[[{"fid":"559","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"117","width":"1004","style":"width: 600px; height: 70px;","class":"media-element file-default"}}]] In this month's edition....[[{"fid":"109","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"60","width":"600","style":"line-height: 1.5em; width: 600px; height: 60px;","alt":"Arts Alliance news","title":"Arts Alliance news","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]Arts Alliance news The tough, just got tougher, but building knowledge and evidence will help us succeedWith the recent announcements from the Ministry of Justice regarding rehabilitation commissioning and increased demands from the Arts Council to produce art that is not only a cultural success, but a commercial one too, delivering arts interventions with offenders is becoming increasingly challenging. However, there is still room for optimism, because even within this tougher environment, every week dynamic arts organisations find creative ways to deliver innovative programmes with offenders, that change lives and inspire communities. Impressively, this work, even within the current climate, continues to be researched, developed and debated at a high level. There is a continuous increase in people building their skills and knowledge to develop art as an effective tool for rehabilitation. Personal testimonies from Good Vibrations participants at HMP Lincoln Prison, plus resources and events from ArtsWorks, the Paul Hamlyn funded project to develop arts practice in participatory settings, along with our very own Evidence Library prove that action, research and debate will keep arts for offenders and other excluded groups on the map. Keep the conversation going on Twitter #Arts4offenders @ArtsAllianceCJS New Steering Group membersWe are delighted that Damian Hebron from the London Arts Health Forum and Christy McAleese from Media for Development have been co-opted onto the Arts Alliance Steering Group for 2013/14. We know their skills and knowledge will contribute significantly to our work and future planning. We are also in the process of electing a new Service User representative to join the Steering Group, thank you to those who have applied and more details will follow soon. Write to be Heard and Geese Theatre CompanyWe are delighted to announce that Geese Theatre Company have been appointed to work with the Arts Alliance and Prison Radio Association (PRA) to deliver a series of workshops in prisons across the country as part of Write to be Heard. This writing awards project will involve a series of workshops, master-classes and radio productions, as well as an independent evaluation by the Institute of Education (IOE). Workshops will begin in the summer and more information about our judges, writers, awards categories and workshop programme will be available soon. Please keep your eye on the Arts Alliance website for regular updates. Write to be Heard updateFrom project co-ordinator Patrice Lawrence: “The Write to be Heard Awards are starting to take shape as we work our way in from the project outline and start to add detail. Geese Theatre Company, our workshop delivery partners, are planning the schedules for the workshop and reviewing possible contacts within prisons. (If you have an arts-friendly contact inside a prison and are willing to share – my email address and telephone number is below!) Some high profile judges have already agreed to be involved, delivering workshops. We’ll let you know who soon. We are also starting to shape our evaluation process, making us think realistically about what we want to achieve, how we do it and the obstacles we have to overcome. We want the development and implementation of the project itself to be useful resource about the effectiveness of this model. Next step – draft competition rules, set up the publicity and recruit and train the writers who have never worked in a prison before.” Contact Patrice: Patrice.lawrence@clinks.org | 07961 866829 MentoringThanks to everyone who took part in the Arts Alliance mentoring training last month. The Arts Alliance will soon be promoting our professional development mentoring scheme; aimed at new and emerging arts practitioners, who would like to find out more about using the arts in criminal justice settings. If you would be interested in having a mentor and would like to take part in our pilot project, please contact Jessica Plant [[{"fid":"112","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"50","width":"600","alt":"Events & training","title":"Events & training","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]Events & training Gamelan music play-throughs14th and 28th June | 10.00 |HMP Dovegate and Broadmoor HospitalGood Vibrations helps prisoners, secure hospital patients, ex-prisoners and others in the community develop crucial life and work skills, through participating in intensive gamelan (Indonesian bronze percussion) courses. Come and listen to the work they do with prisoners at this play-through within the Prison Estate. If you are interested in attending this play-through, please contact Jane Gibb as soon as possible. Arts and wellbeing lecture by Bonnie Greer 17th June | 6.30-8.30| Tate Modern, London Bonnie Greer will deliver the Tate Modern’s annual lecture on Arts &Wellbeing, which will launch the second London Creativity and Wellbeing Week run by the London Arts and Health Forum. The lecture will explore the link between art and health inequalities and how it can bring about change in society. To book tickets, visit the Tate Modern website Safe Ground Policy Symposium27th June | Only Connect, Kings Cross | London This year’s Safe Ground event will focus on the issue of masculinity and its impact on the Criminal Justice System and wider society. It will involve performance, debate and much more. To find out more and book a place click here Free performing arts course for young people10-28th June 2013 | Bristol, 11 -1pm| freeThe Princes Trust are running a free performing arts course, open to those between the ages of 16 and 25, who are out of education and employment. All travel costs for the course will be covered. The course includes the opportunity to:- Work with the Bristol Old Vic to plan and create a performance
- Explore a range of dance and music from different cultures and dance forms
- Work with professional theatre directors and choreographers
- Boost your confidence and your CV
- Get three months follow up support
For more details please contact Annette Jones from The Prince's Trust Prison Education conference 28th June | The Institute of Education (IOE) | LondonThe Centre for Education in the Criminal Justice System at the IOE are holding their annual prison education conference. Workshops include: ‘Supporting women through the gate’, ‘Taking youth forward in the Community’ and ‘Changing attitudes to education in prison’. This is a free event, to book a place email: l.turner@ioe.ac.uk Arts Award training If you work with young people and want to support their creative development then sign up to the Arts Award training programme. Arts Award is for all young people and can work through any arts, cultural or media activity. For more details, please visit the Arts Alliance website. [[{"fid":"115","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"52","width":"600","alt":"Arts & criminal justice news","title":"Arts & criminal justice news","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]Arts & criminal justice news Transforming Rehabilitation – a strategy for reformThe response to the Transforming Rehabilitation – a revolution in the way we manage offender’s consultation has been published and is available on the Ministry of Justice website. The strategy outlines detail on the Government’s plans to reform rehabilitative services for offenders. It confirms the implementation of a national commissioning function, the formation of a single National Probation Service and the creation of 21 Contract Package Areas, rather than the 16 proposed in the original consultation document. Clinks have prepared a briefing, which is available on the new Clinks website, along with a blog by Clive Martin Register your interest in Transforming Rehabilitation The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have developed a new information portal, where organisations are invited to register their interest in receiving up to date information and potential opportunities to form part of supply chains. This is called the Prior Information Notice (PIN). The PIN aims to formalise the MoJ's engagement with the market to ensure that engagement is fair, open and transparent. To register on PIN visit the MoJ Prior Information Notice webpage. VCSE Sector and probation mutualsThe Ministry of Justice is aiming to create a diverse market in the new probation commissioning arrangements. They have therefore worked with the Cabinet Office to develop a package of support for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector and probation mutuals. Important details include: The Justice Data Lab is looking for arts organisations to get involvedThe Justice Data Lab is a new service, giving VCSE organisations more information about 'what works' in relation to reducing reoffending. The Justice Data Lab has been developed by the Ministry of Justice with support from New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) and aims to give VCSE organisations access to high-quality reoffending data tailored to their needs. The aim is to enable the VCSE to better understand the impact of their work and design more effective interventions to stop people returning to a life of crime. To find out more about how you can use the Justice Data Lab visit the Ministry of Justice website Transforming youth custody – Clinks and Arts Alliance respondThe Ministry of Justice and the Department of Education put out a consultation document in relation to their plans to develop secure colleges for young people in custody; Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention. The consultation is now closed, but you can read our response here Artsmark are open to applications from youth justice settings Artsmark is now accepting applications from school, further education or youth justice setting who would like to gain national recognition for their arts and cultural provision. Artsmark enables educational settings to evaluate, strengthen and gain national recognition for their arts and cultural provision. For more information please visit the Artsmark website Other news from the world of arts and criminal justice [[{"fid":"116","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"42","width":"600","alt":"Resources & publications","title":"Resources & publications","class":"media-element file-default"}}]]Resources & publications New code of practiceNCVO and Serco have developed a code of practice to help support improved relationships between the private sector and the VCS – download it here ArtsWorks – Developing practice in participatory settingsThe Paul Hamlyn funded initiative ArtWorks is developing a range of networks and resources to support artistic practice in participatory settings. You can find their latest reports and resources on the ArtWorks website[[{"fid":"559","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"117","width":"1004","style":"width: 600px; height: 70px;","alt":"Arts Alliance logo","title":"Arts Alliance","class":"media-element file-default"}}]] |