Children & the Arts

Autumn Edition of Spotlight on Children & the Arts

jessicaf — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:21 +0000

The autumn edition of Spotlight on Children & the Arts is the first edition of our new look newsletter.

We launch The Birthday Book, a fantastic collection of stories from some of the UK’s finest authors in honour of The Prince of Wales’s 60th Birthday and reveal a set of statistics from Start 07/08 that confirm Children & the Arts’ belief in the positive impact of the arts on children.

We also look forward to our Arts and Inspiration Auction with some amazing auction prizes to be won and lots to be bid for, welcome two new ambassadors to the charity and much much more.

Click here to find out more in Spotlight on Children & the Arts

Arts and Inspiration Auction Lots Update

jessicaf — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:51:39 +0000

The Wine Experience

A special access tour of Waddesdon Manor – a beautiful Renaissance-style château built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the 18th Century. The Buckinghamshire based Manor houses Lord Rothschild’s private collection of 15,000 bottles of rare vintage wine and you and five guests will experience a wine tasting in the unique atmosphere of the Manor’s wine cellars and a private three-course dinner in the dramatic Dairy.

The Sports Experience

An Aston Martin Performance Driving Course, held at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, where you will experience one on one tuition in either an Aston Martin V8 Vantage, DB9 Coupe or the flagship DBS.

The Classical Experience

The lucky winner will have the use of a box at Classic FM Live for eight people on 16 April 2009, including pre–concert and interval drinks and the chance to join the performers backstage after the concert. You will also receive a complete set of Classic FM Full Works (90 CDs) and a tour of the Classic FM studios with the opportunity to record your very own radio show in a Classic FM Studio (without the show being broadcast) and a personally dedicated Classic FM Gold Disc.

The Family Experience

A week’s stay for a family in a cottage on the Pembrokeshire Coast, including a day at Treginnis Isaf, a farm owned by author and Children & the Arts ambassador , Michael Morpurgo. You will have the loan of a Toyota Rav 4, a yummy Duchy Originals hamper and Berghaus waterproofs for the whole family, plus a family ticket to see Amazônia at the Young Vic theatre in London, inclusive of a behind the scenes tour.

The Girl’s Big Day Out

A chance for ten of you to try on millions of pounds worth of diamonds at an exclusive champagne jewellery handling session and lunch at Sotheby’s with Joanna Hardy, Senior Jewellery Expert and Auctioneer. Followed by a private champagne pod on The London Eye, complete with a gift each from Sir Hans Sloane and a subscription for all to Hello!.

The Portrait Experince

A private behind-the-scenes tour of the National Portrait Gallery, with Sandy Nairne the Director, followed by champagne tea for two in the Portrait Restaurant. You will also receive four tickets to the Annie Leibovitz – A Photographer’s Life 1990 – 2005 exhibition. To complete this amazing prize, Paul Massey – one of the most respected photographers in his field – will privately photograph you in his studio or your home.

The Royal Experience

Beat the five year waiting list - a tour and champagne tea for four people of Highgrove, HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s family home in Gloucestershire. Includes the loan of a Jaguar XF or XJ for the day, a signed copy of HRH The Prince of Wales’ ‘The Elements of Organic Gardening’, Hunter Wellington boots each for the tour and an indulgent Duchy Original Hamper.

The Renée Fleming New York Experience

A trip of a lifetime to New York for two people to see and meet Renée Fleming, the award-winning American soprano, in concert at The Met on 21 March 2009. This experience includes return flights for two people to New York, two nights accommodation in Trump International Hotel and Tower and dinner at La Grenouille.

The Chichester Experience

An unforgettable weekend in Chichester for two people, starting with a private helicopter flight from Battersea to Goodwood by Lord George Milford Haven’s pilot and including such pleasures as a guided tour of the Pallant House Gallery, lunch with the Duke and Duchess of Richmond in their private box at Goodwood, a visit to The Cass Foundation, tea at Amberley Castle and much more! Your weekend will be hosted by author and Children & the Arts’ ambassador Kate Mosse and Neil Lawson Baker.

Children’s composition performed at Royal Albert Hall

jessicaf — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:22:55 +0000

Ysgol Pen y Bryn from Colwyn Bay, North Wales travelled to London on 25th September to see the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform a composition of their own creation at the Classic FM Live Concert at The Royal Albert Hall.

As the winners of the MusicQuest competition 2007, run alongside MusicQuest, Pen y Bryn were also given £10,000 worth of musical instruments.

The year 6 students arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in the afternoon to watch the orchestra rehearse Pen y Bryn Carnival, before a back stage tour of the venue, where they bumped into tenor and Children & the Arts ambassador Alfie Boe! The school then attended the concert in the evening along with 5,000 other Classic FM supporters.

Bethen Jones, Musical Coordinator at Ysgol Pen-Y-Bryn said: It was an experience I will treasure always as I know the children will. They loved every moment of it and were thrilled with the concert and of course very proud and amazed when they heard their own composition. There are at least 30 pupils from Colwyn Bay aged 9-10 who are totally convinced that classical music is cool and can’t wait for similar experiences to widen their horizons and develop their interest further. Thank you so much for giving them (and me) such a wonderful opportunity.

Ysgol Pen y Bryn were one of the 88 schools across the UK who were involved in MusicQuest 2007. MusicQuest is a four year project introduces children right around the UK to classical music. Each year Children & the Arts – with support from Classic FM Music Makers and instruments and practical support provided by Yamaha - take classical musicians into schools and theatres as part of MusicQuest, reaching around 5,000 young people between the ages of 7 and 11.

Catalyst-Inspiring Arts Ideas for Teachers

jessicaf — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:05:57 +0000

Catalyst, designed and run by The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts, is a series of six professional development days for Key Stage 2 teachers held across the UK.

On each day, teachers will be working with leading arts professionals to gain practical skills in using the arts in their classrooms, with a particular focus on storytelling and literacy and have the chance to meet guest speakers, including award winning authors, storytellers and directors of national arts organisations.

Every teacher who attends will receive a FREE limited edition of Catalyst, a new book that includes 60 inspirational activities to use in the classroom covering Dance, Poetry, Music, Storytelling, Theatre and Visual Arts. The book also gives practical information on planning arts projects and working with external artists and arts organisations.

Thanks to the extremely generous funding from The Eranda Foundation each training day costs just £45 per teacher (payable in advance of the day).

Cataylist days will be held in Hampshire, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Newscastle and London.

For more details of the seperate days and how to book your place please click here

Prince’s Rainforest Project Christmas Card Competition

jessicaf — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:08:05 +0000

Children in the Arts is supporting the work of The Prince’s Rainforests Project to find solutions to global rainforest destruction.

Please show your support and register your school or class at http://www.princesrainforestsproject.org/schools

To help build your school’s understanding of the importance of rainforests and their role in both promoting and mitigating climate change, The Prince’s Rainforests Project has created 30 quests (or lessons) for 3 to 11-year-olds about rainforests, sustainability, problem solving and having fun! Each lesson is linked to the National Curriculum and you’ll also find material for running assemblies plus an award system for recognising your children’s achievements.

Coming soon on the Schools website are a gallery of all school-generated content where you can see the work other schools have been doing, and a Christmas card competition launched on 9th October– the best designs will be used this Christmas by The Prince’s Rainforests Project.

The Incredible Story of Classical Music, a book in aid of Children & the Arts

jessicaf — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:29:28 +0000

Do you know;

Which composer threw a plate of beef stew at a waiter?

Who played the piano with his nose?

Who wrote a piece for 12 radios

Find out in Classic FM’s The Incredible story of Classical Music by Darren Henley. Filled with stories about the most beautiful sounds ever made you will learn about the composers that made them and explore the greatest pieces of classical music ever written.

Buy your copy today at Waterstone’s, or order online at link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-Incredible-Story-Classical Children/dp/0340983574/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219328216&sr=1-1

By buying this book you are helping to fund our MusicQuest project. MusicQuest takes classical musicians into schools and theatres. Each year MusicQuest- with funding from Classic FM Music Makers and instruments and practical support provided by Yamaha-introduces around 5,000 young people between the ages of 7 and 11 to the wonders of classical orchestra music.

Newsletter-Summer Edition of Spotlight on Children & the Arts

jessicaf — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:58:47 +0000

In the summer edition of Spotlight on Children & the Arts Pentland Plc discuss their involvement with Children & the Arts since 2007 and their plans for supporting activities outside of London. We announce the winners of the MusicQuest Competition and Children & the Arts new arts partners for Start 2008/09. Other articles include a report on our gala performance and thank you dinner at Buckingham Palace, an update on newly recruited ambassadors including Jude Law and Jeremy Irons and the launch of Create-a-Quest marking Land Securities fourth year of support.

Children & the Arts to reach over 22,000 children in 2008/09 with Start

jessicaf — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:59:42 +0000

Children & the Arts are delighted to announce the recruitment of 16 new arts partners to work with us in delivering our Start programme for 2008/09 to children around the UK. The 16 new arts partners will join the existing 31 arts organisations already working with Children & the Arts on Start to ensure access to the arts for 22,000 children who currently receive little or no arts provision.

Anything we can do to involve children in the arts must presage a richer society in the future.” Jeremy Irons, Ambassadorfor Children & the Arts

Those selected include; The Norwich Playhouse, Nottingham Playhouse, Hampstead Theatre, South London Gallery, The Gate Theatre, Jack Drum Arts, Seven Stories, Mid Pennine Arts, The Drumcroon Gallery, South Lanarkshire Council, Citizens Theatre, Gulbenkian Theatre, Egg Theatre at Theatre Royal Bath, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Ikon Gallery and Northern Ballet Theatre.

For the academic year 2008/09 Children & the Arts Start programme will be working with a total of 47 arts organisations, and over 22,000 children. It absolutely fantastic to be working with such a strong and diverse group of venues and we look forward to seeing the results. Rebecca Eastmond, Director Children & the Arts

Roll out of the Unilever International Schools Art Project 2008/9

jessicaf — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:37:37 +0000

The Unilever International Schools Art Project, now in its eighth year, encourages young people from around the world to create a painting, a sculpture or a small installation on a given theme. Over 125,000 children have taken part since the project’s inception.

UISAP & The Unilever Series

The initiative is linked to The Unilever Series of contemporary art commissions at Tate Modern, and it encourages young people to create original work on a given theme that relates to the work of the commissioned artist for The Unilever Series.The artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster is currently creating the ninth commission in The Unilever Series, and her work has inspired this year’s UISAP theme, Spaces and Places.

Participating in UISAP

The Unilever International Schools Art Project comprises of Teachers’ Notes and Worksheets for teachers and pupils – to inspire and sustain work throughout the school year and beyond. To download your Project Pack 2008/9 or view the works studied within it, please go to www.unilever.co.uk/uisap or email unilever@sponsorshipconsulting.co.uk

£15, 000 worth of musical instruments awarded to Children & the Arts UK school children

jessicaf — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:58:36 +0000

Musical instruments supplied by Yamaha Music UK are awarded to UK school children who took part in a competition as part of Children & the Arts’ project MusicQuest funded by Classic FM Music Makers. The competition which explored the children’s creativity and compositional skills was open to the 88 schools involved in MusicQuest 2007/08.

First prize has been awarded to Ysgol Pen Y Bryn in Colwyn Bay, Wales for their composition entitled Pen-y-Bryn Carnival based on ‘The Carnival’ from Stravinsky’s ballet, Petrushka. As the winning entry, their composition will be performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Classic FM Live concert at The Royal Albert Hall on 25th September 2008. They will also receive £10,000 worth of musical instruments.

“Rhythmic flavours, variety of musical colours, harmony interest and a feeling of truly organised music-making. A real team effort and most enjoyable listen.” Kevin Hathaway, Co-Percussionist at the Philharmonia Orchestra, MusicQuest Conductor and judge of the MusicQuest competition said of the winning entry.

The regional runners up, who will each receive £1,000 worth of musical instruments, are; Claremont Primary School (Blackpool), St Josephs RC Primary (Dartford), Craigie Primary School (Perth), and Ysgol Craig-y-don (North Wales). In Warwick there was a tie between two schools; St Bartholomew’s Primary School and Sydenham Primary School. Each will receive £500.