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A new online system known as Vital Statistics has been launched, aiming to help arts venues make better use of their box office data. The system has been designed to simplify the process of extracting recent data from the box office for analysis, and enables marketers to interrogate the data via the web to generate marketing reports. w: http://www.purpleseven.co.uk; t: 0845 052 0985

A new online directory offering fully searchable information about literature training in the UK is now available at http://www.literaturetraining.com

The Royal Shakespeare Company is collaborating for the first time with Cardboard Citizens, the UK?s only professional theatre company for homeless people, to present Shakespeare?s ?Pericles? in a warehouse off London?s Old Kent Road. Performances run from July 22 to August 9

Bursaries of up to £10,000 to help develop screenwriting in Scotland are being made available through a partnership between Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Screen and Scottish Enterprise. The bursaries will go to creative writers based in Scotland who want professional training to enable them to develop their careers in film, television or computer games. For further details, e: [email protected]; w: http://www.scottishscreen.com

A new report about the role of the voluntary arts in addressing issues of social inclusion, has been published by the Voluntary Arts Network. Written by Annabel Jackson and entitled ?Doing it Ourselves: learning to challenge social exclusion through Voluntary Arts?, the publication tells the story of 14 arts projects. It concludes that voluntary arts projects present a cost effective opportunity to deliver government policies on social cohesion and lifelong learning. w: http://www.voluntaryarts.org

A one-day event will take place on July 11 to examine how, in the absence of big marketing budgets, cinemas can build a young audience for independent film. The conference will form part of Showcomotion, Sheffield?s festival of film for children and young people, which also offers informal training opportunities for young people interested in film-making. w: http://www.showcomotion.org.uk

The Campaign for Learning is planning a Family Learning Weekend from October 10-12, and is encouraging performing artists and companies to organise events such as family drama sessions or traditional storytelling in theatres or community centres. To register an interest in the event, t: 020 7766 0003; w: http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk

As part of is centenary celebration, The Art Fund has devised a competition giving entrants the opportunity to win a Canaletto painting to hang in their home for a day. The competition is part of a six week event aiming to bring works of art to a new audience through unusual art installations around the country. Contact Nicole Gerrard t: 020 7225 4875