WCAVA (Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action) may also be of interest to you – you can search for funds free of charge on both WCAVA’s website www.wcava.org.uk/funding & on Warwickshire County Council’s website www.warwickshire.gov.uk/grants

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council have recently launched a series of 6 Advice and Guidance Sheets for Artists and Organisations.
In the absence of an Arts Development Officer the Borough Council commissioned arts consultant Clare Huby to put together these advice documents in order to provide access to basic arts development information, and signpost people to some of the more specific resources available to creative practitioners.
The sheets are available to download at
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/leisure-culture/arts-entertainment/arts-development/arts-advice–guidance

Dance 4 Health

16th September 2009, 10.00am - 2.00pm
Trident Centre, Warwick

Warwickshire County Council’s County Arts Service has completed a six month
action research project exploring the impact dance has on participants’
social engagement, health and wellbeing.

This half day conference will be an opportunity to hear from health professionals, artists and
commissioners about their role in the programme and the results of
the independent evaluation.

There will be an opportunity to participate in workshop sessions covering the broad range of
interest groups involved in the project including dance for older people, young people, BME
communities and adults with disabilities.

For more information, contact Warwickshire County Council’s Art Service:
01926 412492, countyartsservice@warwickshire.gov.uk
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/Corporate/pages.nsf/Links/807CBFC95C7DA8D4802575D600382620

£40 booking fee
£20 community, voluntary and individual artists

The Dance4Health project was financially supported by Warwickshire County Council, Arts Council England West Midlands, North Warwickshire School Sports Partnership and supported by Dancescape (Coventry Warwickshire & Solihull Dance Development Project).

Want to deliver an arts project? Need help with fundraising or
planning for you organisation? Empart has over fifteen years
experience in delivering community arts, crafts and drama projects for
young people and community groups. We work with voluntary
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projects. Please visit our website www.empart.co.uk or email
jane@empart.co.uk or phone 07905 116 272 to see how we can help you
today.

stuck-brochure

Please find enclosed information about The Blahs’ latest production for young people, STUCK which we will be touring to youth centres in March 2010.

STUCK has been created for youth centres and is performed by talented, professional actors, using live music, lighting and a vibrant set. The script is written by the award-winning playwright Mike Kenny and takes a playful and engaging approach to themes of ‘normality’ and ‘independence’.

After the performance we run a participative workshop in which the young people have the opportunity to express and actively explore their responses to the play’s themes and issues.

We have a youth service package available which consists of:

• A training/preparation session for youth workers about hosting the production and support for thematic follow up work.
• 5 performances of the play for up to 40 young people (aged 12+).
• 5 participatory workshops for up to 40 young people.
• Materials for youth workers to make the most of our visit which includes flyers/ posters to promote the event.
• Liaison with the theatre company to ensure the package runs smoothly.

Each package costs £3350 and we have dates available from 15th March to 2nd April 2010 inclusive).

We can also accommodate a number of single performance dates – please contact us for further details.

I hope that you are interested in working with The Blahs and in bringing this innovative project to your youth groups.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours,

Ruth Cooper
Youth Programme Director
ruth@blahs.co.uk

The Dancescape Youth Dance Network is for youth dance leaders, teachers and young dance leaders in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire and will be a source of information, training and support. The network can also become a place to share skills, make links with artists and plan projects, should the need arise - it can be whatever YOU need it to be!

The first Dancescape Youth Dance Network meeting will take place on Thursday 18 June 2009, from 4.00-6.00pm and will be held at Solihull Arts Complex, in Solihull town centre. The plan is to rotate the meeting locations around the sub region, and meetings will be scheduled in Warwickshire and Coventry in the Autumn.

The Network meeting will be hosted by Hayley Duffield, Youth Dance Contact and Sarah Jassal, Sub Regional Dance Development Officer, and will include lots of useful items for teachers and artists:
An outline of Youth Dance England’s plans for the next 2 years, including opportunities, events and initiatives
A look into U.Dance and what this entails
A chance to find out exciting plans for dance in the sub region – and a focus in particular on boys dance!

The meeting will be followed by a practical workshop with Dance Artist Marcia Edwards, a former dancer with ACE Dance and Music. Marcia is now a freelance artist and performer, and teaches a lively blend of African and Contemporary Dance. Participants will take away a bank of ideas on new ways to warm up, and how to inspire and encourage creative choreography in the young people that you work with.

If you are unable to attend the Network Meeting, but would like to be kept up to date with the latest news and information, please let us know and we will make sure to forward you the meeting notes.

If you would like to attend, or would like to be forwarded the notes from the meeting, contact Hayley Duffield on 0121 704 6309 or email hduffield@solihull.gov.uk.

If you would like to send any information about forthcoming performances, events and opportunities that would be of interest to those attending the meeting, please email Sarah or Hayley or send hard copies to Sarah Jassal, Dancescape, Solihull Arts Complex, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG.

Emerge Networking 5:30-6:30 Thursday 18 June
Emerge is holding the first monthly networking meeting for creatives at the Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE). We would love to hear what you think about the arts in Coventry, and have your say on the themes for the forthcoming Emerge Networking meetings. The theme for the first meeting will be showcasing your creative projects and making those essential links between artists and businesses.

Come along to share your creative ideas, meet potential collaborators or just meet people from other artforms.

The Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE) can be found at the Coventry Technology Park, Parkside, Coventry, CV1 2QR. Please contact Jenna Hubbard for more details: jhubbard@cad.coventry.ac.uk or 024 7615 8304 or www.coventry.ac.uk/ice

Emerge is the joint venture between ICE, Coventry University and Coventry City Council to support creative businesses and practitioners.

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See Beingfrank Youth and some of the new recruits at Leamington Peace Festival ( weather permitting) workshops will run 10-12pm and 2-4pm and the group will be performing from 1pm.