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Cultural Olympiad schemes unveiled
iN brief
Twelve projects will share total grant funding of £5.4m made available by ACE
Tate unveils movie
legacy project
By Pete Hayman Aardman, the animation
company behind Wallace and
Arts Council England (ACE) and Gromit, is set to team up with
Olympic organisers have arts organisation Tate and Legacy
announced the 12 regional Trust UK to create a new movie
cultural schemes that have

england
made for and by children. The
been commissioned for a major Tate Movie Project, which will

council
project as part of the London
ts
also involve creative agency
/
ar
2012 Cultural Olympiad. Fallon, will see Tate and Aardman
More than 2,000 entries andrews run production workshops across
were received as part of the the UK in order to inspire
tthew
'Artists taking the lead' initiative,
:
ma
children aged between five and
which saw independent panels image 11 years old to contribute their
of artists and producers select Alfie Dennen and Paula Le Dieu have been selected from London ideas to the movie. A national
the 12 regional commissions network of museums and
that will now receive a share of Olympics. Nine projects will LED panels on the roofs of bus galleries, teachers and children's
a total grant of £5.4m. represent each English region, stops in London to provide an services, will also be involved to
Developed throughout 2010 while three others have been opportunity for commuters to ensure that children from a range
and 2011, each project aims to selected to represent Northern interact with one another. of backgrounds are given the
celebrate the UK's cultural Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Meanwhile, an eco-friendly chance to participate.
heritage and highlight Among the commissions is a watermill will be floated on the
contemporary issues in the scheme by artists Alfie Dennen River Tyne in the North East
New lease of life
lead up to the London 2012 and Paula Le Dieu to provide region by the Owl Project.
for Derby Theatre
A theatre threatened with
closure when its owner entered
GLL unveils new London community arts centre
administration in 2007 has
reopened after being handed a
By Pete Hayman Football, gymnastics, martial new lease of life by the
arts and badminton will also be University of Derby. The Derby
Leisure trust Greenwich Leisure included as part of the new Theatre - formerly known as the
(GLL) has unveiled a new centre's provision, which is Derby Playhouse - reopened its
community facility in located at Greenwich Council's doors to the public on 7 October
Plumstead, East London, former Plumstead Leisure after the university acquired a
designed to offer local Centre and incorporates classes 99-year lease on the venue from
residents access to a range of and groups formerly held at administrators in April.
arts and sports activities. the Woolwich Tramshed.
Among the activities Centre manager Ali Steele
Harley Gallery gets
provided by the Warehouse The Warehouse in Plumstead said: "We have given the centre
£78,000 Lottery grant
Sports and Performing Arts a face-lift with new reception The Harley Gallery in North
Centre are Royal Academy of children and musical instrument floor, new dance flooring, Nottinghamshire has been
Dance ballet classes, drama tuition as well as classes in mirrors, a new colour scheme awarded a National Lottery grant
improvisation for pre-school musical theatre. and a new logo. of £78,000 to develop two
touring exhibitions. Arts Council
England, East Midlands, awarded
Neath hall restoration scheme underway
the grant for the two exhibitions,
both of which will go on show in
Construction work has started on a £9m cleaning and re-pointing. The main restoration 2011 in Nottinghamshire before
scheme to restore the Gwyn Hall in Neath, work is set to get underway in the New Year. embarking on a nationwide
South Wales, two years after the venue was When complete, the restored Gwyn Hall, tour. The first will be Nora Fok -
severely damaged by fire. designed by Holder Mathias Architects, will A retrospective exhibition, from
Swansea-based contractor John Weaver has feature a ground-floor theatre with retractable January 2011 to March 2013,
been appointed to carry out the scheme, the seating, a cinema and a café. The venue will and the other will be From Txt
first stage of which includes stonework repairs, also be fully inclusive for all ages and abilities. to Texture from March 2011
to March 2013.
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