Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless peoples’ professional theatre company, are seeking intern support for its busy Fundraising and Marketing Department....

 The David Canter Memorial Fund offers awards to give financial assistance to those working in the Crafts - for special projects, travel for specific research and for educational work. Awards are made every other year, each time focusing on a specific craft discipline. For 2008 this will be wood.

 This programme from the Heritage Lottery Fund offers grants of £50,000 or more. Projects should conserve and enhance the nation's diverse heritage, or encourage more people to be involved in their heritage, or both. Projects should also make sure that everyone could learn about, have access to and enjoy their heritage. Heritage includes many different things from the past that are of value and need to be preserved for future generations.

CSV has small grants of between £50-£250 to give to community groups, youth groups and schools that want to get involved in 'Dare to Care: Make Time to Help End Child Poverty'.

AIMS the Foundation supports projects which are genuinely original in their field and also favours those which take place outside London.  In addition to accepting applications for projects that fit within its designated programmes, the Foundation increasingly sees the value in initiating a series of strategic partnerships. Exceptionally, they may
consider ideas which fall outside their programmes if they think these to be of particular interest to them and they have the potential to be truly innovative.

GRANT SIZE As a guide, grants made by the Foundation rarely exceed £15,000. The Foundation does not give grants in response to general fundraising appeals or towards the simple continuation of existing services.

The Foyle Foundation will support charities working in the fields of Learning, the Arts or Health.

GRANT SIZE The Foundation will consider both revenue and capital projects. grants awarded range between £10,000 and £50,000.

National Youth Organisations in Scotland have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to £50,000 through a new fund set up by the Scottish Government....

New Webpages for EU Funds

EUCLID now offers a range ofrevised and additional webpages for EU funds relevant to the cultural sector:

During the last seventeen years, the Pépinières Européennes pour jeunes artistes have fostering and supporting promotion and mobility of young artists amongst the European artistic scene.

The Pépinières launches a new mobility programme for the period 2008-2009, offering more than 50 residency opportunities between September 2008 and September 2009 in a diverse and wide range of artistic fields, aiming to reach new audiences.

The program addresses various artistic movements within a young generation of artists. It offers a wide range of opportunities for artistic residencies and is developed in partnership with a large number of partner organizations. The program includes three types of residency projects: open art programme, artshare, and artventure.

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop - Co-ordinator Artists Professional Development Programme

International Summer Camp for Contemporary Art Professionals Symptoms of nationalism and critique of nationalism in the practice of contemporary art

July 10--17, 2008, Pärnu, Estonia

Public Preparation, an international platform for knowledge-production and  network-based communication, calls for applications to participate in the  2nd thinking camp for contemporary art professionals which will be held in  July 10--17, 2008, in Pärnu, Estonia. Focusing on the symptoms of  (anti-)nationalism and the critique of nationalism in contemporary art  practice, we invite art professionals, especially curators, theoreticians  and art historians, but also artists, who have been dealing with the issue  and related topics in their previous practice to participate, to share
their knowledge, experience and ideas in the thinking camp which might  also take a form of summer school without lectures but a week-long  discussion instead.

for more information please follow this link

WALL OF STATEMENTS

The sites have been selected. The former E&M building on Union Street and the covered space that runs along by the new Bus Terminal.

YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PART OF THIS.

WHAT VISUAL STATEMENT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ?

Your work will now be seen in PUBLIC ON the STREETS OF Aberdeen IN APRIL.

THE BIG DAY Is LOOMING 22ND APRIL. THE WORK WILL BE SEEN WEEKLY BY 10,000 people.

Deadline: 6 June 2008

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has produced a consultation paper in response to Ofcom's recent review of community radio and to seeks views on the future scope of community radio funding. To contribute to the consultation, please visit http://tinyurl.com/2fn3kw.

Here Now, There Now is an art project taking place in the landscape along Scotland s busiest rail commuter routes linking Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Here Now, There Now explores notions of time, travel & utopia and will include a series of performances and artworks that will be viewed from the trains.

Waste Innovations is launching a new project, the Portal. This is a funky, new, eco-friendly lifestyle shop. We are a social enterprise focused on the salvaging of waste, waste of people potential, resources, or products, and culture. The Portal is opening at 10am on 12 April We are looking for creative people and their creative products to stock, display, and sell in our shop.

engage Scotland wishes to commission a researcher / programmer to develop the concept for the engage Scotland Interpretations Conference taking place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September 2008 and to programme this important annual event. [more]

Cupar Arts and Heritage Project is currently planning its inaugural arts festival due to take place from
10 26 October 2008.

The festival will showcase artists across all disciplines including musicians, poets, visual artists and performers. We hope to include local organisations to exhibit work or present events of their own as part of the festival and we would like to include a wide range of creative activities and workshops for both adults and children......more

Criteria: This category is open to anyone who uses a traditional skill or craft to earn their living. Please give details (in no more than 500 words) of how the individual uses a traditional skill or craft, the products, markets sold to and reason why this person should win Artisan of the Year e.g. passion for their craft, commitment to the passing on of skills, technical ability/expertise etc.
Prize*: £4,000 plus a bottle of The Balvenie Thirty – an exquisite, rare single malt worth £250 and a specially commissioned trophy.

Criteria: This category can be applied for by the apprentice themselves or they can be nominated for inclusion. It is open to anyone (aged 18 or over) who is currently undertaking formal training in a craft or skill. Please provide full details of the apprentice, their age, the skill/craft they are learning, their training details to date, plus supporting text of no more than 500 words on why this individual deserves to be Apprentice of the Year – passion for their craft, demonstration of ability/excellence etc.
Prize*: £2,000 (to be put towards training/development) plus a selection of whiskies from The Balvenie and a specially commissioned trophy.

Criteria: *The business should be less than two years old on the closing date for entries - 30 May 2008. Please give details (in no more than 500 words) of the growth/progress of the business since formation, its main activities, products and markets, and any plans for further development.
Prize*: £1,500 plus a selection of whiskies from The Balvenie and a specially commissioned trophy.

Criteria: Please give details and show evidence of a traditional skill/craft being passed from one person/team to another including details of the skill, relationship between the two parties eg employer/apprentice and supporting statements (of up to 250 words each) from both the employer and apprentice regarding the benefits that each is gaining.
Prize*: £1,500 plus a selection of whiskies from The Balvenie and a specially commissioned trophy.

The Gordon Highlanders led project: Camouflage'08 was successfully launched today (April 1st 2008).

Tim Newark, authour of "Camouflage: Now You See Me, Now You Don't" opened the event with an introduction to what camouflage was, is and can be...

Events run from April - October and the Gordon Highlanders would like Aberdeen's creative forces to join with them to create new work, projects, classes, workshops etc to make this event Aberdeen's most encompasing, engaging and interactive art experiences in a long time!

For more information, please visit : www.camouflagecity.co.uk

North East Open Studios offers Artists, Makers and Galleries the opportunity to participate in an increasingly successful annual event.

Now in its fifth year, NEOS helps to promote artwork at many levels, from small studios to highly professional Galleries and Exhibitions, located in the depths of the countryside, towns and cities.

Entries must be submitted by 14 April 2008.

For further information contact: Gabrielle Reith , NEOS Co-ordinator.

Deadline: 17 September 2008

The Clore Performing Arts Awards fund performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0 to 18) across the UK. The Awards will fund education programmes that cover every aspect of the performing arts including opera, dance, music, musical theatre, the spoken word and theatre. The following are eligible to apply:

- Registered charities
- Limited companies
- Early years settings, primary, middle and secondary schools, sixth-form colleges, SEN schools
- Pupil Referral Units
- Voluntary youth organisations
- Professional and amateur arts organisations

Applicants must be able to demonstrate both artistic excellence and fully participatory experiences for young people. The Awards will fund project costs ranging from £1,000 to £10,000.

To read the guidelines and download an application form go to www.cloreduffield.org.uk/page_sub.php?id=71&parent=35 or phone Clore Duffield on 0207 351 6061.

dates: 28 April 2008

Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards recognise the thousands of people who give their time and energy to improve the life of members of the community. Initially three regional winners in each of the categories (young people, groups, individuals) will be selected, making a total of nine community winners and nine heritage winners in each of the twelve regions. The 216 regional winners will each receive an award, along with £50 dining out vouchers for individuals or £100 for groups.

From each region, three community and three heritage national finalists will receive an award, vouchers to the value of £250 and a £500 donation to the charity or cause of their choice, presented at the regional presentations.

To find out more and download an nomination form, go to http://tinyurl.com/ywzhnw.

deadline: 8 April 2008

The Elephant Trust was created in 1975 by Roland Penrose and Lee Miller with a view to develop and improve the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the fine arts in the United Kingdom. Given the Trust’s modest resources, grants have usually been limited to £2,000 but larger grants may be considered. No grants are available for educational or other study purposes.

More information at www.elephanttrust.org.uk.

Community Cash Awards are grants of up to £5,000 to help young people set up a project that will benefit their community. You just have to come up with an idea for a project that will improve life in a local community in the UK. Maybe a new basketball court, a music studio, a youth club, sex education workshops in schools, a youth advisory board, even a local magazine. Anyone who is aged 14 to 16 and is in school but struggling, or aged 16 to 25 and unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week are eligible to apply.

Projects must:
- be run and managed by people between the ages of 14 and 25;
- clearly benefit the local community;
- benefit the people running the project;
- be a new or developing project.

The following are not eligible:
- formal groups or organisations;
- expeditions or overseas travel;
- fundraising activities for charity;
- trips and outings, unless they have educational value.

Funding of up to £1,000 is available for 14 to16 year olds and up to £5,000 is available for those aged 16 to 25.

Call free on 0800 842 842 or visit the Prince's Trust website for more details.

deadline: 14 April 2008

The Centre for Social Justice Awards 2008 is looking for small grass roots charities, voluntary groups and community groups who are tackling poverty in your local area. If you are people focused, tackling causes as well as symptoms, driven by conviction and motivated by compassion then it wants to hear from you.

There is no application form. Simply describe in 500 words or less how your organisation makes an exceptional contribution to tackling poverty.

For more information, see www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/awards.

We are seeking 50 paintings and/or drawings to be shown as part of a mini-exhibition within the Dark Matter  Group show taking place at Co-Prosperity Sphere.. The subject of the work is up to you. We are seeking work by artists that ARE NOT represented by a gallery or dealer. In fact we hope you never even went to art school. But don't let that dissuade you.

If you have work that is about six sq ft or less please send us an email and an image of the work. We will contact you to let you know if we can put your work in the show.

The work will be hung salon style as part of an exhibition of creative dark matter.

The deadline for submissions of your work is April 2, 2008

Submit your response via email to ed (At) lumpen.com
Subject: Dark matter paintings

Salary £23,292 £28,296
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to develop and manage our outreach programme. With experience of coordinating education projects in a community setting, a passion for art and a commitment to increasing access for a diverse range of audiences, you will have a good knowledge of current issues and legislation in the  community sector.

Call for proposals for the Edinburgh International Book Festival's Art in the Garden initiative. We seek work which will be sited out of doors, in Charlotte Square Gardens, during the Festival, from 9 25 August 2008.

British Glass Biennale in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers

£8000 British Glass Biennale Award
£5000 Glass Sellers Award
£1000 Glass Sellers Student Award

ENTRY DEADLINE: 5.00pm 28 March 2008

Gray’s School of Art is committed to supporting and encouraging innovative professional practice within the national and international context of the North East. As part of this goal Gray’s is committed to encouraging the retention of our graduates within the city of Aberdeen & to keep and support artists who have arrived here independently. In partnership with the Scottish Arts Council, Gray’s will continue to administer the Gray’s Aberdeen Visual Artists Award scheme.

Aberdeenshire Council and the Arts Council of Scotland would like all craft workers in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City to take part in a craft survey.

As part of the Crafts department professional development support for curators the Scottish Arts Council are able to support 12 places on a Scottish Arts Council organised trip to the International Crafts Fair, Munich, 28 February-3 March 2008. Please see the attached information for details of the trip.

What best sums up the distinctive nature of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire – the oil industry or fishing? Farming or information technology? What do people imagine when they hear of the City and Shire – is it Doric, or a cosmopolitan community? The weather, or the granite?

Aberdeenshire Arts* in partnership with the Cultural Enterprise Office are offering a series of one-to-one advice sessions to creative individuals and organisations across Aberdeenshire.