Arts and Children

Involved Children
Conferences and kids don't naturally go together. Deirdre McMahon offers a pointer.
Natural Curiosity
Centres for Curiosity and Imagination aim to get children excited about the world around them. Alison Walton of Headway Theatre explains the background of the Blyth Centre.

Looking Forward
Community Arts is dead
Nick Clements looks at what is to be learnt from 20 yeatrs of the Pioneers.
Back to the Front
After 10 years away from working in community video, George Auchterlonie savours the pleasure of neighbourhood-based working.

Community Plays
Turning Points
An evaluative account of the community plays work of Bristol's ACTA Theatre Company. Director Neil Beddows looks at what came out of the work, and Janet Sisson reviews the book.

Arts and Inclusion
We All of us Have Gifts
"All of Us" is a Women and Theatre project to help school students and staff unpick some of the issues of inclusion. Victoria Firth explains the project, and Fran Stevens sits in on a performance.

Arts and Regeneration
Arts Mine
Miners' Welfare --heart of the community... but what happens when the pits close? Michele Taylor has been delivering one approach in Nottinghamshire.

Asylum Seekers

Getting Real on Refugees
Ian Gasse looks at Virtual Migrants, using a digital approach to helping asylum seekers make the case.

Diverse Cultures

No Difference, no Future
CD:GM is a funding partnership to support African, Caribbean, South Asian and Chinese artists and projects in Greater Manchester. Co-ordinator Suhail Khan considers its purposes and looks at the benefits.

Training

The Future's Bright
More changes on the training front. Duncan Sones of Metier examines the entrails and predicts the future.

And there's more...
Green Christmas at Rushcliffe

Mantle Arts

Blacking Up on Tour


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Ear To The Ground…

…in Halifax, at the Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, where Northern Broadsides complete their project with young people by performing "The Kind of Folks We Are", written by Ian McMillan, on Saturday 9 Feb. Box Office enquiries to 01422 255266

…in Norwich, at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts on the University of East Anglia (UEA) campus, where 'First Sundays for Families' take place on 3 February, 3 March, 7 April and 5 May, with children's activities, free Sunday papers and live world music from 2pm to 4pm. Call 01603 593199, or e-mail scva@uea.ac.uk for details

…in Liverpool, at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, as part of Cultureshock, the Commonwealth Games North West Cultural Programme, ACE dance and music presents 3 shades, a contemporary dance work exploring the massive explosion of Black British music within the 70s, 80s and 90s. Box Office: 0151 707 9393

…on Dartmoor, where Aune Head Arts (AHA) launches a sound and writing project about contemporary Dartmoor. They are looking for five writers and five sound artists to participate in a summer workshop to create a series of digital artworks to be exhibited across Devon. For details, contact Nancy Sinclair on 01364 72044, e-mail n.sinclair@auneheadarts.org.uk

…in Bristol, at the Arnolfini, where ACTA Community Theatre create 'Voices and Choices', an installation exploring the lives of participants from Bristol day centres, schools, colleges and the River Street Drop-in Centre. 7-9 March. Details from ACTA on 0117 972 0150

…in Morecambe, where The Tern Public Art Project, the 'See Wall', depicts the estuarine food chain of Morecambe Bay, and was carved by Gillian Forbes and co-designed by Colin Begg. Set out in a spiral, it can be found on the promenade adjacent to the Lifeboat Station

…in London, at Christie's Auction House, where contemporary art is being given away for Cancer Research UK on March 11. Art4Life's Sake will show works of art, ranging from bronze sculptures to wall sized canvasses, donated by 200 of the UK's leading contemporary artists. At the end of the evening there is a special draw, guaranteeing ticket holders will win one of the pieces of art on show, whether it is worth £5000 or £160

…and south of the river, at the gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, where Christian Aid is staging an exhibition of sculptures by Mozambican artists to 3 February. 'Swords into ploughshares' is an exhibition of weapons fashioned into animal and bird sculptures, chairs and coffee tables. Each piece is an icon of peace fashioned from an instrument of death. Details from Julia Fairrie on 020 7523 2417

…in Glasgow, where Scottish artist David Mach wants action photos from the people of Glasgow, to help him create four 8x4 feet collage 'portraits' of Glasgow. Drop in suitable snaps (they can't be returned) to any of Glasgow's museums or post them to David Mach Exhibition, Gallery of Modern Art, Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3AZ. The exhibition is due to run from March to September. More information on www.davidmach.com

…and just to the north-east of the city centre, where the Royston Road Community Parks Project opened the Spire Park and the Molendinar Park in December with a celebratory event organised by Fablevision and featuring Cutz Royale in Parklife, a series of short performances with Bazooka Arts and young people of the area. Details from Liz Gardiner on 0141 425 2020

…in Manchester, at The Centre for Applied Theatre Research, Drama Department, University of Manchester, where the ARTPAD Manual and Video is launched on 21 February. ARTPAD is a training/information resource in theatre-based participatory development techniques with and for development workers. Details from Julie McCarthy, Project Director, on 0161 275 3784; e-mail julie.mccarthy@man.ac.uk

…in Nottingham, where Dance4 launches mf2, its year-long regional training programme for dance work in the community, with the first in the series on Saturday 16 March. For a copy of the mf2 programme and a booking form, contact Dance 4 on 0115 9410773, e-mail mf2@dance4.co.uk, or visit www.dance4.co.uk

…in Maryport, Cumbria, where the Ewanrigg Arts project culminated in an Open House Exhibition at the Ewanrigg Community Art House in December, displaying a selection of the work created by residents of the estate and artists Debby Allen and Jane Donaldson since the start of the project in 1998, managed by Allerdale Borough Council

…in Budapest, Hungary, where Alison Straker of B.Arts, based in the Potteries, (formerly Beavers Arts) has been appointed to an international team providing T-Kit training on European Citizenship, as part of the Partnership Agreement between the Council of Europe and the European Commission on European Youth Worker Training. For details of T-Kit and B.Arts, call 01782 717326, e-mail beaversarts@cs.com

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