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MISSION STATEMENT
“To provide opportunities for everyone to benefit from, enjoy and participate in the creation, interpretation and preservation of the Arts and Heritage.”
What are the services?
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Advice, Advocacy and Support for artists and arts organisations who work and/or live within Warwick District.
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Arts Development Projects with and for the community.
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Fixed term funding for Key Clients and small grants to Cultural Organisations.
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Research - see below for a list of reports available.
Contact: Arts Development Officer Louise Piper on 01926 742706 or email louise.piper@warwickdc.gov.uk
What's new...
Arts Development Strategy
Warwick District Council are creating the next Arts Development Strategy for the next 4 years and we would like to invite you to have your say about the future of the arts in the district.
Meetings are being held at:
- The Assembly Rooms Annexe,Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, 3rd July, 2pm to 3.30pm.
- The Gap, Warwick, 3rd July, 7pm to 8.30pm
- Abbey End, Kenilworth, 7th July, 7.30pm to 9pm
Please come along and tell us what you think of the current arts scene and what you would like to see in your area.
All venues are fully accessible.
Alternatively you can leave your feedback on one of our questionnaires:
If you would like to attend, please contact Louise Piper on 01926 742706 or email: Louise.Piper@warwickdc.gov.uk.
Artist in Residence 2007 to 2009 - Anand Chhabra
 
Anand Chhabra, artist in residence at Spencer Yard in Leamington Spa's Old Town, is a freelance photographer and artist with a background in Documentary and Fine Art Photography. Throughout the residency Anand will be using his knowledge and expertise as a community artist to engage the community of Old Town with the arts.
Vanessa Oakes, writer and arts consultant, says:
'The two year residency offers an exciting opportunity for Anand to work alongside the local community and develop a range of cultural activities that will educate, inform, entertain, challenge and delight.'
For more details visit Anand's blogsite http://www.myspace.com/airbloganand
Warwick Poet Laureate 2007 to 2008 - Jane Holland
For more information visit:
Arts Development Projects with and for the community
Blue Eyed Soul
Live & Local: Blue Eyed Soul Integrated Dance Workshops
A total of 83 people from Warwick District with and without disabilities attended a series of practical dance workshops led by Blue Eyed Soul before watching a signed performance of ‘I do…’ with family, friends and members of the general public at the Dream Factory in Warwick.
Blue Eyed Soul workshop.
Hybrid:arts: We Are Here – A Portuguese community portrait
The outcome of a years work with the Portuguese community in Leamington Spa. ‘We Are Here’ a Portuguese community portrait is a series of images created and curated by the community projected onto the exterior of the Nisa supermarket (formerly Michael’s) 11th to 25th November 2004.
WE ARE HERE ‘may be viewed also as a way to show gratitude to the people of Leamington Spa for welcoming us’.
Hybrid:arts: Portuguese community images projected on to shop front.
Arts Development Research
To find out more visit Policies & Strategies.
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