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Artists’ Advisor e-group bulletin 321

Artists’ Advisor e-group bulletin 321

1/ SINGING IN COMMUNITY
2/ WORKING TITLE  
3/ STREET GENIUS 2011
4/ LIFT PLACEMENTS
5/ INVITE TO LUNCH/INFO MEETING AT CLARENCE MEWS
6/ DIY WORKSHOP WITH PETE EDWARDS - 23 SEPTEMBER DEADLINE
7/ FREE LAMBETH ARTICULATE CONFERENCE
8/ OVALHOUSE: A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO THE LONDON RIOTS
9/ ‘YOUR HERITAGE’ GRANTS WORKSHOP

1/ SINGING IN COMMUNITY

For group-workers & facilitators especially, a short weekend workshop hosted by the School of Playback Theatre (UK) this coming 1 & 2 October at Notting Hill Gate in London.

This is a weekend full of song and song-games to generate a warm sense of community to support our work. Singing together creates connection, deepening of listening, and opening of hearts.

Jo McAndrews, our guest from Stroud, will share her experience from many years of working with community choirs. She was a member of Naked Voices, the extraordinary a capella group based in Bristol.

2011: October 1-2
Saturday 10am-5pm
& Sunday 2pm-6pm
At Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT
(3 minutes walk from Notting Hill Gate tube)

Open to everyone.
Fees: £65 (£45 for low-waged & students; OAPs & unwaged by donation)

Call Veronica on +44 (0) 207 221 2694 or email playbackschooluk@gmail.com or check out www.playbackschooluk.org

2/ WORKING TITLE  

Euphoric Ink’s Autumn Masterclass is an intensive one-day workshop during which a small group of writers can share and develop work-in-progress scripts. 

Led and facilitated by playwriting specialist, Ola Animashawun, each writer will have a 40-minute slot for sharing and hearing an extract of their play.

The day concludes with a 10 minute one-to-one tutorial, following which you will leave with a clear sense of direction and key action points for the writing of your next draft.

Date: Saturday 1 October 2011
Hours: 10am-6pm
Venue: Central London, TBC

Course Fee: Including coffee and chocolate, £75 PLACES ARE LIMITED.

For more info, please visit Euphoric Ink’s website www.euphoricink.co.uk or email info@euphoricink.co.uk

3/ STREET GENIUS 2011

Street Genius 2011 is a South Bank & Bankside Cultural Quarter (SBBCQ) initiative, offering a broad range of creative and cultural experiences for young people aged 16-20 years, who are resident in either Lambeth or Southwark.

We are recruiting a group of 20 young people who are:

Aged 16-20
Based in Lambeth and Southwark
Passionate about the arts & culture
Willing to get involved and gain hands-on experience

These young people will gain access to a range of expertise, facilities and practical experiences through working with participating organisations:

The Architecture Foundation
Unicorn Theatre
The Jerwood Space
Rambert Dance Company
Siobhan Davies Dance
Plus digital media training provided by Lambeth City Learning Centre!

Our Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Street-Genius/222470041124141 gives more information on how to apply and the volunteering roles available.

Rosie Whitney-Fish
Project Manager
Rambert Dance Company
020 8630 0618 (direct line)
0785 227 1270

Visit rambert.org.uk for tour details. 
Visit rambertmoves.org.uk for details about our new home. 

4/ LIFT PLACEMENTS

We are recruiting for 5 new placements to join our team from September to December. As this year is our 30th anniversary we have been presenting a range of events over the summer. We've hosted a 30th Birthday Picnic, contributed compelling work from the Near and Middle East to Shubbak Festival and flown the Sky Orchestra across London's sky.

We're continuing these celebrations over the autumn and up until Christmas. Placements make a vital contribution to us being able to deliver these events and we currently have a fantastic team who are here with us until the end of August.

"It was a great experience being part of the team and I am very inspired by all I have seen and learned through you!" Lea Seibert, Executive Assistant Placement.

"I have benefited so much from your support and attention and learnt so much from watching you all in action." Olivia Furber, Participation Placement.

With such a busy year we would like to have a new team of placements join us in September and stay until December. Placement roles available are:

1. Arts Administration Placement
Assisting the General Manager in the financial and administrative management of the organisation.

2. Development Placement
Assisting the Executive Producer in fundraising and securing 'in kind' support.

3. Executive Placement
Assisting the Executive Director in delivering LIFT 30th anniversary talks programme

4. Participation Placement
Assisting the Participation Producer in delivering an art-climate change education programme.

5. Producing Placement
Assisting the Artistic Director in delivering LIFT’s 30th anniversary outdoor installation event

To find out more and to apply please see our website www.liftfestival.com

Deadline is: 10am on Tuesday 6th September 2011.

5/ INVITE TO LUNCH/INFO MEETING AT CLARENCE MEWS

Invite to lunch/info meeting Monday 12th September 1-2

A YEAR OF MAKING
OCTOBER 2011 – SEPTEMBER 2012
SPACE @ CLARENCE MEWS

-4 artists/companies
-150 studio hours per artist/company Oct 2011 – Sept 2012
-Group meetings with fellow artists facilitated by Caroline Salem
-5 individual meetings with Caroline Salem
-1 informal sharing
-2 work-in-progress presentations
-1 performance at Clarence Mews for each artist
-A series of public produced or self-produced performances [costs not incl] - July / Aug
-If suitable your work could be part of our ‘Inside Outside 4’ Event

Supported Cost: £1,260 Applications by 16/9/11
(payments can be made in installments - £105/month)
Full Cost: £1750
Extra hours can be booked at £7.50 /hr
Additional mentoring sessions can be booked at £27.50 /hr

If you are interested in applying but would like to know more, and meet others who are considering applying, please come along to our lunch/info meeting at Clarence Mews on Monday 12th September 1-2pm.

We’d like to welcome those seriously considering the programme as a way to shape their creative output in 2011-12, but also those who are unsure, and may simply be interested in finding out more in order to be familiar with this opportunity for the future.

We’ve also extended the deadline for the supported rate to Mon 19th September

Please let Caroline Salem know asap if you would like to attend!
Caroline Salem
frith.salem@virgin.net
07871190500

Below we’ve tried to answer a few questions you may have:

Q. We are a collaborative team of 3 performers/ makers with no pre defined project but simply a desire to research together can we apply ?
A Yes – the structure provides an excellent way of consolidating and committing collaborative partnerships, you will also find it more affordable as you can share the £105 monthly fee

Q. Are the dates of the meetings fixed?
A. No – as it is a small group of artists there will be some flexibility with dates.

Q. How do I schedule my studio sessions?
A. You can book your studio sessions in whatever way suits you.
The studio is available from 9am-10pm, Monday –Sunday. Bookable in 10-12 week blocks.

Q. Will I know who the other artists are before making my final decision?
A. Yes – you will be invited to meet individually with Caroline, and then as a group, before you decide.

Q. Can I apply for external funding?
A. Yes – as Clarence Mews is offering a supported rate, you can include this as matched funding in an application.
We have been advised that it may form the basis of an application for Grants for the Arts.

Q. How can I pay?
A. You can pay in installments that suit you - quarterly (£315), monthly (£105), or weekly (£25)

Caroline Salem
frith.salem@virgin.net
07871190500

6/ DIY WORKSHOP WITH PETE EDWARDS - 23 SEPTEMBER DEADLINE
           
The Invisible Obstacle Course

A game of strategy and unfamiliar territory

This DIY workshop takes place in London on the revised dates of Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 2011. Application deadline 23 September.

DIY 8 is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to take part in unusual training and professional development projects conceived and run by artists for artists.

This project is aimed at Live and performance artists whose own voice and/or body are central to their work. This project is for you if you are experiencing a creative block, have reached a plateau in your artistic practice, or are feeling too defined by a signature performance style or approach, which presenters, commissioners, audiences or you yourself have come to expect. Through a series of ‘Obstructions’ specially devised for you, you will be taken outside of your performative comfort zone and expand your toolkit of strategies and techniques. You will be made to think about and use your body or voice in new and unfamiliar ways within structured activities, look at your work from a fresh perspective and hopefully come out the other end feeling challenged but inspired.

DIY general information:
http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/prof_dev/diy/diy8_2011_participants.html

Pete Edwards project:
http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/prof_dev/diy/diy8_pete_edwards.html

7/ FREE LAMBETH ARTICULATE CONFERENCE

Shape are happy to invite you to our FREE Lambeth Articulate Conference on 9th November 2011 at the Unicorn Theatre, 9am-2pm. Articulate will facilitate conversation between young learning disabled people and employers, aiming to look at practical ways to support the employment process, through workshops, information sessions, panel discussions, performances and access assessments.

Click on the link below for more details:
http://adminshapearts.staging.heathmans.net/media/195493/flyer-lambeth.pdf

Places are available on a first come first served basis - so book now to guarantee a place! Please contact:
kirsty@shapearts.org.uk or call 020 7424 7353.

We look forward to seeing you there.

8/ OVALHOUSE: A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO THE LONDON RIOTS

Oval House: Give me a voice not a label - a creative response to the recent London riots.

This event creates a platform for the unheard voices of young London to creatively respond to the recent Riots in our community.

Hosted by JCX and Slick, the night will consist of improvisation, spoken word, monologues, dance and live performances.

Saturday 1 October 2011
7.45pm
£3

www.ovalhouse.com

9/ ‘YOUR HERITAGE’ GRANTS WORKSHOP

This one day workshop is designed for those aiming to apply to the Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Your Heritage' grant scheme. This scheme is for grant bids between £3,000 and £50,000.

The workshop is open to anyone working in archives or with archive materials in the UK, but to benefit from the workshop-style structure participants should have a specific project proposal in mind.  Places are free but limited and there are just a few remaining.

Course objectives are:

To give participants a background to the Heritage Lottery Fund and a detailed understanding of the assessment criteria for 'Your Heritage' grants
To provide participants with advice on developing fundable projects and completing the application form
To give participants confidence to complete the application form independently

The course will be held at City of Westminster Archive Centre on Wednesday 19 October 2011. There are a few places remaining on the next in our series of regular

For more information and for details about how to reserve a place go to: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/our-services/your-heritage-grants-workshop.htm

Michael Atavar
Artists’ Advisor
Oval House
0207 582 0080

http://www.ovalhouse.com/artists/

Posted by Michael Atavar, Friday 9th September, 2011