Get Your Voice Heard! - Inclusion Innovation Programme Open for Applications

South West Forum is pleased to announce the launch of our Inclusion Innovation Programme. The programme will support creative activities that increase the influence of under-represented community groups. We want people to have more influence on the decisions which affect them and to see equality groups and small organisations getting more involved in voluntary sector forums and networks. Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, we have £20,000 available to support a variety of activities (maximum £2000) which could include training, events, childcare costs, travel expenses, translation, and publicity. The activities must be: *Inclusive – led by or have the strong support of marginalised or under-represented groups. Priority will be given to marginalised and user-led groups. *Transformative and progressive – challenging the status quo and making a real difference to the representation of marginalised groups. *Collaborative – involve or benefit more than one organisation or group, or are delivered through a partnership between organisations. We will be looking closely at ‘value for money’ so you must show how the help we give will create a real improvement. The deadline for applications is 9am on 3rd October 2011. Applications received after this time will not be accepted. For more information please visit our website or download the Application Pack (Word document).If you have any queries or need the information in another format, please contact Isabel Livingstone (Isabel@southwestforum.org.uk / 07792 206741).

Opportunities to be part the Salisbury International Arts Festival team

Salisbury International Arts Festival are currently looking for a General Manager and Events Co-ordinator (Intern). For more information visit http://www.salisburyfestival.co.uk/about-us/work-for-the-festival.aspx

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

New WAP Member to exhibit at The Arc

Mike Hill is a Wiltshire Based landscape and fine art photography and is our newest WAP member. You can see and indeed buy some of his work at www.wildgravity.co.uk. Mike will be exhibiting at The Arc Theatre Trowbridge during October. Mike has 18 prints framed and ready to exhibit (and is happy to add more for larger spaces) please do get in touch if you know of any other exhibition opportunities for Mike.

Wiltshire’s Flame

Those of you who were able to join us at our last full members meeting may recall Ruths presentation on Arts Awards. We were going to looking to provide some subsidised Arts Award training through WAP, but Wiltshire Council have partnered with Arts Awards to do just that, as well as offering 5 freelance practitioners FREE training!


To celebrate the Olympic year Wiltshire Council and Arts Award South West are collaborating on a project to celebrate the creativity and energy of young people within Wiltshire. The aim of the project is to enable hundreds of young people to take part in dozens of projects all across the County inspired by the Olympic Flame.

If you work with young people and are interested in supporting them to be more creative, develop leadership skills and gain a nationally recognised qualification then this may be the project for you. Wiltshire Council Arts Service and Arts Award are working together to provide subsidised training for people to become Arts Award Advisers - which means you can deliver the award with any young people aged 11-25. Training usually costs £140 but under this scheme you only pay £65. The Arts Service will also provide five free bursaries for freelance artists. If you are interested in taking part in the project please register your interest by e-mailing arts@wiltshire.gov.uk

There will be two training days led by Ruth Jones, Arts Award South West Regional Coordinator and Senior Trainer. The training course will give you all the skills and knowledge that you need to deliver Arts Award at Bronze and Silver levels. The first one day course is Thursday 3rd of November 2011, and the second date will be in the New Year. The project will culminate in two awards ceremonies, the first will be timed to mark the journey of the Olympic Flame through Wiltshire and the second will be timed to coincide with the closing of the Olympic Games. At these ceremonies a panel of judges will select the best three projects to be awarded a Bronze, Silver and Gold commemorative coin.
Find out more about Arts Awards here: http://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64

Develop event and AGM

We are invited to Develops AGM and Autumn Event on the 19th October at Chippenham Town Hall. Each organisation which is a member of Develop has voting rights at this meeting.

Open publication - Free publishing - More develop

Opportunity to promote a company from Zimbabwe

We have been contacted through our website by Umkhathi Theatre Works, a company from Zimbabwe. They are looking for someone to promote their work in the UK. Take a look at their website: http://www.umkhathitheatre.com/

If you are interested in promoting their work please contact Matesu umkhathiarts@yahoo.com