area: The Braid, Ballymena
dates: 16 September 2010, 6.30 - 9pm (free)
Does your community arts group rely on funding from your local council grants programme?
Are you concerned about how future funding cuts may affect your group?
Are you interested in finding out about new funding support opportunities?
If the answer to these questions is YES, then the Arts & Business Introduction to Sponsorship Course, supported by Antrim, Ballymena and Larne Borough Councils, is the perfect way for you to acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence to approach the private sector for support.
Sponsorship success means you can also apply to the A&B Reach Investment programme, and help you deliver increased return on investment for your business partner. To book your place on the course:
beverly.coomber@artsandbusiness.org.uk or call 028 90 7315 155
Na Píobairí Uilleann launch Notes & Narratives - posted 25.6.2010 area: Dublin
Notes and Narratives is a new series of monthly performance-based lectures on traditional music, song and dance by some of Ireland’s finest young traditional artists.
Notes and Narratives will provide a unique opportunity for young musicians, singers and dancers to showcase valuable researched material in an engaging and entertaining format.
The series, which takes place on the third Friday of each month at NPU’s restored Georgian headquarters at 15 Henrietta St, will appeal to the general public, and especially to students, enthusiasts and fellow practitioners of the traditional arts keen to enhance their overall appreciation of music, song and dance.
Lectures/performances will run for up to 45 minutes followed by an open discussion to provide the audience with an opportunity to engage with the performers.
The aim of the series is to perpetuate the legacy of Na Píobairí Uilleann’s founding members Breandán Breathnach and Seán Reid by helping to support and encourage research into the traditional arts. All material presented will be housed in NPU’s archive.
More information at http://www.pipers.ie/news/newsitems_100525Notes.htm
Guidelines for Good Practice for Participatory Arts in Healthcare Contexts - posted 08.6.2010 
Last year, WHAT and the Health Service Executive South (Cork) Arts + Health programme, with financial support from the Arts Council of Ireland published Guidelines for Good Practice for Participatory Arts in Healthcare Contexts. These were written by the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
The Guidelines are designed to present clear, concise and user-friendly guidance to those working in the area of participatory arts in healthcare contexts. They were developed through consultation with artists and healthcare professionals working in the field of arts and health.
They would appreciate if artists and healthcare professionals working in the field of arts and health would take the time to consider and interpret the Guidelines in the context of their own practice, possibly in consultation with peers, partners and clients, and send us feedback by the 31st October 2010. They will review the Guidelines in the light of feedback received.
Further copies of this document can be downloaded from www.waterfordhealingarts.com.
Conference: Taking Part: arts, culture and civil society - posted 14.5.2010 area: Goldsmiths, University of London
dates: 29 October 2010 to 30 October 2010
This major international and multidisciplinary conference seeks to engage with questions regarding the role of arts and cultural activity in civil society.
The TAKING PART conference will share research findings; it will hear about the wide range of national and international arts practice engaging directly with the community, creating new contexts for debate and animating the dialogue in challenging and exciting ways.
It will provide a unique opportunity to strengthen links and develop a shared understanding between third sector organisations and those working in arts and participation.
The two days will offer opportunities to share effective practice, listen to keynote speakers and contribute to the thinking; but shared through the creative methods of World Cafe, Open Space Technology and pecha-cucha.
And, there will be plenty of time for the kinds of informal networking and exchanges that help to create new partnerships and consolidate old ones.
More and call for papers at http://www.gold.ac.uk/taking-part/
ArtsEkta Bollywood, Mexican & Argentinian Dance Programme - posted 27.11.2009 
area: NI
Passionate for Dance? Love Performing?
ArtsEkta calls to join the Dance of the World Trainee programme.
The programme aims to train participants to achieve confidence and the necessary level of technical skills to dance Bollywood, Mexican and Argentinean dances.
The programme is open to anybody with a passion for dance. There’s no age limit, and there’s no previous experience needed. The only requirement is a firm commitment to fully participate in the programme and put the skills gained into practice.
Tuition fees for this programme are fully covered by ArtsEkta. There’s just a small contribution of 50p. per workshop for covering studio rental.
The programme will involve performing opportunities in local events and festivals. This will be a great chance to get stage performing experience. Often, there will be fee incentive paid to the dancers.
Workshops will start on January/2010. There will be one weekly 2 hours workshop. Extra rehearsals may be scheduled close to performance times. For further information on this programme, please contact Paula Guzzanti on paulag@artsekta.co.uk or my phone to 028 90 31 01 25.
Participatory Arts in Healthcare contexts: Feedback invited on new guidelines - posted 28.10.2009 area: RoI
deadline: 31st October 2010
The Waterford Healing Arts Trust and the Health Service Executive South (Cork) Arts + Health programme, with financial support from the Arts Council of Ireland, recently published `Guidelines for Good Practice for Participatory Arts in Healthcare Contexts` which were produced by the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
These Guidelines are designed to present clear, concise and user-friendly guidance to those working in the area of participatory arts in healthcare contexts, including those embarking on this work for the first time. The partnership of arts and health can bring new challenges to artists, healthcare professionals, clients and those working in the health-related community and voluntary sector, and we hope these guidelines will help successfully negotiate these partnerships.
The Guidelines were developed through consultation with those currently working in the field of arts and health. They are available from the Waterford Healing Arts Trust and / or the HSE South (Cork) Arts + Health programme. They can also be downloaded from www.waterfordhealingarts.com and / or www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/Arts_Practice_in_Healthcare_–_New_Guidelines.html
Those working in the field of Arts and Health are invited to take time to consider and interpret the Guidelines in the context of your own practice, possibly in consultation with your peers, partners and clients, and send us your feedback by the 31st October 2010. We will review the Guidelines in the light of feedback we receive.
Contact the Waterford Healing Arts Trust at 051 842664 / mary.grehan@hse.ie
Or the HSE South (Cork) Arts + Health programme at 086 7872061 / 021 4923136 / aidan.warner@hse.ie
