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Take a stand at the Home and Gift exhibition in Harrogate...

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:33:02 GMT

Design Network North are taking a stand at the Home and Gift
exhibition in Harrogate on the 15-18th July.
It’s one of the largest trade shows covering all areas of home, jewellery, gift
products, and attracts buyers from all the major retailers looking for stock for Christmas.

There’s some more information here

We will have a 11m x 1.5m stand which will then be subdivided into sections for each company / designer, to suit your space requirements and budget.

As well as the stand each company will get

Website Profile (80,000+ hits on the Home & Gift website prior to the show)
Listing in Essential Guide (sent to database of 50,000 buyers)
Profile in Exhibitor Directory (onsite)

We can also help with transport as we’ll be taking a minibus/ van down.

If you are interested in joining us then please let me know by Friday 25th May

Regards

Terry McStea
Network Manager
Design Network North
Northern Design Centre
Abbot’s Hill
Gateshead
TYne and Wear
NE8 3DF
T: 0191 499 8383
www.designnetworknorth.org
www.designmeansbusiness.org.uk

Digital debate: eMarketing good practice

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:58:40 GMT

Date: Wednesday 6 June, 08.15 � 10.30
Venue: Newcastle University Business School, 5 Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SE

Refreshments will be available throughout the morning.

Newcastle University Business School invites Shaun Goffe, eMarketing consultant and graduate of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, to provide an insight into the world of social media and to discuss ways in which people connect to brands through social networking channels. The talk will aim to make individuals and organisations more aware of good practice when marketing online.

Shaun, who has worked with companies such as HTC, Lexmark, IBMand Epson, will deliver examples of businesses who have been unsuccessful in implementing social media strategies and, in contrast, organisations who have positively integrated social media into their working environments.

Topics covered will include secrets of Google algorithms, blogosphere surveillance best practice and successful ways of representing individuals and organisations online through social media networks such as Linked In and Facebook.

Shaun will also discuss the importance of contacting key communicators in social networks in order to market products and services quickly and more efficiently. The talk will conclude by providing attendees with an instructional 10-point plan on how to improve search engine optimisation within their organisations. There will be an opportunity to put forward questions following the presentation.

This event is free to attend but please register in advance

Understanding Through Tangential Questioning: Art, Dance Your Ph.D., and the Large Hadron Collider

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:22:33 GMT

"It seems rare, indeed, for science to seek out the arts. Projects like Dance Your Ph.D. and Collide@CERN are the exception, not the rule. To me this seems like a failure of both art and science, as there is ample opportunity for each to enrich the other."

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HC Productions presents an 18th Century Dance Workshop for beginners

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:37:23 GMT

Learn to dance the minuet with Barbara Segal - teacher, performer and dance historian!

Friday 25th May 2012 - 11.30am -12.45pm
Northumbria University Music Tuition Studio, Lipman Building room 0025, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST

The workshop is free and spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment - contact jane@cultureworks.info

Founded in 1988, HC Productions delights audiences by staging colorful productions with a strong, 18th Century flavor. The company works in partnership with Northumbria University School of Arts & Social Sciences to bring hidden gems of 18th Century to life and creates opportunities for the community to participate in theatrical experiences by running a range of workshops, Georgian Masked balls and banquets.

The Company consists of actors, writers, musicians, dancers, a costume and a wig maker.

How to find work in the arts

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:58:24 GMT

Read all about it...

here

B3 Media’s Talentlab is back for 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:03:42 GMT

Film Skills Fund, University of Nottingham’s Horizon/ Mixed Reality Lab, and the Binger Filmlab, Amsterdam. We are looking for Black, Asian and minority ethnic artists and filmmakers based in the UK, with short or long form film, digital art, or transmedia projects, to take part in a series of development labs.

B3 Media’s Talentlab is back for 2012 with support from the Creative Skillset If you get through to the final stage, you’ll get substantial development support, a development bursary, and the chance to pitch to a roomful of invited industry experts and potential funders at BAFTA before the end of the year.

Deadline for submissions is May 28th

Head here for more information, to read the guidelines, FAQs, and to apply online. If you’ve still got questions after reading these, drop us a line at studio@b3media.net

To get an idea of the kind of things we’re looking for, check out a sample of relevant commissions demonstrating the breadth of our interests, across film, digital art and transmedia, here

Very best wishes,

Jeanne Nguyen
B3 Media

Artists and audience engagement

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:02:39 GMT

An article from Creat Equity argues: "if we can utilize the expertise of teaching artists in strategic decisions and core programming within arts organizations, we will make serious inroads to connecting more authentically with our communities and audiences".

You can read the full article here

Departure Foundation Student Art Prize and Exhibition in Sunderland.

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:57:10 GMT

Calling all undergraduate and postgraduate fine art students in the North East! The Departure Foundation is planning a student art prize and exhibition in Sunderland. We’ve been given use of an empty office building where we’ll be showing some outstanding work by students from universities in the region (Newcastle, Sunderland, Northumbria etc).

Participants must be able to deliver and set up their work themselves on 19th June 2012, 12.30 � 8.30pm, or 20th June 10am � 4.30pm (assistants will be available to help you install). Works will be showcased at the prize-giving event on Wednesday 20th June and prize winners will be selected by our panel of judges. The show will be open for public viewing on Saturdays throughout June and July.

First prize is £400 and there will be two runner-up prizes of £100.

Outstanding artists may be invited to take part in future shows in London and throughout the UK.

Owing to the fact that Departure works with non-traditional art sites, artists are not permitted to alter the building in any way and subsequently cannot drill holes in the walls or other surfaces. This means that exhibitors will have to think of alternative ways to display their work, so that it is free standing or fixed to the walls with a removable material such as white tack.

This student prize is the sequel to our enormously successful Sunderland Art Prize which was held in the space earlier in the year.

If you would like to take part please email Curator Louise Ashcroft louiseashcroft@departurefoundation.com with images/weblinks and details of the work you plan to show.

The deadline for submissions is midnight on Sunday 27th May 2012, but the sooner you apply the better - as we will select as we go along and space is limited to about 25 artists. For more information about The Departure Foundation visit our website

TRIANGLE 2012 � APPLICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS AND PRODUCERS

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:53:55 GMT

Northern Film & Media, Screen Yorkshire and Skillset have teamed to launch Triangle 2012 - a new national talent development initiative to support emerging writers, directors and producers in film to develop new working relationships � ‘triangles’.

The 11 month programme builds on the pan-Northern Triangle pilot in 2011 and now opens up to talent from across the UK. Triangle 2012 is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund as part ofA Bigger Future 2, the UK’s Film Skills Strategy.

Triangle 2012 will initially be open to 75 participants and over the next year will be reduced down to four teams of three who will pitch their projects to an industry panel at the BFI London Film Festival. A series of workshops and seminars along with intensive support from industry mentors will support the ‘triangle’ teams as they develop their projects to be market ready.

"Industry mentors in Triangle 2011 came from Revolver, Salt, BFI, The Works, E1, Vertigo and Film4. Newcastle University, Sheffield Hallam University and Leeds Metropolitan University will also be supporting Triangle 2012.

How to Apply

Please read the guidelines before applying.

Completed applications should be sent to triangle@northernmedia.org by 12noon on Friday 18th May

Please contact Roxy Bramley, Creative Manager, Northern Film & Media on roxy@northernmedia.org 0191 440 4940 if you have any questions about Triangle,

Triangle is a Northern Film & Media initiative funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund as part of A Bigger Future 2 and the European Regional Development Fund.

Musical director for choir, Bailiffgate Singers Alnwick Northumberland

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:49:23 GMT

Our Musical Director is moving to pastures new, so the Bailiffgate Singers of Alnwick are seeking to appoint a musically accomplished individual with experience of choral music as our new Musical Director from September 2012.

The choir is an all-age, all-ability choir, open to anyone who enjoys making music. We have over 30 members who currently meet on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 pm � 9.30 pm in the Bailiffgate Museum, for 42 weeks of the year (no rehearsals from mid-July until beginning of September).

The choir has performed an average of six concerts a year, encompassing a wide range of musical styles and genres. We enjoy developing our repertoire and library, and seek a Musical Director with the ability to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard and who is able to inspire confidence in singers with varied musical ability.

The Musical Director will work closely with the choir committee in determining the future of the choir.

The post currently attracts an annual payment of £2,200, paid as £200 per calendar month (no rehearsals during August). The postholder is appointed on a self-employed basis.

Closing date for applications is 26th May 2012 with auditions possibly on 6thJune.

Person spec
Skills and abilities

Accomplished musician
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Well organised
Motivational and inspirational
Able to deliver exciting and enjoyable rehearsals to a high musical standard

Experience of :

Choral music
Choral conducting
Working with a volunteer committee (desirable)
Planning choir programmes
Working with a range of musical abilities

Further information from Gordon Castle , (Chair) 07967 249483

gordon@gcastle.co.uk