Opportunities to present contemporary works in progress

There is an open call for practitioners, artists and companies to present works-in-progress in front of a live audience.


ICIA University of Bath in partnership with Salisbury Arts Centre, is looking for new contemporary performance work that has been devised, choreographed or produced. We offer a platform for work-in-progress and new performance ideas to test in front of a live audience at ICIA University of Bath on Saturday 26 November.

To find out more visit: http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/opportunities/icia-practice-call-for-artists

The Kingfisher Project Seminar - 'I think I must be cured'

Gemma from Salisbury Arts Centre ad Peter from Art Care invite us to an event celebrating the achievements of the three year Kingfsher project. You will have an opportunity to meet the three the visual artists commissioned to work on this project, as well as the premiere of the spoken word / dance film made by Jigsaw and the Kingfisher Project. I'll be going!.

Thursday 29 September, Salisbury Arts Centre, 2.45pm

Since 1999 Salisbury Arts Centre and ArtCare, the art service at Salisbury District Hospital, have collaborated on a unique literature project, using creative writing to promote wellbeing, health and self development.

In 2011 the Kingfisher Project came to the end of a three year Arts Council funding term. During this time a series of artworks was commissioned in response to the healing words generated by the project and an evaluation study was carried out by a researcher from the University of the West of England.

To celebrate the project’s achievements in recent years and review the wider context of using literature in the context of health and wellbeing, we invite you to attend ‘I think I must be cured’, a short seminar at Salisbury Arts Centre on Thursday 29 September from 2.45pm.

To receive further information or to book a place please contact Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, Salisbury, SP1 3UT, phone 01722 321744 (Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm) or email us at boxoffice@salisburyarts.co.uk

Film making commission

Salisbury Arts Centre is looking to commission an artist or filmmaker to produce a short film of between 7 and 15 minutes based on a recognisable fictional story as part of the ‘What’s the Story?’ filmmaking project. ‘What’s the Story?’ is taking place in October 2011, screening surprising and innovative films at Salisbury Arts Centre and other venues around the city.

There is an inclusive fee of £1,500 available for the project. This includes preparation time, travel costs, all production and material costs, attendance at the screening event, and VAT (if applicable).

For the full brief please email: alice@salisburyarts.co.uk or phone: 01722 343 020

Practice

TheatreWorks presented it's 6th Practice event on Saturday evening, for the first time at the ICIA, all previous events having been held at Salisbury Arts Centre. Practice is an opportunity for emerging artists to share a work in progress and then have time to seek feedback from an audience.

On Saturday night we were treated to 5 pieces of very different performance, take a look at http://theatreworks.org.uk/showcase/practice-at-icia-26th-feb-2011 for more information on the performances.

I think my favourite was the one pictured here, I've seen Sylvia perform at a previous Practice event and this felt like a very different piece of work really showing a great, unforced humour. I am challanged by these events as my background is in marketing and programming so I can't help but ask 'what would an audience make if this' or 'could I sell this' a lot of the work that Practice brings to us is not mainstream work and has really helped me to understand the process and motivation of artists creating this sort of performance.

A few of our fellow WAP members were there, Deryck Newland, Dom Somers and it was lovely to see Dave Buxton of Devizes Carnival, there for the first time. I do try to get out to as many events as I can (I do this outside of my WAP hours), not only is it rather nice I think it's really important to keep in touch with what's going on and it means I can keep the WAP message out there.

The next Practice is at Salisbury Arts Centre later this month, I'll find out when and let you know.