From: Gulb Marketing [gulbmarketing_at_kent_dot_ac_dot_uk]
Sent: 01 June 2017 15:24
Subject: RELEASE: ?500 ART31 Awards for young people - Applications now
open!
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?500 ART31 Awards for young people - Applications now open!
Have you done
something amazing in the arts? Do you know a young person who has achieved
something brilliant?
ART31 are
offering awards of ?500 to young people to help them realise their creative
ambitions, and recognise their achievements in and contributions to the arts in
Kent.
Young people can
nominate themselves for an ART31 Award, or can be nominated by someone else (of
any age).
Nominations must:
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Be for a young person aged 13-25 living in Kent or Medway.
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Explain why you/the young person should be considered for an ART31 Award
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Explain how you/the young person will benefit from the Award
Award winners
will be invited to the ART31 Awards ceremony at Gulbenkian on Saturday 15th
July, where they will be presented with their ?500 Award, to spend on an
activity, opportunity or item related to their arts interests and ambitions.
The Awards ceremony will take place in the evening, following ART31?s UPrising
event ? a one-day festival focussing on the biggest challenges young people are
currently facing, including mental health and wellbeing, employment and
education.
The ART31 Awards
evening is a celebration of young people as artists, so the ceremony will
feature a range of performances by young people, from theatre and music to
dance and film. Acrojou, one of the UK?s leading street theatre and circus
companies, will also be performing their new, ART31-commissioned piece Vessel, the sequel to
2016?s All At Sea.
Applications for
the ART31 Awards are open until Mon 19 June, and you can apply at www.art31.co.uk.
ART31 is a
movement, empowering 13-25 year olds across Kent and giving them access to
artistic opportunities as well as teaching them creative skills.
The ART31 Awards are supported by Canterbury City Council.
UPrising is supported by Arts Council England, Kent County Council and
Gulbenkian.
ENDS.
Press Contact:
For interviews,
more information, press tickets and images please contact:
Jess Baker, ART31 Communications Assistant, 01227 824962, j.baker-895_at_kent_dot_ac_dot_uk
David Yard, Head of Marketing, 01227 824688, d.yard_at_kent_dot_ac_dot_uk
Or visit our
press site for images: http://www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/about-us/press/july/index.html
About ART31
ART31KENT empowers 13-25 year olds to create and promote arts
opportunities for other young people, on a mission to #ChangeKent. ART31KENT is
about young people having status as arts practitioners and technicians, as well
as being 'activists', advocates and policy shapers. To find out more about
ART31KENT, visit art31.co.uk. ART31 is supported by Arts Council England, Kent
County Council, Gulbenkian and artswork.