The Clore Leadership Programme is inviting arts organisations to apply for a day of development for their Board of Trustees. Funded through the Cultural Leadership Programme, the development days will give the opportunity for whole Boards to consider how they operate together, how their relationship with the Executive has developed, and how they are tackling issues such as succession planning, finance, and strategic planning for their organisations.
w: http://www.cloreleadership.org
Meg Hillier MP (Labour, Hackney and South Shoreditch) has presented a Ten Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons, proposing that a set of teaching standards should be established to cover the wide variety of dance forms available in the UK. The bill suggests that the Government should work with the dance sector to ensure all teachers are appropriately trained and regulated, especially when teaching young people.
w: http://www.danceuk.org
Belfast City Council has launched an eight-week public consultation on An Integrated Cultural Strategy for Belfast, its new proposals for culture and arts in the city over the next few years. The Council has been working since 2005 with its culture and arts partners across the city to set out a three-year framework for a joined-up approach to the development of Belfasts cultural sectors, and the strategy has been built from the experience of the arts sector in Belfast. The consultation process will close on 26 April.
w: http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/culture
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a brochure detailing achievements in the culture sector over the past ten years and outlining the challenges the department faces in the years ahead. The document, Culture and Creativity in 2007 makes special mention of the impact of the 2001 Theatre Review and initiatives for young people, such as Artsmark and Creative Partnerships. It will be used in efforts to leverage funding from the Treasury as part of the ongoing Comprehensive Spending Review.
w: http://www.culture.gov.uk
Belfast Festival at Queens has been offered a one-off £150,000 grant from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for its 2007 event. The grant will enable the Festival to take place this year, and give its organisers time to develop a business model that more proactively seeks to secure private sector sponsors and maximises income from ticket sales for all events across the programme. Queens University welcomed the funding announcement, and called for cross-party support for the future of the Festival.
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