Training

Do you have a business plan? Do you know what goes into a business plan? Paul Shambrook of Business Link North West gives a quick and painless guide to this essential but often-neglected aspect that can form the basis of how you run your business. The talk will cover cash flow forecasts, identifying training needs and how to factor in marketing so that you’ll get a core understanding of what goes into a business plan.

Writing A Press Release Talk – Tue 19 Oct, 6-7pm, £4/£3

With freelance PR expert Natalie Persoglio. A one hour guide to writing a press release – the correct way to format your release, who you should send it to, how to make sure your message gets across in the right way, how to work to copy deadlines. Natalie will unravel the secrets of what goes into a good press release. Natalie Persoglio has over 12 years’ experience as a marketing professional.

Funding Sources Talk - Tue 2 Nov, 6-7pm, Free

With Paul Shambrook, Digital and Creative Services Broker at Business Link NW. Paul gives a whistle-stop guide to a variety of funding sources available to individual artists and small creative businesses, including grant funding, small business loans and sponsorship.

Writing For Print, Radio and Screen seminar

Tue 20 Oct, 6-9pm, £10/£7.50

With BBC WritersRoom North, Matthew Read, co-founder of Dead Ink Publishing and freelance producer Ric Michael, former head of development at award-winningBaby Cow TV.

BBC WritersRoom will discuss their work, which provides valuable support for writers seeking to develop work for both radio and TV and Matthew will give an overview of how the publishing industry is undergoing a change and give an insight into the new world of e-publishing. Ric will reveal essential tips for writers aiming to get into TV production and explain the role of the commissioner and how to approach them. The panel will be available for a question and answer session to close the event.

Writing & Pitching For TV

Tue 3 Nov, 10am-4.30pm, £30/£20

Ric Michael, leads a workshop for aspiring writers and writing partnerships.

When booking, please leave your name and email address. You will need to prepare an A4 treatment of your proposal in advance of this workshop.

1-2-1 Marketing Surgeries For Creative’s

Tue 8 Nov, 12-4pm, £20/£15

A focused, 45 minute session with marketing specialist, Natalie Persoglio.

Come and discuss your work or project and get essential tips on how to get press coverage and grow your reputation. If your event or project needs some introductory marketing guidance, then this is the ideal place to start. There are five slots available.

Natalie has worked in arts and entertainment marketing/PR and journalism for more than 13 years, working as a journalist for numerous music and games magazines. Please leave your contact email and phone number when booking, we will contact you before the event to get advance details of your business or project.

Trafford Artists Network meeting

Thurs 25 Nov, 7-9pm, Free

A talk by a leading artist whose work is being shown in the Altered States exhibition running in the Lauriston Gallery at Waterside from Oct 23rd to Jan 8th. This exhibition coincides with Manchester Science Festival and explores how contemporary art has been inspired by biomedical science.

Navigating MediaCityUK

Times TBC, 2 December 2010 Tickets TBC

Navigating MediaCityUK returns with an updated and informative day of events to bring the most exciting media development of a generation closer to you. If you want to get involved with MediaCityUK, then come along to these events which combine chat show, Q&A, networking and marketing.

Meet key individuals involved in the development, listen, question and make connections that could lead you into the heart of MediaCityUK. With youth targeted daytime events aimed we continue to demystify and open up MediaCityUK; to help you navigate your own journey.

Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, M33 7ZF

Tickets & Info 0161 912 5616

http://www.watersideartscentre.co.uk

Bungee-Assisted Dance and Vertical Wall Weekend Courses, Wired Aerial Theatre

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September

Taster weekend - Wondering just what is bungee-assisted dance and vertical wall?Come and bounce around on a bungee and dance vertically on a wall at this fun taster session. No dance experience necessary -just a sense of adventure!

Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd October

Beginners weekend - Learn the basics of the techniques and improve your body fitness and core strength along the way. Some dance/gymnastic experience desirable. A reasonable level of physical fitness required.

Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th October

Improvers weekend - Devised for those who want to improve their bungee- assisted dance and / or vertical wall skills. Experience needed. Good level of physical fitness required.

All classes are held at our centre for aerial excellence - The Higher Space, 10 Cotton Street, Liverpool. L3 7DY

Classes are 10am - 3.30pm each day

£100 for each weekend course - or receive a 10% discount if you book 3 weeks in advance. (Only 8 spaces per class so book early!)

Contact Alison or Amanda on 0151 207 7568 or admin@wiredaerialtheatre.com

For more details see our website - http://www.wiredaerialtheatre.com

Ad Hoc Dance Autumn Performance Course 2010

This 11 week course involves a unique interface of contemporary dance, film and sculpture. Ruth Tyson-Jones along with Ad Hoc Dance, have been commissioned by The Lowry to make a choreography in response to a new sculpture by Ingrid Hu, to be installed into The Quays in Salford. The creative process will be filmed/documented by filmmaker Phil Tune and integrated into the final performance work.

This course will include contemporary dance technique and creative movement. Participants will be led through some carefully crafted creative exercises in response to the sculpture design and the individual creative responses to the tasks, the resulting movement, will then be shaped in to a group choreography for performance on Sunday 21st November at The Lowry. (Please note this performance date has changed since first advertised)

Guest choreographer, Clare Fildes will also lead on a section of the work.

When: Mondays 6.15pm - 9.15pm

Dates: Sep 13, 20, 27

Oct 4, 11, 18, 25

Nov 1, 8, 15, 21

Where: The Studio, The Lowry, Salford Quays

Cost for 11 weeks = £82.50 / £77 ( concs)

All levels welcome - Ad Hoc Dance has something to offer from the novice to the professional

Clothing suitable for moving in, is required, and bare feet

Book via the Lowry website or call The Lowry box office on 08432086000 or visit: http://thelowry.com

Ad Hoc Dance is The Lowry's in-house adult contemporary community dance company (18 years plus)

A first timer to Ad Hoc Dance- a male in his 50's- in May 2010, wrote,

"this was my first time with Ad Hoc, and my first time performing contemporary dance. I enjoyed the Monday night training sessions, the exercise was good for me and I did feel my fitness and flexibility improve over the weeks.The general social aspect of the Ad Hoc group was friendly and supportive....it is rewarding to work co-operatively. Ruth Tyson- Jones is good at motivating our creative ideas and then bringing the physical elements together into a coherent piece. I was impressed by the way our piece came together for a performance."

Superheroes: A unique training opportunity for artists to explore a deaf and disability perspective to Superheroes.

For any artist with an interest in writing/film/animation/digital interactive/movement/drama/devising skills and theatre related visual arts, who would like to develop their working relationship with disability.

Led by Jenny Sealey (Artistic Director of Graeae), Caroline Cardus and associate artists, the opportunity is for two intensive training days, followed by a week in residence in a Wolverhampton school to create a piece based on ‘Superheroes’.

All the work will be supported by BSL signer. Additional access requirements will be met upon individual request.

The school is a Creative Partnerships “School of Creativity” and supports children and young people to achieve full participation in education and society by offering high quality provision for pupils with physical and sensory needs.

•Artists will gain from the experience of shadowing and being mentored by deaf and disabled artists

•Artists will gain experience of working with disabled young people to create art using ideas which relate to their experience

•Artists will gain from the experience of planning a thematic participatory project with a strong artistic vision, involving interdisciplinary art forms, writing, film making, animation, devising, directing, theatre related visual arts, puppet making and digital/mobile/online interactive content

•Artists who successfully complete the training will receive a fee of £350.00

Applicants must be available for ALL of the following dates in Wolverhampton: Tuesday, October 19, 10am-12; Monday and Tuesday November 15 and 16, 10.00am - 4.00pm; Monday, November 29 – Friday, December 3, 9.30am-3.30pm.

An artist said of the last Working Parts training: “It was better than anything I could have imagined - lots of excellent advice and information, some really valuable hands-on experience and the opportunity of working with experienced artists. I'm prepared for the unexpected, and have a framework with tools to be able to adapt to different situations and people."

Ben Payne writer and collaborator on Superheroes said: “The notion of heroism is familiar to us in a range of different contexts: from history and mythology; war and, most commonly, from sport. The Olympics and Paralympics creates a specific context for this creative project as developments in technology now enable disabled people to participate, compete and to surpass the sporting achievements of the non-disabled counterparts.

“How someone communicates, makes it through the day or from one end of the house to the other, is also sometimes defined as “heroic”. Here too, science and technology may have an increasing part to play in our future. From robotics to iPhones, we want the young disabled and deaf people who will form the foundation of this project to think about how such developments might affect their futures: how the distinctions between humans and machines could become ever-more blurred and what that might mean for them.”

How to apply to participate in the training

If you are available and would like to take part in this unique training opportunity, please contact Kim Fuller (fullerk@walsall.gov.uk) with your full details, including why you would benefit from this training.

The deadline for applications is Thursday, September 9. We will then short list a maximum of eight applicants to attend the interview on October 19, when we will need to have sight of a recent CRB check.

If you have any enquiries contact Alan McLean, Working Parts co-ordinator, on 0798 2237163 or alan@bctouring.co.uk

See blog http://www.workingparts.co.uk/

The Comfortable Chair, NALD

How to be confident and relaxed when introducing or chairing author events.

Sale Library, Sale Waterside, Manchester, M33 7ZF

Wednesday 24 September 2010, 10.00am - 4.00pm

The writer has arrived, the audience has arrived, now it is up to you to walk out there, bring the two together and make sure the whole evening starts well and ends with everyone happy. Recognise the situation? If so this day of practical exploration is for you. We will look at how you prepare and share tips and techniques for successful introducing, chairing and rounding off of events. If you want to try out and then share what you have learnt, we are offering an additional (and optional) half day session in central Manchester on November 17th. Both days will be hosted by Jo Bell and Steve Dearden.

Jo Bell is a poet, performer and producer of live literature. She is the Director of National Poetry Day, and this year is Glastonbury Festival's website poet in residence. She is committed to the 'demystification' of poetry and wants to see it enjoyed by a much wider audience than at present. Based in the NW of England, she works across the UK to promote and extend the reach of poetry. Steve Dearden is the Director of NALD, a freelance producer of projects and events and an Associate Producer of imove the cultural olympiad programme for Yorkshire. He chairs events regularly for many organisations including the Ilkley Literature Festival.

£50 for NALD members, £85 for non-members.

To book your place email admin@nald.org

Public Speaking Surgeries, Leadership Lab

Leadership Lab presents Pitch Perfect 3: Public Speaking Surgeries

Tuesday 14 September

DO YOU HAVE…

A presentation to the Board…

To pitch an idea…

To speak at a Conference…

To present for an interview…

To give a farewell speech…

To open an Event…

This is an opportunity for arts leaders to test their presentation skills and public speaking techniques with a panel of experts who will share their expertise and offer advice, at no cost to you or your organisation.

To apply for an appointment please contact Luna Rahman (Leadersship Lab Co-ordinator) at: luna@leadershiplab.org.uk

Provide you eligible for this surgery, then appointments will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Duration of the appointment is 60mins.

Panel Members

The panel members are Cilla Baynes, Director of CAN (Community Arts North West) http://www.can.uk.com and Wyllie Longmore, actor and director http://www.wyllielongmore.co.uk

Joining Leadership Lab

A condition of your place is that you contribute to the Ning which is our online space for leadership sharing to take place. By agreeing to take part you are agreeing to contribute to the Ning http://leadershiplab.ning.com/

Leadership Lab is a dynamic partnership between four North West based organisations – GMMAZ (Greater Manchester Music Action Zone), Music Leader North West, PANDA (Performing Arts Network Development Agency) and Substance.

Over the last 12 months, Leadership Lab has delivered an ambitious programme of leadership-themed events that embrace risk and creativity.

Further information about the partners

Greater Manchester Music Action Zone (GMMAZ) http://www.gmmaz.org.uk

Music Leader North West (MLNW) http://www.musicleader.net

Performing Arts Network and Development Agency (PANDA) http://www.panda-arts.org.uk

Substance http://www.substance.coop

Facilitating With Ease, rivca rubin: creating momentum

Fundamentals and tools for group facilitation and presentation with Robert Meadows and Rivca Rubin

October 18th & 19th Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

clarity@rivcarubin.com 0161 374 2353 http://www.rivcarubin.com

This two day course is aimed at experienced facilitators who wish to develop approaches and improve their skills. It focuses upon what happens when facilitation works well and what you can do to avoid pitfalls and difficulties.

You will explore what you can do:

•To create and maintain an effective working atmosphere

•To lead groups through agendas in a methodical and productive way

•To deal with key challenges that can arise when facilitating

We will explore the following scenarios:

•Making sure all voices are heard

•Dealing with challenging behaviours

•Working with hidden agendas

Delegates will be introduced to a range of skills relevant to efficiently leading and structuring sessions, adapting to circumstances, effective use of listening and questioning skills, and of how to achieve consensus.

Peer learning will integral to the course, and delegates will be invited to submit scenarios that have proved challenging for them in their roles as facilitators.

Single Delegate Rate -

£375 Organisational Rate

£295 Charitable Organisation

£ 245 Individual Self Paying

£160 Low Income Rate

Each additional delegate access 50% discount !

Bronze/Silver Arts Awards Adviser Training: Working with Young People with Learning Difficulties - DIY Theatre Company

Date: Tuesday 12 October, 10.00am - 5.00pm.

Venue: DIY Theatre Company, The Angel Centre, 1 St Philips Place, Salford, M3 6FA.

Cost: £135.

Arts Award is a national qualification which encourages young people between 11-25 to develop as artists and art leaders.

Advisers support and mentor young people through their Arts Award and assess their portfolio of work.

Arts Award is an accessible and flexible form of accreditation - see how you could use it in your work with young people with learning difficulties.

Cost: £135 (lunch included).

The attached flyer provides the full details.

To book go to: http://www.artsaward.org.uk/booktraining

Arts Award Helpdesk: 0207 820 6178

For more information: http://www.diytheatre.org.uk

Independent Theatre Council Ltd

Registered office: 12 The Leathermarket, Weston Street, London SE1 3ER

Registered in England & Wales no:1892910

Training for Trainers and Facilitators – 6/7 Sep

Develop some skills, tips and techniques of successful training design and delivery. Price: £320 + VAT.

Effective Fundraising - 10 Sep

Establish an effective approach to fundraising

Evaluating and Assessing Arts Projects – 14 Sep

Gain the relevant skills and techniques to effectively evaluate and assess your projects.

Introduction to Arts Marketing – 16 Sep

Learn the basics of good marketing practice

Starting a Performing Arts Company – 21 Sep

Get the essential skills and information required for setting up and running your organisation. Price £75 +VAT

Working as a Freelance Producer – 23 Sep

Explore the different ways you can work as a producer

Tour Booking – 24 Sep

Find out how to successfully book tours of your productions in the UK.

Business Planning for the Future – 28 Sep

Get creative in developing a business plan.

Negotiations and Contracts – 29 Sep

Improve your negotiation skills and find out how to formalise the results into simple, effective and legally binding contracts.

Developing an Enterprising Approach – 30 Sep (2-5pm)

Obtain valuable tips and insights on how to transform a funding maintained organisation into a commercially viable social enterprise. Price: £80 +VAT.

All one day courses are priced at £160 + VAT, ITC Full Members £100 + VAT, courses take place in the ITC Training Room and run from 10am to 5pm, unless otherwise stated.

To book please email training@itc-arts.org or call 020 7403 6698. Visit http://www.itc-arts.org

E-Safety and Youth Arts - Pilot course, special rate fee - £75 per person

14th October 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm, Cornerhouse, Manchester

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW Youth Arts Training Course: ‘E-Safety and Youth Arts’.

As with all new Artsplan courses, we conduct a pilot session and use the valuable feedback from participants to develop and shape our courses. This new course is being run as a full day course 10 am- 4.15 pm on the 14th October 201 at Cornerhouse in Manchester.

This one-day course is essential training for anyone using or looking to use the internet, computers and other media technologies when working with young people in the arts. It will provide participants with an understanding and relevant resources to ensure that the young people they are working with can make informed decisions within digital environments.

This course raises awareness of digital footprint and examines e-safety, current legislation and the risks involved when working with new technology, including media production and social networking on the web. The course will inform participants how to incorporate e-safety into their Child Protection Policy and embed the knowledge into their organisation or project. Participants will learn about Acceptable Use Policies and will examine mobile media devices and managing personal media devices.

Rachel Preston, Artsplan Development Manager, commented: “This course will raise participant’s awareness of appropriate local, regional and national issues relating to e-safety, and will increase their confidence in their abilities to escalate and report an incident as necessary and appropriate.”

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Artsplan is subsidising the cost of the training in return for a short 20 minute feedback session with participants at the end of the day. The cost of training has therefore been reduced to £75* (normal training charges vary from £110-£150) which includes all training resources, lunch, refreshments and certification.

For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact The Artsplan Team, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682 535.

To subscribe to ENYAN visit http://www.enyan.co.uk.

* This subsidised course fee is exclusive of any ENYAN discount schemes.

Fun With Fabric, Osun Arts Foundation

Hosted by Osun Arts Foundation in Association with Rotunda College

Osun Arts are a long established charitable organisation based in Liverpool, specialising in live theatre and African based workshops featuring visual arts, storytelling, dance, and music.

Our current project is ‘Fun With Fabric’ - a Batik and Tye Dye programme for long term unemployed persons with an interest in/or fashion background above the age of 25 living in the Merseyside area. Through this project participants will gain knowledge and train in producing their own clothing designs using motifs and patterns, through the understanding of applying dyes.

Through ‘Fun With Fabric’ participants will be able to utilise their skills for self-employment within the field of clothing design. In addition, the 2-days a week course for 8 weeks will aid unemployed persons through self-development in the areas of working with others, communication, business and creativity.

Please contact Ola at Osun Arts Foundation on 0151 707 0459 and Libby Mackay at Rotunda College on 0151 207 2176 for more information.

Contact: Oladimeji Adisa info@osunarts.org.uk

People Give to People

10 February 2011

How to identify prospects for major gifts

Professional Development for Fundraisers

Practical training solutions tailor-made for you

Now, more than ever, people who are engaged in fundraising – full-time or as part of their role within the wider management of a cultural organisation – need to be armed with the latest knowledge, tools and techniques to achieve their funding targets. Our training programme is tailor-made for fundraisers in the cultural sector, designed and delivered by experienced development professionals.

For more information please contact your local Arts & Business office or:

Tricia Jenkins

Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 6418

Email: tricia.jenkins@artsandbusiness.org.uk

Visit our website: http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk

“Being able to listen to and learn from speakers with such a huge wealth of experience was great. It has raised a number of interesting points that I intend to take to our next board meeting.”

Delegate from a recent master class

2toned contemporary performance academy comes to Liverpool, 2toned Theatre

Award winning 2toned theatre opens it's first academy in Liverpool. 2toned Academy, a unique performance training scheme, focusing on the transition from drama student to professional performer, including:

•Audition preparation.

•CV building.

•Head shots.

•Show reels.

•Professional showcases.

•Master classes – acting for camera, voice, physical theatre, street dance, aerial work etc.

For more information on how to join this exciting theatre company,

Email: martina@2tonedtheatre.com

Tel 0151 280 6545 http://www.2tonedtheatre.com

Unleash your partnership potential! Artsplan training, Artswork

Artsplan training 4th November 2010

Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M15NH

10 am- 4.15 pm

Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) is delivering the well established ‘Partnership Working in Youth Arts’ course at the North West Artsplan Training Centre.

This one day workshop shares practical techniques and approaches to working in partnerships with other organisations and individuals in order to achieve a successful youth arts project or event. Looking at the benefits of where, when and how to find the right partner, this session will offer a simple structure for both working in and developing your partnerships.

The training will use an interactive approach to explore issues such as defining roles and setting realistic targets, this course will also cover troubleshooting for problem areas, including when and how to bow out gracefully if partnerships aren’t working!

Recent participant Kate Plumb, Blue Print Facilitator, from The Garage in Norwich comments:

‘I learnt so much today. It really fulfilled my aims for the day but has also given me confidence that I can deliver in partnership work effectively’.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for the courses, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact the Artsplan Team via: artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682535.

To subscribe to ENYAN visit http://www.enyan.co.uk.

Get Sorted 2: Budgeting and Fundraising for Youth Arts Projects, Artsplan

23rd September 2010, 10 am- 4.15 pm, Cornerhouse, Manchester.

This one-day training course is aimed at organisations and individuals who already have an idea for a youth arts project but are unsure on how to finance it. ‘Get Sorted 2’ will take you through a step by step guide for planning and drafting your own budget, advise on the best way to fill in funding applications and suggest where you can go to find the funds you need.

Previous Artsplan participants have been keen to endorse the training:

‘I have learnt not to be scared by making applications or put off by lengthy forms – all jargon has been explained. The trainer was great – felt like there was no such thing as a silly question.’ Abigail Archer, Senior Research Assistant

‘I now feel very confident about making funding applications. A fabulous day and I will highly recommend.’

‘I leant about applying for long term funding such as capital revenue funding, a really informative day which refreshed everything in my mind.’

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!

For more information on these courses or to book a place, please contact the Artsplan Team via: mailto:artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682535. To subscribe to ENYAN visit http://www.enyan.co.uk

For information on all Artsplan courses please download the 2010-2011 Artsplan Programme via: http://www2.enyan.co.uk/download/152621562

Leadership Lab

PANDA, GMMAZ, Music Leader North West and Substance join together to deliver a new and exciting Cultural Leadership Programme.

Over the next 18 months, Leadership Lab aims to experiment with imaginative leadership solutions creating a new model of partnership, fresh approaches to professional development and utilising future technologies. The partner organisations will embark on delivering a programme of practical training through the ‘Pitch Perfects’ and the ‘Imperfect Pilots’ and shared and continued learning through online resource ‘The Learning Cloud’.

The funding has been given as part of the second round of the CLP’s Meeting the Challenge: Development Programme, a groundbreaking initiative launched in 2008 to improve leadership in the UK’s cultural sector which generates an estimated £56 billion for the economy.

For more information about the Leadership Lab please contact Zoe Pickering on mailto:zoe@leadershiplab.org.uk 07739 814 382.