Clare will be speaking at the Living Places Culture and Sport Planning Toolkit regional seminar in Dewsbury on 14 October, organised by the Town and Country Planning Association. 

She will be giving a joint presentation with Karen Durham, Regional Partnerships Officer, Arts Council England Yorkshire.  The focus of Clare's presentation will be on our Creative Places programme - our joint initiative with Sheffield City Council and Arts Council England Yorkshire.

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We are delighted to announce that we are partners in a 2 year research project ‘Representing Self - Representing Ageing’. We will be working with Drs Lorna Warren and Merryn Gott of University of Sheffield, Dr Susan Hogan of the University of Derby and artist Rosy Martin to explore and challenge images of ageing for women.

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.

Eventus has been heavily involved in the development of the consortium from the start, 2 years ago.  We are looking to appoint a consultant to work with us with regard to feasibility and partnership formation.  One consultant may undertake the whole brief, or we may work with two to undertake those 2 separate elements.

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

Deadline 12noon, Wednesday 3 February 2010.

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

We are delighted to be featured in the latest edition of Mailout magazine (December 2009, January/February 2010) - the national magazine for people developing participation in the arts.  As part of Mailout's focus on Spaces, our Director Clare McManus contributed "Your place or mine? Eventus on culture in placemaking", which highlights our Creative Places work in Sheffield's HMR.

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. 

Photographer Richard Hanson was commissioned to work with residents of Page Hall, Sheffield to capture what was most important to them inside and outside their homes. 

The resulting exhibition was launched today at the Pakistan Advice Centre on Page Hall Road and can be viewed there until the New Year.  (Visitors are always welcome there, but if you plan to pop in the best day to visit will be Thursdays).

Clare McManus will be speaking to the North West Housing Market Renewal Arts Partnership Regional Group on 26 October 2009, hosted by Arts Council England (ACE) North West in Manchester.
 
Karen Durham ACE, Yorkshire will lead an overview of HMR priorities and activity in the Yorkshire region, and Clare will focus on the Creative Places programme in Sheffield.