Arts & Crafts News
Arts Funding Ning
The Arts Funding Ning has been set up to help create a cohesive voice about the impending cuts and shifts in arts funding in the UK. Visit the site to share information, stories, links and join in debates on the Forum. You can also follow on Twitter. To visit the site go to http://artsfunding.ning.com/
Posted August 6th 2010
Epic Awards 2010
The Epic Awards are a Voluntary Arts England initiative celebrating excellence and achievement in voluntary arts and crafts groups which are based in England. The awards have four categories - engagement, partnerships, innovation and creativity. The deadline for nominations is 10th September 2010. If you want to nominate your group or find out more about the awards visit http://www.epicawards.co.uk/
Posted July 1st 2010
Learning at the Interface: Museum and University Collaborations
The V&A in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning through Design are holding a conference at the V&A on 1st July 2010. The event will look at how museums and universities can work together purposefully to enhance the learning of higher education students. The keynote speakers will be Ed Vaizey, Minister for Cultural and Creative Industries and Roy Clare, CEO of the Museums Libraries and Archives Council. For more information visit http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/courses/conferences/index.html
Posted 11th June 2010
Powerbrokers Leadership Pathways scheme
Mid career individuals working in creative organisations are being invited to apply for a new cultural leadership training programme specifically aimed at leaders from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Applications must be in before 30th June. For more information visit http://www.creative-choices.co.uk/creative-news/england/creative-leadership-plan-launched
Posted 8th June 2010
World Beach Project
The World Beach Project, devised by artist Sue Lawty in association with the V&A, is a global art project open to anybody, anywhere, of any age. It builds on the experience many of us have making patterns on beaches and shorelines with stones / pebbles. The project happens in two stages, in two locations: first, at a beach where you choose the stones and make your pattern, recording the work-in-progress with some photographs along the way. Then at a computer, when you upload the photographs to the website to complete the project. For more information and how to get involved visit www.vam.ac.uk/collections/textiles/lawty/world_beach/
Posted 25th May 2010
VAN Briefing: Putting your arts or crafts group on the map - ten ways to get noticed
Spending time raising your art or craft group's public profile is very worthwhile. Being well known in your own area will enable new members, new audiences, potential creative partners, sponsors, funders, venue managers and other supporters to find you easily. Having a strong public profile beyond your own area will also enable groups from other areas to contact you with a view to developing activities together.
This briefing lists 10 cost effective ways to help you increase the impact and reach of your group's public profile. It will be especially useful to small volunteer-led arts and crafts groups that don't have paid staff, official premises or even a marketing budget. However the principles will apply to arts organisations of all sizes.
To find out more visit http://www.vaengland.org.uk/uploaded/map13538.pdf.
Posted 29th April 2010
Friday Late Stitched Up
The V&A are celebrating their 'Quilts 1700-2010' exhibition with an exploration of British craft traditions. The 'Friday Late Stitched Up' will take place on 30th April 2010 from 18.30-22.00 at the museum. The evening will explore all things stitched and feature 'The Stitch Surgery', 'Tea and Make Garden Tea Party', 'Sketch-a-thread' and a gigantic weaving loom amongst the activities. All events are free. For more information visit http://www.vam.ac.uk/activ_events/events/friday_evenings/friday_late/events/april_2010/
Posted 26th April 2010
Document | a
Document | a (local : global) is an ambitious international event featuring artists from the UK, China, Thailand, Switzerland, Russia, Australia, Canada, Korea and Cameroon.
It has developed out of the innovative Aspire programme, conceived by Liz Falconbridge of King's Lynn Arts Centre and led by Richard Layzell, in collaboration with Karl Foster and Lyndall Phelps.
Works will be sited throughout the Arts Centre and - the architectural gem that is - the riverside town of King’s Lynn.
Installations and events include You Can Get Themby Chen Hangfeng, David Watson’s Walking with Cars, Somtam Nomadby Varsha Nair and Linda Roast’s record-breaking attempt The Great Shake.
The launch on 28 May will feature The River Flows in Many Directions at the Same Time, a performance/lecture by Richard Layzell from his recent residency in Shanghai, an opportunity to experience the unique Lynn Ferry, Kate Hodges’ Backstreets and the unveiling of Karin Forman’s Sleeping Beauty in the Guildhall. The event ends on the 30th May 2010.
Posted 16th April 2010
Carnival Conference
There will be a one day carnival conference aimed at encouraging carnival artists and organisations to capitalise on creative opportunities presented by the build up to the London 2012 Olympics. The event will take place on April 24th in Brighton and is organised by the Carnival Network South East. For more information visit http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/carnival-network-east-conference/
Posted 16th April 2010
Origin 2010
Origin, the annual Crafts Council showcase of original contempoary craft, will locate to the newly refurbished Old Spitalfields Market from 23-29 September 2010. The event brings together 220 innovative UK and international makers for 1 week. In a bid to encourage new makers to apply for a place the Crafts Council have launched the New Makers Initiative which will give a special stand rate to those who have been in business for less than 3 years. The deadline for applications to the initiative is 4 May 2010. To apply and for more information on the event visit the Origin website at www.originuk.org.
Posted 9th April 2010
World Art in the City
In a new initiative called 'World Art in the City' funded by CUE East, members of teaching staff in the School of World Art Studies and Museology at the UEA will be giving a series of twelve weekly public talks in Norwich city centre. From April 1st onwards, speakers will discuss artworks, artefacts and issues that preoccupy them, in informal and accessible talks which will take place in The Curve, inside The Forum at 6.00pm. All events are free and open to everyone. For the programme and more information please visit http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2010/March/homepagenews/worldartseries
Posted 1st April 2010
Children's Art Day 2010
Engage with the support of the Mayor of London and the Clore Duffield Foundation will be running the 2010 Children's Art Day. Organisers across the UK will be invited to run participatory visual arts event between the 12-18 July. Events can be registered, in a few weeks time, on the Engage website. The first 150 events registered will be eligible for a £50 grant to help with the event. Engage will offer support to organisers which includes publicising the event. For more information visit www.engage.org.
Posted 25 Mach 2010
Crafts Council Policy Briefing
The Crafts Council has published its policy briefing for March 2010. The briefing includes information on political developments, Higher and Further Education funding, Local Authority funding cuts, cultural education, new Creative Bursaries from DCMS and a parliamentary round up. Read the briefing on the Crafts Council website by visiting http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/about-us/press-room/view/2010/news-and-policy-brief-2010?from=/about-us/press-room/.
Posted 25 March 2010