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200 Voices

26.01.12

200 Voices - Artists

Ania Bas

 

Arno Baude

 

Chingiz

 

Duguld Ferguson

 

Fergus Jordan

 

Jael Orea Arenas

 

Hera Buyuktasciyan

 

Karen McLean

 

Morgana Ferrara

 

Paul Valadez

 

Ruchika Wason Singh

 

Sigal Yaar

 

Simohamed Fettaka

Stefano Morelli

Santiago Morilla

 

opportunities

25.01.12

Job Opportunities at Arterial Network

red tape

25.01.12

Biometric Residence Permit Changes

Upcoming changes to replace postal biometric appointments and Biometric Residence Permit help lines with online services


As part of the UK Border Agency's strategy to move services online, they are replacing the telephone biometric appointment booking service for postal applicants and the telephone BRP management and verification services with online services.

200 Voices

19.01.12

Santiago Morilla

 

whats on

18.01.12

Leung Chi Wo - We must construct as well as destroy

The first solo exhibition in London by Chinese artist Leung Chi Wo opens on 20th January 2012 at ROKEBY Gallery. Leung Chi Wo is one of Hong Kong’s leading contemporary artists of a generation influenced by the territory’s post-1997 identity and politics.

For More information - http://www.rokebygallery.com/exhibitions/leung-chi-wo

opportunities

16.01.12

Call for Artists - Young Masters Art Prize 2012

The Young Masters Art Prize 2012 is now open for applications. For more information and application guidelines, see: www.young-masters.co.uk

CALL FOR ARTISTS for the Young Masters Art Prize 2012 will coincide with the solo exhibition of Young Masters Art Prize 2009 winners, Ghost of a Dream at the London Art Fair. Ghost of a Dream's installation, this is it, will be on display at the Art Projects section, 18 - 22 January 2012. On Wednesday 18th, Adam Eckstrom (one half of the artist collaborative, Ghost of a Dream) will be 'In-Conversation' with Godfrey Barker at 4.30 - 5.30pm. To reserve tickets, go to the London Art Fair website: http://www.londonartfair.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=51/t=m/goSection=23

opportunities

16.01.12

Call for Euromed partners - Teaching language as a tool

A.M.A.L., dedicated to the teaching of spoken Arabic and intercultural dialogue in Israel, are organising an international seminar on teaching language as a tool for inclusion and participation. They are particularly interested in partners from Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Holland, Cyprus, Britain, and of course from Jordan, Egypt and Palestine, but they are open to partners from all Euro-Med countries.

Please see the attached documents for more information.

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200 Voices

12.01.12

Hera Buyuktasciyan

 
'It wasn't meant to end like this' is a kind of reminder for us to think about the possible outcomes of the sudden upheavels, downfalls, and loss within each of our collective global history and how would our present and future be like.

The continuous destruction and total transformation within each an every aspect of life also causes an inability to imagine the present moment.

Today and everyday we witness the radical loss of our world and finally face the term 'worldlessness'.

200 Voices

12.01.12

Fergus Jordan

 

Darkness and light physically fragment the landscape in a manner that corresponds closely to the political connotations of division

a dialect that sits uncomfortably in this highly charged sectarian landscape.

200 Voices

12.01.12

Morgana Ferrara

 

“The cemetery of the forgotten boats”, is a plot on the island of Lampedusa where seized migrants’ boats are kept after they have made the treacherous journey from Africa to Europe - often boats and dead bodies are washed ashore serving as a constant reminder to the dangers posed to all who risk making the journey.

200 Voices

12.01.12

Sigal Yaar

The images show pieces of wood, recycled materials and found objects, which inspire my imagination.

In many ways, I feel that for me the world is a 'raw material'.

200 Voices

11.01.12

Karen Mclean

 

My local surroundings and context influence my work and practice in many ways. My interests lie in the connected history that I share with Britain, having grown up in the Caribbean and now residing in the UK.

 

I am keenly interested in the Caribbean community that came here during the Windrush period and their continued development and status as a minority community. My interests have allowed me to research as far back as slavery on the plantations and to question the continued effects of colonialism.

 

whats on

11.01.12

Guillermo Arriaga Masterclass

The distinguished Mexican screen writer Guillermo Arriaga, known for films such as Amores Perros, Babel, and 21 Grams is coming to London to give a Masterclass in screen writing for cinema. This will take place on 28th& 29th of January from 09:30 to 17:00 at Tuke Hall, Regent College. (Note : Change of venue)

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11.01.12

RT @artscampaign: Business contributions fell by 17% from 2007/08 to 2009/10. Want to know more? Check out 2011 UK ARTS INDEX http://t.c ...

200 Voices

11.01.12

Cai and JJ

 

This image is a perfect poster for the London Olympics 2012. It represents our artistic journey from Beijing to London. We believe art is free, and creativity has no boundaries.

 

The image here is of our performance Two Artists Run Naked Across Westminster Bridge with a panda bear in 2000.

whats on

09.01.12

'Growing not Going'... Arts & Business’ Annual Arts Fundraising Symposium

29th February 2012, Sadler’s Wells in London

Following the success of previous annual symposia, which has attracted over 200 delegates for the last two years, Arts & Business will hold its third symposium for Chief Executives, Trustees, and Fundraising and Development professionals from the arts and cultural sectors.

200 Voices

06.01.12

Ruchika Wason Singh

My works deal with the human habitat and existence and its relation with the environment.

As a practicing artist living and working in the urban setting of Delhi, my work has been impacted by the daily life and the processes of consumption therein.

200 Voices

05.01.12

Anna Sherbany

In “Empty Gestures” the ritual becomes a visual marker of what remains common to all people.

The singularity of the gesture is poetic as well as powerful. The increasing value of water is measured by its absence. 

The movement of the hands becomes a metaphor for human resilience.

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04.01.12

@amreenkhanx Hi Amreen. Glad you like it, and thanks for your #200voices submission

opportunities

04.01.12

Open Call for travel grants - Roberto Cimetta Fund

The Roberto Cimetta Fund is launching an open call for travel grants from 1st to 31st January 2012 in the framework of two partnerships with Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture and with Marseille-Provence, European Capital of Culture 2013.

200 Voices

30.12.11

Jael Orea Arenas

 

‘In all honesty, I don’t need much to make my work. I spend most of my time in the street, being surprised by almost everything.

I edit my photos using a very simple process, and when I need to visualize them more, I print them. I spend little time in my house, mostly at night. I like to read, listen to music, and draw.

I basically need a table, paper (to draw or write on), sunlight or light from a lamp (as I often work at night or first thing in the morning), and a computer. I also like plants, so I always have one.’

200 Voices

21.12.11

Ania Bas

This is the view from my live/work/sleep space in London.

I can't see much of the world outside whilst at my desk, to rest I usually just stare at the wall of evergreen shrubs. This keeps me focused.

My desk is my communications headquarters, R&D lab, my operations office and my conference room.

opportunities

21.12.11

Call for applications - UNIDEE in Residence 2012

Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, a non-profit organisation founded in 1998 in Biella (Italy), is glad to present a new edition of UNIDEE in Residence International Programme. The project, which runs since 2000, focuses on the analysis of the relationship between art and society and investigates methodologies of creative interventions able to activate projects for a responsible social transformation.

For more information please see the attached document or visit www.cittadellarte.it/unidee

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21.12.11

RT @LIFTfestival: Big thanks to @ICALondon for a great xmas party! Especially loved the dancefloor moves of @VisitingArts and @ATCLondon.

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21.12.11

RT @TurningPointSW: Open Call http://t.co/xBJgLgwp for those who haven't spotted it c/o @VisitingArts

200 Voices

20.12.11

Amreen Khan

 

Amreen Khan investigates the concept of cultures, in particular her struggle between two contrasting societies, one being her origins in Pakistan and the Western society.

By looking at these cultures she is able to transfer her knowledge of these cultures into her paintings on canvas.

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16.12.11

70% of my followers are from #UnitedKingdom,5% from #UnitedStates & 30% from #London. http://t.co/4YR8e1bo. What's your #TweepsMap ?

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15.12.11

RT @LIFTfestival: Just had a lovely lift ride with our ICA neighbours @VisitingArts @ATCLondon Each of our organisations are over 30! #L ...

opportunities

14.12.11

Short story goes global

BBC Radio 4 and Booktrust are pleased to announce the call for entries for the newly extended BBC International Short Story Award 2012.

Usually named the BBC National Short Story Award, the 2012 competition will, for one year only, accept entries from international authors based around the world who have a prior record of publication in creative writing in the United Kingdom. The BBC National Short Story Award will return in 2013.

opportunities

14.12.11

Call for short film proposals - Commonwealth Shorts

The Commonwealth Foundation is offering funding and capacity building to Commonwealth film makers to produce a short film which explores and challenges a society’s values, on the theme of relationships.
Individual filmmakers or collectives should submit a proposal which explores the theme of love in its broadest sense, whether inter-racial, inter-generational or within and between the sexes. The theme should be relevant to the filmmaker and their community.
They are looking for original, bold and authentic films in any genre which entertain as well as stimulate and encourage debate both locally and globally.
Deadline for receipt of applications is 31 January 2012 (5pm GMT)
 

http://email.cogdesign.com/t/r/i/itlhtry/l/d/

 

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14.12.11

Steve Waters - My fight to save Europe – and British theatre http://t.co/S24Cqgb0 via @guardian

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14.12.11

@Ionianprodt Hi there - drop us an email at information@visitingarts.org.uk and hopefully we can point you in a good direction

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14.12.11

@ATCLondon welcome as our new neighbours here at @ICALondon - glad to have you next door!

200 Voices

01.12.11

200 Voices - Open Call

200 Voices will profile, spread and showcase some of the world’s most exciting artists online throughout 2012. Launching on January 1, submissions will be streamed throughout the year.

We are asking for submissions of an image, short film, piece of music or text which reflects on your local experience as a practising artist in your country, for example, a photograph of your studio or the view from your studio window.What is it like to be an artist working in your country? How do your local surroundings and context influence your work and your practice? Is there anything you would like to say to other artists across the world about your situation?

200 Voices

01.12.11

Susan Keshet- UK

‘I work next to Shoreham Harbour in Sussex - It's a busy harbour dealing with materials from all over the world for the construction industry.

My work addresses the world/reality as a construction so there are strong overlaps between my practice and my location.

critical writing exchanges

28.11.11

Welsh Arts Critics' Blogs from Hay Festival Kerala

Two participants of our current Welsh Arts Critics Development Programme 2011, Susie Wild and Dylan Moore, give their views from the recent Kerala edition of the Hay Festival


Susie is a freelance journalist, PR, poet, writer and editor, and a regular contributor to Buzz magazine.

Dylan is the founding editor CFUK; founding co-editor The Raconteur and alumnus of the National Theatre of Wales / Academi ‘New Critic’ scheme.

news

28.11.11

"For Artists and Performers, Britain Puts Out an Unwelcome Mat"

The New York times recently published an article regarding some of the issues affecting non-EU artists wanting to work in the UK

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/arts/britains-conflicting-entry-rules-stymie-visiting-artists.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&ref=arts

skills exchange in country

28.11.11

Curatorial exchange programme 2011: Alisa Savitskaya

Visiting Arts was delighted to support the placement of Alisa Savitskaya a senior research curator from the National Centre for Contemporary Arts (NCCA), in Russia. The program, initiated by British Council, Russia aims to support young curators from the EUNIC countries.

1mile2

28.11.11

1mile2 Cardiff

1mile² Cardiff 2011

Visiting Arts and Wales Millennium Centre hosted public events last month to celebrate the achievements of 1mile² Cardiff. Performances, activities and workshops took place on 28 & 30 October with newly commissioned dance works from India Dance Wales, Jukebox, National Dance Company Wales Associates, Nubrico, Shapez with Ballet Nimba, and Chloe Loftus with Planet Gymnastics Parkour Group.

 

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24.11.11

Nameera Ahmed nominated for Indian Environment film festival @cmsvatavaran See her doc on mangroves for 1mile² Karachi http://t.co/5rvV94TV

200 Voices

23.11.11

Arno Baude - Vietnam

I live abroad, in South East Asia. Here, a ‘paradise’ is preserved for western tourists and investors in “amazing Thailand” and “wonderful Indonesia”. These sound like perfect getaways, but symbolize globalization to me. 

The tropics are home to extravagant plenitude as well as bitter destitution. My works show the ambivalence.

1mile2

23.11.11

1mile2 Bradford

Latest images from 1mile² Bradford

Participant David Collinson's images from the opening of Chen Hangfeng's exhibition Unnatural Selection at Cartwright Hall and pictures of the public and education workshops including Windfall co-led by Hangfeng in collaboration with local ecologist Charlie Gray.

1mile2

23.11.11

1mile2 Guelph

Latest news from 1mile² Guelph

1mile² Guelph has been running since March this year. The programme has involved a series of artists creating public interventions and events around St. George's Square and across a square mile of downtown Guelph.

 

opportunities

14.11.11

Invitation to participate in and/or advise on crowd funding initiative

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opportunities

10.11.11

calling Beckett works

Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better

calling Beckett works

HAPPY DAYS

ENNISKILLEN INTERNATIONAL BECKETT FESTIVAL

A Cultural Olympiad Event - Friday 24th- Monday 27th August 2012
If you know of any great Beckett or Beckett inspired productions - visual arts, film, dance, theatre, music or new media please send information to Cathie Boyd: happydaysbeckett2012@gmail.com

1mile2

10.11.11

Unnatural Selection by Chen Hangfeng

Shanghai-based artist Chen Hangfeng was selected to participate in 1mile² Bradford 2009. His exhibition Unnatural Selection is now on at Cartwright Hall.

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31.10.11

1mile² Bradford workshop with Chen Hangfeng and Charlie Gray Wednesday 2 Nov 14:00. Register now. http://t.co/6qVs1EHu

red tape

28.10.11

Red Tape - Working in the UK - Certificates of Sponsorship

Getting international artists to the UK can be a complex, difficult process and is one of the main enquiries Visiting Arts gets. This article offers guidance to how to go about the process and what you need to know as a prospective employer, and also gives you direct links to relevant web sites, to try and help you through the routes you have available.

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27.10.11

1mile² Cardiff event Sunday 30 Oct 12:00. Free performances & workshops for all @theCentre & part of @CreativeCardiff http://t.co/3kNlE31p

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27.10.11

RT @BradfordMuseums: Our latest exhibition Unnatural Selection, opens on Sunday at Cartwright Hall. Join us at 11am for the grand openin ...

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27.10.11

1mile² Bradford workshop with Chen Hangfeng and Charlie Gray next Wednesday 2 Nov 14:00 - register now @BradEcoversity http://t.co/6qVs1EHu

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26.10.11

1mile² Cardiff National Dance Company Wales performing @theCentre + Q&A with photographer Mahesh Shantaram Friday 7pm http://t.co/OMuSfpkt

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26.10.11

1mile² Cardiff National Dance Company Wales performing @theCentre + Q&A with photographer Mahesh Shantaram Friday 7pm http://t.co/OMuSfpkt

1mile2

26.10.11

1mile2 Cardiff

1mile² Cardiff celebrations

Sunday 30 October 2011 | Wales Millennium Centre | 12:00 - 18:30

Join us for a day of free performances, workshops and exhibitions

 

This free public event will feature new dance works by award winning India Dance Wales and Jukebox Juniors – stars of TV’s Got To Dance - as well as local organisations Rubicon, Ballet Nimba, street dance trio Shapez and Chloe Loftus in collaboration with Planet Gymnastics Parkour Group. There will be a chance to try out a range of arts activities, including dance, textile and poetry workshops. The day will feature an exhibition of images of Cardiff by photographer Mahesh Shantaram (Bangalore).

 

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24.10.11

1mile² Bradford artist Chen Hangfeng arrives to install his first UK solo exhibition at Cartwright Hall - opens Sunday http://t.co/4WTwnYQ6

200 Voices

20.10.11

Visiting Arts' 200 Voices - Call For Artists

In 2012 the eyes of the world are on London and the UK for the world’s biggest sporting event, the London 2012 Olympics. We want to reflect this global occasion back to those people looking into the UK. We want to give artists from every country in the world the opportunity to tell the world what it’s like to live and work in their country in the 21st century. To inspire and be inspired.

1mile2

13.10.11

Windfall - Art & Ecology workshop, 1mile2 Bradford

Windfall - Art & Ecology Workshop

Join us for a free workshop with ecologist Charlie Gray and artist Chen Hangfeng.

The workshop is open to everyone aged 16+ on Wednesday 2 November 14:00 – 17:00

Venue: meet by the University of Bradford library entrance

 

worldculture.net

11.10.11

worldculture.net

Visiting Arts announces its new online project

WorldCulture.Net is the destination for artists and arts organisations to connect with each other and industry intelligence. It is a network of people and content that builds connections and commerce across the global arts and culture sector. It connects artists with artists, artists with markets and artists with audiences. The site builds on Visiting Arts’ 35-year history of collecting and sharing information about the sector through its Cultural Profiles.

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10.10.11

RT @LIFTfestival: Having a great time in Seoul on @visitingarts UK_Korea exchange with @thamesfestival @MIFestival @thecpr @UMFestival

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10.10.11

Our '200 Voices' campaign is still running - get involved - http://t.co/8qg8SLj1

producers visits

03.10.11

Visiting Arts at PAMS (Performing Arts Market Seoul)

Visiting Arts is working in partnership with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) to encourage and support collaborative exchange in the performing arts between the two countries.

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networking events

03.10.11

Edinburgh Producers Breakfast 2011

Anna Lukaszewicz reports back from our recent Producers Breakfast in Edinburgh

contemporary myths

26.09.11

Contemporary Myths - Video

Video of the recent Contemporary Myths programme which took place in Farnham, Liverpool and Dartington

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22.09.11

Film selected by VA on at @ICALondon this Sunday http://t.co/EvNss5zV

whats on

22.09.11

From the Middle East Selected by Visiting Arts: Roads of Dreams

25 September 2011
Free, booking required

They are dreaming of high-heeled gold shoes, that their birthday is just round the corner, and that school is closed down because of heavy snow. The children in Mona Rafatzadeh's exploratory pop style docu film reminds us of all other children.

whats on

21.09.11

Aya Haidar - Behind closed doors

Aya Haidar - Behind closed doors

Bischoff/Weiss Gallery

14a Hay Hill
London W1J 8NZ
+44 207 629 5954

Exhibition runs until 6 October 2011

For more information - http://www.bischoffweiss.com/exhibitions/_78/

1mile2

15.09.11

1mile2 Cardiff walks

As part of 1mile² Cardiff, participants are leading a series of walks to places in the square mile significant to them.

We’re inviting you to nominate a site within Grangetown, Butetown, Adamsdown or Splott and join local artist Rabab Ghazoul and the team for a short walk to this spot. Come with friends, family, group or an individual and share why this place is important to you and why it’s worth looking at more closely.

 

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06.09.11

200 Voices - Call for Artists http://t.co/W7qyxuL Join us as we profile some of the world’s most exciting artists online throughout 2012.

visas

24.08.11

Arts Council England set to assess visa applications from foreign artists entering the UK

A new scheme will see the Arts Council assessing applications from artists applying for a visa to enter this country on the basis of their exceptional talent.

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23.08.11

RT @LIFTfestival: You can Like LIFT on facebook http://t.co/GHPMRMd - Retweet to win a LIFT T-shirt circa 2010!

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22.08.11

Now in conversation - Julie Ellen talks to Steven Earnhart #VAEDI11

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22.08.11

Watch live at www.visitingarts.org.uk #VAEdi11

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22.08.11

We've just heard from Jonathan Mills from the Edinburgh International Festival. Now up, Yvette Vaughan Jones, our Chief Executive

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22.08.11

Welcome to the VA Producers breakfast - please give any feedback you'd like to (live at http://t.co/aS8REU8)

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22.08.11

Va breakfast live at 10am on www.visitingarts.org.uk

networking events

18.08.11

Producers Breakfast, Edinburgh 2011 Live Stream


Live Video streaming by Ustream

http://ustre.am/C5Hw

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18.08.11

Our Edinburgh Producers Breakfast will be streamed live to our website, Monday 22nd at 10am www.visitingarts.org.uk

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17.08.11

1mile² Cardiff on BBC Radio Wales Arts Show - listen here: http://t.co/Dxb3VwW

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17.08.11

Last chance to register for our seminar in Edinburgh on the Culture Programme and other European funding opportunities http://t.co/CWkdDEz

news

17.08.11

Asia Triennial Manchester 11 : Enkhbold Togmidshiirev : Ger Project.

Delivered in partnership with The Manchester Museum, Islington Mill and Shisha and with support from Visiting Arts, The International 3 is working with performance artist Enkhbold Togmidshiirev from Mongolia.

Born in 1978 in Uvurkhangai province, Enkhbold was raised in a nomadic family that has been breeding horses for generations. In 1998 he moved to the Mongolian capital city Ulaanbaatar to study, graduating from the Institute of Fine Arts in 2005, where he now has a teaching post.

 

1mile2

15.08.11

1mile2 Cardiff

1mile² Cardiff is taking place until October this year in collaboration with photographer Mahesh Shantaram. 

Mahesh Shantaram is a photographer based in Bangalore, India. His work draws on the story-telling potential of landscape photography as a method of social documentary with many of his images focusing on public and social spaces. http://thecontrarian.in/

 

1mile² Cardiff takes place in Butetown, Grangetown and Splott and invites local people to participate online and in activities, events and performances. As part of the initiative, professional and community dance companies will create new work, inspired by the people of the square mile and in response to local and global cultural and environmental issues.

 

networking events

08.08.11

Edinburgh Producers' Breakfast 2011

Visiting Arts Producers’ Breakfast
Monday 22 August 2011
09:30 -11:30
Festival Theatre Edinburgh
Click here to register.

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04.08.11

75% of tickets gone in the first day - get yours now for your Edinburgh Breakfast - http://t.co/MiNn2Wj

curators visits

03.08.11

Russian Federation Museum & Gallery Curators’ UK Study Visit

In May Visiting Arts, in partnership with British Council and the Vladimir Potanin Foundation Moscow, delivered a 10-day study visit for a group of museum curators from across the Russian Federation.

cultural contact point

03.08.11

Latest News from the Cultural Contact Point

Results for cooperation projects application published


The results for the 2010 call for cooperation projects have been published. The selected projects led by UK organisations are:

contemporary myths

03.08.11

Contemporary Myths III

The third edition of Visiting Arts’ Contemporary Myths programme took place this month in Farnham, Liverpool and Dartington.

news

03.08.11

Visiting Arts - State of Play

Since the Arts Council England’s decision to cut Visiting Arts from its portfolio, we have had a very great number of letters of support. In particular, from artists and arts organisations who have told us how much the work we do has benefitted them, their practice and their audiences. It is clear that the role of international artists in articulating the contemporary condition is more important now than ever and the Visiting Arts way of identifying those artists, linking them with UK artists, finding a platform for their work and creating conditions for the public to benefit from their experiences and perspectives is valued, valuable and current.

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02.08.11

This year's Visiting Arts Producers' Breakfast in Edinburgh is now open for booking! Follow to register: http://t.co/ILlOQoG

curators visits

01.08.11

LINKS Research trip to Ljubljana

LINKS Research trip to Ljubljana – 20th – 24th June


In partnership between Contemporary Art Society and The British Council, Slovenia


Visiting Arts, in partnership with The Contemporary Art Society, and The British council, Slovenia, invited10 UK based gallery and museum curators to attend the research and development programme in Ljubljana and Maribor, Slovenia.

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27.07.11

1mile² Cardiff new images from visiting photographer Mahesh Shantaram http://t.co/NrEw2Hd

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25.07.11

@LIFTfestival @skyorchestra launched this morning! http://t.co/KkaOSXu

whats on

13.07.11

The Art of Resistance in Palestine

'The Art of Resistance in Palestine'
Tuesday 19 July, 7pm | Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA
Tickets £5 / £3 (concessions)
Call 020 7324 2570 or email info@freewordonline.com

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13.07.11

SAVE THE DATE - VA Edinburgh Producers' Breakfast, Aug 22 9.30-11.30 am. More news to follow on our website

news

07.07.11

30 years of LIFT

This year our friends at LIFT celebrate 30 years of presenting ground-breaking international theatre across London. A special programme begins this summer with theatre productions from Egypt, Lebanon and Qatar at the ICA from 13 – 15 July as part of Shubbak Festival: a London-wide festival of Arab culture, including On The Importance of Being an Arab’a multimedia theatrical performanceby Ahmed El Attar and Temple Independent Theater Company, Jarideh, a one-on-one performance by Tania El Khoury, and the UK premiere screening of the award-winning Qatari theatre piece, Gulf Stage.

Further information and booking for all events at:
http://www.liftfestival.com/events/current-events/30th-birthday-events/shubbak1
 

twitter

04.07.11

We're looking for interns - go to http://t.co/AqzBsgT to read more

contemporary myths

27.06.11

Heroes and Hubris

Hamish McDonald, Artistic Director of Dogstar Theatre, Inverness blogs about his experiences on the recent VA Contemporary Myths programme at the Dartington Arts Centre in Devon

critical writing exchanges

23.06.11

Welsh Arts Critics Development Programme 2011 Successful Participants Announcement

Visiting Arts, is working in partnership with Wales Arts International, to deliver a development programme for Welsh Arts Critics. Designed to develop coverage and critical discussion of Welsh arts, the intensive workshop and subsequent bespoke programme, will provide an opportunity to critique work together and explore the role of the art critic. The course will be led by Linda Christmas, a former arts journalist and experienced teacher of journalism.

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22.06.11

1mile² Guelph artists Bik Van der Pol give a public lecture at Guelph Youth Music Centre on transforming culture climates: 19:30 (22/06/11)

1mile2

22.06.11

1mile2 Cardiff

1mile² Cardiff 2011

1mile² Cardiff launches with the arrival of photographer Mahesh Shantaram.

1mile² Cardiff is a new arts, environment and community programme that inspires people to explore their neighbourhoods. Taking place in Butetown, Grangetown and Splott until October, the project invites local people to participate in activities and events. Professional and community dancers will create new work, inspired by the square mile and in response to local and global cultural and environmental issues.

 

skills exchange in country

06.06.11

Korea-UK Connection 2011: Performing Arts Festivals Research Exchange Visit participants

Visiting Arts is working in partnership with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) to encourage and support collaborative exchange in the performing arts between the two countries. Recruitment has now taken place for the 2011 exchange, and we are very pleased to announce that the following organisations will be taking part:

whats on

26.05.11

Kelly Carmichael picks her top exhibitions and events with an intercultural focus for 2011

TOP EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS WITH AN INTERCULTURAL FOCUS FOR 2011

APRIL:

Meeting Points 6 – Locus Agonistes: Practices and Logics of the Civic

April 2011 – March 2012, various venues across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe

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20.05.11

Fantastic end to a fascinating and important week for cultural exchange between Iranian & UK artists. Let's get a map of this family! #CM3

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20.05.11

#CM3 Iranian & UK artists together at The Maltings, Farnham for a sharing of the ideas they've been working on this wk. http://t.co/ZvaKkyf

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20.05.11

The #CM3 team have said goodbye to @DartingtonHall very reluctantly. Thank you so much to all the staff who made our week a success.

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19.05.11

Our final day in residence @DartingtonHall has ended. What a fantastic week for #CM3. Many thanks to the team here. Next stop Farnham!

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18.05.11

One of the groups being filmed this morning in the wonderful grounds of @DartingtonHall #CM3 http://t.co/kmgQisP

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18.05.11

Filmmakers setting up this morning to document Contemporary myths III. More equipment than I had imagined! #CM3

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17.05.11

Great day so far with #CM3.More Iranian artists arriving, ideas flourishing & baby vowels scampering around the grounds! http://t.co/bljORjw

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16.05.11

Arrived @DartingtonHall yesterday and it is like the gods have given us a slice of paradise for the week. Utterly amazed http://t.co/3GrinEJ

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13.05.11

Great ideas for #CM3 residency @DartingtonHall incl a show set in an Istanbul cafe-a football match, Iran v Scotland, on the screen...

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12.05.11

Internships available at VA - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/content/placement-opportunity-visiting-arts-june-october-2011

interviews

12.05.11

The Silent Zone of the World - Lemi Ponifasio

‘The Silent Zone of the World’

INTERVIEW WITH CHOREOGRAPHER LEMI PONIFASIO by Kelly Carmichael

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09.05.11

Exciting prospects ahead, working on press interest in Devon for residency @DartingtonHall #CM3

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03.05.11

'Contemporary Myths'gets under way this month with a residency @ Dartington Trust. Iranian & UK artist collaborations-details to follow #CM3

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26.04.11

Korea-UK exchange visit call for proposals from festivals - deadline extended to 5 May http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/home?l=opportunities

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21.04.11

Read our weddings stories here - we'd still love to hear yours http://bit.ly/e4obxe

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18.04.11

Still time to tell us your thoughts on weddings and partnerships - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/content/i-do

contemporary myths

14.04.11

Contemporary Myths III

We’re pleased to announce the 20 artists who are preparing to come together in England this summer as part of the third edition of Contemporary Myths.

fellowships

14.04.11

Roddy Buchanan/ Sharjah residency

By Kelly Carmichael

Robert Rauschenberg could not have put it more succinctly – "the artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history”. This idea of artist as witness is not a new one. Historically and across all art forms the role of artists to observe, announce, document and translate is central to our knowledge of the past. From Japanese floating world prints to hieroglyphics in Egyptian tombs, James Joyce’s Dubliners to Picasso’s Guernica, artists have contributed strongly to recording the existence of and providing evidence for our understanding of historical events and social circumstance. The artist, however, is more than a passive witness of events – whether monumental or everyday. They are an active participant in the unfolding of their own particular time in history.

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11.04.11

Weddings? What's your story? We want to hear from you - Please RT http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/content/i-do

artist to artist

11.04.11

Artist to Artist 2011 - The Participants

Visiting Arts and The Delfina Foundation are pleased to announce the participants of Artist to Artist International 2011. Building upon 6 previous years of intensely personal exchanges between UK and international artists, the 2011 Artist to Artist programme sees Onya McCausland host Khaled Hafez (Egypt) and Gayle Chong Kwan host Ines Jerray (Tunisia).

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08.04.11

International Connections Programme now open! Come back to the Visiting Arts website for full details on Monday!

cultural profiles

04.04.11

Afghanistan Cultural Profile Re-Launch

The Afghanistan Cultural Profile is a comprehensive English-language guide to arts and cultural organisations in Afghanistan.

1mile2

31.03.11

1mile2 Guelph launches

1mile² Guelph launches as Canada's first square mile

On Wednesday 30 March, 1mile² Guelph was officially launched at Guelph Youth Music Centre. The event featured a lecture by artist Mary Mattingly as part of the Big Ideas on Art and Culture series and a multimedia performance by Bob Wiseman.

This innovative eight-month project will involve local and international artists exploring how we live, work and act together. Working collaboratively with local ecologists, architects, activists, community leaders, students and residents, the project will run until November 2011. The artists will engage Guelph's many communities through installations, conversations, workshops and public interventions about the city, its urban development, cultural legacy and sustainable future.

 

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30.03.11

@NnnIqbal VA Statement on ACE National Portfolio http://bit.ly/fXYsid #acefunding #artsfunding

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30.03.11

VA Statement on ACE National Portfolio http://bit.ly/fXYsid #acefunding #artsfunding

news

30.03.11

Visiting Arts and Arts Council England National Portfolio

Visiting Arts is very disappointed at the ACE decision not to include us in its core portfolio.

We believe there is a need for an organisation championing international artists’ work in the UK now more than ever.

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1mile2

29.03.11

1mile2 Guelph

1mile² Guelph 2011 brings together international, Canadian and Guelph artists with community participants, activists, leaders, architects, facilitators, designers and creative researchers. Using collaborative processes, the artists will explore the limits of the built and natural environments of a square mile of downtown Guelph around St. George's Square.

cultural contact point

23.03.11

News from the CCP - March 2011

Culture Information Day for European funding opportunities

On 12 April 2011, the EU Cultural Contact Point (CCP) in the UK will be holding a day-long event outlining a range of EU funding opportunities relevant to the arts and cultural sector. The InfoDay will provide practical information, case studies of successful projects and the chance to meet a number of the EU contact points who will also be making presentations. EU funding programmes to be covered in the InfoDay are Culture, Media, Youth in Action, Lifelong Learning (which includes Leonardo and Grundtvig) and Interreg IV.

working internationally

18.03.11

Call to organisations – How will you maintain your international working? How will we hear the international artists voices?

With recent events in the Middle East and beyond, there is a greater imperative for these international voices to be heard and, in particular for the voices of the artists to have a platform.

But, the current funding cuts from public and other bodies are starting to affect organisations up and down the United Kingdom. Where will you make your cuts internally? Is it the research and training budgets? The international links and residencies that will suffer? In addition, the mechanisms in place to finance bringing international work into the country are diminishing rapidly. Our research shows that the main funding for incoming work for international artists is now from the Arts Councils and with heavy demands on this reduced funding, will this strand of work suffer disproportionately?

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17.03.11

1mile² Delhi artists Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey in Art Talks Friday 18 March 4pm http://www.khojworkshop.org/blog/art_talks_reading_room

whats on

16.03.11

Reflections on the Self - Five African Women Photographers

"Reflections on the Self" an introductory talk by Christine Eyene, Friday 18 March at 7.30pm, Royal Festival Hall, London

Exhibition : 8 March – 3 April 2011
Spirit Level, Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
Open daily 10am – 11pm. Admission free.

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16.03.11

Mona Rafat Zadeh selected as Iranian Filmmaker In Residence. Partnership between VA + Dartlington Hall Trust begins May 2011 in Devon

news

10.03.11

What's coming up at Visiting Arts

The following projects will solidify the existing Visiting Arts programme and also introduce new ideas responding to international current events and emerging trends. We will continue to present 1mile² (www.square-mile.net) which is getting increasing support from around the world. Below is more information about some of our other current projects

interviews

10.03.11

Lost Languages And Other Voices - Joy Gregory Retrospective


If Visiting Arts’ ‘Future Thinking’ document is the philosophy behind artist residencies and intercultural dialogue, Joy Gregory is the practice. Over the last 25 years her work has evolved from and explored the characteristics and dynamics of international residencies and exemplified how ‘space’ can become ‘place’ when given connection, context and meaning. An upcoming interview with Joy Gregory will attempt to draw out exactly what is at the heart of an international residency experience and, at a time when dialogue has never been so important, what role residencies and cultural practitioners can play in intercultural understanding.

interviews

09.03.11

Artist Voices - Voices from the Middle East

Two young artists give contrasting views of how the current political events are affecting their practice

producers visits

08.03.11

Fadjr International Theatre festival

By Executive Director Yvette Vaughan Jones

The visit to the Fadjr International Theatre festival has become an opportunity to keep the relationships between the UK artists and Iranian theatre practitioners going despite the political background. But this year, Visiting Arts did not take a delegation of producers. Many of the artists we had worked with in the past were not taking part in the Festival either because they were working abroad or because their work was not selected by the Fadjr jury. Before going to Iran, we were warned from all advisers, artists, official and unofficial that the situation in Iran had changed a great deal since last year.

cultural takes

07.03.11

International Women’s day invitation – Artists

Q; what’s it like to be a female artist in your country?

As part of International Women's Week (7th-12th March 2011), we want to provide a platform for women around the globe to share and understand what is to be to be a woman, working, dancing, writing, painting, drawing, filming, performing, and thinking on this day. Below are some responses from some female artists around the world, but feel free to add your own stories - Login here - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/user/login or Sign up here - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/user/register

news

05.03.11

Public hearing on the future of the MEDIA Programme

Following the public consultation held last November, the European Commission will be holding a public hearing on the future of the MEDIA Programme and EU funding for the audiovisual sector on 18 March 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.

news

04.03.11

Google Art Project

Google has launched a new tool to make art in 17 acclaimed galleries around the world more accessible. Their Art Project has used new technology to "take Street View indoors" and allow people to take a virtual tour inside galleries they may not otherwise be able to visit.

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02.03.11

Artists Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey arrive at Khōj to participate in 1mile² Delhi as part of In Context: Public.Art.Ecology.

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02.03.11

Square Mile artist Gohar Dashti featured in Pearls on the Ocean Floor film, Monday 7 March @ 7pm SOAS, London www.soas.ac.uk/iranianstudies/

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24.02.11

Art, ecology + intercultural dialogue: Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti and Adam Knights (VA) discuss. Thurs 7pm Delfina Foundation London

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14.02.11

Follow the European Commission's Culture in Motion conference via http://twitter.com/cultureinfo @cultureinfo

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10.02.11

State of the Arts conference happening now - follow online http://stateofthearts.streamuk.com/ #SOTA11

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09.02.11

Photographer Joy Gregory delves into National Media Museum archive to unearth rare images and discuss links to her work. 16:00, Bradford

1mile2

07.02.11

Artists in Conversation - Gohar Dashti

Artist talk: Gohar Dashti in conversation with Adam Knights (Arts Projects Manager, Visiting Arts)
Thursday 24 February 2011, 19:00 - 20:00
The Delfina Foundation
29 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY
Free. Rsvp required.

Photographer Gohar Dashti has been in residence at Impressions Gallery, Bradford and will be artist-in-residence at The Delfina Foundation in February, taking part in 1mile², a Visiting Arts initiative that connects artists, ecologists and communities through creative engagement. At this event, Gohar will present past and present work and will reflect on her time in the UK exploring the influence of recent experiences on her practice.

producers visits

27.01.11

Eckhard Thiemann – Reflections On The UK Korea Producers Visit

By Kelly Carmichael

Visiting Arts runs a successful programme of ambitious research visits abroad which seek to provide UK curators and producers with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of international art practice in a specific overseas context. Having recently signed an agreement with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) to promote and support collaborative exchange between the Korean and UK cultural scenes, a Producers’ Visit to the South Korean capital was undertaken in Autumn 2010. Working in partnership with KAMS, Visiting Arts sought to enable participants to develop professional networks between Korea and the UK and encourage collaborative exchange in the performing arts between the two countries.

1mile2

27.01.11

1mile2 Bradford - Gohar Dashti

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GOHAR DASHTI Profile - guest edited by Kelly Carmichael
The latest in a series of innovative residencies sees Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti head to Bradford in the north of England for four weeks from late January 2011. Part of Visiting Arts’ 1mile² (www.square-mile.net) programme, her residency is supported by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and DCMS. While in residence at Impressions Gallery, Dashti will collaborate with ecologist Charlie Gray and lead a photographic mapping project with Bradford’s local community.

artist to artist

26.01.11

Artist to Artist International 2011

Visiting Arts in partnership with The Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce Artist to Artist International 2011.

The programme provides an opportunity to bring together artists to initiate dialogues across international borders, enabling pairs of artists to enter into new working relationships on an open-ended and informal basis. Professional, practising UK based artists can apply to invite an artist of their choice, to visit UK for two weeks for the exchange of ideas and experiences.

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19.01.11

Our phone numbers are changing - please see our staff and contact pages on our website to make sure you have the right numbers!

whats on

17.01.11

World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures 2010

World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures 2010
A Retrospective and Q&A with Kwame Kwei Armah

THURSDAY 27 JANUARY, 7PM at the Africa Centre

The first World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures was held in Lagos in 1977. Thirty-three years later, Senegal just hosted the second one, entitled Festival Mondial des Arts Negres (FESMAN). FESMAN has brought together artists, intellectuals, politicians, and activists from around the world to celebrate and take stock of the state of global black and African arts and cultures in the 21st century.

whats on

12.01.11

Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides

Sheela Gowda: Therein & Besides
Iniva at Rivington Place
19 January – 12 March 2011

seminars and conferences

12.01.11

Future Thinking - Report and podcasts

A discussion event on sustainable international residencies, Future Thinking was run in partnership with Artquest and held at Tate Britain.

The day offered the opportunity for an in depth discussion on international visual arts exchange, with the aim of exploring new paradigms of practice. Speakers included:

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12.01.11

Leading artists from around the world head up first commissions for the London 2012 Festival

Cate Blanchett, Toni Morrison, Olafur Eliasson, David Hockney, Mike Leigh, Jude Law and Damon Albarn, Rufus Norris & Jamie Hewlett head the line-up of artists featured in the first group of commissions and special projects for the London 2012 Festival, recently announced. The finale of the Cultural Olympiad, the London 2012 Festival will be a 12-week UK-wide cultural celebration. Opening on Midsummer’s Day 21 June 2012 and running until the last day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on 9 September 2012, the Festival will provide an outstanding summer of arts and creativity in the UK.

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networking events

12.01.11

Middle Ground at the Whitechapel Gallery

Working in partnership, Visiting Arts and The Whitechapel gallery hosted a day for artists and curators to consider the causes and impact of the flourishing cultural dialogues happening with artists from the Middle East

contemporary myths

10.01.11

Contemporary Myths 2011

Plans are going ahead for a new chapter of Contemporary Myths to take place next spring in Turkey.

Contemporary Myths is an intercultural and international collaboration project bringing together theatre makers from different countries to share practice, explore ideas and gain a deeper understanding of artistic contexts. The theme of myth is one which transcends cultural boundaries, providing a broad frame of reference to explore the use of myth or adaptation of myth in contemporary performance.

news

10.01.11

New Arts Council research published, on engagement with arts and culture online

New research from the second phase of the Arts Council’s digital research programme has been published.

This latest research fills what was a gap in the Arts Councils knowledge on arts and the digital realm: it gives solid data on the amount, and how, people engage with arts online. It is based on a survey of 2,000 people and quantifies their engagement with and attitudes to using online technology to engage with the arts.

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visas

10.01.11

Visa update - Biometric Residence Permit Rollout

From 14th December highly skilled workers, temporary workers and their dependants successfully applying to extend their stay under Tiers 1 and 5 of the Points Based System will receive a Biometric Residence Permit.

1mile2

06.01.11

1mile² Bradford update

During November, Impressions Gallery hosted a series of photography walks for local participants who explored and documented the diverse cultures and environments of Great Horton and Little Horton.

literature lab

05.01.11

Literature LAB - Writers Exchange 2010

Visiting Arts, West Dean College (West Sussex) worked together in inviting two poets who write in Arabic, to take part in a one week residency in the Sussex Downs for the first week of November 2010.

Nujoom al-Ghanem is an Emirati writer who combines popular writing with challenging contemporary verse. Fadhil al-Azzawi originally from Iraq, now based in Berlin, has developed an extraordinary international reputation for his perceptive and entertaining verse and performance.Nujoom and Fadhil participated in Poetry International at the South Bank Centre, London from Saturday 30 Oct to Sunday 7 Nov, where they discussed their practice as poets and they time at West Dean.

Below Greg Mosse writer, translator and creative writing teacher recalls his experience with the poets and their residency

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09.12.10

Application for Iran Film Makers residency at Dartington now open - http://bit.ly/ftMcbF

news

09.12.10

Intercultural Dialogue - your thoughts are wanted

With funding from the Cultural Leadership Senior Networks Programme of Arts Council England, Venu Dhupa is investigating Intercultural Dialogue and is asking for your feedback and comments on four essays on the topic. Written by senior UK cultural figures, these are posted without author attribution in order to attract impartial feedback and comment. Your comments would be very welcome on here, or alternatively please email comments to int.art@btinternet.com . The comment period is open until 24th December 2010.

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fellowships

08.12.10

Jaffar Al Oraibi interview in Time Out

Image - Jaffar Al Oraibi (Time Out Bahrain)

Funded by a Visiting Arts travel grant, Jaffar participated in his residency at the Delfina Foundation in London starting on the 26th July 2010 and running till the 5th September 2010. Born in Bahrain, Jaffar is a fine art painter. During his stay in London, platforms were created for him to the opportunity to interact with several artists and art players from different backgrounds.

cultural contact point

08.12.10

Would you like to promote your Culture programme supported event?

Would you like to promote your Culture programme supported event?

In order to promote ongoing European funded projects, the EU Cultural Contact Point would like to feature events and news related to these projects in its monthly newsletter.

seminars and conferences

04.11.10

Performance Matters

Performance Matters is a series of events exploring the shifting relations between performance practice and discourse, event and writing, which took  place across Toynbee Studios and Whitechapel Gallery during October

1mile2

03.11.10

1mile2 Smethwick

1mile² Smethwick

Sunday 7 November 12:00 – 14:00

Paul Stephenson from the Wildlife Trust and local artist Melanie Tomlinson will be leading a nature walk as part of 1mile² Smethwick. Join the walk and explore the plants, insects, animals found in the area during autumn and help us plan a route for a new permanent art & nature trail for Smethwick.

Image © Arif Mahmood 2009

 

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26.10.10

1mile2 Bradford 2010 launches

1mile² Bradford 2010 launches Thursday 28 October

Impressions Gallery, ecologist Charlie Gray, photographer Gohar Dashti together with local people will explore the plants, people and cultures that make up the Little and Great Horton neighbourhoods of Bradford. Free workshops and events taking place between now and mid-December will include guided walks, photography workshops and discussions and take place at Impressions Gallery and around the square mile.

Find out more at the Open Day in the Studio at Impressions Gallery on 28 October 2010 from 11.30am to 2.00pm or contact sarahdeane@impressions-gallery.com or call Sarah Deane on 01274 737843.

Please see http://www.impressions-gallery.com/news/news.php?id=49 for more information

Image courtesy of Gohar Dashti

contact

25.10.10

Visiting Arts is moving

From 1st November 2010, VA joins LIFT and other creative organisations at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the Mall.

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20.10.10

Afrovibes Seminar this Friday 2pm 22 October@Contact Theatre Manchester, Come along and join the debate! To book: +44 (0)161 274 0600

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18.10.10

Tickets available for the "Middle Ground" talk at the Whitechapel this Friday - http://bit.ly/9mx22S #middleground

networking events

18.10.10

Middle Ground - 22nd october

Artists and curators consider the causes and impact of the flourishing
cultural dialogues happening between the UK and the Middle East.

twitter

14.10.10

Read about 'Joining forces' African/European collaboration seminar here: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/content/afrovibes-seminar

twitter

14.10.10

'Joining forces' seminar with Afrovibes Festival at Contact, Manchester Fri 22 Oct. 2pm Book on 0161 274 0600 .

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14.10.10

RT @aodl: Last chance to sign up to the @AoDL session on 'Sound: Post-copyright communities' tomorrow @freeword http://twurl.nl/o778mc

networking events

14.10.10

VA Edinburgh Breakfast - what the participants said

A selection of post breakfast comments from participants in our Edinburgh event in August

news

13.10.10

What people say about us - Jodi Myers

"In my experience Visiting Arts plays a key role in promoting and supporting cultural understanding and collaboration in increasingly innovative ways. Its small team is skilled and knowledgeable and the organisation is “light on its feet”, enabling it to get things done with the minimum of fuss" Jodi Myers, independent arts consultant

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cultural attache network

11.10.10

Cultural Attaché Visit to Liverpool, September 2010

Coinciding with the opening two days of the Liverpool Biennial Festival of Contemporary Art, Visiting Arts organised a visit to Liverpool by a group of nine cultural attachés on 18 – 20 September.

interviews

04.10.10

International Mobility

 

VA's European Information Officer, Christoph Jankowski talks about International mobility matters for the development of culture, creativity and best practise at home and abroad. First published in ArtsProfessional 221, 5 July 2010. www.artsprofessional.co.uk

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27.09.10

Take our survey and win tickets to Metronomy at the Barbican! Thanks from all at VA and please RT! - http://bit.ly/dkeCMB

news

27.09.10

Tell us what you think

At Visiting Arts we’re constantly looking to improve our work, projects and services to better meet the needs of the UK sector.

Take part in our survey before Wednesday 6 October and enter a prize draw to win pair of tickets to Metronomy, kindly donated by the Barbican, or a bottle of wine.

seminars and conferences

16.09.10

Middle Ground

Middle Ground; A discussion, with Art school Palestine and Visiting Arts on Friday 17 September 18.00 – 19.30 Cinema space. Contemporary Urban Centre, LIVERPOOL

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14.09.10

Natural History Museum launches Big Nature Debate. Get talking about biodiversity before COP10 Nagoya, October www.nhm.ac.uk/bignaturedebate

twitter

14.09.10

NCA public campaign I Value the Arts. Register your support now: http://www.ivaluethearts.org.uk/

twitter

07.09.10

Tell us what you think of Lyn Gardeners article; Access denied: how Fortress Britain is blocking cultural exchange http://gu.com/p/2jfxv/tw

networking events

25.08.10

VA Producers' Breakfast - Robert Palmer

Robert Palmer - Visiting Arts Chairman

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24.08.10

See new videos from 1mile² Dhaka artists at http://www.square-mile.net/Video.aspx?MileID=27

networking events

18.08.10

VA Producers' Breakfast - Johnathan Mills

Johnathan Mills, Festival Director and Chief Executive, Edinburgh International Festival, opens VA's producers breakfast at the Edinburgh Festival.

networking events

13.08.10

Edinburgh Producers Breakfast Live Stream

Our Edinburgh Breakfast event was livestreamed to the internet - video clips of the breakfast including the speakers will be put up soon. If you wish to watch the recorded 'livestream' of the event, please visit the following link http://www.ustream.tv/channel/visiting-arts-producers-breakfast-edinburgh-2010 (Note that because of technical problems the first few minutes of the event have a loss of sound)

Speakers

  • Johnathan Mills - Festival Director and Chief Executive, Edinburgh International Festival
  • Yvette Vaughan Jones - Chief Executive, Visiting Arts
  • Robert Palmer - Chairman, Visiting Arts
  • Lemi Ponifasio - Founder MAU
  • Fabio Santos - Phakama Director
  • Ismail Mahommed - Director National Arts Festival in Grahamstown
  • Kyu Choi - Founder Asia Now productions

Follow our hashtag on twitter - #vaedi10

whats on

13.08.10

MAU Tempest Without a Body; Birds With Skymirrors preview in the Guardian

MAU, a dance troup hailing from New Zealand, led by Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio, will perform two works as part of the Edinburgh International Festival: Tempest – Without a Body, and Birds with Skymirrors, both supported by Visiting Arts. They are previewed in todays' Guardian.

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11.08.10

Kyu Choi Asia Now Productions Korea & Ismail Mahomed National Arts Festival, South Africa will be joining our panel in Edinburgh.

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11.08.10

Visiting Arts wants volunteers to gather research through interviews at the Producers’ Breakfast in Edinburgh on Monday. See Facebook.

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11.08.10

RT @roundhouseLDN: Want to work at the Roundhouse? We're looking for a Digital Communications Assistant http://bit.ly/aNy843 please RT

whats on

10.08.10

Artist to Artist participants continue their working with PAVES

A number of Artist to Artist participants from previous years continue their conversation at PAVES

producers visits

10.08.10

Korea-UK Connection 2010: Producers’ Research Visit

Visiting Arts is working in partnership with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) to encourage and support collaborative exchange in the performing arts between the two countries.

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09.08.10

We've made some useful notes on CoS and Visas - go take a look and leave a comment - http://bit.ly/c6kJu2 and http://bit.ly/d0laMU

cultural contact point

09.08.10

EU Cultural Contact Point news August 2010

Are you applying for Culture programme funding for the October deadline?
Workshops for applicants for co-operation projects of the EU Culture Programme

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05.08.10

2009 VA participant Ong Keng Sen is awarded Fukuoka Asian Arts and Culture Prize 2010 http://bit.ly/crQEvN

networking events

04.08.10

Edinburgh Producers’ Breakfast

This years’ producers’ Breakfast in Edinburgh takes place on Monday 16 August at the Festival Theatre Edinburgh, which this year includes an additional seminar on EU Funding for Arts Projects.

curators visits

29.07.10

Russian Federation Museum Curators’ UK Study Visit

In June Visiting Arts, in partnership with British Council and the Vladimir Potanin Foundation Moscow, delivered a 10-day study visit for a group of museum curators from across the Russian Federation. The visit was a prize for the winners of the best submission to the Vladimir Potanin Foundation’s Changing Museums in a Changing World competition.

cultural attache network

28.07.10

Newsgathering: the inside story

On June 8, 15 cultural attachés joined Visiting Arts and the European Commission Representation in the UK at a visit to the ITN news studios.

networking events

27.07.10

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art networking event

Visiting Arts was pleased to be able to co-host a networking lunch at Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.

This event aimed to bring the art of local and international artists to Glasgow for a two-week burst of exhibitions across the city; the festival ran from 16 April until 3rd May 2010.

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26.07.10

Visiting Arts' Producers' breakfast is nearly sold out. Register here http://producersbreakfast.eventbrite.com

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26.07.10

Fabio Santos, Robert Palmer and Lemi Ponifasio confirmed to speak at Edinburgh Producers' Breakfast Monday 16 August.

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23.07.10

Welcome to our new website - www.visitingarts.org.uk

news

05.07.10

VA international working survey results

VA recently put out a survey to the cultural sector to find out more about how international work is being carried out in the UK and what could be done to further support it.

See the images for quick snapshot of the results and read below for more indepth analysis.

We would like to know:

  1. Do  these results match your experience (yes/no)?
  2. What would you add to the questions and/or answers?
  3. Could you take a few minutes to fill in our quick online survey.

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25.06.10

BBC Trust approves Project Canvas http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/25/project-canvas-bbc-trust

contemporary myths

23.06.10

Contemporary Myths 2009 short documentary on screen

Contemporary Myths 2009 from Visiting Arts on Vimeo.

A film by Dakus Films about the first Contemporary Myths workshop which took place from 17-20 August 2009 at Theatre Workshop Scotland, Edinburgh.

Three Iranian directors, Nasim Ahmadpour-Samani, Kumars Moradi and Mohammad Aghebati, work with three UK directors Tim Supple, Graham McLaren and Ninaz Khodaiji, for four days on the theme of adapting myths for contemporary performance.

A group of five actors also took part: Lucy Rasheed, Steven Rae, Yuki Ellias, Miguel Pinheiro and Soraya Nabipour.
 

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23.06.10

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18.06.10

Arts Council England implements cuts to 2010/11 budget http://bit.ly/btCoXp

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16.06.10

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15.06.10

VA Russian museum curators' study visit to the UK well under way - the group is on it's way to Shropshire after a long weekend in London...

documents

09.06.10

"Mobility Matters" study offers a panorama on the mobility of artists and Cultural Professionals in Europe

This study on the mobility of artists and cultural professionals was compiled by the ERICarts Institute for the European Commission. You can read the full report here.

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01.06.10

We welcome Giovanna Faso, our new intern working with the Communications Team

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26.05.10

We welcome Charlotte Billy, our new intern working with our Cultural Contact Point team

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21.05.10

Today is World Day of Cultural Diversity - 21st May 2010 - pass the word round

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19.05.10

We welcome Elle Lee to our team as our first summer intern

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11.05.10

Deveron Arts looking for Fellowship Curator - http://www.deveron-arts.com/wb/pages/opportunities.php

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10.05.10

1mile² Dhaka hosts Britto Arts Trust curate first European platform for Bangladeshi video artists. Sala 1, Rome 10-17 May. www.salauno.com

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10.05.10

New VA website coming online in a few weeks - what would you like to see - let us know!

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04.05.10

Please RT - Internship here at VA open - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/news/opportunities.html

sharing events

30.04.10

Perspectives on contemporary Iranian theatre practice

On 19 April 2010 Visiting Arts held a sharing session, hosted by Soho Theatre, about the experiences of UK directors and producers who travelled to Iran with Visiting Arts in January 2010. The event was attended by a group of over 30 UK producers, directors and cultural practitioners.

Image courtesy of Christa Holka. Left to right: Gavin Stride, Kevin Dyer, Sarah Chew, Sabrina Smith-Noble, Kate McGrath, Lisa Goldman, Jeremy Raison.

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29.04.10

Please RT to your networks! Two new internships at VA. Read about them here: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/news/opportunities.html

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29.04.10

Two new internships at VA. Read about them here: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/news/opportunities.html

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23.04.10

VA - Have your say survey now on our website - http://visitingarts.org.uk/index.html - please take part!

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23.04.10

RT@visitlondonweb: HMS Belfast will be testing one of its guns this afternoon - blanks only! Listen out for the shots between 1430 and 1500

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23.04.10

RT @carolineheron: AoDL #5 line up now announced, presenters from 4ip, Pure Dyne, NT LIve, Face Group, NMC recordings and Solar Associat ...

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22.04.10

Proposals wanted for ResARTis residencies, Lake Victoria, Kenya - http://www.resartis.org/index.php?id=20&tx_newloginbox_pi3[showUid]=1489

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21.04.10

Mike Van Graan's readings this week postponed due to Mike unable to fly over

1mile2

20.04.10

1mile² - Richard Layzell in Shanghai

UK based artist Richard Layzell talks about his experience in Shanghai as part of the 1mile² programme 2009.

working internationally

20.04.10

Tips for approaching UK galleries and curators for international visual artists

Part of our series of helpsheets which are useful starting points for anyone planning to present arts in the UK

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20.04.10

Tips for approaching music producers and presenters in the UK

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20.04.10

Tips for approaching UK producers and presenters: Theatre & Dance

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19.04.10

Mike Van Graan's readings this week postponed due toe Mike unable to fly over

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13.04.10

RT @Lisa_Kyoko: Found web sites of events I've attened. www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk, www.visitingarts.org.uk, www.youngstartup.com,www.myof ...

rsa arts and ecology

31.03.10

Marjolijn Dijkman selected for inaugural international residency programme at Clare Cottage

In April and May this year, Marjolijn Dijkman will be living in the cottage that was once home to the renowned English poet John Clare. The cottage was restored last year and is now a centre which celebrates Clare’s life as well as 21st century environmental concerns.

The residency has been organised by Visiting Arts in partnership with the Royal Society of Arts (London), firstsite (Colchester) and Clare Cottage.

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11.03.10

RT @delfinafdn: Looking forward to welcoming Ali Cherri and Doa Aly at the foundation tomorrow.

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10.03.10

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10.03.10

Artist to Artist: A Dialogue between Robin Deacon and Ali Cherri The Light Studio, Arnolfini, Bristol Thu 11 Mar, 6.30pm £3.00/£2.00 Concs

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09.03.10

Doa Aly's artist talk for tomorrow cancelled due to visa delay - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/artist_to_artist.html

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09.03.10

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05.03.10

With great sadness, we learnt of the passing of our original deputy director, Hannah Horovitz, who died yesterday

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04.03.10

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04.03.10

Artist to Artist events are next week - see http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/artist_to_artist.html

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01.03.10

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producers visits

01.03.10

VA producers' visit to Infecting the City Festival, Cape Town, 2010

Visiting Arts led a delegation of nine practitioners on an inspiring week-long visit to Cape Town in February, 2010.

The first three days of the trip were a whirlwind tour of performances around the centre of the city, taking us to churches, monuments, shopping malls, street corners, gardens and public squares. The second day ended with Bill Gee, Andrew Mitchelson, and Bradley Hemmings on the couch with Brett Bailey for a critical discussion about festival curation, commissioning new performance in light of Infecting the City’s New Collaborative Works model.

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25.02.10

Artist biogs from our upcoming Artist to Artist programme http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/artist_to_artist.html

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22.02.10

VA's "Bamako Encounters" sharing event, Rivington Place, Tomorrow....

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17.02.10

find out more about our 1mile2 international artists here - http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/our_work/09squaremile.html

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12.02.10

welcoming Christoph Jankowski, our new European Information Officer

contemporary myths

10.02.10

Contemporary Myths in Tehran, January 2010

Contemporary Myths

From 20-27 January, Visiting Arts, with the support of the Dramatic Arts Centre of Iran, brought together fourteen theatre makers at the House of Artists in Tehran for a collaborative exploration around the theme of Contemporary Myths.

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09.02.10

1mile2 - The Story so far now up on VA Homepage www.visitingarts.org.uk

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04.02.10

RT @FuelTheatre: Spent last week working with 15 Iranian directors in Tehran. Incredible people making brave & beautiful work. Thank you ...

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01.02.10

at #mcl4 - VA are active social media users :)

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27.01.10

In-country workshops kicked off today at the Fadjr Festival, Tehran - Head of Comms Will White is there now

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27.01.10

In-country workshops kicked off today at the Fadjr Festival, Tehran

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14.01.10

@delfinafdn and @visitingarts annouce the Artist to Artist 2010 participants - http://bit.ly/7ELAjp

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13.01.10

RT @delfinafdn: (cont'd) Delta Arts Collective will host Egypt based artist Doa Aly in Portsmouth

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13.01.10

RT @delfinafdn: (cont'd) Volkan Aslan & Iz Oztat from Istanbul will spend time w/ Western Alliance (Rebecca Weeks & Steven Paige) in Lon ...

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13.01.10

RT @delfinafdn: (cont'd) Christodoulos Panayiotou will travel from Limassol, Cyprus to work with Celine Condorelli in London.

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13.01.10

RT @delfinafdn: (cont'd) Ali Cherri will travel from Beirut, Lebanon to work with London based visual and performance artist Robin Deacon

seminars and conferences

30.10.09

Artists in Global Practice

On Tuesday 20 October 2009, Visiting Arts hosted an event in partnership with Dance Umbrella African Crossroads 2009 at The Place in London. The event explored the notion of ‘Artists in Global Practice’. The evening consisted of interviews and presentations addressing how artists are collaborating and creating in a global context, and how new technologies have allowed greater dialogue with peers across the globe.

critical writing exchanges

25.10.09

Rachel Apsden's journey to the heart of Islam

One of VA's original young critics, Rachel Apsden, travels to a remote madrasa in Yemen to find out what draws young western women to a life of strict religious study.

iran producers network

09.10.09

Iran Producers Network meeting, 7 October 2009

The Iran Producers Network met for the third time on 7 October 2009 at Northern Stage, Newcastle.

networking events

29.09.09

VA at the deciBel Performing Arts Showcase 2009

On 14 September 2009, Visiting Arts held a welcome dinner to mark the eve of the deciBel Performing Arts Showcase 2009. The Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester hosted the dinner for international delegates, producers and arts mangers working in the fields of international and intercultural arts and diversity.

cultural leadership

29.09.09

International Exchange Placement Programme Update

The International Exchange Placement pilot programme, with support from the Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) was run throughout 2009. It provided UK organisations with a three-month international exchange, followed by a three-month hosting period, with a focus on intercultural understanding, international leadership competencies and the art of intercultural hosting.

Organisations who took part in the programme were:

  • Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design with P3 art & environment/Beppu Project (Japan);
  • Jack Drum Arts with Listen Up! (USA);
  • Liverpool Biennial with Shanghai University College of Fine Art (China).

seminars and conferences

29.09.09

Innovation in Carnival seminar

On 14 September 2009, 20 Carnival and street arts practitioners converged at the Southbank centre to explore ‘Innovation in Carnival’ as part of a UK International Carnival Network event.

networking events

29.08.09

VA Producers’ Breakfast, Edinburgh Festivals 2009

On 20 August 2009, Visiting Arts hosted over 170 producers and promoters at our annual breakfast event in the context of the Edinburgh Festivals.

news

29.08.09

Understanding art and culture in Iraq-Kurdistan

Andrew Mitchelson of the Live Art Development Agency reports back on his research trip - part funded by VA - to Iraq Kurdistan earlier this year and the contemporary art scene that is thriving there against all the odds.

news

29.08.09

VA visit to Washington, D.C.

news

29.08.09

VA at the National Arts Festival 2009, Grahamstown, South Africa

uk international carnival network

31.07.09

UK International Carnival Network meeting in Liverpool

Visiting Arts' UK International Carnival Network met on 31 July 2009 during Liverpool's Brouhaha Cultural Carnival, at the Contemporary Urban Centre. While the meeting was small, the conversations that emerged were significant in shaping the direction and strategy for the network over the coming months.

curators visits

29.05.09

Curators' visit to Tehran, Iran

The Visiting Arts Curators' visit to Tehran took place between 20-27 April 2009. A group of six UK curators were given the opportunity to spend time in the Iranian capital visiting artists, seeing work, visiting galleries and arts organisations, and absorbing the atmosphere of a city which embraces both tradition and modernity.

cultural profiles

01.04.09

Slovakia cultural profile launch

The Slovakia Cultural Profile is a joint initiative between Visiting Arts, British Council and the Ministry of Culture in Slovakia that was launched in Bratislava in March, as part of Visiting Arts' growing collection of country Cultural Profiles.

working internationally

30.10.08

Moves afoot in Europe: message from the Director on cultural mobility