Arts Development Service
Mission statement:
“We will build on Warwick District’s culture of creativity by stimulating accessible, diverse and innovative arts provision to enrich the quality of life.”
What are the services?
- Advise and support artists, creative businesses, amateur and professional arts groups and organisations on the development of their work.
- Provide support (including grants) for the development of arts activity in the community, and to facilitate opportunities for participation in the arts.
- Advocate for and raise the profile of the District’s arts activity.
- Work in partnership at a strategic level to identify gaps in provision and develop arts initiatives that will help to meet local priorities.
- Support the development of the local creative economy.
If you would like to join our mailing list to receive information about Warwick District Council’s Arts Development Service and newsletters about arts events and opportunities across the county please contact the Arts Development Officer.
Contact: Arts Development Officer Rosalyn Smith on 01926 742706 or email rosalyn.smith@warwickdc.gov.uk
Resources Available
Funding is available for a wide range of artforms including visual arts and photography, crafts, 3D arts and sculpture, film and digital arts, dance, theatre, music and opera, street arts, and creative writing. The District Council offers two types of funding:
- Key Client awards
- Arts Development Grants
Applications for Key Client status are considered annually in conjunction with the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Arts Partnership.
Arts Development Grants
Applications for Arts Development Grants are considered quarterly throughout the year. Arts and/or heritage organisations can apply for grants up to £2,500. The deadlines for applications are as follows:
- The last Monday in March – 30th March 2009
- The last Monday in June – 29th June 2009
- The last Monday in September – 28th September 2009
- The second Friday in December – 11th December 2009
Priority will be given to those applying for funds to support activities which begin or take place within the quarter e.g. if applying for the March deadline, for activities taking place or beginning during April to June.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply please contact the Arts Development Officer.
An Arts Strategy for Warwick District Council, 2009-13
The new Arts Strategy for Warwick District will be published in Spring 2009.
The Arts Strategy presents an overview of current arts provision within the District and includes an Action Plan based on public consultations carried out over summer 2008. The Action Plan is intended to provide a framework for the delivery of the Council’s Arts Development Service until 2013.
Warwick District Council wants to work with a wide range of partners at local, regional and national level to achieve the objectives set out in the Arts Strategy. We hope that it will be useful to our partners and potential partners, and to local residents and artists, in understanding our priorities and how we might work together.
Our Key Clients
Warwick District Council is currently reviewing its Key Clients portfolio in conjunction with the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire Arts Partnership.
The council’s ‘Key Clients’ are all professional arts organisations based within Warwick District and delivering activities locally. Updated information about Key Clients from April 2009 will be available shortly.
Snapshots!
Warwick District is home to lots of exciting arts activity, here are just a few examples of recent developments and what is happening in early 2009…
Warwick District Music Promoters’ Forum to launch a new website
WDMPF have produced their ‘anti-clash’ diary and ‘Music To Your Ears’ since the mid 1990s – these invaluable resources are now available through a new interactive website www.musictoyourears.org.uk. WDMPF report that their diary “is a tremendous help in publicising musical events, enabling promoters to make known their concerts and assisting regular concertgoers and visitors to exercise their wish to listen to beautiful, live music.” It is hoped that the site will provide an online ticket booking system through a direct link to Oxboffice in the future.
Leamington Music
Leamington Music is currently running its third season of concerts since its launch in October 2006. Keep an eye out for the January – March 2009 concerts including the Carducci String Quartet and the Ensemble 360 Family Concert.
Please visit www.leamingtonmusic.org for further information.
LEADER Project – Get funding to support your rural community!
A Central Warwickshire Villages bid has been submitted to secure £1.5m funding for parishes in Rugby Borough and Warwick District areas. It will provide seed funding for local projects that fall into the following broad categories:
- Events and activities that encourage communities to come together to create artworks and performance.
- Support for communities to develop their own local food production through community gardens.
- Developing links between communities and the land based industries in and around them.
This project is being led by Garden Organic, Ryton.
Visit www.warwickshireleader.net or email ideas@warwickshireleader.net for more information or to register you idea for a project.
Arts Development Research
To find out more visit: Policies & Research
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