Comments on: The Arts Barge Project. Can you float their boat?

By: YorkStories

YorkStories — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:39:03 +0000

Good to see that the £5,000 target has been reached! Though of course support is still needed, and welcome.

As the update on http://www.pleasefund.us/projects/the-arts-barge-project says: “what the past 55 days has demonstrated is the weight of community support behind this project even in a major recession.”

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:30:56 +0000

I attended a couple of last year’s events, I took my daughter too and we both loved it. I even got my parents down there most days for coffee and cake.

It is a brilliant idea and, as earlier posts have stated, the organisers are lovely as were the patrons. I will most definitely be a frequent visitor when it is up and running.

I have vague memories of the old Arts Center, of spending a day there making puppets when in primary school, it encouraged my creative passions and I know the Arts Barge will do the same for so many youngsters. I can’t wait to get my daughter’s school/class involved.

By: YorkStories

YorkStories — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:35:30 +0000

Sounds perfect to me too!

Last summer’s events sound good - sorry I missed them, and recommend the video on the Arts Barge pages (on the link included above) to anyone else who missed them.

I also have happy memories of the Arts Centre, some great gigs there :)

By: rebecca horner

rebecca horner — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:37:06 +0000

We went to the cafe in the arts barge last summer and to some kids events. It was *great*. We loved the old arts centre too and I worked their on a placement when I was 17. Would so love York to have this exciting centre. Something for locals rather than tourists. And the people running it are lovely. Art, music, poetry, food, bobbing on the ouse. Just sounds perfect to me…