tyneside to experience and be inspired by the arts.
To quote The Cultural Spring, they are looking ‘To engage one creative practitioner, artist, illustrator or organization to co create between 6 – 12 new pieces of artwork.’ Another thing they added was that these pieces of art ‘Will be displayed in Perspex display boards on the Metro platforms within Bede, Chichester and Hebburn stations.’
Through this commission The Cultural spring hope to achieve a strong connection to their communities and an opportunity for local people to see their ideas and stories be brought to life through the visual arts.
The deadline for submissions is Monday January 10th, 2022, at 5pm and submissions are to be in the form of a single PDF document or a video that should be a maximum of three minutes that will be emailed electronically to emma.horsman@theculturalspring.org.uk.
Applicants will be assessed on the quality and ambition of their artistic approach and their approach to engagement with participants. As well as this, they will be judged on their feasibility and delivery along with their value for money.
If you require further information on this project or would like to discuss a potential proposal contact The Cultural Spring through emma.horsman@theculturalspring.org.uk
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Your Art Commissions Press Release
YOUR ART READY TO HELPÂ
COMMUNITY GROUPS
AN award-winning arts project is offering help and support to community groups in Sunderland and South Tyneside.
The Cultural Spring, a project funded by Arts Council England to increase participation in the arts and culture, has launched its latest round of Your Art support which is aimed at grass-roots, community organisations.
Your Art is a scheme that is designed to create more opportunities for people in local community groups that are based in the Sunderland and South Tyneside area to get involved in arts and culture.
Over the past few years, the Cultural Spring has invested more than £100,000 in dozens of local community groups through its Your Art scheme.
Emma Horsman, The Cultural Spring Project Director, stated: ‘The Cultural Spring is keen to work with amateur/community arts, cultural or creative groups in South Tyneside and Sunderland to support you to develop your arts and culture opportunities and encourage more people to get involved in activities.’
‘To be considered for support, your group must: Be based and meet within South Tyneside and Sunderland (including the Coalfields and Washington). Deliver arts, cultural or creative activities for the benefit of residents living in South Tyneside and Sunderland. Be an amateur/community group led by volunteers/the community. Have a bank or building society account into which any funds can be paid. Demonstrate a track record of successfully running the group.’ Emma added.
The Cultural Spring particularly invite expressions of interest from amateur and community groups that work with individuals who are currently underrepresented in The Cultural Spring programmes. This is specifically targeted towards those who work with families, men and ethnically diverse communities.
Applicants must explain how their proposal links to the ambitions of The Cultural Spring whilst being open to new members and have the opportunities for long term sustainability. Along with this, these creative groups must have good value for money and a commitment to being involved in the evaluation process should they be lucky enough to secure support from The Cultural Spring.
If you’re interested in working in partnership with The Cultural Spring through this project, you must complete the short expression of interest form available on The Cultural Spring website by 12pm on Monday, February 7, 2022.
For more information visit http://theculturalspring.org.uk/your-art/
Should you be interested in applying and need more information, The Cultural Spring are hosting an online briefing session about the Your Art project. This will be taking place at 2pm on Tuesday 11th January 2022 and you must email yourart@theculturalspring.org.uk to secure your place and receive the online meeting link.
The Cultural Spring is funded by Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places project and has five partners: University of Sunderland; the Customs House, South Shields; Sunderland’s Music, Arts and Culture (MAC) Trust; Sangini, a women’s health organisation, and The Cultural Spring Charity.
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