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Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:56
World Event Young Artists is now open for the registration of volunteers to support the event in September.
http://worldeventyoungartists.com/information/volunteers
Volunteer for the largest event of its kind
Becoming a World Event Volunteer will provide an extraordinary opportunity to become involved in the East Midlands Cultural Olympiad. WEYA volunteering is open to people of all ages, experiences and backgrounds.
Volunteer Teams
WEYA are recruiting volunteers in three main areas, as well as three specialist areas. Not all the volunteer posts require you to have any experience of the arts, more a willingness to get involved and enjoy meeting new people.
The main areas are:
• PRODUCTION AND ...
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:26
To celebrate 40 years of Friends of the Earth, Rutland Friends of the Earth is hosting "Earth Words", a poetry and illustration competition, with the theme of 'being friends with our Earth'. With celebrity judges including broadcaster Clive Anderson, award-winning poet Gillian Clarke and TV comedy writer Jon Canter, it's a great opportunity to get creative and get published. There are cash prizes reaching £150, and the best entries will feature in a celebratory book of poems, which will also include artwork and photography. Entries cost £3 for adults (or £10 for 4 submissions) and £1 for children (or £3 for 4 submissions).
The deadline is 30th June 2012, so you have plenty...
Tags: East Midlands, Writing
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:20
This project is a practical visual arts project using knitting skills to celebrate the lost local textiles industry and the skills that
supported it. The artist will be requested to research and reference the now closed textile industry and organize a series of
community-based workshops with an emphasis on textiles or a relevant craft skill, creating a project which showcases how a basic
craft can be used to transfer skills and creativity within the community. The project should offer an opportunity for local people to
become community leaders and develop groups for skill-sharing events.
This project must take place within the Magnesian Limestone geological area of Derbyshire. http://www.creswellcrags....
Tags: East Midlands, Visual arts, Craft
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:14
Commissioned short interpretation/documentary film of the lives of local people in relationship to their past industrial experiences, showcasing the growth and decline of the local industries of quarrying and/or mining. A small specific area of interest will be developed through research and engagement with community members. This project aims to create a legacy from local people with reference to the industrial past, giving local people a voice and inviting them into the project as significant contributors and consultants. Community filming must take place within the Magnesian Limestone geological area of Derbyshire. http://www.creswell- crags.org.uk/limestone-journeys.aspx
Deadline: 18/05/2012
For more information and details on...
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:03
The 2nd biennial open exhibition is a showcase for emerging or established contemporary artists living or working in the East Midlands. The exhibition is at The Collection in the New Curtois Gallery, Lincolnshire's venue for national and international contemporary visual arts. Applications are invited from contemporary fine artists working in any visual media including performance/live art. Film must be suitable for showing on a single monitor/flat screen or for single screen projection in the auditorium on specific dates. Exhibition transport costs will be met by the gallery. Entry fee is £10 and all entrants are invited to display images of their work in the Opem 2 online gallery.
The exhibition will be running from...
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 10:38
Beacon invites submissions from artists based in the East Midlands who are not currently in higher education. The next deadline for this ongoing call: Thursday 31 May 2012.
The offer: As a guest you will prepare and present either a performance or a presentation about your art practice as discussed and agreed with Beacon’s directors. Mentoring input will be available from Beacon's curatorial director, John Plowman. The presentation/performance will be part of a Bi-Monthly event, to which the public is invited to attend and participate free of charge. Your presentation/performance will be followed by a question and answer session with audience members. You will be offered a fee of £100 and reimbursement of...
Posted by E.Midlands on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 10:29
Theme: ‘P is for…’ Titles, medium, concept, included in, visually, actions, physically.. you decide!
We will accept painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, photography and mixed media. Unfortunately film, performances and installations are excluded for this round on the open submissions. All 3D work needs to be secured to a suitable plinth or be freestanding. Plinths are to be provided by the artist if selected. Artists may submit up to 4 works completed within the last 5 years. There are no minimum size restrictions. The Pedestrian gallery winner will be awarded a solo show at the Pedestrian Gallery/LCB Depot in 2012/2013.This will include input from the in house curator if desired as well as...
Tags: East Midlands, Visual arts
Posted by Tom Green on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 14:15
The BBC Performing Arts Fund will be giving £450,000 to the development of new music and new musicians through two new schemes – Community Music and Music Fellowships.
Launching next month, the Community Music scheme will support grassroots music groups from across the UK. Grants awarded will allow groups to carry out training, attract new audiences, encourage new members and raise their profile in their community. Groups can apply for up to £5,000 for a distinct development project. Grants of up to £10,000 will be awarded to groups wishing to commission new music.
Full details will be announced in May on the BBC Performing Arts Fund website
Posted by Platforma.editor on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 11:20
Tags: South West, Visual arts
Posted by Platforma.editor on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 13:02
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Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 16:45
Ulfah Arts and Media in partnership with British Council launches Birmingham Active Citizens Volunteering Programme. Birmingham Active Citizens (BAC) are a group of like-minded individuals, from various community backgrounds across Birmingham.
BAC are currently looking to recruit 20 volunteers who can spare up to 6 hours a week to join one of the following departments where you will be using media to achieve social change.
Creative Team * Lobbying * Social Media * Outreach * Presenting
Each department has its own vision, roles and schedule flexible enough to accommodate volunteer availability. All volunteers must attend a three day training programme on Active Citizenship which will take place on Saturdays 14th...
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 16:40
Birmingham City Council Culture Commissioning Service is recruiting ten Arts Organisations or individuals to lead a Local Arts Forum in each of the city’s ten Constituencies during April 2012 and March 2013.
The Local Arts Forum Lead role includes creating positive local networks, increasing opportunities for local participation, raising the profile of local arts activity, monitoring and evaluating the Constituency arts plan.
Please see www.finditinbirmingham.com for the full tender brief, or contact Ginnie on the below number.
To make an application:
Please respond in writing, in not more than 3 pages of A4 answering the following two questions.
1. What is your experience and background and how is it relevant to this...
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 16:33
Birmingham Opera Company is currently recruiting actors for the premier of Life is a Dream, an opera by Jonathon Dove and Alisdair Middleton, Directed by Graham Vick.
No experience is necessary, no auditions, just come along and get involved!
Next actors sessions Sunday 26th February 2-6pm and Thursday 1st March 6.30-9.30pm at the Argyle Works:
Argyle Works, Great Barr Street, Birmingham B9 4EX
(Access from Glover Street)
You can get the 97 bus from Moor Street, City Centre, which will drop you almost outside.
Link to Google Maps:
http://g.co/maps/yayve
For more information, contact Birmingham Opera Company
www.birminghamopera.org.uk
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 16:28
Sonia Sabri Company (SSCo) is a leading UK contemporary South Asian Dance company with a national and international programme of performance and education work catering to people of all ages, experiences and cultural backgrounds. We are seeking an exceptional individual who combines vision and imagination with organisational skills and an attention to detail to join a small team at SSCo’s office in Birmingham as Projects Manager.
SSCo (Birmingham) is looking for a dynamic, enterprising and experienced projects manager to help the company develop and realise an exciting and secure future. The primary purpose of the post is to create, develop and manage a range of strategic projects working closely with the...
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 11:02
A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
www.thephotographicangle.co.uk
We're open for submission on one of our five photographic themes:
A Beautiful World: Photos of the natural world, landscapes, wildlife, plants...beautiful photos of beautiful places that inspire us.
Pocket Photography: We're looking for whats stored on your camera phone...photographs of the everyday life you capture with your readily available camera phone!
200 Faces: We are collecting 200 portrait shots, a gallery full of faces...that can show the diverse and unique cahracters of our world.
Our Stories: It is often said that a picture tells a thousand words...what are the stories our photos tell...we're looking for...
Tags: Visual arts
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:55
Weave Recycle is a creative recycling centre offering a 'residency' opportunity for a crafts/designer/maker to create new work to be exhibited as part of Warwickshire Open Studios. The artist will have selected access to a working space and be expected to create a body of work with the recycled materials made available by Weave. The exhibition will take place between Sat 30th June and Sun 15th July and will be held at Weave Recycle. The work produced will be made available for sale (Weave will take a commission fee).
To view a sample of the materials we require you to work with please visit www.weaverecycle.co.uk or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/weaverecycle. The residency will commence shortly...
Tags: Visual arts, Craft
Posted by W.Midlands on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 10:55
Weave Recycle is a creative recycling centre offering a 'residency' opportunity for a crafts/designer/maker to create new work to be exhibited as part of Warwickshire Open Studios. The artist will have selected access to a working space and be expected to create a body of work with the recycled materials made available by Weave. The exhibition will take place between Sat 30th June and Sun 15th July and will be held at Weave Recycle. The work produced will be made available for sale (Weave will take a commission fee).
To view a sample of the materials we require you to work with please visit www.weaverecycle.co.uk or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/weaverecycle. The residency will commence shortly...
Tags: Visual arts, Craft
Posted by Platforma.editor on Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:09
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