A big moment for culture & heritage in #Cornwall this morning, with the signing at Liskeard Library of the refreshed (and now bi-lingual) MoU between @cornwallcouncil Historic England & Arts Council England - all of us signing up to a commitment to collaborative working through to 2030.

📢We're delighted to announce today our new opportunity, the Early Career Promoter Fund supported by Arts Council England & Department for Culture, Media and Sport for grassroots music promoters!

Grants of up to £3,500 are available and you can submit applications from 2nd May 2024.

Read more ➡️prsfoundation.com/2024/04/12/prs…

South West writers take note ✍️

Bristol Old Vic is set to open a Literary Department offering career development, resources and residencies.

👀 Three creatives will be selected this summer to realise their scripts on stage.

Find out more👉 buff.ly/3VPQtz2

#LetsCreate

Calling all UK-based arts festivals

We're working with BAFA on Festivals Mean Business - a new survey that explores the current landscape of the arts festival sector including environmental sustainability.

Please complete it by 22 April >> tinyurl.com/ypka6y79

Job opportunity for freelancers! Take a look >

#ArtsJobs

In partnership w/ GO! Southampton, Art Asia and the #Southampton Mela festival, we're seeking Expressions of Interest from artists and designers, with a particular welcome to those of South Asian heritage. Have your artwork displayed across our city! >>> bit.ly/JHGOpenCall

acta Recommends: Spike Island art gallery presents the exhibition Five Acts by the artist Young in Hong. The show has lots of different sculptures, sound pieces, and a tapestry documenting a workers rights struggle that happened in Korea before 1980. buff.ly/3J5se8I

Job opportunity! Join #ACEsupported Theatre Royal Plymouth as its Head of Marketing & Communications >

#ArtsJobs

Lovely feedback from Torquay Library yesterday: ‘Wow what a brilliant performance … I was so impressed with the quality of your performance and the captivating way you engaged your audience. It was a great experience for us all.’
Fantastic for Families Arts Council England, South West #childrenstheatre

Do you have a story to tell about #Sidmouth ?

Wren Music will work with students from Sidmouth College and musicians to create folk songs inspired by real-life stories for the next Folk Festival🪕

🔗sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/24223828.…

#ACEsupported thanks to #NationalLottery players

🎉It's our #NPO one year anniversary!🎉

Over the last few days we've been posting about some of the brilliant people and organisations we have been working with in our first year of being a National Portfolio Organisation. Thank you to Arts Council England for their continued support.

On Saturday 23 March, Andrzej Blonski, Director at Andrzej Blonski Architects and project architect of Theatre Royal Plymouth passed away. Read our tribute here: bit.ly/3PEqYgu

🌊NEXT WEEK🌊

Artist Rhys Morgan leads a performance by LGBTQIA+ sea shanty choir Seaweed in the Fruit Locker followed by a sea swim and bacon sandwiches.

📅 Sat 6 April, 11am
📍 The Lion’s Den
🎟️ Free
🔗 karst.org.uk/events/the-joy…

#ACEsupported Brunel's SS Great Britain has received the Leisure & Tourism Award at Bristol Life Awards! Congrats on this win 👏

Congrats to St Pauls Carnival for this recognition! 120,000 people from the community and 70+ artists in the streets of #Bristol 🙌

Keep an eye out on the roads of North Somerset in the near future for North Somerset Libraries new electric mobile library! 📚👏 #ACEsupported Department for Culture, Media and Sport Arts Council England, South West

Check this album out from #ACEsupported Paraorchestra, together with Nadine Shah launching at Roundhouse in London 🎶 >

Exciting news for #Southampton 🖊️

'Immersive, fun and challenging' 🤩 We're so excited for #Gloucester folk to experience this 360-degree sound and light adventure from DARKFIELD and #ACEsupported Gloucester Guildhall

Until 7 Apr, book in the link below >

Our #ACEfunded Identifying Musical Talent and Potential training (ITP) has been featured by ABRSM ☺

Our Lead Facilitator Hugh Nankivell spoke about the programme, his role and how to spot musical potential.

🔗 abrsm.org/en-gb/blog/awa…

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