Get Creative Family Arts Festival 2016 and Awards – take part in the UK’s biggest cultural festival throughout October

Get Creative Family Arts Festival 2016 and Awards – take part in the UK’s biggest cultural festival throughout October

The Get Creative Family Arts Festival will run throughout October 2016, marking the fourth year of this hugely successful national initiative funded by Arts Council England. On 30th March this year’s Festival will be officially launched at the Family Arts Awards event held at The Albany in Deptford, London.

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Artists’ Livelihoods: A comprehensive study of how artists in England live and work

Artists’ Livelihoods: A comprehensive study of how artists in England live and work

Arts Council England has commissioned a new national study, to find out directly from visual artists in England about the economic, social and cultural factors which affect their ability to develop a sustainable practice. 

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CVAN North East Artists Films: Luke McCreadie

CVAN North East Artists Films: Luke McCreadie

Luke McCreadie discusses the development of projects and his sustained and ongoing interest in language and forms of communication. Commissioned by the CVAN, this is one of seven films to be exclusively launched over the coming months in an on-goingpartnership with This Is Tomorrow.  

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The SOLO Award 2016

The SOLO Award 2016

The SOLO Award is an annual contemporary art prize established by WW in 2012, which recognises independent thinking, going it alone and taking risks. It is open to artists of any age, working in any medium. The winner receives a cash prize and a solo exhibition at the London Art Fair. 2016 sees the prize money doubled and the award open to international artists for the first time. The 2016 call for entries officially launches at the London Art Fair on 19th January 2016 and simultaneously online.

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Call for Submissions - Forgetting

Call for Submissions - Forgetting

By Other Means is a start-up production group looking to organise events with an interdisciplinary approach to selected critical topics. Each event will achieve this by promoting various media, including exhibitions, performances, publications and lectures. The first of these will be held in London this June and will explore the idea of Forgetting.

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Bursary programme supports eight organisations in the North to contribute to the Creative Case for Diversity

Bursary programme supports eight organisations in the North to contribute to the Creative Case for Diversity

The Creative Case for Diversity is the Arts Council's approach to diversity and equality, setting out how both can enrich the arts for artists, audiences and our wider society. Eight organisations in the North have been awarded Creative Case NORTH bursaries to support them in exploring how they contribute to the Creative Case for Diversity.

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Meeting Point announce commissioned artists

Meeting Point announce commissioned artists

Meeting Point initiated by Arts&Heritage was funded by the ACE Museum Resilience Fund and supported by CVAN to develop and enhance the skills of museum staff in commissioning contemporary art in ten small/medium sized museums across the North East and Yorkshire.

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Creative Art Writing Workshops | Call for participants

Creative Art Writing Workshops | Call for participants

University of Edinburgh (School of Art), University of Strathclyde (Creative Writing), University of Glasgow (Creative Writing) & Glasgow School of Art (Forum for Critical Inquiry) are collaborating on a series of SGSAH workshops that aim to facilitate creative writers & art writers to be more adept professional scholars in their respective fields. The workshops will enable PhD students to effectively share the different tactics, research methods, systems of distribution & audiences of their related writing-based disciplines.

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The Arts Council Collection is pleased to announce Curators’ Days for Spring and Summer 2016

The Arts Council Collection is pleased to announce Curators’ Days for Spring and Summer 2016

Arts Council Collection Curators’ Days are designed to provide an informal forum for curators from around the country to meet and network. Each event has a special focus, either looking at particular areas of professional practice or visiting new buildings and important exhibitions. All include guest speakers and opportunity for discussion.

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