1.GLEANINGS from VAE
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PRS and MCPS rebranding
PRS and MCPS, the bodies which administer performing and mechanical
reproduction licences for music and have been operating as the MCPS-PRS
Alliance, are rebranding as PRS for Music. The licensing system will remain
the same.
source: VolResource
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Danceorganisations.org.uk
Do you want to find out more about dance and dancing? This site is a
gateway some of the diverse dance organisations in the UK that can help you,
and signpost you to the information you need.
Danceorganisations.org.uk is a tool to enable anyone find out more
about the organisations out there and identify those best able to help
them.
Danceorganisations.org.uk is a collaboration between:
Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD);
Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET);
Dance UK;
Dancers' Career Development (DCD);
Foundation for Community Dance;
National Dance Teachers Association;
South Asian Dance Alliance (SADA);
The Place; and
Youth Dance England.
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Independent Street Arts Network (ISAN) Access Toolkit
The Independent Street Arts Network (ISAN) Access Toolkit is packed
with useful information, and examples of ways you can improve access for Deaf
and disabled audiences at your festivals and events. All areas are covered,
from marketing to facilities, from stewarding to programming and much
more.
Many of the measures you can take dont cost a bean, and all of the
advice in the toolkit will help you encourage attendance and improve access
for the audience members you might not even know you were
excluding.
The Toolkit was written by Suzanne Bull of Attitude is Everything, and
features case studies from three UK festivals. Improving access for Street
Arts has had different challenges from other sectors, and Suzanne and those
working on the development of the Toolkit have been making new discoveries all
the time.
ISAN knows that there will be more to learn and welcome feedback from
you on your experience of implementing measures suggested in the Toolkit, and
on any new measures you discover yourself.
Please send your feedback to toolkit_at_streetartsnetwork_dot_org_dot_uk.
ISAN plans to incorporate feedback into a revised version of the Toolkit later
in the year, and hopes to publish it as a tried and tested handbook for the
sector, and to make it available in a variety of different
formats.
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Arts need urgent reassurance of funding in credit crunch
Arts industry chiefs are seeking urgent reassurance that culture
secretary Andy Burnham will fight to maintain the current level of government
spending, which is being threatened by the global financial meltdown.
Leading names, including National Campaign for the Arts director Louise
de Winter, Equity general secretary Christine Payne, Independent Theatre
Council chief executive Charlotte Jones and Theatrical Management Association
principal officer Kathleen Hamilton, have written a joint letter to Burnham
seeking a meeting as a matter of urgency to discuss the challenges facing
the sector in the year ahead.
The correspondence comes in response to The Stages exclusive interview
with the culture secretary earlier this month, in which he revealed that
subsidised organisations were not immune from a government savings drive,
and that despite funding levels being set until 2010/11, they could face cuts
in the third and final year of the settlement.
source: The Stage
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Young Roots
Young Roots offers grants of between £3,000 and
£25,000 for projects that involve 13 to 25 year-olds in finding out about
their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community
involvement. To receive a Young Roots grant a project must relate to the
varied heritage of the UK and:
• Provide new opportunities for a wider range of
young people aged 13 to 25 to learn about their own and other’s
heritage;
• Allow young people to lead and take part in
creative and engaging activities;
• Develop partnerships between youth organisations
and heritage organisations; and
• Create opportunities to celebrate young people’s
achievements in the project and share their learning with the wider
community.
To be eligible a project must also create
either:
• Opportunities for young people to volunteer in
heritage; or
• New opportunities for young people to gain skills
in identifying, recording, interpreting or caring for heritage.
2. GLEANINGS from ACE