Castle Community Leisure is a local registered charity whose aim is to promote and encourage the building of and the use of social, sport and arts facilities in the area, in particular the fantastic resource of the newly built SPARC centre in Bishops Castle.
CCL are looking for someone who has the skills, professionalism and enthusiasm to raise the profile of CCL and the events already planned for SpArC in the coming months. Bishop’s Castle is the market town for SW Shropshire serving a rural hinterland of scattered communities; employment is predominantly in agriculturally related industries, with an increasing retired and elderly population demographic. The local Community College (<700 pupils aged 11-18) has a catchment of several hundred square miles.
The new SpArC centre has a well equipped studio theatre and several events are programmed in but there is no one person in post to develop these opportunities, market these events or create more opportunities. CCL is applying for longer term funding for this post but in the interim seeks a p/t coordinator to get the ball rolling for this pilot season.
Tasks
To liaise with all people who have booked forthcoming events into SpArC or who are regular users e.g.
Jenny Henrywood - (Arts Dev officer for District)
Gwyneth Owen - SpArC manager
Sian Kerry - Arts Alive/CCL/Community College young promoters group
Julie McGivern – Hd. of Drama at Community College
Di Morris - administrator at Community College
Irene Stelfox –Youth Service
Publicity & Marketing
To issue press releases and create photo opportunities
To create publicity material and distribute widely throughout town and wider area.
Distribute information to local groups – YFC, WI, Churches, Youth bus, youth service, primary schools, playgroups, etc to make sure wide network of people hear about the programme
Exhibition space
To follow up work commenced on getting the walls in gallery space clad with board suitable for mirror plating exhibitions
Other
Attendance at CCL meetings during contract period and any other appropriate ones that arise from time to time.
Collection of audience statistics for each event (Need to record these for funders.)
Promote and recruit volunteers for Front Of House steward training opportunity (already booked and funded) on September 19th
Attend performances already booked, organise publicity display for future events, work of CCL etc.
Support Hyperlinks project, digital media project fro young people, in partnership with Belmont Arts Centre
Person Specification:
Skills and knowledge
Relevant arts experience
Computer literate in Excel, Word, Outlook and a DTP programme
Good at writing copy
Generating press coverage
Generating in house publicity
Good at communication and negotiation with different parties, brokering deals and keeping everyone ‘on side’
Characteristics
Diplomatic, persistent, self motivated, organised
Experienced in dealing with situations where there is a multi-agency interest
The contract
The coordinator will answer to the CCL trustees in the first instance, (sub committee to manage post and support worker).
Office facilities will be provided by CCL
Office space will be provided in SpArC building as support in kind by SSDC
CCL will provide worker with a laptop and printer
The contract is on a freelance basis and will be paid as a fee for services. The contract is for 24hrs per week for four months, hours and pattern of work to be flexible. The development worker will be self employed and manage their own hours. The contract will be reviewed after 1 month. The fee will be £4200 (an hourly rate of approx £11).
Start – As soon as possible
Application Procedure
The deadline for receipt of submissions is 5pm Friday 17th August 2007, preferably by email to sian@artsalive.co.uk . Please include:
A current CV
Contact details - Please supply a mobile contact number as well as a land-line.
Names and addresses of two referees.
A letter of application, which indicates how you meet the person specification and details of relevant experience, and availability to start
Applications to be received by 5pm Friday 17th August.
Shortlisted candidates who are to be interviewed will be contacted on 20th.
Interviews will take place on 21st August in SpArC, from 4pm.
Queries and applications to: Sian Kerry, CCL Secretary, sian@artsalive.co.uk
01588 620883 (away till 12th August) Blue Barn, Green Lane, Churchstoke SY15 6EN
Monday, 6 August 2007
Exhibitions Curator wanted
Exhibitions Curator
16 hours per month
to co-ordinate and develop the existing visual arts programme
£6.33 per hour + tickets for some films and live shows
Closing date for applications 12 noon Tuesday 28 August
Interviews Thursday 6 September
Further information and application form from Christine Underhill,
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AZ
Tel: 01584 813704 or e-mail christine@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk
Ludlow Assembly Rooms is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and particularly welcomes applications from people with disabilities and from minority groups with suitable qualifications and experience.
16 hours per month
to co-ordinate and develop the existing visual arts programme
£6.33 per hour + tickets for some films and live shows
Closing date for applications 12 noon Tuesday 28 August
Interviews Thursday 6 September
Further information and application form from Christine Underhill,
Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AZ
Tel: 01584 813704 or e-mail christine@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk
Ludlow Assembly Rooms is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and particularly welcomes applications from people with disabilities and from minority groups with suitable qualifications and experience.
looking for 3 American amateur artists
I went to YLAF last year and had a brilliant time, and was hoping that perhaps you may be able to assist me.
I am working on a Sky TV documentary, and I’m looking for 3 American amateur artists of any standard (drawers or painters) who live in Britain who can take part in one day of filming where they will be trained all day by a world renowned artist in attempt to create a masterpiece by the end of the day.
I thought you may know of someone who may be interested to partake, as I realise you work with a lot of artist contributors at your festival.
We are filming within the next month so feel free to pass my details on, I would greatly appreciate it : Daniela.Carson@ITV.com
I am working on a Sky TV documentary, and I’m looking for 3 American amateur artists of any standard (drawers or painters) who live in Britain who can take part in one day of filming where they will be trained all day by a world renowned artist in attempt to create a masterpiece by the end of the day.
I thought you may know of someone who may be interested to partake, as I realise you work with a lot of artist contributors at your festival.
We are filming within the next month so feel free to pass my details on, I would greatly appreciate it : Daniela.Carson@ITV.com
Saturday, 4 August 2007
Minutes of VAN Trustees meeting
Minutes of VAN Trustees’ meeting
The Cornhouse, Monday July 30 2007
Present:- Carola Fielden: Martin Smith: Julia Pim: Dave West: Mike Hatch: Chris Dean: Andrew Howe: Neil Walker. Apologies from David Collingwood.
Minutes approved subject to one alteration; the sub for the rest of the year is £10 not £12.
Matters arising from the minutes
1 Art About Town. Jules said that feedback forms have recently gone out to shops; a few are back, so far positive reactions. Shops had experienced low numbers of shoppers generally in this period (the weather?). Feedback forms for artists will go out soon. There had been 1 or 2 instances of mis-communication between artist and shopkeeper.
Around 9000 leaflets had been distributed. Donations towards Blue Chairs Charity stand at £30.03 and still growing. A photo-op and press release around a cheque presentation will be organised by Jules and Carola.
Jules felt that in future the job of organising Art about Town should be split into 4 roles. Her final summary of the event will be available during August/Sept/
2 Lobbying Carola met with Sue Goodwin (SCC), (who is not leaving, and will probably be senior arts officer in the Unitary authority when it arrives).
She could not give us their list of artists, (data protection) but instead offered to print and post our questionnaire to all 260 names on the list.
She gave us a copy of the Arts Council report on their national questionnaire, in which Shropshire had the highest rate of responses returned (57%). Also she gave us a list of addresses of Shropshire Arts Partnerships which Carola will use a) to contact b) to invite to publicise themselves on the VAN website.
Apparently in the SCC arts policy, visual arts in Shrewsbury are “prioritised”, presumably because they are seen as in need of more support than other areas.
Sue Goodwin thinks that if we want to ask for money to develop the website, we “must prove the need for it”. Dave and Carola both emphasised that this means we need a thought out business plan, and therefore means we have to clarify what we think VAN should be/wants to be doing.
Carola has also tried but failed so far to make contact with Maggie Love (SABC arts development officer), who apparently has expressed great willingness to help us..
3 Membership We have 36 paid up members at the moment. It was decided that membership application forms (which Carola will produce) will go out with the questionnaire; we also need to start sending receipts.
4 Finance Andrew said we need £600 pa to cover our costs (i.e. to survive but not do anything that means paying out money). That’s the equivalent of 60 members at present rate. The address for bank and other stuff will be changed from Belmont to Andy’s. Co-signatories for cheques are Neil Walker, Mike Hatch, Pat Jones, and Wren Miller.
5 Website Much discussion, ending with general agreement that the website is a priority for the next year. Martin is to link our site to Shropshire Community Directory. Carola asked trustees to look at the Axis website (a national arts site) for comparison and inspiration. She also said that Russell Parry, although not a member, is very willing to work on our website, as long as we pay him something.
General discussion
*That VAN must be, and be seen to be, professional in its activities, was expressed strongly by Andy, Carola and Martin and others during the evening.
*Martin reported back from a seminar on “Culture in Shropshire and Telford” which he attended both as Qube and VAN. Out of that, he said, a group is to be set up called SHAG (Shropshire art Group) to organise if possible outside local authority constraints and financing, and to act as a discussion forum. The groups includes Art Alive;Pentabus;DASH;VAN;Qube;BorderArts;Blue Eyed Soul. This obviously is a broad group; it was emphasised that locally the profile of visual arts within “culture” is low compared to say drama or music. Carola will use the list of attendees as another set of targets to contact.
*Carola is to produce a list of the local “great and good” in the arts scene and local authorities, so that trustees know more clearly who we are talking about.
*Comment relayed by Dave from Andy Down of Creative Industries Hereford:- “the unique thing about VAN is the Art about Town” – (in comparison to other local arts groups).
Future Activities
Various decisions about the summer festival were taken:-
a) every exhibitor in Art about Town must be a member of VAN; (prop Carola, sec Dave, passed unanimously)
b) There was discussion about artists and shopkeepers’ fees, but nothing was decided.
c) Artists in the Open Studios must also be members (prop Dave, sec Carola, passed unanimously)
d) There should be one leaflet and trail map, which should include both the shops in Art About Town, with names of the artists, and the Open Studios
e) We should avoid the clash of the public events for the opening of A around T being on the same weekend as the Open Studios
f) If possible the Open Studios should run for 2 weekends; Ann McCay to be consulted
g) The finances of Open Studios ought really to be included in VAN accounts, but this will obviously be discussed first with Ann McCay.
Conclusion
It was decided by unanimous vote that VAN’s basic development work for the next year is to prepare a business plan in order to make funding applications to support the work and extension of:-
1 The website
2 Sarah Lean’s curating function
3 Art Around Town
4 Open Studios
5 The Open
6 Administration
…………… as well as continuing with our existing work.
AOB
Sarah Lean, who took over Caspar’s curating operation, says she has problems finding artists who want to be exhibited!! We should have her details on the website; and the chair encouraged trustees to get to all her PVs and take other people with us, make more contacts, get networking. (Sarah Lean. leancreations@hotmail.com and www.leancreations.co.uk )
Next Meeting Monday Sept 10, The Cornhouse, 7.00 pm
The Cornhouse, Monday July 30 2007
Present:- Carola Fielden: Martin Smith: Julia Pim: Dave West: Mike Hatch: Chris Dean: Andrew Howe: Neil Walker. Apologies from David Collingwood.
Minutes approved subject to one alteration; the sub for the rest of the year is £10 not £12.
Matters arising from the minutes
1 Art About Town. Jules said that feedback forms have recently gone out to shops; a few are back, so far positive reactions. Shops had experienced low numbers of shoppers generally in this period (the weather?). Feedback forms for artists will go out soon. There had been 1 or 2 instances of mis-communication between artist and shopkeeper.
Around 9000 leaflets had been distributed. Donations towards Blue Chairs Charity stand at £30.03 and still growing. A photo-op and press release around a cheque presentation will be organised by Jules and Carola.
Jules felt that in future the job of organising Art about Town should be split into 4 roles. Her final summary of the event will be available during August/Sept/
2 Lobbying Carola met with Sue Goodwin (SCC), (who is not leaving, and will probably be senior arts officer in the Unitary authority when it arrives).
She could not give us their list of artists, (data protection) but instead offered to print and post our questionnaire to all 260 names on the list.
She gave us a copy of the Arts Council report on their national questionnaire, in which Shropshire had the highest rate of responses returned (57%). Also she gave us a list of addresses of Shropshire Arts Partnerships which Carola will use a) to contact b) to invite to publicise themselves on the VAN website.
Apparently in the SCC arts policy, visual arts in Shrewsbury are “prioritised”, presumably because they are seen as in need of more support than other areas.
Sue Goodwin thinks that if we want to ask for money to develop the website, we “must prove the need for it”. Dave and Carola both emphasised that this means we need a thought out business plan, and therefore means we have to clarify what we think VAN should be/wants to be doing.
Carola has also tried but failed so far to make contact with Maggie Love (SABC arts development officer), who apparently has expressed great willingness to help us..
3 Membership We have 36 paid up members at the moment. It was decided that membership application forms (which Carola will produce) will go out with the questionnaire; we also need to start sending receipts.
4 Finance Andrew said we need £600 pa to cover our costs (i.e. to survive but not do anything that means paying out money). That’s the equivalent of 60 members at present rate. The address for bank and other stuff will be changed from Belmont to Andy’s. Co-signatories for cheques are Neil Walker, Mike Hatch, Pat Jones, and Wren Miller.
5 Website Much discussion, ending with general agreement that the website is a priority for the next year. Martin is to link our site to Shropshire Community Directory. Carola asked trustees to look at the Axis website (a national arts site) for comparison and inspiration. She also said that Russell Parry, although not a member, is very willing to work on our website, as long as we pay him something.
General discussion
*That VAN must be, and be seen to be, professional in its activities, was expressed strongly by Andy, Carola and Martin and others during the evening.
*Martin reported back from a seminar on “Culture in Shropshire and Telford” which he attended both as Qube and VAN. Out of that, he said, a group is to be set up called SHAG (Shropshire art Group) to organise if possible outside local authority constraints and financing, and to act as a discussion forum. The groups includes Art Alive;Pentabus;DASH;VAN;Qube;BorderArts;Blue Eyed Soul. This obviously is a broad group; it was emphasised that locally the profile of visual arts within “culture” is low compared to say drama or music. Carola will use the list of attendees as another set of targets to contact.
*Carola is to produce a list of the local “great and good” in the arts scene and local authorities, so that trustees know more clearly who we are talking about.
*Comment relayed by Dave from Andy Down of Creative Industries Hereford:- “the unique thing about VAN is the Art about Town” – (in comparison to other local arts groups).
Future Activities
Various decisions about the summer festival were taken:-
a) every exhibitor in Art about Town must be a member of VAN; (prop Carola, sec Dave, passed unanimously)
b) There was discussion about artists and shopkeepers’ fees, but nothing was decided.
c) Artists in the Open Studios must also be members (prop Dave, sec Carola, passed unanimously)
d) There should be one leaflet and trail map, which should include both the shops in Art About Town, with names of the artists, and the Open Studios
e) We should avoid the clash of the public events for the opening of A around T being on the same weekend as the Open Studios
f) If possible the Open Studios should run for 2 weekends; Ann McCay to be consulted
g) The finances of Open Studios ought really to be included in VAN accounts, but this will obviously be discussed first with Ann McCay.
Conclusion
It was decided by unanimous vote that VAN’s basic development work for the next year is to prepare a business plan in order to make funding applications to support the work and extension of:-
1 The website
2 Sarah Lean’s curating function
3 Art Around Town
4 Open Studios
5 The Open
6 Administration
…………… as well as continuing with our existing work.
AOB
Sarah Lean, who took over Caspar’s curating operation, says she has problems finding artists who want to be exhibited!! We should have her details on the website; and the chair encouraged trustees to get to all her PVs and take other people with us, make more contacts, get networking. (Sarah Lean. leancreations@hotmail.com and www.leancreations.co.uk )
Next Meeting Monday Sept 10, The Cornhouse, 7.00 pm
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Major International Showcase For Ceramics
Major International Showcase For Ceramics
Presented by The Craft Potters Association in association with Ceramic Review and The Crafts Council.
Ceramic Art London 2008, the leading selling exhibition in the ceramics calendar, will take place at the Royal College of Art on February 29 to March 2, 2008. Ceramic Art London 2008, will again provide a unique focus on excellence in contemporary studio ceramics based on the work of leading makers from the UK and from overseas.
Further details can be found on http://www.ceramics.org.uk/home.php
Please find attached information on how to exhibit at Ceramic Art
Genevieve Clemens
Market Development Admin Assistant
Crafts Council 44a Pentonville Road London N1 9BY
T:+44(0)20 7806 2512
F:+44(0)20 7837 6891
Presented by The Craft Potters Association in association with Ceramic Review and The Crafts Council.
Ceramic Art London 2008, the leading selling exhibition in the ceramics calendar, will take place at the Royal College of Art on February 29 to March 2, 2008. Ceramic Art London 2008, will again provide a unique focus on excellence in contemporary studio ceramics based on the work of leading makers from the UK and from overseas.
Further details can be found on http://www.ceramics.org.uk/home.php
Please find attached information on how to exhibit at Ceramic Art
Genevieve Clemens
Market Development Admin Assistant
Crafts Council 44a Pentonville Road London N1 9BY
T:+44(0)20 7806 2512
F:+44(0)20 7837 6891
A job opportunity has arisen
A job opportunity has arisen at West Midlands Office, as a Assistant Officer, Learning & Participation. This post provides an excellent secondment opportunity for the right individual. Please if possible could you circulate amongst your contacts and networks.
The closing date is: Weds 15 August 2007, at 5pm For those who are interested in applying please could you apply for this vacancy via our website. Hard copies of the application form are available on request if you have difficulty completing the on-line application form.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Assistant Officer, Learning & Participation West Midlands Office, Birmingham Starting salary: £18,000 per annum (pro-rata) + package of benefits Contract: fixed term to March 2008, with possibility of extension.
This is an excellent opportunity to help deliver creative learning strategies across the region. Your role will be to support the Learning and Participation officers in working with schools and communities, children and young peoples' services and the wider voluntary sector to ensure a high quality of participation and engagement with young people at the centre. You will also support applicants seeking funding, assess grant applications and support the Learning Officer in ongoing projects.
You will have an understanding of both policy and delivery using the arts in learning and participation settings. You will have excellent communication skills and a good critical awareness together with proven administrative and organisational skills, including the ability to set up systems and organise events.
Ref no: WMF021
Closing date: 5pm, 15 August 2007
For further information (CVs will not be accepted) and to see a full list of our current vacancies visit our website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
(no agencies please)
You must be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this post
We proudly promote cultural diversity and equal opportunities for all.
IIP, Stonewall Diversity Champions and two ticks status www.artscouncil.org.ukArts Council England is the trading name of the Arts Council of England registered charity no. 1036733
The closing date is: Weds 15 August 2007, at 5pm For those who are interested in applying please could you apply for this vacancy via our website. Hard copies of the application form are available on request if you have difficulty completing the on-line application form.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Assistant Officer, Learning & Participation West Midlands Office, Birmingham Starting salary: £18,000 per annum (pro-rata) + package of benefits Contract: fixed term to March 2008, with possibility of extension.
This is an excellent opportunity to help deliver creative learning strategies across the region. Your role will be to support the Learning and Participation officers in working with schools and communities, children and young peoples' services and the wider voluntary sector to ensure a high quality of participation and engagement with young people at the centre. You will also support applicants seeking funding, assess grant applications and support the Learning Officer in ongoing projects.
You will have an understanding of both policy and delivery using the arts in learning and participation settings. You will have excellent communication skills and a good critical awareness together with proven administrative and organisational skills, including the ability to set up systems and organise events.
Ref no: WMF021
Closing date: 5pm, 15 August 2007
For further information (CVs will not be accepted) and to see a full list of our current vacancies visit our website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
(no agencies please)
You must be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this post
We proudly promote cultural diversity and equal opportunities for all.
IIP, Stonewall Diversity Champions and two ticks status www.artscouncil.org.ukArts Council England is the trading name of the Arts Council of England registered charity no. 1036733
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Artists Invited to try out for exhibition
Artists fron across Shropshire are being invited to take part in an exhibition at Ironbridge.
They are invited to hand in a piece of artwork that represents the heritage site in some way as well as representing themselves as an artist.
A judging panel will choose a number of pieces to include in the exhibition from September 6 to October 6 at Merrythought Teddy Bear Factory.
Jenny Gunning, exhibition organiser, said: "When handing work in, artists are reminded that if there work is chosen, they will be allocated an area which will offer as much room as they can fill with an estimated number of 20 to 50 pieces per artist.
"It is estimated more than 3000 people will visit the world famous heitage site over the weekend of the world heritage festival, giving local artists the perfect opportunity to show off their own interpretations of the Gorge."
Artists interested in the event should call Jenny on 01952 434020
They are invited to hand in a piece of artwork that represents the heritage site in some way as well as representing themselves as an artist.
A judging panel will choose a number of pieces to include in the exhibition from September 6 to October 6 at Merrythought Teddy Bear Factory.
Jenny Gunning, exhibition organiser, said: "When handing work in, artists are reminded that if there work is chosen, they will be allocated an area which will offer as much room as they can fill with an estimated number of 20 to 50 pieces per artist.
"It is estimated more than 3000 people will visit the world famous heitage site over the weekend of the world heritage festival, giving local artists the perfect opportunity to show off their own interpretations of the Gorge."
Artists interested in the event should call Jenny on 01952 434020
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