Out of Site

Arts Council- England support “Out of Site”, a participatory media arts project, focusing on Travellers, living in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The project is a partnership between Cascade, “Hidden Voices”, Cottingham High, Media Arts Specialist School and the Traveller Community. The project will involve a series of participatory media art workshops leading to an online broadcast, a touring exhibition and a publication. Thematically “Out of Site” it is about the changing identity of a hidden community, integration, technological inclusion, fantasy and oral history.

Creating Tribes

This short documentary film was made with people at the Earth Centre, Bridlington. It was made by Claire Taylor, and it part of the Out of Site, a creative project challenging negative stereo types of the Traveller community.

Woodhill Way craft morning

We went to the Traveller site at Woodhill way with METAS and Hidden Voices to do some activities with the children. We had colouring in sheets, mobiles to make and models to build. It was really well attended by both children and adults, the kids were all fantastic and made some great pictures and mobiles.

a selection of mobiles made by the childrena selection of mobiles made by the children a collage of colouring in animalsa collage of colouring in animals a model bowtop wagona model bowtop wagon mobiles made by the childrenmobiles made by the children a painting of fireworksa painting of fireworks

Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month

June 2008 was the first Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month (new window) to celebrate and raise awareness of Gypsy Roma and Traveller culture and history. As part of the celebrations Cottingham High School held a tree planting ceremony attended by Roma students at the school and Lord Andrew Adonis, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools.

Lord Andrew Adonis giving a speechLord Andrew Adonis giving a speech A student puts a tree in the groundA student puts a tree in the ground a student and the mayor firm the ground around the treea student and the mayor firm the ground around the tree The planted treeThe planted tree

Sounds of Appleby Horse Fair

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Sounds of Appleby Horse Fair - A short audio capturing the atmosphere of Appleby Horse Fair

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