september, 2024
Event Details
Bridie Jackson is a musician based in Newcastle. Whether leading a mixed ability choir of 70+ singers, facilitating creative workshops or teaching song writing in a school setting, her aim is to bring an ethos of inclusivity and collaboration to all her work. She also writes and produces musical scores for theatre and dance productions, and is currently working on productions with November Club Theatre Company and Teesside Dance. She also regularly performs across the Northeast with her duo, Brick.
Bridie is working with Create North on the Warm project, and as part of this, will be running a creative workshop at Newcastle City Library, to engage with the community there and gather some responses that will be recorded and included in a special sound installation being created for the Warm exhibition at Newcastle City Library in October 2024. Through this, there’s a fabulous opportunity to work with her.
There are 4 places available to shadow and support Bridie at 1 participatory workshop at the library, plus an introductory session beforehand. The objective of these sessions is to give you a deeper understanding of working in the field of participatory/ socially engaged arts. As you may already be aware, this is becoming an increasingly important and valued aspect of the creative sector in the North East, and having an understanding of, and experience in it could be very valuable to your career in the arts. To book your place, sign up on this page by Monday 26th of August
Information on the sessions is below:
Session 1 – Wednesday 4th September from 10.30am – 12.30pm at The Bewick Hall on Level 2 at Newcastle Central Library
This will be the introduction to socially engaged/ participatory arts, outlining what will happen in the afternoon’s session and also an opportunity to get advice on how to gain experience in this field.
This will be the introduction to socially engaged/ participatory arts, outlining what will happen in the afternoon’s session and also an opportunity to get advice on how to gain experience in this field.
Session 2 – Wednesday 4th September from 1.30pm – 3.30pm on Level 4
Creative workshop with the Practice English Group from the library. Through this, I will facilitate creative activities and record responses to the theme of ‘Warmth’ for inclusion in the exhibition.
Creative workshop with the Practice English Group from the library. Through this, I will facilitate creative activities and record responses to the theme of ‘Warmth’ for inclusion in the exhibition.
