This Website is an integral part of a Festival of Ephemeral Arts which has been created by Asian Arts Access in conjunction with London Boroughs of Kingston, Croydon, Merton and Bexley with additional funding by Association of London Government.

It is aimed at the following:

• Artists and arts organisations.
  
  
• Schools and arts teachers.
  
  
• Children and parents.
  
  
• Asian and cross-cultural children and their parents.
• Public Libraries.
  
  
• Research libraries and picture editors
  
  
• Researchers and academics interested in community arts development.
  
  
• Members of the general public.
  
  
• Funders and sponsors.
  
  
• Local authorities and their funded arts organisations.
  
  
• Cross-cultural arts organisations seeking access to South Asian arts
  
• Further work is under progress. It aims to create a
  programme of access to ephemeral arts of mainstream communities

Educational Objectives of the Festival

This site is an integral part of the Festival of Ephemeral Arts which is being run in various parts of the United Kingdom by Asian Arts Access. You can see the some of the most important aspects of the Festival by viewing this site and then visiting the Festival at a location near you. Please contact Asian Arts Access for details.

The Festival has been designed to provide educational benefits to UK based schools, teachers and libraries. There are various elements of practical work which can be reproduced in the classroom. You can do this by using the Teachers Resource Pack.

ORDER FORM FOR TEACHERS RESOURCE PACK

A special resource pack has been developed for teachers interested in using the ephemeral arts as a vehicle for teaching the following:

• How the ephemeral arts can be created in the classroom to meet the needs of the UK National Curriculum
• Details of the various community and religious festivals which inspire ephemeral arts
• Photographs of selected arts for use in the classroom
• Guide to sources, references and other Websites
• Commentary on the use of ephemeral arts for education, entertainment and information
• Invitation to teachers to join the Festival development programme

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Invitation

We are also interested in working with other collaborators in UK. Enquiries are welcome from artists who wish to submit their work for inclusion in the site. Research libraries and picture suppliers are also invited to contact Asian Arts Access to extend the range of materials hosted on the site. Full credits will be given.

We also aim to assist collaborators to achieve their objectives for arts development where they are compatible with those of Asian Arts Access and the Festival. Please use the feedback form to contact the Festival Director.

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