Events | September 2010
September 2010
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Perform Courses in TV & Film, Acting and Devised
The perfect opportunity to hone your performance skills, expand your experience and put your performance skills to the test.
ICO Artists' Moving Image Support Service
The Independent Cinema Office is offering a free programming support service, supported by Arts Council England, providing advice to artists & arts organisations who wish to screen artists' moving image work within the UK cinema network.
Writing Critique Group
These workshops are for experienced writers who feel they would benefit from detailed criticism & opinion to further their pursuit of publication.
New Leadership Programme for Education & Learning Professionals
Applications are invited from colleagues working in education & learning roles in the arts to participate in the Extend Leadership Programme.
Sound & Voice Meditation
Toning - chanting - group singing - improvised sound & voicework.
Six Production Design Essentials with David McHenry
When work is scarce, adaptability is key. A new series of six production design workshops is aimed at those wishing to improve, maintain and adapt their skills in the Art Department.
Writers' Working Lunch
Join us each week on Mondays for a lunchtime critique workshop on London's South Bank.
DIY7:2010 Call for Submissions
Deadline: Monday 17 May DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual professional development projects for other artists. We are planning to support thirteen DIY projects to take place in August and/or September
Funding for Creative and Digital Internships
University of the Arts London’s Creative Careers department are running an internship programme aimed at supporting small creative businesses and recent creative graduates.
Creative Graduate Internships
University of the Arts London’s Creative Careers department are running a graduate internship programme and would like to invite 2008 and 2009 creative graduates to take part.
Investing for Success
The Investing for Success (IfS) programme is currently available to start-up and existing businesses based in London, looking to obtain external funding. K Benson Associates is working as a specialist Business Adviser in the delivery of this programme.
Trestle Mask Training for Teachers & Practitioners
Thursday 30 September Practical training in Trestle mask skills for teachers, workshop leaders and all involved in delivering participatory theatre.
Brick Lane Book Group
The Brick Lane Book Group is all about kicking back and finding a little headspace amongst like-minded folk.
DIY7:2010 Call for Submissions - deadline approaching
DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists.
Breaking Barriers
This highly practical hands-on course is particularly suited to people who want to experience and practise a variety of creative action methods in group work to explore issues, make theatre or work within challenging contexts.
Education 4 Liberation WORKSHOP
Arts Practitioner, Tony Cealy has developed a series of popular education techniques for exploring experiences of Oppression.
Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility
This Short Course teaches the basic fundamentals of CSR and current up to date trends on the sector.
Trestle Physical Theatre Training for Teachers & Practitioners
Friday 1 October, 10am-4pm Practical training in Trestle physical theatre skills for teachers, workshop leaders and all involved in delivering participatory theatre.
Breaking Barriers
A creative arts Training course specialising in: - Augusto Boal techniques - Improvisation - Devising - Performance - Facilitation - Youth Arts - Exploring issues; - Arts within Criminal Justice Settings
Education 4 Liberation Workshop
Arts Practitioner, Tony Cealy has developed a series of popular education techniques for exploring experiences of Oppression.
Invisible Theatre Workshop
An intensive fun-packed charged weekend workshop suited to people who want skills experience & knowledge in creating issue-based scenes that are performed in public without the public knowing the scenes have been staged.
ITC Training Courses - September 2010
Independent Theatre Council workshops September 2010
Writers’ Critique Group for New Writers
Would you like to meet with other emerging writers, get useful feedback on your work and hear about new opportunities for writers?
The Brick Lane Book Group – proudly serving the East End since 2007
The focus of this group is modern literary fiction, with occasional forays into other literary forms when the mood takes us.
BROCKLEY JACK WRITERS' WORKSHOP
Wanted: Playwrights to join 2010 Autumn season of new writing workshops based at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London.
DIY7: 2010 - Call for Participants
Call for participants for unusual training and professional development projects BY artists FOR artists; deadline July 16, 2010.
New MA in Creative Practice - Trinity Laban
Independent Dance and Siobhan Davies Dance in partnership with Trinity Laban announce the launch of a new MA Creative Practice (Dance Professional Practice Pathway). The pathway has been designed specifically with professional and mid-career dance artists
First steps in Creative Writing – a course over four Sundays, for complete beginners
Learning to write stories can be a starchy, boring business – or it can be fun, friendly and involve chilled-out weekend workshops by the Thames, in the company of other first-time writers like you.
Facilitating With Ease
This two day course is aimed at experienced facilitators who wish to develop approaches and improve their skills. It focuses upon what happens when facilitation works well and what you can do to avoid pitfalls and difficulties.
Creative writing courses to fit your schedule
Learn step-by-step, sequentially, or in bite-sized nuggets - creative writing courses to fit your schedule. A week’s intensive training, or something much more flexible.
New One-to-one Coaching for Writers (Course)
Creative Life Coaching by Esther Poyer presents: Opportunity for new, emerging and experienced writers of short fiction and novels, poetry, spoken word, theatre, film and television scriptwriting, creative, prose and life writing, essays and articles.
Develop your core skills - free training opportunities
A series of funded half day and twilight training sessions focusing on Leadership Development, Teaching Outside the Classroom (TOTC) and Inspiring Learning for All (ILFA)are being offered across the North, East, West and London areas of England.
The Word Is: Words - Stepping from Experience Into Fiction
Learn step-by-step, sequentially, or in bite-sized nuggets, according to your timetable. A week’s intensive training, or something more flexible. The more units you buy, the more you save.
The Word Is: Conflict - Make Your Story Compelling
Welcome to modular learning. Pay your course fee, then complete the course at times that suit you. Learn step-by-step, sequentially, or in bite-sized nuggets, according to your timetable.
First steps in Creative Writing
Learning to write stories can be a starchy, boring business – or it can be fun, friendly and involve chilled-out weekend workshops by the Thames, in the company of other first-time writers.
Leadership Facilitation Skills Course
If you work in the creative and cultural industries and you’re an established, senior or mid- career leader then the Cultural Leadership Programme’s Leadership Facilitation Skills course could improve your leadership skills.
Animation Taster Workshop
This one day workshop has been designed to introduce you to the various techniques of Stop-frame, Model and Cut out Animation.
Video Production Taster Workshop
This one day taster course will take you through all the stages of a video production.
Introduction to After Effects
A general introduction to motion graphics and compositing using Adobe After Effects.
Animation Techniques
This new five week course is designed to take the students on a tour of animation techniques.
Introduction to Animation
This five week course has been designed to take you through the process of making a 2D animated film using digital stop frame techniques.
3D Animation Maya Course
As an introduction to Maya, this short five week course is intended to introduce participants to the fun side of the software.
Puppet Making for Animation
Workshop run by BAFTA award winning tutor Kevin Griffiths.
Disabled Interactive Artist/Creative Workshop Facilitator
For 30 years Shape has pioneered the active involvement of disabled and deaf people in the arts and creative industries as audience members, artists, employees and participants.
Creative Life Coaching
Esther Poyer presents Action Now, one of a range of coaching packages developed for the UK creative and cultural sector.
How to Become a Trainer
Independent Theatre Council Two day training course Train the Trainer 6th and 7th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Fundraising Training
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Effective Fundraising 10th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
How to Evaluate and Assess Arts Projects
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Evaluating and Assessing Arts Projects 14th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Arts Marketing Training
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Introduction to Arts Marketing 16th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Public Speaking Training
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Public Speaking 17th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
How to Start a Performing Arts Company
Independent Theatre Council One day training course How to Start a Performing Arts Company 21st September 2010, 10am – 5pm
How to Work as a Freelance Producer
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Working as a Freelance Producer 23rd September 2010, 10am – 5pm
How to Book a Tour
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Tour Booking 24th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Business Planning Training
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Business Planning for the Future 28th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Negotiations and Contracts Training
Independent Theatre Council One day training course Negotiations and Contracts 29th September 2010, 10am – 5pm
Finding Alternative Sources of Funding
Independent Theatre Council Half day training course Developing an Enterprising Approach 30th September 2010, 2pm – 5pm
Promoting Your Film Events on a Shoestring
This two-day course will show you how to get the most out of a tight, or non-existent, budget to generate a buzz around your film events.
Animation and Video Production Taster days
One day taster workshops in 2D and model animation, and video production.
Animation Courses
Courses in Animation Introduction, Animation Techniques, Maya software, Puppet making for Animation, and Stop motion Animation run by The Film and Video Workshops.
Post Production Courses
Courses in After Effects Introduction, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro Beginners, and Final Cut Pro Advanced run by The Film and Video Workshop.
Video Production Courses
Courses in Video Production run by The Film and Video Workshop.
Westminster Arts Open Exhibition - Call For Artists
Are you an artist who lives, works or studies in the City of Westminster?
Planning & Managing Your Project
This course is aimed at arts project managers or those involved in running or managing their own project. No previous experience is necessary.
Own-it at Illumini: Shedding light on Copyright
This event will be an introduction to law for artists whose artistic practices are outside the more traditional art forms, such as conceptual, appropriation or installation art.
Creative writing courses to fit your schedule
Learn step-by-step, sequentially, or in bite-sized nuggets, according to your timetable. A week’s intensive training, or something much more flexible. Welcome to modular learning.
Getting Boys Singing
This workshop is aimed at all teachers and singing leaders working with primary age boys.
The Designer's Fiesta
Join us for an inspirational day of key note sessions and workshops bringing you up to scratch with the ever popular digital age and find out what part you can play in the process.
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Seminar
Learn what's new and good in the latest release of creative suite 5. Check out the new features of Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Flash and Dreamweaver.
Tempered Body Professional Development Programme
Six week professional development course with Tempered Body Dance Company.
Guilty Pleasures - Genre Writing Day
A Writers' Day for genre fiction writers.
PenPals...SLAM
Networking and showcase event for young writers aged 18 – 30, in partnership with StorySlam Live, and hosted by Niall O’Sullivan.
London Tales
Exciting workshop inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Writers' Rendezvous...Happy Birthday! Spread the Word
Spread the Word celebrates it's 15th birthday with a party in Brixton Library!
Ten - The Complete Works Showcase
"Ten sparkling new talents who demonstrate the richness, energy and confidence of the poetic voice in our multicultural country." Carol Ann Duffy
Singing with SEAL
This workshop is aimed at all teachers, school staff and singing leaders working with primary age children.
Brent Bounce - Creative Industries Capacity Building Programme
Are you an arts organisation, artist or a creative industry based in the London Borough of Brent?
'Words Up' - Music Writing for people who mean business
This innovative music journalism course aims to engage a breed of writer who has the drive and talent to steer a new anti-churnalism campaign - with our help.
Courses for actors who want to learn how to fight...
We have 3 courses for you: 1. London Intensive 8 Day BADC certification course 2. War Horse mounted combat basics weekend 3. Evening Classes
First steps in Creative Writing
Try something new! First steps in Creative Writing: a course over four Saturdays for complete beginners, starting August 28.
Programming and Audience Development Training Course
Want to develop a strong programme of films and special events that will delight your audience and keep them coming back for more?
Using Improvisation in your Workshops
This course is aimed at community musicians, artists, and practitioners who want to develop their skills and ability in using improvisation within a workshop context. Prior booking is essential.
Managing Project Budgets
This course is aimed at arts project managers or those involved in running their own project and managing a budget for it. No previous experience is necessary.
The Media Festival Arts
The Media Festival Arts is the only event to bring the arts, film and media industries together to discuss potential for commercial and creative collaboration in the digital sphere.
Creative Lesson Planning for Music Leaders
Through discussion and practical activities, this one day workshop will explore lesson and session planning in a music education setting.
Final Cut Pro for beginners
This introduction course will give the students a solid grounding in this industry standard editing software.
DVD Studio Pro
This course is designed for those who want to learn the basics of authoring professional quality DVDs with DVD Studio Pro, and who prefer a hands-on interactive instruction to explore its functionality.
Video Production Taster Sundays
This one day taster course will take you through all the stages of a video production.
Video Production Courses
This five week course will take you through all the stages of a production, from initial script to final DVD.
Falling Wide Projects: Skinner Releasing Evening Course
Falling Wide Projects is delighted to welcome Kirsty Alexander to the evening course faculty for its popular weekly class in Skinner Releasing Technique. Kirsty joins fellow SRT teacher Florence Peake to co-teach our 12-week, 2010 Autumn Term.
Told by an Idiot Workshop for Directors
Led by Paul Hunter, Co-founder and Co-artistic Director of Told by an Idiot, this five day workshop will explore the role of the director in the devising process.
Dance Transformations
Dance Transformations supports artists with a physical disability and/or sensory impairment as well as non-disabled dance artists based in the West Midlands.
From Apps to Zen Mentoring Group
Feeling overwhelmed by the web and social media? Find there is no time in the day to get things done? Join our From Apps to Zen mentoring group for tailored support and advice.
Call for Papers: Moore/Hepworth
A Collaborative Conference: an invitation for papers that examine Moore and Hepworth in Yorkshire.
Afro Dance Xplosion
Afro Dance Xplosion (London) brings together some of the hottest African diaspora dance practitioners to deliver a dynamite weekend of dance classes and workshops on 18th and 19th September 2010.
Writers’ Critique Group for New Writers
Would you like to meet with other emerging writers, get useful feedback on your work and hear about new opportunities?
First steps in Creative Writing
Try something new! First steps in Creative Writing, a course over four Sundays, for complete beginners.
Your Digital Future - Grow Your Business Online
Come along to this fantastic event, with your chance to find out from expert speakers, why business online is the future and the best way to grow your business!
Final Cut Pro Training
Our Final Cut Pro courses are designed to provide you with the skills and capabilities required to produce high-quality, high-impact professional video content.
Playful Physics: Contact Improvisation Classes
Contact Improvisation is a dance of improvising and partnering based on the physics of touch, balance, weight, momentum, flow and resistance. Sometimes quiet and meditative, sometimes wild and athletic, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.
Volunteers needed for The Film and Video Workshop
Are you passionate about film making but don't have the resources to make it into something special? Come and volunteer for just two days a week and we can offer all our film and animation courses for free. A brilliant opportunity for budding film makers.
Publishing a First Novel
An opportunity to hear from recently published authors Penny Rudge and Kirstan Hawkins, literary agents and tutors from City’s highly successful Certificate in Novel Writing.
Creative Writing Workshops, Wednesday Evenings
The aim of these Creative Writes Workshops are to free your writing and develop your style through a range of form and techniques. These include short story/flash fiction, poetry and language games with which to develop character and description.
Autism Awareness Training
Cost-effective individual training for Artists, Arts Managers, Arts Educators, Local Authority Officers, FOH, and anyone working with disabled people in the Arts, Media or Heritage Sectors.
Equality Act 2010 - Disability Equality Training
Cost-effective individual training, and only £85, for Artists, Arts Managers, Arts Educators, Local Authority Officers, FOH, and anyone working with disabled people in the Arts, Media or Heritage Sectors.
First steps in Creative Writing, a course over four Sundays, for complete beginners.
Learning to write stories can be a starchy, boring business... or it can be fun, friendly, and involve chilled-out weekend workshops by the Thames, in the company of other first-time writers like you.
Artist in Residence Course now recruiting!
This course is designed to support and prepare artists to work in residence, in a variety of situations, including workshops, exhibitions or presentations and commissions.
An Intensive Creative Writing Course over four Saturdays
Ever thought about putting pen to paper, but didn’t know where to start? Learning to write stories can be a starchy, boring business... or it can be fun, friendly and involve chilled-out weekend workshops by the Thames.
Stage Fight London Evening Courses
The Rc-Annie 2010 autumn evening term runs from 4th October to 14th December. Early bird discount ends 10th September!
The Power of Public Speaking
Q: How did an obscure senator from Illinois become the president of the United States? A: Through his outstanding public speaking skills.
Dressmaking: Make a Winter Dress Weekender Workshop
Working with vintage skirt patterns to create a one-off winner for your winter wardrobe, spend the day with acclaimed textile designer Mia Jafari, whose work has been featured in the likes of Vogue and Nylon magazines.
10x10: Free Project Development Workshop for Non-fiction filmmakers
10x10 is a free project development workshop, where filmmakers can screen up to ten minutes of their non-fiction works-in-progress and receive ten minutes of directed feedback from the group.
DFG E8 Summit
The E8 Summit brings together a panel of professional documentary editors -from drama doc to obsdoc, broadcast and theatrical, long and short form - to discuss editing issues and to share experiences.
Entrepreneurship for Creatives
Entrepreneurship for Creatives is a practical enterprise skills course, which covers a number of topics including vision, building networks (including online showcasing), self-presentation, publicity stunts, negotiation, risk, and legal matters.
Creative Writing Course over four Sundays
Learning to write stories can be a starchy, and boring business... or it can be fun, friendly and involve chilled-out weekend workshops by the Thames, in the company of other first-time writers like you.
Creative Writing Workshops - Weekend Intensive
Bookings are now being taken for Creative Writes September 2010 Creative Writing Weekend Intensive Workshop.
Social Media Introduction for arts and cultural organisations
A short training workshop in the use of social networking platforms.
Playwriting Competition and Festival
Following the success of last year's sell-out festival, the Brockley Jack Studio is pleased to launch Write Now 2: a new play season to promote contemporary writing and celebrate the creativity of South East Londoners.
Writing the City: Bloomsbury
Weekly, day-long writing adventures out and about in Bloomsbury with writer and tutor Claire Collison.
ITC Luncheon Seminar - Fundraising: Nourishing your Coffers
ITC are hosting a series of taster sessions from a selection of their training courses. On Tuesday 19 October, from 12.30 – 2pm, the Fundraising Session: Nourishing your Coffers will take place at the ITC Training Room, in Central London.
Pricing your Artwork - Seminar
The Basics of Pricing, an Artquest seminar led by speaker Medeia Cohan-Petrolino, Curator at The University of the Arts London.
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2010-11 is open for entries. The bursary has firmly established itself as one of the most significant commissioning opportunities for disabled artists in the UK.
Improbable's Monthly D&D Satellite- Arts Funding Cuts
Devoted and Disgruntled is an opportunity to meet up with artists, arts professionals, and audiences. Please come and join us to help together answer the question: What to do about the arts funding cuts?