New Mills and District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society at New Mills Art Theatre present the Musical ‘Sister Act’ which opens in November.

Are you in your final year or graduated in 2014 onwards?
Thinking about free-lancing or starting a creative business?
Apply now for the free Creative Leicestershire WebinArt Programme

Creative Leicestershire are looking for Workshop leaders to run online workshops for creative graduates in our new WebinArt Programme starting this Autumn.

With the festive season approaching and preparations underway for the return of the Christmas Lights Switch-On, Derby LIVE would like to invite local acts, community groups, dance groups and performers to apply to take part in the parade.

The King's Fund, Comic Relief, and the Big Lottery Fund have opened the application process for a unique support programme that will enable charity leaders to help each other through sharing expertise and developing skills. The Cascading Leadership programme offers an initial 80 free places worth £3,000 each. Anyone leading a voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisation focussed on health and wellbeing of any size, early stage or established, can apply. There are two opportunities on offer:

This year's Summer Reading Challenge has been launched.

Find out more here: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/news-updates/2017/july/...

Wildlife Artist Pollyanna Pickering will be travelling to China later this month, as part of an official delegation of conservationists in a bid to encourage protection of threatened species worldwide.

 A selection of Pollyanna’s original paintings will be included in the Artist for Conservation Society’s International exhibition at the Lanwan Art Museum which forms part of  a 50-acre ecological park art village and public gallery, located in one of China's most beautiful and important coastal cities - Qingdao City

Enabling Innovation and Nottingham Trent University invite proposals from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (D2N2) based artists/designers wishing to be short-term Artists in Residence at NTU, in the Creative and Virtual Technologies Research (CVTR) Lab. This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on access to the facilities available in the Lab, to obtain training and supervision, and work on a collaborative project specifically utilising digital based art and design technologies.

Residencies will be fully subsidised by Enabling Innovation, and involve:

The AA2A project (Artists Access to Art Colleges) is offering around 50 placements, giving artists and designer makers the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project using art college facilities e.g. workshops, IT facilities, lending library, and lecture programme.  AA2A schemes aim to benefit students and institutions through their interaction with practising artists

Map and links to application info for AA2A schemes  www.aa2a.org/colleges

From pottery and woodland crafts to treasure hunts and detective work, there's a wide range of activities for children to get stuck into at some of our venues around the county this summer.

Find out more here: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/news-updates/2017/july/...