SHAPe Newsletter 14th April 2010
14th April
1)BRIDGE THE GAP - Investing in our future creatives
Date: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Region: South East
Venue: The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
Times: 10.30am - 3.30pm
Calling all arts and cultural organisations - are you already working with young volunteers or looking to initiate placements / work experience roles / internships?
ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) is delivering this event in partnership with Southampton’s Nuffield Theatre, to profile fantastic examples of how organisations have really succeeded in supporting young people into the creative sector and to encourage more organisations to develop opportunities.
The Regional Advisory Panel of ENYAN has identified that there is often a perceived gap in provision for young people who leave education but are interested in a career in arts and culture. What is clear is that there is wealth of knowledge in this region and many organisations are offering excellent schemes to ‘bridge that gap’. Some are extremely well resourced, structured and integral to the organisation’s workforce development, while others are under-resourced, developed as an ‘add on’ to existing projects - there is a complete mixture, but at present very little is communicated between organisations.
This event will be a fantastic networking and learning opportunity for South East organisations. It will provide a platform for young placement holders to tell you exactly what attracts them to a scheme. It will provide a forum for ensuring good practice, build up a regional picture of opportunities and will provide you with the opportunity to discuss your ideas, take away practical tools and develop your knowledge of how such schemes can benefit young people and your organisation!
You will hear case study presentations from organisations and young placement holders; there will be breakout sessions in the afternoon focusing on the quality of the placement, placement planning tools, professional development opportunities, the qualities of a good mentor, bursaries, funding and resourcing programmes.
A Market Place will also be available to delegates during the morning break and lunch period. We are marketing this area to you and separately to FE and HE students across the region, to encourage them to consider opportunities that are available to them. If you would like to hold a stand on the day of the event, please indicate this when you book online - there is no charge for stall holders.
Refreshments and a lunch buffet will be provided for all delegates.
To book your place, please complete the online booking form via: http://www2.enyan.co.uk/conferences/5
Once you have booked your place online, ENYAN will invoice you and on receipt of the £15 payment, your delegate place will be confirmed.
Don’t forget, ENYAN membership is completely free! To sign up go to www.enyan.co.uk
Jay Barron
ENYAN Development Manager
2) The Friends of Southampton's Museums, Archives & Galleries (FOSMAG) needs an editor for its twice-yearly Newsletter.
FOSMAG was founded (in 1977) with the purpose of advancing the public appreciation of arts and crafts by the promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Southampton's Museums, Archives and Galleries in co-operation with their managements and staff. It is a registered charity with the Charity Commission and has a constitution. Membership is around 200. The Committee is drawn from the membership and no-one is salaried, though reasonable expenses can be claimed on production of receipts.
Voluntary work undertaken by FOSMAG includes envelope stuffing for the regular mail outs organised by the City Council's Arts and Heritage Service, curating the art gallery's slide library, overseeing the art gallery's book library, helping out at arts and heritage events in the city, etc. Social events take place most months, consisting of fund-raising coffee mornings in the late autumn through to early spring, and outings to various places during the warmer months of the year. The Friends' website is at www.fosmag.org.uk
Members also receive a 28 to 32-page Newsletter twice a year which is full of articles of interest and relevance. In recent years the Newsletter has twice been the runner-up to the winner of the BAfM (British Association of Friends of Museums) annual newsletter prize. It is a well-regarded publication and presents a good opportunity for someone wishing to develop their CV, or indeed for anyone who is interested in the arts and wants to be more closely involved with them. I would say that the individual does need to be reasonably well organised, but beyond that the role is not a pressured one and there is a great deal of satisfaction in having a tangible product once the Newsletter goes to print. If you, or someone you know, might be interested in taking on this voluntary role, please contact Christine Clearkin on clearkin@hotmail.com for more details.
With many thanks and all good wishes
Christine
Christine Clearkin
Acting Editor, FOSMAG
3) Poetry Live – with Apples and Snakes
Show name: 451
Date: Mon 26th April 2010
Place: Nuffield Studio, University Rd, Southampton, SO17 1TR
Time: doors 7.00pm, start 7.30pm
Price: £5 / £3 open mikers
Box Office: 02380 671 771 or book online www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Apples & Snakes, the country’s leading performance poetry organisation, presents 451 at the Nuffield Studio on Monday 26th April at 7.30pm with another great mix of spoken word and performance poetry from some of the UK’s finest exponents of the art.
This month we’ll be hearing from Deanna Rodger, a young poet with a feisty attitude and a tale or two to tell, Sophia Blackwell an established performer who’ll be weaving some naughty but nice poetry magic and Polarbear, unrivalled in the spoken-word stakes as an astonishing hip-hop storyteller relating entertaining and moving tales about contemporary city living.
It’s another night of modern culture not to be missed.
Polar Bear
With a soft-spoken, laid-back stage presence that belies an astounding skill with words, PolarBear is a uniquely talented spoken word artist gaining critical acclaim whenever he performs.
‘His minimal style and unsettlingly straightforward and blunt lyricism make him shine'
Dazed & Confused
Sophia Blackwell
Performance poet, cabaret vamp, burlesque wannabe, feminist lesbian warrior princess and Italian pasta-momma, Sophia is an eclectic word-flinger who owns a lot of red dresses.
'If Amy Winehouse wrote poetry, she might sound like this...a thrilling half-hour set at this year's Glastonbury...her work has emotional depth as well as immediate impact.' DIVA Magazine
Deanna Rodger
Multiple poetry slam winner and 2007 Farrago UK Slam Champion, England’s representative at the ‘Coup de Monde’ Slam in Paris in 2008 and BBC Radio 4 Slam finalist 2009.
“Deanna’s poems take listeners on a journey, much of the time, they don't realise that they are on - so listen carefully. She speaks HER truth no one else’s" Writer’s Block
Plus Open mic
Local poets will be strutting their poetry stuff on the Nuffield Studio stage.
And…
Unbarred
An open mic night for all things poetry, spoken word and lyrical.
Where: Soul Cellar, W Marlands Rd, Southasmpton
When: Monday 19th April, 8.00pm
How much: £2
If you rant, eulogise, rap, versify, spit, are hilarious, muse or just enjoy listening to wordy creativity, come along to Southampton’s no-holds poetry night to bare your voice to a listening audience.
We welcome all styles as long as its spoken words.
If you want to guarantee a slot email pete@applesandsnakes.org or take your chances and sign up on the night.
Unbarred is supported by Apples & Snakes the UK’s top performance poetry organisation: www.applesandsnakes.org
4) Go! Vintage Evening Market – every Thursday in May
GO! Vintage evening market
EVERY THURSDAY IN MAY
4pm to 8pm
Soul Cellar, Southampton
Two of Southampton's coolest creative ventures are pooling their grooviness to offer an early evening pre-Summer treat at the heart of the cultural quarter.
Hepwright's Vintage style collides with the funky grooves of The Soul Cellar in a month of evening markets that are set to be the talk of the town.
Drop in to The Soul Cellar after work or before late night shopping and browse the collection of Hepwright's Vintage - Southampton's premier vintage fashion house, plus offerings from vintage friends including bags, jewellery, homewares, hand-made retro accessories and more.
Hepwright's has built a reputation for locally sourced, unique and reasonably priced vintage clothing in Southampton, including beautiful collectible pieces from the 40s, 50s, 60s & 70s as well as 100% genuine 80s coolness.
The Soul Cellar will be serving their famous menu of homemade specials, burgers & paninis so there is no need to worry about dinner - and of course, the bar is open!
The tunes will suit the mood - you can expect to kick back to everything from 30s jazz to 80s funk and everything in between.
And if you're having such a good time you just don't want to leave, stay on for The Soul Cellar's famous musical hospitality! Details of bands playing available on their website.
And if the markets take off, it's hoped they continue throughout the Summer.....
Info: Visit our websites or call Catherine at Hepwright's Vintage on 07986 370 543 or drop into the Soul Cellar and talk to the guys there.
hepwright's vintage
the soul cellar
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