Trowbridge Arts. Assistant needed

So I've been a bit distracted from my WAP blogging with my work helping Trowbridge put itself on the Cultural map... We're just about to go public with the news that the Grants For The Arts application I submitted last summer, with significant funding from Wiltshire Council and support from Trowbridge Town Council and TCAF (Trowbridge's Community Area Partnership) we have secured over £120,000 of funding to programme professional performance, participation and visual art in the Trowbridge Community Area.

So I will be doing less work for Wiltshire Arts Promoters and working as the Director of Arts for Trowbridge. Don't worry WAP will be being looked after by the brilliant Natalie Andrews who's supported arts development in Wiltshire for a number of years. I'm looking for someone to work with me on the Trowbridge Arts project. Fancy it? Here's the advert, get in touch if you'd like more information!

So wonderful that despite these difficult times our work is ensuring continued investment in the arts in Wiltshire. Do get in touch if you have any thoughts about work that might suit Trowbridge's unusual spaces.

Happy 2013 all!

Arts and Business Assistant

(three days a week)

Trowbridge Arts Project and Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce are looking for a suitably qualified and committed person to provide administrative support to both organisations.  The post would initially be for a two year period on a freelance basis.  It would involve an average of  twenty four hours per week with a fee of £75 per day (equivalent of £9.37 per hour).This is an exciting opportunity for someone committed to making Trowbridge a positive place to work and be inspired by. A passion for the arts would be an advantage.  For further details and job descriptions please contact trowartsdirector@gmail.com. For informal enquiries contact: Tracy Sullivan by telephone on 07540 938936. Closing date for proposals is Friday 1^st February at noon. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 5th February with a start date of Monday 18^th February where possible.


 

Eight White Horses of Wiltshire

I can't wait for this! (the walking bit as I'm not the skilled artist that many of you are) Email wiltshireartspromoters@gmail.co.uk if you'd like some more details.

 

Eight White Horses of Wiltshire

 

Inspired by walking the Eight White Horses of Wiltshire, we will commission an interactive, site specific installation in The Wiltshire Heritage Museum that will be created and delivered as part of a wider participatory arts programme during the Summer of 2013.

 

The Museum will work with lead artists Ali Pretty and Richard White and local arts organisation DOCA to develop a multi-faceted project that will engage new audiences in experiencing the local landscape through a range of activities including walking, drawing and digital media leading to an arts programme hosted by The Museum. The outcome will include an installation in the building, a series of silks that will be carried on a five-day walk of the White Horse Trail, participation in The Devizes Carnival.

Introduction to Enterprise workshop

EVENTS ENEWSLETTER January 2013

Dear Tracy

'Introduction to Enterprise' - a one-day workshop 22 January or 13 March 2013 in London More information Book places

Are you looking to diversify income streams by selling services or generating earned income?

Action Planning is pleased to announce the launch of a new workshop designed for small and medium sized charities looking to develop enterprise from scratch.

			As charities face cuts in public funding and drops in individual income, many are considering commercial opportunities to 'sell their services' and/or generate earned income via trading and enterprise. But where and how do you start?
	The workshop is led by Steve Allman, Social Entrepreneur in Residence at the School for Social Entrepreneurs and tutor & mentor to aspiring social entrepreneurs.

Using a range of case studies and practical exercise, the workshop will examine the 10 steps to developing Enterprise.

Your delegate fee of £169 includes VAT, all course resources and lunch. You can book by entering your details here, alternatively you can email anne.page@actionplanning.co.uk or phone the Events team on 020 8661 8066.

All things youth!

	email Carrie.Creamer@wiltshire.gov.uk If you would like to receieve this regularly and let wiltshireartspromoters@gmail.co.uk if you have any youth events you'd like us to push through a new mobile phone app'. The Cultural Passport.
	The Wiltshire Youth Arts Daily Wiltshire Youth Arts Partnership- bringing you news, events and projects for young people in Wiltshire Published by Wiltshire Youth Arts 14 January 2013 StoriesArt & Entertainment#fermentfortnight#goldenglobes
	Today's headline Django Unchained, Djack Whitehall and Djames Delingpole | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free Shared by Brian Cox www­.guardian.co.uk- I am a bit worried I might be a massive racist because last week at a preview screening* I laughed like a hallucinating pig several times during Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, a preposterous...
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Outcomes workshop!

I've been on this one, it was a gooden', any of you who've been victims of my evaluations star.... it was this workshops fault! 'Demonstrating Outcomes' - a practical one-day workshop 31 January or 21 March 2013 in London More information Book places

Does your organisation need to demonstrate outcomes and social value to funders and stakeholders?

		This popular one-day workshop is designed to help charities to improve their understanding of outcomes and how they can be measured to demonstrate social value to stakeholders. It is of particular value to organisations working in social care, housing, health and disability, children and young people, employment, faith-based projects and international development – which often work with soft outcomes and change lives in ways which few funders fully appreciate.
	The course is run by Dawn Wood, Senior Consultant at Action Planning, who has extensive experience in this area.

Here is a comment from a past participant:
"Some great tips and tools to take away. A very engaging trainer." Sarah Bone, Chief Executive, Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation

Your delegate fee of £146 includes VAT, all course resources and lunch. You can book by entering your details here, alternatively you can email anne.page@actionplanning.co.ukor phone the Events team on 020 8661 8066.

We hope the training is of interest and look forward to seeing you. With my thanks and best wishes,

Want some new year cheer with our partners Salisbury City Hall?

Al Murray

Thursday 28 February, 7.30pm

He’s back...

Broken Britain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope – Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new show of epic proportions.

“A National Treasure – FIVE STARS” Daily Telegraph

Britain’s most irrepressible Innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery at a theatre near you this autumn, as part of his 2012 THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC TOUR.

This monumental new live stand-up show from the multi-award-winning comedian, directly follows the nationwide success of the Guv’s twice extended Barrel of Fun tour, and is sure to sell-out fast.  Get your orders in now!

“His interaction with the front few rows is legendary” The Sun

Tickets are selling really fast – book now to avoid disappointment!

Discover archives with Story Box Theatre...

Title: Story Box

Description: An intimate opportunity to explore the archive with an expert guide and select few for company. The Story Box project lifts the lid on 8 miles of archives and invites creative practitioners to slip between the centuries and delve into the lives of past generations. The archive contains a vast array of documents that pertain to every aspect of life and death within the county, there are registers of births and marriages, there are proceedings from courts and school punishment books, there are also personal letters as well as the papers of state. The archive covers every strata of society from the destitute seeking shelter to the correspondence of monarch dispensing their favours. The archive charts the transition of society from the gruesome medieval courts of justice that had the power to mutilate and dismember transgressors through to the creation of democratic institutions and the foundations of charities and unions.

The day will be split into three parts; part one is an introduction and discussion about the archive; part two is an opportunity to explore in more detail a selection of materials and create a response to share with other artists over refreshments; in the afternoon part three is a much more open session with support from the help desk team to explore the archive.

Timings: Arrive at 9:45 for a prompt 10am start. The building closes to the public at 5:30pm.

Dates: 27^th of February and the 19^th of March.

Outcome: By the end of the session you will have a good understanding of what the archive contains and how to navigate the various resources. You will have workedwith fellow creative practitioners to explore the archive and be invited to join a larger group for a series of other opportunities to explore and create within the archive.

Registration: Please send an e-mail to Arts@wiltshire.gov.uk to book a place, please state which date you would like to attend and whether you will be staying for the whole day or just the morning.