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An exciting new service has been launched for anyone involved with amateur groups. Running Your Group is a web-based resource designed to give people all the tools they need to start up, fund, market and manage their organisation.
Running Your Group provides a number of packages, from a free quick reference tool to in-depth interactive guides. […]

The Government Culture Ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were unanimous in their praise for the outstanding amateur arts groups honoured this week by the Epic Awards.
The 2011 Epic Awards were presented at a prestigious reception at the Royal Over-Seas League in London on Monday 30th January. The Epic […]

A report, released by the Third Sector Research Centre, states that grassroots arts activity makes a ‘very significant and positive contribution’ to the development of Civil Society.
Researchers from TSRC, in partnership with Universities of Exeter and Glamorgan as well as Voluntary Arts, reviewed a large amount of information on grassroots arts activity. They drew the […]

1. Be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: a Once in a Lifetime opportunity
‘I want to be able to say to my grandchildren that, yes, I did take part in the London Olympics – not by running a marathon, but through sewing a quilt or a pennant.’ Marilyn Lovett, Quilters’ Guild of the […]

Voluntary Arts is delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Epic Awards for excellence in the arts and crafts across UK and the Republic of Ireland.
We have been bowled over by the quality and diversity of entries from voluntary arts groups which prove once again that there are so many excellent and innovative amateur […]

What do the world’s smallest solar-powered cinema, a 190-strong male voice choir, a community circus, and an organ preservation society have in common? They’ve all made the shortlist for the 2011 Epic Awards! And now’s your chance to vote for your favourites to win a People’s Choice award.
The Epic Awards have proven once again that […]

Voluntary Arts, the national representative body for the amateur arts and crafts across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, has announced the appointment of Peter Stark as its new Chair. Peter has taken over from Kathryn Deane of Sound Sense who stepped down this week at the end of her maximum term of six […]