potential ways forward to work we might
Let’s think big, Doncaster. How else can
Andrew Loretto is Creative Producer for
achieve in the future.
we be inspired by and learn from the
Right Up Our Street – led by a consortium
experiences of others? Who are the artists
of Doncaster arts organisations (darts,
So far, this has resulted in new writing
we wish to bring here to lead training,
Cast, DVAN, DCLT), part of Arts Council
development hosted by Cast, leading to
workshops, symposiums? Do we wish
England’s Creative People and Places
performances and evolving groups of
to exist in splendid isolation or do we
programme until March 2016.
new writers. There have been a range of
wish to bring the world to Doncaster and
performance workshops working with
Doncaster to the world? Right Up Our
Email: andrew@rightupourstreet.org.uk
intergenerational participants aged
Street is only around for another year and
Web: www.rightupourstreet.org.uk
16-90. Other work has explored writing
a bit – let’s grab the opportunity whilst
funding applications or marketing work to
it’s here. Let’s submit artistically brilliant,
the public.
audience-developing pitches through the
End
Open Calls process. And let’s make the I have been impressed during my time in
most of the inspiration programme. It’s
Doncaster by the latent ambition of many
here. It’s for you to pitch in – for the good
individual artists and arts organisations
of the art, for the benefit of the public.
– from the inspiring integrity of darts
Let’s build those new nests. Ever higher.
(Doncaster Community Arts) to the
Ever brighter. For the artists, audiences
chutzpah of new kid on the block, Cast, and
and wellbeing of Doncaster.
the endeavour and spirt of individualism of the New Fringe at Church View, much
If you’ve got a brilliant idea for the
of which, alongside the voluntary arts
inspiration programme element of Right Up
sector, was showcased during the pilot
Our Street that would benefit artists and
DNweekeND (and watch out for news of the
audiences, get in touch!
2015 version… 19-21 June).
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