 February 2007
Creative LeicesterShire Ebulletin for February 2007
Welcome to the Creative LeicesterShire Ebulletin with opportunities for arts, design & media businesses in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further info: www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk
Information in this bulletin runs as follows:
o Performing arts opportunities
o Visual arts/crafts opportunities
o Fashion/Textiles opportunities
o Digital media & Design opportunities
o Writing opportunities
o Networking
o Jobs & Commissions
o Training & Skills
o Funding & Resources
o Requests
PERFORMING ARTS OPPORTUNITIES
How to do a Show at the Fringe – Comedy Style
Sunday 18 February, 1pm - 3pm, Bambu Bar, Leicester. Ever wanted to perform stand-up or a comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? If you’ve got what it takes to entertain the laughter-loving masses this is a must-attend event. Meet the Director of the Fringe, venue managers & Fringe comedians. Find out all you need to know about performing a show in Edinburgh & the wealth of opportunities it can create for you career. See www.edfringe.com or T: 0131 226 0026 to register your attendance. Advance booking is imperative to guarantee a place.
Uppingham Theatre Performing Arts Platform
Uppingham Theatre is offering slots for local musicians, dancers and theatre practitioners to perform in a new strand of Platform performances. The Platform will showcase the work of semi-professional performers from Rutland/Leicestershire and is part of the Oakham/Uppingham Festival taking place at the end of June/beginning of July. The financial deal is likely to be a Box Office split. If you/your group is interested in performing please send CV and samples of work to Alastair McLaughlin by 30 March. E: DAMCL@uppingham.co.uk
The Peoples Theatre
Devising, scriptwriting and rehearsals have now begun on Tuesday evenings (6pm - 8pm) at Loughborough Town Hall.
The newly formed 'Peoples Theatre' is still looking for new members who would like to be part of this local heritage project funded by Charnwood Borough Council. Actors, writers, musicians, stage managers (no experience necessary) all welcome. Contact Sarah Bailey at Loughborough Town Hall if you would like more information: 01509634766
Anima Dance – Regular Classes
Anima Dance are opening up their regular contemporary and creative dance classes to non-members for this term. Classes run on a Monday and Thursday evening between 7.00pm & 8.30pm at the Haymarket Theatre's rehearsal studios in Short Street. Classes cost £4 per session or £6 for 2 sessions in 1 week. For further details contact Anima Dance T: 0116 2616 819 or visit www.animadance.co.uk
Leicestershire Dance Network
Thursday 22 March, 6.15pm – 8.15pm, The Y, Leicester. An opportunity to meet other dance practitioners, teachers, managers etc. Come along to chat & share experiences, meet potential collaborators, discuss current issues. There will be a practical session followed by time for discussion & networking. This is a free event. For further info or to book your place contact Emily Horwood, T: 0116 267 0015, E: ehorwood@leics.gov.uk
Opportunity to show new work!
Darkin Ensemble - Dance and Voice Workshop
Monday 12 February, 6.00-8.00pm, Lakeside Arts Centre, £8 Full / £5 Concession. If you are interested in exploring the use of text and spoken word within dance, then this is a great opportunity to find your voice within a safe yet experimental environment. Darkin Ensemble are a London-based production company specialising in dance and the body with an emphasis on rhythm and story. Please note that this workshop is aimed at Professional performers with at least 2 years experience. To book a place contact nicola@dance4.co.uk or call 01159 410773
Dance and Capoeira Workshop
Wednesday 14 February, 10am-2pm, Cross Corners Community Arts Centre, Thurcaston Road, Leicester. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art and dance form that combines flexibility, co-ordination and acrobatics. This workshop provides an introduction into the art of Capoeira, mixing it with dance to develop skills. This class is aimed at a range of ages and abilities. Cost is £8 (refreshments included). For further info & booking contact Kim on 0116 2227922 / 07746 327284 or kim_charnock@yahoo.co.uk
The Last Laugh? – Industry Workshop
Saturday 17 February, 11am – 1pm, Bambu Bar, Leicester. Is it possible to copyright a joke? Or a set? Should you get paid for a gig if it is cancelled? How do you know if a contract really is a contract? This session will look at these & other challenges faced by stand-ups. Equity, the union for performers, & its legal team offer advice & answer questions about the nitty-gritty of a professional stand-up career. For further info on Equity visit www.equity.org.uk To book: 0116 261 6812
Choreography workshop – Dave McKenna
Saturday 24 February, 10am – 4pm, Wollaston School, Northants, £12 / £8 Concessions. David McKenna is the Artistic Director of Beingfrank Physical Theatre. He will facilitate the group to create, develop, structure and share dance material and give an understanding of how to develop initial ideas into a full length piece. For more info contact contact Helen at northantsDANCE T: 01604 233122 or hwillmott@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Dance4 Contemporary Technique Class - Advanced
Wednesdays: 28 February - 28 March, 6.30-8.00pm, NCN, Clarendon College, Nottingham Teachers for the next block of Contemporary Technique Classes include Claire Cunningham & Mark Anderson. Cost is £17.50 for one term, or £4 per session. To book a place contact nicola@dance4.co.uk or T: 0115 9410773.
Dance 4 - Open Doors
Wednesday 28 February, 9.30am - 4.00pm, Dance4, PreSet, Nottingham. Dance4 are opening their doors once again to recent graduates, trainees, practitioners and artists based or working in the East Midlands. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with Dance4 staff and a guest facilitator from the arts industry to discuss your future ambitions and to receive advice and support on career pathways. One to one surgeries with Dance4 will be taking place throughout the day and you are welcome to drop in at any point between 9.30 and 4.00pm. For more info or to book your place contact Nicola on 0115 941 0773 or nicola@dance4.co.uk
Catmose Arts Now Programming for Summer/Autumn 2007
Call for dance and physical theatre companies to contact Catmose Arts with its forthcoming performance and education program. Summer programme deadline: end February 2007 and Autumn programme deadline: end May 2007. Contact Abigail Bishop, Catmose Arts, Vale of Catmose College, Oakham, Rutland. T: 01572 725904 or e-mail: abigailbishop@catmose.rutland.sch.uk. For more information, visit www.valeofcatmose.co.uk.
The Folk Industry Conference
9-11 March, Bosworth Hall, Market Bosworth. The Conference for anyone involved in the folk, roots and acoustic music scene in the UK & beyond. There will also be Showcases providing a platform for a wide variety of music from the folk & foots scene. For more info about attending the conference or the Showcasing opportunities T: 01629 827 014, E: info@folkarts-england.org or visit www.folkarts-england.org
Raising the Standards of Youth Dance
Monday 19 March, Magnus C of E Comprehensive, Newark, Notts & Wednesday 21 March, The Castle, Wellingborough, 6.30 - 9.00pm, £12 Full / £8 Concessions. Linked to the EMerge regional youth dance showcase these workshops, supported by Dance4 and Youth Dance England, will look at ways of raising the standard of youth dance performances and are suitable for dance artists or teachers working in youth dance settings. These workshops delivered by Leonard Jackson will focus on the individualʼs performance technique within a group, looking at character and execution of emotions. For further info or to book contact Northants Dance on 01604 233122
Code of Practice for Music Practitioners
MusicLeader in conjunction with SoundSense and the profession has created a Code of Practice which sets out the key professional practice principles that all music leaders should abide by to deliver safe, responsible and ethical work to those who hire their services. It is hoped that it will provide a consistent framework through which any music leader can carry out their work, and help to ensure that music leadership is recognised as a significant profession in itself. For more information, visit: http://www.musicleader.net/content.asp?CategoryID=1227
Key Stage 2 Music Continuing Professional Development Programme
Nottingham City Music Service has been appointed as the East Midlands Regional Programme Manager for the KS2 Music Continuing Professional Development Programme. The key contact there is Sarah Hant on 0115 9476 202 or sarah.hant@collegest.org.uk . If you have any queries direct them to Sarah or visit the website www.ks2music.org.uk
Buxton 2007 Fringe Festival now open for entries
Theatre companies, artists, musicians, dancers, comedians and performers of every kind are being invited to send in their entries for the Buxton Fringe Festival event which will run from July 6-22 in parallel with the Buxton Festival. The annual Fringe, which offers a diverse selection of the arts from drama to dance and music to comedy, has been growing steadily over the past few years and creates a fantastic atmosphere in the town. Would-be participants can now enter & pay online visit www.buxtonfringe.org.uk
VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTS OPPORTUNITIES
Fine art licensing and publishing Seminar
Tuesday 20 February at Leicester Creative Business Depot LE1 1RE 6pm – 8pm At what level should artists be when approaching agents and publishers? What is expected of an artist entering a publishing agreement? What are the ways to get your work published or licensed? An informal talk and Q & A session for professional artists from Paul Walker, licensing manager at Washington Green fine art publishers. This Creative LeicesterShire event is for emerging and established professional artists and is free, but please book a place by emailing Angie Minton on aminton@leics.gov.uk
Via Vaudeville!- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Proposal
Friday 9 Feb, 7-9pm, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham. For Accelerator, Via Vaudeville! have compiled a publication of proposals. The free online publication, which will be available as a downloadable PDF, deals with issues surrounding proposals and the successful writing of them, having invited artists and artists' groups to send in their successful or unsuccessful proposals. Visit http://viavaudeville.com/proposal/
Leicester Print Workshop Courses
- Justin Sanders: Non-toxic Photo Etching Weekend. 10th & 11 February: 10am - 4pm £85/£80
- Sarah Kirby: Mezzotint at Leicester Print Workshop. 17 February: 10am - 4pm £58/£50
Places still available. To book call 0116 255 3634 or email info@leicesterprintworkshop.com
Workshops at Catmose Gallery, Oakham
- Drypoint Printmaking with Henrietta Corbett (Leicester Print Workshop Outreach). Saturday 10 February 10am – 4pm £33 (£30 conc)
- Carborundum Printing with Catherine Headley (Leicester Print Workshop Outreach). Saturday 10 March 10am – 4pm £33 (£30 conc)
- Willow Animal and Garden Sculpture with Sue Kirk. Saturday 17 March 10am – 4pm £30 (£28 conc)
- Two-day Modigliani and Giocometti Heads Sculpture with Austin Orwin. Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March 10am – 4pm £50 (£45 conc)
For further info or to book T: 01572 725904, E: office@catmose.rutland.sch.uk
Smallprint Bigimpression - International mini-print exhibition
UK touring exhibition opens in Leicester in April 2007. Send for details and entry form to: Leicester Print Workshop, 50 St Stephens Road, Highfields, Leicester LE2 1GG, E: info@leicesterprintworkshop.com. Deadline for entries: 16 February.
Call for Artists at The Beetroot Tree
Artists inspired by the theme of mythical, magical and cultural tales for a mixed media exhibition revealing the darker more mysterious and fantastic sides children’s tales - Legends, Mythical, Myths & Fables, Dark, Grimm, Cultural, Fairytales. Artists from all cultures encouraged. For an exhibition in June & July at The Beetroot Tree, Draycott, Derbyshire. Deadline for submissions Tuesday 20 February. For further info contact Khyati Koria-Green, T: 01332 873 929, E: thebeetroottree@yahoo.co.uk
The Summer Exhibition on BBC Two
The Royal Academy of Arts and the BBC are planning a second series of progammes about the Summer Exhibition to transmit in June 2007. If you're an artist and are thinking of entering the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition, this could be your chance to get involved. The BBC would like to film artists of all levels and backgrounds, whether amateur or professional, as they create their work for submission to the exhibition. So, if you are a painter, printmaker, sculptor or architect and you would like to share your experiences with them, email summerexhibition@bbc.co.uk providing information about your work and your background. Feel free to attach any pictures of yourself and your art or links to your website. Please also provide a daytime phone number. Deadline is 28 February. For further information see: www.royalacademy.org.uk/summer-exhibition
Producing and Selling Greetings Cards
Tuesday 20 March, 10am - 3:30pm, Voicebox, Derby The seminar will cover Design and Research, Components and Suppliers, Production Issues, Costs and Pricing, Sales and Marketing, Contracts and much more and will give you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about putting your own ideas into practice. For more info or to book a free place contact Cheryl Gill on 0115 950 3730 or c.gill@creativelaunchpad.co.uk
Marketing Techniques for Visual Artists and Crafts People
Monday 2 April, Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, nr Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. This one-day course will cover topics such as how to price work, how to approach a gallery, getting your work photographed, assessing trade fairs, making your promotional material stand out and writing press releases. The course is led by Rachael Chambers who owns the Ferrers Gallery, is a judge for the 2006 British Craft Trade Fair Awards in Harrogate and is Leicestershire Rural Businesswoman of the Year. Full price is £95 and the course will be subsidised by Creative LeicesterShire to cost £35 for practitioners based in Leicestershire or Rutland. For further info, T: 01332 863337 or E: ferrersgallery@hotmail.co.uk
Beyond the Studio: One-to-One Surgeries for Artists
Wed 18 April, 10am - 6pm, Nottingham, free - Booking essential. An Angel Row Gallery/Accelerator event. You've made your work and now you need to take it out into the world and make it public. How do you translate your practice into a gallery exhibition? What do you need and who can help you? Emerging artists are offered the opportunity to meet with gallery curators and technical staff to receive individual tailored advice. The surgery day will be broken down into 45-minute sessions which must be booked in advance. Sessions are open to individuals or groups of no more than three people and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. To book: 0115 915 2869
Artists stalls/workshops available at Loughborough Streets Alive
Streets Alive will take place on 28 May and Charnwood Borough Council and Charnwood Arts work together to create many events and activities that take place throughout the day. This includes stalls, amusements and a wide variety of street entertainment and over 8,000 visitors come to the event. The arts team is very keen to promote arts and crafts and give designers an opportunity to exhibit, promote and sell their work, and are asking artists, designers and crafts people if they would be interested in holding a stall or running a workshop or demonstration. Contact Sue Walters at Charnwood Borough Council for an application pack T: 01509 268903 or E: sue.walters@charnwood.gov.uk
Stock & equipment from Closure of Gallery/Pottery
Stock of Greetings cards, studio pottery by ten makers, and all equipment/materials in pottery-making studio to go in October 2007! Contact Frank Haynes (Great Bowden) on 01858 464862.
Ashby Arts Festival – Visual Arts Opportunities in August
Building on last summer's success, this year’s Ashby Arts Festival will include open studios, workshop opportunities, exhibitions and an open competition etc during August 3-12. Generally if any artists (visual and performing, musicians etc) would like more details contact Helen Joyce on 01530 560166 or helenjoyce3@aol.com. More particularly if there are any artists who make site-specific work to please contact Helen as they are endeavouring to put art in the town centre. A loose theme, "Paint the Town Red" with all its connotations is the focus for some art but not obligatory!
FASHION & TEXTILES OPPORTUNITIES
Market Visit to the Republic of Ireland
26-28 February. Fashionwear and fashion accessories companies are invited to spend three days getting to know the market, networking with key contacts and meeting potential buyers. For further details, please contact Suzy Bolton, Senior International Trade Adviser (Clothing & Textiles) UK Trade & Investment T: 0116 2587 314, E: sbolton.ukti@blleics.co.uk
Designer Forum – Seminars & Courses
The Designer Forum run a series of Seminars and Courses offering a full programme of specialist guidance and support covering areas such as sales & marketing, negotiating skills, time management and legal issues for new business start ups. Offering professional help and advice from experts to help you put together the skills needed to set out on your own and put together an indisputable career portfolio. All seminars & courses run from 10am - 4pm at the Designer Forum's studio / offices in Nottingham city centre. Upcoming courses include:
- Friday 16 March - Looking to go freelance or work for a swatch agency?
- Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5th April – CAD & Portfolio course
- Monday 16 – Friday 20 April Specialist & intensive new business start-up course, especially designed for those thinking of setting up their own business or fashion label.
- Wednesday 25 April – CV & Career Management Seminar
For further info visit http://www.emtex.org.uk/df/designerforumws.asp or contact Vicky T: 0115 9115339, E: vicky@design-online.net
Meet the Fashion Buyers
Wednesday 21 March, Walkers Stadium in Leicester. An event especially aimed at ladies fashionwear companies to enable them to meet a range of overseas retail buyers. This event is aimed more at mid market fashionwear companies rather than companies which produce in small quantities. Each company will have a mini exhibition stand and a series of short appointments with buyers. For further details, please contact Suzy Bolton, UK Trade & Investment T: 0116 2587 314, E: sbolton.ukti@blleics.co.uk
DIGITAL MEDIA & DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES
Friday 9 February, 9.45am – 5pm, Cope Auditorium, Loughborough University. A symposium with Keynote speakers: Dr Jon Kear (University of Kent) & Peter Todd (filmmaker, artist & curator). It has almost been sixty years since Alexandre Astruc predicted that cinema would free itself ‘ from the immediate and concrete demands of narrative, to become a means of writing just as flexible and subtle as written language.’ The Cinematic Essay can incorporate documentary practices, dramatised elements and experimental approaches. Cost £30/15 day rate. £80/40 for all three events, future symposia are ‘ Theories & Criticism’ – 20 April, ‘Objects & Narratives’ – 21 September. For further info contact Jane Tormey or Gillian Whiteley, T: 01509 228 966 or 228 902, E: j.tormey@lboro.ac.uk, g.whiteley@lboro.ac.uk
John Grace Memorial Conference - The Art of British CGI
Thursday 15 February, Broadway Media Centre, Nottingham. The Animation Academy at Loughborough University and Broadway Cinema, Nottingham are hosting a one day conference celebrating the best of British Computer Animation, held in honour of John Grace, pioneering creator of ‘Reboot’. The one-day conference will feature lectures, panels and demonstrations of the best of British computer animation. A number of national & international speakers will make presentations. Delegate tickets cost £25 (£15 concessions). Full conference information is available from The Animation Academy www.animationacademy.co.uk. Delegate tickets are available from Broadway Box Office T: 0115 9526611.
Talk by Author & Film Maker – Chris Jones
Thursday 1 March, 7.00pm, Leicester Adult Education College, Cost £3 (£2 concession). Chris Jones is the author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, founder of Living Spirit Pictures. He has directed 2 full-length movies and is presently based at Ealing Studios - more-or-less the heart of the British filmmaking world. Chris will be talking about his book, his film-making and will give a video presentation. To find out more about Chris visit http://www.movietools.com/about.htm. For further info about the event contact Liz Ringrose, President of Leicester Writers’ Club, E: liz.ringrose@btinternet.com
WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Writing for Comics – Writing workshop with Factor Fiction: Selina Lock & Jay Eales
Saturday 10 February, 10am – 4pm, Leicester Adult Education College. You will learn how to develop an idea into a comic strip script, will understand the conventions used, and know how to format a script. The course will also cover print, online & foreign markets & provide tips on collaborating with artists. Cost £20. For further info visit www.comedy-festival.co.uk To book T: 0116 233 4343.
Writing A Funny Story – A 1-day workshop with humorous author Bead Roberts
Saturday 10 February, 10am – 4pm, Leicester Adult Education College. During this workshop Bead will help writers to use their own sense of humour to create the first draft of a funny story. Cost £20. For further info visit www.comedy-festival.co.uk To book T: 0116 233 4343.
Thursday 1 March, 7.00pm, Leicester Adult Education College, Cost £3 (£2 concession). Chris Jones is the author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, founder of Living Spirit Pictures. He has directed 2 full-length movies and is presently based at Ealing Studios - more-or-less the heart of the British filmmaking world. Chris will be talking about his book, his film-making and will give a video presentation. To find out more about Chris visit http://www.movietools.com/about.htm For further info about the event contact Liz Ringrose, President of Leicester Writers’ Club, E: liz.ringrose@btinternet.com
Info is still being sought for this website. For further info about the site or to get your info listed E: naomiw@charnwood-arts.org.uk
This region is rich in informal networks and groups of writers who meet to share work, practice their craft, stage events, network and develop professionally - information is wanted about your groups and networks so other people can find out about you on the website. For further info about the site or to get your info listed E: naomiw@charnwood-arts.org.uk
Fantastic Masterclasses for fantasy, horror and science fiction writers
To support aspiring writers of speculative fiction the Fantastic! season will include a series of masterclasses with professional writers from the field. Whether you hope to write hard edged Sci-Fi, high fantasy or gut wrenching horror these masterclasses will give you the opportunity to improve your writing by learning from the professionals. Places are limited. For more information e-mail: damien.walter@leicester.gov.uk
Charnwood Writer Meetings
It is now confirmed that there will be meetings of Charnwood Writers, in the large study room, at Loughborough Library, Granby Street on the third Sunday of each month, 2pm-4pm. Like all Charnwood Writers meetings, it is open to everyone interested in creative writing, and there is no formal membership. For further info contact Pat McLean, E: pat@romsys.demon.co.uk
Decibel New Prize
Penguin Books and decibel, Arts Council England are inviting writers to submit non-fiction personal accounts of the experience of immigration to the UK for this competition. The winning authors will see their stories published in a Penguin anthology. Competition entries must be; between 1000 and 5000 words in length, non-fiction personal accounts of the experience of immigration to the UK, and aimed at an adult readership. There is no age limit for authors, who must not have had a full-length book published. The closing date for entries is Monday 2 April, and the successful authors will be announced in early June. For further info visit http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/news/phpzFA4iW.pdf
NETWORKING
FAME – the Creative Industries Show
Wednesday 21 March 10.30am- 3.30pm, De Montfort University Campus Centre, Mill Lane, Leicester. Book a stand and promote your business to enthusiastic talented people in the East Midlands. Exhibit your organisation, network with other creative companies or recruit new staff. Exhibitor networking lounge. VIP tickets for keynote speakers – Toyah Willcox, and Nick Pickard from Hollyoaks Cost: £130 (£60 for SMEs) and free to seminar speakers. Seminars and workshops will also be running on the day alongside careers information and advice. Contact the Employer Liaison team: T: 0116 257 7595 E: wbrown@dmu.ac.uk
Leicestershire Dance Network
Thursday 22 March, 6.15pm – 8.15pm, The Y, Leicester. An opportunity to meet other dance practitioners, teachers, managers etc. Come along to chat & share experiences, meet potential collaborators, discuss current issues. There will be a practical session followed by time for discussion & networking. This is a free event. For further info or to book your place contact Emily Horwood, T: 0116 267 0015, E: ehorwood@leics.gov.uk
Performing Arts Network
Monday 14 May, 6pm – 8pm, Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester. Come and hear about plans for Leicester’s new Performing Arts Centre from Ruth Eastwood Chief Executive of Leicester Theatre Trust (formerly Haymarket Theatre). Also come and have an informal chat with other venue managers and programmers. This event is organised by Creative LeicesterShire for any performers or promoters of theatre, music or dance based in Leicestershire or Rutland. It is free but please book a place by emailing Angie Minton on aminton@leics.gov.uk or call 0116 267 1950.
Leicester Web Workers
Are you a web developer, designer, CSS guru, JavaScript wizard, AJAX expert or just taking your first steps into HTML? If so would you be interested in attending a monthly Thursday night get together for web workers in Leicester? My name is Keir Whitaker and my company Doors Opening has recently taken an office at the Leicester Creative Business Depot and I am keen to meet like minded people from the area to share ideas, techniques and hopefully listen to presentations from leaders in the web community. If you would like to get involved, have ideas about who we could ask to speak or know of a great venue it would be great to hear from you. Please complete a short survey at http://keirwhitaker.wufoo.com/forms/web-workers-leicester/ to express an interest or alternatively contact me via e-mail keir@doorsopening.net
Creative Industries Courses for Young People
Monday 12 February, 12 noon, South Leicestershire College , Station Road, Wigston. Chill Enterprises & South Leicestershire College are working in partnership to deliver courses in the creative industries for young people. They are looking at how we may advance the curriculum offer, and take input and advice in developing courses in the future from professionals. A free buffet lunch will be provided along with discussions about the potential input and partnership working in the future. Skillset (the Audio Visual Sector Skills Council) will also do a presentation. For further info or to book your place contact Robin Webber-Jones, E: rwebberjones@yahoo.com Deadline for booking your place is Friday 9th February.
JOBS & COMMISSIONS
Arts Worker needed for Arts & Older People Project
An experienced arts worker is required to carry out a pilot project around creating a menu of arts activity for older people in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire. The pilot will involve consultation with older people & service providers as well as co-ordinating/facilitating sessions of arts activity. The pilot will be evaluated with a view to creating a longer-term model by which older people will select their preferred arts & cultural activity & use ‘direct payments’ (a government initiative) to pay for their involvement in this rather than attending day care centres. The contract will be offered on a self-employed basis, £3,000 for 30 days. Expressions of interest are currently being sought. Interviews will take place before 16th February. It is anticipated that most of the work will be carried out during February & March. To register your interest contact Kevin Ryan, Charnwood Arts, T: 01509 822 558, E: kevr@charnwood-arts.org.uk
Creative Partnerships Leicestershire seeks Creative Partners!
Leicestershire Children and Young People’s Service would like to invite creative and cultural practitioners to become partners in the Leicestershire Creative Partnership Regional Programme based within a selection of Leicestershire schools. They aim to link creative practitioners with schools working to develop partnership projects. The programme will develop in line with current Creative Partnerships programmes and aim to support the needs of schools. The partnership and development work will begin in March 2007 and the first creative learning projects in schools should be completed by mid July 2007. There will be a Creative & Cultural sector briefing morning held on Tuesday 27 February. For further details, including how to apply contact Rachael Phelps T: 01162700850 or rphelps@leics.gov.uk. Contact before Friday 16 February.
Creative Partnerships Leicester - Action Research Group Co-ordinator: Early Years
Creative Partnerships Leicester helps children and young people build their creativity, ambition, knowledge and skills to make a positive impact on their worlds. This post will help expand their programme and work with new education settings by developing work in one of Leicester’s priority areas. The post will be funded by a grant. Funded activities will start from 1 March 2007 and will run until 31 August 2007 in the first instance. Selection is by a two-stage process. The first stage invites you to submit an expression of interest and, if shortlisted, attend an interview. The second stage invites the preferred applicant(s) to prepare a detailed grant proposal in response to consultation already undertaken. Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest: 12 noon, Monday 19 February. Interviews will be held on Friday 23 February. For an application pack contact: Karen Birch, Creative Partnerships Leicester, T: 0116 2616 876, E: leicester@creative-partnerships.com
Studio 2 Online
Due to continued growth, Studio 2 Online, Leicester’s largest website development agency, based in the City Centre, have the following vacancies:
Web Developer/Programmer: Salary range £16k - £24k + benefits
Administration Assistant: Salary range £10k - £14k + benefits
Junior Web Developer: Salary range £10k - £16k + benefits
Account Manager: Salary range £20k - £30k + benefits
For more info or to apply for a position visit www.studio2online.co.uk
Inner Smile - Part-time Creative designer Wanted
Must have experience of quark, photoshop, illustrator, Browiepoints, Flash/dreamweaver. Hours flexible / to start asap. Deadline for applications is Thursday 1 March. Pdf of work and cv’s to: design@innersmile.biz .For further info visit www.innersmile.biz
The Spark Children’s Arts Festival - Administrator
This important new post marks a new phase in The Spark festival’s development. The Administrator will join the company at an exciting time, as the organisation offers an increasing diversity of art forms to young audiences, and looks at ways of expanding activity outside the two-week festival. They are looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and highly organised individual, who can contribute to the growth and sustainability of the company in the long term. Part-time position, 20 hours per week, flexible working hours. Based at LCB Depot in central Leicester. Closing date for applications: 15 February. Interviews 23 February. For further info & to apply, contact Ellen Bianchini, Festival Director, T: 0116 261 6893, E: info@sparkfestival.co.uk
Freedom Showcase: A Literature Network project
The Freedom Showcase will take place on Thursday 19 July at Phoenix Arts, Leicester & will feature emerging and professional writers from the three cities of Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. Each will have been commissioned to create new work specially for this event, working through an intensive development process with mentors and a project director. This innovative project requires a passionate, creative and artistic team to deliver an unmissable cultural event:
- Writers (x 9): £1,000 fee. To be considered for a commission you must perform at an open mic on 7 or 21 Feb, or a date in March.
- Director: £3,000 inclusive fee
- Mentors (x 2): £2,000 inclusive fee.
- Co-Ordinator: £4,050 fee.
For details of all roles and how to apply, visit http://leicesterliterature.wordpress.com/freedom-showcase-creative-team/
Freelance Early Years Arts Project Co-ordinator required
The Early Years and Childcare Service of Nottinghamshire County Council are seeking a freelance co-ordinator to have overall responsibility for the delivery of an Early Years arts programme; Create2gether. It is a long-term arts project basing visual artists in childcare settings in the private, voluntary and independent sector throughout the county, and forms an important element of the Early Years training and development programme for childcare providers. Closing date for applications is Monday 26 February. For further info, contact Sarah Loxston, E: eydcp@nottscc.gov.uk or T: 0115 8787501.
Youth Arts Co-ordinators required in Lincolnshire
Experienced arts professionals are being sought to join an existing team of Co-ordinators across Lincolnshire. The main purpose of the role is to co-ordinate arts activity for 13-19 year olds in different locations in the county and to assist in developing the network of co-ordinators countywide. The posts will involve weekend and evening working. Posts available are:
-South Kesteven District Council: Part-time 21 hours per week. Contact David Popple T: 01780 480846.
- Lincolnshire County Council Youth Service: Part-time 21 hours a week, (to cover the East Lindsey district). Contact Andy Storer T: 01205 365144.
In addition, artsNK managed by Leisure Connection, operating on behalf of North Kesteven District Council is seeking expressions of interest from arts or youth workers, agencies or artists interested in developing and delivering a programme of youth arts activity across the district. The opportunity can be offered on a freelance basis. For further info contact Elaine Knight on 01529 411195 or Nick Jones on 01529 411190.
TRAINING & SKILLS
Connect Midlands Programme of Events
Connect Midlands (for technology businesses) have a packed programme of events planned in the East Midlands for 2007. A taster of what’s planned for the coming months; Feb 8 – Right Funds For You, Derby, Feb 20 – Sales and Marketing Bootcamp, Nottingham, March 14 & 15 - Amber Workshop, Derby. For more info or to register call 01509 228702 or visit www.connectmidlands.org
Flying Start for students and new graduates
Wednesday 21 February, 12 noon – 6pm, (lunch included), Walkers Stadium, Leicester. A free one-day event for current university students & UK graduates living in the East Midlands who want to start, or are thinking of starting, a business. Clare Hudson from Creative LeicesterShire will be running an informal workshop giving pointers and contacts for starting a creative business. It will focus on undergraduates in the arts, design and media sectors. For further info or to register visit www.flyingstart-ngce.com/register.php
Cultivate Teatime Talk
Thursday 8 February , 3.00pm - 5.00pm, Derby Dance Centre . Join Cultivate for a cup of tea, cake and a presentation by Angela Tilllcock and Cathy Morris on Audience Data UK. Today, working in the arts sector, we are surrounded by data. Box Office systems, CRM systems, Area Profile Reports, audience research surveys all provide us with a wealth of information and statistics. Audience Data UK (ADUK) is a UK-wide initiative which aims to provide people working in the arts sector with help and guidance on how we can use all that data to help us understand our audiences better. The event is free but places must be booked in advance E: info@cultivate-em.com | 
