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South Street | Draycott | Derbyshire DE72 3PP
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Click to download this years Festival Poster and Leaflet, ready for you to print and display!!!

 

'Arts & Gardens Festival’ Opportunities

CALL FOR MOVING IMAGE AND FILM PRODUCTIONS
WHEN: Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May 2012
Selected work to be submitted on DVD by 21st April along with a statement about the work. If you would like your DVD back, please include a Self Address Envelop or instructions for collection.
WHAT:  Any Moving Image or Film creation, which is suitable for cross generational viewing within a festival environment.  Selected pieces will be displayed on a Television Screen, played from a DVD. Being involved with the Draycott Festival of Arts & Gardens give you the opportunity to promote yourself to the viewing public.
FESTIVAL INFO:  2012 will be the 8th Draycott Festival, coordinated by startle, a not-for-profit organisation. 
TO APPLY: For our selection process we ask you contract stARTle with a brief outline of your piece, links to Youtube or a website show reel where possible. 
DEADLINE:  Applications / show of interest – 31st March 2012.

 

CALL FOR PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS, INTERACTIVE ARTWORKS AND ENTERTAINMENT
WHEN: Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May 2012. Event runs from 12pm to 5pm each day, performances to be booked at a suitable time, to be discussed with successful applicants. 
WHO:   Performers and musicians, individuals or groups, with shows or activities suitable for a cross generation audience at a festival venue (to be confirmed) or rooming through the village, dependant on weather. 
WHAT: stARTle is open to any application from any media/form. A funding bid has been put in to enable stARTle to development interactive performances/entertainment within the Draycott Festival of Arts & Gardens but any payment amount is currently unknown. Other benefits to being involved include being given the opportunity to promote yourself to the visiting public.
FESTIVAL INFO:  2012 will be the 8th Draycott Festival, coordinated by startle, a not-for-profit organisation. 
TO APPLY: For our selection process we ask you send a statement about you and your work.  What you would like to show/perform and how it would be done.  It may also be useful to send information about any requirements/restrictions that would affect your ability to be involved with the festival.
Any initial show of interest is also welcome.  Any questions, just ask. 
DEADLINE: 16th March 2012.
Please send information to stARTle
email - startlearts@yahoo.co.uk
c/o The Beetroot Tree, South Street, Draycott, Derbyshire, DE72 3PP

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS, GROUPS, DEMONSTRATERS AND PERFORMERS

WHEN: Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May 2012
            From 12-5pm each day
WHO:   Artists/makers and groups working in any media, including performance, installation and workshop based ideas.
WHAT: Artists have the opportunity to exhibit their works and sell directly to the public from a selection of quirky venues throughout the village of Draycott. An art trail will direct visitors who will also enjoy street performers, refreshments and workshops.  We are particularly interested in artists who can offer cross-generational activities that seek to celebrate the arts and bring families and the community together.  Limits will be put on each medium in order to achieve a quality mix of designers and prices ranges.
PAST COMMENTS: “Very well attended, even in the rain!” Heather (textile artist)
                             “It was wonderful to get so much positive exposure” Helen (Jeweller)
COST:  Just £35 for the both days in a “venue”. £25 for the Market Place Setting.
FESTIVAL INFO:  2012 will be the 8th Draycott Festival, coordinated by startle, a not-for-profit organisation. 
TO APPLY: For our selection process we ask you send a statement about you and your work along with 3-6 images (if applicable).  Any initial show of interest is also welcome.  Any questions, just ask. 

 

 

Who or what is stARTle? | We are a small group of artists and practitioners committed to making the visual arts accessible to the community, increasing our audiences’ awareness and understanding, and challenging perceptions as to the place and function of arts in society. Designed with collaborating artists we seek to invigorate the lives of local people. stARTle provides high quality and experiential approaches to the arts. In partnership with our host organisation The Beetroot Tree Gallery, we organise, commission and promote interactive arts events, workshops and exhibitions. Read more here.

CHild art from the Around the Universe project by startle organisation ofr participatory at the Beetroot Tree Gallery Tsunami project with Michelle Heon by startle participatory arts at the Beetroot Tree Gallery Around the World project by Startle participatory arts at the Beetroot Tree Gallery Ghosts and Shadows installation and workshops by startle at the Beetroot Tree

Contact us | startle c/o The Beetroot Tree Gallery, South Street, Draycott, Derbyshire, DE72 3PP. T: 01332 873929 E: startle@thebeetroottree.com

Draycott Festival of Arts and Gardens | Every year our festival sees a different mix of artists, performers, venues & events gathering together to create the ’Draycott Festival of Arts & Gardens’.
It also seems that Draycott folk are great at getting involved with good causes and helping them in many ways.
As always, our particular strength is that many of the artists will be actively working at their disciplines. We feel that this gives you a special insight into, and an appreciation of, the methods used by the wide variety of artists showing as a part of the Festival.
Enjoy a stroll around the venues and gardens where local residents, guest artists and groups of local artists, craftspeople and performers are exhibiting.
Don’t be shy – the artists will love to talk to you about their work.

Contact us at startle@thebeetroottree.com if you are an artist or performer and would like to be involved.

The festival is a not-for-profit event organized by ‘startle participatory arts’ and we gratefully acknowledge the help of all involved.

Hands on creativity at the Draycott festival for arts and gardens 2010 organised by startle participatory arts Flowing strem in a garden in Draycott at the Draycott Festival of Arts and Gardens 2010 organised by startle participatory arts Artist ceramics on display at the Draycot Festival of arts and Gardens organised by startle participatory arts
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