TiPP are looking for experienced Lead Arts Practitioners to deliver Summer Arts Colleges in the North West.
10 young people involved in the Criminal Justice System will take part in 3 weeks of structured arts activity for 25 hours per week during the school summer holidays. They experience a range of arts activities and visits to venues, culminating in a celebration event.
You will lead the project on a daily basis, co-ordinating artists and young people. You will be closely supported by staff from TiPP who have run Summer Arts Colleges for a number of years. Training will also be given. You must have experience of working with young people in the Criminal Justice System.
Areas we are working in include Blackpool, Bolton, Salford and Trafford.
Please see here for further information about the Summer Arts Colleges: http://www.unitas.uk.net/SummerArtsColleges/
Please email Rachel@tipp.org.uk with an expression of interest and details of your relevant experience.
Tags: criminal justice system, Theatre in Prison and Probation, TiPP
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Salary: Grade 8 £30,851 to £34,549 (bar at £33,661)
Ref: NB50748407/11
Location: Flexible – can be based at one of the six North West Hub venues
Hours: 35 per week
Secondment opportunity until 31 Jan 2011 (with the possibility of extension)
The Renaissance North West team needs an experienced individual to lead the Renaissance Learning programme across museums in the North West: developing, managing and monitoring ambitious initiatives and partnerships.
This secondment is a significant opportunity for a senior manager with expertise in political agendas and policy developments in education for 0-19s; who understands the Renaissance vision for educational development; and is highly effective in delivering strategic partnerships and complex education programmes.
The secondment is an exciting development opportunity to expand experience in a strategic regional role that links directly to national programmes; drive innovative solutions to challenging issues and take on responsibilities for advocacy to increase awareness of Renaissance’s impact and achievement in education.
Deadline: Mon 1 March 2010
Please submit with your application, a CV and no more than 2 sides of A4 detailing your knowledge and experience, and how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
Completed applications should be returned via email to the Recruitment Services Team at: recruitmentservices@manchester.gov.uk
For more information and the job description / person specification, please visit www.mcc/personnel/Recruitment/secondments.htm
Tags: Education Development Manager, job, Renaissance North West, secondment, vacancy
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The Charlotte Miller Art Project – CMAP has been running since 2002, offering creative experiences and a voice through art to street working and living children through workshops and larger scale arts projects. Cmap has been running in Ecuador and Mexico, through international charities and NGOs.
Placements are offered in Ecuador and Mexico for artists, arts educators and practitioners from the UK to spend from 6 month in country delivering the programme.
If you have a background of working in the arts within education & outreach and have a good working level of Spanish language we’d be interested in hearing from you.
Cmap volunteers come to the project via a variety of backgrounds – from youth arts leaders, gallery educators, theatre practitioners, graphic designers and filmmakers to participatory photography project leaders.
You need to have creative flare and initiative, the ability to be flexible in potentially volatile situations, be happy to work with vulnerable young people and be highly dedicated and motivated to the art programme.
For from information about the project please visit our website http://charlottemillerartproject.org.uk
Application Procedure
Please include the following as part of your application:
- Current CV including your contact details
- personal statement of no more than one A4 page, stating why you are interested in the position, any experience you have that you feel is relevant and brief outlining any potential ideas for workshops.
Contact details for two referees
Please send applications to Lynn Weddle at cmap.projects@mac.com
Tags: Central America, Cmap, Ecuador, international, Mexico, placement, Spanish, The Charlotte Miller Art Project, voluntary work, volunteer
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Cheshire Dance seeks an exceptional Youth Dance Development Officer
As part of the team you will be developing, delivering and monitoring high quality dance activity with and for young people and the professionals who work with them, through both in and out of school settings.
You will be supported by an active partnership involving YDE, The Lowry, ACE, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Warrington and Halton Borough Councils.
For an application form please contact Lesley-Ann Parry on 01606 861770 or lesleyann@cheshiredance.org
Salary: £23k-£26k, full-time, fixed term contract until March 2011
Deadline: 22nd March 2010
Interview/Practical: 29 & 30 March 2010
Start date: negotiable with successful applicant
Cheshire Dance offers opportunities for professional development. It is an equal opportunities employer, is positive about disabled people and supports youth voice through Hear by Right validation.
Tags: Cheshire Dance, dance, job, vacancy, Youth Dance Development
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Aged 16-21? Interested in the media and young people’s issues around the world?
Enter our competition to be part of the One World Youth Jury and win a trip to London to visit TV channels, newspapers, and meet leading journalists and filmmakers.
The One World Media Awards is a leading awards event in the UK. It’s open to films, radio programmes, newspaper articles and websites, and it’s there to recognise the best media coverage of the developing world. The prestigious Awards are presented in a televised ceremony each year.
The Awards are made up of a range of categories, and each has its own jury panel.
We’re looking for four young people based in the UK to judge one of the awards – the Children’s Rights Award, sponsored by Unicef. It’s for media that acknowledges the voices of young people in the developing world. In 2009, the winner was Saving Africa’s Witch Children, a documentary on Channel 4 about children branded as ‘witches’ in parts of Nigeria.
Could you become one of our young judges? We’re running a competition to find them. Visit www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/awards/jury/youthjury for more information.
Competition closes on 8 March 2010
Tags: Children's Rights Award, One World Youth Jury
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Trinity Guildhall is actively seeking applications from arts practitioners
and arts educators based in Manchester to join our Moderators Panel.
If you have at least five years full-time professional experience in a
relevant field, and have experience of assessment in the arts then we want to hear from you. If your application is successful you will be added to our pool of moderators. We are looking for professionals with a wide range of knowledge across the art forms, and interest in contemporary youth culture.
You will have an ability to travel widely in England for at least 13 sessions including at least three in July. The work will involve conductin moderation of assessments made locally by advisers.
Our application process is open all year, but the next shortlisting round
will take place in mid March – therefore if you want to be considered for
this round applications need to be in by 8 March 2010.
For more information and the Arts Award online application form please follow this link: http://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=2064
Tags: Arts Award, Trinity Guildhall
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CapeUK is seeking an individual or organisation to evaluate approaches to the engagement of families of primary school aged children in arts and cultural activity in four Arts Explorer Pathfinder areas.
The evaluation report will inform a possible roll out of a national Arts Explorers scheme and illuminate potential connections with the Arts Award.
Click here to download brief and application process information
Closing date: 12 noon, 8 March 2010
Tags: Arts Explorer Pathfinder, CapeUK
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Manchester Day Parade
Sun 20 Jun
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS….
This is an opportunity for community groups, resident groups, local businesses, individuals etc who may be interested in participating in the new Manchester Day Parade.
If you’d like to register your interest in the below opportunity please complete the attached form and email or post to Billie Klinger, Walk the Plank, 72 Broad Street, Salford M6 5BZ / info@walktheplank.co.uk
Would your group/organisation/family like to take part in the first Manchester Day Parade…a celebration of all that’s great about our city? This is your chance to be part of an amazing procession that brings colour, music, dance and larger-than-life characters to the streets. What do you think is so fantastic about your city that it’s ‘Out of this World’? Who are your heroes? What bit of Manchester past or present would you like to celebrate?
There’ll be opportunities to create floats & costumes, or work with dance specialists to develop movement and dance, or to come along on the day and get dressed up in fantastic outfits and make up.
There are 3 levels of involvement that you can apply for:
- Gold – for groups that want to work with an artist to develop your own ideas for designing a float, or creating costumes, or making music or movement
- Silver – for groups that want to take part and already have costumes/a float, or groups that want to take part but have only a limited time to work in advance of the parade
- Bronze – for individuals, small groups or families who want to take part and are willing to work with other people to create a section of the parade, or want to get involved but don’t know where to start…
We can’t promise to involve everyone that wants to take part in the first year, but we’re certainly going to try!
Tags: Manchester Day Parade, parade, Walk the Plank
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Between the 7-21 June 2010 a group of artists from Manchester and the North West will make a journey to Mexico City and Oaxaca. There will be a number of performances in public spaces, opportunities for dialogue with different people, documentary and recording opportunities for visual artists, photographers, writers etc. If you are an artist in a relevant field you could be one of those taking part in the trip.
For more information please view the attached flyer or contact the event organiser John Forrest at: producerjohn@hotmail.com
Mexico 2010 – Brochure 2
Tags: creative, Exchange, opportunities
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Each year the Co-operative gives young people the chance to have their work shown on the big screen at the prestigious Co-operative Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity to see your work and that of others, in the cinema of a landmark national venue, the National Media Museum in Bradford.
Taking part could give you the opportunity to received feedback and advice on film making from industry professionals. Take part in creative and inspirational workshops and masterclasses. Learn new skills, try equipment, network and swap ideas.
You might be a group of friends from a school, college or youth club. You could be a youth worker, teacher or tutor working on a film project with young people. Entries in Welsh, Gaelic and other languages, particularly those of local ethnic communities are welcome as are first time film makers.
Film makers must be 19 years old or under. Entries are accepted on DVD only
Entry deadline is 28 May 2010
The Festival takes place at the National Media Museum in Bradford 7-8 October 2010
Application forms and full entry details can be downloaded from the festival website at: www.co-operative.coop/filmfestival
Tags: creative, Film, Film Festival, opportunities
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