Unit 2 Part D: manage a public showing of the work
The End Of Year Party will be an open event to the public, anyone can enter the event for free so it is more inclusive. We will be using the space at Fusion Arts as we are based there so have easy access to both the venue and the equipment we will need, the venue and YWMP have all the necessary insurance to put on our arts event including public liability and employment insurance. The venue is on Cowley road, which is a busy and diverse area of Oxford that could potentially attract a lot of people to the event. We will also put public videos of the event during it on social media- like on our Instagram stories, this will help with promo and public sharing.
My responsibilities in relation to public showing are to create a live poetry installation to interact with the audience and give them a space to write down ideas in poetry form in response to everything else that is going on.
I made sure we did as much promotion as possible leading up to this event, I helped load in all the gear and set up the PA system, I taped down cables to avoid trips and slips, I welcomed guest as the arrived so they felt comfortable and safe in our presence.
During the event there was one issue with antisocial behaviour, someone wondered in off the street very intoxicated, we reported this to Zahra and waiting until the song finished to see if he would move on, luckily he did as we would have had to take action in asking him to leave otherwise.
Feedback from Beth who is part of our arts award team:
I think that your role throughout the event was really well done. You communicated what you were wanting to well with us all, making team work easy. You took responsibility for your part of the event on the day and managed it all very well. I loved what you did with the interactive poetry, it was a unique idea that got a lot of people engaged! The post it notes were another great idea and really fitted within the event. Something to develop would be perhaps to have a larger projection, and - if you were feeling able to - ask members of the audience personally if they would like to contribute poetry or what they thought of a piece if you saw them reading it.
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