Visiting Arts has re-launched its Scotland Cultural Profile website. Aimed primarily at encouraging cultural exchanges involving Scotland, the website offers a one stop shop for information and resources relating to Scotlands cultural sector, including a database of over 5,000 key arts, media, heritage and other contacts. It also covers local authority provision for arts and culture in Scotland, permitting users to see how these authorities manage the cultural resources under their control.
w: http://www.scotland.culturalprofiles.net
Music talent is being encouraged to stay in Scotland, with the launch of a new fund aimed at developing the music infrastructure and creating increased economic returns to Scotland. Grants between £20k and £50k are being offered to applicants who can make a significant difference to the music business in Scotland, help develop the infrastructure, be located in Scotland and have a previous track record. The fund is open to any business working in music.
w: http://www.hie.co.uk/scottish-music-futures-fund.html
A contemporary art scheme aimed at discouraging graffiti and vandalism, has been commissioned by Platform for Art, London Undergrounds art programme and Transport for Londons Crime & Disorder Partnership Unit. The Waiting Room (pictured) is designed to encourage the minority of young people who behave anti-socially to take pride in the Tube. The exhibition is currently on display at Dagenham Heathway and Upney stations.
A new, purpose-built film and photography centre will open in Tower Hamlets East London on 5 July. Run by film and photography organisation Four Corners, the new venue will allow participants to cover all stages of creative production from inception through to exhibition, and continue to nurture artists, particularly those from traditionally under-represented communities.
w: http://www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk
The first London Literature Festival will be hosted by The Southbank Centre, linked to the re-opening programme for the Royal Festival Hall. The Festival will run from 29 June to 12 July and will use all the venues and outdoor spaces across the 21-acre Southbank Centre site. It will include a celebration of the re-opening of the Poetry Library, one of the largest resources of its kind in the world.
The European Union (EU) information campaign For Diversity. Against Discrimination, is inviting photography, art and design students from across the EU to make a creative statement for diversity by entering its Breaking Stereotypes Photo Competition. Students enrolled on arts or media courses, are being asked to submit photographs that promote diversity and appeal to a young audience. Three winners will be chosen by an international jury, with the winning photos printed on posters, flyers and adverts, and featured in a touring exhibition across Europe.
http://photocompetition.stop-discrimination.info/
The Museums Association has updated its original guidelines into levels of pay across the sector, which it hopes will be used to set starting salaries for museums posts and as an advocacy tool to raise the issue of pay with employers and funding bodies. A salary survey will be conducted in late 2008 to assess the impact of the guidelines on museums pay levels.
w: http://www.museumsassociation.org
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