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CURIOUS ABOUT . . . ARTSMARK? For Schools, Youth Justice settings or Arts and Cultural organisations
Completely new to Artsmark? Book a 1-1 or a group briefing session. Learn the basics about Artsmark and explore its potential benefits to your school. Or if youre an arts organisation, explore how your programme might help a school achieve Artsmark. FREE Attend Artsmark training: North West dates include: Thursday 27 February, School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester; and Thursday 13 March, Burnley Youth Theatre, Lancashire. Go to www.artsmark.org.uk/get-involved/book-your-training FREE Need help with your Artsmark application? Book a support visit. Receive a visit from an Artsmark expert to help you prepare your application or identify and fill areas for development. FREE
CURIOUS ABOUT ... WORKING WITH SCHOOLS? For NPOs, Museums or Arts and Cultural organisations
Bespoke surgeries now available. If you missed the chance to attend our sold-out events last season then dont fear. We are now offering a tailor made surgery session for you and your colleagues. The surgery will give you focussed time to learn more about the latest changes in education, to consider school priorities and needs, and to make a plan of action about how to develop your own schools offer. We are using bridge funding to subsidise these surgeries and so are able to offer them for just 50 for a half day session at your venue. Contact info@curiousminds.org.uk for more information.
Our year-round Curious offers, available to everyone. Free or subsidised through Bridge funding.
CURIOUS CONNECTIONS
To connect schools with the regions arts and culture offer, weve produced the online portal Culture Hubs. Join up at www.culturehubs.co.uk To connect you with the regions cultural education news or give you the chance to steal the headlines and promote your own work, we have the Curious Minds e-bulletin. Join up by visiting www.curiousminds.org.uk/register To connect the arts and cultural sector with the latest research, findings, resources or policy, weve created the Curious Minds digital library: www.scribd.com/CuriousMindsNW/collections
Interested in taking a more Curious approach to business planning, funding and partnerships? Through our Curious Kitbag programme, Curious Minds offers a 1-2-1 consultancy service; providing support and advice to arts organisations, especially grassroots groups and brand new start-ups. Our expertise comprises fundraising advice, mentoring, audience development, training opportunities and networking with other start up arts organisations. If youre a grassroots or community based organisation or an arts practitioner wishing to extend your capacity please visit www.curiousminds.org.uk for more information or contact stewart.parsons@curiousminds.org.uk / 01282 435835. Interested in becoming part of our Creative Traineeship Hubs? In addition to our Bridge role, Curious Minds are co-ordinating Creative Traineeships across the North West. These are pre-apprenticeship type opportunities designed to give young people a broader understanding of employment opportunities in the arts and cultural sector. If you are interested in becoming part of our delivery hubs please contact holly.ball@ curiousminds.org.uk
STILL CURIOUS?
For more info please visit the Curious Minds website at: www.curiousminds.org.uk or ring: 01282 435835 Twitter: curiousmindsnw Facebook: www.facebook.com/curiousminds1 Ebulletin: www.curiousminds.org.uk/register Creative Futures Cumbria is working in partnership with Curious Minds to use their experience and expertise to connect children and young people, schools and communities with arts and culture right across Cumbria. If you want to know more about their support offer in Cumbria please call 01768 893810 or email info@creativefuturescumbria.org
Working with Arts Council England to connect young people with great art and culture
CURIOUS EVENTS
MARCH Mental Health Training for Arts Practitioners
For experienced, practicing arts and culture facilitators working with young people experiencing mental health issues : March 3 & 4, 9.30am - 4pm, 42nd Street, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester: This very specialised training delivered by 42nd Street (www.42ndstreet.org.uk) will increase knowledge and skills around mental health support when working with young people in groups. Youll learn about the impact that mental health problems have on young people and learn how to work safely and more effectively with them. This is a practical course that will involve experiential exercises as well as discussion. We expect demand to exceed the number of places available, so please send a short CV and no more than one side of A4 explaining how you will use this training opportunity in your practice to: Julie.McCarthy@42ndstreet.org.uk
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3 key aims for the Bridge in 2013/14 1. I ntroduce and incentivise arts and culture to a wide variety of schools and children and young peoples services (particularly Arts Award and Artsmark) 2. I ncrease and improve partnership working between schools/youth services and arts and cultural organisations 3. S upport arts and culture orgs who wish to develop, grow or improve their offer for children and young people