‘Down your lane, up your street‘

Thursday 26 March 2009. 
The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth

How to bring extraordinary arts into your community

‘Down your lane, up your street’ is an inspirational day that will give you ideas for developing events in your community. If you are looking to book an entertaining act for your fete, get more going on in your village hall, bring an artist into your school or programme a village or town festival, then this event is for you.

It aims to enthuse community groups, parish councils, teachers, youth workers,,,, anyone with an opportunity to programme, to try something new in 2009 and have the confidence to programme extraordinary, yet affordable arts. This seminar will give you the tools to do so.

The morning will provide an introduction to diverse arts programmes, from the intimacy of a village event like the Woolpit Festival, through working with artists to create work that responds to your place like FRED (the annual art invasion of Cumbria), to the wonderment of international street arts, such as the Sultan’s Elephant. It will provide ideas on programming, advice on booking acts and guidance on cost.

In the afternoon there will be a series of workshops, ranging from the nuts and bolts of event management to thought provoking discussion on why we programme and the happiness art can bring.

Special offer – to encourage new programming, Mid Suffolk ARTS and Suffolk Coastal ARTS are each offering grants of up to £500 to help you programme new work.

Who is it for?
This seminar will benefit anyone who is involved in making things happen in their community; village hall management committees, parish and town councils, museums and heritage groups, schools, youth groups, toddler groups, artist collectives…

What will you learn?
• What community arts programming can be.
• The benefits.
• The next steps.
• Contacts to help make things happen.

Cost and booking
The day, including lunch, will cost £10.00 per delegate (a limited number of concessions will be available on application). You will receive a delegate pack providing follow-up information and contacts and a promoters pack full of information about acts to book in the area.

If you would like to atttend please complete the booking form below and send it with your payment to Nicky Corbett at the address given on the form. Call 01394 444538 or email [email protected] if you have any queries.