Olympics endorsed Inspiring Posters project

Artists are:
Beatrice Cofield, Emma Elliott, Leon Cole, Adam Graddon, Stephen Garratt, Asli Ahmet, Katherine Hewlett


As from September to December 2011 workshops will be delivered entirely in collaboration with the young people (ages 14 to 18) for the following beneficial objectives: 1)Team working and decision making. 2) Creative and innovative thinking. 3) Healthy competitive spirit. 4) Development of communication skills. 5) Experience of working with leading arts professionals.

The overarching output of the project is to promote the qualities of visual and verbal communication and develop those skills through a programme of workshops for young people in East London and a final competition. To produce a series of online and real time posters celebrating London East End cultural and sporting activities that will promote the youth legacy of the Inspire Programme.

Workshop outputs:
• Create collaborations between communities, educational and cultural sectors
• Support the learning ,skills and personal development of young people
• Encourage and welcome involvement from communities

The purpose of the final competition will be to further: develop young people’s professional skills for organisation

Competition outputs:
• Develop young people’s professional skills for organisation
• Showcase excellence in the performing arts and creative industries as well as sport.
• Promote the core values of the Inspire Programme and our funders
• Inclusion in the Cultural Olympiad

What will the project actually do?
Inspiring Posters Project will work collaboratively with 100 young people in the East End of London to deliver a programme of 8 workshops. Each workshop will take place over a weekend at the School or College. Each workshop will inspire a set of images for innovative online and real time posters depicting the youth culture and the values of 2012 in the East End of London.

Seven leading artists, championing visual and verbal communication skills, will work collaboratively with young people to deliver workshops. Each workshop will run for two days with up to 15 young people.

The Arts Dyslexia Trust and AchieveAbility have provided the artists and the AchieveAbility Network has linked up with the Schools, Colleges within some of the most disadvantaged boroughs of East London : Waltham Forest, Newham, Hackney, Barking and Ilford. AchieveAbility has worked with these boroughs through the AimHigher London East Thames Gateway partnership.

Once the workshops have been delivered an exhibition will be organised by the young people with the arts professionals. Inclusion of staff from the 2012 Festival and Inspire Programme and funders for the project will be actively sought for the panel.