B&NES Arts Development Team has a small amount of Arts
Project funding available annually to properly constituted groups
and organisations. We regret that we are unable to fund
individuals.
Click
Arts Funding - B&NES for
further information.
For a range of other possible sources of funding click
Arts Funding – Other Sources. On this page you
will find information on a number of individual funding schemes,
plus links to other organsiations that publish on-line lists or
databases of funding opportunities.
In addition your local library may have a number of reference
books about funding sources, including directories of grant making
trusts.
B&NES Arts Development Team can advise and assist artists
and organisations with the process of applying for funding.
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How much funding is available for my arts
project ?
B&NES Arts Development Team manages an annual arts project
fund. Applications can be submitted for up to £3,000 a year. Awards
will be assessed against the Arts Development Team's current
priorities and funding criteria.
Visit the
Arts Funding - B&NES page for further
information,
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The timetable for applications for
funding are posted on the
Arts Funding - B&NES page.
Applications for one-year funding for 2009-10 have
now closed. The application process for 2010-11 funding
will start in August 2009
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Where can I exhibit my artwork?
There are a range of gallery spaces in Bath and North East
Somerset, including commercial galleries and curated exhibition
spaces. The contact details of most commercial galleries can be
found by searching Yellow Pages online
Commercial galleries generally charge artists a commission fee on
work sold. Commission rates vary between galleries and should be
agreed in writing before any work is exhibited.
Curated spaces include, Bath Central Library, Green Park
Brasserie, The Victoria Art Gallery and The Michael Tippet Centre.
For more information and contact details, please contact Peter
Salt, Arts Development Officer, Tel: 01225 396432 or email
peter_salt@bathnes.gov.uk
Arts groups and organisations have previously made use of vacant
shops and offices as temporary exhibition spaces. To find out more
about the terms and conditions for using vacant property on a
short-term basis, contact B&NES Property Services.
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How can I get advice and support to
help me market and promote my arts event or activity?
Audiences South West provide a range of free and subsidised
services to support the marketing of the arts in the South
West region.
To find out more about the range of services provided
by Audiences South West and how they might help you,
visit their web page at www.audiencessw.org
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How can I make contact with other
artists?
Join BANA
BANA (Bath Area Network for Artists) was established by artists,
for artists. It is an artist–led network working to raise the
profile of arts activity in the Bath and North East Somerset
area with the aim of establishing and strengthening links between
artists, artists’ groups and art promoters, and to advocate for
increased investment in local arts activities. They hold regular
Artists' Cafés where artists can meet and exchange information.
For more information about BANA visit the BANA website at
www.bana-arts.co.uk
To join BANA, email membership@bana-arts.co.uk
Contact Bath Society of Artists
Bath Society of Artists aims to:
- Form an outlet for the creative activity of artists,
professional and amateur, in Bath and its environs
- Promote activities to foster members' interest and extend their
knowledge of art;
- Stimulate local interest in art ,emphasising that there is a
large and lively group active in and around the City;
- Promote the friendly link with the Civic Authority leading to
new projects of mutual benefit.
Members are elected by the Executive
Committee. Anyone wishing to join must have had work shown at the
Annual Exhibition for two years, for which there is a selection
procedure. Members become entitled to submit four works, again
subject to selection; non-members may put forward two. There is an
opening ceremony conducted by an established painter or sculptor
with influence in the art world.
The Bath Society of Artists has a Clubroom
Committee encouraging contact between members. The Committee
organises monthly meetings for lectures, criticism, film shows,
demonstrations and social evenings. Non Members are welcome to
attend lectures, details on the web site.
www.bsartists.co.uk
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How can I find a job in the arts, or
work as a freelance artist?
Read B&NES Arts eBulletin
B&NES Arts
eBulletin is published monthly. It contains useful information
about what is going in in the arts in Bath and North East
Somerset and beyond, including information about project work and
commissions.
To read the
current B&NES Arts eBulletin click
here.
To be put on our
mailing list to receive email notification of each new bulletin as
it is published, send your request to artsbulletin@bathnes.gov.uk
Subscribe to ArtsJobs
ArtsJobs is a
regular free email information service co-ordinated by the Arts
Council, England that provides details of current vacancies and
opportunities in the arts community.
For more
information about ArtsJobs, visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/pressnews/mailinglists.php
Join theThe Creative Learning Agency Artists' Database.
The Creative
Learning Agency provides resources for the Arts in Education.
The
CLA’s website includes a local database of experienced
artists, recruited from across the area, offering the full range of
art forms from circus to dance, visual arts to media arts, theatre
to music.
With the introduction of a fully accessible online database,
teachers are able to browse at leisure through artist details
and samples of work to select and recruit the most appropriate
person for their project.
Contact the
Creative Learning Agency at
creative_learning_agency@bathnes.gov.uk
or visit
www.creativelearningagency.org
Subscribe to the ArtsMatrix Bulletin
ArtsMatrix is the
continuing professional development agency for creative
practitioners in the South West. The ArtsMatrix
Bulletin contains details of opportunities such as job
vacancies, artistic commissions, consultancy work etc.
For more
information and to subscribe, visit the ArtsMatrix website
at
www.artsmatrix.org.uk
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How can I get advice and support to develop
my creative practice, my career or my business?
ArtsMatrix offers a free service for artists and creative
practitioners based in the South West.
ArtsMatrix offers one to one expert help to assist you to
look at your current situation, your practice, career or business
in a structured and systematic way.
With the
assistance of an ArtsMatrix advisor, you can plan the stages and
organise the resources you will need in order to move forward
professionally.
The contact for
Arts Matrix for Bath & Bristol is
Professional
Development Co-ordinator
ArtsMatrix Ltd,
Unit 4,3
Paintworks
Bath Road
Bristol BS4 3EH
Tel: 0117 915 0190
Email: info@artsmatrix.org.uk
For further
information about ArtsMatrix, visit the website at
www.artsmatrix.org.uk
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Are there any arts activities available
for children and young people in Bath & North East
Somerset?
A number of arts
organisations in Bath and North East Somerset offer programmes
of events and activities for children and young people. These
are provided across a range of artforms and to suit a wide
range of ages and abilities.
Details of arts organisations offering activities for childen
and young people are given in the Youth Arts Information page of this
web-site.
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