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184</p> 185 </div> 186 </div> 187 <div id="swag-grid"> 188 <div class="swag__desc"> 189 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-Header.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 190 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 191 <div class="items__margin"> 192 <h3>New MK Skate book</h3> 193 <h3> 194 </h3> 195 </div> 196 <p>MK Skate, a history of skateboarding in Milton Keynes is the culmination of a unique two-year heritage programme led by creatives and the community of local skateboarders.</p> 197 <a href="#openModal-387">Read More</a> 198 </div> 199 <div id="openModal-387" class="modalDialog"> 200 <div> 201 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 202 <h3>New MK Skate book<br> 203 </h3> 204 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-Header.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 205 <p>MK Skate, a history of skateboarding in Milton Keynes is the culmination of a unique two- year heritage programme led by creatives and the community of local skateboarders.</p> 206<p>The book explores the seminal role Milton Keynes has played in the development of UK skateboarding culture. It is an important story which until now has remained unrecorded and largely unknown outside of the skate community.</p> 207<p><a href="/the_book/">For more information and how to buy the book</a>.</p> 208<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-418 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-700x383.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="383" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-700x383.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-250x137.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-768x420.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2-120x66.jpg 120w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Book-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2.jpg 1840w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
208w, 700px" /></p> 209 </div> 210 </div> 211 </div> 212 <div class="swag__desc"> 213 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Street-Exhib-Panel-Header-Edit-2-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 214 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 215 <div class="items__margin"> 216 <h3>On -Street Exhibition</h3> 217 <h3> 218 </h3> 219 </div> 220 <p>See the city through skateboarders' eyes! A free on-street trail highlighting areas of the city which are significant skate spots - places where near impossible tricks have been completed or where skate pioneers/celebrities have left their mark...</p> 221 <a href="#openModal-390">Read More</a> 222 </div> 223 <div id="openModal-390" class="modalDialog"> 224 <div> 225 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 226 <h3>On -Street Exhibition<br> 227 </h3> 228 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Street-Exhib-Panel-Header-Edit-2-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 229 <p>Although the street exhibition is no longer on show there is a digital guide to follow. You can download the <a href="http://www.mktrails.org/mk-trails-app.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">app</a>, or visit the <a href="http://www.mktrails.org/the-trail1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MK Skate Trail pages</a>Â to visit a number of skate spots and learn about the some of skaters and their tricks.</p> 230<p>Using the network of underpasses in Central Milton Keynes an on-street trail highlighted areas of the city which are significant skate spots â places where near impossible tricks have been completed or where skate pioneers/celebrities have left the
230ir mark. This included The Pritchard Gap named after iconic skateboarder Matt Pritchard (‘Dirty Sanchez’/’Dirty Vegan’); The Battle of the Beige where skateboarders went head-to-head with corporate landowners; and the building of The Buszy, which developed over a unique three year consultation process with skateboarders, businesses, residents, the police and city architects.</p> 231<p><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-279 size-full" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1.jpg" alt="" width="880" height="657" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1.jpg 880w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1-250x187.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1-768x573.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1-700x523.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/short-films-pritchard-1-120x90.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px" /></p> 232<p>The on-street exhibition ran from 26 September 2019 to 31 st March 2020 in a series of underpasses along Midsummer Boulevard at: Marlborough Gate, Saxon Gate, Witan Gate, and Elder Gate. An estimated 250,000 people engaged with the exhibition.</p> 233<p><img loading="lazy" width="2196" height="1516" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-284" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map.png" alt="" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map.png 2196w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map-250x173.png 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map-768x530.png 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map-700x483.png 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/map-120x83.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 2196px) 100vw, 2196px" /></p> 234<p>The MK Trails app and web site has been produced with partners <a href="https://www.livingarchive.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Living Archive MK</a>.</p> 235 </div> 236 </div> 237 </div> 238 <div class="swag__desc"> 239 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 240 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 241 <div class="items__margin"> 242 <h3>Exhibition</h3> 243 <h3> 244 </h3> 245 </div> 246 <p>Starting with the radical punks in the early 1980s, through to the impact of US skate films and tours in the 1990s, and on to 2020 Olympic dreams, MK Skate captures the personal histories of the generations of skaters, both hobbyists and sponsored, who have grown up in the city...</p> 247 <a href="#openModal-392">Read More</a> 248 </div> 249 <div id="openModal-392" class="modalDialog"> 250 <div> 251 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 252 <h3>Exhibition<br> 253 </h3> 254 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 255 <p>Starting with the radical punks in the early 1980s, through to the impact of US skate films and tours in the 1990s, and on to 2020 Olympic dreams, the MK Skate exhibition captured the personal histories of the generations of skaters, both hobbyists and sponsored, who have grown up in the city. Their stories were shared through an exhibition of their personal collections featuring pro skateboards, stickers, 1970s polaroids, 1990s baggy jeans, VHS and cine film, zines, and a rare pair of trainers named after The Buszy.</p> 256<p>The centre:mk kindly loaned a shop unit in the shopping centre from 27 September â 22 December 2019 and provided sponsorship for the exhibition.</p> 257<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-380 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x321.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="321" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x321.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-250x115.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-768x352.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-1536x704.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-2048x939.jpg 2048w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-2-Edit-120x55.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
257w, 700px" /> <img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-379 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-700x363.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="363" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-700x363.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-250x130.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-768x398.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-1536x797.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-2048x1062.jpg 2048w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Exhibition-In-Panel-1-Edit-120x62.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p> 258 </div> 259 </div> 260 </div> 261 <div class="swag__desc"> 262 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-Header-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 263 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 264 <div class="items__margin"> 265 <h3>Activities & talks</h3> 266 <h3> 267 </h3> 268 </div> 269 <p>A programme of workshops and talks for adults and children accompanied the exhibition.</p> 270 <a href="#openModal-394">Read More</a> 271 </div> 272 <div id="openModal-394" class="modalDialog"> 273 <div> 274 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 275 <h3>Activities & talks<br> 276 </h3> 277 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-Header-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 278 <p>A programme of workshops and talks for adults and children accompanied the exhibition. This included a talk by Iain Borden and skateboard legend Matt Pritchard in conversation with film maker Lindsay Knight.</p> 279<p>Workshops included photography led by Leo Sharp; video sessions led by Ryan Gray; and artist and skater Tom Guilmard leading deck painting sessions.</p> 280<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-371 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x525.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="525" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x525.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-250x188.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-768x576.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-120x90.jpg 120w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit.jpg 1599w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
280w, 700px" /></p> 281<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-370 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit-700x401.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="401" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit-700x401.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit-250x143.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit-768x440.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit-120x69.jpg 120w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-1-Edit.jpg 1101w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p> 282<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-372 size-large" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-700x494.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="494" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-700x494.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-250x176.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-768x542.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-2048x1444.jpg 2048w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Activities-Panel-In-Panel-4-Edit-120x85.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
282w, 700px" /></p> 283 </div> 284 </div> 285 </div> 286 <div class="swag__desc"> 287 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 288 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 289 <div class="items__margin"> 290 <h3>The Commission</h3> 291 <h3> 292 </h3> 293 </div> 294 <p>Artist James Jessop was commissioned to create a new work for the exhibition. The result a painting titled MK Skate Styles is a transcription of Rubens Peace and War.</p> 295 <a href="#openModal-397">Read More</a> 296 </div> 297 <div id="openModal-397" class="modalDialog"> 298 <div> 299 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 300 <h3>The Commission<br> 301 </h3> 302 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 303 <p>Artist James Jessop was commissioned to create a new work for the exhibition, this is now exhibited in Milton Keynes Central Library where it is seen by an average 22,000 people each month.</p> 304<p>The painting titled MK Skate Styles is a transcription of Rubens Peace and War which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.</p> 305<p>MK Skate Styles was painted 390 years after the original and at the same size (200 x 300cm). The painting focuses on the styles of the artist’s favourite skaters that he skated with between 1989-91. Photographs from the magazines of the era provided reference material for the painting.</p> 306<p>James Jessop grew up in Milton Keynes and skated it’s streets, he is now a full-time artist showing his work internationally.</p> 307<p><img loading="lazy" width="700" height="473" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-422" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x473.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-700x473.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-250x169.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-768x519.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-2048x1383.jpg 2048w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Commission-Panel-In-Panel-2-Edit-120x81.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
307w, 700px" /></p> 308 </div> 309 </div> 310 </div> 311 <div class="swag__desc"> 312 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 313 <div class="swag_desc_inner"> 314 <div class="items__margin"> 315 <h3>Archives & collections</h3> 316 <h3> 317 </h3> 318 </div> 319 <p>From photographs, magazines to skateboard decks and clothing the skateboarding community have a vast collection of items and information.</p> 320 <a href="#openModal-399">Read More</a> 321 </div> 322 <div id="openModal-399" class="modalDialog"> 323 <div> 324 <a href="#close" title="Close" class="close">X</a> 325 <h3>Archives & collections<br> 326 </h3> 327 <img src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Header-Edit-scaled.jpg" alt="[SELFIE]"> 328 <p>From photographs, magazines to skateboard decks and clothing the skateboarding community have a vast collection of items and information. This has been essential in helping capture and share the unique skateboarding story in Milton Keynes that featured in the exhibitions and the Mk Skate book.</p> 329<p>As part of the project a series of workshops led by Buckinghamshire Archives provided an overview and understanding of the significance of their collections and information on how to keep them for future generations.</p> 330<p>Project partner Living Archive led workshops on learning to interview and filming to create <a href="https://www.livingarchive.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/mk-skateboarding-project/interviews-about-skateboarding-in-milton-keynes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 oral histories</a> that capture the stories and experiences of people involved in the skate scene and the development of the Buszy Skate Plaza, these are available through <a href="https://www.livingarchive.org.uk/content/catalogue_item/mk-skateboarding-project/interviews-about-skateboarding-in-milton-keynes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.livingarchive.org</a>.</p> 331<p><img loading="lazy" width="700" height="444" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-374" src="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-700x444.jpg" alt="" srcset="https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-700x444.jpg 700w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-250x159.jpg 250w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-768x487.jpg 768w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-2048x1300.jpg 2048w, https://mkskate.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Project-Page-Archives-Panel-Edit-120x76.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100v
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