Hello,
We would like to inform you about 'Out of the Box', a bold new arts project that is coming to East London this spring, working innovatively with disabled people to take archives ...out of the box!
The project is a creative partnership between Tower Hamlets Council's Local History Library and Archives and filmpro ltd, a disabled-led digital art agency.
Out of the Box is funded by the Arts Council England and supported by The National Archives (Archiving the Arts) and One Tower Hamlets.
Please scroll down for the full Press Release; alternatively, you can read all about it here: www.outoftheboxproject.org
Best wishes,
Foteini Galanopoulou
Projects Development Manager
filmpro ltd, studio 3, 1-15 cremer street, london e2, 8hd, uk
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Out of the Box - PRESS RELEASE
A bold new arts project will be coming to East London this spring, working innovatively with disabled people to take archives "out of the box."
When you think of archives, the traditional image you may conjure up is of hundreds of documents from a forgotten era which are locked away in hidden vaults.
But Tower Hamlets Council's Local History Library & Archives, the place for everyone to find out about the borough's world famous heritage, is pioneering new approaches to provide access to its rare collections for different communities, in partnership with filmpro ltd, a disabled-led digital arts agency.
Thanks to a grant from the Arts Council England, the Out of the Box project will give disabled people from across the borough the chance to be creatively inspired by the council's extensive archival collections which reflect centuries of East End history.
Through a series of free workshops, led by digital and video artist Caglar Kimyoncu, disabled participants will go on a journey to explore selected archival materials using a combination of audio, spatial and visual approaches to the collections.
Participants will then develop their own creative responses, culminating in a series of new collaborative artworks.
The Out of the Box exhibition, to be launched at Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives in November 2014 as part of Disability History Month, will showcase the results of this radically different process for the interpretation of heritage collections.
Caglar Kimyoncu said: “The world of archives is mystifying, yet a thrilling challenge; I feel there is more hidden, an elephant in the room waiting to be noticed, to speak out loud. This project will be a stimulating collaborative adventure to take that elephant out of the box!”
Foteini Galanopoulou, projects development manager at filmpro ltd added: “We are excited to be working on Out of the Box, a ground-breaking project that will offer fresh interpretations to archival materials, showcase new artwork and present different ways of engaging with local history.”
Disabled residents interested in taking part are invited to meet the team and find out more at drop in sessions:
- Friday 23 May from 10am-1pm at Idea Store Canary Wharf, Churchill Place, E14 5RB
- Thursday 29 May from 5pm-8pm at Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, 277 Bancroft Road, E1 4DQ
- Saturday 31 May from 11am-4pm at Idea Store Whitechapel, Whitechapel Road, E1 1BU
The Out of the Box exhibition will be showcased in November during Disability History Month at the history library. Out of the Box will continue its journey in 2015, touring across the borough's Idea Stores.
The project is supported by The National Archives and will engage with disabled groups Tower Project, Local Voices and Real Tower Hamlets.
Find Out of the Box: #outoftheboxproject
Contact Out of the Box:
020 7613 5856 / 079 4451 3590 (voice/texts)
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www.outoftheboxproject.org
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Out of the Box is a creative partnership between Tower Hamlets Council’s Local History Library and Archives (www.ideastore.co.uk) and filmpro ltd (www.filmpro.net), funded by the Arts Council England (www.artscouncil.org.uk) and supported by The National Archives - Archiving the Arts (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) and One Tower Hamlets (www.towerhamlets.gov.uk).
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Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives (THLHLA) covers the area of the present-day London borough of Tower Hamlets - the original East End of London which, until 1965, comprised the boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney.
If you are interested in a building in the borough, tracing your ancestors who lived here, doing a school or college project on some aspect of the borough or are just feeling nostalgic, library staff are happy to help you.
The Library is part of Tower Hamlets Council’s Idea Stores, places that are not just a library or a place for learning. As well as library services, they offer a wide range of adult learning courses and an extensive activities and events programme.
www.ideastore.co.uk | www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
filmpro ltd
filmpro ltd is a disabled-led digital art agency, supporting artists who experience exclusion, particularly disabled artists, by providing services ranging from advice and mentoring through to production and project management. filmpro's mission is to extend the ways of making and experiencing film and digital art, and the diversity and openness of the arts sector.
www.filmpro.net
Caglar Kimyoncu
Caglar Kimyoncu is a digital and video artist as well as curator and arts consultant. In the past 15 years, he has collaborated with artists in a variety of artforms, and curated film festivals and digital arts projects.
www.caglark.com
The National Archives
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, and for England and Wales. They are the guardians of some of the most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years.
Their 21st-century role is to collect and secure the future of the government record, both digital and physical, to preserve it for generations to come, and to make it as accessible and available as possible.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Arts Council England
Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.
ACE support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
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