culturepool
has its foundations in Art in Mind an 'off-shoot' of Philosophy
in Pubs (PIPs). The initial thoughts behind Art in Mind were that
philosophical discussion, linking with the ethos of PIPs, would be stimulated by various arts & cultural events.
Although this did happen, we found that people were more attracted by the social
aspect and came along because “they didn’t know anyone who would
be interested in this kind of thing” and wanted to share their
experience with people who had similar interests.
When
the co-ordinator of Art in Mind moved on we decided to take on board
the feedback and review the aims of the group - hence culturepool.
The aim of
culturepool
is to provide an environment where people feel comfortable to share,
discuss and reflect on their experiences of art & culture
throughout the city. We hope to visit at least one event each month
within the city in the first 12 months and then expand to
incorporate more community projects later on with more frequency.
We believe that there is a
need within Liverpool to provide an environment where people feel
comfortable to explore and express their views of art & culture
and see this is as a sustained, long-term project going beyond
‘08.
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