County Armagh | Community Arts Partnership

Call for Artists – Community Arts Partnership closing 2/7/2013

June 17, 2013 in County Antrim, County Armagh, County Derry/Londonderry, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Tyrone, Greater Belfast, Jobs & Opportunities

Community Arts Partnership (CAP) is calling for artists from a variety of artistic backgrounds to facilitate our community arts workshop programme across Northern Ireland.

We are looking for creative, dynamic and innovative practitioners with an approachable attitude, a passion for community arts, and experience of working on arts projects in community and school settings.

Artists are invited to submit a CV (word or pdf format), up to three images of recent work (jpeg), and complete a short application form: Facilitator form with details of their expertise, experience and availability. Applications should be submitted no later than 5pm Tuesday 2 July to Peggy Fisher via email peggy@comartspartner.org or in the post to Community Arts Partnership, 3-5 Commercial Court, Belfast BT1 2NB.

CAP has been delivering very successful community arts workshop programmes for over 10 years. With this year’s programme, we wish to renew our commitment to championing community arts and promote access to and participation in the arts to all sections of society.

Between July 2013 and March 2014 we will be offering poetry workshops to schools and writers’ groups. We will also deliver a wide range of participant-led projects to community groups, including film, photography, animation, fashion, sculpture, textile art, carnival arts, crafts, dance, drama, music, and mural making.

Community Arts Partnership is currently supporting and promoting interculturalism in the arts (through our InterCultural Arts Support Programme and within the framework of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Intercultural Strategy). We are keen to hear from artists from or working with ethnic minorities who are interested in facilitating intercultural creative projects engaging diverse communities.

For more information about our programme and to download applications forms, visit www.comartspartner.org.

Artists who have previously sent us details are invited to reapply as we require consent to publish contact details on a new online artist database which will be accessible to registered organisations looking for arts practitioners.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The deadline for this application is 5:00pm on Tuesday July 2nd, 2013

Community groups secure vital funding

June 6, 2013 in County Armagh, Funding news

Craigavon Borough Council in partnership with the Department for Social Development have awarded over £105,000 of vital community grant aid to 68 community groups throughout the Borough and £162,435 funding towards advice services.

The Community Development Grant Aid scheme is an annual programme which is funded by Craigavon Borough Council’s Community Development Section and the Voluntary Community Unit of the Department for Social Development through the Community Support Programme.

68 Community group representatives received their grant cheques at a presentation ceremony in Craigavon Civic Conference Centre last week.

The funding will help purchase essential equipment for community groups and help with general running costs and training for volunteers. It will also help encourage volunteering and community development activities in areas across Craigavon.

On presenting the cheques to the groups, Chair of the Development Committee Councillor Daryn Causby, commented:

The Community Development Grant Aid Scheme is a vital resource to many community and voluntary groups across the Borough. This money will provide a much valued source of funding too many groups in the area and will benefit and reshape our local communities for the better. It will also help groups lever other sources of funding from funding bodies.

The Community Development Grant Aid Scheme is just one of a number of ways Craigavon Borough Council’s Development Department addresses community development issues and support Community and Voluntary Groups throughout the Borough. Other mechanisms include the provision of advice services funding, delivery of a regular programme of community capacity training, networking/themed events and assistance with regeneration schemes.

To find out more contact the Community Development Team on 028 38312540 or visit www.craigavon.gov.uk/community/funding.html

Summer Programme at MCAC

May 28, 2013 in County Armagh, Training

Millennium Court Arts Centre embraces summer with a sure filled arts treat with workshops for all the creative minds…

Develop stories and illustrations in Folk Galore, enjoy a weeklong mishmash of creative fun in Messy Mitts or sculpt and spin in Clay Mania, for all those a little older – come work alongside local film production company BNL and learn the basics of Film Technique.

CALLING!! .. All youth summer schemes for ‘Art on the Move’…. Where all our mad artists are roaming the country in search of youth clubs who are in need of some vital artistic visions to add a little ray of sunshine and colour.

Banish banal summer boredom as we combine photography and sketches with Ceramic Decal, brush up with Art Skills workshop and gain a basic understanding of traditional Boat Making skills from the shores of Lough Neagh are all on the list for those adults who have a keen interest to pursue the creative.

To coincide with August Craft month join us in a series of Saturday afternoon lectures ‘Figure’ delivered by Michael Robinson, former curator of decorative arts at the Ulster Museum

FREE family art festivals continue on the second Saturday of every month 12 – 3, with Pin Hole, Figurine and Roc Models.

For a full list of all our classes dates, times & prices, follow this link BROCHURE or phone : 028 38 394 415