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Powys Arts Forum helps join up and encourage arts activity across the county, providing:-
- A voice in shaping programmes and policy
- A forum to express your ideas and concerns
- An opportunity to network with like-minded people
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How Do I Join? Click below to go to our membership page. Membership is only £5 a year for individuals - £25 for groups and organisations - and is an invaluable way of providing support.
Live Music Bill Passes Committee Stage
The Live Music Bill, co-sponsored by Lord Clement-Jones and Don Foster MP, cleared its last Commons hurdle on Friday (20th Jan). It is now on the home straight to becoming law.
Two minor amendments agreed in Commons Committee must be ratified in the Lords, probably within a fortnight, and dates set for Royal Assent. Implementation will require secondary legislation. A lead-in period of several months is likely to allow time for the live music sections within statutory Licensing Guidance to be rewritten.
... more (external link to Hamish Birchall's newsletter)
Social Enterprise Conference
SOCIAL Enterprises are organisations that operate as a business but have social or philanthropic goals. Many of our members might find that applies to all or some of their work (that certainly applies to TEN GREEN BOTTLES) if so, this conference is for you.
It takes place on Wednesday 21st March 2012 at the Elephant & Castle Hotel, Newtown. The event aims to inform, inspire, and provide potential business opportunities for delegates and exhibitors.
In addition, a range of exhibition stands will offer advice and funding opportunities as well as examples of some of the very best social enterprise Powys has to offer.
The event is organised by Powys Regeneration Partnership (PRP) in conjunction with Cwm Harry, Robert Owen Banking, PAVO, and other partners, following a widespread consultation of the sector in 2010-11.
More information.
Culture Colony News
Culture Colony, launched as part of Harvesting the Arts with development funding from Chance to Create has begun to publish a series of on-line newsletters.
Click on the links to see newsletters, and you can also subscribe to receive them directly.
Poetry To-Go!
Poetry for greengrocers as part of Brecon Arts Festival 2011
An installation by Huw Parsons
- Little Stations by Huw Parsons
2012 Arts Conference
We are starting to plan our conference which we intend to hold this autumn. The key theme will be developing audiences and finding markets which will continue some of the work we have been doing around Arts Month.
We need to hear from our members what topics you would like covered, potential speakers, and whether a weekday or a weekend day is best for you.
Also see the information on the left hand panel regarding the Social Enterprise Conference, which we think will include a lot of information and opportunities relevant to the arts. Social Enterprises are organisations and individuals who operate in the market, but whose aims are not primarily economic.
ADMINISTRATOR
We are pleased to announce that we have two part-time administrators who will be helping us. They are Kayte Phillips and Julia Blazer.
AGM News
THE FORUM enjoyed a highly successful AGM on November 11th with some useful feedback from Arts Month, ideas for greater impact in the future, and very useful discussion on marketing and social media.
The outgoing chair, Ginny Graham, was thanked for all the hard work she had put in steering the Forum through profound changes.
The following were elected trustees of the Forum for 2011-12.
Philip Freeman (chair)
Michael Cunningham (vice chair)
Mary Elster (secretary)
Jo Munton (treasurer)
Blue MacAskill
Hilary Roberts
Sheree Murphy
Dewi Morris
The board will be meeting early in 2012 to plan activities for the year, including an autumn conference, further help for cluster development and improving training opportunities for artists.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Click here to download minutes of the AGM and go to our Library page for the Annual Report and Accounts for 2011.
Workshops on Social Media and Joined Up Internet Thinking
Friday 2nd December 2011
The Lion House
Newbridge on Wye
LD1 6LN
Powys
info: 01597860127
THE DAY was specially focused on making the most of your art and craft opportunities online - using Facebook and other Social Media to tell your clients and potential customers what you are doing.
Other issues from Powys Arts Month Feedback were covered such as insurance, Heath and Safety and Publicity and Press in Powys.
This training was part of Powys Arts Forum Arts Month Training Programme
Forum AGM - November 19th
The Powys Arts Forum Annual General Meeting will be held at The Drama Centre, Tremont Road, Llandrindod Wells, on Saturday 19 November 2011, as part of a full day of networking and training events.
Arrival for coffee and registration is at 10.00 a.m., and during the morning session we will have feedback and discussion on Arts Month 2011. Following that, the rest of the day will include short illustrated presentations by artists about their own work (including some arts month activities) and a series of intensive, closely focussed training workshops/surgeries. These will include practical advice on :
~ making funding applications (as a follow-up to the recent Funding Feast event),
~ successful press releases,
~ using the social network as a support and marketing tool.
Other topics are currently being developed.
The short, formal AGM to receive annual reports from the Board, and elect new trustees, will be held at 1.15. All members are entitled to attend this free of charge, but if you want to come for the whole day, and have lunch, we will ask for a contribution of £5 towards costs, to be paid "on the door". We aim to finish at around 3.00 p.m.
To help us with preparation and estimating numbers, can you please send an email to mary(at)powysartsforum.org.uk, possibly before 14 November.
We look forward to seeing you then.
Ginny Graham, chair
Arts Month - Feedback
We are busy collecting information regarding what seems to have been a hugely successful Arts Month. Please make sure you have completed the on-line survey - you can also send comments direct to Henry via e-mail.
2010 Conference a Huge Success!
Our first full conference has been a huge success with a number of ideas and suggestions raised that the Forum will be taking forward in its future planning.
More details will be found on our conference page along with a list of those who attended.
Many people are still unaware of what the Forum actually has been doing, so we'll be addressing that as soon as we can - though a lot of the answers can already be found on this website.
Has your membership lapsed?
To take advantage of our network and new developments in 2011 and 2012, please go to our membership page to renew.
Opportunities 2012
Skive is a small town in Denmark next to a large inland fjord. Water has always been important to the social, economic and cultural development of the town. The municipality has bought a houseboat and converted it to a floating art centre where paintings, music and other types of art are exhibited. The Swan as the culture houseboat is called sail around to other towns in the inland fjord and takes part in local festivals and other events organised by local artists or citizens.
Skive would like to create a project about exchanging art and artists under the theme of water and is looking for partners. Download further information
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Latest issue of the Regenerator to be found here, together with back issues. This is the newsletter of the Powys Regeneration Partnership to which the Forum belongs, and which is organising the Social Enterprise Conference. Information includes news on the Sustainable Tourism grant scheme, which might be of interest to arts practioners.
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Celfwaith have announced a new commission in Barry, for a new
housing development. The deadline for expressions is 9th February.
Download brief
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Mid Wales Opera are appointing an Artistic Administrator.
Download details.
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Welsh Government funding for Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Welsh Government has funding to support up to five creative industries Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTPs) projects of 26-51 weeks each and is inviting expressions of interest from businesses in the creative industries sector.
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The Digital Development fund provides support for new creative products and services to exploit across multiple digital platforms and international markets.
See Foot of this Column for Opportunities and News from ACW
What our Members are doing
For full listing of our events see calendar - upcoming events listed below.
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Links to our organisation members
Partnership Projects
Details of the INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE and PARTICIPATIVE ideas for Arts Month - Arts Month Xtra - can now be found on our Arts Month page.
Cultural Industries Research
Wavehill have been appointed by Glasu to carry out research into the Cultural and Creative Industries in Powys. The work will involve wide consultation plus an in-depth look at some of the festivals. The steering group includes the Arts Service at Powys County Council and Powys Arts Forum as well as programme managers at Glasu.The work is funded by the Powys Regeneration Partnership as part of the Rural Development Plan for Powys.
The full report is now available in our library.