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?Cultural Exchanges?, a week of talks, performances and exhibitions, is taking place from November 19-23 at De Montfort University, Leicester. The event includes a talk by Hilary Carty, Director of Dance at the Arts Council of England, on the subject of Black dance; and David Bedford of the Performing Right Society Foundation, who will consider rights issues related to Internet access to music. t: 0116 250 6192

Scottish Youth Theatre is inviting all its past participants and friends to a 25 year anniversary celebration in Glasgow on December 1.The event will see the launch of a new bursary fund to assist young people interested in theatre arts. Contact Peita Luti t: 0141 221 5127 e: peitaluti@scottishyouththeatre.org

West Midlands Arts is keen to encourage new applicants to its ?Grass Roots? fund, which was set up to fund projects in any artform which take place in rural areas and involve people who do not normally attend or take part in arts activity. The closing date for applications is December 1. t: 0121 624 3200

Cardiff Arts Marketing is launching a bilingual website as a one-stop-shop for arts and cultural activity in the city of Cardiff. http://www.arts4cardiff.co.uk will include listings, detailed event and company information, an interactive mailing list form and a chat-room.

Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland are offering bursaries to assist arts focused, non-profitmaking organisations with course fees for the National Arts Fundraising School, which is being hosted in Belfast for the first time a the end of January 2002.The course provides a grounding in strategic fundraising skills for the arts and cultural sector. Contact Belfast City Council?s Culture and Arts Unit t: 028 9027 0461; e: artsinfo@belfastcity.gov.uk

The 400-seat ArtsLink in Camberley, Surrey, is to change its name next month to The Camberley Theatre, to more accurately reflect the nature of the venue.

A series of initiatives in November are marking the 30th anniversary the Arts Council of England?s Contemporary Music Network, CMN Tours. These include the publication of ?Changing Platforms?, a limited edition book and double CD about the Network and its history; and a contemporary music web radio project, the Network on the Net, offering a combination of archive recordings, documentary clips, studio debate and news about CMN Tours current season and other contemporary music events during the month. w: {www.unknownpublicradio.com}

An opportunity for digital practitioners, educationalists and administrators to understand more about digital arts technology and young people is available at a two-day event called Vision ?n? Chips, to be held on November 23-24 in Swindon. Speakers are from organisations including the British Film Institute, Hi8us, Rural Media Company and Artswork. t: 01793 463229 e: info@vision-n-chips.org.uk w: http://www.vision-n-chips.org.uk

Software suppliers, Artifax, has launched new ticketing software package called Standing Room Only, which is compatible with its existing venue management software, Artifax Event.

Bristol?s bid for the title of European Capital of Culture 2008 is to be supported with sponsorship by BT, bringing the total private sector support for the bid to £300,000.