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WELCOME: Here Comes SummerAnd we’re not sunbathing!artsNK’s teams will be hard at work over the summer months,organising Summer School, consulting with the public, seeingsculptural commissions come to fruition, developing ourinnovative aerial dance programme, and continuing to devel-op The Nettles, our eco-art area by the river Slea.Summaries of these activities can be found in the followingarticles and full length features on our website.We wish you all a happy and arts-filled summer.Further details about the work of artsNK can be found at:www.artsnk.org

INSIDE OUT: My Story from Alison WallingHaving spent a long time teaching arts and other skills to people ofdiffering ages and abilities, artist Alison Walling responded in 1998to the appeal for volunteer help to develop the arts and conserva-tion space known as The Nettles by the River Slea in Sleaford.Little did she suspect that this involvement would lead to a newcareer focus and even greater involvement in the future.Since then, Alison has gone on to develop her skills in a widerange of willow work, including basic basket making and sculp-ture, which involves her in teaching and working to commissionsacross the county.An interest in horticultural means that Alison also grows much ofthe willow which she uses in her work:As a great admirer of willow in all its many varieties and forms, Iam keen to see species once cultivated widely in Lincolnshiregrowing again, whether for coppicing as a resource, for amenity,

for wildlife or for one of the many other good reasons to grow willow.Having worked for artsNK on the Cultural Olympiad and having been Artist in Residence at WhisbyNature Park, Alison is keen to continue her involvement with creating sculptural outside spaces. Inspeaking of The Nettles, she says:This is a good example of how living willow can create an environment on a large scale in a public space,providing ‘rooms’ for outdoor workshops, habitat for wildlife, a resource for workshops and even shel-ter and sticks for dog walkers.Her current work with The Nettles volunteer group has seen a range of willow fish being created to dec-orate the fence around the area.How does she feel about her partnership with artsNK?It has been of enormous importance for me. It’s thanks to them that I’m even working in this area nowand they have supported me throughout.We look forward to seeing the willow work at The Nettles grow from strength to strength!Read the full interview at:www.artsnk.org/taking-part/inside-out-my-story-from-alison-walling

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COMING IN TO LAND: Aerial Rig finds a homeartsNK’s aerial rig, a circus structure with silks and hoop equipmentsuspended from a height of 5m, has found a place to live! The rig isnow erected in its semi-permanent home at North Kesteven Centrein North Hykeham, until December 2014.In the interim, the dance team is building an aerial dance develop-ment programme, featuring weekly classes for young people andadults, as well as one-off specialist workshops and masterclasseswith visiting aerial companies and artists.For further information on this exciting addition to artsNK’s pro-grammes, contact Amy Dalton (see Contacts for details)To read more details, visit:

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MADDness STRIKES AGAIN! Summer School 2014Whatever weather the summer brings, the last week in July will bringartsNK’s brand of sunshine into the lives of young people at NKSchool as the 2014 MADD Summer School bursts into life.From 28th July to the 1st August, young people between the ages of8 and 14 will experience daily workshops in dance, drama and music,working together to create an entertaining and educational piece ofperformance to show to invited parents and friends.Funded by NK School, the Summer School offers these opportuni-ties to young people who have little or no experience of the arts, inturn signposting them to other artsNK activities.For more details about this project, visit:

YOUR VIEW COUNTS: Villages Consultation ProgrammeThe artsNK team together with NCCD and Design Factory will bevisiting Ruskington (June 27 and 28th) and Billinghay (Saturday 19thJuly) to ask residents what arts and crafts experience they would liketo see provided in the future.The plan is to bring a mobile exhibition and programme of work-shops and demonstrations including woodcarving, mosaic, streetdance and vitality music and movement, so that residents can beinspired to take a greater part in future activities.Details of the programme of activities will be posted on the artsNKwebsite and distributed in the villages.These first events mark the start of a commitment to go to all of thedistrict’s main villages over the next three years to make sure resi-dents are aware of what’s on offer and can inform what’s providedin the future. To read more about the these plans, visit:

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CONTACTS

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Elaine KnightPerforming ArtsManager01529 411195

Emma BattyVitality ProjectManager01529 411194

Amy DaltonHead of DanceDevelopment 01529 411197

Holly ArnoldCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196

Marion SanderVisual ArtsDevelopmentCoordinator01529 411193

Nick JonesVisual ArtsManager01529 411190

Debbie WilesFinance Administrator01529 411191

Muriel MarrProjectAdministrator01529 410595

Jo TurpinBusiness ManagementAdministrator01529 416290

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Rosamund WellsMarketing andCommunications Manager01529 308717

James KitneyCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196

Emma TerzzaCommunity DanceArtist01529 411196Alice CarterYouth andCommunity DanceArtist01529 411197

Alison DuncombeTheatre Development Officer - TerryO’Toole Theatre01522 870251

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ECO 2: New artwork for SleafordCommissioned artist Michael Condron will see his beautiful newsculpture unveiled at the entrance of the Eco 2 power plant inSleaford in early July.Having led design workshops with pupils from Kirby la ThorpePrimary, Kesteven and Sleaford High School and Sleaford residents,Michael has incorporated many of their ideas in the final stainlesssteel design.To find out more about this project, visit:

BEYOND THE BLUES: Improving mental healthLast year, artsNK’s Visual Arts Development Coordinator, Marion Sander,was approached by Debbie Jones, leader of the Sleaford mental health sup-port group ‘Beyond The Blues’, who wanted the group members to learnsome mosaic techniques.After some practice sessions, BTB members created a series of mosaicmarkers depicting the variety of predominantly fruit trees that were plantedin ‘The Nettles’ during 2012-2013. There will be an official unveiling of themarkers at the end of June/ beginning of July, although a date has yet to beset. To read the full article, visit:

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