Creative partner sought - photographer/multi-media specialist

Hawthorns Primary School in Wokingham and Creative Partnerships wish to contract a creative partner or partners to support the delivery of their creative learning programme, of which the theme is increasing enjoyment of learning, and enabling a greater effectiveness in learning and teaching.

For a full brief please email philippa.berry@southhillpark.org.uk.

Submission deadline: 4.00 pm on Friday 17 April 2009

Berkshire Sings! event 25/3/09

FREE singing CPD day
March 25th 2009. The Spirit Conferencing Centre, Farnham Road, Slough.
9.30am to 3pm, then performances from 4.30pm – 6pm

March 25th is a day for teachers and other school staff, singing leaders, children and young people. This is a chance for your school to be part of the national ambition for singing! And to be in at the start of the two year Sing Up journey in this area. Not to be missed.

Singing is good for learners: it improves concentration, lifting standards across the curriculum
Singing is good for individuals, improving health and increasing feelings of well-being
Singing is good for communities – bringing people together in harmonious ways

For more information or a booking form, contact Philippa Berry at mail@philippaberryarts.com.

And another exhibition in 43a!

This was the third exhibition in 43a Peach Street - this time by a group of local artists called Cree8.
A great mix of ceramics, textiles and other artwork was on display, brightening up the winter days for shoppers.

ReOrsa Exhibition

Another empty shop initiative! A second group of local artists is exhibiting in 43a Peach Street. The artists have responded to the space in varying and interesting ways - come along to the private view on Tuesday 4th November, 6pm-8pm, or some day during opening hours, Weds - Sats, 5th - 15th November.

Exhibitions in empty shops!

This was the private view on Friday 17th October for the Hands On exhibition of weaving, jewellery, ceramics and pastels that is currently on show at 43a Peach Street, Wokingham. The exhibition is on from 11am to 5pm, Tues 21, Wed 22, Fri 24 and Sat 25 October. (The empty shop used is on the left hand side just past the Easthampstead Rd turn off as you come in to Wokingham from Bracknell - opposite the Baranda restaurant.)

Wokingham - Performing Arts Summer Workshops

Wokingham Youth Service have set up some Performing Arts Summer Workshops, to be held at Emmbrook School, Wokingham.

FOR AGES 12 – 18

Monday 4 - Friday 8 August
OR
Monday 11 - Friday 15 August

Cost: £50 per week

For an application form and more information, call 0118 9783610.

Freelancers' survey

Creative & Cultural Skills, the sector skills council for the creative and cultural industries, would like to know what kinds of skills you think are relevant to make it as a successful freelancer.

To help them do this, Creative People (www.creativepeople.org.uk) is asking you as to whether you could help them by completing a short survey about what skills, activities and knowledge are important for freelancers to work effectively in your sector.

The survey should only take around fifteen minutes to complete and can be found at http://www.ccskills-nos.org.uk/freelance.html By completing these questions you will be helping Creative & Cultural Skills to write a series of professional standards which will in turn help freelancers, employers and clients understand the skills that are needed to work freelance.

Creative & Cultural Skills is the sector skills council for the creative and cultural industries which campaigns on behalf of advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing and visual arts. It acts as a link between industry, government and education. The qualifications team at Creative & Cultural Skills work on curriculum reform through various projects including writing National Occupational Standards (NOS) like these. If you would like more information about the work that they do please contact them directly or visit: http://www.ccskills.org.uk/