The jobs page at www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk is updated regularly & includes job ads with short deadlines that don’t make it into the ebulletin

Expressive Arts Practitioner - Iliffe Arts
Are you a creative, dedicated and enthusiastic expressive arts practitioner, with passion and experience within the following areas; visual art & design, performing arts, dance, drama or music? Do you have a recognised teaching qualification? Are you looking to work with young people and/or vulnerable adults and have a passion to inspire them to raise their self esteem, confidence and reach their full potential? If so Iliffe Arts wants to hear from you. We are looking to recruit people as self employed sessional professionals to lead and deliver work shops and courses for a new and exciting social enterprise business, based in Leicestershire. Our aim is to support, underachieving young people and vulnerable adults via the arts. Please send a cover letter no more than 2 sides of A4 and your CV to; info@iliffearts.com

Expressive Arts Assistant - Iliffe Arts
Are you creative? Do you have experience and passion within the following areas; visual art & design, performing arts, dance, drama or music? Would you enjoy the challenge of working with young people and/ or vulnerable adults? Do you have a passion to inspire them to raise their self esteem, confidence and reach their full potential? If so Iliffe Arts would like to hear from you. We are looking to recruit people as self employed sessional workers to support our Expressive Arts Practitioners in delivering work shops and courses for a new and exciting social enterprise business based in Leicestershire. Our aim is to support, underachieving young people and vulnerable adults via the arts. Please send a cover letter no more than 2 sides of A4 and your CV to; info@iliffearts.com

Technical Manager - Aakash Odedra Limited
Aakash Odedra Company is multi-award winning international touring dance company based in Leicester. The company's growth now needs for a technical manager who can both plan and tour for the company's productions. Ideally the candidiate will be a lighting specialist. Duties include: To accompany the process of creation and advise/manage/work on all the technical aspects of the production, including finding technical solutions, costing them, managing building/making of set; props; lighting; sound and video solutions. For Full Post details and applications, please email anand@aakashodedra.com  Closing dates for applications 7 November 2014, Salary range £24k-£26.5k.

Curator - Barbican
Barbican Centre is a world renowned multi-disciplinary art centre. The visual arts are crucially important to its success. An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a dynamic Curator to join the Visual Arts team in a key role, helping realise our highly regarded exhibition and Curve commissions, occasional off-site projects and public talks and events programme. You will be expected to develop innovative exhibition ideas and have a flair for realising authoritative exhibitions which also reach a broad audience. We are looking for someone with an exceptional knowledge of 20th and 21st century art, an international network, considerable experience of curating loan-based exhibitions and working with artists, as well as having impressive communication skills. Closing date for applications is midday, Friday 7 November 2014. More information here.

Freelance Digital Creatives - D-Lab
Wanted - Digital Artist, Artists or Arts Organisation to work with schools. D-Lab is a three-year visual arts project from Arts Derbyshire that will bring new digital art to Derbyshire. D-Lab is funded by Arts Council England and supported by Arts Derbyshire and Derbyshire County Council. D-Lab is an online platform, we are now looking for artists or organisations that are interested in tendering for the four schools projects, which are likely to start in January. We will work with 4 Derbyshire Secondary schools – Highfields in Matlock, Granville in Swadlincote, Ormiston Academy in Ilkeston and Heritage High in Clowne – on exciting and innovative projects which will help them to explore how they can use digital media creatively to transform teaching and learning, and to develop new schemes of work which embed digital media. If you have experience of working in schools and would like to express an interest in working on the project, then please send us the following: A company profile, or links to it on your website; Details of your previous work with schools, or links to it on your website; Short resumes of key personnel who would work on the project; An outline of the likely scale of your charges. We will then send you individual briefs for each school and contact you to arrange a meeting. Send your submission, or any queries, to info@davidgilbert.org.uk as soon as possible. Deadline Friday 7 November.

Marketing Officer - Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse, one of the UKs leading producing theatres is looking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated and innovative Marketing Officer to join it's busy Marketing and Communications Department. The ideal candidate will be a superb communicator, enthusiastic about imparting the value of theatre to everyone. They will have experience of working within marketing in an arts organisation and be comfortable working in a fast-paced team with multiple deadlines and priorities. They will bring a flare and passion for marketing, combining boundless energy and a can-do attitude with excellent organisational skills and a ruthless attention to detail. For more details, job description and application form please see the website. Closing date: Friday 7 November 2014 at 5pm.

Learning Curator - Backlit
Backlit wishes to commission a Learning Curator to develop, manage and evaluate a major heritage lottery funded programme inspired by the historical figure Samuel Morley. Backlit’s project will focus on its site-specific historical past profiling the Nottinghamshire Victorian philanthropist and social reformer Samuel Morley. Backlit is seeking an individual to work with the Director and Backlit team to: Liaise with and consult with community partners, local organisations; Organise and manage two community led participatory projects; Identify, recruit and manage socially engaged artist/educators to deliver a series of textile based/creative activities in Sneinton and St Ann’s area of Nottingham; Oversee the evaluation of the learning and outreach programme in consultation with the artist educators; To work with the Marketing Manager to promote the activities. Application deadline: 7 November. Find out more here.

Assistant Curator/Technician - Backlit
Backlit wishes to commission an Assistant Curator/Technician to oversee the touring and installation of the House of the Flying Wheel, exhibition hosted at Backlit Nottingham 2014 to the Morley College London January 2015. Backlit is seeking an Assistant Curator/Technician who will work with the Director to: Oversee the technical organisation of the exhibition at The Morley College London including setup and de-inistall, media and equipment. Application deadline: 7 November. Find out more here.

Marketing Manager - Backlit
Backlit wishes to commission a marketing manager to oversee the marketing and promotion of the Learning programme and Digital Archive for the Samuel Morley Project. Backlit’s project will focus on its site-specific historical past profiling the Nottinghamshire Victorian philanthropist and social reformer Samuel Morley. The role: To manage the promotion of the learning programme and digital archive across Backlit’s social media, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Vimeo and YouTube. To produce and coordinate all press information about the learning programme, digital archive and events. To develop new strategies for promoting the learning and outreach programme and digital archive. To coordinate design, production and delivery of all printed materials/flyers and the final publication for the Samuel Morley Programme. To maintain and develop on going relationships with graphic designers & printers. Application deadline: 7 November. Find out more here.

Regional Progamme Officer East Midlands - First Story
We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Regional Programme Officer to act as a champion for First Story and creative writing in the East Midlands. First Story has been operating with success in the East Midlands since 2010; we now have writers-in-residence in ten schools in Nottingham, Leicester and Lincolnshire. We are looking for someone dynamic and enterprising to coordinate our current residencies in the East Midlands and to cultivate local support and explore opportunities for extending our impact within the region. This is a key role that will give the incumbent the opportunity to help shape First Story’s regional operations and will allow First Story to change the lives of young people in the region. Find out more here. Deadline: 10 November.

Conductor - Ermine Voices, Ermine Music
Ermine Voices is the flagship choir of Ermine Music, a vocal development organisation in the Ermine area of Lincoln - one of the most deprived wards in the UK. The ideal candidate for the position of Ermine Voices conductor will be an experienced choral director with a proven track record of training amateur musicians. They will have a flexible and enthusiastic approach to team work and imaginative ideas for the development of a young organisation. Our funding is intended to bring national-standard expertise into this marginalised community. So far, members of our team come from as far afield as Berkhamstead, London, Grimsby and Hull, so if this position appeals to you please get in touch. To receive our application pack please email erminevoices@gmail.com Find out more here. Deadline: 14 November.

Marketing Manager - Nottingham Playhouse
Nottingham Playhouse, one of the UKs leading producing theatre companies, is looking for an experienced arts marketing person to play a key role in our busy Marketing and Communications Team. The successful candidate will combine a passion for delivering audience-focused marketing campaigns to the right people at the right time, resulting in strong ticket sales, with a clear understanding of the arts and leisure sector. They will be energetic, creative and level-headed, able to balance the practical with the strategic, happy to translate data into workable marketing insights, and keen to make an impact. They will value the challenge of working in a fast-changing, complex arts and funding environment, and relish the range of work that they are promoting and supporting, from ground-breaking outreach and participation programmes, to drama and international dance on the main stage.
Closing date: Friday 14 November 2014 at 5pm. For more details, job description and how to apply please see the website.

Arts Administration Intern (Paid) - The Spark Arts for Children
The Spark Arts for Children in Leicester is looking for a part-time Arts Administration Intern for a short term contract (Jan-Jun) to work on this year's Spark Festival and other projects. Ideally suited to someone with strong basic administration skills, with an interest in developing their experience in the arts, this contract will offer an opportunity to participate in the planning and delivery of our two week children's arts festival, as well as gaining experience in the marketing and fundraising work that supports the festival and our other projects. Please go to www.thesparkarts.co.uk/jobs to download the Application Pack for more information and how to apply. Deadline: 18 November.

Community Engagement Manager - Rosie Kay Dance Company
RKDC is seeking an organised and committed individual to support the upcoming tour of 5 SOLDIERS. This timely and controversial work successfully toured to theatres in 2010 and 2011 and has now secured new funding to develop a new and deeper invested model for touring. This new tour spanning May - June 2015 updates the work, with a production that goes to unusual venues, theatres and outdoor spaces. The tour specifically works in partnership with theatres and regional military partners (bases, brigades and regiments) making a unique tour of outreach work, community reach, post show talks, debates and seminars wrapped around a stunning work that examines the relationship between the body and war. We are looking for a individual who can help develop a CE strategy for the project, working with communities in each of the 8 tour locations to build and pull together a comprehensive and cohesive engagement package working with local groups across dance and military. Please request full job description for role, personal spec and application details to apply. Contact: Hannah Sharpe, hannah@twoscompanydance.co.uk Application deadline: 10am, Thursday 20 November.

Project and Tour Manager - Rosie Kay Dance Company
Rosie Kay Dance Company is looking for an enthusiastic, driven and passionate Project Manager for their upcoming UK tour of 5 SOLDIERS. This acclaimed production, first created in 2010, is to be re-worked and then toured to UK theatres and military bases with a programme of outreach and community projects along side the professional performances. We are looking for a friendly, committed individual to join the team! Please request full job description for role, personal spec and application details to apply. Contact: Hannah Sharpe, hannah@twoscompanydance.co.uk Deadline: 10am, Thursday 20 November

Click; Connect; Curate; Create Evaluation and Future Recommendations Plan: Invitation to Tender
Leicestershire County Council Communities and Wellbeing Service (C&W) is seeking a consultant(s) to review and evaluate the impact of the Click; Connect; Curate; Create (CCCC) project (Stage 1) and to recommend how we embed digital into its strategic plan for the future (Stage2). CCCC is a two year Arts Council England funded project exploring digital content based on Leicestershire County Council’s museum sites, stories, objects and collections. The aim was to explore how Leicestershire County Council can use digital content to increase footfall to our sites and exhibitions and increase primary and secondary visitor spend. The project started in July 2013 and is due to be completed in March 2015.
We would like the consultant to:

• Stage 1: Review the internal evaluation of the programme’s pilot projects & assess how successful the programme was in delivering its key learning outcomes (as well as identifying any new ones) and recommend how these can be embedded into current service delivery
• Stage 2: Carry out a future recommendations review taking into account the strategic challenges and strengths of the service: § Highlighting key activities that could be carried forward through core or funded activity § Proposing how digital can be embedded into C&W’s strategic plan and resource implications i.e. staff skills, infrastructure, project delivery etc.

Each stage of the budget has an approximate budget of £5,000 (excluding VAT) and will need to be completed by May 2015. This is being offered a single piece of work and consultants will be required to bid for both stages. Proposal should be submitted to lucia.masundire@leics.gov.uk by 5pm, Monday 24 November. Download the full tender here.

Museums Development Manager - Nottingham City Council
This is a temporary post to cover maternity for approximately 12 months from the 1st of December 2014. Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (NCMG) would like to appoint maternity cover for the post of Museums Development Manager. This is an exciting and relatively new post within the service responsible for the identification and securing of new income streams to support future service developments. Funded by the Arts Council England the post focuses on building leadership and resilience within the service working alongside key partners regionally and nationally. For further information and to apply, please follow this link. Deadline: 26 November 2014.

Leicester Media School - De Montfort University
DMU is internationally renowned for creativity and innovation. Our life-changing research is central to our vision. We want outstanding candidates to fill a number of posts with a lecturing and research focus as part of our VC2020 Lectureship programme designed to build research capacity towards REF 2020. The school is seeking three lecturers in Computer Science to contribute to the activities of the Centre for Computational Intelligence within the School of Computer Science and Informatics.

• Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Game Art. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful team running England’s first industry accredited games course. The successful applicants' roles include teaching on the successful undergraduate programme (BA Hons Game Art Design) and conducting appropriate high-level research, commercial work or other associated professional development. Deadline: 27 November 2014.
• Lecturer in 2D/3D Game Art. This role is one of several new academic posts aligned strategically to the new Leicester Media School in the Faculty of Technology and is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful team running England’s first industry accredited games course. Deadline 4 dec 2014.
• Lecturer in Computer Science (Games Programming and Intelligent Systems) The successful applicant will be expected to make a significant contribution to the research undertaken within the centre, to produce high quality journal and conference papers that ensure their inclusion in REF2020 and to contribute to external income generation. Deadline 4 Dec 2014.

To apply visit the DMU website

Creative Mac Artworkers & Illustration Opportunities - Watermark Publishing (UK Greetings Limited)
Watermark Publishing is part of the UK Greetings Group and together we are one of the leading greetings card publishers in the UK.

• We are seeking Creative Mac Artworkers who demonstrate versatility, enthusiasm and creative flair to join our talented team. The main function of the Creative Mac Artworker role is developing initial concepts into finished designs by following structured briefs in a target driven environment. You will work closely with designers and utilise the design software - Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign. The role will also include creating finishes, typesetting, colour retouching and image manipulation. The ideal candidate will have excellent Mac Skills and a background in Graphic Design or similar. You will enjoy the technical artwork side of the creative process, have strong eye for colour and detail and able to work to tight deadlines whilst under pressure. Deadline: 28 November. 
• We are seeking Illustrators who demonstrate versatility, enthusiasm and creative flair to join our talented Illustration team. The main function of the Illustrator role is visualising design ideas from the initial sketches all the way through to final artworks. You will work closely with the design studio to develop existing ranges as well as creating exciting brand new designs. The ideal candidate will have excellent drawing and compostional skills and demonstrate a wide variety of painting and illustrative techniques, from contemporary and fashion led to traditional and decorative styles. You will have a strong eye for colour and detail and be able to draw a wide range of subject matter.

 

Find out more here.

Sessional Asian/Bollywood Dancer - Derby Open Centre
Derby Open Centre is looking for a sessional Bollywood and/or Asian dancer to lead dance workshops in schools, and with community groups. The applicant should have experience of working with children and in a school environement, be reliable, self-sufficient, flexible and have access to a car. Our workshops last 45 minutes and are paid at £40 per session which is inclusive of travel time and expenditure. Established in 1981, the Open Centre is a well respected organisation based in Derby in the East Midlands. We exist to promote understanding between different communities by celebrating and raising awareness of their faith and cultural heritage. We promote good community relations between British citizens, no matter what their background or belief. As part of our activities we work closely with many different communities, faith organisations and places of worship as well as representatives of secular organisations; however the Open Centre is not a religiously based organisation and has no affiliation to any specific faith based groups. If you are interested in working for us please send a CV and a briefing covering letter to david.gibb@derbyopencentre.org

Loughborough Generator Business Consultation
A Creative Future for Loughborough Generator - Find out more about the project and complete this short survey. It will take less than 10 minutes and will feed back what type of support the Generator could provide for you, the facilities and services you require and how it could assist you in developing and growing your business. 

Dock
Dock offers a wide variety of services for entrepreneurs, so you’ll find something that fits your needs. Dock is an excellent base to grow your business. Our quality office, lab and workshop spaces are professional and affordable. All our workspaces have 24/7/365 access, with a managed internet and telephony system so you can plug in from day one. All workspaces are unfurnished but furniture can be leased at competitive rates, if desired. Find out more here.

Lightbox Studios at LCB Depot
Leicester’s newest home for events and engagement, connecting campaigns, shows, exhibitions and receptions is now open. The studios can be hired with an on-site professional venue team and feature a 3m wide screen projector, as well as lighting and sound systems. Hosted by LCB-based communications agency Holland Alexander. Lightbox Studios are available for hire from 8am through to 11pm every day. For more info, or to get the Lightbox venue hire ebook, contact the venue team at: Lightbox@hollandalexander.com

My Workshop
My Workshop is a project set up to support inventive minds in and around Leicester by providing low-cost access to a range of large scale equipment in a creative studio environment. The 2150 SQF of equipment and working space goodness offers access to all of the machines, use of the studio for your work, WiFi Access, discounts on machine rates, events and workshops, training and peer to peer learning and opportunities to develop collaborative projects. For £35/month members have access to: band saw, table saw, pillar drill, router, scroll saw, domestic sawing machines, a range of hand tools and power tool and great big workbenches. To sign up go to www.foxandcompany.co.uk or simply visit us, we are only 20 minutes walk from city centre. Our address is Unit 40FF, Evelyn Drive, Leicester, LE3 2BU, doors opening on Monday 15 September, on site parking is available. We hope to see you soon!

Studio Spaces Available at Two Queens
Artist's studio spaces are available at Two Queens' studio complex in Leicester's cultural quarter. Prices start from £50/month inclusive of bills and rates and benefit from 24/7 access, natural light, Wi-Fi and the chance to take part in member's activities, group critiques and professional development sessions. For more information and to register your interest please email info@2queens.com

Workspaces at LCB Depot & Makers Yard
We have workspaces to lease to creative businesses at LCB Depot, Makers Yard and at Phoenix Square from just £209 + VAT per month - find out more here. A new flexible workspace package has opened at LCB Depot, for more information go to http://www.lcbdepot.co.uk/flexible-workspace-package

The Innovation Centre
De Montfort University’s Innovation Centre is a launch-pad for student, graduate and staff businesses which are either innovative by nature of their products or services or can demonstrate innovative working practises. We provide a physical hub in which local entrepreneurs and innovators can grow and develop their business. The Innovation Centre offers: A space for your business to operate from; 24 hour access to your unit; Meeting, boardroom and event space at no extra cost; Access to DMU expertise; your business could benefit from working with world class Researchers, Academics and Professional Services staff; A social hub for informal meetings and recreation. Because The Innovation Centre is part of De Montfort University, we are able to connect our residents with Researchers, Academics and Professional Services staff who can assist in the growth and development of the business. Find out more here.

Creative Leicestershire Business Surgeries
Book a one-to-one session with our business advisor, Fred Brookes.

• Leicester 25 Nov, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.
• Leicester 16 Dec, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.

 

These sessions are only available to residents of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Lighting up Leicester with Creative Talent from across the UK
The UK Young Artists Leicester Festival 2014, taking place across the city from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November, will feature work from 70 artists in a rich and varied programme spanning applied arts, literature, moving image, music, performance and visual art. There's a workshop programme running alongside the festival too, and everything is free to attend. There are 60 events taking place across the weekend including a programme of workshops, talks and masterclasses run in conjunction with Writing East Midlands, Leicester Print Workshop, IdeasTap and Pedestrian. The full programme, venue details and ticket links for the performance events are all available via the UK Young Artists website.

Leicester Lo-Fi Photography
We're a group of Leicester based photographers that embrace the traditional aspects of photography by using old film cameras, toy cameras, pin holes, alternative processes and darkroom printing. We have regular meetings every month where we swap ideas, take pictures, make prints, set projects and hold exhibitions. We also run a community based darkroom just outside the city centre. Fitted with 6 enlargers, capable of printing black and white negatives in a range of formats, 35mm, medium format (all ratios) and 5 x 4. Workshops and short courses in traditional and alternative processes run throughout the year. Find out more here. 

Interact Labs - Beginners Arduino Course
Sat, 08 Nov 2014, 13:00 - 17:00, Leicester Hackspace, Makers Yard. £40 Per Attendee. Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Our Introduction to Arduino Workshop will get you up an running with this exciting technology, showing you how to program the device and make simple electronic circuits. The course fee includes a complete Arduino kit containing an Arduino UNO clone, LEDs, a motor, battery, prototyping board and other components. This will be yours to keep after the workshop. Participants will need to bring a laptop (Mac/PC/Linux) to program on. Follow the link to book.

Design for technology transfer training - Design Council
28 November 2014, 9.30 – 4pm. This one-day, interactive training course, developed and delivered in partnership with the University of Nottingham, will provide you with a practical understanding of how you can use design to accelerate the commercialisation of science, technology or engineering research. Using your own projects as examples to reference, you will be introduced to critical design methods and shown how they can quickly and easily be applied to your research portfolio. Found out more here.

Filmmaker for Mouthy Poets on Tour - Ideastap Brief
One winner will be awarded a £300 commissioning fee and mentoring support to make a film that will be shown as part of Mouthy Poet collective's national tour. This will need to be an artistic film but also give a visual insight into the wider context of the Mouthy Poets collective and the impact of the collective’s work. The film will be a maximum of five minutes in length and ideally will include some interview material. Deadline: 21 Nov. Apply here.

Jerwood Visual Arts and Photoworks launch new photography award
Jerwood Visual Arts and Brighton’s Photoworks organisation – which last weekend launched the sixth Brighton Photo Biennial – have come together to create a new UK-wide photography award to support the making of new photographic work. Open to UK-based artists and photographers, the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards will offer three winners £5,000 each to develop ideas that represent ‘new approaches to photography’, culminating in a group exhibition at Jerwood Space, London. The work will then tour nationally. There is no age limitation and the awards are open to UK-based art practitioners using photography who are within ten years of graduating or establishing their practice. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2014. For more information on how to apply visit the website.

 

Courses & Workshops at Phoenix

• Science Fiction Cinema Sat 29 Nov, 10.30am – 4.30pm, £15. Part of the BFI Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season, this 1 day course will examine how the science fiction genre has explored the relationship between humanity, technology and the other, to try to answer the question “what does it mean to be human?” 
• Talking Pictures (Winter) Tuesdays, 6 Jan – 10 Mar, 10.30am, £80/£70 Conc. 10 weekly tutor-lead group discussions. Share your love of film at Phoenix with a course designed to provide the fullest possible cinema-going experience, including weekly admittance to the Phoenix matinee screening, a cup of tea or filter coffee and – best of all – a tutor-led discussion among fellow motion picture lovers about the film of the week, current film news, controversies, obituaries and everything in between.
   

 

Contact Phoenix Box Office on 0116 2422800 or for more information go to www.phoenix.org.uk and look for ‘Short Courses for Adults’

Creative Leicestershire Business Surgeries
Book a one-to-one session with our business advisor, Fred Brookes.

• Leicester 25 Nov, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.
• Leicester 16 Dec, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.

 

These sessions are only available to residents of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Lighting up Leicester with Creative Talent from across the UK
The UK Young Artists Leicester Festival 2014, taking place across the city from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November, will feature work from 70 artists in a rich and varied programme spanning applied arts, literature, moving image, music, performance and visual art. There's a workshop programme running alongside the festival too, and everything is free to attend. There are 60 events taking place across the weekend including a programme of workshops, talks and masterclasses run in conjunction with Writing East Midlands, Leicester Print Workshop, IdeasTap and Pedestrian. The full programme, venue details and ticket links for the performance events are all available via the UK Young Artists website.

rethinkyourmind Launch 2014
We are delighted to tell you that the rethinkyourmind project is launching again on the Friday 14th of November 2014 with a new Yellow book being published in 2015. To feature in the new Yellow book create your poetry/artwork/photography, this year's brief to reflect on is: 'I feel better when I am ...' and upload to the rethinkyourmind website where you can find out more information about the project. Join us for the launch of rethinkyourmind 2014 at 1:30pm on 14th November at The Cookie, High Street Leicester, full details here.

Call for submissions: Bamboozle Open Exhibition 2014
The Bamboozle Open Exhibition is a new open submission exhibition that will present exciting work from emerging and established artists from across the Midlands region, whilst raising money for Bamboozle. Submissions are open to artists across the Midlands from 22nd October – 21st November 2014. Submissions will be reviewed by a selection panel and successful submissions will be displayed in the final exhibition which will run from 3rd December – 21st December 2014. The exhibition will take place on the ground floor of Leicester’s stylish shopping complex – the stunningly renovated Silver Arcade. All work submitted must be for sale: A minimum 50% of proceeds from all sales will be donated to support Bamboozle’s work. Bamboozle is a registered charity that uses the power of theatre to transform the lives of children with learning disabilities. For a copy of our application form and submission guidance, or for advice on how to submit, contact Jade at jade@bamboozletheatre.co.uk before the submission deadline, Friday 21st November, 5pm.

Sock Fair 2015 - Apply Now!
A Celebration of quality Artists and Makers. An Arts and Crafts Purchase and Commission Fair. Sock is Leicestershire's premiere Art and Craft Fair. Every March Loughborough Town Hall hosts the event showcasing and selling a diverse range of work by over 35 pre-selected artists and makers. We are looking for visual arts, textiles, ceramics, glass, jewellery, furniture, sculpture, photography and interiors to exhibit at Sock Fair 2015. Application Deadline: Friday 21st November 2014. For more information and an application form visit our website.

Sponsored Exhibition Opportunity For Emerging Designer Makers
Applications are invited for designer-makers, qualified since May 2012 to apply for one of ten only, fully sponsored exhibition spaces, at A Festival of Living Crafts held at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire on 7 to 10 May 2015. This opportunity is sponsored by Craft&Design Magazine. All disciplines welcome, including glass, textiles, wood, ceramics, forged metal, silver/goldsmiths etc. Work must be original, authentic and handmade in Great Britain. The show, held for the last forty years at Hatfield House, attracts approximately 15,000 craft enthusiasts during the four day event. There is no charge for the exhibition space, furniture or power if you are one of the lucky ten chosen. To be considered for a place, please see further details www.livingcrafts.co.uk and follow the 'Emerging Designer Maker' tab on the Hatfield House show. Any queries please contact angela.bartlett@livingcrafts.co.uk

On Repeat :: An exhibition by Ornamentum
Exhibition at Snibston community gallery 2nd-24th December 2014. Ornamentum are a group of eight Leicestershire-based professional makers working in jewellery, textiles, paper and ceramics. The exhibition is the culmination of a 12-month
collaboration project following a theme of pattern and repeat. The eight members have been working in pairs to create new work for this show. On Repeat is part of a larger project funded by Arts Council England, including 12 months of professional mentoring. www.ornamentum.org.uk

CGP London 2014 Annual Open
Submissions: Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 November 2014 11am to 4pm. Application fee: £8 for one work or £20 for three works. The legendary unselected exhibition, unbelievably now in it's 30th year, has led the field in 'hang the lot' aesthetics since 1984. Hundreds of small works at attractive prices, the Cafe Gallery Open Exhibition, representing all artists, consolidates it's position as the Open Exhibition! Most importantly, there are no advance application forms. Works must be delivered directly to Cafe Gallery. Find out more here.

The Space - Open Call
We are looking for original, groundbreaking ideas for audiences to experience on mobiles and tablets. Any artist over 18 from anywhere in the world can apply. We will offer a commission to winning projects, as well as an online platform to publish the work, and training and mentoring to help develop expertise. Deadline: Friday 14th November 2014. Find out more here.

Questionnaire Call Out
Jewellery Designers and Gallery owners wanted to complete a short questionnaire to support MA student research project. Questions related to opinions of contemporary jewellery, pricing, marketing and designer-gallery owner relationships. All answers are confidential. Please email cdsgallery@live.com for further information.

Cosmopolitan Christmas Fair at Silver Arcade in the heart of Leicester city centre
Calling all creative stall holders, artists and volunteers! We have an amazing opportunity to get involved in this arts based Christmas Fair happening on all levels of the stylish Sliver Arcade right by the clock tower. There will be: live music, a choir, present making workshops for all the family, activities for children, guest appearances from Father Christmas and many bespoke stalls selling christmas gifts. We aim to create a fantastic festive atmosphere and have lots of fun! This will be happening on both weekends in the run up to Christmas: 13th - 14th and 20th - 21st December. We are looking for: stall holders, artists to run present making and children's activity workshops and volunteers to help run this event in return you will gain valuable experience. To express an interest in being involved in this event email Amanda by Friday 14th November 2014: cosmopolitan.arts@gmail.com

Apply for Design Factory membership
Design Factory's next membership deadline is 1st December. Design Factory promotes artistic integrity, raises the standard of craft and design and commercially supports and develops the very best designer/makers in craft practice today. There are lots of benefits! All membership information can be downloaded from our membership page or contact our Membership Manager, Hayley Banks - hayley@designfactory.org.uk if you have any queries.

Christmas Ceramics Workshops with Katherine Fortnum
Get ready for the festive season, come along, enjoy some festive fun and make your own unique Hanging Christmas Tree Decorations, snowflake coasters, or make your very own Christmas tree; create and design your own decorations to match your Christmas decor! *There is a 2 week turnaround to receive ceramic items due to drying and firing times, please bare this in mind when booking. Available for: one-to-one's, groups, parties, Hen parties, schools, after school clubs, craft groups, care organisations and more. We are also able to come to you! From £17- £99. Ceramics Workshops do not run on specific dates, date and time availability is flexible- weekdays, evenings, weekends, to check availability just enquire with your desired date. 15 knoll street, market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9QR www.katherinefortnumceramics.com / kfortnum@hotmail.co.uk / 07732789997

Come to the Fayre!
Emily Found A Thing will be open on Saturday 29th November between 10am and 7pm for fun, festivity and 'Emily Finds' during The Windmill Winter Fayre in Wymondham, we hope you can come. Find unique Christmas gifts amongst our vintage items and curios as well as our new range of distinctive pieces handmade by our growing list of talented, mostly local, designer makers. During the afternoon get creative and make your own badge with Sam Kitson one of our favourites. Put your orders in with Santa in the windmill grotto, fill up on festive food and drink, and enjoy the sights and sounds of the market stalls. During this one day event we will be offering 10% off everything! www.emilyfoundathing.co.uk

Art & Craft Courses at Embrace Arts

• Abstract painting Tuesdays, 11 November – 16 December, 1.30pm – 4.30pm, £70 / £40. Tutor: Maria Collingham. Develop your skills and confidence to produce inspired abstract drawings and paintings using a range of approaches.
• Life drawing masterclass Saturday 22 November,10am – 3.30pm, £40 / £22. Tutor: Scott Bridgwood. Push the boundaries of life drawing to produce expressive works of art. For those who wish to take their skills to the next level.

 

• Christmas all wrapped up Saturday 29 November and Saturday 13 December, 10am – 1pm, £20 for 2 sessions. Festive family fun learning activity to make Christmas crafts. Create your own decorations, cards, labels and wrapping paper to wrap your loved ones’ gifts.
• Still life: Focus on white objects Saturday 29 November, 10am – 4pm, £40 / £22. Develop confidence and observation skills to tackle the representation of white objects on a white background.

 

 

Embrace Arts, Richard Attenborough centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA. www.embracearts.co.uk

Upcoming printmaking courses at Leicester Print Workshop

• UK Young Artists printlab LCB Depot, Friday 7th and Saturday 8th November 10am - 4pm. Leicester Print Workshop has teamed up with UK Young Artists to present printlab. Aimed at creative practitioners the printlab gives you the opportunity to learn about printmaking, test and explore the possibilities of the medium in relation to your art practice and contribute to our collaborative printed zine which will evolve throughout UK Young Artists Leicester Festival.
• One day Intro to Screenprinting Leicester Print Workshop, Monday 10th November 10.00am – 5.00pm, £100 / £90 concessions. This one day intensive day course will introduce you to this popular technique. After attending this course you will have a basic knowledge of silkscreen printing and the confidence to develop further.

 

• PRINT RUN talks: What is a print? Leicester Print Workshop. Wednesday 12th November 6.00pm - 8.00pm. £5.  What is a print? In the second of our PRINT RUN series of talks, artists Serena Smith and Nichola Hingley present an evening talk that introduces the main principles of printmaking. 
• Drypoint Printing Baselitz Leicester Print Workshop & New Walk Museum, Saturday 22nd November 10.00am - 4.00pm. £75 / £67.50 concessions. This one day course begins at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery with a short bespoke Curator’s tour. You will spend some time sketching in the gallery space, before returning to Leicester Print Workshop to create your own drypoint prints inspired by the work on show.

 

Leicester Print Workshop,  50 Saint Stephens Road, Leicester, LE2 1GG. All these courses can be booked by calling Leicester Print Workshop on 0116 255 3634, emailing info@leicesterprintworkshop.com or visiting www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/courses

Creative Leicestershire Business Surgeries
Book a one-to-one session with our business advisor, Fred Brookes.

• Leicester 25 Nov, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.
• Leicester 16 Dec, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.

 

These sessions are only available to residents of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Lighting up Leicester with Creative Talent from across the UK
The UK Young Artists Leicester Festival 2014, taking place across the city from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November, will feature work from 70 artists in a rich and varied programme spanning applied arts, literature, moving image, music, performance and visual art. There's a workshop programme running alongside the festival too, and everything is free to attend. There are 60 events taking place across the weekend including a programme of workshops, talks and masterclasses run in conjunction with Writing East Midlands, Leicester Print Workshop, IdeasTap and Pedestrian. The full programme, venue details and ticket links for the performance events are all available via the UK Young Artists website.

rethinkyourmind Launch 2014
We are delighted to tell you that the rethinkyourmind project is launching again on the Friday 14th of November 2014 with a new Yellow book being published in 2015. To feature in the new Yellow book create your poetry/artwork/photography, this year's brief to reflect on is: 'I feel better when I am ...' and upload to the rethinkyourmind website where you can find out more information about the project. Join us for the launch of rethinkyourmind 2014 at 1:30pm on 14th November at The Cookie, High Street Leicester, full details here.

Join us for Literary Leicester 2014
Wednesday 12-Saturday 15 November 2014, University of Leicester, free. Brought to you by the University of Leicester’s College of Arts, Humanities and Law, the Literary Leicester festival offers exciting and stimulating sessions from a wealth of award-winning and renowned writers: all completely free! Join us for this year’s festival and celebrate the written and spoken word with literature lovers across the region. This year’s highlights include Will Self, Penelope Lively, John Banville, Cbeebies Cerrie Burnell, Eimear McBride, a creepy crawlies workshop with Candlestick Press and much more. Book your free tickets to guarantee your place and avoid disappointment, otherwise feel free to turn up on the day (please note that priority will be given to those who have pre-booked a ticket). Find out more about Literary Leicester

Writing Ghost Stories Workshop
QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS. Saturday 22nd November, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Ghost stories are a perennially popular form of writing, with masters in the field including the likes of Charles Dickens, MR James, Ambrose Bierce and Guy De Maupassant. But how do you go about creating a truly chilling ghost story? This workshop will explore everything you need to develop your own spine-tingling tales: how to build atmosphere, pacing your eerie tales, a great reveal, characterisation and much more, with the aim to build the bulk of your ghost story in a day. Led by Alex Davis, editor/publisher with Boo Books and acclaimed creative writing tutor. Tickets £15, £13 concessions, £11 QUAD Members (includes free entry to Haunted Book Launch). See more here.

Jerwood Writer in Residence: Call for Applicants
Jerwood Visual Arts’ Writer in Residence programme enters its fifth year in 2015. Since launching in 2011 Jerwood Visual Arts has played host to exciting critical thinkers including: Patrick Langley, Basia Lewandowska Cummings, Shama Khana George Vasey, Morgan Quaintance, Eleanor Nairne, Jessica Lack, Colin Perry, Gareth Evans, Chris Fite-Wassilak, David Trigg and Louisa Elderton. The Writer in Residence engages with Jerwood Visual Arts’ programme of exhibitions and Project Space commissions, with the aim of opening up wider contextual debate around the enquiries and themes of each initiative. Find out more here. Monday 24 November, 5pm.

IdeasTap Inspires: BBC Writersroom
Forty aspiring writers for screen, stage and radio will attend a practical, hands-on BBC Writersroom workshop at IdeasTap, taking place on Wednesday 17 December 2014. The workshop will be held from 1pm till 6pm with a free lunch being served from 12pm for all attendees. The workshop will be delivered by Henry R. Swindell, development executive for BBC Writersroom. Following the workshop, attendees will be asked to upload scripts to their IdeasTap portfolio by the end of January, based on their learning at the workshop. All forty will receive a professional script report on their submitted work by the end of March. Deadline 19 Nov. Find out more here.

Emerging Perspectives Programme
Developing the next generation of East Midlands theatre-makers and performers: As the East Midlands leading touring theatre company - the single largest provider of theatre specifically designed to tour to rural community venues - we produce 4 productions per year, in addition to running a range of participatory and training programmes.Training and skills development are central to our work. The Emerging Perspectives programme provides a range of opportunities for emerging theatre-makers living, working and studying in the East Midlands.

• Long Play Competition: a full length play writing competition open to ALL writers from or based in the East Midlands. Deadline: 9 January 2015. For full guidelines and details of how to apply, visit the website
• Masterclasses: there are currently 2 masterclasses on offer, led by major figures from the theatre industry, find out more and book a place here.

 

 

Courses & Events from Writing School Leicester

• SPECIAL EVENT: What Do Editors Want? Friday 14th Nov 1.00pm – 3.00pm, £20. A one-off workshop aimed at helping you understand what editors are looking for, the role of an editor in a publishing house and putting editing skills into practice.
• SPECIAL EVENT: Writing Rude Songs Wednesday 19th Nov 7.00pm – 9.00pm, £20. Phoenix Square The comedy song is often considered to be comedy’s equivalent to the naughty postcard – and yet audiences love them. Over the decades, several successful comedians have used music to subvert and entertain, often with some fairly rude jokes mixed into the message. This short taster course will help you create such a song around the target of your choice.
• Poetry Writing for Beginners 2 Sessions from 26th Nov
  Wednesday 1pm – 3pm, Leicester Adult Education College, £30. First-time writer, dabbler, hopeful or looking for fun with words, this two-part course will set you on your way. Session one will help you to write poems in pairs, groups, and on your own, with clear targets, various forms and styles, learning through enjoyment.
• SPECIAL EVENT: Preparing For Publication Friday 5th Dec 1pm – 4pm, LCB Depot, £25. Writing a first draft is a real achievement, but there’s a lot of work to do to make your writing as good as it can be. This course introduces a simple three-level model for editing your own prose. You will work on your own writing and give and receive feedback from others.

 

All courses have a 4% PayPal fee if booked online. More courses are available on the Writing School Leicester website

Creative Leicestershire Business Surgeries
Book a one-to-one session with our business advisor, Fred Brookes.

• Leicester 25 Nov, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.
• Leicester 16 Dec, LCB Depot, LE1 1RE. One hour slots available.

 

These sessions are only available to residents of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Emerging Perspectives Programme
Developing the next generation of East Midlands theatre-makers and performers: As the East Midlands leading touring theatre company - the single largest provider of theatre specifically designed to tour to rural community venues - we produce 4 productions per year, in addition to running a range of participatory and training programmes.Training and skills development are central to our work. The Emerging Perspectives programme provides a range of opportunities for emerging theatre-makers living, working and studying in the East Midlands.

• EP Company - Emerging Performers and Practitioners: an opportunity for emerging actors, directors, designers (set, costume, lighting or sound) composers, stage managers or writers aged 18+, to take part in a company of emerging East-Midlands theatre-maker - beginning on Monday 6 April 2015, with a short tour of East Midlands venues from 6 July 2015. Deadline: 20 February 2015. For more information visit the website.
• Masterclasses: there are currently 2 masterclasses on offer, led by major figures from the theatre industry, find out more and book a place here.

 

 

 

 

Free Workshops - UK Young Artists Leicester Festival and Ideasap
This event is part of a wider professional development programme taking place during the UK Young Artists Leicester Festival 2014. The festival will bring 70 young artists from across the UK to Leicester for three days of live music, theatre, visual arts, moving image, live art and dance from 7-9 November 2014. See www.ukyoungartists.co.uk for more details.

• Being Present: A free live art workshop, UK Young Artists Leicester Festival and Ideasap Being Present is an intensive, body-based live art workshop delivered by live art performance company Deux Oiseaux. Exercises will help you to explore notions of presence and energy in the space. The workshop takes place in Leicester on 8 November from 10am - 1pm. Book a free place at www.ideastap.com/spa. 
• Expanding Choreographic Technique: free masterclass, UK Young Artists Leicester Festival and Ideastap This workshop will explore a variety of ways through which to approach choreography. It will look at creative strategies, processes, tools and methods for making performance as well as improvisation, scoring, games and task based structures for creating choreographic work. This event takes place in Leicester on 8 November from 2-4pm. Book a free place at www.ideastap.com/spa 

 

Dance for Parkinson's Professional Development Opportunity
Sat 8th November - Sun 9th November 2014 Price: £75 per person. DanceEast Wellbeing Studio, Suffolk. A two day professional development opportunity for dance artists, musicians, health professionals and other practitioners interested in sharing an open dialogue about artistic approaches to dance and music for people with Parkinson’s. The professional development programme covers English National Ballet’s approach for best practice based on our national Dance for Parkinson’s programme model, as well as tools and strategies for the creative use of contemporary and classical repertoire, enabling artists to build class content and set up their own sessions. Find out more here.

14/48 Leicester
The World's Quickest Theatre Festival, Live at The Y Leicester, November 14th & 15th 2014. 7 writers, 7 directors, 25 actors, designers, and musicians + 48 hours = 14 world premier plays. 14/48 Leicester is the Leicester Satellite of “The world’s quickest theatre festival” in which 14 new plays are written, directed and performed within a 48 hour period. It is a ‘live brief’ networking opportunity, a new writing festival, theatre stripped back to it’s raw roots, and it is the most fun, challenging, and invigorating experience for both the artists and audiences that make it possible. Find out what's on here.

MY Dance Festival 2015 - Ideastap Brief
Love youth dance? Want to help shape an exciting showcase for youth dance, meeting industry professionals along the way? Together with our partners DanceXchange, we’re offering one IdeasTap member the chance to join the selection panel for regional youth dance festival MY Dance 2015. Working alongside professional artists and practitioners, the brief winner will choose five groups from the West Midlands to take part in next year’s festival at Nottingham Playhouse on 11th April 2015. The regional selection panel will take place on Monday 1st December 2014 at DanceXchange, Birmingham. Following the regional festival, the winner will then join the panel for selecting which groups perform at the national youth dance festival U.Dance 2015, which will be taking place in Plymouth during 22nd to 25th July. This brief closes at 10am on Tuesday 18 November 2014 and is open to IdeasTap members aged between 16 and 25. Find out more here.

People Dancing
13-15 November 2014. The Foundation for Community Dance present the international event for anyone working in dance, where world-class artists, teachers and leaders will come together for a programme of presentations, workshops and performances. Wherever and however you work with people in dance, People Dancing provides an opportunity to share your practice and approaches to engagement across different international, social, economic and political contexts. To view the full programme and book visit the website.

Performing Arts & Music Courses/Events at Embrace Arts

• Intermediate hula hoop dance Mondays, 10 November – 15 December – 6.30pm – 7.30pm, £45. Tutor: Doe Demure. Move on from the beginner’s course to tackle combinations and simple routines to link moves together, making your hooping much smoother and really taking your dancing to the next level. Hula hoops provided. 
• Yo Tabla! Saturday 13 December, 10am – 4pm, £40 / £22, Tutor: Rishii Chowdhury. Focused on wellbeing, Yo-Tabla! Provides an all-round approach to learning this beautiful Indian classical hand drum. You will also practice basic yoga, breathing and meditation to complete your learning.

 

Embrace Arts, Richard Attenborough centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA. www.embracearts.co.uk

Looking for resources to support your studies?
Four handbooks for dance leaders - commissioned by Foundation for Community Dance and written by industry experts - include contextual information, signposting to further professional development, case studies from leading practitioners, practical suggestions and thought provoking questions, all of which will support you in your studies and the future delivery of your dance work. 

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Free Networking for Leicester Makers
Join us for networking, discussions, activities and skill-sharing.

• Leicester Makers's first networking event takes place on Friday 7th November. 7-9pm. This event is free to Leicester-based designer-makers and will be at Leicester Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB (opposite Sainsbury’s) Book here using eventbrite. No preparation or planning required – we just need you to come along and take part. The theme of this evening is about Supporting Leicester Makers. We want to find out what you need in the future, what you would like for Leicester and how we can develop programmes, projects and resources that work for us all. Alongside creative activities, there will be a short talk about existing support for makers in the city from Catherine Rogers, Arts & Creative Industries Manager, Creative Leicestershire. 
• The next event is on Friday 28th November, 2-4pm. Same venue. This session will look at ways of developing your business and we will hear from a number of speakers about their experiences of growing their making business, including funding, professional support and creating your own extended businesses. Book here & join us for networking and CAKE!

 

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Creative Coffee
Creativity, Coffee & Conversation. We're a free fortnightly networking meet-up for creative people and those looking to meet creatives. See www.creativecoffee.org.uk

Writers Meet Up Leicester
The monthly meet up sees an average of 6-10 writers from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds come together. It is a friendly group and everybody is always made to feel welcome. Sign up to our next event by visiting our Facebook event page  where there is also a brief report about each meet up. 2014 dates: EVENING MEET UP 1st WEDNESDAY in: Dec 6pm at The Exchange

Open Coffee - Leicester Tech Startups
This is a networking and community event for existing and aspiring tech startup entrepreneurs. Aimed at geeks, techies, scientists, coders, students, entrepreneurs and innovators who are serious about turning great tech ideas into money via startups, spin-offs and joint ventures. See http://www.leicesterstartups.com/

FSB & Network Midlands - Networking in Leicester’s West End
FSB & Network Midlands bring SPICE to Networking in Leicester’s West End (First weds of each month) at the NEW Chef & Spice Restaurant. Meet people who can help you within your business or help get you in front of your customer. Talk directly to business people who have resolved business issues which you may be having. Venue: Chef & Spice 1 Andrewes Street, Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 5PG,  Date: first Wednesday of each month. Time: 6pm to 9pm, Price as stated (includes networking, food and a drink) Places must be booked via the Eventbrite booking system. 

SO Festival Networking Event
Realise your ambitions and reach new audiences... be part of SO Festival. SO Festival was established in 2009 and has quickly developed from a free 2 day outdoor arts festival to 9 days, in 7 locations engaging with an audience of over 80,000. SO Festival takes place annually and the dates for 2015 are 25 June to 5 July. The festival will travel the market towns of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, before a finale weekend in the famous seaside holiday resort of Skegness. Holiday makers in Skegness and festival audience members come from the least engaged locations across the Midlands - Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Northampton and Wolverhampton. Having recently become a new Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation we are excited about developing new relationships. If you are ambitious and passionate about engaging new audiences we would like to meet with you and discuss how we can help deliver your ambitions. We would therefore be delighted if you would come along and meet us at the Holiday Inn, Leicester (129 St. Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 5LX) on Monday 17 November 2014 from 10am onwards. Find out more here.

AD:UK - East Midlands Regional Meeting
An East Midlands Regional Meeting for AD:UK members and those interested in joining is taking place on Monday 24th November at Broadway in Nottingham. The day will begin at 10.45am for an 11am start for AD:UK members and then from 1pm – 3.30pm the afternoon will be opened up for any non-members that would like to attend. Find out more about AD:UK here.

Showcase, Market and Sell Road Show - Leicestershire
Friday 28th November 2014. Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel, Kegworth. This event is FREE to attend. These events have attracted in excess of 150 businesses to Showcase, Market and Sell their products and services. Designed to maximise business opportunities for local companies this event is an event not to be missed. As well as the exhibition we will be running our free table top workshops where businesses have the opportunity to hear hints and tips from marketing experts on how to Showcase, Market and Sell their business in an interactive, networking environment. Find out more here. 

C.E.M.E.N.T
C.E.M.E.N.T is an online space for Creatives and Artists to connect, collaborate and create. We’ll be platforming inspirational Artists and Creatives through our monthly Creative Profiles. Linking Artists with an interest in kickstarting collaborative projects through our Lonely Heartists section and sharing a wide range of Events and Training all of which can be found on our site, or in our easily digested monthly newsletter. Click here to register as a CEMENT member,  gaining free access to all content online, as well as signing up to the newsletter.

Our Cultural Commons: A national conversation about local culture has just begun
Where was your first cultural experience? And where will be your last? Chances are the answer to both those questions will be ‘close to home’. Our Cultural Commons is a new national conversation about local cultural infrastructure – what works, what doesn’t, how and where it thrives – and how it could reach its full potential. The conversation was started by Voluntary Arts and Arts Development UK, but now everyone with an interest in culture is invited to join in and explore how local cultural provision can be made better. To read more about Our Cultural Commons, sign up for updates or get involved, visit www.ourculturalcommons.org

Annual public meeting at the New Art Exchange - Nottingham
NAE invites you to learn more about the organisation, discover forthcoming opportunities, and share your views about our work. Join a discussion with the staff team, NAE's collaborators, and take part in a fun creative break-out session. A complimentary buffet and a special performance will also be available to all participants. Saturday 25th November 12-3pm. Further information can be found here.

Why Don't You? PechaKucha
Thursday 6 November, 6 - 8 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. It’s all about finding new ways to collaborate with new people. Following the success of our previous PechaKucha networking events, we’re back with 20 images in 6 minutes presented by a host of inspirational creatives from Leicester including John Coster (Citizens' Eye), Clare Hudson (University of Leicester), Nathan Human (KLiC), Amanda Leandro (Kaleidoscope Arts). Plus special regional guests including Elinor Morgan from Birmingham's Eastside Projects and Tom Barnes from Nottingham based theatre company 2Magpies. Come and join us and perhaps spark your next collaboration. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Self Assessment and Finance for Creatives - Led by Mahmood Reza
Monday 10 November, 4 - 7 at Phoenix, 4 Midland St, Leicester. Find out all you need to know about filling in your self assessment tax return, plus lots of valuable information and tips on keeping your finances in good order. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

Creative Fundraising - Led by Llynda Baugh
Tuesday 2 December, 2 - 5 at LCB Depot, 31 Rutland St, Leicester. Designed for artists working in education or community settings, this workshop will give you the tools to find appropriate funding sources and complete successful funding applications. Packed with practical tips and advice, you will learn about the vast array of grant giving bodies locally and nationally, which words tick the boxes of assessment panels and how to approach some common application questions. Book your free place here. This is a Creative Leicestershire event

UK Young Artists Leicester Festival 2014 - Workshop Programme
As part of the Leicester Festival programme UK Young Artists has teamed up with IdeasTap to curate a special programme of events including practical workshops, performances and masterclasses. All events are free and bookable through the IdeasTap website.

• Meet the Programmers Fri 7 Nov With Fergus Evans (freelance producer), Natalie Ibu (In Good Company) and Francesca Waite (The Lowry) An informal panel discussion looking at development programmes available to artists and the best ways to access them. From 10.30am to 12.30pm. Embrace Arts – Studio 1.
• Exploring the Swarm Practical Masterclass with Anna Collette Hunt. Fri 7 Nov. Join Anna Collette Hunt for an introduction to hand modelling and basic clay joining skills. Participants will be given the opportunity to create a mini swarm using Anna’s moulds and a bit of imagination. From 10.30am to 12.30pm. Embrace Arts – Studio 3.
• International producing and touring Masterclass with Joe Bone. Fri 7 Nov. Joe Bone will discuss how to make international theatre touring a viable means and cover ways in which artists may want to make your production internationally attractive. From 2pm to 4pm. Embrace Arts – Studio 1.
• Artist Talk – Nadim Chaudry Sat 8 Nov. Nadim will talk about his career as a practising visual artist. He’ll cover his background and education, finding the right studio space and how he now works within this space. Nadim will also talk about securing his first solo shows and his recent commissions. From 2pm to 3pm. The Exchange.
• Artist-led spaces and Accessing Opportunities Sun 9 Nov. With Michelle Bowen (Primary), Beth Shapeero (UK Young Artist) and Dan Kelly (Two Queens) This panel discussion will cover how some of the artist-led spaces in the East Midlands were set-up and how they currently run. We will also cover opportunities available through these spaces and how best to access them. This will be followed by a Q&A with the panel. From 10.30am to 12.30pm. Embrace Arts - Studio.

 

 

The full programme is available via the UK Young Artists website.

 

 

 

 

Superfast Leicestershire
Superfast Leicestershire is an £18.6m project funded by Leicestershire County Council and the European Regional Development Fund. The project will bring high-speed fibre broadband to 96% of homes and businesses in Leicestershire by March 2015. To help Leicestershire based SMEs make the most of high-speed fibre broadband, a series of free 2 hour workshops and full day events are being held across Leicestershire. The Superfast Leicestershire Business Support Programme will be managed by the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the Superfast Leicestershire EBusiness Club visit the website.

Booktrust Stories Tour Toolkit and Legacy Training - Leicester
Join Booktrust in Leicester for a training session that will leave you inspired to engage with families and put on fun arts events in your local area. We will be sharing all we have learnt from our latest storytelling project, the Stories Tour. The training session will cover: Tips on touring; ways to communicate with hard to reach communities and venues; practical tips for ar tists and venue hosts and information on applying for funding. The Stories Tour ran 60 events in Libraries, Community Centres and Prisons reaching over 1500 children and their families. The storytelling events featured an original play, local storytellers and free books and resources for families. The tour was particularly targeted at Bangladeshi, Somali and Pakistani families and over 70% of attendees were from this background. Book your FREE place here.

AMA - Digital Disruptions - Digital Marketing Day
13 Nov, London. Digital is disrupting how we work — affecting our programming and curation, our organisational models, our marketing practice and our relationship with audiences. What is the marketer's role within this 'digital first' landscape? How can we help our organisations navigate change, embrace opportunities and remain relevant in the face of changing audience expectations? Digital Disruptions will bring together international speakers to provide marketers with a space to discover new practice, share experiences and return to their organisation with ideas to implement. Find out more here.

Trustee leadership in arts fundraising & philanthropy
Tuesday 25th Nov, 2-5.30pm. Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, NG1 5AF. Trustees play an essential role in fundraising. They are their organisation’s chief ambassadors, supporting the executive team and helping to connect them with a wide range of external networks. This half-day session, led by Sir Thomas Hughes Hallett, offers practical guidance and tips to executive team members and Trustees on how to utilise fundraising and philanthropy as important tools within their organisation’s fundraising and income generation strategy. Drawing upon their considerable expertise in this field, the trainers will help to give participants the core knowledge and confidence to fundraise skilfully for their organisation. Find out more here.

Do you work with young people? - Support their creative development with Arts Award
Arts Award is for all young people and can work through any arts, cultural or media activity. Training as an adviser is the first step in getting going with Arts Award. Advisers support each young person and assess their progress developing their skills as both and artist and a leader.

• Bronze/Silver Training - Monday 8th December - Embrace Arts Leicester LE1 7HA - 9:30am - 4pm.
• Discover Explore Training - Tuesday 9th December - Atkins Building, Hinckley - 1pm - 3.30pm

Book now - www.artsaward.org.uk/training

 

Training & Events from The Mighty Creatives

• TMC's Annual Education Conference Monday 24th November 2014 | Trent Vineyard Conference Centre | 9.15am - 4.30pm. This conference is run by schools for schools and will demonstrate how to practically engage pupils in the classroom with enriched and imaginative curriculums from digital technologyin Art and Design to using everyday resources to support innovative practice. 
• An Introduction to Participation Tuesday 9th December 2014, 10am- 4pm, St Martins House Conference Centre, Leicester. This 1 day course is designed for people who already have a basic understanding of participation - the involvement of children and young people in organisational decision making - but want a little help on how to design and run a successful participation session.

 

For further information & training visit the Mighty Creatives website.

Training from Voluntary Action Leicestershire

• The Health and Social Care Forum 11 Nov 2014 - 10.00 -13.00. The forum will give you the opportunity to hear the latest developments from the Better Care Together Strategy from one of the programme's Senior Responsible Officers. You will learn what changes has happened so far, what changes are being proposed and the contribution that the VCS can make to transforming services. 
• Demonstrating Social Impact Webinar 11 Nov 2014 - 11:00 - 12.00. The services you offer may make a profound difference to people and the communities they live in but proving this can be difficult. In this hour long web conference you will learn about different methods of measuring social impact and the tools that can assist you to start measuring this more effectively.
• 1 Day Think Leicestershire Coach Training 13 Nov 2014 - 9:30 - 17.00. During this session you will learn to use coaching techniques to turn ideas into time focused goals and action plans. The techniques learned can be used to self-coach or help others achieve more.
• Volunteering Network 18 Nov 2014 - 9:30 - 13.00. The Volunteering Network provides a support and networking opportunity for managers of volunteers, be they paid or volunteers themselves, and whether they operate in the public, private or voluntary sectors, to come together to share good practice, get updated on all things volunteering.

 

For further information & training visit the Voluntary Action Leicestershire website. 

New HLF Website
The new-look HLF website, with integrated online community, has been re-designed with you in mind. It is more image-driven and user friendly – you can even browse it on your mobile device. The site been developed in line with digital best practice, and HLF are proud to have retained our high accessibility standards. Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF, has written a blog post to mark the launch.

Sir Thomas White Loan Charity
The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity has been in existence since 1542 and was founded by one of the City’s most generous (but least well known) benefactors, Sir Thomas White. Although he never actually set foot in Leicester, Sir Thomas is honoured by being included as one of the four statues around the Clock Tower in the Leicester city centre. We are an Equal Opportunity organisation providing loans for new business ideas and young businesses needing investment. Eligible candidates may borrow up to £15,000 for business and up to £6,000 for education, to establish themselves in their chosen career. Loans are interest free for 9 years, repayable by equal instalments after 3 years. Find out more here.

Council helping new businesses to get started
North West Leicestershire District Council is helping new and prospective business owners by hosting a free business start-up seminar at the Council Offices on Monday 17 November. This event, which is organised by NBV Enterprise Solutions, aims to offer expert advice to new business owners from across the district. This event is open to people who are thinking of starting a business or have operated a business for 18 months or less. This event will take place between 9am – 4pm at the Council Offices, Whitwick Road, Coalville on Monday 17 November. For more information and to book your place for this seminar, visit eventbrite or email businessfocus@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Music Grants for Older People
The registered charity, Concertina which makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 30th April 2015. The charity is particular keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, Concertina has made grants to a wide range of charitable organisations nationwide in England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents. Read more here.

New India Cultural Exchange Fund
A new £1.5million lottery fund will be available in early 2015 to build creative connections between the people of England and India. The new funding will provide English artists and arts organisations with opportunities to develop collaborations and cultural exchanges with their Indian counterparts. The scheme will be run by British Council and the Arts Council England and will give grants of £15,000-£100,000 to support projects that:
Promote creative collaborations & Showcase the best of UK and Indian arts across a range of art forms and activities; etc.
Applications open in January 2015 and there will be a second round of funding in 2016 with activity expected to peak during 2017 to mark the 70th anniversary of Indian independence.
Read more here.

Arts Council England Strategic Touring Programme
The next closing date for grant applications to the Arts Council, England Strategic Touring Programme is the 9th January 2015. The £45 million Strategic touring programme provides in excess of £15,000 for projects that encourage collaboration between organisations, so more people across England experience and are inspired by the arts, particularly in places which rely on touring for much of their arts provision. Read more here.

Wellcome Trust Arts Awards
The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its Arts Awards. The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. Applications are invited for projects of up to £30,000 through their small grants programme. The aim of the awards is to support arts projects that reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. The next application deadline for small projects is the 28th November 2014. Read more here.

BBC Children in Need Small Grants Programme
The next deadline for applications to the BBC Children in Need Small Grants programme is the 1st December 2014. Through the Small Grants programme, funding up to £10,000 is available for projects that combat disadvantage and improve children and young people's lives. Read more here.

Rutland Film Company release “Beankeeper” software for use by others.
East Midlands commercials production company Origami Films is making the software they built to manage their own company available to others for the first time. Developed and qualified with Filemaker pro, Apple’s database division, “Beankeeper” controls both the “doing” and the “accounting” parts of a business via a set of easy to follow screens and reports. It runs on both Macs and PCs and has pdf manual, You Tube tutorials and one-to-one Skype support for new users. For more information go to www.beankeeper.biz

Dock - Business Development
The Business Development Team are here to help your high tech, low carbon, or knowledge economy business be profitable and sustainable, whether you’re based at Dock or part of the wider community in Leicester. The Business Development Team currently offers: grants, one to one coaching & workshops. For more information visit the website.  

Business Development- grow your creative business for free*
Whether you need to talk through your businesses problems, develop your business skills, access grant funding, or take advantage of 6 months free hotdesking you can find out how we can help at our new website http://www.lcbdepot.co.uk/develop. While you're there check out our ace videos of how we supported other businesses from startups to established businesses. And don't miss our new Resources database which includes lots of tips, interesting articles and business tools for every aspect of your business. To find out more about any of the above contact Business Development on develop@lcbdepot.co.uk or 0116 242 2900( *Business Development one to one support, workshops and grants are available for free to the creative community in Leicester as well as LCB Depot, Phoenix Square Workspaces and Makers Yard Tenants through the ERDF funding.)

Are you looking for funding?
Fund My Venture specialise in securing grant funding for charitable and social organisations. We have raised over £1,400,000 so far working with over 50 organisations through grant bid writing, fundraising strategies, impact evaluation writing, social organisation formation and project development services. For more information visit www.fundmyventure.co.uk, or call: 0116 251 9899 or e-mail: info@fundmyventure.co.uk

Climate Change - What's Your Plan?
Climate Change What’s Your Plan is a free environmental survey offered to any organisation within Leicestershire. The aim of the survey is to help organisations improve their energy efficiency, reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately save money on energy bills. Find out more here. ‘Carbon Management for Leicester SMEs’ is also offering local SMEs in Leicester City up to a £1000 grant, for energy efficiency improvements. For more information, visit the website.

ASDA Foundation Community Grants Programme
Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations to develop stronger better connected communities across the UK by targeting the key social issues that are affecting local communities. Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to develop stronger better connected communities across the UK by targeting the key social issues that are affecting local communities. Find out more here.

AMA - New fundraising programme
Are you a fundraiser or have elements of fundraising within your role? AMA have got a series of online workshops coming up. Supported by the Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Programme, these take place from October to February. Topics will include: Individual giving plans, Effective membership schemes and Individual giving for small organisations. Find out more and sign up for regular updates at here.

Radcliffe Trust grants for classical music
Deadline: 31 January 2015. The Radcliffe Trust supports classical music performance and training – in particular chamber music, composition and music education. Within music education, they are especially interested in music for children and adults with special needs, youth orchestras and projects at secondary and higher levels, including academic research. Applicants must be a registered charity or an exempt charity. Previous grant recipients include the National Autistic Society which received £2,000 for a music room in Glasgow and Birmingham Children’s Hospital which received £2,500 for a ‘Singing medicine’. Read more at: www.theradcliffetrust.org

Grants to Help New, Innovative Visual Arts Projects
The Elephant Trust has announced that the next deadline for applications is the 12th January 2015. The Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects based in the UK. The Trust's aim is to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confronted by lack of funds. The Trust supports projects that develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts. Priority is now being given to artists and small organisations and galleries who should submit well argued, imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions. Arts Festivals are not supported. The Trust normally awards grants of up to £2,000, but larger grants may be considered. Read more here.

Funding to Support Arts Projects
The Fidelio Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance. The Trustees aim to help individuals and groups such as Colleges, Arts Festivals and other arts organisations who would not be able to carry out a project or activity without financial support. The next closing date for applications is the 1st February 2015. Read more here.

Funding for Digital Projects with a Social Impact
The Nominet Trust which provides funding and support to imaginative social technology ventures has announced that the next funding round of its Social Tech Seed Investment Programme will open for applications on the 22nd September 2014. Social Tech Seed is an investment programme that offers early-stage investment of between £15,000 and £50,000 to entrepreneurs who are looking to develop new ventures using digital for social impact. This programme provides funding and support to help entrepreneurs nurture, develop and test their ideas. The Trust is looking for applications that demonstrate the potential of technology to tackle some of the big social issues in sectors including education, employability, healthcare and the environment. Find out more here.

Accelerator
Accelerator is IdeasTap's new commission-free crowdfunding platform. As an arts charity and funder, we've been helping creative people to get their ideas off the ground for years. Now we're offering our members a way to raise project funding themselves - without the commission fees other crowdfunding platforms charge. What's more, we're putting our money where our mouth is. Every month, we'll select up to two Accelerator projects and pledge £500 to help each of them reach their target. To find out more visit the website.

Clore Poetry & Literature Awards
The Clore Duffield Foundation is open to applications as part of its £1 million programme to fund poetry and literature initiatives for children and young people across the UK. Through the programme, schools, FE colleges, community groups, libraries and other arts/cultural organisations can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to support participatory learning projects and programmes focused on literature, poetry and creative writing for under 19s. Deadline: 6 March 2015. Read more at: www.cloreduffield.org.uk.

Funding to Enable Disadvantaged Young People Reach their Potential
Registered charities that work with disadvantaged children under the age of 25 can apply for funding of up to £10,000 through the Ironmongers Company’s grants programme. In particular the company wants to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential and educational activities that develop learning, motivation and skills. Read more here.

Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation helps small, local community organisations and covers a wide range of charitable activity. Areas funded include: education, arts, health, environment, community, youth, religion and welfare. Grants of up to £50,000 are available. There are no formal deadlines for submitting applications. Read more here.

Golsoncott Foundation
Golsoncott Foundation grants are available to voluntary sector organisations in the UK for projects that promote fine arts and music. Grants vary according to context and are not subject to an inflexible limit, but they are unlikely to exceed £5,000 and are normally given on a non-recurrent basis. Read more at here.

Creative Employment Programme
The Creative Employment Programme (CEP) is an initiative funded by the Lottery and Arts Council England, administered via Creative and Cultural Skills, and provides organisations in the creative and cultural sector with access to grant funding so they can provide structured opportunities for young, talented people to enter the industry.  To learn how you can get involved, join one of The Mighty Creatives' short online information sessions to find out more. You might be considering taking on an Intern in the very near future, you might want to help by providing a work shadow placement for a school leaver, or you might just want to know more about the CEP for future reference because 'you never know'; all are welcome! You can register for one of the sessions via The Mighty Creatives Eventbrite page.