Tuesday 28 Feb 2012, 1.30 – 4.30pm, Oakengates Theatre, Telford

The personalisation agenda in Social Care means that service users are being given their own personal budgets, effectively becoming individual commissioners. It is predicted that by April 2013, over a million people will have a personal budget.

The opening up of service provision means that artists now have the opportunity to develop and offer services that creatively meet the needs of individuals. This event offers an introduction to personalisation and how to prepare for this growing micro market.

Contributors will include Tony Nottingham, independent consultant and support broker working in the area of personal budgets.  Read more... (117 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)

Home is a bold, inventive new dance production that will move through the streets of Birmingham city centre as part of International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012. We are looking for 1000 individuals to contribute towards the creation of, and be involved in, the performances that will take place between 23 April & 13 May 2012.

This bold and ambitious project can only happen with the help of individuals and communities from the West Midlands and beyond! We’re looking for 1000 people who want to share their thoughts 
on home, identity and belonging to be part of this flagship project.  Read more... (213 words, 1 image, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Writing a Case Study

Wednesday 1st February, 6pm, Mitchell Arts Centre, Stoke-on-Trent

The first event in this year’s programme is a practical, hands on workshop on how to write a case study that effectively communicates your work and its benefits to potential employers. You will need to bring a laptop to write and upload your completed case study to the Praxis website.

To book a place or for more information on this event and the rest of the programme for 2012, contact Sarah-Jane Watkinson on sarah-jane@praxisartsandhealth.org.uk

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry is committed to welcoming families with child-friendly elements through its galleries and specially designed activities during school holidays. In 2010 we were the Guardian Family Friendly Kids in Museums winner and on the shortlist of four for the Artfund Museum of the Year prize.

We are seeking a concept which will be taken to a final working design using the experienced Herbert project team. We see this potentially as a professional development opportunity and are open to joint development or mentoring if practicalities permit.

Fee: £1250
Closing date 10am 18th January 2012
Full details: http://j.mp/uicPHY

Charities Evaluations Services (CES) has recently been awarded a grant from Lankelly Chase to offer a bursary scheme for non-London organisations that fall into one of the categories below, to attend a CES training course. The bursary can be used to attend either a one-day or two-day course. The offer is slightly different depending on whether you book a one or two-day course. The bursary is limited to one course per organisation and terms and conditions apply when booking.

For more information visit http://tinyurl.com/cca6oks.

South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to commission four large scale site specific permanent artworks for a new build centre. Expressions of interest are invited from artists for commissions worth between £8k and £6K each. Experience of public art projects is required; experience of working in healthcare settings or at least three years of graduate experience is desirable.

For further information, please contact Jessica Kent at jessica.kent@sssft.nhs.uk  or call 01743 492100, ext 63031.

Deadline: Friday 13^th January 2012.

Warwick District Council seeks an enthusiastic West Midlands based Craft or Design recent graduate (3 years max), for a  placement at The Glasshouse Studio in Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa’s historic pleasure gardens. The placement offers the opportunity to work alongside a mid-career resident maker as part of the Making Moves craft development initiative.

For full details and an application form contact: mair.evans@warwickdc.gov.uk 01926 456231, 07846542123
Anne Forgan, Making Moves Project Coordinator, anne_forgan@yahoo.co.uk 07770674552

Deadline: 16 December 2011
Interviews will be held w/c 9 January 2012

Outside In aims to provide a platform for artists who find it difficult to access the art world either because of health issues, disability, social circumstance or art process. Create yourself an online gallery now on the Outside In website and you can choose to submit two pieces of art to go forward for selection for the Outside In: National to be held at Pallant House Gallery from 27 October 2012 to 3 February 2013.  Read more... (132 words, estimated 32 secs reading time)

Home is a bold, inventive new dance production that will move through the streets of Birmingham city centre. We are looking for 1000 individuals from across the West Midlands to contribute towards the creation and be involved in the performances (23 April – 13 May 2012).

We would like to know what home means to you. If you could describe it, how would it look? How would it sound? How would it move? When you think of home what do you see, hear, taste, smell and feel? We are collecting creative contributions in any art-form from individuals, friends, families, work colleagues, community groups, and professional artists – anyone who would like to share their thoughts of home and be a part of this flagship festival project.  Read more... (192 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)

Flipside Black Country are looking to produce a film which can be used to launch the use of MTFC (Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care) across the Black Country. They want our audience of foster carers, professionals and elected members to have a clear understanding of both the process and outcomes of MTFC. They want to engage young people, carers and staff in telling the story in a creative way that engages the audience. They also want to highlight the value of the Black Country Partnership. They want a finished product of approximately 20 minutes in length which is high quality, professional standard.  Read more... (365 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)