West London Story Forums Summaries: Arts/ Community involvement in GREENFEST in West London (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)
Leader: John Griffiths
info@greenfest.org.uk
Key points of discussion:
•Greenfest – fate, funding, nature
•Kirsty Little: choreography – mothers with babies in community
• Charlotte: art installation involving children
• Vashti: scrap bank – projects for kids
• Linda: conversations mapped out on a large sheet
• Kirsty Adams: other boroughs/ volunteers/ arts organisations/ street theatre – engagement with the community
Key Actions
• Kirsty Adams will promote in Harrow and seek street theatre volunteers
• John – Charlotte will contact
• John – will investigate scrapbook facilities
• John - will explore more ways of visitor-visitor contact
GREENFEST West London
Themes that came out:
• Develop ways to make visitors interact with each other
• Street theatre that engages people
• Artists doing their work at the festival, and engaging with people watching – opportunity to sell