News- Artists Space at Caversham Court Gardens launches
Sunday June 29th
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Thanks to the
council and ‘Friends of’ http://home.fccg.org.uk/
we launch an artist’s space at Caversham Court Gardens on the last Sunday of
every month from 11am. In simple terms this means you (as artists) will be
welcome in the gardens to sketch, draw, annunciate, strum quietly etc. If we do
that collectively it should build up an excellent community to be involved with
or appreciate. I need to stress that it is not a space to sell from and
behaviour/ tidiness must be in keeping with the Gardens ambience.
Let’s get involved Many Thanks
to Grant Thornton (Reading Council Executive for Economic and Cultural
Growth) for being at our May meeting.
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The next meeting of
the Council Arts Forum is on Weds 2nd July at 6pm in Mezzanine Room
1 at the Civic Centre.
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As well as Reading
Arts Business Club on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn I suggest you also take a
look at Reading Arts Forum Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/836453313036092/?fref=ts
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If you want to
address a full committee with a question you can do so via Reading Council
Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee. http://www.reading.gov.uk/meetings/ou/40/ Next meeting Tues 8th July
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The Council has
drafted a Heritage Statement. This is to provide context and initial
input in the development of the heritage section in the forthcoming Cultural
and Heritage Strategy that the Council has committed to prepare and publish for
consultation during 2014. http://www.reading.gov.uk/council/consultations/openconsultations/heritagestatement
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Reading Arts Week 14
to 22nd June (See attachment)
Next Meeting- Tuesday June 24th but from 12 noon with a
presentation from The Intellectual Property Office on ip, copyright, patents,
trade-marks, designs, innovation et al.
Artists/ Businesses Speed
Networking Event this year is kindly
part of Reading Fringe Festival. The opportunity for 20 artists to meet with 20
select business representatives and town leaders at The Penta Hotel from 6pm on
Thursday 17th July http://readingfringefestival.co.uk/whatson/schedule/thurs-17th-july-2014/
Chronologically that is
- Tues 24th June
Reading Arts Business Club with Intellectual Property Office from 12, noon
- Sunday 29th June
Artists Space at Caversham Court Gardens launches from 11am
- Weds 2nd July
Council Arts Forum 6pm
- Tues 8th July Reading
Council Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure Committee
- Thurs 17th July
Artists/ Businesses Speed Networking
Notes
- Reading Gaol. If you
want to ask what is happening to the Gaol and submit a suggestion you can eMail
MoJ_ED_Briefing@justice.gsi.gov.uk
- What Next? Held ‘The
Value of Culture Debate’ at The Hay Festival where Alastair Spalding, CEO and
Artistic Director of Sadler’s Wells chairs a What Next? conversation on the
impact and value of culture, arts and literature in our society. He was joined
by guests including Tony Ageh, Controller, BBC Archives Development, David
Pountney, Welsh National Opera and Topher Campbell, The Red Room to discuss how
we can get the public to appreciate the many different ways art and culture can
affect and enhance our lives. More news on the results to follow
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An open space event by Devoted and Disgruntled: Why is funding the arts better
for everyone? is on June 3rd in London http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/devoted-and-disgruntled-why-funding-arts-better-ev/
Some Press Links
Poorer pupils forced to drop
arts subjects due to the cost of studying
John Hurt argues against arts
funding cuts
Nick Ahad argues against
London’s arts funding bias
