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Welcome to our first edition of the CCS Spotlight On e-news. This month’s Spotlight On theme is Summer in Shropshire.
The e-news will be sent out every other month and will include information on: jobs, exhibition opportunities, performances, training, support and conferences, Spotlight On theme, CCS updates, funding, useful websites and events listings.
CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire) is a Cultural Education Partnership, supported by Arts Connect (the Arts Council England funded Bridge organisation for the West Midlands).
It’s a network of organisations, from; arts, culture and heritage organisations, festivals, education sector, music service and music hub; libraries; museums; local authority and other relevant organisations. The organisations all work with children and young people aged 0-25 in Shropshire.
Through the consortium, organisations are working together collectively to improve the cultural offer for children and young people in the county and to ensure there are more opportunities for children and young people to access high quality arts and culture.
The development of this e-newsletter is part of CCS’s aims to strengthen Shropshire’s cultural infrastructure, so we are better able to support and deliver a diverse range of high-quality activities for our children and young people.
In this newsletter...
CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire)
Spotlight on Summer in Shropshire
Jobs/Exhibitions/Performance Opportunities
Training/Support/Conferences
Funding
Useful Websites and Contacts
Useful Event Listing Websites
 If you would like to profile your organisation, share a case study, images, project, job opportunity, funding etc. in one of the e-newsletters please email – meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
The deadline for sending information for inclusion in the next e-news is:
FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST for the September/October newsletter.
The Spotlight On theme for September/October is Schools.
 Unfortunately, we won’t be able to list every art and cultural event in here for children and young people, but please tag us in these events on facebook and we will share them.
This is our children and young peoples events page: https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/.
At the end of the e-news there is also a list of event websites where you can promote activity.
 Website – https://www.cultureconsortiumshropshire.com/
Facebook – Culture Consortium Shropshire page – aimed at CCS members.
https://www.facebook.com/cultureconsortiumshrops/
Arts and Culture Activities for Children and Young People in Shropshire – events listing for children and young people activities; aimed at children and young people and their families.
https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/
Twitter –
Culture Consortium Shropshire
@CultureShrop #spotlightshropscyp
 CREATIVITY LAB
Invitation to ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANSATIONS / INDIVIDUALS
· Do you deliver an education programme?
· Would you like the opportunity to showcase and promote this programme and your work to Shropshire’s Primary Schools?
Culture Consortium Shropshire (CCS), would like to invite you to Creativity Lab— An afternoon of CPD for primary school teachers to explore and develop their skills in using creativity throughout the STEM Curriculum.
THURSDAY 19 SEP 2019, 1.30PM TO 4.30PM, Guildhall, Shrewsbury
At the event there will be a market place, with stalls of cultural and arts organisations. The market place will provide an opportunity for organisations / individuals to talk to teachers, share information about their schools programme, showcase activities and upcoming events and give demonstrations.
· Would you like one of the FREE stalls at the market place?
· Would you like to give a talk / demonstration at the event (there is a small budget available for this)
Please contact Alexa Pugh to register for the market place and for more information. Email: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk
 Each newsletter will have a 'Spotlight On' section, with a new theme for each edition. Spotlight On, provides an opportunity to profile organisations work with children and young people, highlight projects, share successful and inspirational case studies and best practice etc.
This editions theme is showcasing Summer in Shropshire. The theme for September / October is Schools.
Please send items to share to: meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
Total Music School - an opportunity for young people to develop as musicians during the summer break.
 Palmer's Music Rooms – a monthly live music night run by Andy Lowe which is open to people of all ages, but with a particular focus on community music-making which would benefit young upcoming musicians. There are opportunities to record music as well as potential performances. The summer events will be on 26th July and 30th August where we have some young singer-songwriters performing. Always at Palmer's Cafe on Claremont Street, Shrewsbury. 7.30pm start and it's £5 on the door.
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The summer events will be on 26th July and 30th August where we have some young singer-songwriters performing. Always at Palmer's Cafe on Claremont Street, Shrewsbury. 7.30pm start and it's £5 on the door.
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Andy Lowe performing
The Shropshire Youth Folk Ensemble - run by Ray Langton Music in partnership with the Shropshire Music Service
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This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for young musicians aged 10-18 years of age to play folk and roots music together. SYFE are a non-auditioning ensemble, open to 10-18 year olds, from grade two standard. They currently have twenty members.
The ensemble meet for two hour rehearsals, four times a term Oakmeadow School, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury. They also very much enjoy termly performing opportunities which to date have included; Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury Theatre Severn, the Music for Youth Festival, Shrewsbury Food Festival, along with staging their own events.
They enjoy playing a mix of traditional and contemporary folk music from England, Scotland, Wales and further afield. All instruments are welcome and there is often a song or two in performances. They have also enjoyed their own workshops with musicians such as John Kirkpatrick and Jo May.
SYFE’s leader is Ray Langton and to find out more see their website https://shropshireyouthfolkensemble.wordpress.com/ or email bev.langton@talk21.com
Hill Stories - the pilot project has received funding from ACE and the Shropshire Hills AONB Trust through the AONB Conservation Fund.
  Shrewsbury's The Hive charity gets £350,000 in lottery funding
The Hive celebrates after receiving £350,000 from the National Lottery to support young adults struggling with the transition to independence
The Hive is celebrating after being awarded £350,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work. Based in Belmont, Shrewsbury, The Hive will use this funding to support young adults, aged 16 – 30 who are facing particular challenges, to develop life skills through engagement with creative media.
 VERSE-atility dance and music project with Young Carers at The Hive
The funding comes in the form of 2 projects: MYC Music (£91,570), with a particular focus on song-writing and recording over 2 years – and MYCollege (£266,081) which focuses on a whole range of creative media over 5 years, including outreach to different areas of the County to support participation. The Hive is already working with existing partners to identify young adults who could benefit from the new projects and will be looking for new partners in Shropshire and Telford as the work progresses.
The new funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, which distributes money raised by National Lottery players for good causes and is the largest community funder in the UK, will see sessions for 16 – 30 year olds expanded to broaden into a full programme of different creative experiences. These will help them to build relationships with others experiencing similar challenges and provide opportunities for them to develop their own support network.
At the same time, The Hive will be able to provide a support worker for sessions, additional one-to-one mentoring for those with specific needs; outreach to partner organisations to provide taster sessions; training opportunities for partners and The Hive’s pool of freelance artists and technical and administrative support for The Hive’s own team.
Sal Hampson, Programmes & Projects Manager says: “We’re delighted that The National Lottery Community Fund has recognised our work in this way. Now, thanks to National Lottery players we will be able to press on with our plans to develop a holistic programme of support for young adults struggling with the transition to independence. This is important because it helps both the participants to build relationships with others facing similar challenges and to create their own supportive circles of friends and peers. It also supports The Hive in our quest to showcase the positive impact that creativity can have to health and wellbeing”
Dan Greenwood (volunteer at The Hive), says: “Volunteering with the Hive is the absolute highlight of my week, it’s a privilege and the team continuously guide and support me through the process - even helping me toward some independent work in a similar field. I wouldn’t be where or who I am without The Hive and look forward to working with them as the programmes continue to grow and develop!"
Shropshire Council Arts Revenue Client Funding 2019/20
Thirty arts organisations and festivals from across Shropshire have been successful in securing funding from the Shropshire Council Arts Revenue Client grant scheme 2019/20.
The grants are awarded to organisations and festivals, who deliver a regular high-quality programme of arts activity which meets council priorities and supports the delivery of the Arts Strategy. The grants support a huge amount of activity taking place across Shropshire.
It is expected that in 2019/20 the total investment of £24,550 will help the 30 arts organisations and festival leaver over three million pounds of external earned income into the county. For example, ticket sales, workshop fees, grants from funding bodies and sponsorship.
In total, 10,113 artists will be employed, the programmes will engage 31,297 participants including children and young people and attract audiences of 541,950 people.
The arts organisations / festivals awarded funding are:
CCS Members
Arts Organisations/Venues:
Arts Alive & Flicks in Sticks – dedicated to providing local people in rural areas with the opportunity to experience professional arts events in their local venue.
https://artsalive.co.uk/
Arts for Health – passionate about the importance of the arts in healthcare and the difference it can make to the experiences of service users and staff; often involved in new building or refurbishment projects.
https://artsforhealth.mpft.nhs.uk/
ArtShack – small rural venue based just outside of Shrewsbury that provides creative workshops.
https://www.myartshack.co.uk/
DASH (Disability Arts Shropshire) – disability led visual arts organization; ‘Free Medicine’ is an arts programme specifically for disabled young people.
http://www.dasharts.org/
Designs in Mind – a working studio and shop designing and making commissioned artwork and products for retail.
https://www.designsinmind.co.uk/
Hive Music and Media Centre – delivers social impact through arts and creative projects and activities, with a special focus on children & young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and other hard to reach groups.
https://www.hiveonline.org.uk/
Ignition Create CIC – not for profit arts organisation working with professional artists to deliver participatory theatre projects for social change in schools and community settings.
http://i-gnition.herokuapp.com/
Kinokulture – independent community cinema in Oswestry.
http://www.kinokulture.org.uk/
MediaActive Projects CIC – local arts organisation, specialising in creative media and digital arts projects, media productions, film and visual arts programming, skills-based training and CPD.
https://www.mediaactive.org/
Participate Contemporary Artspace – studio space to fifteen professional artists, project spaces which are open to hire by local arts groups and individuals and a regularly changing gallery exhibiting a wide range of contemporary art.
Pentabus Arts Limited – develop and produce high quality new theatre about the contemporary rural world.
http://www.pentabus.co.uk/
Qube - Oswestry based charity providing arts, wellbeing, and transport services for the community in North Shropshire and the border counties.
https://qube-oca.org.uk/
Shropshire Inclusive Dance – creates environments where people from all backgrounds and abilities can participate in the joy of dancing together; offers various workshops and opportunities.
https://sidance.live/
Shropshire Music Trust – works with partners to offer outreach of a varied programme of high quality participatory musical performances in schools.
http://www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk/
SpArC Theatre – arts and leisure centre in Bishops Castle offering a diverse programme of live theatre and music, international satellite screenings of theatre, ballet and opera; also films, community events, workshops and an art gallery.
http://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/
Wem Town Hall – aims to facilitate social enterprise, community empowerment and community cohesion through an accessible, user-friendly and high quality venue and programme.
http://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/
Wyldwoods – provides a calm and positive environment in which to try new skills and reflect on personal growth and development utilising both the outdoor and indoor environments.
http://wyldwoods.co.uk/
Arts Festivals
Ludlow Fringe Festival – annual inclusive, vibrant and diverse independent arts and culture festival.
https://www.ludlowfringe.co.uk/
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival – annual event with top cartoonists who draw cartoons and caricatures for the public and lead workshops where you can have a go yourself.
https://shrewsburycartoonfestival.wordpress.com/
Shrewsbury Folk Festival - August Bank Holiday weekend, occasionally also offer spring/summer term participate activities for school age children in music and dance
https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
 MediaActive Projects - zoetrope
Other Organisations and Arts Festivals
Loudwater Studio
Mythstories
SADAA (Shrewsbury & District Arts Association)
Talbot Theatre
The Edge Arts Centre
Bishops Castle Michaelmas Fair
Haydn Festival
Market Drayton Arts Festival
Whitchurch Blackberry Fair
Whittington Music Fest
 The Ingram Collection (Jul19)
The Purchase Prize for Young Contemporary Talent
Our annual Purchase Prize Exhibition for Young Contemporary Talent celebrates and supports graduating artists at the beginning of their careers. We welcome entries from artists who have graduated from a UK art school since 2014. Submit two entries per artist. We accept any media and entry is free.
Prizes
Up to three entries purchased for The Ingram Collection
Solo exhibition at the Art Fund Prize-winning gallery The Lightbox
Opportunity to undertake a week-long artist residency leading to an exhibition in 2020
http://www.ingramcollection.com/young-contemporary-talent/purchase-prize/
DEADLINE: 2 September 2019
 Culture Central invites you to an information session on Fri 19th July, to find out about how artists and arts organisations can get involved in the Aston Expressway ‘Pop up Central Park’ this September.
As part of International Car Free Day on 22nd September 2019, a 1-mile section of the A38 Aston Expressway will be closed for the day, and filled with events and activities for local people to enjoy on foot or by bicycle. This is a joint initiative by Birmingham City Council, The Active Wellbeing Society and the Sport England-funded Active Communities Local Delivery Pilot Programme. It aims to demonstrate the huge potential of such bold initiatives, both for promoting and supporting health and wellbeing in the City, and giving people the opportunity to see Birmingham from a different perspective. Taking place on such an iconic stretch of road, this event is also likely to attract significant high profile media coverage. The organisers are very keen for the City’s arts and cultural scenes to be a key part of the event, so Culture Central is hosting an information session for artists and arts organisations to find out how they can get involved. The session takes place on Friday 19th July from 1.30pm to 3pm, in the Gowling Room at Birmingham Hippodrome (Thorpe Street entrance), and will be hosted by Steve Rose, Deputy Chief Executive of the Active Wellbeing Society.
Arts Council 10 Year Strategy
ACE have announced the publication of their draft strategy 2020-2030, setting out a proposed vision for the next ten years. They will be opening an online consultation from 1 July, and would love to hear your thoughts, so scroll down to download the strategy and sign up to have your say – https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/nexttenyears?_cldee=bC5jYXJsdG9uLXdhbGtlckB3bHYuYWMudWs%3d&recipientid=contact-f81bae739faae8118dc2005056915655-aaa7367d391140d69622e79d8dba0b40&esid=a1dbcba7-7996-e911-ac21-005056911737
Exciting news! Arts Award have announced a new free support initiative for people that have not yet trained as Arts Award Advisers but would like to find out how Arts Award could work in their settings. The pre-training support session will cover all aspects of Arts Award including training, planning, delivery and assessment.
Contact Trinity College for pre-training support and for more information https://www.artsaward.org.uk/contact/ |
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Arts Connect – New look website has launched!
Arts Connects new look website launched on the 1st May, on it you will find lots of useful information, including a Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs) directory. http://www.artsconnect.co.uk
National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance’s new guidance for artists and arts organisations interested in working in criminal justice settings, Enhancing arts and culture in criminal justice settings – a partnership approach.
The guide outlines the complex nature of the criminal justice system and makes the case for why reaching out through the arts to those who are socially excluded is valuable, not only to the individual, but for arts and culture collectively.
It includes step-by-step guidance on delivering work in criminal justice settings and principles of best practice - putting individuals with complex needs at the heart of effective interventions, encouraging partnership work and ensuring artistic quality.
We are grateful to Edward Argar MP, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and Darren Henley, Chief Executive at Arts Council England, for supporting the guide and writing forewords. We are also indebted to the organisations and individuals that contributed to the case studies in the guide, which demonstrate innovative partnership approaches and excellence in both prisons and in community settings.
We hope the guide will foster new relationships, inspire new programmes and encourage artists, organisations and institutions to make brave, new, quality work in criminal justice settings.
 Funding for Young People to Organise Inter Faith Events (Jun19)
Grants of up to £800 will be awarded to proposals for inter-faith activities by children and young people from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and other faiths and those of no formal faith in understanding and co-operation. The age range for young people is 11-25 years.
Projects should take place during Inter Faith Week 2019 (10 – 17 November).
The aims of Inter Faith Week are to:
Strengthen good inter faith relations at all levels.
Increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society.
Increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs.
Priority will be given to projects which:
Actively involve young people in planning, running, and evaluation of the project.
Promote positive action i.e. young people from different backgrounds coming together to address shared problems like improving green spaces.
Are run by non-statutory organisations, such as youth clubs, scout/guide groups, local voluntary and community organisations.
Grants can provide part-funding. Grants are not available for converting young people to a different faith.
The deadline for applications is Friday 23 August 2019.
Girls 4 STEM Pilot Project Open to Applications
The aim of this pilot project is to promote and teach Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths subjects (STEM) to girls in attractive and engaging ways, with a view to addressing the ongoing skills gap in the STEM sectors within the EU and especially the shortfall of women and increasing STEM drop-out rates of girls. The underlying rationale is also to empower girls to learn and encourage them to become leaders in tech.
This aim will be achieved through a two-fold action. Firstly, a network of schools, universities, high education institutions and companies will be set up. It will serve as a platform to support the advancement of girls in STEM education and careers, to exchange best practices and to raise awareness of girls all over Europe concerning the full spectrum of education and training options. Secondly, no-cost summer camps for 13-18 year-old girls (typically 1 or 2 weeks long) will be designed to introduce middle and high school girls to a broad range of STEM subjects, in particular software engineering principles and programming languages.
The experiences and insights collected in the course of the summer camps and other actions will be used by the network to provide recommendations and a set of ready-to-use guidelines available for reproduction of the events at local level.
The following types of activities are eligible under this call:
-The summer camps featuring experiments, field trips and lab-based activities to show work in science, technology, engineering and math careers.
-Teaching the principles of software engineering: algorithms, structure of programmes, computer systems.
-Teaching how to code, with a focus on real tools (such as Python, Ruby, Javascript, HTML, CSS , or any other relevant).
-Recruiting preferably female STEM teachers for the camps, to act as role models.
- Awareness-raising events organised by the network members (social media/traditional media campaigns to highlight the need for girls in STEM, workshops to inform parents, teachers and female audience about the full spectrum of education and training options, days of Open Doors, school visits); Deliverable: ready-to-use packaged guidance on the organisation of STEM camps, easily reproducible by other partners at local level ; Report on activities carried out with best practice described and recommendations for further action; Conferences, seminars; Training activities; Awareness and dissemination actions; Actions aiming at the creation and improvement of networks, exchanges of good practices; Studies, analyses, mapping projects.
The following types of applicants are targeted by this call for proposals:
ICT companies; Companies with technical departments and technical training facilities;
Universities and research centres ; Secondary schools with science curricula;
Institutions and organisations organizing STEM extra-curricular activities; Other actors.
In order to be eligible, a proposal must be submitted by a consortium composed of at least two legal entities from different countries.
Proposals may be submitted by any of the following applicants, if established in an EU Member State or EFTA and EEA country:
-Non-profit organisation (private or public).
-Public authorities (national, regional, local).
-International organisations.
-Universities.
-Educational institutions.
-Research centres.
-Profit making entities.
-Natural persons.
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at €350.000. The Commission expects to fund one proposal.
Applications must be submitted by 27 August 2019.
Young Entrepreneurs Invited to Apply for 2019 Varsity Pitch Competition
The Varsity Pitch Competition rewards UK students and recent graduate entrepreneurs who have enterprising ideas that they wish to turn into viable businesses; enabling participants to showcase their unique, creative ideas to the wider community.
The business/idea must be the entrants’ own idea and/or an idea that they are free to disclose. Additionally, entrants must be able to own and run a business or social enterprise in the UK and be at least 16 years of age.
The award categories are as follows:
TATA Disruptive Business - for businesses where the product or service is making improvements to the market in unexpected ways.
TATA Social Impact - for businesses that are ethically conscious.
Genuine Innovation - for those who can demonstrate unique ideas and ways of doing things.
Creative & Design - for those who are involved in the creative industries.
Digital and Technical - to support digital business ideas such as apps, hardware or online products.
Ideas - for those with a brand new idea that has the potential to be the next "big thing".
Entrants must be either a current student at a UK university or college or an individual who has graduated after 2014.
Category semi-finals will take place later in the year, with businesses from each category being chosen to present a two minute pitch to a panel of mentors. The final will take place during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November and the winner will receive £15,000 for their start-up.
The closing date for applications is Friday 26 July 2019.
Fenton Arts Trust
We support artists at the beginning of their careers. Grants are available to support individual works, activities, performances or prizes in any field of artistic endeavour including drama, painting, sculpture, dance, music, poetry and architecture. Applications can be made by a group, company, institution or individual.
See our website: http://www.fentonartstrust.org.uk/ to check eligibility details.
 https://www.andylowe.co/ Andy Lowe – offers sound recording services and tuition in contemporary music production techniques.
http://www.artsaccess.org.uk/ Arts Access Association – artist and entertainment agency, also provides event and programme consultancy; runs several workshops and ' Roots to inspiration ', a youth and community programme.
https://www.artsalive.co.uk/ Arts Alive – dedicated to providing local people in rural areas with the opportunity to experience professional arts events in their local venue.
https://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64 Arts Award – supports young people who want to deepen their engagement with the arts, build creative and leadership skills and achieve a national qualification; available at five levels.
http://www.artsconnect.co.uk/ Arts Connect – development agency that works to improve the quality of the arts and cultural engagement of children and young people in the West Midlands.
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Arts Council England – champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives through public money from the government and the National Lottery.
https://artsforhealth.mpft.nhs.uk/ Arts for Health, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – passionate about the importance of the arts in healthcare and the difference it can make to the experiences of service users and staff; often involved in new building or refurbishment projects.
https://www.myartshack.co.uk/ ArtShack – small rural venue based just outside of Shrewsbury that provides creative workshops.
http://creativeinspiration.org.uk/ Creative Inspiration Shropshire CIC – promotes individual and collective wellbeing and resilience through high quality participatory creative arts programmes.
http://www.cultureconsortiumshropshire.com Culture Consortium Shropshire - a Cultural Education Partnership, supported by Arts Connect
http://www.dasharts.org/ DASH (Disability Arts Shropshire) – disability led visual arts organization; ‘Free Medicine’ is an arts programme specifically for disabled young people.
https://www.designsinmind.co.uk/ Designs in Mind – a working studio and shop designing and making commissioned artwork and products for retail.
http://emilywilkinson.net/ Emily Wilkinson – Shrewsbury-based interdisciplinary artist and poet working with collage, writing, paint, textiles, bookmaking, sound and sometimes film; also teaches yoga.
http://fairacrepress.co.uk/ Fair Acre Press – independent publishing house.
https://www.thefetch.co.uk/ The Fetch Theatre – touring theatre company producing a highly visual style of theatre incorporating puppetry and mask work.
http://www.fourandtwenty.org/ Four and Twenty Arts – a collective of artists, educators and theatre makers based in Wem.
https://www.hiveonline.org.uk/ The Hive – delivers social impact through arts and creative projects and activities, with a special focus on children & young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and other hard to reach groups.
http://i-gnition.herokuapp.com/ Ignition CIC – not for profit arts organisation working with professional artists to deliver participatory theatre projects for social change in schools and community settings.
https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/ The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust – has a lifelong learning programme offering self-led visits with teacher resources alongside workshops and activities delivered by the learning team.
https://jeanatkin.com/ Jean Atkin – award-winning poet, children’s novelist and experienced educator; works regularly in schools, providing workshops, readings and discussions for all ages.
http://www.kinokulture.org.uk/ Kinokulture Cinema – independent community cinema in Oswestry.
http://www.louiseswanton.com/ Louise Swanton – contemporary textile artist, designer and teacher currently based in Mid Wales.
https://ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk/ Ludlow Assembly Rooms – vibrant mixed arts and community centre with cinema, streams and live events.
https://www.ludlowfringe.co.uk/ Ludlow Fringe – annual inclusive, vibrant and diverse independent arts and culture festival.
https://www.meadowarts.org/ Meadow Arts – brings contemporary art projects to places where art is not usually shown; supports artists by commissioning new work and creating inspiring events and exhibitions, including workshops and individually tailored arts education projects.
https://www.mediaactive.org/ MediaActive Projects – local arts organisation, specialising in creative media and digital arts projects, media productions, film and visual arts programming, skills-based training and CPD.
https://moonstruckastronaut.com/ Moonstruck Astronaut Theatre – theatre company that stages plays for and with children and their communities.
https://www.mostlyflat.co.uk/ Mostly Flat – a letterpress printmaking studio run by Ludlow artist Dulcie Fulton.
https://thenaturebug.co.uk/ The Nature Bug – inspiring children to love nature through workshops to teach them about the often-overlooked animals and plants living on their own doorsteps.
https://www.nickfoggdirector.co.uk/ Nick Fogg – theatre director and freelance filmmaker.
http://www.octopusartsshropshire.co.uk/ Octopus Arts Shropshire – provides high quality arts services, workshops and projects for education, community and corporate establishments.
http://www.pentabus.co.uk/ Pentabus Theatre – develop and produce high quality new theatre about the contemporary rural world.
https://qube-oca.org.uk/ Qube – Oswestry based charity providing arts, wellbeing, and transport services for the community in North Shropshire and the border counties.
http://www.raylangton.com/ Ray Langton Music – specialists in the traditional Folk Arts, offer a range of workshops and talks for children, adults and families.
https://www.scrappies.org/ Scrappies – Shropshire Children's Scrapstore Recycling and Resource Centre, 'quirky' business supplying organisations with creative arts and educational resources.
https://www.shrewsburybookfest.co.uk/ Shrewsbury Bookfest – aims to bring the world of books alive for children and to inspire and enthuse them with a love of reading.
https://shrewsburycartoonfestival.wordpress.com/ Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival – annual event with top cartoonists who draw cartoons and caricatures for the public and lead workshops where you can have a go yourself.
https://www.shropshirearchives.org.uk/ Shropshire Archives – offers opportunities for students and young people to discover the unique collections.
https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/ Shropshire Council - Arts Service - provides leadership on arts development, project management and support across the county, with children and young people a priority.
https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/museums/education-and-outreach/ Shropshire Council – Museums Service – active learning workshops led by experienced museum educators.
https://sidance.live/ Shropshire Inclusive Dance – creates environments where people from all backgrounds and abilities can participate in the joy of dancing together; offers various workshops and opportunities.
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/libraries Shropshire Libraries – 21 libraries and 3 mobiles across the county which act as important community hubs.
http://www.shropshiremusicservice.org.uk/ Shropshire Music Service – provides instrumental, vocal and curriculum support for schools.
http://www.shropshiremusictrust.co.uk/ Shropshire Music Trust – works with partners to offer outreach of a varied programme of high quality participatory musical performances in schools.
https://www.shropshireregimentalmuseum.co.uk/ Shropshire Regimental Museum – collections contain many artefacts, photos, documents and other items which relate to various elements of the school curriculum; also offer tailored visits and talks.
https://www.shroprock.co.uk/sum.html The Shropshire Ukulele Massive – an ongoing community project that aims to help children, the homeless, the aged, and other vulnerable people through opportunities to learn and play ukulele music in community venues such as arts centres and schools.
https://www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/ Shropshire Wildlife Trust – offers a range of sessions for primary school children at unique locations such as Darwin's Childhood Garden in Shrewsbury.
https://www.sya.org.uk/ Shropshire Youth Association – believes that “the right intervention turns around lives”; delivers personal, social and informal education using a youth work approach.
https://shropshireyouththeatre.co.uk/ Shropshire Youth Theatre – provides theatre activities for children and young people aged 5 to 25 years, specialising in classical drama.
http://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/ SpArc Theatre – arts and leisure centre in Bishops Castle offering a diverse programme of live theatre and music, international satellite screenings of theatre, ballet and opera; also films, community events, workshops and an art gallery.
https://www.telfordandwrekinmusic.co.uk/ Telford and Wrekin Music – individual or group instrumental and vocal lessons on a wide range of instruments in Telford and Wrekin schools.
https://www.visualartnetwork.org.uk/ Visual Art Network – based in Shrewsbury, raising the visual art profile in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, linking artists, designers, makers, galleries and buyers.
http://www.wenlock-olympian-society.org.uk/live-arts-festival/ Wenlock Olympian Games Live Arts Festival – competitions in the performing arts, classes take place in Dance, Music and Speech & Drama (including creative writing) for children and young people aged 18 and under.
http://www.wemtownhall.co.uk/ Wem Town Hall – aims to facilitate social enterprise, community empowerment and community cohesion through an accessible, user-friendly and high quality venue and programme.
http://www.whackitsmackit.co.uk/ Whack It Smack It – make and play musical instruments from scrap.
https://www.wordshoppers.co.uk/ The Wordshoppers (Jean Atkin and Liz Hyder) – offer a range of interactive and fun workshops for all ages.
http://wyldwoods.co.uk/ Wyldwoods CIC – provides a calm and positive environment in which to try new skills and reflect on personal growth and development utilising both the outdoor and indoor environments.
 Unfortunately, we won’t be able to list every art and cultural event in here for children and young people, but please tag us in these events: https://www.facebook.com/Arts-and-Culture-Activities-for-Children-and-Young-People-in-Shropshire-306317196986821/ and we will share them.
https://www.shropshiretourism.co.uk Shropshire Tourism
https://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk Visitor information site with events listings – includes most events of interest to visitors – website operator adds events and organisers can submit their own – free of charge for listings
https://www.shropshirelive.co.uk news and features site with events section – you can submit an article. Events often featured free of charge.
https://www.loveshrewsbury.com news and features site with events section - you can submit an article. Events often featured free of charge.
https://www.31days.co.uk Shropshire arts & entertainments website and associated monthly leaflet. Options to advertise but listings are free. Organisers can submit their own.
https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/shrewsbury/events - retail, business directory & promotional site with local events section. Option to advertise, listings are free. Organisers can submit their own.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/
https://www.shropshire-events-guide.co.uk
https://www.ludlow.org.uk – Ludlow visitor and local information site with events section. Organisers can submit own events.
https://www.aboutbridgnorth.com – commercial site with events section for Bridgnorth.
https://www.oswestry-welshborders.org.uk - main destination website for Oswestry and area. Has events section. Managed by Virtual Shropshire for Oswestry Borderlands Tourism (Association).
https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/oswestry/ - events and business website for Oswestry.
https://www.whitchurchshropshire.org – Whitchurch town information site with events listing
https://www.ellesmere.info - main information site for Ellesmere including events listings
https://www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk - Visit Shropshire Hills
Magazines/Leaflets
https://www.strettonfocus.co.uk Church Stretton Focus
https://www.hypemagazine.co.uk/ The Hype Shrewsbury
https://www.loveshrewsbury.com/tags/severn-magazine Severn Magazine
https://thefamilygrapevine.co.uk/shrewsbury-telford/ Shrewsbury and Telford Family Grapevine
https://www.shropshiremagazine.com Shropshire Magazine
https://www.walesandborders.com/magazines/index.html Welsh Border Life
https://www.wstn.org.uk West Shropshire Talking Magazine
https://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/shropshire/ What’s On Shropshire
https://www.whatswhatmagazine.co.uk What’s What
https://www.yattaryattar.co.uk/ Yattar Yattar
https://www.31days.co.uk 31 Days
Websites Events / Activities / Jobs – Regional and National
https://www.artquest.org.uk/opportunities/
http://www.axisweb.org/about-opportunities
http://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs_and_opps Artist Newsletter
http://www.artsjobs.org.uk Arts Council Website
http://www.artsandmediajobs.com/uk Arts and Media Jobs
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/ Guardian Local
Please forward this e-newsletter to interested parties. Apologies for any cross posting. If you have been sent this e-news by a colleague and would like to sign up to become a member of CCS and receive the e-news direct please email alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk
Please note: this information has been forwarded to you because we think it may be of interest. We make every effort to ensure that any information that is forwarded is appropriate, however CCS (Culture Consortium Shropshire) can accept no liability for any inaccuracies or omissions contained in this e-news. Forwarding the creative sector opportunities does not represent any endorsement of projects or initiatives by CCS and readers should take their own steps where necessary to check the reliability of any organisations or projects featured.
If you are interested in any of the opportunities or events we ask that you get in touch with the relevant named persons, using the contact details within the text.
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To find out more information about CCS, please contact:
Alexa Pugh, member of CCS and Arts Development Officer, Shropshire Council. email: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk and Tel: 01743 257734
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CCS is supported by a range of Cultural Organisations.
The management group is made up of representatives from; Arts Connect, Shropshire Council, Ignition, MediaActive, Shropshire Music Service, Qube, Ellesmere College and the Hive.
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