Dave Wood's C.V. 18/8/04

my tenet is that everyone is creative. I work with all groups and individuals to enable them to access their imaginative spark.

administrated - arts projects and tours throughout Britain. provided arts-based training for professionals in education, health, business and community arts.

writer in residence, Waterstone's, Nottingham - writing workshops. storytelling sessions - Unity Primary/Draycott Primary . design/painting of giant book. In-store storytelling/Laugh Your Pants Off Stall (Comic Relief). haiku/tanka workshops. soap opera session with writer Richard Young. invented/administrated big word day. refuge sessions - published in store. doctor love's poetry clinic - writing sessions for Valentine's Day. a write-a-thon-ic day. monthly writing sessions

language worker - published in; The Green And White Bag, South, Doors, Poetry leaf, From to Bangkok to Bangladesh, The Round Organ, The Daily Round, Clay and Words, Poetry Nottingham International, Egg-Cups. Guest editor Doors 53. self published choosing paths/stealing the river and boon. read Wimborne Poetry Fair, Round Festival Jam Session 1996, South Gathering 1995, Broxtowe College, Celebrating Stapleford, Beetroot Tree Gallery, Waterstone's, St.Swithun's Church, (Belper Arts Festival), Round Festival 2001, NSF Nottingham. Sawley Wesleyan Guild. Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture - Galleries of Justice - reading with Vickie Rouse. poem/reading for marriage of Andrew/Sarah Rampton, naming ceremony of Amy/Tom Mepham and wedding of Mick Fealty and Fay Bowden, Dorset. created play - The Pink Cog, performed Dorset and The Round Festival, London

further educationally - Broxtowe College Development worker (Stapleford, Long Eaton, Sawley) - April 2002 - September 2003. administrating open your art - students' exhibition at local Library. whole day workshop - Beeston Day Centre. creative writing and development sessions - Long Eaton Skills Shop. stress release fair 2001 - poetry session - growing old disgracefully - creativity for elderly residents. getting your words out (writing/editing sessions) - Long Eaton. staff training session - Broxtowe College Staff. Open Door Writers' Group - weekly creative writing sessions. banner session with African Caribbean Elders. drama sessions - Beeston Day Centre. arts/crafts sessions – Stapleford, Awsworth, Beeston Rylands. representing Broxtowe College at Local Area Forum meeting and Community Operations Group. printing session - Mental Health Fair. sculpture session with partially sighted group, Eastwood. creative writing and collage sessions with Beauvale Court stroke group. administrating wake-up monday (community education tasters) Stapleford 2003. creative writing workshops - Stapleford Library and The Manor Centre, Beeston. (devising and) facilitating confidence and creativity - personal development course. blowing the dust off your biro (creative writing) for Notts Uni Continuing Education. administrating open your art too; community art exhibition (including design of banner)

visual artist - maker - Giant Poetry Scrabble. creator - Poetry Dominoes. spoken poem prints and sculpture - Beetroot Tree Gallery, Draycott. poetry self portraits (language and visual arts) stall - Celebrating Stapleford. designer - cover for open door creative writing collection (mental health awareness week 2001) design of becus' (credit union) logo.

actor - (theatre in the round), Word And Action's Instant Theatre. directed/acted Claim with Richard Young - International Theatre in the Round Festival/Stress Release Fair 2001. the journey (dance-drama) - co-produced/directed - Wimborne, Dorset. the gift (Chris Johnston) - Ireland. the woman (R.G.Gregory) - Dorset. the monster (R.G.Gregory) - Dorset. poems in action - Britain/Europe. famine (M.Fealty) - Round Festival/Ireland.

also completed - Trent Uni - six workshops. two workshops - Beetroot Tree Art Gallery. Erewash Writers' - two full day writing sessions. C.V./press release for artist, Karen Thompson. South Notts College poetry session. prose workshop - City Arts' Writing to Reach You. reading for NSF Nottingham. poetry session in Erewash Museum Maze. writing session - Swanwick Hall School. performance with musicians' collective (aware). haiku workshops - Kirk Hallam School. launch of boon - Stapleford Library. creation myth workshops - Herbert Strutt Primary. printing workshop at Erewash Museum. Giant Poem - Stapleford Jubilee Celebrations 2002. building life-size pit-pony for museum. making walk-on board game. Postcard Project with Open Door Day Centre. commissioned poem for Wimborne Poetry Fair. creative writing session - Stapleford Volunteer Bureau. poetry and pictures - Roundhill Primary. creatively developing - devising and facilitating course for Notts University. Mediaeval puppet workshops - Erewash Museum. local voices poetry project, Creswell. monoprint books - project with young mums. Durban House - creative reviews and five minutes writers' drinks mats. designed publicity/header for Sign-Hear (Deaf Awareness Training). workshop/reading for National Poetry Day - Ruddington Library. three poetry workshops - St Martin's Special School. Workshop, Erewash Museum (National Poetry Day). Hallowe’en storytelling - Durban House. printing stall - Stapleford Health Day. creative writing sessions - Long Eaton Skills Shop, Durban House, Stapleford Volunteer Bureau and Manor Centre, Beeston. reading for National Tree Week – Draycott. exhibit, Which Makes Me Smile’, at Surface Gallery, Nottingham. Nottingham Tennis Centre - children's creative sessions. Nottingham Credit Union/s - devising/facilitating poetry project. exhibits for Postcard Project, Surface Gallery. poem for sign hear (sign song). poetry and prose – workshop with Spondon Writers. paintings and reading at Erewash Art Exhibition. prints and reading at Surface Gallery Open Exhibition. Tall stories workshop with Erewash Writers. making a manuscript – Long Eaton Skills Shop, Durban House Heritage Centre and University of Nottingham. blowing the dust off your biro (2004) – University of Nottingham. Bookmaking - Learning Works, Nottingham. Creative Writing Session - Ruddington Library. Poetry Bunting - Broxtowe Hemlock Happening. Poems and Pictures - Eastwood. Sculpture course - Broxtowe College (Stapleford). collaborative installation project - The Beetroot Tree with Sue Jarman (textile artist). milestones - writing/printing project with Open Door Centre. Participatory theatre work in Sicily. Writing sessions with Sneinton House.

2005 - Workshop with Deaf Community & Blind and Partially Sighted Groups, Angel Row. sculpture sessions - Stapleford. Creative writing - Eastwood, Sawley and Trowell. Haiku dialogues with Notts reading development officer. Sculpture Sessions - Beeston Day Centre. Project with Nottingham City Arts' Art in Mind at Portland House Hostel. Commissioned poems for exhibitions at the Surface Gallery, Nottingham. Workshops at Derby Gallery, Editing sessions - Notts Uni, Two workshops on culture - Beeston Fields School. Week's work at the Wetherby Day Centre, Derby. Poems on Pappadums, Poetry reader in Doctor's Surgery, Radford.

contact me davewrite2002(at)yahoo.com