Ocmundtune Creative Arts
A journey towards a centre for the Arts in Okehampton
What are our aims?
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We aim to provide encouragement, support and management
for creative arts projects within the Okehampton area.
We will do this by working with artists and groups, and help
them to achieve their objectives.
Ocmundtune will achieve this by offering:
Advice and planning support
Provide event management and logistical support
Funding application advice
Promotion and publicity
Venue sourcing/insurance etc.
Post event admin/data capture/statistics
Website and social media facility
Sales, Shop Window and ‘e’ commerce facility
Organise and manage Ocmundtune events
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Next steps
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To help achieve the above aims and to provide the all-round support needed for artists, craftspeople, musicians and performers we need a team of like-minded people with relevant skills to join the Ocmundtune Team.
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So whether you are an artist requiring support for a project, or someone skilled in any of the diciplines above, we would like to hear from you.
Why Ocmundtune?
Ocmundtune is one of the ancient names for Okehampton. The earliest written record of the settlement is from 980 AD with Ocmundtune meaning settlement by the River Ockment which runs through the town.
Ocmundtune was recorded as 'a place for slaves to be freed at crossroads'. So they could choose their own destiny. This story evokes symbolism, imagery and metaphore that we feel is apt for a creative project such as ours.
The 4th Charter Hall Exhibition
August 24th - February 29th
Call for entries for fourth Ocmundtune Charter Hall Exhibition. Artists and photographers are invited to submit works for the forthcoming free to enter art exhibition.
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The Logo
Phil Bird designed the logo in response to a local folk tale, of which there are several versions. In one version the local legend tells of a man and wives who were led astray by the local pixies, found a spring, drank from it and were able to find their way off the moor. They came back later to put the cross up beside the spring in case they needed the water again.
The hare in the logo references the three hares of the ancient Tinner’s Guilds. The salmon references the fact that the Ockment is still an annual salmon run river. In folklore, the salmon is linked to wisdom, endurance and renewal in its return to the home stream in which it was born.
The two vessels pouring water represent the two streams that flow from their sources high on the moor joining to form the river Ockment in the town. The oak tree is in tribute to the ancient sheltering and nurturing oak woods along the banks of the Ockment rivers. The two figures refer to the legend above, and you can see that they also hold symbols of the arts - a paintbrush, a musical instrument. A bird in the oak sings and the figures dance! www.artmusephilbird.com
