NORWICH HARP FESTIVAL

As many of you will be aware by now, the first annual Norwich Harp Festival will shortly be upon us. It is being held at Thorpe St. Andrew School, 3rd March. This is not just for students as anybody can come along and listen to the participants, look at some beautiful harps, or just attend the afternoon recital by our esteemed adjudicator, Danielle Perrett.

The morning will kick off at 10am on 3rd March, with 5 classes ranging from beginners through to some rather advanced students. These classes will be critiqued by Danielle and each participant will receive a certificate to commemorate their involvement. We will have a short break for lunch (unfortunately not provided) then in the afternoon Danielle will play a selection of pieces to include the UK premiere of a new Harp Sonata by Stewart Green.

We are very lucky to be able to include this, and Stewart has kindly offered to be present on the day to sign copies of his books, many of which the students will have used. We also have the generous support of Pilgrim Harps at the event, who will be available to perform servicing and repairs on students’ harps. Please let me know if you would like your harp looked at. They will also be bringing a selection of their harps for students to play so if you are looking to buy a harp or upgrade, this is the perfect opportunity! Information supplied by  Rebecca Witts.  For more details click here

Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts

Creating Safety: child protection and youth arts
28th March 2012, 9.45am – 4pm, The Garage, Norwich

This one day course is essential training for anyone working within youth arts, but especially those using more physical art forms, such as dance and drama. The training will cover current child protection legislation in line with the requirements of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), within the context of delivering a youth arts project and includes a “safe touch” section, exploring how child protection guidelines can be maintained within more physical art forms.

It will be of benefit to individuals and organisations looking to develop their own child protection policy and maintain standards of good practice, providing practical advice and guidelines to develop confidence and sensible structures around child protection issues within youth arts.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. There is a special rate fee of £75 available on this course.

For more information, or to request a booking form, please visit the Artswork website: www.artswork.org.uk/open-courses or contact the Professional Development Manager, Rachel Hall: rachel@artswork.org.uk  or call 02380 332491.

Artswork Ltd is the national youth arts development agency

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.

Free training opportunity

MONTHLY MULTIMEDIA MAGAZINE SEEKS VOLUNTEER REPORTERS

Waveney & Blyth Arts is looking for volunteer reporters for a new monthly multimedia magazine.

The organisation would like to hear from anyone over sixteen who would like to have a go..

Thanks to an Awards for All grant from the Big Lottery Fund, reporters will get free training from media professionals, and free use of state of the art equipment, to make their own TV/video, radio/audio, photographic, and written magazine features.

The web magazine will carry nine multimedia features each month.

One feature will be about a creative organisation, like a touring theatre company, that works throughout the Waveney and Blyth valleys.

The other eight will be about creative organisations based in or around the eight towns of Diss, Harleston, Bungay, Beccles, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Halesworth and Southwold.

So if you would like to try your hand at video or radio production, photography, or journalism, this is your chance.

To find out more email jan@ollandstreet.co.uk  or ring Jan on 01986 895227.

FREE Events Management Course

With ‘The Out There International Street Arts and Circus Festival’, Great Yarmouth , Norfolk

Are you  18 years +?  Out of work and not in education?  Looking for a new path?

What about…

A free Event Management course which includes a work placement in a local arts festival?

The course will give you a basic introduction to all the areas involved in running and managing an outdoor event and will include aspects of stage management and sound,  stewarding , Health and Safety and events management.

The course will allow you to work in teams and build your knowledge in essential areas such as finance, first aid, risk assessment, publicity and marketing and customer care skills.

Working with Industry Specialists you will receive a reference at the end of the course, links to local festivals and potential employers and a Certificate of Achievement.

Dates of the course:

Tues 30 August 10 – 4pm

Tues 6 Sept 10 – 4pm

Tues 13 Sept 10 – 4pm

One Day Placement at Out There on Saturday 17 Sept or Sunday 18 Sept

Tues 20 Sept 10 – 2pm

To find out more log onto http://www.teameast.org/norfolk_and_suffolk.php  for videos and case studies of people who have taken part in previous courses.

Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Contributions towards expenses such as travel and childcare can be made. As places are limited interviews will be held with all applicants. We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, lone parents and those aged 50years +

Deadline for receiving applications is the 3 August 2011

To apply or for more information contact Sarah James at Seachange Arts on 01493 846550 or e-mail on sarah@seachangearts.org.uk

Out There Event Management Course is a Team East for Skills initiative, managed by Creative Arts East, funded by the European Social Fund and Legacy Trust.

Building Digital Capacity for the Arts

BBC Academy and Arts Council England are joining forces to offer training and guidance to the arts sector across England on how to maximize the creation and distribution of high quality arts content for audiences on digital platforms, including online, mobile and internet protocol television.

The building digital capacity for the arts programme, announced in September 2010, will support the development of the arts sector’s media production skills by bringing together the BBC Academy ‘s media and digital experience with the Arts Council’s knowledge of the arts sector.

The initial programme which was launched on March 10th will run until August 2012 and will consist of practical seminars, an online guide to commissioning, facilitated master classes and an online resource of filmed and streamed content.

For further information, please visit www.artscouncil.org.uk

Art Classes

Great Yarmouth Potteries are delivering the following courses between 21st March – 15th April 2011:

Most courses are for a 2 hr. session a week for four weeks.  Places are limited, so please pre-book by email or telephone 01493 850585.

Great Yarmouth Potteries also offer tuition on the potter’s wheel, as individual lessons, group bookings or for birthday parties. £9.50 per person.

Great Yarmouth Potteries, 18-19 Trinity Place, NR30 3HA.  For more information about the potteries, the museum, education and the art of Ernie Childs, click here

Talking about Social Enterprise

 An introductory training day for the Voluntary and Community SectorDate: 24th February 2011  Location: Bury St Edmunds 

Cost: one person: £30.00 (includes lunch), two people: £40.00 (includes lunch)

Event overview

Social enterprise is being advocated by some as the way to meet the challenge of sustaining quality services amid cuts in public spending. But what is social enterprise, and is it the answer?

By the end of the day delegates will:

• be able to describe what a social enterprise is, what it does, and why

• have the means to assess the viability of trading ideas and the capacity of organisations to exploit profitable income generation

• have identified next steps for developing (or rethinking) enterprising ideas

To book and for more information, call: 01234 834 710

Organisers: Social Enterprise East of England (SEEE)

Information provided by Business Link, East of England

NCC Training for Artists

NCC Children’s Services are pleased to offer the following training for artists-

Working with Looked After Children, Friday 18 March 2011, 9.30am -12.30pm, Cranworth Room, County Hall, Norwich

This training session is designed for artists who are experienced in working with children and young people,and who would like to extend their knowledge and understanding to support them to work with children who are Looked After.

The session will consider:

How learning and other outcomes are affected by being Looked After

How early attachment influences later learning and development

The role of artists in supporting Looked After Children and the impact of positive experiences

There are 25 free places that will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  To book your place, please email: christine.slater@norfolk.gov.uk

Fundraising Course

On 14th October 2010, SM Associates is running a FUNDRAISING COURSE which will be FULLY FUNDED* in Norwich (10am – 4pm) to provide participants with knowledge about how to plan and implement fundraising activities, as well as provide a menu of fundraising methods that organisations might not have explored in the past, or would be interested to diversify into. The learning outcomes include:

· To understand the underlying principles of fundraising and the practical application of these principles to your organisation

· Explore the necessary steps in preparing the organisation for fundraising and the benefit of developing fundraising strategies

· Develop understanding of the fundraising cycle

· Understand the basics of planning and implementation of fundraising activities including budgeting and monitoring performance

· Develop understanding of the established methods of fundraising and their practical application

· Raise awareness of the legal and ethical aspects of fundraising

For more information and a booking form, which needs to be returned by 3pm on Friday 8th October 2010, to guarantee your place on the course, please telephone Clayton Anderson, Training Manager on 01603 762523 or email   kim@sm-associates.org.uk