New Ferry Butterfly Park have recently been awarded an Empty Shops Fund grant by Wirral Council to encourage the use of vacant shop premises for creative activity to reinvigorate the town centre and help economic recovery. The idea is also to raise awareness of the Butterfly Park.
Carol Ramsay, Project Manger of The Comma Project thinks there is no reason why, in the future, New Ferry can’t have enough butterfly attracting plants within its open spaces to attract many more butterflies to the area. Maybe one day New Ferry could become a town of biodiversity, a Butterfly Town.
They are now looking for expressions of interest from artists and creative enterprises. ‘Comma’ Community Arts Project programme for 2012 is aiming to create 5 mini residencies (4 weeks each between May – Sept) working in an empty shop space within New Ferry, Wirral.
Comma Butterfly. Photo by Jean-Pierre Magloire.
Artists will be producing artwork about, for and with the local community. The proposals we choose should be nature/environment based to tie in with the work of New Ferry Butterfly Park. There is emphasis on interaction, we really would like the people of New Ferry to feel a part of this project.
The support and funding we have received will cover the cost of premises rental, utilities, premises insurance, marketing and publicity.
Funding is available per artist/project for expenses and materials and to provide workshops. Carol said: “I'm also on the lookout for new volunteers, perhaps local people who have visited the Butterfly Park in the past but maybe not been involved as it's all outdoors. I need volunteers to help staff the shop. It would be really great to be able to have the space open to the public as often as possible.”
For further details of what your proposal should include or details of how to volunteer please email Carol Ramsay.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/single/1838820
People can also take a look at her book about the Butterfly park published here:
http://www.blurb.com/books/2408319
http://www.blurb.com/books/2408319
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