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Website: creativeleicestershire.org.uk
The Creative Leicestershire April ebulletin is out now!!
Lot's of information, opportunities, jobs and commissions for people working in the arts and creative industries.
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Creative Leicestershire are looking for 10 individuals, at any stage in their career, who are interested in working with a mentor over a six month period in 2012 to support their professional development.
To apply you must be;
based in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland;
over 18 years old;
currently working professionally full or part-time in the arts sector (either as an artist/creative or arts administrator/manager).
You may apply with a mentor in mind, or as..
Wistow Gallery, is a new independent gallery at Wistow Rural Centre in the beautiful south Leicestershire countryside.
Run by Kate Foster, the gallery opened in March 2012 and showcases the best contemporary craft, art and design from the county. They have sourced an exciting, constantly changing and affordable range of ceramics, glass, jewellery, prints, paintings, wood, cards and paper crafts, textiles and much more, all created uniquely by very talented artists from Leicestershire and Rut..
Thanks to our excellent panellists for this event on Tuesday: Jewellery maker Sharon Dickinson (of Archives Crafts), Amanda and Alison of Giftwrapped and Gorgeous and James Boardwell, founder of Folksy. The key points for selling online were:
- Get good professional photography (well lit, professional models)
- Have a range of work at different price points
- Be niche/specialist - there's a lot of competition out there
- Have a story behind you and your work
- Share your thoughts and enthusiasms
See the March edition of the ebulletin for lots of information and opportunities relevant to people working in arts, design and media.
This months edition includes:
Funding for people working in Film & Media
Call out's for artists & designer makers
Information on the Creative Leicestershire Arts Mentoring Scheme
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Excellent panel discussion took place on 22 March, led by Leicester Writers Club. Amanda Grange - a romantic novelist who sells online as well as in print - summed up the advantages of self-publishing:
it's fast (can take over a year to publish through traditional system)
if you have the rights, you can publish your backlist
you can get a much high percentage of royalties (eg 70% via Amazon)
you can publish work which might sell in relatively small numbers (which wouldn't intere..
We are supporting Arts for Rutland to run the Rutland Open Exhibition at a new venue this year. Submission days are Saturday 17th and Monday 19th March at Rutland Museum in Oakham. Costs are £5 to submit one work; £10 for 2 and £15 for 3. Selection takes place on Tuesday 20th and prizes include £250 prize from Creative Leicestershire. Application info, including the compulsory form is under Visual Arts on www.artsforrutland.co.uk and the exhibition runs from 24 March to 21 April.
Local artist and Creative Leicestershire member Loz Atkinson has been selected to take part in 'The Big Egg Hunt'.
Presented by Faberge, organized by Elephant Family and supporting Action For Children, it will see London transformed and even try to set a world record in the process. Each corner will hold a secret treasure for the public to discover and experience, hatching wonders and excitement as they journey through the streets of London for a cracking good time.
Loz, has designed and pa..
Click here to see the February edition of the Creative Leicestershire ebulletin.
This month we have lots of opportunities for people working in the creative industries including:
Many Call-Outs for artists and designer makers for local, regional and national work
Information from Curve about their Curveball - A Platform for showcasing performing artists
Lots of resources for organisations working with young people
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Creative Leicestershire are pleased to announce that we were successful in our Grants for the Arts application to Arts Council England to support our work for the next two years.
The Arts Resilience programme involves:
A mentoring programme for emerging artists and arts managers with small training bursaries for mentees;
Training for arts organizations in measuring and meeting social outcomes for public sector contracts;
Economic impact research into the arts sector and networking..
A new independent contemporary gallery will be opening at Wistow Rural Centre, just east of Leicester, at the end of March. Owner Kate Foster is looking for high-quality locally-made contemporary ceramics, prints & paintings, jewellery, textiles, small furniture/accessories. Space is limited as it's not a huge unit, but please email Kate with examples of your work if you are interested in selling there. e: wistowgallery@gmail.com
Textiledesigner, author & tutor Ruth Singer, has won the Haymarket ShoppingCentre's Big Idea competition to kick start her creative business. Hermission is to get Leicester sewing & making by opening a studio and runningsewing and craft workshops.
To getto this stage, Ruth had to submit a proposal, get past the Dragon's Den stylepanel of experts and win the public vote. Ruth has won a month's rent-free shopunit in Leicester's Haymarket Shopping Centre and a cash prize of £1000 tospend on..
The Creative Leicestershire January ebulletin is out now!
There is lot's of information and opportunities for those working in the arts, design and media sectors including:
Jobs with Arts Council England
Call out for artists for the Rutland Open
Events from Creative Leicestershire's event programme
You can see a copy of this months edition here but make sure to register now and receive the ebulletin straight to your inbox
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