Tuesday 27 November 2007

ART VIDEO SCREENING

ART VIDEO SCREENING
Call for submissions

WHO: Artists and MA Fine art students working with videoart.
WHAT: Art Video Screening, a video art event.
WHERE: Bio Roxy’s CafĂ©, Orebro, Sweden
WHEN: 18-19th April 2008.
TO SUBMIT: More info and submission guidelines online.
http://www.artvideoscreening.se
DEADLINE: 22nd February 2008.


Art Video Screening is a private, artist-run and non-profit initiative,
it's an event and platform focusing on video art and aims to support
artists work. Art Video Screening doesn't have its own screening location,
but is instead collaborating with other culture organizers.

New commission for a Designer-maker

New commission for a Designer-maker

A new awards programme for all museums, galleries and heritage groups in the West Midlands, including independent, local authority and volunteer-run organisations, is being launched for 2008. The Renaissance West Midlands Awards will celebrate achievements and reward best practice in the region's museums and galleries.

Designer-makers from the West Midlands are invited to apply for the commission to make a trophy for the awards.

The award ceremony will be held in March 2008.

For a brief and how to apply please contact:
Susannah Penn, West Midlands Hub Office, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH
T: 0121 303 4778 E: susannah.penn@birmingham.gov.uk

Deadline for receipt of proposals: 14 December 2007

Van Trustees Meeting at the Cornhouse 7.00pm,12th November 2007

Van Trustees Meeting at the Cornhouse 7.00pm,12th November 2007

MINUTES

Present: David Collingwood, Mike Hatch, Andrew Howe, Pat Jones, Anne McCay, Martin Smith, Dave West.
Apologies: Carola Fielden, Chris Dean, Neil Walker.
Dave West chaired in the absence of Carola.
1. The minutes of the last meeting were approved.
2. From Matters Arising 15/10/07:
In the light of plans for the Questionaire & planned meeting with Shropshire groups Carola suggested that it was not necessary for Sheila Jeavons to become more involved in Van at present.

3. Update on discussions at 15/10/07 meeting
(a)Questionaire & Mailout.
13 local Art Groups had been identified. Carola had emailed the questionnaire to six leaders of these groups with a covering letter explaining what she was expecting them to do. Explaining that we are doing a survey of Artists around Shropshire and wish to go through their group and the information will be shared when we host a group meeting. It was decided to move this meeting from December to January as the Cornhouse may be booked in December.
ACTION ITEM: Carola needs to estimate how many are coming, so that a budget for nibbles can be assessed. She also needs to book the night at the Cornhouse and send out invites.
ACTION ITEM We need to list an Agenda. These are some of the proposals:
(i). This is a good opportunity for networking.
(ii). Artists Directory
(iii). Studios
(iv). Music Hall
(v). Theatre Severn
(vi). Sales Opportunities for Arts.
(vii). The use of Van Website.
(viii). How the groups,'together' would have more impact when dealing with S.A.B.C. and S.C.C.
(ix). S.A.A.D.A. restarting the Shropshire Open and will display at Rowley's Mansion. They are planning to do touring shows around venues in Shropshire. There is a need to find out where to exhibit in Shropshire. There is a study by Shropshire County Council.
Pat was going to look up Merrythought factory which Mike Hatch had exhibited in for the Heritage World Festival Jenny Gunning was in charge of it.
(x). Anne McCay pointed out that there isn't anything equivalent to the,' 31 days' for the Visual Arts and it would include advertising.

(b). Art About Town. We need to act upon this pretty quick as it needs organising. Carola has spoken to Jill Leventon about the future organising of Art about Town Chris Griffin (Art Photographer, member of Made in Shropshire).
ACTION ITEM Carola to ask Julia to contact Chris Griffin.
Made in Shropshire were going to do the Art about Town in the shops. Sarah Lean was proposing a Fringe for the Open around town as she organises the showing venues in the Bars and was considering the possibility of including some of the entries from the Open which did not get in as an alternative venue.
(c) New Theatre
David Collingwood urged that it was imperative that we deal with the new theatre before the plans are finalised to find out where there will be a space to display Art. We need a policy to discuss with the Council. The people to see are Geraint Morgan and Lezley Picton? David collingwood wants Public Art incorporated in the Theatre plans. He would like John Weaver to be recognised for his work as a brilliant choreographer. (Notes distributed to interested parties.)
(d) Membership
We would like these groups who attend the meeting to involve themselves with Van and find a mechanism to build it up, to find a way of linking up as some may not want to join Van.
Dave West emphasised our need to address and discuss membership problems. A membership form had been agreed but had not been done. David Collingwood proposes an individual meeting to work out what we need to say about us as a group to potential members. Our membership is very important. We need to take immediate action about membership.
ACTION ITEM Make membership an agenda item at next meeting.
ACTION ITEM Andrew Howe and Martin Smith will meet on Thursday 15th November to get a clear paragraph or two around what do Artists want and what do we van want. Dave West brought up the visual image of a 70's poster where little fish make up the final picture of the big fish.
(e) SABC Grant In our last meeting Carola had said she would approach Maggie Love about £500 available from S.A.B.C. for development work for Van. Maggie Love has explained that we have missed last year's money but we need to put in for next year before the April deadline.
(f) SAADA.
Anne McCay reported on S.A.A.D.A. meeting on the 17th about restarting the Open. They may be using space at Rowley's House. They will be no theme, as previous Shrops. Opens. It may be widened nationally in subsequent years. John Wragg is believed to have identified a sponsor for a prize.
It was a positive meeting. In 2009 there are plans for a touring Shropshire Open.
VAN may be looking at a funding application linked to the Open.. Andrew has written a business plan based on a previous one done by Martin that can be developed for use with funding applications. Costing need to be added.
Anne McCay is deputising for Carola at S.A.A.D.A meeting
(g) Insurance for Public Liability.
If people want to be covered by our policy there will need to be a record of it in the meeting minutes. People should use our logo on their publicity. They will need to give 3 month's advance notice.
We need to see the Insurance Policy.
ACTION ITEM Ask Chris Dean if he has it.
Dave West suggested that to be covered by insurance artists would need to be members. Is Open Studios Event covered by VAN insurance?
(h)Open Studios.
Is it a part of Van? Do the entrants to the Open Studio's, Art about Town need to be a member of Van?
(i) VAN Meetings
David Collingwood wants to look at policy and not the administration.
Do we need to have a shorter business time with a social bit at the end? Networking basically having a drink . We were thinking of linking it with Sarah Lean's Art in the bar venues. The Art Cafe only happens every 3 months.
(j)Committee Members Roles & Meeting structure
Carola was hoping Maggie Caley would consider being Membership Secretary. She was not at meeting.
And proposed that Dave West act as Meeting Chairperson, to free her from the conflict of presenting information & controlling the agenda & its progress. Dave is considering the suggestion. It would help the flow of the meetings.
Dave suggested that meetings should have regular agenda items such as Membership, Event plans, etc tied to VAN’s activities. And that minutes should indicate Actions required & those responsible for them, which should then be reported on at the subsequent meeting. This should help turn discussion into action & help move things on.
ACTION ITEM
Dave to consult with Carola about agenda for next meeting. May include Membership discussion. Discuss David Collingwood's discussion paper The Role Of Van, and does the constitution need a revue?
(k) Blue Chairs
We have a cheque for £100 for the Blue Chairs, Jules to present it to Giles, Andrew will try to arrange photo for Publicity.
Next Meeting; Monday.7.00pm. Dec. 17th 2007. (Bring a bottle if at Anne McCay's)

south srops arts newsletter

An arts newsletter is being produced by South Shrops council which has loads of funding and other info - a 29 page doc and worthy of putting a link on the VAN home page. Any other email friendly newsletters you know of let me know so more links can be added.

Tuesday 20 November 2007

RESIDENCY IN INDIA FOR DESIGNER MAKERS

INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS' RESIDENCY IN INDIA FOR DESIGNER MAKERS

Two residencies in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, January - April 2008

A Fine Line & Artworks India invite applications from designer-makers in the UK to spend two months at Arts Reverie, a new centre for artists and creative professionals in a restored haveli in the old city.

Ahmedabad is a centre for traditional and contemporary craft and design, home of the National Institute of Design and the renowned Calico Museum. One of India's mega cities Ahmedabad is in a process of dynamic change, the Arts Reverie project is part of the city's cultural regeneration.

Successful applicants will receive full board and lodging, project management and networking support for up to eight weeks. Selected artists will need to find their own travel and per diem expenses.

For further information visit www.artsreverie.com

Please e-mail either one of us to discuss your application which we will need to have received by 26.11.08:

barney.hareduke@btinternet.com or jeremy.theophilus1@btinternet.com

Jeremy Theophilus
A FINE LINE: cultural practice
39 North Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1RD
T +44 (0) 1787 882779
M +44 (0) 7939 577858

HAT: Here And There
20 designer-makers' residencies; 16 hosts; 6 countries; 1 website:
www.hat.mmu.ac.uk

Arts Reverie: an artists' house in Ahmedabad, India
www.artsreverie.com

Arts debate overall findings

Arts debate  overall findings

now
available

Arts Council England



Generation by Joe Hillier at the headquarters of One NorthEast (detail)
Generationby Joe Hillier at
the headquarters of One NorthEast, the regional development agency
(detail).
Photo:David Williams


Arts debate overall
findings now available!


The overall findings of the
arts debate are now available on the arts debate
website


Public value and the arts in England: Discussion
and conclusions of the arts debate
brings together the findings from
all the different stages of the arts debate research, providing an account
of how people think and feel about the arts in England and their
priorities for public funding.

The report draws on the hundreds of
responses we received to the open consultation stage of the debate in spring 2007. A separate and detailed analysis of these consultation responses is also now available on the site, entitled The arts debate:
Summary and analysis of consultation responses
.

Over the coming months the Arts Council will be sharing and debating the findings
widely and developing a detailed response. We will be incorporating some
immediate actions in our next corporate plan as well as publishing a long-term policy paper in spring 2008.

In the meantime, we'd like
to thank everyone who has taken part in and supported the debate so far.  We look forward to continuing the conversation
in the future.


Log
on to read the reports  at
www.artsdebate.co.uk