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artsdevuk: Clore Leadership Programme seeks applications for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Fellowship in Arts Participation & Engagment...

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:48 AM PST

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    artsdevuk: RT @museumsetc: Just released - our latest eBook: Creativity and Technology: Social Media, Mobiles & Museums: http://t.co/dKsEQow5...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST

    artsdevuk: RT @museumsetc: Just released - our latest eBook: Creativity and Technology: Social Media, Mobiles & Museums: http://t.co/dKsEQow5...

    artsdevuk: RT @ace_national: We’ve just added a PDF download with more info about each of the 53 commissions for The Space http://t.co/nrwDSF6g #th ...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:06 AM PST

    artsdevuk: RT @ace_national: We've just added a PDF download with more info about each of the 53 commissions for The Space http://t.co/nrwDSF6g #th ...

    ACE creates Space for digital innovators »

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST


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    voluntaryarts: RT @volartswales: Live webcast - interview with Nick Capaldi, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales on 8 March http://t.co/zBe5EOX4 Mo ...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:41 AM PST

    voluntaryarts: RT @volartswales: Live webcast - interview with Nick Capaldi, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales on 8 March http://t.co/zBe5EOX4 Mo ...

    voluntaryarts: RT @communityhubs: @voluntaryarts Could u please RT? Free training days for #volsec orgs offering extra-curricular activities to #school ...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 05:55 AM PST

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    Four West Mids organisations destined for The Space

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:35 AM PST

    Four organisations in the West Midlands are among the 53 successful applicants who will be creating hundreds of hours of original commissions for the new BBC/ Arts Council partnership, The Space.


    The new "experimental service," managed by the Arts Council and developed in partnership with the BBC, will launch in May and run until October 2012 at www.thespace.org. It will give arts and culture organisations the opportunity to experiment and engage with new and existing audiences in a completely new and innovative digital environment.


    The project is designed to build the digital skills and capability of the arts and cultural sector - currently only about four per cent of the hundreds of organisations funded by the Arts Council are creating and producing high quality digital content for a variety of platforms.


    The Space will be available across all four key digital media platforms; PCs, smartphones, tablets and internet connected TVs. The service will also be available as a red button, video on demand service via Freeview HD.


    The Arts Council is committing up to £3.5m to The Space from its recently created £20 million Digital innovation fund, with 'in principle' grants ranging from £15,000 to £185,000.


    The BBC is contributing to the partnership by developing the technological solutions and providing ongoing support through mentoring, production, training and skills development, helping the UK's arts and cultural sector to make the most of the new and emerging digital opportunities.


    The launch of The Space has been timed to coincide with and complement the extraordinary arts activity in 2012: the London 2012 Festival, the wider Cultural Olympiad, plus many important celebrations such as the Diamond Jubilee. It is also the year of digital switchover.


    Almost 750 organisations applied with 'Expressions of interest' to be part of The Space, these were shortlisted to 111 including Arts Council funded organisations, national museums and other cultural organisations, large and small.


    The West Midlands' winners are:


    Birmingham Opera Company – a multimedia live performance of Stockhausen's Helicopter String Quartet, described as "one of the greatest and most ambitious experimental music experiences of modern times." It will be performed in Birmingham in August as part of the Cultural Olympiad.


    DanceXchange – a 30-minute film in ten episodes which will capture the creation and performance of Spill – an inventive new site-specific dance commission made for children and families. It will explore and adapt to different playground settings across the West Midlands.


    Multistory – a still image slideshow with accompanying audio from their Black Country Stories programme which is "a major portrait gallery and archive about local life". It will also include new material.


    Royal Shakespeare Company - WSF-TV is a five-minute weekly insight into the making of the World Shakespeare Festival and is also part of the Cultural Olympiad. It will capture the story of the festival and reflect the creative process of an unprecedented collaboration between over 50 arts organisations, thousands of artists, plus students, teachers and amateur theatre makers from across the world.


    Other successful applicants include:


    Shakespeare's Globe  - capturing the Globe to Globe festival, a once in a lifetime event which will see all 37 of Shakespeare's plays performed by 37 different international theatre companies at the Globe Theatre.


    Bristol Old Vic - Tom Morris, Director of War Horse and Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic, will present a unique and interactive way of replicating the emotional experience of watching live performance using the pioneering techniques developed by the BBC Natural History Unit.


    John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts - an interactive online museum housing one of the most important archives in modern music history - DJ John Peel's personal record collection. It will recreate his home studio with his personal notes, home movies, contributors' stories and filmed interviews with family and musicians he brought to the airwaves.


    Philharmonia Orchestra - the Philharmonia Orchestra will pioneer a radical way for audiences to discover and explore the individual role of each instrument within the orchestra with the launch of an interactive, digital experience - in partnership with The Science Museum - through Holst's The Planets suite.


    Read more, including a full list of successful applicants and their project:
    Successful applicants for The Space announced

    ACE debates a future for libraries

    Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:44 AM PST

    Arts Council England have announced that is to begin consulting with experts on the future of libraries in England.


    A programme of research and consultation entitled Envisioning the Library of the Future will begin with an assessment of trends in society which may affect the delivery of library services in the future.


    Following on from this, ACE have stated they will undertake a programme of consultation with library experts, and in mid-March 2012, an online consultation will open to all, with a series of short articles prompting public thoughts and opinions on the future of public library services, providing a deep understanding of the public value of libraries.


    A final report will consolidate the findings of this research.


    Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, said: "This consultation will be invaluable in helping us envisage the shape of that library, sitting at the heart of its community, providing services that local people value and enjoy."



    For more information, see: Arts Council England opens consultation on the libraries of the future



    The announcement comes int he wake of widespread library cuts, not only across the West Midlands, but also wider UK, with Councils announcing reduced budgets, reduced opening hours and library closures. A Department for Culture, Media and Sport inquiry is due to continue after parliamentary recess at the end of February 2012.



    Read more:
    BBCNews - Library closures inquiry begins


    Also see:
    Voices For The Library: www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/
    Speak Up For Libraries: www.speakupforlibraries.org
    The Library Campaign: www.librarycampaign.com/

    In Nottingham at the weekend? Check out The Nottingham Vintage Fair at the Alber...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:27 AM PST

    In Nottingham at the weekend? Check out The Nottingham Vintage Fair at the Albert Hall in the city centre (next to the Playhouse).


    The Nottingham Vintage Fair
    Sunday, February 26 at 12:00pm at Albert Hall Conference Centre

    Find out more about this year's NTU Degree Shows. The dates are now set for the...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:22 AM PST

    Find out more about this year's NTU Degree Shows. The dates are now set for the private view and public opening, and information on our Fashion and Fashion Knitwear catwalk shows is now available.


    Degree shows - Art & Design - Nottingham Trent University
    ntu.ac.uk
    Degree shows - News and events - School of Art and Design - Nottingham Trent University

    Come along to the opening of The Bonington Gallery's latest exhibition, Lacuna -...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:59 AM PST

    Come along to the opening of The Bonington Gallery's latest exhibition, Lacuna - tonight 6 pm - 8 pm.


    Events calendar - Art & Design - Nottingham Trent University
    www.ntu.ac.uk
    An Lacuna exhibition in The Bonington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University School of Art & Design

    Our BA (Hons) Fine Art students will be presenting a series of exhibitions at Su...

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:56 AM PST

    Our BA (Hons) Fine Art students will be presenting a series of exhibitions at Surface Gallery - make sure you check them out!


    Surface Gallery | Exhibitions
    www.surfacegallery.org
    Surface Gallery presents 'Beyond Belief', an exciting series of short exhibitions and events in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, which will see students using a critical or reflective approach that engages with current debate surrounding curatorial practice.

    voluntaryarts: Attending the @ArtsHealthSW National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing Symposium in Oxford.

    Posted: 22 Feb 2012 12:48 AM PST

    voluntaryarts: Attending the @ArtsHealthSW National Alliance for Arts, Health and Wellbeing Symposium in Oxford.
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