ARTS POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Artist Required for Bournemouth Libraries’ “Big Picture Party” workshops
An artist is required to work with families at 4 Bournemouth libraries, to create a visual art work (in any medium) which involves aspects of storytelling. 

Fishermans Walk, Southbourne – Illustrations for Interpretation Board Panel), a volunteer community group of local residents based in Southbourne, and their partners are seeking to recruit an experienced illustrator to develop images for a wildlife interpretation board designed to inform visitors of the some of the important plants and animals to be seen in the local urban park at Fishermans Walk.

Dance leader - Borough of Poole – Sea View Centre
The Borough of Poole is seeking to recruit a professional dance leader / facilitator to work with people with learning disabilities at Sea View Centre. Sea View is a day Centre facility for people with learning disabilities who have high support needs.

Borough of Poole – Arts Development Unit - CREATIVE WRITER & MENTOR BRIEF
The Borough of Poole is seeking to recruit a professional writer to work with adults who have a range of physical health conditions with anxiety and depression as a secondary diagnosis.  This creative writing project is part of the Flourish Arts and Health Programme.

Brief - Arts & Health South West - Administrator
Raise the profile of the arts and health sector across the region - Influence the development of arts and health across the region - Provide information and support for those working in the arts and health sector in the region

Email us at admin@disabledsouthwest.co.uk for a copy of the full details or contact Bournemouth Arts

Volunteer Facilitator- Music Alive, Wiltshire

£22,000

Music Alive provides opportunities for and with people with disabilities to learn and develop through music.  Thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund we have expanded and developed our opportunities and facilities for volunteers, especially those who have a disability themselves.  This gives volunteers greater access to our resources, training and skills development.

To lead the Volunteer Development Project, Music Alive wishes to appoint a full-time Volunteer Facilitator. The successful candidate will be committed to the ethos of Music Alive and will lead and motivate our volunteers with skill, tact and sensitivity.  A natural collaborator, you will be organised and manage your own workload using IT.

Music Alive is committed to equal opportunities.

Application packs are available from www.music-alive.org.uk.

Deadline for applications is Friday 29th August 2008.

All You Need is Love

Celebrate the Swinging Sixties

Dig out those mini skirts and Sergeant Pepper suits and help put the swing back into the sixties as All You Need is Love celebrates this great decade on Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th August at the Queen’s Theatre in Barnstaple .  

This fabulous nostalgic show recreates the decade that bore some of the world’s greatest hits, and features an energetic cast who switch effortlessly between The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Elvis, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross, Mamas and Papas, The Rolling Stones,  Nancy Sinatra and of course The Beatles. 

Every aspect of 1960s music is covered with sections dedicated to rock (Pinball Wizard, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction), soul (Soul Man, Respect), school party pop (Da Do Ron Ron, Stupid Cupid), country (Crazy, Stand By Your Man), Motown (Heard It Through The Grapevine, My Girl), and many more to make this a real magical, musical mystery tour of the swinging sixties. 

Combining amazing dance routines with the funky fashions of this legendary era, and visits to some of the hippest landmarks to include Carnaby Street and Woodstock, this is the complete homage to the sixties. 

 To book tickets call the Box Office on 01271 32 42 42 or visit www.northdevontheatres.org.uk

  North Devon Folk Festival

Talented folk by the sea

The second North Devon Folk Festival is back, if you are not already aware, with Melanie, Bellowhead, Eddi Reader, Trans-Global Underground and more…

After the success of its first year the second North Devon Folk Festival is back from Friday 5^th to Sunday 7^th September with more great music and entertainment, set in and around the stunning sea front location of the Landmark Theatre in Ilfracombe.

The line up this year includes Melanie, Bellowhead, Eddi Reader, Trans-Global Underground, Tarras, John Tams and Barry Coope, Devon Sproule Band, Last Night’s Fun, Bella Hardy Trio, Annabelle Chvostek, Martha Tilston, Steve Tilston and many more.

The music takes place across three stages, all under cover so there will be no need to bring your wet weather gear!  As usual there will be a range of local real ales and ciders to try as well as festival food to tempt you and market stalls to browse around.

So if folk is your thang, come on down and keep the festival spirit alive!

And even more talent by the sea…

Every Thursday throughout August the Landmark Theatre’s café, The Rendezvous, will have live music performances from home grown local talent. You are invited to come and relax, take in the views, have a quiet drink and enjoy some sounds of the summer. What better way to spend a sunny evening by the sea!

The Arts Council is advertising for the role of Regional Council Member. It would be great to get somebody from your area in one of the roles. Does it suit you?

Arts Council England has nine regional arts councils that support the work of national council and the regional offices, and advocate for the arts in England. The Arts Council is seeking to appoint nine regional council members, of whom five should be Local Authority members, to its south west regional arts council.

 Candidates should:

• have a knowledge and understanding of the arts and the region
• be able to command respect within the arts constituency
• have the ability and willingness to act as an advocate for the arts
• be an imaginative and strategic thinker with the ability to contribute to effective decision-making
• be committed to diversity in its broadest sense

They would particularly like to encourage individual artists and those with experience in the areas of dance, music, literature, diversity and community arts. They’d also like to hear from candidates based in the Unitary Authorities of Bournemouth, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Poole, Torbay, and Plymouth, and the counties of Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire. 

The time commitment for the role is five meetings per year plus occasional attendance at performances / events in an ambassadorial capacity. Members of regional councils serve on a voluntary basis, although expenses are paid, and must live or work in the region. 

An application pack can be obtained by writing to: Michelle Langridge, Executive Assistant, Arts Council England South West, Senate Court, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1UG, or by email: michelle.langridge@artscouncil.org.uk
You can get this information in Braille, large print, audio CD and in electronic formats. Please contact us if you need any of these formats. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 12 September 2008.

Link Up Arts is seeking a Trainee Coordinator, Salisbury, deadline 12th September

Link Up Arts is the Disability Arts organisation for Salisbury and South Wiltshire.  It is based at, and works closely with Salisbury Arts Centre to support disabled artists; create opportunities to share and show work; promote high quality Disability Arts to a wider audience; and disseminate information.

We are now seeking a TRAINEE COORDINATOR to work alongside the current coordinator. The post will involve undertaking some administrative duties and shadowing / learning about the coordinator’s duties with a view to ultimately taking over the role.

We are looking for someone who has a deep understanding and experience of working with people with a disability, is willing to learn about Disability Arts, has good communication skills and is computer literate. Applications from people with a disability are positively encouraged. 

Initially the post is for the equivalent of 2 days per month, at £50 per day. 

Would you like to know more? For further information and to receive an application form,  please contact Abi at Salisbury Centre (abi@salisburyarts.co.uk  Tel 01722 343020).  

Closing date for applications Friday 12th September
Interviews Wednesday 24th September

Making a grant application to Arts Council England, South West

Seminars for 2008  Friday 12 September 2008 – Brewhouse, Taunton 10.00am – 1.00pm  Thursday 13 November 08 – City Hall, Salisbury 10.00am – 1.00pm

If you are considering making an application to Grants for the arts, this seminar will help you decide whether you can make a strong enough case against the criteria of the fund, if so, give you the confidence to ensure that you are able to submit the strongest possible application.

The seminar will cover all aspects of the scheme but will concentrate on two particular parts of making an application; the creation of the proposal, and setting out the budget. Our priority is to provide advice for individual artists, but you are welcome to attend if you are a member of an organisation and the information will be equally relevant.

We will not be able to enter into detailed discussion on individual applications, but the seminar leader will be available to give advice for a short period of time following the seminars.

To get the best from the seminar it is essential that you obtain a copy of the Grants for the arts application pack beforehand and read the guidelines. You can do this by visiting our website www.artscouncil.org.uk or by requesting a hard copy by calling 0845 300 6200.

The seminar is free and tea and coffee will be provided, but you will need to register in advance in order to secure a place. You can do this by calling Clare Bromley on 01392 229271 or email at clare.bromley@artscouncil.org.uk

Dance Aware: Key dates for your diary Sept - Dec 2008 

11th September Dance Aware auditions and rehearsals
The company is inviting applications now.  An opportunity for physically disabled people to be part of a regular group, to learn/share dance skills and perform.  Can’t make this audition date?  Don’t worry!  Ring in advance!  You can come to regular after session rehearsals or join our Saturday class. 

If you enjoy your dance no matter what age or ability, contact us at
Michael Mitchell Dance Aware 1 The Green East Knoyle Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 6BN. Phone: 01747830504 middays, mitchell.danceaware@googlemail.com

Call for Disabled Artists in Plymouth, 26th Sept

At Kaleido we strive to make the world aware of the work that you do. Our catchment area is from Bristol right down to Cornwall and we work with artists dotted around the South West, but we particularly need to find any Plymouth-based Disabled artists. We have decided to hold an informal meeting at the Barbican Theatre Bar for any disabled artists no matter what your discipline.  

The date for this ‘getting to know you’ session is FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER AT 7.30pm. 

I look forward to seeing you there! 

Ems Coombes, Administrative Assistant, Kaleido

Disability Arts in Shropshire – Logo design competition. Call for entries from Disabled Artists. Deadline 26th September 2008.

 Design the new DASh logo and win £250!

DASh is looking for a Disabled Artist to design a brand new logo to represent its artistic policy and core values. 

DASh’s Vision is to produce high quality Disability Art. DASh is a practical Disability Arts development organisation, which works across the West Midlands with disabled and deaf people, arts and cultural organisations to develop disability arts practice. DASh achieves this by facilitating skills and knowledge exchange, the creation of new work and ways of working, fostering debate and developing models of best practice. Dash is primarily a Disability Arts organisation with priority given to visual arts and digital arts.  These art forms encompass painting, drawing, photography, film, animation, design and illustration.Dash’s core values are to support and develop Disabled Artists and Disabled people interested in the arts.

Dash’s Audience/Customers: 

• Disabled artists
• Disabled People
• Non-disabled artists
• Non disabled people
• Disability Organisations
• Arts organisations
• Local Government agencies 

Logo use

The logo will be used on: 

• DASh website
• Letterheads
• Compliment slips
• Business Cards
• Publicity Leaflets
• Report
• DVD and Video production
• Banners

DASh is looking for a colourful logo, but which can also be produced in black and white. 

Closing Date for entries: Friday 26th September 2008 

The DASh office will be closed for the majority of August but Paula can be contacted by email during this time. 

For further information an entry form and terms and conditions of entry please email: paula@dasharts.org or go to: www.dasharts.org

Volunteers wanted  STREETS OF BOURNEMOUTH  

One of Britain’s best-loved authors has agreed to be Patron to the project that will bring the ‘Streets of Bournemouth’ to life via the world wide web.  Bill Bryson, the American best-seller, will directly support the development of the ‘Streets of Bournemouth’ over the next two and a half years. The project - managed by Bournemouth University and Bournemouth Borough Council - was recently awarded a major grant of £440,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a new ‘virtual museum’ in time for the town’s bicentenary celebrations in 2010.  

Bryson, who previously lived and worked in the Bournemouth area, is calling on members of the community to offer their services as volunteers to help develop content for the unique online museum. Volunteers are needed to contribute in areas such as copyright clearance of images, cataloguing information about the images, transcribing tithe map apportionments, and research into local history. 

The tasks themselves are not difficult: they simply require accuracy and, prior to undertaking the work, volunteers will be given training by experts in these fields. All ages and all backgrounds are welcome. The only requirement is enthusiasm for local and family history. 

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   DISABILITY AND DEAF ARTS SOUTHWEST

The first and only Disability and Deaf Arts Development Agency for the South West recently re-launched with a new name and a new strategy at the Salisbury Arts Centre. Welcome to Kaleido ....         www.kaleidoarts.org

At Art Shape we aim to help adults in their personal and professional artistic development, particularly those facing barriers to participation. Everyone at Art Shape is on a mission to work with individuals, communities and organisations to combat exclusion from the arts, with a particular focus on working with adults facing barriers to participation. Art Shape is driving social change by informing policy, identifying gaps in arts provision and stimulating the development of new possibilities in the arts.

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