In the second round of the Elevate programme ACE are investing £3 million of National Lottery funding into improving the resilience of organisations making a significant contribution to the Creative Case for Diversity, to encourage an increase of diverse led organisations within the National Portfolio.

Tune in to the Arts Council England’s panel discussion as they publish their annual report on diversity in the arts and culture sector.

The South West Creative Technology Network is looking to fund prototypes that explore the field of immersion. Grants of between £20k and £40k available.

SVA provides studios for 26 artists at John Street, we currently have a couple of studio spaces available. Monthly Studio rental varies between £122 - £200 per month.

SVA are offering studios to graduate artists under 30 at a subsidised cost for a period of 12 months.
https://www.svastudios.org.uk/space/

Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival 2019

Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Artist Open Call is now open and we are inviting artists interested in light art, digital and installation artwork to create a commission to be part of this years festival!

Arts by the Sea festival 2019 will endeavour to explore Mind Matter, more information regarding this can be found in the brief and guidance document which can be downloaded here

First Plinth: Public Art Award 2019 is designed to offer sculptors an opportunity to extend their practice into competing for public art commissions. The winning sculptor is awarded £10,000 to produce a large-scale sculpture for the sculpture terrace at Dora House before moving to a second site at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The award theme is Progress.

ACE are currently developing their new strategy for 2020-2030, which will shape their development, advocacy and investment approach over the next ten years.

There’s still time to apply to Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Teacher Development Fund.

Are you an arts practitioner, or arts organisation in the Forest of Dean? A maker? Maybe you'd love to work with artists and aren't sure how to apply for grants to support you to do so? If so, this is for you. Do you know that you don’t have to be an artist to apply for Arts Council Grants?

Proposals are invited for two new sculptures in Cirencester.

Project Blackjack aims to replace the statues in the two niches on the north-west and south-west of the tower of the Church of St John Baptist in the center of Cirencester. 

The project, led by a team appointed by the Parochial Church Council (PCC), is encouraging applications by artists to carry out the work. 

To complement Misshapes: The Making of Tatty Devine and Ernest Gimson: Look,Design, Make and enrich the content of both exhibitions we would like to offer our second floor gallery space to contemporary makers to take part in our residency programme.

The timing for this is 15 June – 18 August 2019; we are offering 2 x four week residencies* during this period to lead us into the Tatty Devine exhibition and start awareness of our Gimson exhibition. *There is flexibility to reduce the duration of the residency for a suitable proposal

Would you like to find out more about national trends and explore the Gloucestershire volunteering picture?

Or come along and hear more about how you can get involved as a volunteer and discover the huge range of benefits open to you. From the satisfaction of giving back to the community to gaining new skills, knowledge and experience. 

We are seeking a highly organised freelance Programme Coordinator to join Artlift – a Gloucestershire-based charity nationally recognised for its Arts on Prescription services. 

You will bring proven experience from the health and/or arts sector of maintaining efficient systems, processing data and coordinating activities and communications (including with vulnerable individuals).

This role comprises setting up and coordinating courses, projects and residences, managing referrals and supporting evaluation and organisational administration.  

Are you part of a creative charity or organisation?
Do you want to make it even stronger? 

Fully funded ‘Future Leaders Now workshop’. Developing creative organisations by up-skilling the next generation of board members. Bringing new skills, mindsets and experiences to boards to help them grow stronger. 

Do you want to have your say in how charities and arts organisations are run?
Do you have ideas on how to help organisations grow stronger? 
Would you like to gain the experiences to lead one of these organisations? 

Then sign up to the ‘Future Leaders Now workshop’.

Discover and Explore Arts Award Adviser Training

Open to the Create Gloucestershire Network

Do you work with young people in Gloucestershire? Want to support their creative development with Arts Award? Training as an Arts Award adviser will enable you to support children and young people aged 5 to 25 to discover and explore the arts through the five different levels: Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Severn Arts is developing four Festivals as part of an over-arching creative skills development project. We are looking for a creative, dynamic arts professional to set the direction for these festivals and inspire and curate a new cultural offer for Worcester.

Next week (8-10 May) AMA are running a residential in Bristol for CEOs / leaders of small scale orgs (10 FTE or less) to support them with:

Robin Watkins - Davis is a contemporary artist (and the UK's youngest yoga teacher!)

An installation of her project SHIFT will be in St Laurence Church in Stroud from 12-18th October 2019. The aim of the week is to share creative practices (movement, art and music) with people to create an environment which facilities a SHIFT in perspective, state of mind and mood. In her own words “Movement and art has been a massively useful tool in my life and I want the program to offer people a choice of arts to so that they can experience a SHIFT and to find the right creative tool for them”.

YPIA is a national organisation for arts professionals at the outset of their careers. The S.West group is holding a networking event on the 18th June so you can meet colleagues in the cultural and creative industries. Find out more here:

Tales of the Forest is an ecological art project that aims to use imagination to look in new ways at contemporary issues, from sustainability and the natural world, to ageing and loneliness, exploring how these things might be related. The project is about looking at the narratives we live by, understanding them as malleable, and re-imaging them through art, collaboration and experimentation.

A collection of work by artist Matt Rowe and accompanying research materials gathered in collaboration with curator Laura Mansfield, this exhibition reflects upon the story and tradition of John Barleycorn through associated artefacts and artworks.

Cheltenham International Film Festival are delighted to be joining forces with film education charity, Into Film, to deliver a workshop on film programming for young people aged 16-19 at the Wilson Art Gallery.

Participants will learn about careers in cinema exhibition, how films are programmed and what goes into running a film festival. No previous programming experience is necessary, just a love of film!

Would you like to find out more about national trends and explore the Gloucestershire volunteering picture?

Or come along and hear more about how you can get involved as a volunteer and discover the huge range of benefits open to you. From the satisfaction of giving back to the community to gaining new skills, knowledge and experience. 

Are you part of a creative charity or organisation?
Do you want to make it even stronger? 

Fully funded ‘Future Leaders Now workshop’. Developing creative organisations by up-skilling the next generation of board members. Bringing new skills, mindsets and experiences to boards to help them grow stronger. 

Do you want to have your say in how charities and arts organisations are run?
Do you have ideas on how to help organisations grow stronger? 
Would you like to gain the experiences to lead one of these organisations? 

Then sign up to the ‘Future Leaders Now workshop’.

Discover and Explore Arts Award Adviser Training

Open to the Create Gloucestershire Network

Do you work with young people in Gloucestershire? Want to support their creative development with Arts Award? Training as an Arts Award adviser will enable you to support children and young people aged 5 to 25 to discover and explore the arts through the five different levels: Discover, Explore, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Next week (8-10 May) AMA are running a residential in Bristol for CEOs / leaders of small scale orgs (10 FTE or less) to support them with: