Opportunity: Volunteers for art club in Lyneham sought

Alzheimer’s Support is looking for volunteer helpers at our Art Group in Lyneham. Creating art has been shown to be particularly helpful for people living with dementia, who can enjoy the process of being creative and feel a sense of achievement. The role involves helping to set up, providing a friendly welcome and supporting members … Continue reading →

Resource: Y Me newsletter for young people – a Music Mark initiative

Music Mark initiative has launched Y Me newsletter for young people. It’s written by and for young people and aims to provide young musicians with guidance on how to continue their music studies and advice for future music careers. More details on Music Mark’s website You can read the first issue here.

Opportunity: National Orchestras for All – open to nominations

Nominations for the National Orchestra for All’s (NOFA’s) 2019-2020 Season are now open. NOFA is a unique, mixed ability orchestra made up of 100 musicians aged 11-18 from across all four countries of the UK NOFA provides a platform to young people who would not normally get the opportunity to participate in music-making together and … Continue reading →

Resource: Careers in the music industry

Wiltshire Music Connect has created a guide for young people, parents and carers as well as a tool for schools and Wiltshire Music Connect’s Associates about how to find out about careers in the music industry. Explore the guide on their website.

Resource: Create and Sing Carmen – free resources for KS1 & 2

Explore dramatic singing in the primary classroom with help from The Royal Opera House. No previous experience of opera is necessary – all the tools needed to stage your own performance. More details at http://www.roh.org.uk/learning/learning-platform/programme/create-and-sing-carmen/

Job: Marketing Officer, Pegasus Theatre, Oxford

The Marketing Officer is a key position reporting to the Executive Director (Joint CEO), responsible for the delivery of marketing and promotion for all of Pegasus’s activities in order to increase engagement and raise the profile of the organisation. The role supports the development, implementation and monitoring of Pegasus’s marketing strategies to achieve our business … Continue reading →

Training: The Extend Leadership Programme 2019/20

Applications for the 2019/20 Extend cultural leadership programme for education and learning practitioners from across the arts and cultural sectors are now open. Contact Dawn Cameron on extend@engage.org  or call the Engage Office on 020 7729 5858 for any queries. Deadline: 10am, 8 April 2019

Training: Introduction to Arts, Health & Creativity course, Bristol

Using creative methods, drama games, art making, movement, music and experiential approaches you will have an opportunity to try out new creative techniques and consider how these may be applied in other contexts. The course will cover Self-awareness Creative ideas Safe working practice How to set up an arts and health project and make it … Continue reading →

Resource: AHSW Podcasts – Art & Social Change

Arts and Health South West (AHSW) are releasing AHSW Podcasts, which you can listen to and download to your computer, phone or tablet via iTunes. The Arts & Health South West Podcasts are sound recordings which feature conversations with practitioners from around the South West about different areas of arts and health practice. AHSW has released new podcast … Continue reading →

Opportunity: Call out for artists with lived experience for AHSW Advisory Group

Arts and Health South West (AHSW) is seeking to establish an artists’ advisory group, which will feed in to decision making at board level, and bring a more diverse range of perspectives, experiences and needs into the core of the organisation. The intention is that this will be an accessible and welcoming group that is able to … Continue reading →