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LYAN Membership is currently being reviewed - at present we are not signing up any new members, however please do get in touch as we'd love to hear about any events, workshops or projects you are involved in.

Just write to: Alya Din at alya@youthartslondon.co.uk.

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Services

LYAN aims to be a resource for young people, artists and organisations and all those involved in youth arts in London to:

Just to remind you of some of the benefits we currently offer, these include:

- Sharing good practice plans and ideas

- Provide an information exchange

- Identify and develop training and professional standards in youth arts

- Initiate research and provide an evidence base for the sector

- Promote youth arts through the media

- Lobby regionally, nationally and internationally for positive change in the sector

- Forge links and network with public, private and voluntary sector partners locally and globally

Direct Services available to all members include:

- Membership card with unique number (to be used against special offers)

- Bi-monthly newsletter full of news, whatâ€™s on, special offers, funding opportunities, jobs and lots more!

- Be the first to hear about FLYA and the chance to

- Free copy of the Youth Arts Workforce Development Plan

- Will work with individual members to help promote a particular project or service

- The chance to feature as the Profile of the Month on the LYAN website â€“ a great way to publicise your organisation and the services you provide

- A link to your website in our Networks section on the LYAN website

- 20% discount to AccessFunds an online funding information website that gives up to date information on different opportunities available

- 10% discount on silent memberships for all LYAN members, currently Â£53.99 from Â£59.99

- Discounts to theatre productions across London, courtesy of Mobius Industries

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Profile of the Month: June 2006

Organisation/project name: Camden Arts Centre - Image Conscious Project

Art forms/Activities: The Camden Arts Centre specialises in Contemporary Visual Art, activites and services include:

- Gallery Space
- Courses
- Schools and Community Projects
- Events including talks, film screenings, live performances, family days

History: Camden Arts Centre is where ideas about contemporary art are made visible. Through their exciting and frequently changing programme of exhibitions and education they invite you to look at, talk about and make art.

Performance at Turbelles
Camden Arts Centre - Image Concious Project

Currently: Launch of Image Conscious Digital Book

Camden Arts Centre has launched a digital book documenting the innovative youth mentoring programme Image Conscious. Established in partnership with Camden Youth and Connexions Service, Image Conscious matched nine artists with thirty Camden residents aged thirteen to eighteen. It offered personalised support to young people confronting difficulties in their school, family or social life. Making videos, exhibitions, performances and a publication, they explored shared interests with artists including Faisal Abduâ€™Allah, David Blandy, Serena Korda, Gordon McKenna, Tara Sampy, Othello Deâ€™Souza-Hartley, Raine Smith, Victoria Rothschild and Tomas Vanek.

â€˜Working with the artist was the most stimulating thing Iâ€™ve ever done.â€™ Shannette Ellington (Participant 2003-2005)

An independent evaluative report on Image Conscious has been produced by the Open University and Camden Arts Centreâ€™s youth programme now continues with Viewfinder, a project with young people from Kilburn Youth Centre and Camden Leaving Care, funded by the Local Network Fund.

Call the Education team at Camden Arts Centre for your FREE copy of the Image Conscious CD-Rom on +44 (0)20 7472 5500.

Message to the world! (future plans): Viewfinder provides an opportunity to continue the relationship with these young people. It will develop a positive dialogue with a group aged 16- 19 who would not normally visit Camden Arts Centre. In a series of sessions with artists and peer mentors the participants will work together looking at Camden Arts Centreâ€™s appeal to young people and investigate ways to communicate and engage. They will create a video to be screened in a special event at Camden Arts Centre and various local venues. The project will offer related training sessions to artists. It will be a springboard for a longer programme collaborating with young people, providing them with a sense of ownership and belonging in relation to public spaces such as Camden Arts Centre.

Unique/funny fact about the organisation: pass

Performance at Turbelles
Camden Arts Centre - Image Concious Project