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Resource:The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries has co-published, with the Heritage Lottery Fund, a new report on the state of the UK?s museums and galleries. UK Museums Needs Assessment exposes the need for development and modernisation in areas including infrastructure, collection management and IT facilities, confirming the earlier findings of the Regional Museums Task Force which recommended a new framework for regional museums. w: http://www.hlf.org.uk or http://www.resource.gov.uk/documents/museums.pdf t: 020 7273 1450

Creative Remedies, a forthcoming arts and health website being developed for health professionals, arts development organisations and artists across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, is inviting organisations to provide details of their work and submit suggestions relating to the project. w: http://www.creative-remedies.org.uk; e: info@creative-remedies.org.uk; t: 0117 924 7617

A Graduate Certificate course entitled ?Arts for Change; facilitating creative work with children and young people? is now available at Roehampton, University of Surrey. Aimed at individuals already working with children or young people, the training offers students the chance to use the arts in community projects. t: 020 8997 5831 e: chanceoffice@talk21.com

Natasha Graham, Associate Producer, NITRO, would like to hear from Black practitioners, directors, technicians or managers working in the arts who would like to participate in an email forum and discussion group. t: 020 7609 1331; e: ngraham@btc.dircon.co.uk

A Centre for Audience and Visitor Research has been established at the University of Salford. Professionals and academics in the arts and related sectors are being invited to donate research materials to a specialist archive, and to register their interest in the work of the Centre. Contact Di Whittaker t: 0161 295 7057; e: vis-a-vis@salford.co.uk

mda (formerly the Museum Documentation Association) has launched a pilot portal for the museum sector, providing a one-stop-shop for the collection and dissemination of standards, experience and opinion relating to collections information management. w: http://www.mda.org.uk

Vision in Art is to launch its membership scheme for London-based visual artists and arts organisations in September 2002. All subscriptions received by August 31 will be charged at a reduced fee of £10. For information and a membership form e: office@via.demon.co.uk with the words ?Membership Application? in the subject line.

Recommendations, opinions and photos of landmarks, sculptures or controversial graffiti from the UK are being invited for ?Where its Art?, a new project which aims to create a gallery of public art, both loved and loathed. To submit a suggestion w: http://www. bbc.co.uk/arts/digital/whereitsart/

Polka Theatre has been named the national winner of the UK Online for Business / Interforum E-Commerce Awards 2002 in the Voluntary and Community Category for their ?WebPlay? project, which is using the Internet to enhance the live theatre experience for children. w:http://www.polkatheatre.com