Events | October 2010
October 2010
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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.
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.
Brick Lane Book Group
The Brick Lane Book Group is all about kicking back and finding a little headspace amongst like-minded folk.
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.
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.
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
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.
Look Out London competition
An opportunity for schools to win prizes and press coverage.
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.
DIY7: 2010 - Call for Participants
Call for participants for unusual training and professional development projects BY artists FOR artists; deadline July 16, 2010.
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.
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.
Creative Facilitation
This course provides an introduction to a creative approach to group facilitation.
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.
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.
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.
Getting Boys Singing
This workshop is aimed at all teachers and singing leaders working with primary age boys.
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!
Singing with SEAL
This workshop is aimed at all teachers, school staff and singing leaders working with primary age children.
'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
Starting a Choir for Primary age children
This workshop is aimed at teachers, singing leaders and practitioners looking to set up choirs for primary age children.
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.
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.
Stop Motion Animation
This course is for those wanting to make a 3D Stop Motion animation. It will cover: creating a storyboard, animatics, making a basic 3D set, how to film with puppets, and creating sound for your film.
Final Cut Pro for beginners
This introduction course will give the students a solid grounding in this industry standard editing software.
Final Cut Pro Advanced
This course looks at use of high end editing tools and techniques in Final Cut Pro 7.
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.
MusicLeader Start Up
This event is aimed that those who are in the early stages of their career or who are thinking of joining the profession. The session can also be a useful refresher to those returning to the sector after a break, or who are new to London.
Video Production-Intensive Weekender
Intensive camera and sound training using Cannon XL2 cameras.
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.
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.
Perfect Pitch: Costing & Selling Your Work
This session is aimed at community musicians and practitioners who want to get better control over their income generation.
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?
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.
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 Poetry School: Launch of the New Programme
The Poetry School teaches the art of writing poetry, and runs activities and courses focusing on performance, publication and promotion.
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.
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.