KEAP - Kernow Education Arts Partnership

KEAP Informed! e bulletin

KEAP Informed! e bulletin

The latest opportunities for artists and educators.

If you work with young people as a teacher, youth worker or in extended services:

KEAP Informed! Education bulletin is listed here

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Events are listed here

Funding is listed here

The information on this page is also sent as an e bulletin. If you would like to sign up for this e bulletin or have information included in the next issue, please email Jemima Taylor on jemima.taylor@keap.org.uk

In this bulletin:

Vacancies & Commissions

Opportunities & Workshops

Regional Youth Dance Coordinator, Dance South West - deadline 4 August 2008

Part-time (2 days per week)

Temporary fixed term contract from 1st September 2008 ¬ 31st March 2009

£24,000 per annum, pro rata

Dance South West is looking to recruit a Regional Youth Dance Coordinator to support youth dance activity in the region. In addition to leading on national initiatives in partnership with Youth Dance England following the recommendations arising from the Dance Review.

For job description and person specification please email: sarah.cobley@dancesouthwest.org.uk

Deadline for Application: 4th August 2008

Interview Date: 14th August 2008


Board Members, Miracle Theatre - deadline 31 August 2008

MIRACLE THEATRE IS EXPANDING ITS BOARD

Miracle Theatre has been touring lively, inventive and highly popular shows throughout Cornwall and the wider world for over 25 years and is one of Cornwall's most distinctive theatre companies. Miracle is looking to increase its Board membership and seeks to identify potential new members. The company welcomes expressions of interest from people who are interested in a closer involvement with this original and vibrant company.

In particular, voluntary representation is required from the performing arts, film and media sectors, as well as from Cornish businesses and individuals working in education. Please send expressions of interest, including CV and an outline of what you can bring to Miracle Theatre to Annie Ukleja at miracle@actcornwall.org.uk or phone 01209 216762 for more information.


Music Leader

Kidz R Us Youth Choir

An experienced freelance music leader is needed for a new St Ives based youth choir run by the acclaimed Kidz R Us. Highly competitive fee available for one three hour session per week. The successful applicant must have professional membership of musicleader.net.

For further information email info@kidzrus.net call 01736 797007 or see www.kidzrus.net

DJ/Rap/Recording person

We are looking for a DJ/Rap/recording person in Camborne area to work with a client of ours. Both individual or group or integration into one would be great. Any ideas and contacts? Please forward this or hand on my details.

Fee: £20-£30/session depending on setup and experience.
We offer: Induction, CPD, supervision (obligatory), evaluation, certificate/accreditation for longer term suppliers, CRB check.
Tutors need own insurance.

Please contact:   Imke Wood - Manager, Arts Psychotherapist
Creative Expression, 4 Fore Street, Lostwithiel, PL22 0BP
Tel 01208 871168 mob: 0782 1122991
www.creativeexpression.org.uk

Fast Forward Theatre

Fast Forward are looking for a stage manager/techie for their forthcoming Macbeth tour. Unfortunately, this has to be on a profit share/unpaid basis but would really suit recent grad/entrant to theatre. Tour expected to last five weeks starting 08/08/08.

For more information contact Richard Haighton richardhaighton@hotmail.com 07775-518262.

RiO - looking for three new ‘Cultivators’

Want to get culture moving in Cornwall?
Want to inspire, motivate and engage young people in culture?
Want to ruffle some cultural feathers?
Then we want you.

After a successful first wave in east Cornwall, Cultivate is branching out and is looking for new team members to really shake up cultural activity in the west.  A first of its kind approach to developing Cornwall’s culture, Cultivate gives young people the chance to realise their own ideas by exploring and creating exciting cultural opportunities. From filmmaking to dance, graffiti to band nights, Cultivate links young people to the wealth of talent and skills in Cornwall, providing them with the contacts, inspiration and know-how to lead a cultural revolution in their own community, from the ground up.

We are looking for three new ‘Cultivators’ – individuals charged with coordinating, motivating and inspiring Cultivate activity in Penzance, Portreath and Boslowick, Falmouth.
Key tasks include:
• Being the key point of contact for an area’s Cultivate project, and leading the project from conception to realisation.
• Working with the Cultivate team to organise gatherings and explore the ideas and aspirations of each community
• Communicating and working with key community members and organisations to unlock local potential, talent and opportunities
• Coordinating activity, planning logistics and sourcing skills and resources as and when necessary
• Feeding back on progress to the rest of the Cultivate team
• Working with filmmakers, photographers and writers to record the project’s happenings
• Working with the Cultivate team on content for the Cultivate website
• Getting excited about Cultivate and get others excited too

To find out more about becoming a Cultivator and playing a key part in Cornwall’s cultural revolution email us on cultivate@realideas.org
Check out what Cultivate has achieved so far at www.cultivateideas.org
Cultivate has been grown by the Real Ideas Organisation, www.realideas.org

Kneehigh Theatre Researcher / Fundraiser 

Kneehigh is celebrated as a brilliant, big-hearted and groundbreaking theatre company.

Kneehigh want a home, but we love the excitement of touring and would be nothing without the support of our audiences the length and breadth of the country.

We are creating a nomadic venue in which we can present our work, host other exciting arts events, eat, drink, and make glorious Kneehigh whoopy!

The Asylum: Shelter, refuge, sanctuary, madhouse – tent!

The Asylum is the future for Kneehigh. This beautiful tent will be a unique structure, a flexible space that can be configured in 5 ways and pitched in 1 day on any surface. The Asylum is truly modern in its conception and yet it is inspired by ancient building methods and rooted in the idea of circus, troubadour and folk traditions.

Kneehigh need to raise £780,000 to build The Asylum. With partnership from Cornwall County Council and the Arts Council we are on our way. Kneehigh are looking to recruit a Researcher / Fundraiser to research and support development opportunities for Kneehigh, and to focus on The Asylum fundraising campaign. This post would work with the Asylum Development Manager and the Senior Management Team.

Further details can be downloaded here

Contact Victoria Hutchinson or Charlotte Bond in the Kneehigh office 01872 267910 for an informal discussion and expressions of interest.

KIDZ R US Director - deadline 31 August 2008

(Unpaid)
South West, cornwall Closes Sun 31 Aug 2008 Unpaid Part time
Artform: dance, music, theatre, music theatre
Contact Kim Parker kim@kidzrus.net

Description:  We are now expanding our volunteer roles to include director.This would be a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic person to gain the experience of a professional role in an established award winning theatre.

Kidz R Us has been run successfully for 14 years by a team of up to 80 volunteers who take on professional theatrical roles on a voluntary basis. Kidz R Us currently produces at least three large-scale shows a year, and a small number of concerts. These involve over 100 young people in singing, dance and drama.Kidz R Us is a registered charity providing opportunities in the performing arts for young people, aged 7 - 20 in West Cornwall.

Kidz R Us exists to encourage the participation of young people, regardless of their background, in the performing arts both for their own personal development, and for the benefit of the wider community. We also seek to be a self-sustaining social enterprise, providing much needed, accessible, year round entertainment for the residents and visitors to St Ives and the surrounding district.

We are a charity and cannot pay any travel expenses so applicants would need to live locally or find accommodation for the duration of the production schedule (Sept to January).This would be an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or experienced practitioner wishing to broaden their portfolio.


Call for Regional Council Members- deadline 12 September

Arts Council England, South West seeks nine new regional council members.

Deadline Friday 12th Sept 2008

Help shape the arts in the south west!
Arts Council England, South West is seeking to appoint nine new regional council members, of whom five should be Local Authority members. 

Candidates should:


We would particularly like to encourage individual artists and those with experience in the areas of dance, music, literature, diversity and community arts. We'd also like to hear from candidates based in the Unitary Authorities of Bournemouth, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Poole, Torbay, and Plymouth, and the counties of Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire.


The time commitment for the role is five meetings per year plus occasional attendance at performances / events in an 'ambassadorial' capacity. Members of regional councils serve on a voluntary basis, although expenses are paid, and they must live or work in the region.


An application pack can be obtained from Michelle Langridge, Executive Assistant. michelle.langridge@artscouncil.org.uk

This information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio CD and in electronic formats.

Summer holiday Creative Theatre & Arts Sessions in Truro

During the summer holidays KEAP will be running some creative theatre and arts sessions at Treyew Primary School in Truro in partnership with Rogue Theatre and visual artist Alessandra Ausenda.

These sessions are for children in the Truro area in Years 1-5 (age 5-10yrs).

These sessions will include theatre, improvisation and imagination work, visual art such as 3D, photography and textiles, and story and poetry creation along with some performance. (Not every session will include every art form but these will be included over the whole 6 sessions)

The sessions will run as follows and be held at Treyew Primary School, Truro:

Wed 13 August 9.15-12.30

Thurs 14 August 9.15-12.30

Fri 15 August 9.15-12.30

Mon 18 August 9.15-12.30

Tues 19 August 9.15-12.30

Wed 20 August 9.15-12.30*

*Parents, carers and guests invited at 11.30 on Wed 20 August for a final celebration to see what the children have created.

Each session costs £4 and payment must be made with the booking.

The children will get the most out of the process if they are able to come for all 6 sessions however each session will have a distinct focus so only attending one session will still be enjoyable.

There are places for 30 children for each session on a first come first served basis.

You will receive a letter confirming your child’s place along with more details.

If you wish to book onto these sessions please download the booking form here and return to KEAP by Monday 4 August.  KEAP. 21b Pydar St, Truro, TR1 2AY

If you have any queries contact Helen Reynolds on 01872 275187


NOISE Festival 2008 for young creative people is open for submissions- deadline 1 September 2008

NOISE Festival 2008, the Europe-wide media showcase for young creative people aged 25 and under, is open for submissions. Young artists looking to showcase their work to a global audience can simply head to www.NOISEfestival.com to register, create a profile and upload work. Anyone can sign up for the NOISE newsletter for opportunities and ideas, and it's free to take part.

NOISE Festival is a national charity providing a platform to positively project the talent, achievements and contribution of young people up to age 25. It is a media-based festival spotlighting young people’s creativity via the mass media (television, radio, online, print and mobile).

For more information, visit www.noisefestival.com

Resources for smaller organisations

NCVO has launched a new web page specifically designed for smaller organisations, contains information and advice on practical issues including funding and finance, employment, ICT, health and safety, legal issues and governance. You can find all you need to make your organisation more efficient and effective in one place.

For more details, visit www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/smallorganisations


Media and arts bloggers wanted for do-it.org.uk

Could your volunteering experiences inspire others? Are you an engaging writer? You could be the perfect candidate to write for do-it.org.uk’s new blog.

YouthNet has recently launched a media and arts blog and it is looking to broaden the range of voices involved. If you think you’ve got a good project to write about then why not take a look at

www.do-it.org.uk/doitblog/mediaandartsblog and then email helen.williams@youthnet.org for more information.

Running a children’s art event this summer?

If so, make sure your event is mentioned in the Children & Arts Online Listings Guide. Run by The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts, the website is visited by over 8,000 people across the UK each week. To add your event go to www.childrenandarts.org.uk

The Foundation is an educational charity which aims to bring the arts, in all its many rich forms, to children. If you would like to find out more about their work, visit the website above or contact The Prince’s Foundation on 020 3326 2230 or email enquiries@childrenandarts.org.uk

Zoo Art Fair 09 - deadline 4 August 2008

New Commission and Development Opportunity

Deadline Monday 4 August 12pm


This is an Arts Council England SW supported initiative, managed by a partnership of ProjectBase, University College Falmouth and Creative Skills.

We aim to commission up to seven Cornwall-based artists that challenges the current perception, both within and out of the county, of contemporary visual art in Cornwall, at Zoo Art Fair 2009.

The partnership, led by ProjectBase, will commission up to seven artists currently resident in Cornwall to produce work that responds to Zoo 2009 as a context rather than as a space. The work can be created in any art form, but must be contemporary in nature. The presentation at Zoo 2009 will be curated by Sara Black, Director of ProjectBase.

The commissions depend on the partnership’s application to Zoo Art Fair 2009 & further fundraising being successful. If that application is approved, the successful artists will be formally commissioned in February 2009 to produce new work by September 2009, for installation at Zoo Art Fair 2009 in October 2009.

Further information can be downloaded here or contact sara@projectbase.org.uk

 

Holifair film tent – Tunnel Vision – call for submissions

Now in it's third year, Holifair 8th - 10th August http://www.holifair.co.uk/ is a beautiful little festival with all the usual types of things you find going on at festivals but on a small scale. Held at Holifield Farm, Gweek near Helston, Cornwall.

I have been running a little digital cinema since the first year and we show a mixed content of environmental documentaries, shorts, funnies, local interest, animation, progressing into music with live video mixing later in the evenings. We will show almost anything that is in keeping with the theme of the event which is; 'Promoting green environmental issues in the community' or just good and with a West Country flavour.

Anyone wishing to sponsor us by loaning a large video projector would save the event some money as we usually hire from the Media Centre at the Uni.

This is not a competition, more a showcase of positive imagery. So, if you've got something that fits the bill and you'd like some free exposure,

Please send your entries on DVD(pref), videoCD or tape to:

Holifilms, c/o 11 The Beacon, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2BQ

dan.norman@yahoo.co.uk
Tel. 01326 311732 or mob. 07737 118323

Studios available at Krowji, The Old Grammar School

Join a lively community of over 40 makers, visual artists and musicians. There is a café on site and wireless internet available.

Contact Elisa McLeod for an application pack on 01209 313200 elisa@actcornwall.org.uk

Cornwall Arts Centre Trust Ltd. Charity no: 2921138


Olympic park bridges and underpasses - deadline 1 August 2008

The ODA is delighted to announce an opportunity for artists to commemorate and celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.


We are inviting expressions of interest from an artist or group of artists to undertake a key arts commission for a number of bridges and underpasses within the Olympic Park.


For full information, including outline, criteria, timeline and submission details please visit: www.london2012.com/artcommissions


Deadline for receiving expressions of interest: Friday 1 August, 5pm.


London 2012 is a Games for everyone, we welcome expressions of interest regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. Please see the London 2012 website for our equality and inclusion strategies

Studio spaces available

In a shared studio at the landmark Jubilee Wharf eco-development in Penryn. £110 pcm for approx. 100 sq.ft, to include business rates, electricity, heating and internet. Light-filled, warm and dry, with 24-hr access.On-site cafe- "Miss Peapod's". Ideal for anything from office space to most kinds of art. 1 months' deposit required.
Tel Suzy: 07861 308858, or email amaryllis-thisbe@fsmail.net

POST 4 art and culture magazine invitation for submissions - deadline 31 July 2008

POST publishes creative projects and research that treat the magazine as a platform for presentation and communication. A space to contemplate or explore the possibilities of what can be achieved in a 2d context. (we are up for experimentation – talk to us)

POST is an art and culture magazine that approaches these words with expansive definitions. We are interested in almost any subject matter, as long as it is original and demonstrates how the world around us is fascinating, and strange.

We welcome historical material that sheds light on current cultural issues and specific spaces and places in and around our beautiful county of Cornwall and the South West that have direct relevance to the creative community.

If you wish to contribute to POST 4 please download guidelines here and submit all work by 31st July 2008.

Deadlines for forthcoming issues:

4th Edition, Autumn 2008-09; July 31, 2008

5th Edition, Spring 2009; Feburary 28, 2008

All submissions on disc need to be dropped in to the Woodlane library reception desk,
or mailed directly to a member of TEAM POST, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH

Artist needed to make mirrored acrylic artwork

I am looking for someone who owns a bandsaw and a grinder to make 54 18” x 9” triangles and 9 9” x 9” triangles in mirrored acrylic.

This is for a project called In Response which will be held at the Old Chrurch in St Day on 9th – 17th August.

If anyone can help me or knows anyone who might be able to help it would be greatly appreciated. Please email me, Lesley Moreland at: Lesley.moreland@virgin.net

Writing Theatre for Younger Audiences: A European Perspective

Totleigh Barton Arvon Centre, Sheepwash, Devon Mon 24 – Sat 29 November 2008
special price : £239/£299

This year the Arvon Foundation celebrates 40 years of running innovative writing courses taught by writers of the highest calibre. To mark this milestone, Totleigh Barton Arvon Centre is delighted to offer this course at the specially subsided rate of £299 for a single room and £239 for a shared twin room (prices based on full occupancy). This is a significant reduction on the standard Arvon course rate of £550 single/£499 sharing. The price includes tuition, all meals and accommodation. There are eight single rooms which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Application is by email to Rina Vergano, SAP please, including your full name and address, email and telephone numbers, and putting “WTYA Arvon course” in the subject box. This information may have been passed on to you by a theatre company, producing theatre or writing network: please let me know who you received it from. Emails to:

aldenvergano@clara.net

Please note that there are just 16 places available on this course. I will let you know by email if your application has been successful, and attach a registration form for you to fill in and return with your full payment. (Any additional applicants will automatically be added to the waiting list.)

Further information can be downloaded here

Red Planet Prize 2008 - deadline 30 September 2008

Red Planet Pictures, Tony Jordan's production company, have just announced their second annual writing competition.  The winner will receive:

* A £5,000 prize
* Representation by a leading literary agency
* A script commission from Red Planet Pictures.

Runners-up will have the opportunity to be mentored by the Red Planet team.

To enter, you need to send the first ten pages of a 60 minute pilot script with television series potential, together with a one-page outline about the series.

The first ten pages of a script are the most important. It's in those first ten pages that you have to grab your audience. The series outline should give us a flavour of your own unique voice as well as an idea of your vision for the series.

There are no guidelines or restrictions in terms of genre or subject.

The deadline for entries is September 30th 2008.

To find out more and enter, visit the Red Planet Pictures website: http://www.redplanetpictures.co.uk/news/index.html

WildWise's summer season of camps and events

In the wilds of Dartmoor, our summer season of camps and courses is in full swing. The hedgebanks are high and golden - with flowers of meadowsweet, hemp agrimony and vetch. The woods deep green and buzzing with a myriad of insects. At the moment we're in the season of school camps, and as soon as the holidays start we've got a full programme of fantastic events for all ages on offer -

The Wild Ones for 8-12 yr olds - July 28-31 and August 18-21 www.wildwise.co.uk/wild-ones.html
Family Camp - August 5-9 (only a few spaces left) www.wildwise.co.uk/family-camp.html
Blacksmithing Craft Camp - August 9-11 (only a few spaces left) www.wildwise.co.uk/family-camp.html
Dangerous Weekend for Boys - August 22-24 (only a few spaces left) www.wildwise.co.uk/dw-boys.html
Living Wild for 13-16 yr olds - August 25-28 www.wildwise.co.uk/living-wild.html
Dangerous Weekend for Girls - September 5-7 www.wildwise.co.uk/dw-girls.html

We now have a brand new card facility up and running, making it simpler for you to book on any of our events - all you need to do is pick up the phone! You're still welcome to pay by cheque through the post.

For a taste of a WildWise kid's camp have a look at this short film on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnipA374Ihs

We look forward to welcoming you to Devon, and to sharing time around our campfire in our beautiful wildwood setting.

ITV Fixers  - opportunity for 16-25 year olds

ITV Fixers is a major campaign across the ITV Meridian and West regions where young people (16-25) can take action on anything they feel strongly about, changing things for the better. Young people can “fix” anything so long as it’s something useful and helps someone else. It could be something practical, creative, sporty, campaigning.... anything. We are inviting young people to make a short film about their project which will be uploaded online onto the ITV local dedicated site and possibly shown on the ITV news over the next 18 months. We have no limit to the number of films that can be uploaded and we are expecting a diverse range of topics to be covered in all kinds of ways.

We have a New Media team who can offer help with filming and borrowing of equipment if it is needed and we endeavour to support all young people involved throughout the process. We obviously want the young people to feel pleased and proud of their achievements but we are not censoring any films submitted on grounds of quality – we want everyone to be included regardless of ability and we will do our best to make sure that this happens. We recognise that sometimes you will be working with young people who are not in our target age range but we are happy for you to develop projects that involve others alongside 16-25 year olds.

Everyone who participates is awarded a certificate and an ITV Fixers branded DVD of their film. We also offer to provide a reference for them outlining how they have personally been involved with ITV Fixers. We can work with you to help publicise what you do and ensure your young people get the most out of their involvement.

If you have any further questions feel free to get in touch or visit our website at www.itvfixers.com

Beginner Bhangra

For those that feel they have 'two left feet'/ have little or no experience of dance. Get to grips with the basics of Indian Dance and at the same time get fit and have fun! Definitely more exciting then the average keep fit class. Even if you have never set foot in a dance studio before- don't be shy. Every step is taught with patience and 'broken down' to its simplist form.


Learn routines to songs from 'Bride and Predudice' the popular British Bollywood film, 'Punjabi MC' and other 'Desi' tracks. Open to men and women (traditionally Bhangra is a folk dance performed by males- now it is modernised to be more 'desi-street' so open to all!).Yoga is used as a warm-up & cool down.

Length of course: 4 week block session
Length of each class: 1 hour
Cost: £20/ £16 concessions (paid for in advance)
Location: Motivational Fitness, Boscawen Street, Truro, TR1 2QU
Dates/ Times: 6th- 27th August, Wednesdays, 7.30-8.30pm

On receipt of payment you will receive a FREE CD with the music from the classes. Must book before August the 10th, places fill up fast!

Reserve a place now:-

Facebook: InspirAsian Dance

Myspace: www.myspace.com/inspirasiandance

Email: charlotte@inspirasiandance.co.uk

Phone: 07985270993


B-SIDE (the seaside) multi-media arts festival 19 – 28 September 2008

"B-Side" (the seaside) is a multi-media arts festival, animating public spaces in Weymouth and Portland during September. It will prioritize younger artists (including students) in Dorset and recent arts graduates/emerging artists from across the South West region. Eight venues and two local routes have been chosen for this year’s event. These include a nuclear bunker, a cafe', a deconsecrated church, a prison sports field, a dance hall and a museum. These venues will host installations, dance, theatre pieces, text-based work, music, projections, computer animations, film and video, light, sound, community radio and social/participatory works.

"B-Side" will open the Cultural Olympiad in Weymouth and Portland alongside other theatre, dance and live music productions. We envisage that participating artists will spend the first few days of the festival on site installing and creating, working towards the festival being fully open between 25 – 28 September.

Information about the sites will be on-line shortly at: www.b-side.org.uk

Artists from all disciplines are invited to engage as follows:

1. Submission of material for showcase - Deadline 30th August

2. Site-specific / Artist-in-Residence - Deadline: 15th August

3. South West Screen “Moving Image” commissions - Deadline 10th August 2008, 6pm

4. Weymouth College Short Film Weekends

5. Dance, performance and theatre

6. Building business relationships - Deadline 30 August

More detailed information can be downloaded here

BBC Blast is coming to town! 7-9 August 2008

We’ll be on Lemon Quay, Truro on Thursday 7th, Wednesday 8th and Friday 9th August offering FREE workshops, surgeries and showcase events for young people.

What is Blast?
Blast is the BBC’s scheme to help you get creative.  Whatever you’re into - Art, Music, Writing, Filmmaking,
Dance or more – we can help you to go further. Blast is designed for all abilities. Whether you’re trying
something creative for the first time or an emerging artist who wants to take things to the next level….we can help.

What’s Blast on Tour?
Blast on tour is a unique, mobile e-learning studio. The truck comprises a TV studio, VT/audio editing area, digital workshop space and a separate performance area. Inside industry professionals and local facilitators
will run free workshops and master classes for 13-19 year olds. Outside will be showcases and
performances.

These events are FREE and all ability levels are welcome. This is a place to develop new skills, work with and learn from others and make valuable contacts.

What’s on?
Parkour (free running) – learn how to traverse spaces and places in a completely different way!
Songwriting & music performance – work with professional musicians to create and perform a piece of music
Eco-fashion – design and make new trends using recycled materials and working with industry professionals
Design your own brand – construct your own surf or skate logo with support from professional artists
Film making – produce and edit a short film to be screened at the final showcase
Develop a computer game – work with industry professionals to design and create computer games

Plus more workshops in DJing & VJing, presenting with 1xtra, radio production, slam poetry, sculpture, capoeira and street dance.

How can you get involved?
To book on to one of these sessions, just email blast-truro@bbc.co.uk or go to the Blast website www.bbc.co.uk/blast

The flyer can be downloaded here

Tall Ships Regatta Falmouth - Children's art competition

Would you like to see one of your paintings on the John Dyer Gallery and printed out and displayed on our special line of Art Flags at the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth ?

If the answer is yes then get creative and get those paints and art materials out !

We want to see your paintings inspired by the title "Tall Ships and Small Ships". We will host all of the paintings on our exciting online gallery and have lots of prizes planned, so get out there and have a look at your local harbour, or drift off into your memories of days on the coast and get painting,
good luck !

The competition is open to all children across the UK aged 16 or below. One entry only per child.

The winners in each age category will be notified by email, so you need to send your painting using an email we can contact you on.

No access to email ?
We don't want to exclude anybody from entering this online painting competition so if you are really unable to send us your painting via email then write your name,age,painting title and contact information on the back of your picture and post it to:

Falmouth Tourist Information, Tall Ships Painting Competition, 11 Market Strand, Prince of Wales Pier
Falmouth, TR11 3DF

Further information is available at http://www.johndyergallery.co.uk/exhibition/TallShips2008/paintingcompetition.html

We will add your painting to the web site for you when we receive it but are unable to return your painting.

If you are able to display a poster advertising this compeition you can download it here

 

Figure drawing sessions at Potager Gardens (near Constantine)


run by artist Kathy Wray   www.artisticfigure.co.uk

Enjoy three afternoons exploring figurative drawing in the inspiring gardens and greenhouse at Potager.
Working directly from a clothed model for the first two sessions followed by experimental print-making inspired by earlier work and the gardens.

basic materials and a cup of tea provided!

£8 each session / £20 if booking all three
when: Sat 9th, 16th & 23rd August 2008
time: 3pm-5.30pm

to book call: 01326 211828 or
email: kathyyvonne@hotmail.com

be quick there are a limited number of places!

What's In The Box?!  Creative activities for 2 – 4 year olds at Royal Cornwall Museum


Find out What’s In The Box this month!


With a different theme each time these hands-on, imaginative sessions are designed to inspire our youngest visitors and their carers. Learn about the Museum’s treasures through handling objects, art and craft activities, stories, songs and rhymes.


• Once a month on a Friday
• 10:30am to noon, repeated 1:30pm – 3pm
• £3 per child, accompanying adult free


Children must be accompanied by an adult – no more than 2 children per adult.
Booking essential. Tel: 01872 272205

Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro  www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk

World Heritage Site Cultural Programme - deadline 5 September 2008

The World Heritage Site Cultural Programme invites proposals from creative practitioners for projects which can give a creative voice to the social and cultural impact of our Cornish Mining Heritage. Submissions may be for commissions, support for productions, scripts, scores, books in development and so on.

For a detailed brief, please email Claire Marshall at Carn to Cove – claire@actcornwall.org.uk– or call 01209 313200.

The deadline for submissions is the 5th September 2008 and following that we expect to invite a number of short listed projects to expand on their ideas at interview to a small committee. The committee hope to make a final decision by early October.

The contribution from WHS budgets to any one project is unlikely to exceed £5,000 except in exceptional circumstances. We encourage applications from projects which involve partnering with other private and public organisations, but lack of such partnerships will not be a disadvantage.

We aim to ensure that no applicant receives more or less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, race, colour, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or impairment, income, education, religious beliefs or cultural heritage.

Drawing Class at the Exchange - Wednesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm

A weekly class, with drawing advice from exhibiting NSA artists

The NSA exhibition takes a broad interpretation of drawing, utilizing a diverse range of media and scale, including site specific work, which will accommodate the breadth of artistic approach within the NSA.

£10 per session or £70 for all 8

Please email Tressa on tressa.lapham-green@newlynartgallery.co.uk or events@newlynartgallery.co.uk or Telephone 01736 363715

The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance, TR18 2NL

 

Call for Artists - The Bhangra Project August 2008 – July 2009 - deadline 7 August 2008

Asian Arts Agency is inviting submissions from artists and creative practitioners to deliver a series of arts workshops exploring the Bhangra Culture. Workshops can be in performing or visual arts. We would like to hear from artists interested to work with us for this program.

What is ‘The Bhangra Project’?
The “Bhangra Project” is a spectacular new initiative from Asian Arts Agency for Bristol and beyond. The year-long project amalgamates a stunning programme of performances, exhibitions, new commissions, with talk, debates and arts workshops to explore the Bhangra Culture to its full depth.

Asian Arts Agency will be running a participatory Bhangra arts program parallel to the main performances and exhibitions program to provide learning opportunities for audiences from wider communities.

A series of workshops and educational events will be planned for children, young people and adults. The educational arts program will be delivered in schools, youth centres, festivals and other venues.

We need you!

We want this participatory programme to be artist led, diverse and innovative to interpret the theme of “Bhangra”. The selected artists and their workshop ideas would be incorporated in our main” Bhangra Project’.The workshops will be delivered from October 2008- July 2009.

We are looking for a range of workshops to fit the theme of Bhangra culture, you don’t need to be a practising Bhangra artist to apply


For details of how to apply, please download guidelines

Affordable Art Fair 20 & 21 September 2008

Jubilee Wharf, the new eco build in Penryn

Our latest event is an art fair and we would love students/up & coming & established artists to come forward and sell some art or just showcase their work. We have kept our prices to an absolute minimum in order to support the arts as much as we possibly can.

Affordable Art Fair
• Saturday 20th September. 'Opening'. 6pm onwards ZedShed in association with Miss Peapod's, cocktails & kitten heels.live music
• Sunday 21st September. 11am til you have had enough culture. live music. BBQLunch & pimms on the decking of Miss peapod's cafe noon onwards, treat yourself to some affordable and original art. Glass Bead workshops
• You don't have to be rich to be a patron of the arts!


For the artists, the stall price is £30per artist for the weekend. If the artists set up on the saturday during the day so they are ready for the opening at 6pm that will work well i think. The £30 covers our costs for a banner, advertising in Inside Cornwall, posters, flyers. etc.


We will not be providing tables. I will also be sending the flyer/info about to drum up artists, sculptures etc.
We want to fill the courtyard up with outside installation art and garden sculpture & furniture.

If you have any questions please email Sandra Wilkinson at: robotmother@btinternet.com

Cornwall Film Festival 2008, 6 - 9 November, Falmouth

Deadlines are looming for international and local film entries.

This year’s Cornwall Film Festival sees the launch the ANOTHER COUNTRY International Short Film Award which aims to bring exciting and diverse filmmaking from the world’s towns and rural areas to Cornwall. There is a cash prize of £1,000 for the winning film.

The Festival's not-to-be-missed Board Shorts event which showcases new talent in extreme sports filmmaking is also opening to international submissions this year.

Screen Actions, the young people’s Film Festival (6th & 7th November) is also calling for Cornish short film submissions.

Deadlines:
July 15th Free for Cornish entries and Final Deadline for Screen Actions, Normal fee for international submissions
July 29th Late Fee for Cornish and international submissions

Go to the festival website www.cornwallfilmfestival.com for more information on all our film categories and to submit your film.

Get involved with Cornwall Film Festival 2008
Want to attend the Festival, see behind the scenes and get a rather stylish item of clothing into the bargain, all for free? Volunteer for just three short shifts over the weekend and earn a FREE Festival Pass plus a free festival t-shirt.


Email info@cornwallfilmfestival.com to register your interest. Look forward to hearing from you!

Art & Craft Stalls available at Falmouth Week Garden Party 14 August

Gyllyngdune Garden Restoration Project

This year we are making our annual Falmouth Week Garden Party bigger and better.

In addition to more music, activities and events for children, young people and families we would like to increase number of stalls, especially those selling local food, produce, plants, arts and crafts.

This is a really popular event as can attract hundreds of people. A similar event that ran at Fox Rose Hill in May attracted over 1000 people. We will be developing an event specific marketing campaign for the garden party and we are expecting the afternoon to be busy.

We have allocated 8 stalls for local artists and crafts people. Each stall is approximately 4 by 2 metres and we can provide large tables. The stalls will be under the veranda, so they will be sheltered and protected from any unsavoury weather.

The garden party is taking place at Gyllyngdune Garden, behind the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth on Thursday 14 August from 2 - 5 pm.

Stalls are £ 25 each.  Stalls are limited and will be booked on first come first served basis.  If you would like to book a stall, please e-mail me:

1. Your name
2. Company name if applicable
3. Address
4. Phone number
5. E-mail address
6. Details of work being sold, with a couple of images

We will ask for payment once the stalls have been confirmed

sdobrota@carrickleisure.org.uk

BBC Talent Boost 2008

Want to work in TV and Film but have not had the training or support to pursue it?

The Actors Centre is delighted to announce a new BBC-sponsored Talent Development initiative.

In response to feedback and discussion with leading industry professionals, the Actors Centre will harness, develop and support new and culturally-diverse acting talent from minority and under-represented communities by providing:

• Free Provisional Membership of the Actors Centre, London.
• Intense professional training in screen and TV technique.
• Expert mentoring and tailored advice
• Filming of short scenes for show reels
• Showcase screening for industry professionals

If you have ever dreamed of a career as an actor and believe that you have something unique to offer the performance industry we want to meet you. You do not have to be an experienced actor to take part, but you must demonstrate talent, flair and ambition. We welcome anyone over age 16 to apply. And remember, it’s never too late! We are especially interested in training people who wish to enter the profession later in their lives.

Workshops, promotional talks and auditions will take place at a number of venues across London this summer so to register your interest in this initiative and for further information please www.actorscentre.co.uk/latestnews or email members@actorscentre.co.uk for details.

Engage International Conference 5-7 August 2008

5 – 7 November 2008
Brighton

Rules of Engagement: Art, Conflict and Gallery Education

This year’s engage International Conference explores the theme of issue-based artists’ practice and its implications for interpretation, education and public participation. The conference will take place alongside and make connections with Brighton Photo Biennial, Memory of Fire: Images of War and the War of Images (3 October – 16 November 08), curated by Julian Stallabrass.

Artists, educators and curators from the UK and beyond will examine:
• artists working in sites of conflict
• the formative power of historical imagery
• the display and mediation of problematic content
• creating space for disagreement and critique
• conflict resolution and community relations
• the aesthetic, philosophical and ethical dimensions of collaborative/ participatory projects
• instrumentalism and “socially engaged” practice

Plus…
An experimental web discussion project; practical case studies; workshop activities; visits to Brighton Photo Biennial venues; and (tbc) optional visits to the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill on Sea and the new Towner in Eastbourne due to open later this year.

Main conference fees
engage Individual members £105 (£90*)
engage Organisational members £200 (£175*)
Non engage members £300 (£265*)
engage bursary place** £50

* Discounted rate for places booked by 5 September 2008
** A limited number of bursaries are available for students, artists and freelancers. Contact emma.prout@engage.org for application details

Further information will be available from July. If you would like to book a place now please contact Clare Charles E: clare.charles@engage.org T: 020 7490 4690.

BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award deadline 1 September 2008

BBC Radio 2 has launched the 2009 Young Folk Award and is looking for people aged between 15 and 20, performing folk, roots and acoustic music from any culture, to join in the annual UK-wide competition.

Prizes include gigs at top UK festivals, a BBC Radio 2 session and a year’s free membership of the Musicians’ Union. Entries will be judged this September and up to 12 acts will then be invited to the Semi-Final Audition Weekend in Stratford-on-Avon from 10 to 12 October.

To enter, each group, duo or soloist should send a recording of their music along with a completed entry form to: BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Mrs Casey Music, PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. To request an entry form please email info@mrscasey.co.uk

Entrants must live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. For information and full entry guidelines visit www.bbc.co.uk/folk or call 01629 827012. Entry forms and recordings must arrive by Monday 1 September 2008.

 

The Arvon International Poetry Competition 2008 deadline 15 August

This International Poetry Competition opened on May 1st and will be judged by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion, Moniza Alvi and Alice Oswald.

£11,000 worth of prizes for your poetry! The Classic FM First Prize is £5,000, the Second Prize is £2,500, the Third Prize is £1,000 and there are three commendation prizes of £500 each. The Ted Hughes Environmental Poetry Prize is £1,000 plus a selection of Ted Hughes publications will go to the best poem that deals with the environment, in the broadest sense. Entry fee is £6 per poem.

You can submit your poems online or download an entry form from the competition section of the website . Deadline for entries is 5pm on 15th August 2008. Details at http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p88.html


Life Drawing Summer classes with Ashley Hold. July, August & September 2008

Dates: 22, 29 July.  5, 12, 19, 26 August.  2 September
Tuesday 9.30 am – 12.30 pm

Rosehill Garden Studio 2, Woodlane Campus

Ashley Hold RWA, a part–time lecture at University College Falmouth, is a prize-winner of The Discerning Eye art competition and The Hunting Art Prizes. He has exhibited his portrait paintings at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and in the BP Portrait Award at The National Portrait Gallery.

The summer school comprises a series of seven guided sessions exploring the fundamentals of drawing; composition, line, form, tone and light, through the discipline of drawing from the human figure. Students will work towards using paint in the final sessions. Suitable for beginners or those with more experience wishing to develop their skills and understanding.

Students: £10 per session / £55 for all seven sessions
Non-students: £15 per session / £90 for all seven sessions

For further information:
University College Falmouth. Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH
Emily Pye – 01326 213748 Emily.Pye@ falmouth.ac.uk   www.falmouth.ac.uk/summerschool

 

Creative works competition deadline 31 August

Details of the Annual Competition:

• The competition will accept entries of artwork and photography as well as creative writing (poetry & fiction).
• Each section will have one winner who will receive a prize of £500 and a subscription to Aesthetica Magazine.
• The new Aesthetica Annual will be a book, available from Borders stores nationwide, and will present winning entries and runners-up in the genres of artwork, poetry and fiction.
• Entry allows the submission of either five images of artwork, three short stories (up to 2000 words each), or five poems (up to 40 lines each).
• The entry fee for the Aesthetica Annual Creative Works Competition is £10.
• Deadline for entries is 31 August 2008.

For further information please go to http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/submission_guide.htm


Arts and Health longer courses

Insider Art are now taking applications for their two longer courses which start in Exeter in October.

‘Art in Mental Health. A Foundation Course.’
What is the aim of the course?
This part time course introduces participants to key factors in working with visual art in a wide variety of health contexts and focussing on broad mental health issues.
It is not an Art Therapy training, but is a grounding in Art Therapy principles.

When does the course run?
The course will run on Tuesday evenings, in Exeter from 7:00pm - 9:30pm with four Saturday workshops from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

‘Arts and Health Course for Participatory Visual Arts.’
The course is practical, focussing on the ‘people’ skills and knowledge required to develop group work in ethical, accountable and safe ways when working with young people and adults. Many of the concerns of potential employers in health, education, community and criminal justice contexts when inviting artists to work with people in those settings are also addressed. The course is informed by art therapy and emotional literacy perspectives.

When does the course run?
For 2008-09 over eight Fridays in Exeter: The course starts at 10.00am and finishes at 4.30pm.

More details can be found on the website, as well as a downloadable application form. Do contact us with any queries, we are always happy to discuss any aspect of the courses. Please note that the emphasis on the Arts and Health Course is on effective working with groups in arts and health settings, and has an appeal across different art forms.

www.insiderart.org.uk

Tate online course in artists’ techniques

The Artists' Techniques and Methods course will introduce you to a number of key works in Tate's collection and examine the techniques the artists used to create their work. You will look at a range of techniques from drawing, watercolour, collage and oil painting. The course is divided into six units. Each unit examines different artists in Tate's collection and looks at how they created their work. The units contain video clips and step-by-step guides to using the techniques to create your own art works at home.

The course costs £20 and is available through the Tate website at www.tate.org.uk/learnonline/onlinecourses/artiststechniques


Behaviour Management and Youth Arts Training 17 September

17th September 08, 9.45 am- 4 pm  Venue: Plymouth Music Zone

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) is pleased to be delivering our ‘Behaviour Management and Youth Arts’ course at the South West Artsplan Training Centre.

The course looks into improving skills, knowledge and experience in order to develop an understanding of behavioural management and takes a look at the issues and barriers that are faced when undertaking Youth Arts projects.

This course is set up and led by experienced and knowledgeable youth arts specialists. It explores the practical aspects of behavioural management: health and safety issues, risk assessment and achieving key objectives. It aims to promote a style of engaging with young people that encourages positive behaviour to the benefit of all involved.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for the courses, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with bursaries available. Please also remember that all ENYAN members can receive 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact Jay Barron, Artsplan Development Manager, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 023 8063 0960. To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk.


ANIMATETV 2009 CALL FOR PROPOSALS - deadline 31 July

Animate Projects invites UK based artists and animators to submit proposals for films to be broadcast on Channel 4 and 4mations, the new animation online channel that launches in September 2008.
We want ambitious, original and thought-provoking proposals that develop the possibilities of animation techniques: films that explore ideas of what animation is, with challenging content, as well as new forms and processes, compelling narratives and challenging content. We are commissioning three films, and the maximum budget for each is £20,000, including fee. Animate Projects provides production and editorial support.

Download the guidelines at http://www.animateprojects.org Deadline 31 July 2008.

Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust - looking for new artists to exhibit - deadline 5 September

A great strength of the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust as an exhibition venue is the amount of exhibition space that is available and the large audience (both staff and patients) that can be reached.

We would like to invite artists to submit proposals to exhibit (photographs & paintings) in the three RCHT exhibition areas (two exhibition areas at Royal Cornwall Hospital & one exhibition area at West Cornwall Hospital). All artwork must be sensitive to the hospital environment.

The exhibition proposal should include an artist’s statement that will provide information to support the work, at least ten good quality A4 images (including artwork dimensions) and contact details. Proposals will be put forward to the exhibition selection panel which meets approximately every four months.

Please forward all submissions to the address below by Friday 5th September.

Timandra Manders
IWL & Arts Facilitator, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Site Services, Treliske, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ

Trereife Fine Food Art & Craft Fair 2 & 3 August

Trereife House Penzance TR20 8TJ

Trereife House is a fine manor house on the outskirts of Newlyn and Penzance. The house and grounds offer the perfect facilities for any type of event, events to date include opera, jazz and theatre and it has been used several times as a film location.Take a look at the website for further information on its history. www.trereifepark.co.uk

The Trereife Fine Food Art & Craft Fair is a pilot event for Trereife House and will be held on the weekend of August 2 & 3 2008.

This will be an all round family weekend in the beautiful and elegant grounds of Trereife House. There will be around 60 stalls all together with a mix of quality locally made art & craft from local artists and designer makers, and a selection of fine locally produced food

We would like to invite you to apply for a stall at this exciting event. We are looking for good quality locally made arts, crafts and fine food. The stalls in the Art & Craft Marquee will consist of a 6ft trestle table space with tables available to rent from us. There will be an area of outside pitches for those with a stall of their own. The stable area will offer pitches for fine food stalls and there will be some covered stalls with 6ft table spaces, again with tables available to rent from us. Electricity will be available at a small extra cost.

Any enquiries about booking stalls for this event should email me at mariamac@blue-earth.co.uk or call 01736 330373. (Also booking stalls now for Golowan Festival). Book early to avoid disappointment!

 

GET FRESH – CALL FOR ENTRIES - deadline 8 August

Emerging designer-makers from the South West, exhibition from 17 January – 1 March 2009

Can you answer YES to any of the following:
Are you a recent Graduate?
Have you recently set up your own studio or received a setting up grant?
Are you self-taught and starting your career?
And:
Are you resident in the South West?
Are you working in an area of craft (including photography, printmaking & sculpture) producing innovative, imaginative work coupled with a sensitive use of appropriate materials?
Can you demonstrate the potential to achieve the highest standards of
workmanship and design, together with a clear sense of personal direction?

If you can then this is the exhibition for you.
If you can positively contribute to this exhibition please submit an artist’s statement, CV, price list and up to 10 slides/digital images by 8 August 2008 to:

Get Fresh, Saffron Wynne, Exhibitions Officer, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF  Or send digital submissions to saffron.wynne@crafts.org.uk

Full details can be downloaded here


Soundskills – The Music Leader course

Are you a working musician?  Would you like to:
Develop skills to lead community music workshops.
Learn from professional community music leaders.
Develop further skills to enhance your existing experience in music education
Do your training at Plymouth Music Zone, one of the region’s leading community music education centres.


Then Soundskills – The Music Leader is the course for you.

Soundskills – The Music Leader is a training course in community music accredited by the Open College Network, offered as a Level 3 National Certificate which could lead to a National Diploma.

The course is ideally suited to practising musicians who aim to work in music education, together with those who already work in the field and want to improve their existing skills.

Now in its fourth year, Soundskills – the Music Leader boasts a post-course employment rate of nearly 100%. In fact, it is gaining an increasing reputation for being as much about quality and innovation as skills and inspiration.

The total course fee is £280 which includes a comprehensive resource pack. Learners may need to do a CRB check for an additional £60.00.

The course runs from September to July and takes place at Plymouth Music Zone for one Saturday per month plus two Thursday evenings during term time.

To register your interest and receive an application pack, please contact:
Plymouth Music Zone (T) 01752 213690 (F) 01752 509888
www.plymouthmusiczone.org.uk

Do you run a dance class, or do you know of dance classes in your area?

The Works is compiling a comprehensive database of dance classes in Cornwall. So, whether it’s salsa or samba, tango or tap, Cornish dancing or capoeira, then please let us know, so we can really spread the word. Send your details to: sam@dtcworks.co.uk

 

City of Lights book

Photographer Matt Pontin and photography students form Truro College have collaborated to produce a celebratory book about City of Lights 2007. They have documented the process from bunches of withies to the final parade of awe-inspiring lanterns with dancers, musicians and the crowd included. These photos have
captured this magical community event and will provide a lasting memory.

All proceeds from the book will go towards this year's event. It is available from Waterstones, Trelissick Gallery and the Truro Tourist Information Centre, priced £4.99. It is a limited edition.

 

National Poetry Competition 2008- deadline 31 October 2008

Now in its 31st year, the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition is one of the leading poetry prizes. Whether you are an established poet or someone new to writing, winning often provides the essential spur to take your writing further.

It is also an exciting opportunity to have your poems read by three of today's leading poets, booster the coffers with £5000 prize money, appear at the Ledbury Poetry Festival 2009, add your name to long prestigious list of past winners, get free annual membership of the Poetry Society and - if all that wasn't enough – receive an annual subscription for Aesthetica Magazine, the new media partner for the competition.

The Judges this year are Frieda Hughes, Jack Mapanje and Brian Patten. You can enter now at www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/competitions/npc

As well as entering the National Poetry Competition 2008 to discover your own potential, you can judge your own favourite competition winner from the past 30 years at www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/npc30

 


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