Useful Links, books and resources
Useful links, books and other resources. If you’ve found something interesting please email it to Helen Reynolds on helen.reynolds@keap.org.uk
Resources for Funding Advisors
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/sfp/?id=3992
The NCVO's Sustainable Funding Project has produced a toolkit series on funding and finance designed for frontline organisations and the advisors who support them.
SANe, the Social Arts Network
SANe, the Social Arts Network, exists to facilitate communication between people who are interested in the development of socially inclusive arts practice, services and productions.
http://socialartsnetwork.ning.com/
Creative steps
http://www.creativesteps.org.uk/FirstSteps?theme=0
information and guidance for young people about arts courses currently on offer at Further and Higher Education institutions across the South West
Arts on the move
providing creative information, advice, resources, support
how2fundraise.org
Free on-line resource for the UK's 16 million volunteer fundraisers, from the Institute of Fundraising.
AccessArt
A registered UK charity working across the UK aiming to further visual arts education through innovative online resources
AccessArt Family Learning
http://www.accessart.org.uk/making_matters/index.php
A new initiative aimed at promoting creativity through a grassroots programme of sculpture workshops, the collaborative creation of online family learning resources, and the development of AccessArt Family Learning Groups nationwide.
Making Matters
http://www.accessart.org.uk/making_matters/index.php
Aims to promote, encourage and enable making through highlighting and creating excellence in practice, and offering advocacy, support and resources. We envisage working with partners who share our aim in creating more opportunities for making/or makers.
GrantsExpert.co.uk
A website which can help you find grants under a whole range of headings including Business, Education, Environment, Family and Home.
Cultivate
A first-of-its-kind approach to developing culture in Cornwall, Cultivate aims to trigger cultural activity from the ground up through communities and young people.
Shy Drawing, Loud Drawing- Drawing Resource
To coincide with the Big Draw 2007, AccessArt is launching a new online drawing resource called ‘Shy Drawing, Loud Drawing - 12 ways to trigger a drawing’. The resource is aimed at all ages and a variety of users. Individuals, parents and home users will enjoy the resource and will be able to modify the ideas for younger users. Teachers and workshop leaders will also find the resource useful in inspiring their teaching.
Writing Together
This site is an extension of the Writing Together project which, for over five years, ran a series of conferences and workshops for teachers and writers to facilitate the use of writers in schools. The work of Writing Together is continued here by providing information and resources to a wider audience of teachers. Download a step by step guide to working with writers.
The Writing Centre
The Writing Centre is designed to be a resource for writers across all genres in Cornwall and the South West. It aims to offer a single source of information about writing in the region, to encourage writing and writing-related projects, and to provide a platform for writers and people interested in writing to share information and find opportunites to develop and market their skills.
Talented Young People website
Are you aged between 13 and 24 years of age? Have you got a talent you want to share with the world? Have you run out of ideas on how to progress your talent any further? Do you want to know what it would take to achieve your dreams? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then help is finally on hand. Talented Young People, the brainchild of Adam Sibley from Cornwall, is a free to use online resource tool for young people to further their talents. The website is jam packed with useful information and guides on how to further or pursue your talents. As well as a tips and advice section there is also an ask an expert section where each week viewers on the website will be able to put their questions to an industry expert.
LabforCulture
LabforCulture, the dynamic, new interactive website aimed at all those in arts and culture who collaborate, create, share and produce work across borders in Europe, is now live. The site is a vast source of current information and debate on European cultural cooperation, from case studies and inspiring stories of trans-border collaboration to the latest online cultural news and newsletters. Information is available on how to fund a project as well as links to key cultural organisations and networks. There is an extensive resource section and research information includes topical cultural trends and debates in Europe.
Artsplan training & publications
Artsplan is Artswork's dedicated training and publications department, promoting professional development opportunities for professionals and volunteers currently using, or looking to use the arts in their work with young people, especially young people at risk. Artsplan offers training including workshops and distance learning couurses; useful publications such as guides to planning and budgeting; and guidelines in specialist areas like diversity and young people at risk. Youth Arts in Focus- 6 Guide collective now available!
Ideas Explorers
www.ideasexplorers.com
Ideas Explorers search for opportunities that encourage innovation and result in positive improvements for their organisations, seeing their ideas through from the moment an opportunity is realised to bringing those ideas to life through their actions.
Animation for Education toolkit
http://animationforeducation.thewhole.co.uk/
A new link to a fun site giving teachers more information about the Animation For Ed toolkit.
Film Street
www.filmstreet.co.uk
Film Street is a website for six to nine year olds, designed to unlock imaginations and encourage expression through film making. Created for both school and home use, Film Street will help children enjoy and understand film through a unique and inspiring creative experience.
Demos
www.demos.co.uk
Demos is the think tank for everyday democracy. Its publications are all free to download from the website, and include articles on their 3 main areas of work: arts and culture, public services, science and technology, cities and public spaces, global security and public communication.
Arts Council England
Visit www.artscouncil.org.uk and click on publications
Arts Council England has several publications and information sheets available for download including Disability access: a good practice guide for the arts, introcduction to copyrights, how to pay artists, how to write a press release and many more.
Cornwall Children Young People and Family Services Directory
http://cornwall.childrensservicedirectory.org.uk/
This is an online version of the Help Booklet providing information on a range of services and activities across Cornwall. There are separate sections for chuildren, young people, families and carers, and practitioners.
Directory of Social Change Publications
www.dsc.org.uk
The DSC publishes a wide range of books with advice on fundraising, communication, law and management.
artscape: the national directory for arts in education
To register on artscape as an artist or organisation go to www.artscape.org.uk
artscape is an online directory which features organisations and individual artists who undertake educational work.
Practical Funding for Schools newsletter
This is a newsletter which contains case studies on how schools obtained funding for various projects, articles on raising money through various schemes and lists various awards and grants that are available for primary and secondary schools. Subscription costs £49.50 for one year or £89 for two years.
Contact Step Forward Publishing on 01926 420046.
Spoken/Written Bulletin S.W. – Live Lit. & Word Art e-newsletter
serving artists, promoters & venues in the South West & beyond.
To subscribe to this e bulletin contact bulletin-editor@blueyonder.co.uk
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