Eventus is offering an exciting opportunity for 2 experienced photographers to be part of a joint academic and arts research project which aims to transform the way society views older women.

Please read the brief carefully before applying.

Closing date 5.00pm, Tuesday 2 February, 2010

Photographer wanted for LITTLE TREASURES (Working Title)
Audience development action research project

This is an exciting opportunity for a photographer to be part of an action research project targeting women aged between 45 – 60 who do not normally take part in arts activities.

We are looking for a photographer who can engage and enthuse women aged between 45 - 60 at a domestic and neighbourhood level to take part in digital photography by capturing the things - family, home, activities, neighbourhood or possessions - that are most important to them.

The project will take place in Killamarsh, a former mining town in NE Derbyshire.

Please refer to the full artist's brief before submitting your application.

Closing date for applications: 12noon, Monday 4 January 2010.

Following the success of our partnership over the last few years with Creative Partnerships Bolsover, Ashfield and Mansfield (CP BAM, now The Mighty Creatives), we were commissioned by them to create an invaluable document for teachers as a guide to outdoor learning. 

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We are delighted to be working with 2 fantastic photographers, Monica Fernandez and Laura Pannack, on Look at Me! – Images of Women and Ageing. 

Look at Me! is a joint academic and arts research project between Eventus and the Universities of Sheffield and Derby.  We are exploring how women are represented in the media and society as they grow older, the messages these images give out, and how they affect women’s well-being.

This Arts Council England consultation process is running until 14 April 2010.

The consultation process builds on their previous work to define how they will work with artists and arts organisations to create positive change for the arts over the next 10 years.

We are delighted to announce that Viva – the South Yorkshire Arts Consortium will be officially launched on Tuesday 2 February 2010. 

The consortium has been set up with the mission to develop a sustainable consortium of arts organisations within South Yorkshire in order to maximise funding opportunities, raise the quality of the cultural offer, share resources and work effectively together.

Our Director Clare McManus is one of the founding Directors of the consortium alongside:
Ashley Barnes (Dead Earnest Theatre)
Jon Maiden (Point Blank Theatre)
Mary Turner (Action Space Mobile)

We have been successful in our application to Phase 2 of the Modernisation Fund and now wish to use our grant to buy the professional support we need in order to consider our continued role within Viva - the South Yorkshire Arts Consortium.

Please 'read more' to refer to the full brief.

Deadline 12noon, Wednesday 3 February 2010.