North Wiltshire dance school Xpression StreetDance came away with two awards at the BDO Street Dance Championships on Saturday 6 October 2019 at The Olympiad, Chippenham. BDO was established in 2011 and is now one of the UK’s biggest competitive street dance platforms, with hundreds of dancers travelling across the country to take part in … Continue reading
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Guest blog: The Pound’s three resident artists discuss collaboration, accessibility and life as working artists in Wiltshire
The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham welcomed two new resident artists this year, painter Rachel Heard and Upholsterer / Sculptor Clare Winnan. They join painter and animator Caroline Rudge in answering three questions put to them by Director Russ Tunney. “Many visual artists work on their own most of the time…how has it been collaborating … Continue reading
A short break in postings
I’m taking a little break which means that the blog site will be pretty quiet for the next 2 weeks. Over the next two weeks, why not take a look at the arts service web pages at http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/arts-galleries. If you are looking for: jobs/opportunities in the arts, explore the various job site links in this page … Continue reading
Opportunity: LOEWE Craft Prize 2020
The international annual LOEWE Craft Prize showcases and celebrates newness, excellence and artistic merit in modern craftsmanship. €50,000 prize money. More details on LOEWE Foundation website Deadline: 30 October 2019
Opportunity: Call out for artists to join MOS for 2020 and a bursary competition for new or emerging artists
Marlborough Open Studios (MOS) are open to applications for new artists for 2020. Open Studios is a friendly group, welcoming practising artists and makers to exhibit from their studios or workshops or pop-up galleries within our catchment area, subject to a successful (free) application. The catchment area is from Calne to Hungerford and from Devizes … Continue reading
Opportunity: Gallery space for hire, Five Rivers, Salisbury
The gallery space at Five Rivers in Hulse Rd, Salisbury SP1 3NR is available for exhibitions. From January 2020, a charge of £50 per month plus 20% commission will be made. Download: Five Rivers gallery wall dimensions and Five Rivers Gallery Hire Contract All enquiries to fiveriversgallery@wiltshire.gov.uk
Job: Maintenance Technician, New Theatre Oxford
New Theatre Oxford is looking for a skilled and proactive maintenance technician. More details and apply here Deadline: Friday, 11 October, 2019
Job: Curator of Projects & Exhibitions, Modern Art Oxford
More details on this vacancy https://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/about-us/ Deadline: 12 noon Monday 14th October 2019
Taking Part Survey 2018/19
The DCMS has published the latest results from the Taking part adult and child surveys, covering the period April 2018 to March 2019. In 2018/19, the 77% of adults and 96.1% of children (5-15years) had engaged with the arts Taking Part is a household survey of cultural participation in England which includes arts, heritage, museum and galleries, libraries, archives and digital … Continue reading
Resource: Socio-economic Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts – A Toolkit for Employers
This toolkit is published by Jerwood Arts and the Bridge Group. More information and download a copy here.
