ArtERY– Arts in the East Riding of Yorkshire is a rural touring scheme and a circuit of venues in the East Riding of Yorkshire where volunteers and bookers promote live entertainment and films in their locality.
Blaize supports rural touring in the region of Yorkshire and Humberside, particularly in the East Riding of Yorkshire and ArtERY is part of our core work and activity.
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ArtERY live offers exciting professional performances, live shows and concerts working with a wide range of venues and bookers. The 2009 Autumn season includes a captivating mix of folk, swing, blues and classical showstoppers from Hilary James and Simon Mayor, flamenco jazz and gypsy music from TG Collective, a new play about Nell Gwyn using life size puppets and a seriously funny award-winning double act of circus skills from Circus Berzercus.
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ArtERY cinema offers a near cinema experience in village and school halls using portable cinema equipment and screen, operated by local volunteers. The 2009 season includes recent Oscar winning hits like Atonement, musical classics from the golden age of cinema like Easter Parade and blockbusters like The Golden Compass, brimming with special effects to delight all ages.
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ArtERY was established by Arts Council of England Yorkshire (ACEY) and East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) in 2003 – both organisations fund ArtERY to present high quality, professional companies in community venues in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
ArtERY cinema successfully obtained awards from Screen Yorkshire, Awards For All Lottery programme and East Riding of Yorkshire Council and in its first year screened almost 100 films in rural venues in East Riding.
Blaize have a service agreement with East Riding of Yorkshire Council to managing ArtERY, developing the service to villages and market towns and providing a menu of artists and companies to performance in local venues. The recent successful touring cinema initiative, raised funds for equipment and co-ordination of the scheme and is popular in the area with sixty films programmed since last autumn.
ArtERY is a member of the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF).
