Gill Horitz
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Women Live Magazine
Indoors: Symbolic Expressions
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Art and Community
Art and Community
‘Art does not lie down on the bed that is made for it; it runs away as soon as one says its name; it loves to be incognito. Its best moments are when it forget what it is called’. Jean Dubuffet
I worked in community arts from 1970s, inititiating and developing writing and arts projects with many different groups and organisations, including the following:
Poetry Readings • 1976-80
I set up a series of poetry readings with the following poets: Brian Nuttal, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Frances Horovitz, Michael Horovitz, Ivor Cutler, Phyllis King, Angie Gilligan.
Word & Action (Dorset) Ltd
As a writer/facilitator/publisher, I worked with local history, womens’ and community groups.
Behind Wise Eyes – an arts in education intergenerational project involving older people at Dorchester Hospital and local schools working with writer, Gill Horitz, artist, Jonathan Korejko, bookbinder Gavin Rookledge and calligrapher, Liz Farquharson.
Artshare South West (later known as Equata)
The regional arts and disability organisation which promoted and developed equal opportunities and access to the arts. As Arts Animateur, I developed and ran writing groups and arts projects in consultation with disabled people
As Arts Development Officer at Bournemouth Borough Council I developed and managed a range of arts projects including literature & writing groups, arts and disability, public art and street arts.
The following articles describe the impact of some of those projects:
I Feel Out Of Breath But Pleased
Tea Dances - a place for movement and personal storytelling
Music and Older People: Kings Park Live Music Project
report describing the creative and health benefits of musicians working with older people with dementia
Dance: Moving with the Times
A dance project with mothers and pre-school children in West Howe, Bournemouth. (Published in Primary Times (2000)
Public Art: Brightening Up Boscombe
A public art project at Boscombe Library (Published in Nalgao magazine)
Street Arts in Bournemouth:
A Dream of an Event
A large-scale street arts event with Emergency Exit Arts, involving the community. (Published in Nalgao magazine)
Arena, the Perfect Circle
A large-scale street arts event with Emergency Exit Arts, involving community, and working in partnership with Bournemouth Univiersity, AUB, and schools and community.
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