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Sent: 14 November 2006 13:36
Subject: SEFAN:2006-11-14:01. GLEANINGS from
Voluntary Arts England
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Date: 10 November 2006 13:27:11
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Subject: News from Voluntary Arts
England
Week ending 10th November 2006
Did you know you can submit your event and training
information for inclusion within this newsletter directly by visiting the
Voluntary Arts England website -
www.vaengland.org.uk - and selecting
either 'arts events' or 'training and workshops' from the left hand
menu.
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NEWS ITEMS
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Arts Council England launches its first-ever public
value inquiry
Arts Council England have launched the arts debate,
its first-ever public value inquiry.
Through a wide reaching programme of research and consultation the Arts
Council will explore how people value the arts and, by gaining a deeper
understanding of what is important to them, become more accountable to the
public it serves.
The first stage of the inquiry will be a series of
in-depth discussion groups with members of the public across the country,
including those that currently have little or no involvement with the arts.
Key themes for this early exploration will include:
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What is meant by ‘the arts’ these days?
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Accessibility, barriers and motivations
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Perceived benefits to individuals and society
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Local, regional, national and international arts
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Attitudes to funding and the role of the Arts Council
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Responsibilities of artists and arts organisations that receive public
money
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Hopes and expectations for the future
The next stage of the programme will include
extensive research with artists, arts organisations and other Arts Council
stakeholders.
In the new year
key issues will be opened up to wider public consultation and debate. Everyone
will be able to have their say by logging on to the interactive discussion
forum on the arts debate website:
www.artsdebate.org.uk. The inquiry
will come to a close in May 2007 and findings will be published in the autumn,
along with the Arts Council’s response and plans for the future.
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Music for Youth Regional Festival Series
area: various
deadline: Monday 4 December 2006
Every year Music for Youth provides opportunities for
100,000 young people to both perform at its festivals and attend live
performances of all kinds of music. Two million young people aged from four to
twenty-one have taken part in Music for Youth and you can join them. The Music
for Youth Regional Festival Series celebrates the music of young ensembles in
your local region and brings together groups of all ages and abilities,
covering every type of music you can imagine.
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FUNDING
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The BRIT Trust
The BRIT Trust was established in 1989 and is
entirely funded by the music industry. Its mission is to give young people a
chance to express their musical creativity regardless of race, class, sex or
ability.
Since its inception, over £8.8million has been
donated by the BRIT Trust to various charities.
www.brittrust.co.uk________________________________________________________
UnLtd
UnLtd, a charity which supports social entrepreneurs
- people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the
world for the better gives out 1,000 “Level 1” Awards of between £500 and
£5,000, each year across the UK, aimed at individuals or informal groups of
people who want to set up new projects and who have both the ideas and the
commitment to develop projects which will benefit their community. They do not
support organisations.
Visit
www.unltd.org.uk for further information
and to complete an eligibility questionnaire.
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Penny Allen /
Anthony John Allen
South East Folk Arts Network:
Charity registered in England and Wales No:
1111883
Company Limited by Guarantee No: 5114495 registered in
Cardiff
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89 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1
7JQ
Tel. +44 (0)1273 541453
Fax. +44 (0)1273 554189