Arts Derbyshire is the strategic arts organisation for the county; members include arts organisations, local authorities and public bodies with a remit for the arts.
Aims:
To provide a collective, strong and coherent voice for the arts
To raise the profile of the arts in Derbyshire
To enable effective joint working
To attract external funding for activities and projects
To enable information sharing and networking
Ambitions:
Increasing Participation – to increase the number of people participating in or attending arts activities and events
Developing Talent and Building Capacity – to provide training and development for artists and arts organisations
Vision:
To make Derbyshire an important artistic and cultural destination by 2015 and a location of choice for new creative businesses. Download the statement (attached below) by Arts Derbyshire Chairman Peter Shelton to read more about his vision for the organisation.
Members:
Arts Derbyshire has a Chair – Peter Shelton from First Movement; a Vice-Chair – Kate Le Prevost from The King George Gallery at the Ormiston Ilkeston Academy; and an Executive Officer – Ann Wright, Head of Arts at Derbyshire County Council.
There are more than 100 member organisations, including everyone involved in the development of the professional arts in Derbyshire: the principal officers of the participatory and developmental arts organisations working within the county; umbrella arts and crafts organisations; Arts Development Officers or representatives from the county and district councils; festivals; and representatives from education, museums and social care.
Conference:
In July 2012, Arts Derbyshire held its first conference at the Level Centre in Rowsley.
To find out more about it, please visit our Conference page.
Programmes of work:
Arts Derbyshire’s current programmes of work are:
artsderbyshire – the online information hub for everything about the arts in Derbyshire
Arts, Health & Wellbeing – programmes of arts activity to promote mental or physical health and wellbeing
Audience Development - programmes of arts activity to support arts organisations with their audience development and to test out new ways of promoting arts activity
Creative Derbyshire – a three-year programme of support and development for artists and arts businesses
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Arts – a series of programmes of arts activity in the DVMWHS to promote the Site and bring its history to life
Derbyshire Dance Development Plan – a four year plan to enable more people to take part in all types of dance, as audiences, participants and practitioners
Derbyshire Dance Artists’ Network – a support network for dance artists working or living in Derbyshire, including specialist newsletters and technique classes
Derbyshire National Portfolio Organisations Forum – a forum for organisations funded by Arts Council England
Festivity – the forum for all arts festivals in Derbyshire
Live & Local – touring professional arts performances to village halls and community venues
Virtual Gallery Research – research into the artistic, technological, financial and practical feasibility of an online Gallery for Derbyshire
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