Beyond Borders website

Diversity Pool also luanched the new website http://www.beyondbordersuk.com/ Please have a look and register if you are (a) a new arrival in the East Midlands who works with the arts, however defined (b) someone who works with new arrivals and asylum seekers using participatory or community arts techniques (c) are interested in the relationship between arts, research and participation. The website has been designed by Charnwood Arts/Cuttlefish and is administered by Kevin and Anthony, who will oversee its use. We hope it becomes a valuable hub for connecting people in the East Midlands

Diversity Pool

A few brief comments on today's event: well attended by programmers, some really nice art on display, some super performances and films, great venue, good food. An all round success! Well, at least we hope people go away with positive experiences, new contacts and ideas for future events and collaborations. Well done to all, especial thanks to City Arts for organising so effectively (Alma and Gaylan ran affairs really nicely, so a special thanks to them).

Arts of cities (may be of interest!)

LONDON GROUP OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHERS

Seminar Programme, Spring Term 2009

“Arts of Cities” (co-convened by David Pinder, QMUL)

20th January – Luke Dickens (Royal Holloway, University of London), ‘These are a few of my favourite fiends: post-graffiti, art worlds and the city’

3rd February – Ian Walker (Newport School of Art, Media and Design), ‘City gorged with dreams: surrealism and urban photography in Paris, London and Prague’

17th February – Rachel Lichtenstein (Artist, writer and oral historian), ‘Memory embedded in place: exploration of city streets’

3rd March – Esther Leslie (Birkbeck, University of London), ‘On cold climates’

24th March – Jane Rendell (Bartlett, University College London), ‘Critical spatial practice: site-writing’

These seminars are held on Tuesdays at 5pm in the Wolfson Room at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London. For further details, contact David Lambert, Royal Holloway (01784 443640) or Miles Ogborn, Queen Mary (020 7882 5407). We are grateful to Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, Kings, UCL, Birkbeck, the Open University, Sussex University the Historical Geography Research Group of the RGS/IBG and the IHR for supporting this series.

Job opportunity

Arts and Cultural Co-ordinator – ‘Here - Our Voices’

Salary £19,400 per annum
3 year fixed term contract
Part time 22.5 hours per week

Closing date: Monday 1st December at Noon
Interviews: Friday 12th December 2008

Supported by a three-year core funded programme from The Baring Foundation, Charnwood Arts, in partnership with Loughborough Youth Affairs and Charnwood Independent Youth Action, is currently developing a new project to work with young refugees and asylum seekers and other young people in the Borough of Charnwood, North Leicestershire.

We want to create a project which will enable young people to engage more widely in the artistic and social life of the area whilst exploring both their own individual artistic talents and working collaboratively with others. This is a project which will enable them to learn new skills, explore and share their own cultural heritage, create new works and engage with a wider range of arts and cultural experiences on offer locally.

We are looking for a creative person with exceptional personal qualities and resilience to work to develop new creative relationships, undertake projects and support individual development in and through the arts over the three year period whilst working closely with other agencies engaged with the participants.

For further details, and to download an application pack, please click on the link below. Alternatively you can contact Terry Allen at Charnwood Arts on 01509 822558 or info@charnwood-arts.org.uk

Please note that it is not possible to complete the application form and return it electronically. Forms will need to be printed and returned by post or fax.

Charnwood Arts is an equal opportunities employer.
Enhanced CRB Disclosure will be required (this can be arranged).

Diversity Pool - a reminder

Beyond Borders - Making Connections
In partnership with Long Journey Home.

Diversity Arts Pool 2008

This is a special event for programmers to meet artists who are new arrivals to the UK, who are migrants or who deliver work within these communities. The Arts Pool will be an opportunity for artists to showcase their work to education professionals and other creative organisations.

If you are someone who organises creative activities for your group, school, organisation or local community, this is a unique opportunity to meet regional professional artists.

This free event will be bursting with participatory artists who have come together to share their work. It will provide programmers with the opportunity to talk fact to face with artists, sample their work and discuss how your organisation and artists might work together.

The event will include a programme of dance, music, drama, spoken word, visual media, performance, visual and community arts.


25th November, 2008
12.30 to 6 pm
The Art Organisation
Nottingham

To book your place please email alma@city-arts.org.uk or phone 0115 978 2463.
Please email us your name and job title, organisation, a sentence about what you do and a contact address/email/phone number.