John Betjeman Young People’s Poetry Competition
The John Betjeman Young People’s Poetry Competition 2010 is co-sponsored by Shell International and St Pancras International station. The competition is open to 11-14 year-olds living in the British Isles. Entrants may submit one poem each about their local surroundings, whether a house, a street, a garden, a park, a city of a wider landscape. The spirit behind the competition is to encourage an understanding and appreciation of the importance of ‘place’. The prize of £1000 (£500 to the winner and £500 to the English department of their school) is donated by John Murray (Publishers) Ltd. The deadline for the competition is 31st July and winners will be notified by September. The prize-giving event will take place by the Betjeman statue on the upper concourse of St Pancras Station in October 2010. The entry form can be found here: http://www.johnbetjeman.com/comp.html
Mix Mediabox
Grants from £5,000 – £20,000 for youth led Community Cohesion projects
Mix Mediabox is now open for applications. The stage 1 deadline is the 9th of March 2009.
Mix Mediabox is designed to reach organisations that bring together young people from diverse economic backgrounds, faiths or geographic areas to work on a media project. This grant enables young people to create media projects that encourage communities to gain a better understanding of each other and promote community cohesion.
Open to established youth and/or media focused organisations
Go to www.media-box.co.uk to apply online. For advice and guidance on your Mix Mediabox application email lwimbok@visionandmedia.co.uk
Neck of the Woods [12 Feb-11 April]
Rhiannon Hunter | Productofboy | Ima-Abasi Okon | Taneesha Ahmed & Alex Moore | Renee Rhodes | Fivethreefive Project | Branka Vidovic-Butler | Lynne Heller | Ryan Campbell | Edwyn Butler | John Leyland & Annette Cookson
12 February – 11 April 2010 (Public preview: 11 February, 6-9pm)
Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester, www.nexusartcafe.com
Neck of the Woods is a group exhibition investigating artists’ responses into the concept of community and how this is evolving. Artists and practitioners join from throughout the UK and Internationally to challenge the audience’s preconceptions of community and how this can be explored within their own personal artistic practice.
Highlights of the exhibition include the work of Canadian artist, Lynne Heller. Within the online community of ‘Second Life’, Heller and her intrepid avatar, Nar Duell, will ‘wear’ an alternative avatar costume, a ‘walking’ snow globe. Whilst exploring her own virtual community she will also be available for online web-chats with visitors to the café.
Manchester-based artist Taneesha Ahmed collaborating with Alex Moore present their alternative community, The Denmasons, a secret society enticing viewers into a Denmasonic life-style. Whether you’re young or not so young you’ll remember those Sunday afternoons building a Den in the back garden – this is the moment to re-live those memories…
Neck of the Woods launches on Thursday 11 February with a public preview (6-9pm) including a live performance from Manchester-based Edwyn Butler replicating an old-fashioned Country and Western knees-up around the piano. Alongside this John Leyland and Annette Cookson will be collaborating on a one-off performance of works inspired by the exhibition.
Neck of the Woods is an exhibition curated by up and coming Blank Media Collective at Nexus Art Café opening with a public preview on 11 February (6-9pm) until 11 April. Find Out More on www.blankmediacollective.org/neckofthewoods
Zion Arts Open Day
Come down to Zion Open day on Sunday 7th – Feb 12 – 4pm.
Come and see what we do, how you can get involved and have your say about what goes on here in the future. We will be launching Zion Youth Membership have live music and performances from Single cell collective, Manchester Music service bands and DJ Drizz live!, Zion radio, Peace FM, All FM, workshops in drama, dance, capoeira, comedy it’s all here so come down, have a brew and have a say!
MYAN e-newsletter January 2010
- Have your say in the Arts Council National Strategy 2010
- Dance Strategy in the North West
- Contact Young Actors Company Auditions
- Impact of Enyan Campaign ‘Young Arts Leaders’
- BBC Young Composers’ Competition
- Volunteer and placement opportunities with Kinofilm
- Facilitator wanted – Contact Young Actors Company
- The Young Apprenticeship
- Need to Know UK National Summit
- Creativity in Education Professional
Learning Programme.
Have your say in the Arts Council National Strategy
Arts Council England have launched Achieving great art for everyone – a consultation on future priorities for the arts. The results of the consultation will inform a ten-year strategic framework and the Arts Council’s future investment decisions.
Achieving great art for everyone sets out the Arts Council’s understanding of the current arts landscape and pinpoints the areas that the Council believes need development. This is the first time the Arts Council has brought together all art forms and development areas into one set of long term priorities.
The consultation document outlines a vision for the future of the arts where England is a global creative hub, a platform for world-leading artistic excellence and innovation, and a great place for artists to live and work.
The Arts Council is inviting artists, arts organisations, partners and anyone interested in the arts to take part, including those from the commercial, amateur and voluntary sectors. The consultation will run until 14 April 2010 with the framework being published in late 2010. To find out more about how to take part and to download a copy of the consultation document visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/consultation.
Have Your Say in a Dance Strategy for the North West
RGA is working with Arts Council England to prepare a five year Dance Strategy for the North West. They are seeking views from a wide cross section of people who have an interest in dance in the region.
If you are interested in taking part, you can complete the survey by clicking on the link below:
http://http://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Contact Young Actors Company Auditions
If you are aged 15-25, this is your chance to explore your creativity, push your abilities and be part of one of the country’s leading young actors companies.
Auditions are held three times a year and this season’s are on Wed 20 – Fri 22 January between 6pm and 9pm. Places are strictly limited and must be booked in advance. Please call 0161 274 0600 to book a slot.
Don’t miss your chance to work with professional directors and perform on stage.
Impact of Enyan Campaign ‘Young Arts Leaders’
To ensure that ENYAN is responding to the needs of the sector and prove influence and impact as a result of national campaign work, they are keen to gather feedback from all those who contributed to the campaign, have utilised the online campaign document (http://www.enyan.co.uk/download/304457542) and may have taken part in the campaign’s legacy training course produced by Artsplan ‘Using the arts to develop aspiration, potential and leadership’. This consultation involves various government departments, ENYAN’s National Steering Group, ENYAN RAPs and the wider membership.
ENYAN will be collating all responses to ascertain the level of impact this campaign has had both on the sector itself and those who are responsible for or have an interest in supporting it. They welcome all feedback, and are particularly keen to know how the campaign may have impacted on your knowledge of Young Arts Leaders programmes and your current/future programming.
Perhaps you have developed a new Young Arts Leaders project; been inspired by a case study to approach or structure a programme differently, accessed funding sources that were referred to in the resource? Please respond at: enyan@artswork.org.uk
BBC Young Composers’ Competition
Young musicians aged between 12 and 18 are being invited to enter the BBC Proms Young Composers’ Competition, which is now in its 12th year. The competition will give the winners a BBC commission and see their work performed by professional musicians. Last year’s winners wrote pieces for the Last Night of the Proms, although details of the 2010 commissions have yet to be announced.
Entries to the competition will be judged by a panel of composers from a variety of musical fields, and composers have until 28 May to submit their entries.
The BBC is also calling for young composers to sign up for its Composer Labs, which aim to give young talent across the UK the opportunity to explore new ways of composing and get a taste of what it means to be a composer in the 21st century. The Composer Labs take place in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Truro between 7 February and 11 April. For the first time, an online version of a Composer Lab will also be made available from April. This will include footage from the various Labs, recommendations and tips.
Full information about the competition and the Composer Labs can be found at www.bbc.co.uk.
Volunteer and placement opportunities with Kinofilm
After three years away, Kinofilm is back. The Kinofilm Manchester European Short Film Festival is taking place from 28 April – 2 May 2010. They are looking for dynamic and dedicated people who are passionate about independent cinema and/or short film and would like to contribute to the return of Kinofilm. They are looking for:
. Volunteers for a wide range of pre festival work (minimum 2 days per week)
. Full time voluntary placements (4-5 days per week) up to and including the festival for a minimum of six weeks.
. Festival volunteers for the week of the festival (26th April – 3rd May)
If you are based in Greater Manchester, are interested in gaining experience of working in a busy festival office and have/or are looking to gain experience in any of the following; sponsorship and fundraising, print or web marketing, PR, communications, social networking, film making, editing, film or festival programming, administration and event organisation, Kinofilm would like to hear from you. To apply please send your CV and a covering letter with details of which position you are interested in to: tanya.smith@kinofilm.org
Facilitator wanted – Contact Young Actors Company
CYAC – Contact young actors company is about to launch its spring term 2010 and is looking for a lead facilitator to work with a very diverse and dynamic company of young actors aged between 15 and 25. They are open to working with facilitators who have particular skills and areas of interest; you will be working with an assistant artist and will be fully supported by a project manager form within the Creative development team at Contact.
Dates from: 27th January 2010 until 18th March 2010 Fees: £30 per hour exclusive of planning time.
If you think you may be interested or are in touch with appropriate artists please contact Danny Fahey at: DannyFahey@contact-theatre.org
The Young Apprenticeship
The Young Apprenticeship is a programme which enables talented GCSE students gain work experience. Creative & Cultural Skills supports Young Apprenticeships in Art & Design and Performing Arts. The programme has been running since 2004, delivered by partnerships made up of schools, colleges and employers.
Pupils are based in school where they follow the core National Curriculum subjects. For two days a week they work towards a Level 2 vocational qualification. The key part of the Young Apprenticeship is 50 day’s work experience with employers.
This is an ideal way for employers to help open up new ways for young people to gain relevant work experience. 9000 students will be undertaking a Young Apprenticeship.
For more information please contact apprenticeships@ccskills.org.uk
Need to Know UK National Summit – Audience Development in the UK – From Understanding to Engagement
27–28 Jan 2010, Durham, UK
Network’s annual conference explores how we gather, understand and apply the knowledge to grow audiences. Network is the umbrella body for Audience Development Agencies in the UK. This is a unique opportunity for high level debate. Together we will create a manifesto for increasing people’s engagement with arts and culture in the UK.
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW . For further information, or to book your place today visit our online booking facility or contact Fiona Scott if you have any queries: fiona@audiencesyorkshire.org.uk
Creativity in Education Professional Learning Programme
The Centre for Urban Education is offering a new Creativity in Education unit, accredited by the Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, and offering 20 ‘M’ Level Credits.
This unit has been developed to enable a range of professionals (including creative practitioners, arts educators, museums, gallery and theatre outreach staff, youth and health workers, teaching assistants, teachers, professionals working in the creative and cultural industries and creative agents) to support the development of creative learning and teaching in schools, arts and cultural organisations and other educational settings.
It includes a study of the place of creative learning and teaching in contemporary educational policies and practices, including exploration of regional and national programmes offered through Creative and Cultural Education (CCE), such as the Creative Partnerships programme.
Participants will investigate how external creative partners can work with teachers to develop the creativity of young people in schools and other learning settings, with particular reference to the urban context.
In addition to considering definitions of creativity it will consider the knowledge and skills needed in working in partnership in order to facilitate curriculum change.
Dates:
Tuesday 23rd March 9.30- 5.00
Monday 12th April 9.30- 5.00
Tuesday 30th June 9.30- 5.00
Plus one further date in July tbc
Course Fees:- £300
To register to receive the Curriculum outline,application form and course requirements; please contact:
c.obrien@mmu.ac.uk by 31/01.2010
OPPORTUNITIES: Blazing a trail – New Cultural Journeys
New Cultural Journeys is inviting proposals for creative projects that will Blaze a Trail across Lancashire and the Fylde Coast between March & September 2010.
New Cultural Journeys is an ambitious youth-led culture and sport participation programme for Lancashire and the Fylde Coast that is part of WE PLAY, the North West cultural legacy programme for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The theme of the programme is Routes and Trails, making new connections between people & places, sport & arts and physical & virtual worlds in the lead up to 2012.
Working with young people aged 13-19 from across the region, we’re
seeking to commission 5 creative projects along the theme of Routes and Trails. We’re looking for ideas that will excite, surprise and engage
residents & visitors to Lancashire and the Fylde Coast, creating opportunities for people of all ages to take part in voyages of discovery
both outdoor and online.
Fees for each commission are in the range of £5 -10K with the opportunity of future further investment for the most successful and innovative ideas.
We’re inviting applications from artists, designers, technologists, creative and sporting organisations. Collaborative proposals that cross fertilise creativity, technology and sport are encouraged.
Regional, national & international applications welcome
For a full brief, including information about the individual commissions and how to apply, please email sara.domville@lancashire.gov.uk
Closing date for proposals: 29 January 2010
New Cultural Journeys is a partnership project between Lancashire County Council, Creative Lancashire and Blackpool Council and is part of WE PLAY.
WE PLAY is a Legacy Trust UK project led by Arts Council England,
North West, on behalf of a new regional partnership.
Performance Opportunity: Contemporary Dancers Wanted
True Motion Dance Company is a contemporary dance company based in Manchester. They have just had a proposal accepted by Greenroom to perform as part of the Turn2010 platform in March.
They are currently looking for dancers to join the company and perform in the platform.
The company is looking for Manchester based dancers who enjoy working creatively and being part of the creative process, have a keen interest in abstract rather than narrative-led dance and want the opportunity to work within communities and educational organisations as well as create and perform work. It would be useful if you were interested in outreach work as well as performing.
The company is new and therefore payment is subject to funding. The performance in March will not be paid but they are looking to work with the same dancers to build the company and consequently be part of future opportunities when funding is available.
For more information please contact Kelly Marie Such, Artistic Director at the following e-mail: Kelly@truemotiondance.co.uk
Include your organisation in Extended Schools Directory
Manchester City Council’s Extended Schools Team is in the process of developing a directory of organisations that are able to provide extended services or activities for pupils attending schools in Manchester. The objective is to produce a central directory that can be accessed by all schools as they seek to commission services that will help them to deliver their extended provision such as after school sports, dance, music and arts.
This document is being developed to support schools with a significant new initiative called the ‘Extended Schools Subsidy Scheme’, which will provide additional funding for extra curricular activities to all Manchester’s schools during 2010-2011. This will result in many schools across the City commissioning activities from external services so inclusion in the directory could provide major benefits to your organisation, as all Manchester schools will be encouraged to use it.
This is a major information gathering exercise and the attached pro forma has been developed to enable the Extended Schools Team to collect the details of your organisation for inclusion in the finished document. If you wish your organisation to be included please complete the attached form and return to: extended.schools@manchester.gov.uk by Friday15th January.
If you have any queries regarding this project, please call Tom Joslin on 0161 234 6229.
Have your say on a dance strategy for the North West
RGAis working with Arts Council England to prepare a five year Dance Strategy for the North West. They are seeking views from a wide cross section of people who have an interest in dance in the region.
If you are interested in taking part, you can complete the survey by clicking on the link below:
http://www.rgaconsulting.co.uk/index.asp?lm=280
There will also be three open meetings where people can come and contribute to the discussions about the future of dance in the North West. Each meeting takes place from six until nine pm on the following dates:
Chester – The Crowne Plaza Hotel – Monday 11th January
Lancaster – The Storey – Tuesday 12th January
Runcorn – The Brindley – Tuesday 19th January
If you are interested in attending please e-mail: andrew.ormston@rgaconsulting.co.uk.
Grimm Tales
The Library Theatre Company presents:
GRIMM TALES
Suitable for young people aged 6 upwards, their teachers, friends and families.
Children – £9
School parties of 10+ – £8.75
Adults – £16 (£14 concessions, not Saturday evening)
Family tickets – (2 adults, 2 children) £45
Visit the Library Theatre Company website to book tickets
On until 23 Jan 2010
The Brothers Grimm’s dark and spooky stories have always captivated children, with their enticing mix of mystery, enchantment, and humour.
Rachel O’Riordan directs this atmospheric adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy, the recently appointed Poet Laureate, which promises to provide a feast of first-rate physical, musical and mythical theatre. Classic stories such as Hansel and Gretel you may know; but there are several you may not!
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