Local treasures inspire haunting stories from Oxfordshire’s young people.
If you are aged 16-25 you could be working with a professional theatre artist throughout January at The Oxfordshire Museum Woodstock creating an exciting trail for museum visitors to try out. You'll be creating characters and haunting stories inspired by mysteries of Oxfordshire and developing an intriguing trail that will lead visitors around Oxfordshire’s treasures, one riddle at a time.
The project aims to bring local hidden secrets to the surface in a unique and enticing way. Woodstock is just one of three in the Hidden Project series that explores and celebrates local heritage through creativity.
Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded OYAP Trust a grant to work with young people in Witney, Woodstock and Wantage and explore the secrets and treasures of their local towns. The project, a partnership between OYAP Trust, The Oxfordshire Museum, The Vale and Downland Museum and Cogges Manor Farm is a fresh approach to outreach that will inspire young people to explore the county’s unique heritage.
Join the Hidden Project at Woodstock.
Spend four days working with a professional theatre artist for free and create a unique event.
Saturdays 14th January – 4th February 2012. 10am – 4pm at The Oxfordshire Museum.
To book your place contact Becca: rrtimms@googlemail.com or 07980 140753 by the 13th January 2012
Train as a Bronze/Silver Arts Award Adviser - Bicester 26th January 
Venue: The Courtyard Youth Arts Centre, Bicester
Date: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Timing: 9:45 am for 10am until 4pm
Cost: £145.00 includes refreshments and lunch
Arts Award is a national qualification which supports young people aged 11–25 to develop as artists and arts leaders. It offers a flexible framework for accrediting young people’s creative development and can be delivered in many different settings, and within varying timescales. Find out more at www.artsaward.org.uk/inmysetting
Training as an adviser is the first step in getting going with Arts Award. Advisers support, mentor and assess young people working towards awards. The day includes presentation, case studies and discussion, and covers how to deliver and assess the Arts Award at both levels.
View all course dates and book online www.artsaward.org.uk
Arts Clubs at the Courtyard
Digital Arts Club Monday nights at 4pm - 5:45pm
Creative Arts Club Wednesdays 4pm - 5:45pm
All sessions are £4 per session, for more information or to book a place email admin@oyap.org.uk or call the OYAP Trust office on 01869 602560
Vicious Youth - A film about the perception of young people in the media
Last year we worked with a group of extraordinary young people. The film they made, Vicious Youth - A film by OYAP Trust and Jewson Film Productions - is a cautionary tale of a world in which society's response to the problem of 'Youths' has frightening consequences.
With the media frenzy over the recent riots, it’s a reminder of what young people can achieve with positive support. Let’s give it another airing…
The project set out to question perceptions of young people in the media.and hear the voices of young people who have been marginalised or are at risk of becoming invisible in society. With the help of Autism Oxford, Autism Family Support and Oxfordshire's Looked After Children service OYAP Trust brought together a group of 13-18 year olds to tell their own story in their own way.
Witney youth in a spin at Pimp My Bike
This summer, over 15 young people aged 10-18, brought their broken BMX’s and rusted mountain bikes to Base 33, a youth centre in the heart of Witney, to take part in the workshop “Pimp My Bike”, a two day community-building workshop. Check out the film made by one of OYAP's Young Leaders, Sam Hamper...
Funded by Sanctuary with support from Cottsway Housing and West Oxfordshire District Council, Pimp My Bike saw young people learn to strip down and rebuild their bikes, whilst also “pimping” the bodywork with a spray paint makeover.
Participants were delighted that their hard work stripping, sanding and spraying had unleashed a new lease of life for their BMX's.
‘It’s amazing when you work at something how you can change"’
See here for details about Pimp My Bike and other OYAP Projects
Creative ideas for parents, carers and families
If you are a foster carer looking for creative ideas have a good look at our new website www.creativity4health.com it is packed full of ideas for parents, carers and families to enjoy creative and healthy projects together.
Take a look at the menu in the Creative Kitchen and get your creative juices flowing. There is something for everyone... enjoy! Post pictures of your creations on our Facebook page
“Making things boosts self esteem and creative thinking. Learning to confidently handle materials gives people another way of communicating meaning and expressing ideas.” Access Art, 2010
