What is Plymouth Fringe?
Plymouth Fringe is an unincorporated group of creative practitioners with a range of formal and informal affiliations to the city of Plymouth (UK). Many (but not all) of these practitioners live or work in Plymouth and the group has been brought together with the focus of the British Art Show 7 and around the notion of ‘fringe activity’, with the aim of making things happen in the city.
How do I get involved?
The easiest way to get involved is to add yourself to this site. For full instructions on how to get started see the How-To guides…
You can add information about yourself/your activities as:
- a venue provider (Where?)
- a person working towards making something happen as part of the Fringe (Who?)
- a project (What?)
- a confirmed event (When?)
- a news updates (News)
Why?
This website aims to act as a database of Fringe events, venues, projects, co-coordinators and participants who are working autonomously (and often cooperatively), to allow people to make connections with each other and to help audiences for the Plymouth Fringe find out about what is going on in the city (running parallel to BAS7 in Plymouth, UK).
The only way to ensure that the database is maintained properly and in-order is by YOU taking the time to ensure that you add your information in the correct way. This site is moderated by a small number of people giving their time and support for free so please do not spam, write anything abusive and above all: do not use this site to discuss personal issues that do not relate to the fringe or its activities.
FAQ: Who is the boss of this thing?
There is no management team, administrative hub or selection panel for the Plymouth Fringe, the group has a fluid membership and is open to those who share an interest in generating (or working on) creative projects with public outcomes. Plymouth Fringe operates without central funding, with creative practitioners volunteering their time, effort, energy and ideas. Instead of a centrally controlled system, individuals/small groups work autonomously and cooperatively to make things happen.
Plymouth Fringe does not wish to replicate existing institutions in the city. Its aim is to set up a sustainable and resilient DIY (do-it-yourself) eco-system for creative practitioners, to help put these practitioners in contact with each other and to make this creative community more visible.
FAQ: Who is publishing all the stuff on this website?
All content is user-generated (published by those who want to get involved in making things happen in Plymouth) but a small number of site moderators work to ensure that:
- information on the site is relevant and factual
- the site is easy to use for both contributors and visitors
This means that Plymouth Fringe’s website is a managed environment but the site moderators do not decide who can or can’t be involved in Plymouth Fringe.
The only criteria you need to fulfill to get involved is:
- you are interested in setting up (or working towards) a creative project with a public outcome/s
- the project’s public outcome/s will be accessible to audiences in Plymouth (UK) at some point between 17 Sept – 4 December 2011
- you are prepared to work towards securing a venue and/or other necessary resources to make your project happen
FAQ: How can I meet up with other people who want to make things happen?
Plymouth Fringe organizes semi-regular meet-ups for people who are interested in making things happen as part of the Fringe. These are social events with a focus on Fringe-related conversations. Individuals might like to share information and ideas about their projects at these meets-ups, or discuss problems they are having to try and find solutions. These meet-ups also give individuals a chance to get to know each other, to ‘put faces to names’ and to share skills and experiences.
Information about the next event can be found on the Plymouth Fringe facebook group.
FAQ: Who do I contact for advice on how to make things happen?
Many of the individuals involved in Plymouth Fringe have professional experience in successfully delivering and facilitating creative projects with public outcomes. Some may also have strong working relationships (and formal or informal affiliations) with organisations, institutions, venues, groups of people, businesses etc. around the city. All the individuals involved are committing their time and energies to make things happen. For these reason, these individuals may become a very useful resource for you if you too are interested in making things happen in the city.
If you like the look of someone’s proposed project or you can see that their approach/skills might compliment yours (do a little research here), simply get in touch with them, introduce yourself and start a conversation.
FAQ: I still don’t understand how this site works or I am having problems with it. Who do I contact?
You can contact the site administrators via email in all instances.
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