SPEARFISH
Spearfish arts development - liaising with arts / youth services at local authority and community level to run street art programmes for disaffected young people across the
Example project: New Approach project working with street artists, film makers, fashion designers, DJs, music promoters, illustrators and graphic designers to run workshops and short courses for young people congregating in Manchester City Centre. The project aimed to reduce anti-social behaviour, improve relationships between cultural / regeneration sites of interest and local young people; and offer participants new ideas about vocational development by enabling them to sample and work with a variety of professionals in creative industries. New Approach was funded by Barclays.