Posted on Wednesday 22 June 2011 | 0 comments

Big up to both the Newquay Voice and Cornish Guardian for the brilliant coverage over the last couple of weeks. Now we just need to hear from the retailers, surf school and B&B owners who are up for stocking our cool T-shirts. Please call Dawn Melville of Excess Energy Communications on 07876 365210 to get involved. Cheers MAKN

Posted on Tuesday 21 June 2011 | 1 comments

NEWQUAY SHOPS – MY A’TH KAR NEEDS YOU!!
Four entrepreneurial 14 and 15 year-olds from Treviglas Community College are calling out to all managers of Newquay shops, organisers of local events and festivals and owners of surf lodges and surf schools and asking them to show their love for Newquay. The determined group of youngsters has created a range of amazing T-shirts to sell and the proceeds will go to sustaining the My A’th Kar Newquay art activists who are brightening up the town’s ‘grot spots’ with colourful designs. The Treviglas crew has worked with professional designer Jamin Lean of Jamin Design Studio to create the pilot project of 100 vibrant, imaginative T-shirts which are currently in production with North Cornwall-based IAMWHY. They will be available for sale within the next few weeks at the cost of £15 each. The entrepreneurial team now need Newquay retailers and businesses to do their bit and help sell the products. The team will ensure that there is a profit within the sale for the retailer and then the additional proceeds from the sales will go towards transforming the town with more amazing artworks. My A’th Kar Newquay means ‘I love you Newquay’ in Cornish and a team of determined young artist activists have been working for months to mastermind works which have now gone up around town. All of the artwork reflects the pride that these young people feel about their town and messages about how they would like visitors and tourists to see and treat the place. As a separate project, the four Treviglas teenagers have come together to form the T-shirt social enterprise to support the overall project which is funded by FEAST and the Real Ideas Organisation. Fifteen year-old Eli Hawkins says, “We’re looking for the best local shops to endorse our brand and support our cause. This is a great retail opportunity and a brilliant chance for the shops to promote their commitment to the town by showcasing our products whilst still making a profit for themselves. We did some research and in our opinion, all that Newquay tourists can buy at the minute is pretty dull screenprinted T-shirts or the tacky lifeguard hoodies. Our MAKN T-shirt looks really cool and fills a current gap in the market. ” Eli continues, “For the pilot programme we’ve created three main colourways and a range of sizes for guys and girls. So now we just need the Newquay retailers, who constantly benefit from the tourist trade, to get on board and help us transform our town.” To get involved Newquay business owners should contact Dawn Melville of Excess Energy Communications on 07876 365210. To see more news of the project please go to iloveyounewquay.blogspot.com or the My A’th Kar Newquay Facebook site. Thank you from the My A’th Kar Newquay crew.

Posted on Wednesday 15 June 2011 | 0 comments

NEWQUAY TEENAGERS CANVAS THEIR PRIDE FOR THE TOWN TO A T
Four enthusiastic 14 and 15 year-olds from Treviglas Community College are rapidly designing, developing and planning to promote their own range of T-shirts for the innovative My A’th Kar Newquay campaign. Within two months, the vibrant, imaginative set of T-shirts will be available to buy in most surf and clothing stores in Newquay, as well as at festivals and events, and the proceeds from the sales will go towards transforming the town with amazing artworks. My A’th Kar Newquay means ‘I love you Newquay’ in Cornish and a team of determined young artist activists have been working for months to mastermind works which have now gone up around town. All of the artwork reflects the pride that these young people feel about their town and messages about how they would like visitors and tourists to see and treat the place. As a separate project, the four Treviglas teenagers have come together to form a social enterprise to support the overall project which is funded by FEAST and the Real Ideas Organisation. In the past few weeks, the designer team have been working with Newquay-based Excess Energy Communications and facesnap graphic designers to develop their ideas and ranges. They have studied and created logos, masterminded a range of T-shirt design for guys and girls and researched the market and sales options with a number of local retailers. They have also visited IAMWHY clothing company in Kilkhampton to find out how the production process works and understand the potential complications and challenges of their project. They have also considered labels, display boards and guerrilla marketing and are rapidly pushing forward with all their plans. The overall aim of the retail project is to create a range of products that grab the attention of tourists and make them want to purchase the goods as their key souvenir on their trip to Newquay. The labels will show important information about MAKN and what the project means and the team is also hoping to expand into further product ranges in the future. Fifteen year-old Alex Remizov says, “This is a really great experience so far. Getting out of the classroom and into a creative workspace at Excess Energy - with designers and a dog - has been brilliant. Seeing behind the scenes at IAMWHY was really interesting and really revved us all up about making our own T-shirts and it was brilliant that they let us come along. It’s been really cool to see our own designs in production and we’re all proud to be part of this project to transform Newquay into a better place.”

Posted on Tuesday 7 June 2011 | 0 comments

MY A’TH KAR NEWQUAY HARBOURS FRESH PLAN TO TRANSFORM THE TOWN

Newquay’s innovative, pride-driven art activists, My A’th Kar Newquay (MAKN), is today (Monday 6th June) pleased to announce that it has been invited to help transform Newquay Harbour by Cornwall Council. Following their recent work on the underpass wall at Burger King, at the Blue Reef Aquarium beachside site, and around the old bus station, the group has been invited to resurrect the original Burger King Mural on the South Quay of the admired Newquay Harbour. The work will be fully supported and sponsored by Burger King UK who is behind the future of the project.

My A’th Kar Newquay means ‘I love you Newquay’ in Cornish and a team of determined young creatives have been working for months to mastermind works which have now gone up around town. All of the artwork reflects the pride that these young people feel about their town and messages about how they would like visitors and tourists to see and treat the place. As a separate project, four Treviglas Community College pupils have also come together to form a social enterprise to support the overall project which is funded by FEAST and the Real Ideas Organisation.

The harbour site offers a massive canvas however the initial project will see the team working with lead artist Mat McIvor to re-create the much-loved initial mural up to head height on the available wall. The hope is that once this phase 1 work is completed, funding and in-kind support can be found to rework the entire area (up to the road level) with an extension of the artwork.
Mat will be starting the project on Monday 13th June and the group’s blog and facebook sites will be carrying updates on the work and publicising days and times when the local community can come along and get involved.

Mat McIvor, lead artist for the project says, “It’s brilliant to be resurrecting the original MAKN image as it was all developed with the core youngsters in the group. It is particularly fitting, portraying the house on the island as a central point with key messages emanating from the heart of it all. The harbour wall will effectively mirror the house on the island and bring together the old and the new of the town in this key spot. We can’t wait to get started.”

David Chadwick of Cornwall Council says, “It’s great to see My A’th Kar Newquay going from strength to strength and their latest project in the harbour promises to be the best of all. It’s wonderful to see young people have such a sense of pride in their town and they are making a real difference to how Newquay looks, supporting the work of the Newquay Safe Partnership so practically. They are to be congratulated and encouraged.”

Paul Golder, Finance Director of Zing Leisure Ltd, the owners of Burger King UK says, "We are delighted to support My A'th Kar Newquay in their endeavours to make Newquay a brighter and better place."

To see more news of the project please go to iloveyounewquay.blogspot.com or the My A’th Kar Newquay Facebook site.
Thank you from the My A’th Kar Newquay crew.

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PRESS RELEASE – MONDAY 6^TH JUNE 2011

MY A’TH KAR NEWQUAY HARBOURS FRESH PLAN TO TRANSFORM THE TOWN

Newquay’s innovative, pride-driven art activists, My A’th Kar Newquay (MAKN), is today (Monday 6^th June) pleased to announce that it has been invited to help transform Newquay Harbour by Cornwall Council. Following their recent work on the underpass wall at Burger King, at the Blue Reef Aquarium beachside site, and around the old bus station, the group has been invited to resurrect the original Burger King Mural on the South Quay of the admired Newquay Harbour. The work will be fully supported and sponsored by Burger King UK who is behind the future of the project.

My A’th Kar Newquay means ‘I love you Newquay’ in Cornish and a team of determined young creatives have been working for months to mastermind works which have now gone up around town. All of the artwork reflects the pride that these young people feel about their town and messages about how they would like visitors and tourists to see and treat the place. As a separate project, four Treviglas Community College pupils have also come together to form a social enterprise to support the overall project which is funded by FEAST and the Real Ideas Organisation.

The harbour site offers a massive canvas however the initial project will see the team working with lead artist Mat McIvor to re-create the much-loved initial mural up to head height on the available wall. The hope is that once this phase 1 work is completed, funding and in-kind support can be found to rework the entire area (up to the road level) with an extension of the artwork.

Mat will be starting the project on Monday 13^th June and the group’s blog and facebook sites will be carrying updates on the work and publicising days and times when the local community can come along and get involved.

Mat McIvor, lead artist for the project says, “It’s brilliant to be resurrecting the original MAKN image as it was all developed with the core youngsters in the group. It is particularly fitting, portraying the house on the island as a central point with key messages emanating from the heart of it all. The harbour wall will effectively mirror the house on the island and bring together the old and the new of the town in this key spot. We can’t wait to get started.”

David Chadwick of Cornwall Council says, “It’s great to see My A’th Kar Newquay going from strength to strength and their latest project in the harbour promises to be the best of all. It’s wonderful to see young people have such a sense of pride in their town and they are making a real difference to how Newquay looks, supporting the work of the Newquay Safe Partnership so practically. They are to be congratulated and encouraged.”

Paul Golder, Finance Director of Zing Leisure Ltd, the owners of Burger King UK says, "We are delighted to support My A'th Kar Newquay in their endeavours to make Newquay a brighter and better place."

To see more news of the project please go to iloveyounewquay.blogspot.com or the My A’th Kar Newquay Facebook site.

Thank you from the My A’th Kar Newquay crew.

Walkabout Paintfest delayed Posted on Friday 15 April 2011 | 0 comments

Hi all. You may have seen the great publicity about the plans to My A'th Kar the Walkabout wall next week. We're really sorry to say that due to a health and safety issue, it's not now going to be possible to get it done next week. Cornwall Council is running the necessary checks and we're hopeful that we can replan the 'Paintfest' for the May half term. Please can you help us pass this word on and let everyone know that they don't need to come along next week. We'll let you know the fresh plans ASAP! Thanks MAKN x

Mural and Photo-tastic! Posted on Tuesday 22 March 2011 | 0 comments

Hi all MAKN followers! Sorry if we've been a little quiet but lots has been going on since the mammoth success of the 'Challenge Newquqy' Paintfest in the half term week.

It's all done and dusted and apart from a few little touch-ups, it's ready to go so we want everyone involved, and everyone who supports our MAKN work, to know about a big My A’th Kar Newquay photoshoot event next week: NEXT MONDAY 28^TH MARCH @ 5pm.

Not one - but two stunning murals – created by our committed My A’th Kar Newquay group are ready to launch and we're calling out to everyone who was involved (in any way) to come along and get their photos taken with artworks. Monday 28^th March between 5pm and 6pm will see us all getting together with as many people as possible to celebrate the new mural at the old Newquay Bus Station and the one that has just gone up at Blue Reef Aquarium.

Our star local artists - Tony Minnion and Mat McIvor - have worked with us and members of the community to bring these visions alive and the two new murals have completely transformed and brightened up the key spaces in Newquay town centre.

More details on all of the work behind it all will be available on the day of the launch however one of our My A’th Kar Newquay crew said, “It’s just amazing to see these pieces finally going up. It’s brilliant getting to see our visions for colorful representations about that we think and feel about our incredible home town coming alive in these artworks. Having these two go live at the same time shows just how much work we have been doing behind the scenes. The whole thing has been a brilliant experience and we’ve got lots more ideas – and lots of developing plans under our hats!”

We'd love anyone who contributed in any way to the project so far to join us in front of the bus station site (at the cross of East Street and Trebarwith Crescent) at 5pm on Monday 28^th March.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

The MAKN crew x