ICYMI: Evaluation reports in the cultural sector are packed full of learning. Emma McDowell explores how we might unearth this existing knowledge Centre for Cultural Value @emmamcdoofus
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Join us on the 15 May for the launch of UK Arts, Culture and Heritage: Audiences & Workforce.

Using once in a decade 2021 Census data for the first time, the report provides a map of creative practitioners across England and Wales

Register here:

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📣 One week left to apply to our British Council Arts Unlimited Micro Awards!

Offering up to £3,000 to UK-based disabled artists to explore your artistic practice and collaborate with disabled artists internationally.

🔗 Apply by Tuesday 23 April, midday: bit.ly/4ajkITA

Would you like up to £3,000 to explore your artistic practice and collaborate with a disabled artist internationally?

🌎 We’re very excited to announce round six of the British Council Arts Unlimited Micro Awards!

🔗 Apply by Tuesday 23 April, midday: bit.ly/4ajkITA

Does your artistic practice thrive through collaboration? UNLIMITED and the British Council are partnering up to give 8 pairs of artists up to £3000 to connect across two different countries.

Closing - 23 Apr
Location - UL & International
££ - £3000

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Are you part of the UK arts festival sector? We're running an industry research project and we need your help.

Your data can help us to understand and support the UK arts festival sector, fill out the survey now!

🗓️Deadline: Mon 22 April

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Weds 17.4.24 0830-0930

Following the very well-attended Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales session, this week @WhatNextCymru will continue our discussion:

JOIN via linktr.ee/whatnextcymru

+ a preview of LlandeiloLitFest which has a feast of children's authors 26-28th April.

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Yn dilyn sesiwn hynod boblogaidd @whatnextCymru wythnos ddiwethaf, bore Mercher yma bydd yna barhad â'r drafodaeth Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru :

i YMUNO linktr.ee/whatnextcymru

+ Rhagolwg o Ŵyl Lên #Llandeilo a'i gŵyl newydd i blant, 26-28ain Ebrill!

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🚨 LAST PUSH - MUST CLOSE TOMORROW! 🚨

Over 11,000 of us have spoken up through The Big Freelancer Survey in the last four years, making a huge impact on policies and funding in the arts.

Let's keep the momentum going - fill in this year's survey now!

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Elizabeth Atherton What Next? Cymru Rebecca Gould What Next? Beth House (she/her sign name 'hoop earrings') Leo Thomson Lou Miles-Payne beki pope CynghrairDiwylliantCymru | WalesCultureAlliance Rhianon Passmore MS #WNCulture

8.30am Weds 10/4/23 has now been confirmed for Arts Council session, more details via linktr.ee/whatnextcymru including subscribe option for the What Next? Cymru newsletter which will include the Zoom link.

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Cyfle i chi ofyn cwestiwn i Brif Weithredwr Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru Dafydd Rhys a'u cadeirydd Maggie Russell cyn eu sesiwn @WhatNextCymru sydd ar y gweill ^ [ gweler uchod / see above]

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If you'd like to ask a question to Arts Council Wales' Chief Exec Dafydd Rhys & chair Maggie Russell in their forthcoming @WhatNextCymru session, where they'll discuss their aims for the next 3 years -

please send Qs to Rebecca Gould Rebecca Gould via DM.

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📣 Dafydd Rhys, CEO, and Maggie Russell, Chair of Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales are joining us @whatnextcymru next Wednesday at 8:30. What Next is open to everyone working in or interested in the arts in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿We'd like to invite questions in advance for Dafydd or Maggie, and you can DM me here. 🙏

Don't forget to fill out the Festivals Mean Business survey. Your data can help them to understand and support the UK arts festival sector.

Attitude is Everything has partnered with the Association of Independent Festivals, the Association of Festival Organisers, and the British Arts Festival Association to support UK festivals to play their part in making 2023 the most accessible summer ...
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Arts lobbying should be for life – not just for general elections, says lyngardner. Organisations should join together to make the case for culture every year 👇 thestage.co.uk/opinion/arts-l…

The Stage lyngardner Absolutely! The What Next? movement for instance do an excellent job year round and is a great way for everyone (freelancers & orgs) to keep abreast of policy developments nationally & locally

'A problem now driving arts & cultural services to the point of collapse.'

Today in the House of Lords, the Earl of Clancarty (Nick Trench) asked the Arts Minister about the 'significant underfunding' of local authorities and the profound impact on arts & culture provision.