Pages of the Sea – Sunday 11 November 2018
2018 marks the centenary of The Armistice and the end of The First World War. To mark this occasion, SeaChange Arts have been invited to collaborate on the Pages of the Sea project, producing workshops and engagement events across Gorleston and Great Yarmouth.
 
On 11 November 2018, communities will gather on beaches across the UK to say thank you and goodbye to the millions of men and women who left their shores, many to never return. Film-maker Danny Boyle invites us to join him in delivering those thank yous and goodbyes as a unified, national event.
 
Gorleston Beach has been selected as a place of remembrance, where over the course of several hours, artwork made from stencils will emerge from the sand. And then, as the tide rises, watch as it’s washed away offering a moment for a collective goodbye.
 
Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem especially for the moment, to be read by individuals, families and communities on the day.
 
On the day
Event Start: 11th November 2018, Armistice Day, 12pm – 3pm
– Come along to Gorleston Beach to view the numerous artworks created in the sand, to be washed away by the tide.
– Contribute to the artwork by stencilling your own into the sand.
– Visit to quietly contemplate the sacrifice of the many who left these shores, many to never return.
– Listen to the specially commissioned poem, ‘The Wound In Time’ by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
 
Further Information
https://seachangearts.org.uk/pages-of-the-sea/
https://www.pagesofthesea.org.uk/
 
 
Vital Training for Arts & Cultural Leaders
“This programme is an important step in ensuring that our sector can continue to create vital, challenging, and risk-taking work.” – Sir Nick Serota, Chair of Arts Council England
 
Risks, Rights & Reputations (RRR) is a half-day training programme by Index on Censorship, What Next? and Cause4 that provides artistic directors, CEOs, senior management and trustees of arts & culture organisations with the guidance, inspiration, tools and resources to navigate the the challenges and opportunities related to artistic risk and freedom of expression.
 
Upcoming RRR sessions
15 November 2018, Young Vic Theatre, London.
21 November 2018, New Art Exchange, Nottingham
 
RRR seeks to be fully representative of, reflect, and meet the needs of the arts and cultural sector across gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion and class. 
 
Fees are from £25. A limited number of bursaries are available.
For further info/to book, visit: www.indexoncensorship.org/artsrisk
 
#ArtsRisk
@IndexCensorship
 
 
The Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award 2020 is now open for submissions
We are currently seeking submissions from experimental artists engaged in bold, challenging and innovative performance from all disciplines for this year's Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award.
 
The Award is for a company or individual to create a show either for the Barbican's studio theatre, or a site-responsive show to take place in east London or the City. The winning show will premiere as part of the Barbican Theatre & Dance season in 2020. The proposal must therefore be for an original and unperformed piece of work that is available for production and unattached to any other venue or company.

The winning artist or company receives a production grant of up to £32,000, a mentor for the project and in-kind support from the Barbican.

The deadline for applications is 5pm, Monday 10 December 2018. More information can be found on our   website   https://www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/our-programme/theatre-dance/the-oxford-samuel-beckett-theatre-trust-award

 Arts Council England: The next ten years
ACE has launched a public conversation around their next ten years of strategy (2020-2030) and they want to hear your views.
 
Insight and strategy specialists BritainThinks are running the platform, and are encouraging people to stay involved and contribute to debates across a range of topics e.g. the role arts and culture can play in local communities; about what ‘great art and culture’ means to individuals; and what the future may hold for arts, museums and libraries by 2030.
 
You can follow the conversation on social media #AnACEfuture 
Take part in the open survey: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/haveyoursay
Register to join the online conversation:   https://aceconversation2018.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=https%3A%2F%2Faceconversation2018.ning.com%2F
 
Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2018
Tickets now on sale!
Check out What’s On - https://nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/
 
An opportunity for artists to meet NNF’s new Festival Director
Norfolk & Norwich Festival is hosting an event for local artists to come and meet Daniel Brine on Tuesday 3 April at 6.30pm at Norwich Arts Centre
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance
Event details and the link to book tickets is here - https://nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/meet-daniel-brine/

CULTURE-BANKING - or - making good use of bad art! – Friday 23 March, The Beehive
After a light hearted introduction by Professor Jack Darcy (https://twitter.com/DarcyComedy) there will be a presentation by Liam Murphy about Culture Banking (20 mins) followed by informal chat/drinks etc.. All welcome. Please RSVP by Weds 21st.
 
An open, collaborative group for people interested in creativity, peer production, creative commons and the 'sharing economy'. Initially, this group will seek to bring people together from creative, legal, financial and technical backgrounds who have an interest in peer production. The ultimate aim is to create a platform for community collective rights management which all can use to license their creative work - in any media.
 
https://www.meetup.com/CultureBanking-Norfolk/?_xtd=gqtlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJGNlYzY2M2JhLWFhNTMtNDhjMS1hNGQ5LWQ0NDZlOGUyNTI3ZKppbnZpdGVlX2lkqDUzMzgzMjc5&_cookie-check=Ss45VnHKJoXk-sAX
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PROGRAMME MANAGER, WRITERS’ CENTRE NORWICH
£26,010 - £28,292 full time salary. Permanent
 
About the role
Over the last three years, as we planned for the National Centre for Writing to open in summer 2018, we have developed a range of key projects, partnerships and programmes that have seen our artistic ambitions grow significantly - supporting professional development for writers and literary translators, engaging more and more diverse audiences, developing our learning and participation programme, innovating in the artform and creating a diverse programme of work with a broader range of partners.
 
With diversity and equality at its heart, our plans for the coming four years include an increase in learning and participation work; digital innovation in teaching, commissioning and collaborative working; research and experiment in the impact assessment of literary translation and creative writing in England; the development of commissioning relationships with major national partners and the extension of our international programmes with key territories including South East Asia, India and Europe.
Working alongside WCN’s team and a wide range of external stakeholders, the post holder will be responsible for leading on the development and delivery of an outstanding programme of activity which will respond to the needs of our audiences and participants.
 
About the role
The role requires a well networked individual with a knowledge of and passion for literature, and programming or curatorial experience in the literature sector and an understanding of addressing the needs of writers, literary translators, readers and audiences.  You will be an enthusiastic and highly effective project manager with at least two years’ experience of programming and curating events and festivals, commissioning new work, events management and artist liaison.
 
You will have excellent planning skills and confidence in dealing with a wide range of people and will have a track record of developing successful partnerships with cultural organisations, educational establishments, funders and a wide range of programme partners and stakeholders. You will bring with you experience of creating monitoring and evaluation systems and managing budgets.
 
Excellent communication skills and a professional and positive approach are essential. Calm under pressure, you should have a flexible approach and be able to adapt to changes quickly in a dynamic environment.
 
Closing deadline:                       9am Monday 19th March 2018
Short-list confirmed:                   6pm Thursday 22nd March 2018   
Selection interviews:                   Tuesday 27th March 2018 at Dragon Hall
 
When you submit your application, please ensure that you are available to participate between 9.00am – 6.00pm on the selection day.
 
How to apply
 
You can find further information and the Job Pack at Writers’ Centre Norwich website: http://www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/about-us/join-the-team/
 
Send your application form, CV and equal opportunities monitoring form, and personal statement, by email to Freya Gallagher-Jones, Operations Assistant at:
 
Freya.Gallagher-Jones@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk
 
Or by post to:
Freya Gallagher-Jones 
Operations Assistant
Writers’ Centre Norwich
Dragon Hall
115-123 King St 
Norwich
NR1 1QE
 
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role with the Programme Director, Peggy Hughes please email her atpeggy.hughes@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk to arrange a convenient time to speak.
 
 
Get Creative Festival 2018
We're now just a couple of weeks away from Get Creative Festival 2018. Hundreds of arts organisations, community groups and local venues are coming together from 17-25 March to encourage everyone to have a go at being creative in the UK’s biggest ever celebration of everyday creativity.

The festival is a unique opportunity to join together to celebrate the power of creativity and encourage everyone to tap into their own creative potential. Led by a group of partners including BBC, the four UK arts councils, Crafts Council and What Next? among others, the Get Creative Festival has the potential to bring a huge audience together and build recognition of the local cultural offer in communities across the UK and attract new audiences to cultural venues.

Arts venues and organisations who are already running participatory creative events during the festival dates (17-25 March) can simply list their event via the website and benefit from the national promotion of the festival. Others may consider opening up their spaces and welcoming local community groups who could run small workshops and taster sessions during the festival.

The interactive map already has nearly 700 events with many more still to come. Existing festivals and projects such as the Barbican’s OpenFest, Crafts Council’s Hey Clay!, Coventry’s Shop Front Festival, 14-18 Now’s Processions, Scottish Borders Art Fair, Music for All’s Learn to Play Day and more have come on board to support this year's festival.

BBC will be promoting the festival and encouraging everyone to get creative with a range of inspiring and insightful programming and other projects.

• The Great British Creativity Test will explore how creative activities can manage mood and boost wellbeing. BBC Radio 3's New Generation Thinker, Daisy Fancourt will test the public’s creativity against the national average
• BBC Four’s Make! Craft Britain returns - a joyful celebration of all things handmade
• BBC Arts Digital and Mixital invite the public to showcase their artworks

See more highlights of what's already happening on the BBC Media Centre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/get-creative-festival-2018

LINKS:
See the interactive Get Creative Festival map here. https://getcreativeuk.com/#/ Add your event using the form https://getcreativeuk.com/submit-event/
Our event planning toolkit and logos https://getcreativeuk.com/get-creative-toolkit/ are available to help you plan and promote events.
Follow @GetCreativeUK on Twitter and Facebook and use #GetCreative to keep up to date.

For any other questions, contact info@getcreativeuk.com.
 

British Sign Language Cafe at Locomotion Café at The Garage
Following on from our Sign Café earlier this month, new dates added
 
Come along to our British Sign Language Café at Locomotion Café at The Garage, Norwich, on Friday 9th March and Friday 13th April from 10am till 11am.
 
Do you want to learn or improve your, British Sign Language in an informal and sociable way, using fun activities to practise your signing skills?
 
The session will be led by Patricia Spencer-Thompson, who signed for all of the interpreted My First Panto: Little Red Riding Hood shows in 2017.
All are welcome, regardless of previous experience and we are all looking forward to seeing you there.
 
 
Dementia Friends Session at The Garage Norwich – 12pm on 13 March
Become a Dementia Friend during your lunch hour.
 
A Dementia Friend learns a little bit more about what it's like to live with dementia and then turns that understanding into action - anyone of any age can be a Dementia Friend. Dementia Friends is about learning more about dementia and the small ways you can help. From telling friends about Dementia Friends to visiting someone you know living with dementia, every action counts. You will learn more about dementia and how you can help to create dementia friendly communities.
 
The session will be run by Artistic Director of All-In Productions. Sessions is free but please book place using the link below.
https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSessionDetails?id=a050J00000WU1TjQAL#.WobmuzV5cy9
 
 
64 Millions Artists – looking for case studies
64 Million Artists has been commissioned by Arts Council England to create a report on Cultural Democracy.  This will bring together research and case studies to show where democratic practice is flourishing in the arts across the UK.
 
We are currently working with this definition of cultural democracy (although we understand it's a complex term!):
the idea that culture is inherently diverse, owned by everyone, extends beyond formal definitions, and that decisions about what it is, who makes it, where it happens are taken by active citizens.

We are looking for case studies from across the country (and potentially beyond) that show examples of citizens being actively engaged in cultural processes, where they have equal decision making power. This might include community programming, co-creation of work or projects, collective decision making, democratic use of space, citizen led funding or governance or a range of other practices.

If you have any examples from your own experience or others please do contact us by email on ed@64millionartists.com. If you'd just like to hear more about the process, please also get in touch. We’d love to hear from you. 

Many thanks,
The team at 64 Million Artists

 
CIRCULATE:   Friday 9 February, 6pm  at The Drill House, Great Yarmouth
SeaChange Arts launch Circulate, a quarterly network and social event for artists, creatives, and those working across the community and cultural sectors this week.
 
Offering a mix of informative presentations, networking opportunities and great preview performances, Circulate is an opportunity to mix work… and pleasure! 
 
This month, join us to enjoy a drink and a chat with presentations from Julia Devonshire, Cultural Lead for Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Helen Johnson of the Great Places – Making Waves project.  We’ll also have Start East on hand with news of their business support programme for creatives.
 
SIGN UP:  for Soap Box – a quick fire news round where you can share your project or activity. Email   denise@seachangearts.org.uk  to register.
 
We’ll have news of our new Associate Artists programme, Artist Directory and then performance and music into the evening.
 
Get along early for a FREE hot soup and a roll!
 
Do please share with your own networks.  Further information on the   website.
 
Circulate is part of Making Waves Together, a wider partnership project led jointly by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Waveney District Council, and funded by the national Great Place Scheme, which is seeing communities and organisations in both areas work together to boost the cultural offer and drive cultural re-imagination as a way of supporting success in the seaside towns.  Great Places has been supported by a grant from Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
 
 
Slow Theatre Company Job Opportunities
https://www.slowtheatrecompany.co.uk/vacancies.php
 
Norfolk & Norwich Festival Job Opportunities
Norfolk & Norwich Festival is currently recruiting for four fixed-term roles to help deliver Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2018 – Volunteer Co-ordinators (2 roles), Communications Intern and Production Intern.
These roles provide an opportunity to gain valuable work experience within the cultural sector and will offer an insight into the running of an internationally renowned Festival.
 
To download individual job descriptions and application packs please visit   https://nnfestival.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/
 
Volunteer Co-ordinators (2 roles)
Full-time, fixed term (February – June 2018)
The Volunteer Coordinators will play a key role in supporting the co-ordination, administration and evaluation of our volunteer programme for the 2018 Festival.
You will bring with you excellent written and verbal communication skills and confidence in dealing with a range of people and experience of office administration. This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience in volunteer management and coordination.
Closing date 9.30 am Monday 12 February
 
Communications Intern
Full-time, fixed term (three months across March – June)
The Communications Intern will play a key role in providing support to the Communications Team in planning and delivering the communications campaign for the 2018 Festival.
You will have a passion for arts and culture and an enthusiasm to develop skills and experience in marketing and communications.
Closing date   9.30 am Monday 19 February
 
Production Intern
Full-time, fixed term (three months across March – June)
The Production Intern will provide vital administrative and practical support to the Production Team in the lead up to and during the 2018 Festival.
You will have a passion for arts and culture and an enthusiasm to develop skills and experience in festival production.
Closing date   9.30 am Monday 19 February

  Manipulate 2018 at Norwich Puppet Theatre
Norwich Puppet Theatre partners with Puppet Animation Scotland to host  manipulate  festival -  an annual celebration of innovative international visual theatre and animated film.
http://www.puppettheatre.co.uk/whats-on/manipulate
 
Project Director - StartEast: Building the cultural economy across Norfolk and Suffolk – deadline 26 January 
(see attached 2018-01-04 Director advert FINAL & 2017-01-04 FINAL Application Pack Project Director)
We are seeking a new Director to lead this well established and innovative project. You will be a strategic thinker, with entrepreneurial flair, comfortable talking to creative start-ups, business advisors, funders and stakeholders. We need a person that gets things done and believes in the value of artists and enterprise.
 
 
Bfi film academy course - Wanted...aspiring film makers from Norfolk and Suffolk for BFI Film Academy ‘Get into the Film Industry’ 
(see attached BFI – 2017 A5 Flyer Norwich)

Are you 16-19? Passionate about film? Want a career in the film industry? If so, the BFI Film Academy is for you. This course offers you the chance to be part of our future film industry.
Applications are now open for the BFI Film Academy course to be delivered at a central Norwich location during the February half-term.

The course is delivered by East Anglia based youth arts organisation, Culture Works East.
Closing date for applications is 14th January 2018. To apply and for more info go to:   www.culltureworkseast.co.uk/filmacademy

This course is suitable for young people with an interest and/or experience in film. Open to any young person aged 16-19 from across Norfolk and Suffolk, the BFI Film Academy aims to help train and inspire the next generation of British filmmakers; supporting talented and committed young people to develop the commercial and cultural knowledge and skills to help make a career in film a The BFI Film Academy offers training for every film industry role, from writing and directing through to production, sound design, editing and camera, and provides learning around film history and cinematic storytelling to inspire an appreciation of film culture in the round.

The scope of disciplines and roles means that we are keen to recruit from across an equally wide range of interests - so, those with an interest in the arts in general, not just film, technology and crafts too.

Participants receive hands-on filmmaking experience, the chance to work alongside leading industry professionals and to plan, shoot and produce their own film. Participants will also be able to achieve their Silver Arts Award through taking part in this course.
 
 
Devoted and Disgruntles: unconventional conference for theatre and performing arts people at New Diorama Theatre, London from 20 - 22 January 2018
 (see attached DevotedDisgruntled13 eflier)

 Devoted and Disgruntled 13: What are we going to do about theatre and the performing arts? the unconventional conference for theatre and performing arts people at New Diorama Theatre, London from 20 - 22 January 2018. 

This year due to generous support from Royal and Derngate, Northampton and the Core at Corby Cube via funding via Arts Council England's Changemaker programme, we are able to provide better access support than ever before at an annual D&D event. Their generosity means we can pay for plenty of BSL interpreters, extra support staff, neurodivergent-friendly spaces, text to speech and audio signposting for blind and partially sighted people and we are consulting in the run up to the event to ensure that theatre people with and without disabilities are able to take part fully this year.

In addition our hosts, New Diorama Theatre are offering free tickets for BAMER artists who would otherwise struggle financially to attend.

Tickets are at their lowest price ever - Tickets are £20 full price and £10 concession for the full 2.5 day event. As D&D is such a great CPD opportunity, we are once again offering a "5 tickets for the price of 4" group offer, which works out at £16 a head.
 
You can find more information about the event on  the website here  and I have attached a pdf flier.  We would be really grateful if you were able to pass this info on to your chapter.

I am a huge fan of D&D. With them, I have had some of the best discussions, often with people I've never met before, and always come away with more clarity and passion about what I want to do in theatre - and life!   Emma Rice, Artistic Director, The Globe

More urgent and necessary than ever.   Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Artist training - working with people living with dementia 
(see attached Dementia Training Flyer and Understanding Dementia booking form)
We would like to make you aware of some training which we are offering arts practitioners who would like to develop their skills and confidence when working with older people, particularly those living with dementia.  Details are in the attached flyer.
 
Opportunity for Artists:
Early-Mid Stage Dementia Training for Art Practitioners
Wednesday 21st February 2018, 9.30am-4pm
Edith Cavell Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7TJ.
 
This session provides an introduction to dementia, explores effective ways of reducing challenges faced by professionals and carers and how best to involve people living with dementia in creative activities.
 
Price to attend is £40, to book, please email julie@creativeartseast.co.uk or call 01953 713390 for more information. Please note spaces are limited.
 
Get Creative Festival 2018
Happy New Year and here's to an exciting and creative 2018! There's just under 10 weeks to go before this year's Get Creative Festival which starts on   Saturday  17th March until Sunday 25th March.

From   today  you can upload details of your event on the Get Creative brand new interactive listings map. 

As the number of events registered grows we will make the map available to the public so that everyone will be able to easily find out what's happening near them - including what you've got planned. So don't worry if you can't see your event immediately, we'll let you know when the map is being shared with everyone.

Click here to upload your event now. And thank you! In 2017 we had 650 events across the UK in just one weekend. This year the festival runs for nine days so we're hoping lots of organisations and groups will have the chance to be part of the fun.

Helping you help others get creative
We have put together a Get Creative Festival 2018 Toolkit to help you promote your event to as wide an audience as possible. There are easy to use templates for posters and press releases as well as logos available to download so you can let everyone know you're taking part in the festival. 

There's an e-flyer (below!) to share with your networks and on social media. Please help us get out the message about the festival and how everyone is welcome to take part. Let's make this the biggest Get Creative Festival ever. 

Social media
Remember, you can also get in touch and share your #getcreative updates with us on   our Facebook page  and on Twitter. 

29 November 2017

Budget November 2017: what does it mean for cultural learning?

On Wednesday 22 November the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, presented a budget that laid out the Government’s spending plan for the next year. You can read his   speech and the   full suite of budget documents.

What were we hoping for? Alongside all the partners in the sector, the CLA and What Next? put together a comprehensive response to the Industrial Strategy consultation, calling for funding for local Creative Clusters and for an education strand to support the skills needed to develop the cultural and creative workforce. Much of this was echoed and supported in Sir Peter Bazalgette’s Independent Review  and his recommendations for a   Creative Industry Sector Deal: he called for a £500 million fund for the clusters as well as some strong measures to support careers advice, Saturday Clubs and the talent pipeline.

We were also hoping to see the recent   Conservative Manifesto  commitments to a   Cultural Development Fund and a   Curriculum Fund    honoured: with money for local place-making and for cultural resources for schools respectively.

What are the broader issues?   The key issues for many of our colleagues and stakeholders go far beyond these measures, with our school-based colleagues calling strongly   for funds to address the significant education budget shortfall. A 2017   National Audit Office report  states that mainstream schools will have to make £3billion in ‘efficiency savings’ by 2019-20, against a backdrop of the increased costs, a figure that the National Education Union   estimates    to equate to an 8% cut in real terms.

Colleagues have also called for an   urgent review of funding in the Early Years sector; citing as key issues the significant underfunding of the recent 30 hours of free childcare, compounded by the increase in the national living wage (reported comprehensively here by   Nursery World).

The Local Government Association called for a raft of measures to help address   the £5.8 billion funding gap that local authorities   are facing    in the next two years.

Unless these systemic funding issues are addressed, it’s unlikely that any current cultural education initiative will be able to enable a strategic or long-lasting difference.

What was announced for arts, culture and the Creative Industries?   Industrial strategy
The Chancellor’s speech was full of references to ‘bright futures’, ‘innovation’ and ‘boundless opportunity’, but it did not give a great deal of detail as to how the new investment into Research and Development, Artificial Intelligence and tech development would be spent. It’s hoped that this will all be fully laid out (along with the plans for the Creative Industry Sector Deal) in the   Industrial Strategy White Paper that is due to be published on Monday 27 November.

However, we do know there will be:

• a further £2.3billion for Research and Development
• a £1.7billion Transforming Cities Fund to improve local transport connections and which commits £385million to projects to develop next-generation 5G mobile and full-fibre broadband networks
• a further £1 million to extend the UK Games Fund until 2020, aiding access to finance and business support for early stage video game developers
• a review of the way that the apprenticeship levy works (something our sector has been calling for)

The big-ticket items from the Bazalgette Review are notably absent from the document, but as he   tweeted, some could still happen with support of DCMS and the sector.
The Creative Industries Federation has published   this statement  – expressing general disappointment in the provision, though welcoming funding for creative technology.

Education
The eye-catching education announcements were all focused on the promotion of the STEM agenda (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), a real missed opportunity to focus on giving young people the right mix of arts and science skills that employers say that they want (read the   CLA/Nesta STEAM briefing    for the headlines of why STEAM is essential for children and young people).

The excellent   Schools Week    gives a good breakdown of the budget policies that are relevant to the education sector. There is extra money for additional students who take up Maths A-level, and for more specialist Maths and Computing teachers, facilities and schools.

There was no mention of the   Curriculum Fund  in the budget, but DfE officials have confirmed that they will be consulting on its potential scope and scale until the summer: so do watch this space.

You can read the critical response on the education provision from the National Education Union   here.

Local government and place-making
The LGA has   released a statement    that expresses severe disappointment that the budget did not address the gap in funding, particularly for adult social care and children’s services. It also points out that there is nothing to replace the forthcoming loss of EU funding for communities.

Cultural Development Fund
It’s great to see that the   Cultural Development Fund  has made its way into this budget, with a pledge of  £2 million over the next few years. Although this is a significantly lower investment than we were hoping for (initial plans were in the hundreds of millions), it does clearly show that the Department for Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport, and our Minister John Glen has been lobbying hard for the sector in a difficult climate – many thanks to them. It is also to be hoped that this can be used as a ‘proof of concept’ to show the Treasury just how important the arts and culture are to place-making and growth, and to lever further, more substantial investment in the future.

The Budget document states that the fund is ‘to support the role culture can play in regeneration and local growth, the government will provide £2 million funding to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for place-based cultural development’. If it is to be successful then it absolutely must include education, children and young people, and must invest in people and their capacity alongside infrastructure.
The LGA has released a separate statement on the Cultural Development Fund that states: ‘while today’s announcement is helpful, further funding would genuinely make a difference in creating culture-led, place-based development in communities’.

Any other things to note?

• Rosie Luff from Hanover Communications pointed out on   Twitter  that it is good to see the DCMS budget holding steady with a slight increase.
• The feared changes to the University fee structure to favour STEM subjects did not go ahead (see the Creative Industries Federation   letter to The Times    for details).
• It’s worth noting this is now the only annual opportunity to allocate funds in this way. This means that anything not funded in this budget will probably not recieve new investment in 2018.

 This week’s What Next? Norfolk meeting will held on  Thursday 8 December  from 1-2pm in the Playroom at Norwich Playhouse (42-58 Saint Georges Street, Norwich, NR3 1AB).

 Steve Waters – Playwright who works for stage, radio and screen & Senior Lecturer at UEA in Creative Writing, School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing  will be joining us to speak to the group. **Please note different day to normal this week**
 
Other news
Bfi Film Academy course for young people in the region (see attached   jpg flyer)
 RECRUITING NOW for January workshops and February half term course, based in Norwich. 
 
Opportunity open to 16-19 year old's in the region - and their parents and carers of course! 
 
More information here:  www.cultureworkseast.co.uk/filmacademy   
Please share with any relevant networks.
 
 
From What Next? National

1.    ACTIONS for all of us:

• Think about someone you think should be in the Young Vic What Next? room who isn’t and invite them to join us
• Contact your local authority to make the case for the arts using our fabulous Arts4Britain 2:0 Toolkit (attached)

 
2.    Updates

• No Boundaries conference update (attached)

 
 
Press Links
National Trust and English Heritage see surge of low-income and minority visitors  https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/low-income-groups-ethnic-minorities-visiting-heritage-sites-increased-numbers-study/
Helen Marten wins Turner prize, securing second big award in a month  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/dec/05/helen-marten-wins-turner-prize-2016-securing-second-big-award-in-a-month
Royal Court leads nominations for 2017 Writers’ Guild Awards  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/royal-court-leads-nominations-for-2017-writers-guild-awards/
Local arts cash cut by 27% since 2010 because of government cuts, claims Labour  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/local-arts-cash-cut-by-27-since-2010-because-of-government-cuts-claims-labour/
Philanthropy growth for theatre lags behind visual arts, dance and music  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/private-investment-growth-for-theatre-lags-behind-visual-arts-dance-and-music/
New arts show to replace Midweek on BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38174672
Shortlist for the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced  http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/whatsonstage-awards-nominations-2017-harry-potter_42375.html
Black woman rejected for Channel 4 board was senior Arts Council executive  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/12/05/black-woman-rejected-channel-4-board-senior-arts-council-executive/
Lloyd Webber diversity research calls for colour blind casting  http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/lloyd-webber-diversity-research-calls-colour-blind-casting
Barrier to Access report highlights need for theatres to make more work specifically for young disabled and deaf audiences  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/deaf-and-disabled-audiences-underserved-by-theatres-report/
Arts Professional continue their series on diversity with a conversation on the reintroduction of quotas  http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/article/arts-diversity-quota-conversation
Free online British Library playwrights exhibition to launch in March 2017  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/free-online-british-library-playwrights-exhibition-to-launch-in-march-2017/ 

Today Stash Kirkbride talks about the  Hostry Festival from 1.15-2.15pm in the Playroom at Norwich Playhouse, St George's Street, Norwich

What Next? Norfolk upcoming meetings
Thursday 8 December  : Steve Waters Playwright who works for stage, radio and screen & Senior Lecturer at UEA in Creative Writing, School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
 
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From What Next? National
1.    ACTIONS for all of us:

• Think about someone you think should be in the Young Vic What Next? room who isn’t and invite them to join us
• Contact your local authority to make the case for the arts using our fabulous Arts4Britain 2:0 Toolkit (attached)

2.    Updates

• Autumn Statement update
• Julie’s Bicycle/Arts Council Report:

Julie’s Bicycle and Arts Council England have released the Sustaining Great Art: Environmental Report 2015/16 demonstrating that arts and culture engagement with environmental sustainability is the highest it has ever been.

This report demonstrates the success of the Arts Council England Environmental Reporting programme in supporting the sector to act on environmental sustainability both nationally and internationally.

Read the report  here.

3.     About Locality
http://locality.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Locality-strategy-2015-2020-FINAL-high-res-images.pdf
Our members operate across England in many kinds of communities, both urban and rural, and undertake a wide variety of different activities, reflecting the communities they serve. What unites our members is a sense of ambition for their local neighbourhood, an enterprising approach to finding solutions to local problems, and a clear sense that activity should be community-led and based on self-determination. They act as anchors within their community, providing stability and a responsiveness to local need. Community ownership of assets, community enterprise and service delivery are key drivers of the sustainability of our member organisations and our network contains a huge reservoir of inspiring evidence for successful change. Our membership therefore has huge strength, reach and influence. The role of Locality as a network of members is to ensure that this reach and influence has an impact nationally, using the resources across the membership to influence positive change and support our member organisations in the work they do locally.


Press Links
Gibb urged to make arts EBacc commitment after £300m music hub pledge
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/gibb-urged-to-make-arts-ebacc-commitment-after-300m-music-hub-pledge/
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The Creative Industries respond to Hammond’s Autumn Statement: a “misunderstanding” of art and science  https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/21-27-november-2016/hammond-autumn-statement-fundamental-misunderstanding-art-science/

Cutting emissions has saved NPOs £8.7m since 2012, a report by Julie’s Bicycle has found  http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/cutting-emissions-has-saved-npos-ps87m-2012

Pilot of Cultural Citizen Scheme launches in three areas  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/pilot-scheme-offering-free-theatre-trips-for-children-launches/

Furore over musicals at ENO continues   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/25/opera-world-fury-eno-casts-katherine-jenkins-alfie-boe-musical/

Riba architecture prize won by Ireland’s Grafton Architects  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38076036

New .ART Domain Launches with Museums and Institutions among early adopters  https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-art-domain-name-launches-758924
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New figures published by ACE last month reveal volatile nature of arts income as NPOs become more reliant on private sources of revenue  http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/winners-and-losers-arts-organisations-diversify-income
Ambassadors Theatre Group appoints Tony Ball as new chairman  https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/atg-appoints-tony-ball-as-new-chairman/

Second British artist accuses China of copying work after statue 'identical' to London sculpture spotted in Shanghai  http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/china-copies-sculpture-british-wendy-taylor-timepiece-tower-bridge-london-shanghai-anish-kapoor-a7441076.html
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