The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice
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In this month's issue...
- National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
- Events and training
- Arts and criminal justice news
- Resources & publications
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National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
Diversity, arts and criminal justice: bringing people together
"Some things can only be understood properly through the arts. Arts organisations in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) tell stories of the diverse groups of people who they work with. They create diverse, innovative art that pushes boundaries, explores complex issues and brings people together from different cultures and backgrounds. Arts organisations working in the CJS have a responsibility for doing more to strengthen diversity but they also have a role in energising and informing change." Click here to read NAACJ Chair Alison Frater's latest blog post on our recent event focusing on diversity and the arts.
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Events and training
Streetwise Opera: artist training day
6th May 2016 | Pleasance Theatre, London | £50 - £120
Streetwise Opera is offering this training opportunity for artists, facilitators and composers who are interested in developing their participatory arts workshop-leading skills. The day will explore: why opera is a powerful art form for homeless people and vulnerable adults, and how to approach it; making material accessible to all; the use of improvisation and devised work; skills-based exercises and warm-ups; how to manage differing needs within the group; how to manage opening up people's emotions; and why engaging in this work raises confidence and self-esteem. Click here for more information.
Safe Ground at Wandsworth Arts Fringe
14th and 15th May 2016 | Wandsworth
As part of their 21st anniversary, Safe Ground are holding a series of events throughout the year, including at the Wandsworth Arts Fringe. These include Bite Size Poets, inspired by the GROUNDation Poetry Project, which will see a series of mini poetry workshops led by renowned spoken word poets Joelle Taylor and Sara Hirsch. At the end of each day, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their poetry at a performance event, Bite Size Poets Mic Night. Safe Ground will also be hosting a Criminal Justice Treasure Trail, which will see participants following poetic clues whilst discovering fresh new perspectives to local landmarks along their journey. Participants will be racing against the clock as they have an hour and a half to complete the trail to be in with a chance to win special prizes. Click here for more information.
Planning a fundraising strategy
19th May 2016 | Islington, London | £95 + VAT
It is often difficult to sit back and get a bit of perspective on where you want to go with your fundraising. What is right for your organisation might not be right for another. This introductory course aims to give you a fundraising framework within which you can work out the strategies and tactics that best fit your organisation and your ambitions. Led by Ruth Jarratt - a senior consultant with a wealth of arts fundraising and development experience - this practical course aims to send you back to your workplace with an outline strategy and the confidence and skills to take it further. This one day course is suitable for anyone involved in fundraising and/or wanting to develop skills in fundraising in the arts and cultural sectors. Click here for more information.
Koestler Trust pop-up shop and spring sale
21st May 2016, 11am - 4pm | Koestler Arts Centre, 168 Du Cane Road, London
The Koestler Trust are holding a pop-up shop and spring sale at their Arts Centre in London where there will be the chance to buy art from previous Koestler Award years and the Koestler Collection, including paintings, drawings and sculpture. Prices range from £1 - £500 and there were be a silent auction, tea and cake, and a sneak peek at the 2016 entries. All proceeds will go to support the work of the Koestler Trust, which is one of the best-know prison arts charities in the UK. Click here to visit the Koestler Trust's website.
Urban Skillz Programme Training
31st May and 1st June 2016 | Redmoor Academy, Hinckley, Leicestershire
Urban Skillz is an innovative programme created by Reflex to empower at-risk youth and young offenders to reflect creatively on their life choices and express positive hopes for the future through the medium of creative arts. This training provides an introduction to understanding and delivering Reflex Urban Skillz music and theatre courses and explores the need for non-formal education, the key role of an Urban Skillz deliverer, facilitating workshops effectively, accreditation criteria, moderation requirements, and how to build a balanced course. A 12 month subscription is included in the cost of the training. For more information, please click here.
Hammer & Tong Productions are holding a Festival of Ideas
9th June 2016 | Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
Hammer & Tong Productions Ltd., a registered Tier 3 service provider, will be holding a Festival of Ideas in June with the aim of exploring new and innovative ways of working with and supporting offenders to avoid imprisonment and reoffending. In the morning, there will be a presentation from Hammer & Tong Productions about their completed projects to date, as well as guest speakers Julian Huppert, Christopher Streeks, Anna Constantas and Sharon Daniel. The afternoon will give delegates the opportunity to view 'The Crack,' a film by ex-offenders; two music videos; and a documentary surrounding domestic violence. Click here for more information.
Prison education: what is it? What should it be?
10th June 2016 | The Open University, Milton Keynes
Since the birth of the modern prison at the turn of the nineteenth century, education has been regarded as a key reformatory agent for incarcerated offenders. Yet key questions about the definition of 'prison education' persist to this day. What is the nature of the relationship between offending behaviour and educational deficiencies? How expansive or narrow should the curriculum offered to inmates be? How can outcomes be accurately assessed? And what types and levels of education for offenders will the general public accept and support? These questions will be explored by a range of researchers, practitioners and policy makers at this one-day conference at The Open University. Click here for more information.
Reading in prison
17th June 2016 | University of Roehampton, London | Free
Prison Reading Groups (PRG) is hosting a Reading in Prison Day, which will bring together a mix of prison librarians and volunteers with prison policy makers, prisoner educators, voluntary sector organisations, publishers and supporters. The day will provide the opportunity to share experiences of reading initiatives in prisons and to consider practical ways of joining them up to create progression. It will explore what books can do behind bars and what it means to think about prisoners as readers. Registration will be from 9am, with the day starting at 9.45 and ending at 4.45pm. The event is free but booking is essential. Please email Julia Noyce: julia.noyce@roehampton.ac.uk to reserve your place.
Under One Roof: annual conference 2016
5th & 6th July 2016 | Hinckley, Leicestershire | various prices
This conference, organised by Homeless Link, will cover a wide range of topics that affect accommodation and support provision. It will bring together supported housing and homelessness services to share innovative approaches, policy updates and insights into the future of service provision. Over the two days there will be a series of masterclasses, workshops and debates focusing on specialist support; ensuring everyone has a suitable, safe place to live; design and funding of services; and future service provision. Click here for more information.
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Arts and criminal justice news
Research Fellowship open for applications
The 2016 Griffins Fellowship Programme is now inviting applications for research to bring about change in how women and girls are dealt with in the Criminal Justice System. The Griffins Society promotes effective practice in working with women and girls who are in prison or subject to criminal justice interventions in the community. The Visiting Research Fellowship Programme, in partnership with the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, offers practitioners from the public or voluntary sectors a unique opportunity to contribute. Previous research experience is not necessary as the Programme supervisors provide comprehensive academic supervision and support. The deadline for applications is noon 9th May. Click here for more information.
Festival of Learning 2016
The Festival of Learning (previously Adult Learners' Week) is a national celebration of lifelong learning - the largest in England. Their mission is to celebrate the benefits of learning and to encourage everyone to embrace lifelong learning. Each year, as part of the Festival, hundreds of organisations hold learning events and activities that inspire people of all ages to 'have a go' and discover how learning can change their life. Are you running an event or activity this summer? This could be a 'have a go' event, taster session, open day, evening talk, volunteer activity, careers advice, awards ceremony, seminar, webinar or similar. If so, you can register your event on the Festival of Learning's online calendar to increase your reach. Click here for more information.
International Conference on Culture, Health and Wellbeing: call for presentations, workshops, performances and films
The second International Conference on Culture, Health and Wellbeing will be held in Bristol UK on 19th, 20th and 21st June 2017. The conference will showcase practice, policy, and the latest research in culture and arts in health and wellbeing. It will discuss the role of arts and creativity in healing, care and wellbeing across the life course. Conference themes will encompass multiple art forms and will include: reducing inequalities; improving resilience, prevention and early intervention; improving mental health and wellbeing; community and social development in different international contexts; designing for wellbeing; developing national and international networks; and models and frameworks for co-production, commissioning, delivery and evaluation. Submissions for presentations, workshops, performances and films are now open, and the deadline for submitting is 20th November 2016. Click here for more information.
Makeright: design volunteers wanted
The Design Against Crime Research Centre (DACRC) at Central St Martins is looking for volunteers to mentor inmates who are learning design skills at HMP Thameside as part of their work with prison industries. The project is called 'Makeright' and the inmates are co-designing anti-theft bags. They are looking for applications from qualified designers and students, including those who are retired, who are able to give a minimum of one or two afternoons per week for eight consecutive weeks beginning in July 2016. The deadline for applications is 15th May 2016. Click here for more information.
Odd Arts are looking for a Project Leader and a Project Worker
Odd Arts uses specialist high quality arts to challenge, inspire and transform the lives of vulnerable and excluded people. They work within three main areas: criminal justice, community safety and education. They are currently looking for a part time Project Leader and a part time Project Worker. The deadline for applications is midnight, 15th May 2016. Click here for more information.
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Resources & publications
Funding arts and culture in a time of austerity
In a new paper published in April, New Local Government Network (NLGN) set out recent trends in local government's funding for arts and culture and the prospects for the near future. Using Arts Council England's figures they also assess the impact that these cuts are having on the viability of the sector, before setting out some ideas for new ways in which local government can continue to support arts and culture even in straitened times such as these. Click here to read the report.
Libraries shaping the future: good practice toolkit
This toolkit, produced by the Libraries Taskforce, is the first step in addressing a need identified by the Independent Library Report for England "that more information needs to be available about the remarkable and vital value that a good library service can offer modern communities of every size and character." It sets out how library services can support the delivery of a wide range of local and national government priorities. It also describes a range of approaches to delivering cost-effective library services. Click here to read the beta version of the toolkit.
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This newsletter is written monthly by Kate Davey.
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