LAHF Newsletter – 1 February 2012
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In this issue
LAHF News
LAHF Events
News
Events
Opportunities
Resources
News
London's health priorities
Saving more Londoners’ lives through the early diagnosis and prevention of cancer and tackling childhood obesity are among the key priorities identified by the new London Health Improvement Board.
Arts 4 Dementia London Arts Challenge in 2012
Arts 4 Dementia (A4D)’s London Arts Challenge in 2012 programme of challenging activities for people in the early stages of dementia and their carers, is now part of the London 2012 Inspire programme.
Arts Council England announces Renaissance major partner museums and Museum Development Fund
The Arts Council has announced the 16 major partner museums, as well as further details of the Museum Development Fund.
Arts & Health South West Awards – deadline 30 March
Arts & Health South West has announced the launch of the Arts & Health South West Awards sponsored by the Fine Family Foundation, designed to celebrate inspirational arts and health work in the South West.
Events
Promoting Wellbeing in Ageing: the Role of Music, London – 22 February
The seminar will consist of a presentation of findings from an ESRC funded ‘New Dynamics of Ageing’ research project, followed by a discussion of ways to develop opportunities for active music making for older people in local communities.
Because We’re Worth It, London - 22 March
A national summit exploring and celebrating the value of participatory arts.
The Alternative Loudest Whispers Exhibition – until 26 March
Loudest Whispers is an Arts Project exhibition set in an NHS Camden Health Care location supporting the nationwide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) History month and Camden LGBT Forum.
“A Lifetime’s Health Delivered Creatively”, Isle of Wight – 6 March
A Presentation and Film of the Research and Work undertaken by Healing Arts – Isle of Wight NHS into the role and contribution the arts make to our health.
National Conference for Singing and Health and VOICES Festival, Liverpool – 16 March
Through a number of presentations from top vocal experts, this one day event will provide an opportunity to share best practice and discover the latest breakthroughs.
Opportunities
Jobs and Commissions
Artist/Writer in Residence, mailout.co – deadline 13 February
What is participatory arts? Mailout is looking for an artist to help find out.
Festival Project Manager, Attitude is Everything, London – deadline 15 February
Attitude is Everything seeks to improve Deaf and disabled people's access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the UK.
Chief Executive, Music For Youth, London – deadline 15 February
Music for Youth seeks a Chief Executive to lead the organisation to ensure continued achievement of the organisation’s agenda and successful delivery of high profile, national events and activities for young musicians.
Entelechy Arts, Project Co-ordinator – deadline 22 February
Entelechy Arts seeks a part-time Project Co-ordinator for the ‘Little Boxes of Memories’ programme.
Arts 4 Dementia, London Arts Challenge in 2012 - Internships
Interns are invited to assist with Arts 4 Dementia's projects for people in the early stages of dementia, and their carers, at arts venues around London, from February to September.
Participatory arts facilitator, Tameside Youth Offending Team – deadline 3 February
Tameside Youth Offending Team are seeking expressions of interest from artists with experience of delivering sessions with challenging young people.
Programme Officer Cohesion, Sound It Out Community Music, West Midlands – deadline 8 February
The Programme Officer Cohesion will work with the Sound It Out team as well as a broad number of external agencies and stakeholders to develop Sound It Out’s programme of
work in the cultural cohesion and refugee arts sectors.
Producer, Open Clasp Theatre Company, North East – deadline 9 February
Open Clasp is a women's theatre company specialising in creating high quality theatre from a female gaze for mixed audiences.
Arts & Health Project Evaluator, Newcastle City Council – deadline 10 February
Schizophrenia 101 is a celebratory exploration by those who experience, work or live with the diagnosis, to express just what it means to them in the 21st Century.
Company Administrator, Whalley Range All Stars, North West – deadline 17 February
Whalley Range All Stars – an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation – is looking for an experienced company administrator.
Education & Training
Create Your Own Work, London – 3 March
A one-day workshop led by Tasha Colbert SRDMP and Céline Butté SRDMP
What's your story? Drama for communication, London Bubble – 16-17 March
A practical two day training session introducing London Bubble’s story-drama approach that supports young children to become great communicators.
Tamalpa UK to launch
Tamalpa UK is a social enterprise launching in Folkestone's Creative Quarter in April 2012.
Funding
PRS funding for organisations and groups - deadline 6 February
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) for Music Foundation, the UK's leading funder of new music across all genres, has announced that its funding programme for organisations and groups is currently open for applications.
Arts Council England: Strategic Touring Programme – deadline 2 March
The £45 million programme aims to encourage collaboration between cultural organisations so more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts, particularly in places which rely on touring for much of their arts provision.
Starbucks Youth Action Programme - deadline 5 March
Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who wish to make a positive difference within their community can apply for grants of up to £2,000 through the Starbucks Youth Action Programme.
Calls for papers
Arts Care 21st Anniversary International Arts in Health Conference, Belfast - 16-18 May
Arts Care is hosting an international arts in health conference to celebrate 21 years of sustaining a programme of creativity in healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Beyond the Local Agenda: International Perspectives in Community-based Arts and Health – Call for Abstracts – deadline 30 April
The journal Arts & Health aims to publish a special issue in June 2013 on international perspectives in community-based arts and health.
Other
Verve Arts: ‘Green Chain Captured 2012’ Photography workshops & exhibition, internships
In partnership with the Green Chain, Verve Arts invites submissions of photographs taken along the Green Chain route which runs through the borough of Greenwich.
Free Singing course in Brent, NW London
Sense of Sound is running a FREE 12 week choir for residents in or close to Brent, NW London.
Society for the Arts and Health Film Festival - open for submissions – deadline 23 February
The Festival will take place on 4 May as part of the SAH’s annual conference.
Arts and Minds: Outside In – 2012 Surgery Day, Cambridge – 16 February
Outside In 2012 is a National Open Art competition for people who find it difficult to access the art world, whether due to disability, heath, social circumstance or art process.
Resources
Qualitative Research in Arts and Mental Health: Context, Meanings and Evidence, Edited by Theo Stickley
This is the first book published in the UK that brings together a range of key qualitative research studies providing evidence for the assertion that involvement in participatory arts can be specifically beneficial to people with a variety of mental health difficulties.
New guidance on strategic commissioning
A new online guide for artists on how to understand and work with strategic commissioning aims to help them respond effectively to changes to the way that councils and public sector bodies are working.
SAA ‘Members near Me”
The SAA the society for all artists, an organisation that exists to inform, encourage and inspire all who want to paint, whatever their ability, has launched a new service 'Members near Me'.
ixia’s Public Art Survey 2011: Summary and Key Findings
Nearly 700 people participated in ixia’s Public Art Survey 2011 and a summary of key findings have now been published.
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