Bristol young people gain music space through 12-year link: what residents need to know
Renishaw and Bristol Beacon say their partnership has supported music education, emerging artists and staff engagement across the Bristol region since it began in 2014. One lasting result is the Renishaw Room, a studio in the venue’s education suite used by young musicians and artists.
The partnership centres on sustained community opportunities, with programmes spanning music lessons, mentoring, artist development and links to engineering and technology. Bristol Beacon describes the arrangement as a collaboration shaped around both organisations’ aims.
A studio used by students and artists
Bristol Beacon says 98 students aged 11 to 24 receive private or group lessons over a 12-month period through its music education programme. The studios also support its Resident Artists Programme, which has offered paid placements to three mid-career artists for the past three years. Artists use the space to rehearse, record and develop albums.
Another programme, Hope Creative, has run for 10 years for care-experienced young people. Bristol Beacon says 65 young people are welcomed into the studios each year for music mentoring, with the sessions offering routine and a shared creative space. This is one example of how young Bristol artists can develop their creative practice through local music programmes.
The venue has also begun working with City of Bristol College to host teaching for music production, songwriting, festival production and sound engineering courses. The courses are expected to give 50 students aged 16 to 18 access to a working studio and live music venue.
From music technology to staff engagement
In 2015, the partners trialled Beat Lab, giving children aged seven to 14 the chance to make instruments from fruit and vegetables using circuit boards and conductive ink. The stated aim was to encourage interest in music, science, technology, engineering and maths, and in later study of STEM subjects.
The collaboration has also included a Renishaw company choir, a team away day at Bristol Beacon and membership benefits for employees. The organisations present these activities as part of a longer relationship connecting workplace engagement with opportunities in the local community.
Bristol Beacon’s account describes a range of programmes rather than a single annual measure of impact. Its figures include separate groups and activities, so they should not be read as a count of unique participants across the partnership.
Source: Bristol Beacon News
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