WalkTalkArt

WalkTalkArt Weymouth – we have questions to ask, please help us answer them. b-side have been appointed to deliver a series of consultations to gain local opinion and ideas to inform an artist brief, for a new public art work in the town.  Join us on our second consultation, which will inform all the other…

Portland Pathways

Portland Pathways Research Group Exhibition

b-side festival’s Portland based project space OUTPOST is hosting a really fascinating exhibition of research uncovered by members of the Portland Pathways Research Group. The Portland Pathways Research Group have uncovered some fascinating histories of Portland’s footpaths and rights of way as part of the Portland Pathways project. From stories of Hiram Otter, who is…

[intransit] Producers: Session 6

Motivated through a new appreciation for tools and stages that come with Project Management the [intransit] producers met at Weymouth College to work on the production of a first draft for the long awaited WHY? Festival line up.   Having now identified how we were going to produce the upcoming festival and events, we reviewed what…

[intransit] Producers: Session 5

With a looming deadline and a member of the team resourcefully balanced in a kitchen roll holder, the [intransit] producers met again for their fifth session on 21st April, joined by Kemi Bamidele from Creative Training Hub.  Throughout the session we focused on our title of ‘project management’, taken through the life cycle of our ‘WHY?…

[intransit] Producers: Session 4

Written by Andrew Lee I started my day sat on the train making the three-hour journey to Weymouth from Chichester. I was reading through the UNCRC in preparation for the day’s session with a copy of the metro on the seat beside me. The government had decided, along with America and France to drop bombs…

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What Does Portland Mean To You?

Come and be photographed in place that is important to you on Portland. B-side are looking for individuals or families who have a special connection to a place on Portland – a connection, a memory, a story to tell that links them to a particular place on the island. Acclaimed photographer, Farhad Berahman is working…

[intransit] Producers: Session 2

Introductions to the WHY? written by Finn McEvoy We met for the second time, on a Thursday evening in Dorchester’s Dorford Centre. At this meeting, first we began to discuss possible partners for our WHY? Festival. There are so many fantastic organisations in Dorset and the surrounding areas that we can get involved with our festival.…

Portland old map

Hello Bea!

b-side are excited to announce the apppointment of Bea Moyes as the project Research Coordinator on their Heritage Lottery Funded project 'Portland Pathways'. Bea is an independent researcher and filmmaker, with a background working with archive collections. She will be coordinating a team of community researchers to explore the historic origins of the rights of way…

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Meet the [intransit] Producers!

The [intransit] Producers are 5 under 25s working together for a specific aim – they are producing and programming their very own WHY? Festival. The WHY? Festival stands for What’s Happening for the Young? And is a festival that was launched in 2014 by the Southbank Centre. The festival itself is always produced by young people’s…