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 and publications
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National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice news
Happy Christmas from the National Alliance for Arts in Criminal Justice
A slightly shorter, earlier newsletter from us this month due to the upcoming Christmas break. We'd like to take this chance to thank all of our members and newsletter subscribers for supporting us throughout 2014, and to wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year. We are very much looking forward to working with you all again in 2015.
Save the date! Our Annual Meeting and Steering Group elections
We will be holding our Annual Meeting and Steering Group elections on Thursday 26th February in central London. The event will take place in the afternoon and we anticipate that it will finish early evening. More information will follow in the new year.
Have you got something for the next newsletter?
The next newsletter will be sent on Thursday 29th January. Please email kate.davey@clinks.org with anything you would like included in the next newsletter by Thursday 22nd January.
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Events and training
Free ten week acting course for ex-prisoners
From mid-January 2015 | London | Free
Synergy Theatre Project will be offering a free ten week course in acting for ex-prisoners, starting in January. Participants will learn the techniques used by professional actors and explore them in fun, practical sessions. No previous experience is required, just a commitment and a willingness to give it a go. The course will take place on Wednesday afternoons (1 - 3.30pm). For more information please email info@synergytheatreproject.co.uk or call 020 3668 6730. The deadline for applications is Monday 5th January 2015.
Developing the evidence
14th March 2015, 10am - 4pm | Edinburgh | £50 - £80
This 'hands-on' workshop is designed for arts therapists, and arts and health professionals and students who need to develop practical skills in how to monitor and evaluate their services. Led by the authors of 'A Guide to Evaluation for Arts Therapists and Arts and Health Practitioners', it will provide a step-by-step approach to service evaluation including the following main phases: planning, developing data collection tools, collecting data, analysing data, and writing evaluation reports. Click here for more information.
Cardboard Citizens Forum Theatre Hostel and Prisons Tour 2015
March 2015 onwards | Various venues | Free
Cardboard Citizens are currently booking their 2015 Hostels and Prisons tour for their new production 'Benefit.' With almost 25 years' experience of performing critically acclaimed theatre in hostels and prisons, Cardboard Citizens employs actors who have experience of homelessness. Audiences are encouraged to debate issues raised in the play and get up on stage to offer their own approach to the lead character's situation and change the outcome. Cardboard Citizens works to prevent people from becoming homeless when leaving prison; a key factor in reducing reoffending. The charity provides theatre workshops, information, advice and guidance and a safe space for people to express themselves and reintegrate into society. The tour will begin in March 2015. To book a performance, please contact Nick Gibson by emailing nick@cardboardcitizens.org.uk or calling 020 7377 8948.
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Arts and criminal justice news
Norfolk PCC launches Children and Young People Fund
Voluntary, community and non-profit organisations and charities are invited to apply for grants of up to £30,000 from the Children and Young People Fund. Focus will be placed on projects that support those already disadvantaged by circumstances or events which are most likely to cause them to become victims or offenders in later life. There is a possibility that funding can be continued for up to three years; however short term bids are encouraged. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 16th January 2015. Click here for more information.
Justice Involving Volunteers in Europe (JIVE) project's latest newsletter
The latest issue of the JIVE newsletter focuses on a volunteer programme that supports the families of offenders in the Netherlands; working with victims of crime in Romania and the skills and expertise volunteers need to fulfil this role; and an arts mentoring programme which aims to help with the resettlement of ex-offenders in the UK. In addition, their German partner provides some interesting detail on the findings of their 'role and value of volunteers' research which will be published in March 2015. Click here to read the newsletter.
Transforming Rehabilitation Legal Support Helpline
Clinks is offering free legal advice to voluntary sector organisations and social enterprises engaged in Transforming Rehabilitation (TR). They are delivering this service in partnership with Russell-Cooke Solicitors. Priority for legal advice will be given to Clinks members that are small and medium in size, and currently in negotiation to deliver services under TR as tier 2 or 3 providers. To request legal advice now, you can email Clinks' helpline: TRHelpline@clinks.org.
Arts in England told to make progress with diversity
Arts organisations in England have been told they face having their public funding taken away unless they show better progress in making audiences, programmes and their workforce more diverse. The warning comes from Sir Peter Bazalgette, Chairman of Arts Council England (ACE), in what he describes as "one of the most important speeches I'll make." The announcement indicates a fundamental shift in ACE's approach to diversity, and will see them publish data for the first time showing how diverse the workforces are in the 670 theatres, dance companies, orchestras and arts venues to which it gives regular funding. Click here to read the full article on the Guardian website.
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Resources and publications
Two new Cultural Commissioning case studies
The Cultural Commissioning Programme works with the arts and cultural sector, commissioners and policy makers to strengthen commissioning of arts and culture to deliver better outcomes for people. You can now download two new case studies from them to find out about what motivates commissioners from clinical commissioning groups and local authorities to fund arts and cultural programmes. Click here to download 'Why a Clinical Commissioning Group is funding innovation to build resilient communities.' Click here for 'Arts and co-production for better mental health outcomes.'
King's College's CultureCase
CultureCase is an online resource taking robust academic research into the cultural sector, making it easily accessible to practitioners and decision makers. It unlocks the value of academic research and puts that insight into the hands of those who can benefit from it directly. CultureCase contains research that relates to two broad themes: research that demonstrates the impact of culture; and research that shows 'what works' and can help improve organisational practice. Click here to visit the CultureCase website.
Meanings of wellbeing
'The Wellbeing of Nations: Meaning, Motive and Measurement' by Paul Allin and David J. Hand is a new publication exploring the challenges in assessing social wellbeing. The book explores many national and cross-national initiatives to build measures of wellbeing and progress that go wider than established measures like GDP and GNP. As well as economic performance, it also examines individual wellbeing and quality of life, the state of the environment, development and sustainability. Click here for more information.
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This newsletter is written monthly by Kate Davey.
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