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Arts Council England, the Scottish Arts Council and the Arts Council of Wales have jointly commissioned a study into the ways that data about audiences might be better used within the arts sector as a whole. As part of the project the consultants Kieran Cooper and Beth Aplin of Catalyst Arts are keen to hear from anyone who is interested in the uses of audience data, now and in the future. w: http://www.catalystarts.com/data; e: info@catalystarts.com

Potential roles for artists in helping to create healing environments alongside architects and designers will be explored by Public Art South West at its next Regional Network Meeting on May 1 at the Guildhall Arts Centre in Gloucester. Speakers include Jane Willis, Susan Francis, Jane Kelly and Dr David Reilly. t: 01392 218188; or e: pasw@artscouncil.org.uk.

A report on learning provision and running arts programmes for homeless people has been published by the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LDSA), based on work at the City Lit. Free copies can be obtained from LDSA on 020 7297 9144; e: enquiries@ldsa.org.uk.

The International Artists? Management Association (IAMA) will present its first seminar for students on artists? management at the Woodhouse Centre, Royal College of Music on May 9. Bookings can be made on 020 7379 7336 or through the website at w: http://www.iamaworld.com/education

ACW?s first Annual Conference, Arts at the Heart ? Celebrating Creativity in Wales, takes place on May 19-20 at The Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, e: conference@artswales.org.uk. Two further conferences will be mounted in 2003. ?Inspiration ? Aspiration ? Dedication?, on career development and training, will take place at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on April 29-30 t: 01446 754112; e: admin@a-t-w.com; w:http://www.a-t-w.com. ?Delivering the Goods? Community Arts at Work in Wales: Professionalism and Good Practice? will take place at the Phoenix Centre, Swansea on May 12-13, t: 01938 556 455.

The National Disability Arts Forum has launched a pioneering new book. ?Shelf Life? is an anthology of poetry and prose, exploring experiences of living in the face of death. Copies are available from the National Disability Arts Forum. Price £15 waged/£10 unwaged, plus p&p. t/minicom: 0191 261 1628;
e: ndaf@ndaf.org

12 places are on offer to arts organisations on a free two-year programme to support their organisational development. ALITA2 (Action Learning in The Arts) is run by Midlands-based Arts+Media. A senior staff member of interested organisations should contact Anna Bryers on 029 2025 6350, or
e: anna@tmpl-online.co.uk

Culture Finance North West is a new project taking on a match-making role between the creative industries, individual artists or makers and the financial sector. Micro credit and medium-scale loans will also be negotiated. Contact Sue Peters on 0161 839 6041 or e: sue@culturefinance.co.uk

The Arts Marketing Association is offering two online events. Ticketing technologies are discussed at http://www.ticketing.org.uk, hosted by Roger Tomlinson. Building on a previous online debate on arts and audiences, http://www.a-m-a.co.uk/thinktank starts with a lead paper: ?Social Inclusion ? the Death of the Arts?? by Heather Maitland and Anne Roberts.