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Join The Creative Journey – Valley and Vale Community Arts
Posted: June 16, 2013 at 8:30 am
From 12th July to 15th July
How do we make decisions that might affect the rest of our lives? What inner resources can we draw on to give us a sense of direction? You may find that it is increasingly difficult to get a job you are interested in, and maybe even qualified to do. You might be facing the decision [...]
Save the large arts organisations and salvage the grass roots? – ACE reveal more cuts to come
Posted: June 14, 2013 at 1:59 pm
It was the inevitable; the government has been squeezing and squeezing more cash out of the arts sector and now an ACE ‘worst-case scenario’ looms into view, a development with the potential to wipe many grassroots organisations clean from existence. The proposal of a 15% cut will never have any happy outcomes –15% will mean [...]
‘Swansea has much to gain from being a City of Culture’ – Swansea M.A.D. speaks to mailout
Posted: June 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm
The competition is heating up, the City of Culture 2017 title is there for the taking – but who is the worthy winner? Community arts organisation Swansea M.A.D. believe it’s time for their city to step out of the shadows cast by Cardiff and finally be recognised as the city old in history, young in [...]
‘Love is the Word’ – GemArts combat racism through new artistic project
Posted: June 13, 2013 at 3:40 pm
GemArts, with Creative Ginger Artist Andy Morley, have come together to work with 9 young people from Excelsior Academy to create an aerosol arts piece representing their thoughts around combating Racism. Over the last 8 weeks, the young people have been developing their creative skills, discussing and debating discrimination in all its forms to produce [...]
Wiltshire Music Centre wish to appoint new Artistic Director
Posted: June 13, 2013 at 12:30 pm
One of the finest purpose-built concert halls in the UK, the Wiltshire Music Centre is a warm, intimate space with an outstanding acoustic. Presenting a dazzling array of world-class classical, jazz, world and folk music, it is a key venue on the national music touring circuit. It has formed partnerships with, for example, Orchestras Live [...]
DCMS – “The definition of the creative industries will remain the same and continue to include crafts”
Posted: June 11, 2013 at 2:30 pm
The DCMS has released a statement to reassure the arts realm that crafts will not be dropped as a creative industry. In their message DCMS responded to the growing concern that arose from their definition of crafts. In their consultation document DCMS stated that crafts were: “more concerned with the manufacturing process, rather than the [...]
Olympics inspire 11m Brits to take an interest in the performing arts
Posted: June 11, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Reality TV, the Olympics and other popular culture has driven a national interest in dance, musical theatre, opera, and other performing arts Olympic opening and closing ceremonies alone have inspired 11 million Britons to take an interest in performing arts The growing prevalence of performing arts in British popular culture, most notably reality TV shows [...]
DCMS to be dismantled?
Posted: June 7, 2013 at 3:15 pm
She has been duped the ‘least cultured minister ever’ and now UK Culture Secretary Miller is once again under fire as she is criticised for being ‘one of Cabinet’s weakest performers’ as she faces threats of losing all responsibility for media policy. The threat has arisen from various private appeals from media firms who have [...]
Culture & Heritage in an Independent Scotland – the mailout verdict
Posted: June 6, 2013 at 11:12 am
Scotland is currently fighting for its independence and now it appears that culture and creativity has been cleverly used in the war of persuasion as Scotland’s Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop openly criticises Miller’s approach to the arts in a speech delivered yesterday evening at the University of Edinburgh. Stating there is “clear blue water” between [...]
Why you should subscribe to mailout.co
Posted: June 4, 2013 at 2:47 pm
For the past 25 years mailout has been the reigning leader in the participatory and community arts, being the first to break out news, debates and events that inspire and impact our sector. Here at mailout.co we provide a dedicated digital service exclusively for creative organisations and individuals that share the same values as us [...]
