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Letter from the Editor
MAiL IN
Talking through the arts
Ear to the ground
News, views and information from around the country
Web Wonders
Funding
Courses
Conferences
National Roundup (see facing column)
Culture Vultures
Columns
Talking through the
arts
Sarah Weir, Executive Director, Arts Council England, London,
on the London bombings
Mark Foord
CLiPOUT
Documentary photography
Features
Taking part
Beatriz Garcia reflects on Olympic success
Reality Matters
Moira Blackwell on photography and mental health
Exodus
Refugee arts
Helta Skelta
Participating in public art
Doing�
Mencap뭩 new guides reviewed
Participatory Limits
The 4th in our series on participation
Education
Artbox
Taking paintings into schools
Sonic mayhem
Noise in Salford
Creative College
Review by Colin Beesting
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national roundup
SCOTLAND
Scotland뭩 leading artists are invited to apply for the 2006
Scottish Arts Council Creative Scotland Awards. The SAC is encouraging
artists with a record of major achievement in their field to apply
for the 2006 awards which will be presented next March. Application
Deadline is 28 October. w: www.scottisharts.org.uk.
Northern Ireland
Arts: Towards an Inclusive Society, 21�23rd October, Belfast.
An international community arts conference for community arts
activists, artists, community workers and policy makers. Organised
by Community Arts Forum in conjunction with Belfast Festival at
Queen뭩 NICVA and Rural Community Network. MAiLOUT will be there.
w: www.caf.ie
North West
Action Factory Community Arts is 20 years old and to celebrate
is staging a major exhibition at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery.
The exhibition, an interactive installation, will illustrate the
development of participatory arts and the core principles of access
to, participation in and ownership of the creative process. To
29th October. w: www.actionfactory.org.uk
Wales
Value � Include � Connect 2005. International Conference of
the Amateur and Voluntary Arts 11�12 November 2005, Wales Millennium
Centre, Cardiff. Voluntary Arts Network and Voluntary Arts Wales
are proud to be hosting this conference. The establishment of
a European Network of Voluntary/Amateur Arts (ENVAA) is its central
aim. w: www.voluntaryarts.org
follow the link for the conference.
West Midlands
A new study has shown the return to the West Midlands economy
from theatre in one year is �264 million � more than a ten-fold
increase on the initial investment from the Arts Council and local
authorities. The University of Sheffield studied the economic
impact of 22 professionally run theatre venues within the West
Midlands region. w: www.artscouncil.org.uk
South West
Disability and the Arts in Somerset � Networking Event Taunton,
31st October. Share your news and make contacts with others from
around the county. It is hoped that some of those participating
in arts activities will be able to attend to share their experiences.
The event will be facilitated by Catherine Beedell, Arts and Disability
Co-ordinator for the Somerset Arts Officers Group.
e: cbeedell@tiscali.co.uk
North East
Seven Stories, the Centre for Children뭩 Books opens to visitors
of all ages. This is where our rich heritage of British children뭩
books is collected, explored and celebrated. Books are the inspiration
for all kinds of exhibitions, activities and events, for seeing
and hearing, making and doing, writing and drawing, music and
drama and much more. Find them in the Ouseburn Valley, NewcastleGateshead
w: www.sevenstories.org.uk
Yorkshire
Impressions contemporary photography gallery is moving after
33 years in York. It will close its doors on 29th October and
has not yet announced where its new home will be. Somewhere in
Yorkshire but not York. w: www.impressions-gallery.com
t: 01904 654724
East Midlands
멐ye Candy� is a new arts shop based in Nottingham that opened
in September, stocking contemporary arts, crafts cards books and
toys. They are interested in dealing directly with artists and
in finding the most original work out there. If you뭗 like to
sell your work with them, please send examples
e: garethhowell@hotmail.co.uk
t: 07941714673 / 07958741258.
East
The Puppet Centre Trust, Norwich announces a `Shadow Puppetry
Masterclass: Shadow Catchers`, 23rd October 2005 , as part the
of Animating the Animators training project. It will explore the
working processes of the company, both creative and technical,
and offers participants the opportunity to experiment with objects,
light and music with the Artistic Directors. To book email Beccy
Smith, with your CV by Mon. October 10th. There are costs.
e:pct@puppetcentre.demon.co.uk
London
Arts Council England in partnership with Camden Council Arts
& Tourism is launching a national Youth Carnival Designer Award.
Young people from across the country will be asked to design costumes.
The winners will receive prizes up to the value of �1000. The
awards will be announced at a Mask and Mas Ball on 18 October
and the winners� work will be transformed into 5ft x 3ft banners
which will decorate the On Route venue, the Camden Centre, during
the conference. e: amy.edmunds@artscouncil.org.uk
South East
ArtSway, the contemporary visual arts centre in the New Forest
has secured its future by purchasing its own freehold. ArtSway
is a unique white cube space in a rural setting supporting the
development of new work. It all started in the 90s when a group
of artists set up studios on the site. w: www.artsway.org.uk
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