100% Norfolk

A show about the population of Norfolk… starring the population of Norfolk.  And you could be part of it!

We’re on the hunt for 100 men, women and children from across Norfolk to take part in performances of 100% Norfolk during the 2012 Norfolk & Norwich Festival.  But we’re not looking for just any 100 people.

Together, they need to be as representative of the county’s total population of 862,000 as possible. So, with 51% of the county’s population being female, we need to find 51 women and girls to take part. Other criteria will include age, location and place of birth, so by the time we’ve found our cast of 100, it will accurately represent the make-up of the entire population of Norfolk.

As well as individuals, we are also interested in groups or clubs taking part together. It will be a great opportunity for you to share your particular interest or skill and don’t worry you do not need to have experience of being on stage either.

The 100% Norfolk cast will then come together to create a unique show, combining personal stories and revealing insights into what it’s like to live in Norfolk in 2012. A must for anyone who loves the place they call home, 100% Norfolk will be an illuminating and uplifting celebration of our county and our people.

If you or your group are interested in taking part or if you would like anymore information then please contact 100percent@nnfestival.org.uk  or 01603 8777765

Louise Dennison
Project Manager, Participation & Engagement
Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Find the Lowestoft Lowry!

Artists are invited to submit one or two pieces of creative work for an exhibition in the Lowestoft Arts Centre Gallery and other venues in the Old Lowestoft High Street to coincide with the Lowestoft Easter Arts Festival.

Guidelines –
1. Any art or craft medium including textiles and 3D.
2. Any subject, any style as long as it relates to some aspect of life in Norfolk or Suffolk . (You don’t have to paint like Lowry!)
3. Work must be original and the property of the artist.
4. Wall hung work must be ready to hang on the hanging system by a secure cord and in new condition. Unframed canvases are acceptable.
5. Hanging fee £1 per artist. Please label all work clearly on the back.
6. Work should preferably be for sale and will be subject to one third commission deducted from the sale price if sold.
7. The Organisers reserve the right to refuse a piece of work if for any reason it is not suitable for exhibition.
8. Handing in March 26th and 27th to Lowestoft Arts Centre Gallery, Triangle Market Place, North Lowestoft . Open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm. Telephone (01502)500004
9. Exhibition open March 31st to April 28th. Collect work between 1-4pm on 28th or 10am -1pm 30th April
10. The Mayor of Lowestoft Tod Sullivan has been asked to choose his favourites from the entries which will be given an award for skill and originality.

Entry form – Find the Lowestoft Lowry!
Artist’s name ……………………………………contact number………..
Title of 1st work …………………………………………….
Medium and price…………………………………. £………
Title of 2nd work ……………………………………………………
Medium and price……………………………………..£ ………

Calling all artists – Get your work online!

Outside In Surgery Day at Barrington Farm : Wednesday 1st February 2012

Are you an artist who finds it difficult to access the art world due to mental health issues, disability, health or social circumstance? Do you know an artist that would like some support?
Would you like an online presence?
Would you like to write about your work?
Do you want your friends and people in the artworld to see your art?

Following the success of our last Surgery Day in November, we are hoping to help even more artists get online so we are hosting another day here at Barrington Farm on Wednesday 1st February 2012 between 10:00am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm.

The Outside In team will help you photograph and upload your artwork, write your artist statement and sign you up for your online gallery. Places are limited. You can bring up to 5 pieces of artwork and your artists statement if you have already one. Please bring a helper with you if required.

To book your free 45 minute 1-2-1 session or for further information, please email roar_art@hotmail.com or call Sarah on 01692 650633

Address: Barrington Farm, Walcott, Norfolk NR12 0PF

Surgery Days are an opportunity to support artists to get their work online who may not have the skills or facilities to do so otherwise. The Outside In website allows artists to have a gallery where their work is shown to the public. This allows artists to have an online presence, creating ownership and access for the artist. It also provides a sense of community for artists who may otherwise feel isolated and allowing artists to gain new skills.

To see our past press release click here: http://norfolk.iwitness24.co.uk/en/photos/news/2011-11-28/482/rural-artists-get-their-work-online.html

There will be more Surgery Days coming up in the East and all over the country. For more information visit http://www.outsidein.org.uk/news_and_events

 Surgery Days at Barrington Farm have been kindly supported by Arts Council England and The Barrington Farm Trust.

Without Walls

Without Walls and TippingPoint are inviting proposals for a new outdoor performance co-commission worth up to £30,000.

The TippingPoint commissions are an initiative for professional artists who wish to create new performance work in the context of climate change. We are delighted to announce that Without Walls has partnered with TippingPoint to co-commission a new work for the outdoors worth up to £30,000.

Proposals can be made by practitioners of any performance discipline, as individuals or groups, by artists on their own or together with partners or producers. Applicants are invited to submit projects that stimulate audiences towards the radical and imaginative thinking necessary to comprehend and successfully navigate a world shaped by climate change.

TippingPoint is offering up to 7 awards this year. This is an open call so please pass the information on to your networks and any individuals you think might be interested in applying.

To download an application form, the full criteria and for more information on the work of both organisations please visit:

www.tippingpoint.org.uk            www.withoutwalls.uk.com

Proposals must be submitted by Monday 6th December at 5pm. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to develop ideas a little further and attend an interview.

Background information

Without Walls has been developed by the country’s most strategically significant street arts festivals with the aim of helping to develop and strengthen the landscape of outdoor performance in the UK. The festivals all share a commitment to working collaboratively to achieve a greater degree of sustainability for their respective festivals and the sector in general. By coming together to present and develop work from a new and emerging generation of street artists, the festivals aim to create a more secure environment within which new work can flourish and new audiences can be developed.

The eight member festivals are:  Lakes Alive www.lakesalive.org/  Norfolk & Norwich Festival www.nnfestival.org.uk  Brighton Festival – www.brightonfestival.org  X.trax, Manchester – www.xtrax.org.uk  Greenwich + Docklands International Festival London – www.festival.org  Winchester Hat Fair – www.hatfair.co.uk  Stockton International Riverside Festival – www.sirf.co.uk  The Bristol Do www.thebristoldo.com.  Our Associate partner is City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

TippingPoint offers a range of activities centred on exposing creative artists to the enormous challenges of climate change; at the heart of this lies a series of meetings involving very high quality, intense dialogue between artists, scientists and others close to the heart of the issue. Events take place in the UK working in tandem with Oxford University and internationally by working in collaboration with the British Council and other partners.

Young SpaceMakers Course

Is there an open space in your area you would like to improve?

The Glass-House is offering Young SpaceMakers, a FREE practical design course for groups of young people aged 14-17, who are passionate about their neighbourhood and would like to see how their input can make their local area a better place to live.

This is a hands-on course for young people in community groups, who are in the early stages of regenerating a communal space, park or play area in their neighbourhood. The course provides a practical exploration of the design process of an open space, and enables participants to apply design skills to the space they are working on.

Date: 28 & 29 October 2010

Venue: TBC

Fee: FREE

To apply: Please visit our website and fill in the application form at http://theglasshouse.org.uk/event.php?pg_id=99&ev_id=52

If you don’t have internet access and would like to have a form mailed to you, or you would like more information about the course then please contact Maja Jorgensen at The Glass-House on 020 7490 4583 or maja@theglasshouse.org.uk

The Norfolk One Act Playwriting Competition

Sponsored by June Owen of The Garboldisham Amateur Dramatic Society to promote playwriting for the amateur theatre.

Open to all Norfolk Residents aged 18 and over.

1st Prize £200

2nd Prize £100

3rd Prize £50

Typed entries preferred but legible, handwritten scripts will be accepted

Closing Date the 31st of October 2010

Entry forms and full Competition Rules and Conditions by e-mail from mailto://june@juneowen.wanadoo.co.uk or by telephoning 0845 6917962

Coastal Regeneration Competition

The Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) is calling for entries from artists in coastal communities for a new prize to be awarded at its Annual Exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries in October. Sea Pictures Gallery is sponsoring a prize of £500 for paintings and sculptures on the subject of ‘People’s working relationship with the Sea’ to encourage the creation of figurative contemporary coastal art and to support awareness of the importance of the sea to the population of these islands.

Artworks for submission to the exhibition, which need to be accepted by the RSMA to qualify for the prize judging, have to be delivered to the Mall Galleries on the 13th September in person or by special arrangement following the instructions at www.mallgalleries.org.uk.  The correct labels and terms and conditions are to be found at this site.

‘Sea Pictures’ is a specialist marine art gallery that has recently re-established itself at Clare, in East Anglia having operated on the Internet for the last five years. Owners Sarah and Alaric Pugh are members of Sea Vision UK , the legacy organisation from the UK ’s Year of the Sea in 2005, and are keen supporters of the regeneration of Britain ’s coastal communities and our maritime heritage. For more information about the gallery click here.

Call to artists to get involved with climate change project

Norfolk artists are being encouraged to come forward and be part of a project which aims to use art to inspire Norfolk’s school children to tackle climate change.Norfolk County Council has 20 free places on a training course in October for artists who are interested in developing their work to support issues of sustainability and climate change.

A two day training course, based at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts on October 13 and 20, will be followed by artists taking part in pilot sessions in Norfolk schools.

The artists will be featured in an ‘Artists for Climate Change’ directory which will be widely distributed across the county to schools, further education settings, museums and libraries – showcasing their work to those who may want to work with them on specific climate change projects.

Artists will need to have experience of working in schools and educational settings, and be subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau check and appropriate references.

The Artists for Climate Change initiative is supported by the University of East Anglia, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA CRed and Cue East.

Guest keynotes speeches on the course will include Professor Tim O Riordan, Sherriff of Norwich and John Hartley, Ecology Officer, Arts Council England.

For further information

Anna McCarthy, Arts Development Officer, Norfolk County Council, on 01603 638099.