Pop Up Studio Shop for hire
Studio 4 at New Brewery Arts is offered to makers, artists or photographers to make, show and sell their work without committing to a long term licence.
Artworks at Cirencester Hospital
Funding has been made available to Gillian Eames, Administrator at Cirencester Hospital, to run a 6 month Artworks scheme. The work of local artists will be exhibited to improve the environment for patients, staff and visitors. The work will be available to buy, with the artist donating 20% of the sale price to the Trust's charitable funds if the artwork is bought as a direct result of it being exhibited at the Trust.
A similar, much larger scheme is run at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Further information on that scheme can be found at http://www.gloshospitals.org.uk/content/arts/home.html.
If the 6 month trial is successful, the scheme might then roll out across all NHS Gloucestershire's sites.
Gillian is looking for people who want to exhibit for the trial period. The suggested exhibitions would have to be approved through key people in NHS Gloucestershire before the final exhibitions can be agreed. The 3 final exhibitions will all be agreed on before the scheme starts.
The proposed dates of the scheme are:
Set Up
15-19 March 2010
Exhibition 1
22 March - 14 May 2010
Take Down/Set Up
17-21 May 2010
Exhibition 2
24 May - 16 July 2010
Take Down/Set Up
19-23 July 2010
Exhibition 3
26 July - 17 September 2010
Take Down
20-24 September 2010
The general public would be invited to come and see the artwork in the restaurant at Cirencester Hospital each day between 2.00-5.00pm. Entry will be free. Any sales made will be collected at the end of each exhibition. The hanging system will most probably be the Beta system. It is wall space only, so unfortunately no freestanding work can be exhibited.
If you might be interested in exhibiting, please email artworks@glos.nhs.uk by Friday 19th February 2010 with your submission (a covering email and pictures of the artwork). Pictures of the artwork need to be available electronically as the work has to be sent to managers in NHS Gloucestershire.
Applicants should also list the 3 exhibition slots in order of preference, indicating if there are any dates that they will be away. Gillian is particularly interested in filling the first exhibition slot.
If you have any other questions, please email them to artworks@glos.nhs.uk.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 26th February 2010.
Gillian Eames, Admin Assistant, Care Services (Cotswolds Locality), Monday - Friday 1.30-4.30pm
NHS Gloucestershire, Cirencester Office
Tel: 08454 22 2744
Fax: 01285 884 607
Bookbite
BookBite is designed to appeal to people aged over 60 who are interested in writing. Developed by Booktrust in partnership with WRVS & UK online centres, the BookBite website provides resources including short stories, poetry, book reviews and competitions. Have a look at www.bookbite.org.uk for more info.
Craft Directory
Search for opportunities in contemporary craft from a range of organisations brought together by the Crafts Council at http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/craft-directory/opportunities/
Or join the Crafts Council's Register of Makers at http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/explore-craft/national-register-of-makers/
The Arts Hustings
Clore Auditorium, Tate Britain
9 March 2010 18:00 - 20:30
Booking has now opened for the NCA’s Arts Hustings event. Tickets are available online at www.artshustings.eventbrite.com. We envisage a high demand for tickets, so we urge you to book now to avoid disappointment.
The Arts Hustings puts the politicians in the hot seat and gives you the opportunity to quiz them on what they have in store for the arts and cultural sector after the 2010 General Election.
Following the success of the Future Britain conference in June 2009, the National Campaign for the Arts returns to Tate Britain to host a hustings style debate between the Arts Minister (Labour's Margaret Hodge MP), the Shadow Arts Minister (Conservative, Ed Vaizey MP) and the Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture Secretary (Don Foster MP). Each panellist will set out their party's offer for the arts and culture and answer questions on a range of arts related topics posed by, you, the audience.
We expect this to be a lively and passionate debate and a great opportunity to see where the potential future Culture Minister stands on all the issues that matter to you.
If you would like to submit a question for the panel, please email: artshustings@artscampaign.org.uk. If your question is selected, we will contact you prior to the event. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask un-prepared, supplementary questions during the event.
A small charge will be made to cover the cost of refreshments and staffing.
Ticket prices: £12.50 +VAT - £20.00 +VAT. Book now for the Early Bird Offer.
Please note:
Cancellation received in writing up to 15 working days before a seminar will incur a £5 plus vat administration fee. Cancellations received between 14 and 8 working days will be charged at £10.00 plus vat or 50% of the original fee (whichever is greater). Cancellations of 7 working days or less will not be refunded. Substitutions can be made at any time.
It may be necessary, for reasons beyond the control of the NCA, to change the content and timing of the programme, the speakers or the venue. Programme updates will be available at regular intervals on our website: www.artscampaign.org.uk
© NCA 2010
The NCA is the UK’s only independent campaigning organisation representing all the arts. It provides a voice for the arts world in all its diversity. It seeks to safeguard, promote and develop the arts and win public and political recognition for their importance as a key element in our national culture.
National Campaign for the Arts
1 Kingly Street
London W1B 5PA
Registered No. 1930446 (England)
Telephone: 020 7287 3777. Fax: 020 7287 4777
Email: nca@artscampaign.org.uk
Website: www.artscampaign.org.uk
Arts Oracle - the online directory for the Arts
Arts Oracle is changing the way the arts industry finds each other.
This comprehensive on-line directory quickly puts you in touch with the services you need. Agents to art centres, casting directors to critics, photographers to promotional services - whatever your requirements, Arts Oracle can help.
For those searching it is a resource that is accurate, fast and totally free of charge. For those listed it presents numerous opportunities - from free listings to a targeted banner campaign - we can even tailor a package specifically to your needs.
Arts Oracle also contains articles by leading industry professionals offering advice and guidance, as well as providing a platform for creatives to list other skills in our skill share directory.
Opportunity for aspiring authors and poets
Submit your short story to Authortrek, and you could be named the Authortrek Writer of the Month!
Once you have registered on the site, you can post your story. Registration is free. Indeed, access to the whole of Authortrek Short Stories is free.
Each short story will have a voting button. So, once you have finished posting your story, forward the story link to your friends and ask them to read and vote for your story if they like it (i.e., don't be shy!) The winning author will be named the Authortrek Writer of the Month.
You can also earn some money for your writing - if your story gets over 30 votes, then you will be asked to participate in our new scheme to publish short stories in an anthology, a free copy of which will be sent to each successful author. If your story gets over 100 votes, then we will invite you to submit a novel to us, which we will then publish as a paperback, and the author will be paid 50% of the profits from the paperback in royalties. However, the editor Kevin Mahoney still reserves the right to reject any novel submission if he feels that it does not fit Punked Books' list, and also reserves the right to source novels from elsewhere.
More information on http://authortrek.com/short-stories/
Poets please see http://www.authortrek.com/the_authortrek_interview_page.html
Looking for gallery space?
Bath Artists' Studios has an on-site hirable space for visual artists. The space is versatile and suitable for a range of visual arts activity including exhibitions, project work or simply a white space for photographing work. We encourage exhibiting artists to give a workshop or talk to accompany their show.
Rates: £185 per week/£150 per week for Friends of BAS and students/or £26.43 per day
To arrange a viewing or request a gallery pack please contact Lucy on 01225 482480 or admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
Writing Events Bath
Wednesday 24th march at Mr.B's Emporium of Books 6.30 pm
The second in our series of hands on workshops on Growing a Novel - Feeding the Plot with Gerard Woodward, award winning novelist and poet. Details are on our website www.writingeventsbath.co.uk ....but if you want to be sure of a place then e mail us to register your interest!
Alex and Jude look forward to seeing you....
All the best
Alex and Jude
Want to exhibit your work at our gallery?
Jgallery is a free entry art gallery, operating from a beautifully converted barn specifically refurbished as a modern exhibition space. The gallery comprises of 1600 sq feet arranged over two floors.We are situated in the rural village of Moulton, Northamptonshire within easy access from the M1 and A14.
Our annual programme of six major exhibition include both nationally recognised and emerging artists. We stage two community art events each year, including our Village Festival and a Graduate Show from Northampton University School of Art. We hold a biennial "Open Invitation" exhibition, inviting professional and amateur artists from across the United Kingdom to submit works for exhibition at jgallery. jgallery interests are supported by a panel of local artists, designers and academics, including Elke Pollard, wife of Malcolm Pollard, Christine Midgley, Head of Fine Art at Northampton University, and Rome Scholar, Brian Dunstone, Will Alsop, Architect and artist.
Submit your work to us. We will pick 5 of the best submissions each month and exhibit your work online for a general vote. Who ever receives the highest amount of votes gets to be the featured artist of the month on our website!
File size must be under 400K and must be JPEG format.
Files must have ownership copyright and comply with the requirements listed on the upload form. We reserve the right to use your submissions on our website and will not in any way be held responsible for any copyright issues or infringements of any kind.
Professional web space for artists
The White Room
From only £499
For an elegantly simple way to curate, sell and publicise your art on the web, visit www.artinthewhiteroom.com
Publish up to 499 images. Includes domain, email address and hosting. Facility to add a shop and publicity centre.
Artwork/jokes for greetings cards
If you would like the chance to see your artwork or jokes on humorous greeting cards, have a look at www.quittinghollywood.com
Artists, teachers and community arts leaders sought for new BBC series
Twenty Twenty TV is one of Britain's leading independent production companies with a reputation for producing intelligent and thought-provoking documentaries and factual programmes.
Its hugely successful BBC documentary series 'The Choir' recently won its second BAFTA award.
Inspired by the Ashington Group (otherwise known as the 'Pitmen Painters') it is currently developing a new series for the BBC, which will aim to encourage communities that might not normally have access to the visual arts to produce artworks about their lives. The project will culminate in an ambitious exhibition in a major public space.
Twenty Twenty TV is looking for artists/teachers/community arts leaders that can do for the visual arts what Gareth Malone has managed to do for choral singing - someone who passionately believes anyone can be an artist and who has the ability to enthuse and inspire people from all walks of life.
If you know someone suitable, are interested in this opportunity yourself or would simply like to know more about the project - contact Vicky Mitchell on vickymitchell@twentytwenty.tv or 0207 284 2020.
Submit your images to benchpeg
Benchpeg needs images for the front page of the newsletter www.benchpeg.com
To submit your images email info@benchpeg.com
Exhibit at the Organic Farm Shop in Cirencester
If you are interested, please contact Hilary Chester-Master at: The Organic Farm Shop, Abbey Home Farm, Burford Road, Cirencester GL7 5HF
Tel: 01285 640441 Fax: 01285 644827
email: info@theorganicfarmshop.co.uk
En plein air landscape painting
Chris James, Cirencester College lecturer, is the man to speak to if you would like to get together with like-minded people to do a spot of landscape painting, e.g. in the Colne valley.
If you would like to join in, please contact Chris on chrishuj@hotmail.com
An open invitation to the Crescent Artists Network - Cheltenham
At Cheltenham School of Drawing & Painting, Lansdown Crescent Lane, GL50 2LD.
Crescent is an artists' network created to provide:
- A space for discourse on the practice of art by Cheltenham based (and surrounding area) artists (in any medium/level)
- A positive environment for regular critique of work
- A base from which to organise talks and workshops/exhibitions/trips.
07903 573 382 crescentartistsnetwork@gmail.com
To have a look at Crescent Artists Network Online: www.crescentartistsnetwork.blogspot.com
UK-wide Empty Shops Network
Dozens of groups across the UK are working to revive, restore and reinvent the high street by using empty shops. The national Empty Shops Network has been active since January, and is a single place to find artistic projects in empty shops across the country, ranging from shops being used as studio spaces in Coventry, to empty windows as galleries in Morecambe. The site is updated weekly with new projects.
For information, email: dan@artistsandmakers.com
To find out about the network and see current projects: www.artistsandmakers.com/emptyshops
FREE Professional Development Sessions for Musicians with MusicLeader
Did you know that if you are a musician you can get access to FREE professional development sessions and other professional resources, by being a member of Music Leader http://www.musicleader.net/content.asp?CategoryID-1274
