ENYAN enews update
November 2014

Welcome to this month's English National Youth Arts Network newsletter!

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Taking Part survey reveals increased engagement by children and young people

The latest DCMS Taking Part survey has revealed increases in cultural engagement by children and young people. Almost all children aged 5 to 15 (99%) engaged with the arts last year, with 92% having engaged in the last week – a significant increase on the 2008/09 figure of 86%.

According to the Taking Part 2013/14 Annual Child Report, published by the DCMS, more than two-thirds (68%) had visited a heritage site in the past 12 months, a significant increase on the 2008/9 figure. But only 62% had visited a museum or gallery, showing no increase over the past five years. There was no difference in the proportion of boys and girls aged 11 to 15 who participated in some form of arts activity, but significant gender differences were again identified for specific art forms. For all cultural activities other than those which were computer- and radio-based, more girls were engaged than boys, the largest difference being in dance, where 57% of girls had taken part but only 19% of boys.

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Has Technology Changed Our Cultural Tastes?

From YouTube vloggers to Vice, it’s not technology shaping taste, but the human desire to connect, share and evaluate culture, writes The Guardian's Serena Kutchinsky,

"The internet has had a dramatic impact on pop culture. Every day, bands blow up through social media, YouTube stars emerge, bloggers sign book deals and wannabes strive for their big virtual break. In this fragmented digital universe, there is a seemingly endless audience for new ideas and becoming a “celebrity” is within anyone’s grasp."

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Understanding the Value and Impacts of Cultural Experiences

"It's extraordinarily hard to measure and quantify an ideas like value in relation to culture, because the use of the term raises so many questions. You can't tick a box marked profundity."

READ THE ARTS COUNCIL'S FULL REPORT HERE

Campaign to Get Children Reading Well By Age 11

Save the Children have published Read On, Get On, a report which looks at the fundamental important of children reading well by age 11 for their future education and career.

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Upcoming Artsplan Training Courses...

PROTECT: young people in the arts and cultural sectors

London

Tuesday 2nd December

Book your place

 

Keep an eye out for more training courses launched in the new year!

ENYAN: Have your say!

There is still time to fill in our survey on Youth Arts training - and if you enter by Friday 21st November, you'll be in with a chance of winning a free place at the upcoming PROTECT Conference in London (December 2nd). 

Help shape the future of Youth Arts training!

Poetry and Literature Grants available for children and young people 19 years and under

The Clore Poetry and Literature Awards fund poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people under the age of 19, across the UK. Individual awards range from £1000 to £10,000.

The Awards were created with the aim of providing children and young pepole with opportunities to experience poetry and literature in exciting and compelling ways, both in and out of school. 

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Arts Council funding must shift from London, MPs say

London's galleries, theatres and other cultural organisations get a disproportionate share of England's arts funding, a group of MPs has said.

There is a "clear funding imbalance" in favour of the capital, a report by the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport select committee has concluded.

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Applications for China-UK Connections Development Grant now open

The 18th round of the China-UK Connections Development Grant has now been launched.

Deadline for applications is Sunday 7 December 2014 for visits taking place between February and July 2015. Applicants will be notified by Friday 9 January 2015.

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A freelancer's view on the nightmare of missing payments

"It's time for both sides to play their part in ending the nightmare of missing payments", says freelancer Pete Mosley.

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Sir Quentin Blake: "We need more disabled children in picture books"

After being asked to submit illustrations of children using mobility aids for an exhibition three years ago, the well-known illustrator started to realise the level of under-representation and wanted to do something about it.

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