Save the Date!

The National Rural Touring Forum Annual Conference will take place from the 14^th – 16^th July 2015 Wymondham, Norfolk.

The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) are delighted to be working in partnership with Creative Arts East to host the 2015 rural touring conference which will explore the idea that “Rural Touring is GREAT at audience engagement!”

• In 2012/13 the rural touring network supported 2,407 rural communities to promote over 3,762 live professional arts performances for a combined audience of 308,976

• Research shows that rural touring reaches many people who never or rarely access the arts and that it makes a valuable contribution to community life.

The NRTF annual conference is the must-attend event for all those interested in supporting high quality arts events within rural communities.

The 2015 conference will be based at Wymondham College Norfolk from 14^th – 16^th July 2015 and is presented in partnership with Creative Arts East. We will bring delegates to Wymondham College and nearby venues from across the UK and further afield for 3 days of showcases, workshops, debate, discussion and networking.

The conference is particularly suitable for rural touring scheme workers, promoters, venues, funders, local authority officers and members and artists and performers.

Showcasing is an important part of the conference, allowing touring schemes, venues and voluntary promoters to see work, share experiences and broaden their knowledge of work available.

Applications for conference showcases are now closed.

Artists and companies interested in applying should visit the NRTF website at www.ruraltouring.org for information on how to apply.

Delegate booking for the conference will open in Spring 2015.

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Notes

1. The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF)

The National Rural Touring Forum represents a number of mainly rural touring schemes and rural arts development agencies, across England, Wales and Scotland that aim to help local people to promote high quality arts events and experiences in rural and other community venues. NRTF members include rural touring schemes, voluntary promoting groups, performing companies, artists, musicians, producers, small venues and festivals. www.ruraltouring.org

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2. Creative Arts East

Creative Arts East is an arts and community development charity founded in 1994 with the focus of taking the arts into rural and disadvantaged communities. Creative Arts East works throughout Norfolk, Suffolk and the East, running Creative Arts East Live! and Village Screen – rural touring schemes for live performance and cinema, plus a variety of projects concerned with creative learning, health & wellbeing and volunteer development. www.creativeartseast.co.uk

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