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Help us create a healthier civil society - join our Advisory Group - posted 03.9.2010  area: Individuals with NI-focus sought
deadline: 15 October 2010
Voluntary Arts Ireland is expanding its Advisory Group to help create a healthier civil society. Our contribution is through promoting practical participation in the arts and crafts. We believe there is great power in individuals and communities making art. If you agree why not join this dynamic, influential and fun group of people who are committed to making a difference.
Who are we looking for?
Six individuals with a Northern Ireland focus to join our Advisory Group. We are seeking a wide range of expertise and experience and welcome applications from everyone who believes they can contribute to our work and/or learn from it. If you are active or have been active in the following areas (or related areas) we would like to hear from you:
• Individual Arts Practice – across the genres– professional and amateur
• Social Enterprise
• Volunteering
• Commercial business
• Youth policy and action – especially young people in leadership roles or aspiring to be
• Marketing
• Fundraising
• voluntary arts and crafts umbrella bodies and grassroots organisations
• the wider voluntary and community sectors
• festivals and events
• local arts forums / arts councils
• local government
• equality and diversity
Want to know more?
If you have any further questions or want to discuss the possibility of joining the Voluntary Arts Ireland Advisory Group, please call Kevin Murphy, Chief Officer on 07779092023 or e-mail: kevin@vaireland.org. All enquiries will be treated in confidence.
Further information & submission details in the attached document.
More about us: www.vaireland.org
Voluntary Arts Ireland Advisory Call Supporting Information (pdf - 276k) National Theatre's Connections Festival - Want to Get Involved? - posted 03.9.2010 deadline: 12noon, 17 September 2010
The Grand Opera House is delighted to announce that they will be the regional venue for The National Theatre’s Connections Festival in March 2011, this is the first time the theatre has hosted the festival, which is one of the largest and most ambitious youth theatre programmes in the world and we would like to invite you to get involved.
With a number of schools and youth groups from across Ireland already signed up, The Grand Opera House would like to invite more groups to participate in this exciting programme. Each company will select and work with, one of the ten newly commissioned scripts, rehearsing their production with the support of the National Theatre, presenting their production in their home venue before transferring their show to The Baby Grand at the Grand Opera House who will present all the companies from Northern Ireland at a Festival in March 2011.
Since the programme was launched in 1995, over a hundred new plays have been written by established playwrights for teenagers to perform. The Connections Programme is aimed at young people aged 13-19 years old and is a unique opportunity for local youth theatres and school theatre companies to develop links with the National Theatre.
For further information on what is involved and an application form please contact Nick Doherty at The National Theatre directly at NDoherty@nationaltheatre.org.uk or by telephone on 020 7452 3739.
Clore Leadership Programme: New 5-day course for emerging leaders - posted 03.9.2010 area: EU
deadline: 18 October 2010
dates: 14-18 February 2011
The Clore Leadership Programme supported by the Cultural Leadership Programme is offering a new 5-day course aimed at emerging leaders between the ages of 21 – 30yrs. The course is specifically geared towards those who have at least two years experience of managing people and projects in the arts and cultural sector.
The course will include some elements of the successful Short Course programme and will also provide some practical sessions which look at the particular challenges emerging leaders may face in the workplace.
The course will take place from 14 – 18 February 2011 at Eynsham Hall in Witney, Oxfordshire; and will start at Monday lunchtime and finish on Friday afternoon.
The cost for each participant on the emerging leaders course including tuition, accommodation and meals, is:
Band A = £450 + VAT
For those nominated by an organisation employing 1 - 10 people, or working freelance
Band B = £900 + VAT
For those nominated by an organisation employing 11 - 75 people
Band C = £900 + VAT
For those nominated by an organisation employing more than 75 people
If you are interested in applying for the course please visit cloreleadership.org For an application form please contact Alisha Whittington at alisha.whittington@cloreleadership.org.
Chance to headline CoolFM's Freedom Live - posted 03.9.2010 area: Belfast
deadline: not specified
dates: November 2010
In 2009 Northern Bank and 97.4 Cool FM brought The Script, Pixie Lott & Taio Cruz to Spring and Airbrake for a series of winners' only gigs... and they are doing it all again later this year.
This year’s headline act is still under wraps and is set to be revealed in the coming weeks, so make sure you keep checking www.freedomlive.co.uk to be the first to find out.
They are giving unsigned acts across Northern Ireland the opportunity to open the show, so whether you're a solo act, in a band or you're the hottest DJ in town, register - www.freedomlive.co.uk/talent_trawl.html - and you could be in with the chance of sharing the stage with a major artist at Freedom Live 2010!
Take Part in 123sing! - posted 03.9.2010  area: UK
dates: 1-3 October 2010
There is still plenty of time to create a singing event on 1, 2 or 3 October 2010 and invite your friends, family and neighbours. Your event doesn't need to be complicated – you can do a simple singing party at home or a singalong in the community, the office or at school.
There are already lots of events on the new 123sing! map at http://123sing.classicfm.com/where-is-it/event-map.html which went live on the new mini-site on classicfm.com last week. Add your event today. And, if you choose to, you can help raise money for Classic FM's charity Music Makers whilst you sing.
Download the empty belly posters, flyers and invitations, and a fundraising toolkit from the 123sing! toolkit at http://123sing.classicfm.com/be-a-part-of-it/download-toolkit.html
DLR survey and public consultations - posted 03.9.2010 area: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
dlr Arts has launched a survey on the arts. We'd love to hear what arts events and activities you are involved in and what you'd like to see dlr Arts do in the future. By taking 5 minutes to fill in our survey you will help us provide the best arts experiences and opportunities possible for everyone in the county.
Or if you'd like to make a written sumission on your ideas for the next dlr Arts Strategy you can e-mail it to artsstrategy@dlrcoco.ie or post it to Arts Strategy, Arts Office, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
www.surveymonkey.com/s/T7KY89B
Public consultations:
To have your say on the future of the arts in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown come along to a public meetings on the arts, there’s no need to book.
- Monday 13th September Airfield Dundrum 8pm
- Monday 20th September County Hall, Dún Laoghaire 8pm
- Tuesday 21st September Deansgrange Library 11am
- Tuesday 21st September Loughlinstown Community Rooms 8pm
- Monday 27th September Stillorgan Park Hotel 8pm
- Tuesday 28th September The Step Inn 8pm
Or if you’re an artist (working in any artform) living or working in the county we have a meeting specifically for artists
- Saturday 25th September County Hall, Dún Laoghaire 11am
Journal of Arts and Communities - Call for Contributions - posted 03.9.2010  deadline: 15 November 2010
A special edition of the Journal of Arts and Communities dedicated to Arts and Human Rights is due to be published in September 2011. This is in partnership with Amnesty International, as part of its 50th Anniversary. The Journal of Arts and Communities seeks to provide a critical examination of the practices known as community or participatory arts, encompassing work which incorporates active creative collaboration between artists and people in a range of communities of place and interest.
The Journal will take a cross-artform and interdisciplinary approach, seeking to include work originating in performance, visual arts and media, writing, multimedia and collaboration involving digital technology and associated forms.
The Journal seeks original researched articles, case studies, reports of projects in progress, particularly from practitioners and research students as well as book reviews, conference reviews and reports. Articles submitted should generally be 5-6000 words long. Case studies and project reports from practitioners should be no more than 4000 words long and do not have to be extensively referenced. Conference proceedings and other reports should be up to 1,000 words long and include both a description and a critical analysis.
For more information, go to www.intellectbooks.co.uk/weblog/view-Post,id=43024 or for general enquiries contact Stephanie Knight, Associate Editor, Journal of Arts & Communities on email: stephaniejaneknight@googlemail.com
Culture Northern Ireland: Digital Skills Training Programme Launch & Information Session - posted 27.8.2010 
You are warmly invited to join us on 15 September 2010 for the official launch of Culture Northern Ireland’s new Digital Skills Training Programme.
The launch will take place simultaneously in the Midtown Centre, Belfast and the Nerve Centre, Derry, from 2pm - 4:30pm. A two-way Skype connection will stream the event between the venues.
Digital marketing expert and mentor for the Arts Council of Ireland, Aoife Flynn, will offer free training in strategic digital marketing.
Get a taste for digital media by trying out some of the equipment for yourself and watching demos. Trainers will be on hand to answer your questions. Beginners and experienced digital media users are all welcome.
For more information on the training and to register your attendance, please visit our website at www.culturenorthernireland.org/training.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland developing a Minority Ethnic Arts Strategy - posted 27.8.2010 
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is at the initial stage of developing a Minority Ethnic Arts Strategy. This strategy is being prepared in recognition of the priorities set out in our five year strategy, Creative Connections (2007-2012).
Theme three within Creative Connections: Growing Audiences and Increasing Participation highlights our commitment to fostering the expression of cultural pluralism; building dialogue and promoting understanding, through exchanges within and between communities and their cultures.
The Arts Council recognises that Northern Ireland is a diverse cultural society. Arts activities can play an important role for those who wish to express their rich cultural background but it can also be a powerful tool in tackling inequality and social exclusion. Arts as an intervention can therefore simultaneously challenge prejudice and promote understanding of difference. It is within this context that the Arts Council is developing a Minority Ethnic Arts Strategy, as we are committed to providing all within society with the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the arts.
The Arts Council have begun a process of consultation and discussion with organisations and groups who promote and work with minority ethnic communities across Northern Ireland. If there are individuals and/or groups who wish to engage with the Arts Council at this preliminary stage in the development of a Minority Ethnic Arts Strategy, please contact Jacqueline Witherow, Policy Development Officer on Tel: 028 90 385 219 or by email: jwitherow@artscouncil-ni.org
Event Management for Volunteers (Event Volunteers NI) - posted 27.8.2010 area: UU Jordanstown
dates: 18 / 19 Setpember OR 9/10 October 2010
The University of Ulster and Volunteer Now are working in conjunction to develop Northern Ireland’s Volunteers in support of existing and upcoming events.
Volunteer Now have reached an agreement with London 2012 whereby all participants who complete the Event Management for Volunteer course, that apply through the central London 2012 volunteer application process, will receive an interview to become a ‘Games Maker’ (London 2012 Games Time volunteer) and therefore help them take a step closer to taking part in a once in a lifetime opportunity.
This module introduces students to event management for volunteers. It will provide an awareness and fundamental understanding of the disciplines involved in event management, including the importance of good practice. Learning will be enhanced through a combination of lectures, practical sessions and self learning.
Cost: £26.25
Credit Points: 5 (Level 3)
Topics include event management, child protection, health and safety. Please note places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Lyne Greenwood
2012 Project Manager: Volunteer Now
Direct: 028 9081 8319
lynegreenwood@volunteernow.co.uk
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