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Training - Part Time Ceramics course
Starting from the 1st October the Ceramics department at The West Wales School of the Arts (Coleg Sir Gar) Carmarthen Campus, will be offering a Wednesday evening class. The course will consist of a 20 credit module in ceramic construction methods leading towards a Degree Hon in ceramics. Course fees £210, plus basic material costs £50.
The Ceramics department also runs an existing full time and part time Degree programme enrolment 12th September.
If you are interested in discussing studying Ceramics at The West Wales
School of the Arts at Carmarthenshire College, please contact the course
leader (details below). The College also offers a range of other art & design courses at all levels. For further information see www.wwsota.ac.uk.
contact: Peter Bodenham
tel: 01267 221774
email: peter.bodenham@colegsirgar.ac.uk
Funding - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust offers you the Opportunity to increase your knowledge and experience through overseas travel in order to benefit others within your community*.
If awarded a Fellowship, you will receive a grant that will cover all your relevant expenses. In 2008 the average grant was £5300, covering a stay of between 4-8 weeks (minimum of 4 weeks) but can be longer. The grant includes return travel, daily living, internal travel and appropriate insurance within the countries visited.
Relevant categories for 2009 include the Arts in Secondary Schools and City Academies
which is open to those involved in teaching, developing and participating in Fine Arts, Drama, Dance and Music and Writers: Journalists, Authors, Biographers and Historians.
Full guidelines and application forms are available at:
contact: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
15 Queen's Gate Terrace,
London, SW7 5PR
Tel: 020 7584 9315
deadline: 14th October 2008
Marketing - Wales Arts International 2008 Music Directory
Would you like to be considered to be part of Wales Arts International’s 2008 directory of emerging world music talent from Wales?
The directory will be distributed to promoters and partners worldwide at showcase events such as WOMEX, Celtic Connections and SXSW.
A matching USB stick with tracks by the musicians selected, as well as other useful information about music in Wales will accompany the published directory.
The directory and USB will serve as a guide for international producers, promoters and curators to develop their knowledge about the world music genre in Wales.
The selection panel will comprise of leading Welsh musicians, producers and international broadcasters, lead by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens.
Criteria for applying:
* You are a musician / group of musicians based in Wales
* Your music should fall under the World music genre and prove to be breaking new ground in terms of developing the art form (whether this is by means of a collaboration, fusion or other means)
* You are ready to embark on an international career, supported by your record label.
* You can provide WAI with the following:
+ A completed application form
+ A downloadable track of your music that can be made available for promotional uses only on an USB stick to accompany the directory (free of copyright)
+ High resolution images of yourself / your band
+ A quote in the press / by a critic about your work
An application form is available at: http://www.wai.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseAction=DM.download&fileUUIDäB2ACDD-65BF-7E43-345405A0B5A1DC0A
or contact:
contact: Wales Arts International
tel:02920 383037
deadline: 15th September 2008
Marketing - Third Annual Wooda Arts Award
Individual or collaborative contemporary artists with a strong commitment to experimentation and an original approach to work in any media are invited to apply for the Third Annual Wooda Arts Award. The award is a six week residency in an architect-designed studio on an organic farm close to the coast of North Cornwall.
The residency takes place from the 31st January - 15th March 2009 (with 1 week leeway either side). A bursary of £1,500, plus a small allowance for travel and materials is available. Two-bedroomed cottage accommodation also included.
Shortlisted candidates must be available for interview between 29th - 31st October 2008.
email for an application form
contact: max@woodafarm.co.uk
www.woodafarm.co.uk
deadline: 17th October 2008
Business - International placements : creative entrepreneurs
A programme for individuals within the creative and cultural industries to; develop and strengthen skills in entrepreneurship; raise levels of confidence and understanding about working in the international arena; and increase appreciation of inter-cultural relations.
The programme is being delivered by the British Council and aims to raise awareness of the potential positive impact of international encounters on the British economy and future international collaboration.
The core of the programme is a three month placement within a successful and growing creative business in China, or India or Hong Kong. This must take place between January 2009 and April 2009. Support is provided by a manager and a mentor who will assist in developing and guiding leadership development goals and other learning goals. Each placement is tailor made with the overseas host business to ensure the placement meets the objectives of the entrepreneur as well as being a cross-cultural creative experience.
Full details are available at:
contact: Null
deadline: 19th September 2008
