NFM, BALTIC and Channel 4 join forces to deliver artist film talent development programme

NFM, BALTIC and Channel 4 join forces to deliver artist film talent development programme

Gateshead-based creative agency Northern Film & Media have launched the third iteration of The Artist’s Cut, a national programme designed to enable artists to develop narrative work. The deadline for submissions from artists is 11 January 2016 at noon (12pm).

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New Course at Central Saint Martins: MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise

New Course at Central Saint Martins: MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise

MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise acknowledges the need for multi-skilled individuals who can both generate the ideas for original arts and cultural events, and provide leadership for the teams that realise them.

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Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) Artists’ Residencies

Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) Artists’ Residencies

Visual Arts in Rural Communities (VARC) is inviting visual artists to apply for twelve-month residencies at Highgreen in rural Northumberland. The Trust is hoping to appoint two artists from applications submitted; one artist to hold the residency starting October2016 and another artist to hold the residency starting September 2017.  

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A Portrait of the Artist as an Unpaid Man

'The public need to treat the exploitation of artistic labour as some kind of taboo while artists themselves must stand firm and refuse to work for nothing. No amount of government policy is going to change this ... Are you prepared to get real?' Text by James Doeser

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#artistsmatter: But can we put a value on how much?

'We all agree that #culturematters (to borrow from the current campaign). By extension therefore we can presumably all agree that #artistsmatter too. After all they are the architects, creators, enactors and translators of this culture-that-matters-so-much...' Text by James Doeser

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Open call for visual artists to propose major new £30,000 commission within England’s Public Forest Estate

Open call for visual artists to propose major new £30,000 commission within England’s Public Forest Estate

An exceptional opportunity for visual artists to propose ideas for a major new £30,000 commission to be realised anywhere within England’s Public Forest Estate.

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Call for Artists: Apply now for the 2016 ARMA Artist Residency & Commission at aspex, Portsmouth

Call for Artists: Apply now for the 2016 ARMA Artist Residency & Commission at aspex, Portsmouth

Artists are invited to apply for the 2016 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA), Artist in Residence, hosted by aspex in Portsmouth. The Award funds a 10-week residency and public art commission worth £15,000. Application deadline: 10am, Monday 30 November 2015

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Looking for young people aged 13-19 to be part of the Breeze Arts Festival management team

Looking for young people aged 13-19 to be part of the Breeze Arts Festival management team

Do you know any young people aged 13-19 who are interested in the arts?
Would they be interested in programming events for a youth arts festival?
Would they like to gain experience working on arts events?

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Breeze Arts Festival partnership project open call

Breeze Arts Festival partnership project open call

Breeze Arts Festival is a multi-arts festival organised by young people, for young people aged 11-19. Events take place all across Leeds during the festival. Arts Development are looking for organisations to create a project (in any art form) for young people aged 11-19 to be delivered in the lead up to and during Breeze Arts Festival.

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EBacc consultation published

EBacc consultation published

The Government has launched their consultation on plans to make the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) a headline measure for schools, and for the EBacc to be given a ‘more prominent role’ within the Ofsted framework.

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Open Call for Galleries, Project Spaces and Artists // KOELNER LISTE fair for contemporary art

Open Call for Galleries, Project Spaces and Artists // KOELNER LISTE fair for contemporary art

Parallel to Art Cologne - one of Europe's most important commercial art events - the KOELNER LISTE will be held at Carlswerk from April 15th to 17th, 2016. For the third time, the BERLINER LISTE’s Rhineland sister is a forum for young, contemporary art with a spotlight on emerging, promising artists whose work is still in a reasonable price bracket.

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Platform Graduate Award 2015 winner announced

Platform Graduate Award 2015 winner announced

Tom Heatley from University of Brighton wins the 2015 graduate artist award. CVAN (The Contemporary Visual Arts Network) South East in partnership with four other flagship galleries in the South East of England, is delighted to announce that photography graduate from University of Brighton, Tom Heatley, is the winner of the Platform Graduate Award 2015.

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Call for Artists: The John Ruskin Prize 2015

Call for Artists: The John Ruskin Prize 2015

The John Ruskin Prize open to all artists 18 and over living in the UK. In 2015, we are inviting submissions in a range of 2D media in response to the theme: ‘Recording Britain Now: Society’.

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Allenheads Contemporary Arts: Lead Artist Opportunity

Allenheads Contemporary Arts: Lead Artist Opportunity

The lead artist will work with ACA to develop strategies for the projects development while continuing with their own practice towards new work. This will include engagement with local and international artists, forming reciprocal, professional relationships with experts from other fields of relevant art/science subjects and cultivating a divers and dynamic contributing audience.

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Turning Point West Midlands' 2015 Graduate Showcase

Turning Point West Midlands' 2015 Graduate Showcase

Arts Council England has produced a film of Turning Point West Midlands' 2015 graduate showcase `New Art West Midlands'. 

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New Art West Midlands 16

New Art West Midlands 16

A selected exhibition of work by graduates of West Midlands art schools that takes place at venues across the region between February and May each year. New Art West Midlands 2016 was selected by Sonia Boyce (artist), John Stezaker (artist) and Katharine Stout (Head of Programme, ICA London) and features work by 43 artists.

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Gillian Dickinson North East Young Sculptor of the Year

Gillian Dickinson North East Young Sculptor of the Year

This new opportunity aims to support upto 10 artists to make proposals for sculpture and oneof the artists will be selected to produce a full size work at Cheeseburn and will receive a budget of £5,000 together with support andmentoring through the design and production process.

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SPUR Leeds: About Time + Major New Commission

SPUR Leeds: About Time + Major New Commission

SPUR is pleased to announce About Time, a satellite programme of contemporary art curated by a consortium of Leeds-based artists and curators led by Mexico, Pavilion and SPUR running alongside the British Art Show 8.

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Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Essential Fundraising Skills

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy Essential Fundraising Skills

Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy’s Essential Fundraising Skills training courses continue over the coming weeks. These one-day courses are suitable for anyone involved in fundraising or wanting to develop fundraising skills in the arts or cultural sector. CVAN members are eligible for a reduced

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