Mantle Arts is working in partnership with Lutterworth Town Council to create a sculptural 'gateway feature’ for the town.
The aim is to create a modern iconic art work which will symbolise and celebrate the south Leicestershire town of Lutterworth now and in the future, whilst also acknowledging its heritage and sense of place.
The work will take place during the first half of next year and it is planned that the unveiling of the sculpture will coincide with the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in June 2012.
Mantle Arts and North West Leicestershire District Council are creating work to transform empty shops in the town centre of Coalville, N.W. Leicestershire. Each artwork will completely fill the window of a shop, creating a spectacular exhibition of contemporary art.
Mantle Arts has received funding from Heritage Lottery to undertake a project focused on the history of the village of Newton Burgoland and the surrounding parishes in North West Leicestershire.
‘Memory Lanes’ will focus on the period from the 1930s to the1950s, particularly concentrating on land use and how that has influenced the lives of villagers at different periods, and with special reference to the Second World War.
Mantle is 25 years old in 2010. We are organising 25 art events to celebrate this. Some are very small art works and some are big performances, celebrations and events.
Mantle has been appointed as the Wirksworth Festival Community
Event Facilitator, for the September 2010 festival. We will be producing a spectacular event, involving as many local people as possible.
The project will involve five different workshop programmes, working with local groups and individuals, all of which will all result in processions of different kinds.
On Sunday September 26th, the five processions will start from the outskirts of the town and meet in the centre, where we will have a dramatic celebration, involving fire, music and dance.
Every year, for the last three years, thousands of people have visited the Heart of the Forest Festival in Measham. Mantle Arts have been involved since the very first festival and have been delighted with the response from the local community. The event is run by The Heart of The Forest Festival Committee, alongside a range of local partners. This year, it took place on Saturday 27th June and attracted 8,000 people. Mantle were involved in helping local children to create artistic features for the Parade, which travels through the village before arriving on the festival grounds at Measham Leisure Centre.
Mantle Arts will be working in partnership with local schools this Autumn, to create visual arts features for Coalville's very own Miners Gala Parade. Taking place on Saturday 12th September, this parade is being run by Snibston Discovery Museum as part of their Miners Gala. The Gala will run from 10am-5pm and the Parade will begin at 10.30am, starting from Memorial Square.
Coalville Comes Alive was a festival was programmed by a group of local young people, as part of 'Find Your Talent', and managed by Mantle Arts. It took place on Saturday 30th May, 10am-3pm, at Belvoir Shopping Centre, Coalville.
From July 2009, Mantle Community Arts will be working with East Midlands Airport, to commission a third sculpture for their Airport Perimeter Trail. The Perimeter Trail runs around the outside of the Airport. It has views over open fields and incorporates areas of new planting. It is widely used by local ramblers and is also a focus of education projects with nearby schools.
'Mantle Arts....A Celebration' was an exhibition and showcase event at Leicester Creative Business Depot. The week-long exhibition of some of our most exciting work ran from Monday 23rd February to Friday 27th February and was seen by hundreds of people.
Mantle Community Arts work creatively with people of all ages and from all walks of life; reaching out to groups through working in partnership with a whole range of organisations and venues.
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