Deadline for Tenders: 10th March 2023 (12.00 Midday) Staffordshire Virtual School: Call out for Tenders to run an Arts Award Programme in Residential Homes for children in care We are looking for an established company with qualified staff in Arts Awards and with experience of working with children in care, or children with…
Artist Commission Fee: £2000 Apply by: 27th February To recognise and celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Blk Art Group being founded in the city Wolverhampton Art Gallery will be hosting an exciting exhibition of artwork and archive material between April and July 2023. Arts Connect and Wolverhampton Arts and Culture are working together…
Highlighting Creative Careers in the West Midlands Arts Connect are supporting nine fun and engaging Creative Careers events for and with young people across the West Midlands during National Careers Week (6th to 11th March) to showcase, signpost and promote the array of diverse career opportunities that are available across the arts and cultural…
Date: Saturday, 25th March Time: 1pm – 3.30pm Location: ‘The Art Room’, Wolverhampton School of Art Cost: Free Suitable for teachers and practitioners from all curriculum areas and no prior experience needed. Join award-winning poet Liz Berry for a practical, nurturing workshop packed with ideas and activities to inspire cross-curricular creative work. Explore…
On the 10 November 2022, we invited up to 100 young people from across the West Midlands to SpeakUP! and find their voice at our Youth Voice and Leadership Conference. We wanted to know about their experience of taking part in arts and cultural activities and hear about their needs and future ambitions. SpeakUP!…
A series of exciting conversations on creativity in early childhood, with education professionals, artists and academics working in the early years – brought to you by Arts Connect. Hosted by Pepita Hanna, Associate Director, Partnerships and Investment, Arts Connect and Peppy Hill, Creative Practitioner (Early Years; Higher Education; Families; Communities); certified Play Therapist; Filial Play…
Exciting opportunity for Young Artists who want to develop their skills to work with children and young people! Apply by: Thursday, 26th January Criteria for applying: Aged between 18-30 – Living in the West Midlands – Existing skill set as an artist in any art form Bursary: £150 per day for training and placements…
Date: Wednesday 1st March Time: 10.00 – 15.00 Location: Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham Join us to discover how arts and culture professionals in the West Midlands are exploring ways of working creatively with innovative digital approaches to transform their practice and engage with new audiences. Participants from Arts Connect’s Creative Digital Leadership programme…
Moonbeams Eclipses ‘Major Moments We Remember Forever’ : Insights in developing resilience in early years through arts and creativity Keynote Speakers: Joseph Coelho, Poet, Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022-24 Professor Chris Pascal, Co-director of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood Professor Rachel Holmes, Manchester Metropolitan University Date: 27th February 2023 Time: Registration from 9.15am…
Date: Saturday 28th January 12.30-3.30pm Venue: The Art Room (MK 101) Wolverhampton School of Art, Ring Rd, Wolverhampton WV1 1SA Cost: Free Join acclaimed Black Country artist Tom Hicks on a guided photo-walk, investigate new approaches to documenting the urban landscape and explore how Black Country Type photography practices can be approached with your…