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- lisporter: RT @monolithicjj: #MusicNation another great ecclectic @bcmg concert. Well worth a listen on't wireless on Sat, especially for the Adès ...
- Henley proposes wide menu for change »
- Last month we asked you to tell us about your digital collaborations. Read the resulting feature here in @an_magazine http://t.co/qG77uDb2
- Stop Public Entertainment Licence changes! http://t.co/urQu7WZz
- WORK by 67 of the best is helping a Warwickshire gallery celebrate its first year at its new home.
- Art: Leamington's Gallery 150 host Renewal 3 show
- New edition of Warwickshire-made Print Handbook created
- Two new faces at Stoneleigh Park
- Social media pays as WAA reveals £400k profit
- Former Core director joins science park
- Host of changes announced at CBRE in city
- Fund-raising the game »
- artsdevuk: @skyarts is partnering with arts organisations and investing up to £200k to each. Apply now: http://t.co/Wnbh6rea
- artsdevuk: RT @CultureLearning: New £50million school summer school fund. Can be used for arts and heritage activity: http://t.co/wO5Xsrzw #culture ...
- artsdevuk: RT @CCSkills: Read the full speech from John Hayes @bisgovuk on announcing new#Craft Skills Awards on Wednesday http://t.co/2Fj86bMX
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| Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands Launch Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:29 PM PST From Music Nation in Derby to Global Footprint in Northamptonshire and AfterGold in Loughborough to Lionheart Project in Lincolnshire and Let's Dance in Leicester, through to the finalé of World Event Young Artists in Nottingham and the closing production of Games Time at Derby Festé – the East Midlands comes together to show just why there is so much to be proud of across its six counties. Cultural Olympiad in the East Midlands Launch The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme in the East Midlands is being unveiled today at Primary, a new arts venue in Nottingham, which will include a performance by Leicester based street dance company Addict, recent stars of TV's Got to Dance. The programme has been inspired by the staging of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and is the result of a partnership between Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and London 2012. Legacy Trust UK is an independent charity set up to create a lasting cultural and sporting legacy from London 2012 in communities across the UK. Too often the East Midlands has been characterised as an essentially nice but boring part of the country, with little that happens to attract attention and with little aspiration to organise or attract big cultural events. In 2008 a plan was hatched to try and transform these perceptions. Legacy Trust UK gave £1.61 million of support to Igniting Ambition, a 4 year programme of events for the Cultural Olympiad which would show just why people should sit up and notice the unique cultural strengths of the region. Paul Brookes, the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad representative for the East Midlands, explains: "Ten years ago none of the cities in the region made a bid for the European Capital of Culture designation, which was eventually awarded to Liverpool. The East Midlands was the only region in the UK without a single city coming forward. Yet the last decade has seen an impressive number of new cultural venues open around the region. It was time to create a festival programme that reflected the new buzzing creativity of its different localities. "The journey began with establishing a number of key partnerships. With the support of Arts Council England, Legacy Trust UK and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), our Igniting Ambition programme helped the development and delivery of the Derby Festé in 2008, establishing it as an annual outdoor arts festival "In 2012 the whole region is coming together to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games. There are many great events in the coming months and concluding with the internationally significant World Event Young Artists in Nottingham, bringing over 1,000 artists and delegates from around the world together for a ten day conference and festival programme." Besides Igniting Ambition's and its sister programme, Creative Innovation, this year's activities include major contributions from other strands of the Cultural Olympiad , including Artists Taking the Lead, Unlimited, Stories of the World, Community Celebration. As well as projects that are part of the Inspire programme and the London 2012 Festival – the spectacular 12-week nationwide celebration from 21 June and running until 9 September 2012 bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK. This year's Cultural Olympiad programme has attracted considerable investment from outside the region, securing £2.5 million from Arts Council England, £950k from Legacy Trust UK and £160k from the ERDF. Peter Knott, Regional Director of Arts Council England, said: "The Olympic year promises to be an unprecedented 12 months for the arts and culture in England. It will be a year like no other, a national celebration in which we can be confident that the talent and creativity of the East Midlands will sparkle. "We are very proud of what has been achieved in a programme that has had three key values at its core: inspiring and involving young people; celebrating international understanding and cultural diversity; and leaving a positive legacy after 2012. We are confident that audiences everywhere, from towns such as Skegness, Corby, Loughborough and Matlock or cities such as Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham will have the chance to participate and experience great art and entertainment and be part of the shared memories that will live on well beyond 2012." Moira Swinbank, Chief Executive of Legacy Trust UK, said: "Since 2008 we have funded a wide range of cultural projects in the East Midlands and across the UK as part of the Cultural Olympiad; the cultural celebrations of London 2012. "As a Principal Funder of the Cultural Olympiad and the London 2012 Festival we are delighted at the wealth of creative opportunities on offer in the East Midlands this year. "But the impact from this programme does not end in 2012. We are working to ensure that people continue to benefit from the fantastic cultural opportunities London 2012 has brought to the East Midlands." |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2012 12:11 AM PST lisporter: RT @monolithicjj: #MusicNation another great ecclectic @bcmg concert. Well worth a listen on't wireless on Sat, especially for the Adès ... |
| Henley proposes wide menu for change » Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:10 AM PST
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| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:24 AM PST Last month we asked you to tell us about your digital collaborations. Read the resulting feature here in @an_magazine http://t.co/qG77uDb2 |
| Stop Public Entertainment Licence changes! http://t.co/urQu7WZz Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:15 AM PST Stop Public Entertainment Licence changes! http://t.co/urQu7WZz |
| WORK by 67 of the best is helping a Warwickshire gallery celebrate its first year at its new home. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Gallery 150 in Leamington has had 32,000 visitors since opening 12 months ago and is now showing a total of 150 works by a mix of 67 emerging and already-successful artists in their Renewal 3 show. |
| Art: Leamington's Gallery 150 host Renewal 3 show Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:17 AM PST WORK by 67 of the best is helping a Warwickshire gallery celebrate its first year at its new home. |
| New edition of Warwickshire-made Print Handbook created Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:56 AM PST Warwickshire-based design agency The Media Collective is to launch the second edition of The Print Handbook for designers and students, following the international success of their first edition published last year. |
| Two new faces at Stoneleigh Park Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PST A major events and conference venue in Warwickshire has appointed two new executives to its marketing team. |
| Social media pays as WAA reveals £400k profit Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:54 AM PST Sutton Coldfield marketing and creative agency WAA has revealed bumper profits. |
| Former Core director joins science park Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:54 AM PST A well known PR professional has been appointed as the new head of communications at Birmingham Science Park Aston. |
| Host of changes announced at CBRE in city Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:48 AM PST Seven surveyors have climbed the promotion ladder at the Birmingham office of property consultancy CBRE. |
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| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:50 AM PST artsdevuk: @skyarts is partnering with arts organisations and investing up to £200k to each. Apply now: http://t.co/Wnbh6rea |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:30 AM PST artsdevuk: RT @CultureLearning: New £50million school summer school fund. Can be used for arts and heritage activity: http://t.co/wO5Xsrzw #culture ... |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:28 AM PST artsdevuk: RT @CCSkills: Read the full speech from John Hayes @bisgovuk on announcing new#Craft Skills Awards on Wednesday http://t.co/2Fj86bMX |
| Nick Booth: How Birmingham's blogging community made social media surgeries a success Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:29 AM PST Nick Booth, founder of the Birmingham social media firm Podnosh, explains how the social media surgery movement in Birmingham typifies the city's reputation for online activism. |
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| Apparently it's National Doodle Day, so get doodling! Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PST Apparently it's National Doodle Day, so get doodling!  Can you guess which celebrities doodled these drawings? www.mirror.co.uk Showing their artistic side for National Doodle Day, 200 celebrities' drawings will be auctioned for national charity Epilepsy Action |
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