CoolTan Arts E-Bulletin June 2011
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WELCOME TO COOLTAN ARTS E-BULLETIN JUNE 2011 Events take place at CoolTan Arts Unit B 237 Walworth Rd SE171RL unless otherwise stated. www.cooltanarts.org.uk www.afunnyfarm.org.uk [email protected] Tel: 020 7701 2696. Open Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-5pm. Twitter: @cooltan4 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cooltanarts DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – DON’T MISS THESE EVENTS Sat 11 June, 1pm - 5pm at CoolTan Arts: Mad Hatters Tea Party and Open Day Sat 18 June, 12midnigh t at Tate Modern: Midnight Largactyl Shuffle Walk Thu 23 June, 10.30am – 1.30pm: Personalisation Event with Link Southwark Sat 16 July, 12noon at Maudsley Hospital: Literary Southwark Largactyl Shuffle Sat 23 July, 12noon at Hackney Museum: Largactyl Shuffle Legacy Walk with CoolTan Arts Sat 15 October, 11.30am at Maudsley Hospital: World Mental Health Day Sponsored Walk Free workshops for Southwark residents *last remaining places* - see details below! UPCOMING EVENTS CoolTan Arts Open Day & Mad Hatters Tea Party Saturday 11 June 2011, 1pm - 5pm Join CoolTan Arts for a fun-filled afternoon, learn more about CoolTan Arts and the Largactyl Shuffle, imagine, inspire, create! The event will showcase CoolTan Arts‟ new art exhibition and our different activities. We have a film screening of „The Largactyl Shuffle‟ (Midnight Walk) , followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, starting from 2pm. During the afternoon we‟ll have taster workshops and information about our services. Light refreshments availab le. It will be a f antastic opportunity to meet t he CoolTan team, participants and volunteers, network with C oolTan partners a nd find out w hat CoolTan is all about. If you can, please RSVP to [email protected] or call 02077012696. Venue: CoolTan Arts, Unit B 237 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RL. T: 0207 701 2696 M: 0798 565 8443 Have a fun day out, meet like-minded people and make friends. CoolTan Arts Midnight Largactyl ShuffleSaturday 18 June 2011, meet at 23:45pm for 12:00 midnight start Meet at Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG (main entrance on Holland Street) Night time is the time for the Outsider, the sleepless, the restless, and the wanderer. Charles Dickens, an avid nightwalker, asked: “Are not the sane and the insane equal at night as the sane lie a dreaming?” Join us in the footsteps of past and present nightwalkers; learn about artists and writers who have made moonlit London their own. We will also be celebrating the summer solstice, marking the shortest night of the year, with a look at the magic of pagan midsummer. Participate in this unique procession from the „powerhouse‟ Tate Modern to the home of contempora ry psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital . Walkers meet at 12:00 midnight at the main entrance of Tate Modern and finish the walk in the wee hours of Sunday at the Maudsley Hospital, where you‟ll have the possibility to rest at the chapel for a few hours. Feel free to bring sandwiches, tea, coffee for the route (no alcohol please). Walk leaders wear orange high-vis jackets and rucksack. If you cannot find the group of walkers, please call us on 0798 565 8443. Free workshops for Southwark residents *last r emaining places* Our Southwark workshops are so popular we‟ve had to add two new ones, sign up now as places will go fast! Sewing Machine for beginners – Starts Mon 13 June – Mon 11 July, 6pm – 8pm Basic IT - Starts Weds 15 June – Weds 13 July, 11am – 1pm Download a form from our website, or pop in and ask at reception. £10 refundable deposit to pay for unwaged people, or £20 if you are working. Materials not included. Sign up now, it‟s a great opportunity to study a new subject, so it‟s worth a try !
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WELCOME TO COOLTAN ARTS E-BULLETIN JUNE 2011Events take place at CoolTan Arts Unit B 237 Walworth Rd SE171RL unless otherwise stated.www.cooltanarts.org.uk www.afunnyfarm.org.uk [email protected] Tel: 020 7701 2696. Open Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri 10am-5pm.Twitter: @cooltan4 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cooltanarts
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – DON’T MISS THESE EVENTS
Sat 11 June, 1pm - 5pm at CoolTan Arts: Mad Hatters Tea Party and Open Day
Sat 18 June, 12midnight at Tate Modern: Midnight Largactyl Shuffle WalkThu 23 June, 10.30am – 1.30pm: Personalisation Event with Link SouthwarkSat 16 July, 12noon at Maudsley Hospital: Literary Southwark Largactyl ShuffleSat 23 July, 12noon at Hackney Museum: Largactyl Shuffle Legacy Walk with CoolTan Arts Sat 15 October, 11.30am at Maudsley Hospital: World Mental Health Day Sponsored Walk
Free workshops for Southwark residents *last remaining places* - see details below!
UPCOMING EVENTS
CoolTan Arts Open Day & Mad Hatters Tea PartySaturday 11 June 2011, 1pm - 5pmJoin CoolTan Arts for a fun-filled afternoon, learn more about CoolTan Arts and the Largactyl Shuffle, imagine,inspire, create! The event will showcase CoolTan Arts‟ new art exhibition and our different activities. We havea film screening of „The Largactyl Shuffle‟ (Midnight Walk), followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, startingfrom 2pm. During the afternoon we‟ll have taster workshops and information about our services. Lightrefreshments available. It will be a fantastic opportunity to meet the CoolTan team, participants and volunteers,network with CoolTan partners and find out what CoolTan is all about. If you can, please RSVP [email protected] or call 02077012696.Venue: CoolTan Arts, Unit B 237 Walworth Road, London SE17 1RL. T: 0207 701 2696 M: 0798 565 8443Have a fun day out, meet like-minded people and make friends.
CoolTan Arts Midnight Largactyl Shuffle
Saturday 18 June 2011, meet at 23:45pm for 12:00 midnight startMeet at Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG (main entrance on Holland Street)Night time is the time for the Outsider, the sleepless, the restless, and the wanderer.Charles Dickens, an avid nightwalker, asked: “Are not the sane and the insane equalat night as the sane lie a dreaming?” Join us in the footsteps of past and presentnightwalkers; learn about artists and writers who have made moonlit London theirown. We will also be celebrating the summer solstice, marking the shortest night ofthe year, with a look at the magic of pagan midsummer.
Participate in this unique procession from the „powerhouse‟ Tate Modern to thehome of contemporary psychiatry, the Maudsley Hospital.Walkers meet at 12:00 midnight at the main entrance of Tate Modern and finish the
walk in the wee hours of Sunday at the Maudsley Hospital, where you‟ll have thepossibility to rest at the chapel for a few hours. Feel free to bring sandwiches, tea,coffee for the route (no alcohol please).Walk leaders wear orange high-vis jackets and rucksack. If you cannot find the groupof walkers, please call us on 0798 565 8443.
Free workshops for Southwark residents *last remaining places*Our Southwark workshops are so popular we‟ve had to add two new ones, sign up now as places will go fast!Sewing Machine for beginners – Starts Mon 13 June – Mon 11 July, 6pm – 8pm Basic IT - Starts Weds 15 June – Weds 13 July, 11am – 1pmDownload a form from our website, or pop in and ask at reception. £10 refundable deposit to pay for unwagedpeople, or £20 if you are working. Materials not included.
Sign up now, it‟s a great opportunity to study a new subject, so it‟s worth a try!
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RECENT NEWS
Food For Mood – last chance to include recipes and food stories!The CoolTan Arts Food For Mood cookbook will shortly be going into production. We still have space for a fewmore recipes and short articles. If you've got a way with words, and could help out, please [email protected] (or call Elizabeth on 07736 411494) to talk about it. Thank you!
Farewell to RosieRosie is moving on from CoolTan to a new job. Her last day is the Open Day on 11 June; make sure you comedown and say good bye to her. We wish her all the best and hope to see her again at a walk or exhibition.Rosie says she is sad to be leaving, had a great time here and wishes everyone at CoolTan all the best.
Transition Fund GrantCoolTan Arts are pleased to announce that we have been successful in securing an Office for Civil SocietyTransition Fund Grant. With this Grant, CoolTan Arts will be able to develop the organisation and our servicesto meet the needs for personalisation, brokerage and GP commissioning, set up systems and processes tobecome more sustainable in the future.
New IT equipmentThanks to a Grant from the Get Connected Investment Project CoolTan Arts was able
to purchase new disability accessible ICT equipment. Come along to our computersuite during the Open Access times and test the new computers!
REGULAR WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES
Join a regular workshop at CoolTanDo you have a personal budget, access to direct payments or other funding? Do you want to get out of thehouse, be creative, learn new skills? Come along to one of CoolTan‟s workshops, meet people, learn newskills, have fun, break out of isolation with like-minded people, take part in exhibitions and events. Checkout our services on www.shop4support.com/cooltanarts. Please contact Clara on 020 77012696 or email [email protected] for more details.
Product-Making GroupAre you interested in doing something creative and helping raise money for CoolTan Arts at the same time?Our product-making group design and make products to sell, such as paper, cards and small gifts. The groupis facilitated by professional artists and is free! Come and join us on Thursday mornings from 11am -1pm. Tobook a place, call Asia on 020 77012696 or email [email protected]
New Trips and Exhibitions group!New day to meet: Every Wed 4pm – 5.30pm Do you enjoy going to plays and art exhibitions? Would you like to help others to do the same? Are youinterested in how exhibitions are organised and run at CoolTan Arts? Then this exciting new group is for you.We will be researching free tickets, building links to other galleries and theatres, and going on trips. Also wewill be planning, advertising, organising and evaluating trips out to see exhibitions and plays. Eventually wehope the group will be helping to plan, fundraise, set up and run exhibitions at CoolTan Arts, and othervenues. A chance to learn the whole process of putting on an exhibition – and what happens afterwards.Everybody welcome, there are lots of varied tasks, something for everyone!Contact [email protected], or [email protected], ring our number, or come into the office to letClara know you‟d like to join the group. See you there!
Self-Advocacy Training Skills Programme - June 2011Self-advocacy training enables people to gain a stronger voice for situations where theymight not be listened to, be discriminated against or find barriers to accessing information orservices.This month we have a full Self-advocacy Skills Training workshop schedule at CoolTan Arts.
There are limited places available, please do contact CoolTan if you would like to join thetraining programme as a new participant. What‟s happening this month:
Thursday 16th June from 2pm - 4.30pm: Denise Hill, VoiceAbility London for Advocacy for Independenceadvocate, is provisionally booked to facilitate a practical workshop for people wanting to apply for PersonalBudgets/Community Care Assessments.
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Wednesday 22nd June 11am -1.30pm: Robert Lepper, Mental Health Act trainer with SLaM is offering thefirst of his workshops on the Mental Health Act and Community Treatment Orders (CTO's)Thursday 23rd June from 10.30am - no self-advocacy workshop that day - instead the Borough-widePersonalisation event, with voluntary sector and mental health service user/survivors, guest speakers,workshops and panel followed by lunch - the only event so far like it in Southwark!! See more details below.
In addition to these workshops, the programmes include additional skills training sessions andsupport opportunities – please get in touch for more details, booking forms, and fuller schedules:Drop into CoolTan Arts, phone, email or write & ask for
Phil Ruthen, Advocacy Training Coordinator: [email protected] or [email protected] 020 7701 2696 Mobile 0798 565 8443 www.cooltanarts.org.uk
Personalisation Event with Link SouthwarkThu 23 June, 10.30am – 1.30pmCoolTan Arts and LINk Southwark are pleased to announce thatwe will be holding a „Personalisation Event,‟ on Thursday 23rdJune, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Come and find out more aboutPersonalisation, and what this means for you. There‟s a chanceto join practical workshops on how you can get a personalbudget, the assessment process, and how to plan your support.Lunch and refreshments are provided!
Please call the LINk Host team on 0207 358 7005 if you wouldlike to attend, to give them an idea of numbers. Venue: Albrighton Community Centre, 37 Albrighton Road, EastDulwich Estate, SE22 8AH.Directions: The newly refurbished Albrighton Centre is in DogKennel Hill Estate, East Dulwich, on the other side of the road to the large Sainsbury‟s.Rail: East Dulwich stationBuses from Elephant and Castle: 40, 176. Buses from Camberwell Green: 40, 176, 185, 484 Buses from Peckham: 37, P13.Map:http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=533359&y=175705&z=0&sv=SE22+8AH&st=2&pc=SE22+8AH&mapp
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Filmmaking/Podcasting project about PersonalisationFridays, 11am-1pm at CoolTan ArtsWould you like to be a part of a unique and exciting art project aiming to explore the process any individualneeds to go through to access a personal budget?Are you interested in filmmaking, want to meet new people, learn new skills?CoolTan has a new Filmmaking project about personalisation! Personalisation is a major shift in the way careand support is provided and it will affect all of us. Get involved and join the workshop on Fridays 11am-1pm atCoolTan Arts. Interested? Please e-mail Asia on [email protected] or call 020 701 2696.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Why volunteer? – Need help getting back into work, want to give back to the community Volunteers do a wonderful job and CoolTan couldn‟t exist without the work they do. Volunteering at CoolTanArts can help you gain confidence and new skills, get work experience, make new friends.Volunteer opportunities are available every day. If you would like to help us, please speak to Asia at CoolTan,contact her on 020 7701 2696, email [email protected] or check the websitehttp://cooltanarts.org.uk/category/voluntary-position/ for more details.
Walk leaders and stewards needed!We have our Midnight Walk on 19th June and are looking for volunteers to help on this exciting walk, getinvolved with the Largactyl Shuffle group and join the walk leaders as stewards, leading people safely overstreets etc. You‟ll have the opportunity to take part in training, learn new skills, meet people and have fun.
If you are interested, please contact Asia on [email protected] or call her on 020 77012696.
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Services for Health and Social Care Organisations, mental health practitioners, GPs, socialworkers, key workers… CoolTan Arts can work with GPs and other health professionals to meet the social care needs of their clients.We are very keen to meet you and your teams and tell you more about the services CoolTan Arts offers.If you are a community mental health practitioner and you would like to refer clients, please contact us on 02077012696 or email [email protected]. If you are interested in finding out more about us and how we can work with your organisation, or want aCoolTan representative at your team meetings to give an introduction to CoolTan, please contact us on 02077012696 or email [email protected].
Due to the funding cuts, CoolTan Arts has lost a third of its annual income.We do all we can to mitigiate this but we need your support so CoolTan Arts cancontinue to provide our much-needed services. Can you help?
Last, but not least, a big thanks to our donors, funders, supports, and to all the people who give their time andenergy to CoolTan Arts and make what we do possible.
CoolTan Arts believes mental wellbeing is enhanced by the power of creativity.We are proud to have as Patrons: Maggi Hambling, Sokari Douglas Camp, Ali Smith, Clare Allan and Rosemary ShragerUnit B 237 Walworth Rd London SE17 1RL T: 0207 701 2696 M: 0798 565 8443W: www.cooltanarts.org.uk E: [email protected] Twitter: @cooltan4 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cooltanarts CoolTan Arts Registered charity number 1064231 Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales reg. 3244552
