Writing and drawing workshops at Chetwynd Barracks with the partners of serving Army personnel and their children attending Beavers and Cubs at the Barracks. Co-producing text and images to create a graphic novel based on the well-known WWI satirical publication The Wipers Times. The New Wipers Times is a collection of amusing and moving personal stories and reflections on living with Army personnel.
Organisation
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK.
Role
Project Co-ordinator.
Designing and facilitating a programme of workshops and activities linking to the Trent to Trenches exhibition in line with barracks protocol; recruiting and managing an artist, writer and designers; co-ordinating the production, editing, design and print of original graphic and written work.
Collaborators/participants
Partners of British Army personnel based at Chilwell, Nottingham, UK.
Chilwell and Toton Scouts, Beavers and Cubs, Nottingham, UK.
Carol Adlam, Graphic Artist.
Helen Cross, Author.
Chetwynd Army Barracks, Nottingham, UK.
Staff at Nottingham City Museums and Galleries.
Designers, Joff + Ollie, UK.
Outcomes
Women and children engaging with a professional writer and artist to learn new skills.
Artist and writer sharing skills and collaborating for the first time.
Women and children feeling valued and recognised for the changes they make to their lives as partners and children of serving Army personnel.
Army families connecting with and contributing creatively towards local cultural programmes.
The production of 5,000 copies of The New Wipers Times for sale throughout the Trent to Trenches exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery.
Including the contemporary voices of Army families in an exhibition covering world and local history.
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries developing a new partnership with the barracks.
Funding
Nottingham City Council Arts Council England
Link
https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/wordsonwords/2014/12/10/the-return/
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