Conference invitation

You and colleagues on your Board and Senior Management Team are warmly invited to join us at Central Hall Westminster on 6 July for Leading your charity through a time of change. This annual conference, attended by 600 senior colleagues, will help you to lead the change required to survive the cuts, diversify your sources of income into new fields such as major donor philanthropy and take advantage of new opportunities created by the Big Society agenda. Download brochure here http://mxm.mxmfb.com/rsps/ct/c/12/r/164785/l/49340

The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, who has Cabinet-level responsibility for the third sector, Big Lottery Fund Chief Executive, Peter Wanless, Charity Commission Chair, Dame Suzi Leather, and Big Society Network Chief Executive, Steve Moore, head a formidable programme of expert speakers. You will receive a wealth of practical advice as well as opportunity to put your views directly to the key decision makers in the sector. Around 600 attend this annual event.

Blackbaud is delighted to be a partner in the conference, which is organised by Action Planning with ACEVO, CAF, CFDG, Big Lottery Fund and Stone King LLP. There’s full information in the Action Planning email below and on the brochure. The attendance fee is £138 for your first place and £95 each for additional place, to enable colleagues from your Senior Management Team and Board to benefit from the specialist streams. You can book online here, email anne@actionplanning.co.uk or call 020 8661 8060.

We look forward to seeing you on 6 July,

Adrian Cutcliffe
Marketing Manager
Blackbaud Europe Limited

BBC to highlight cultural participation across the country

"The BBC Knowledge and Learning www.bbc.co.uk/thingstodo will, for the first time, enable the BBC to highlight the outreach work of publicly funded and not-for-profit partners long-term, further helping to support the UK's cultural endeavour."

Take a look at this press release:

www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/06_june/02/arts.shtml

Arts and Health training opportunities

"University of the West of England in Bristol (UWE), in partnership with Willis Newson, is offering two new short course modules for 2011/12: Participatory Arts Facilitation in Health and Social Care Settings and Evaluating Arts in Health Initiatives. Aimed at artists/creative practitioners wishing to develop skills in working with people in health, community and social care settings and for health and social care professionals, such as a nurse, doctor, teacher, youth worker, occupational or creative arts therapist who uses arts in health, community or social care settings. For more information, including full course details for the Participatory Arts Facilitation course, visit www.willisnewson.co.uk/uwe-arts-in-health-and-social-care-courses.html "

Arts Grants

Meril Morgan one of our Arts Development Officers at Wiltshire Council has asked me to let you know about the deadlines for their small grants fund. Please do let other people who may be interested know.

Thank you

Voluntary and community organisations (not individuals) can apply for up to £1,000 towards arts projects in Wiltshire. In addition to arts organisations, this fund may be appropriate for groups that artists are working with. Arts projects can cover a wide range of creative opportunities, including visual arts, crafts, media and digital forms, literature and performing arts. The deadline for the second round of applications is at
midnight on 30 September 2011 for projects taking place between November 2011 and October 2012. More details at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/arts

Looking for the ideal man? Try the nearest museum or art gallery

I thought this daily mail article was another great argument for the value of the arts, and a bit of fun!

If you’re looking for a man who’s healthy and contented, perhaps your first date should be at a museum or art gallery.

That is because men who regularly indulge in cultural activities are likely to be in better shape, both mentally and physically, than those who do not, according to a study.

Going to the theatre, concerts and even the cinema results in a range of benefits for men, including less depression and anxiety.

Women also benefit, but not to the same degree, says the largest study of its kind.
Healthy: Cultural activities were significantly associated with good health and satisfaction with life

Healthy: Cultural activities were significantly associated with good health and satisfaction with life

The research, involving almost 51,000 adults, found the biggest beneficiaries were men who were interested in watching and looking at culture rather than actively participating in it themselves.

Researchers assessed the state of health, satisfaction with life, anxiety and depression levels of volunteers using questionnaires.

They were asked questions about ‘receptive’ cultural activities, including how often in the past six months they had been to a museum or art exhibition, a concert/play/film, a church/chapel or sporting event.

They were also asked about ‘creative’ cultural activities including club meetings, actively taking part in music/singing/theatre, parish work, outdoor activities, dance and sport.

Overall, cultural activities were significantly associated with good health and satisfaction with life. The more often people visited cultural places or were creative themselves, the more benefits were seen.

But the results showed men in particular gained the most benefits from receptive cultural activities, whereas women appeared to gain more from creative activities.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390179/Looking-ideal-man-Try-nearest-museum-art-gallery-say-health-experts.html#ixzz1O1rHoe6h

Influencing Key Decision Makers Training Day

Do take a look at this information about a Free training day on how to influence key decision makers. I have applied to go so that I may more usefully support the network but it may well be valuable to you. If you need a word version in order that you can fill out the application form, please drop me an email wiltshireartspromoters@gmail.com

Thanks

Open publication - Free publishing - More training

Sell your crafts at Corsham Fringe Festival

The team at Corsham Fringe Festival have extended the deadline for applications to take part in the festival's first Craft Fair. You will be provided with a table and chair with fellow artists outside of the Pound Arts Centre from 10 - 4pm on Sunday June 19th. If the weather is on the inclement side the fair will be moved inside the Arts Centre.

Take a look at this link for more information. http://www.poundarts.org.uk/festival/EventDetails.aspx?artid=1290 Please contact lucy.moore@poundarts.org.uk by Friday 3 June.