Previous Projects.
Dance for Dementia
Lottie started working with people living with Dementia in 2015, training in London with Arts 4 Dementia whilst she worked with them in an Administrator position. She was inspired in memory of her grandmother who was an incredible dance teacher with determined spirit. After assisting with classes through the charity she then began running my own self funded sessions in Surbiton within care home settings and for people still living within the community.
In 2020 she began teaching with Alzheimer Scotland and within care homes in Dumbarton. These classes will restart after the end of Lockdown under the Clifftop Projects umbrella.
Sept - Dec 2019
Cutty Sark 150th birthday!
From September to December 2019 Lottie facilitated a project funded by Royal Museums Greenwich and the Bellsmyre Development Trust. Working with young people at The Cutty Sark Centre in Dumbarton she taught them about the ship that had been first constructed in their town 150 years ago. With their new knowledge they then created artistic responses to facts about the ship learning about it’s trade in tea and wool as well as about it’s speed and racing prowess!
Their artwork was then exhibited at the Maritime Museum in Dumbarton, where they visited on a trip, before it journeyed to London to be shown at The Cutty Sark herself!
July 2019
Fresh Creations and West Dunbartonshire Council’s summer school
A Blog Post from Lottie:
The four sessions I spent with the Youth Alliance Summer Programme were a fantastic way to get to know some of Dumbarton's young people. I was apprehensive about the 'drop in' model of the days as for a skill like dance you usually need longer to make an impact and need dedication of this time from the young people. However, I had no need to be worried! The students that were dedicated to dance remained in my sessions for sometimes the whole day and it was a delight to see them collaborate and create together.
I was particularly impressed that we had dancers and non-dancers alike taking part and giving it their all. As a group they started to look out for one another and support each other which given the age range (from 8 to 14) and the fact that lots of them didn't know each other before was fantastic. As a facilitator I learnt a lot about how to keep young people engaged when there are a host of other activities they could enjoy and how to pace their learning to ensure they aren't bored but also won't forget it all by the following session! It was great that some of the young people had a chance to showcase their work at the Auchengellan Festival at the end of the summer and I was incredibly proud of all they had achieved.
September 2018
Disrupting Dumbarton - A Creative Clean Up For the Future
In Summer 2018 Lottie Barker Productions and Joseph Dalton Art were awarded funding from The Hunter Foundation as part of their 100 Disrupters project.
Collaborating with local arts organisation Lodestone Creative and a community litter picking group based in Dumbarton they ran two events in September of 2018 that included a clean up of the beach followed a community arts day to create a sculptural piece of work from some of the rubbish collected.
With participants from aged 7 to over 60 it was a great success!