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August 2019

Dear Artist/practitioner

We are really pleased that you are interested in our very exciting new artist’s training course: Art is Power.

In this pack you will have:

A copy of the advert (Welsh & English An information sheet (Welsh & English) An application form – English only Equalities and Diversity Monitoring Form – English only Course dates – English only

Notes about Welsh language and Accessibility- please see second page.

This course will cover:

Taught input about the field: Dementia, mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and other socially excluded groups – with input from people experiencing those challenges as much as can be arranged

Your own practice and practice development Planning and evaluation of sessions Exploring forms and interdisciplinary work Project planning – developing real projects, responding to set briefs. How to work

collaboratively, in partnerships and in different locations Safeguarding, confidentially, disclosure Showing, curating, sharing work in unconventional laces.

The course will be stretching, challenging, enriching and often fun.

We are aiming for a training group drawn from across disciplines, we want to encourage work across different forms. If you are a visual artist, a spoken word practitioner, a dancer, a film maker, a playwright, a puppeteer … and you want to work in the field of arts and health ……we want to hear from you.

Centre CelfFford TremontLlandrindod WellsPowysLD1 5EB

Ffon/Tel: 01597 822777e-bost/e-mail: [email protected]

www.celfogwmpas.orgPatrons: Caroline Tate, Artist and Marcia Crayford, Musician

Rhif Elusen Gofrestredig/Registered Charity Number: 1073029

Centre CelfTremont Road

Llandrindod WellsPowys

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We are incredibly excited about having all of your different energies, practices, enthusiasms and personal stories buzzing around our building, working with us to create new amazing projects to benefit people across Powys.

Art and Health is a growing field, with evidence building all the time about the benefits to health and well-being. As evidence grows, so will work opportunities. A major aim of this course is that you will be better placed to not only respond to commissioned and other work opportunities, but also to work with arts and health and social care organisations to generate work and contribute to funding applications in order that your project ideas get funded.

This is a professional level course that will build over the 8 months, giving you many opportunities to develop your skill base, your knowledge and your own practice.

Please do get in touch if you would like to talk about any aspect of the course – I work Mon-Wed-9-4

Please note: Closing date for applications is Midday Monday 26th August

Interviews 6th September in Llandrindod – Skype interviews can be arranged

A note about Welsh language: The course will be delivered in English, however if you wish to use Welsh we will want to work with you to find the best way we can support that. As an organisation we are working toward a better understanding of Welsh language and culture, an improved language skill base and an increase in our bi-lingual material.

A note about accessibility: Our building is fully accessible. If you are asked to an interview, we will ask you about any access needs you have and if you get a place on the course we will do our best to meet your access needs. We regret that we do not have the funding to pay for personal assistance costs or accommodation. We will of course welcome personal assistants, or assistance dogs. We do have some funding to pay for sign language interpreters and/or lip readers.

I very much look forward to hearing from you

Jane Cooke

Arts and Health Development Officer







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Art is Power: An Arts and Health Training Course

1 Introduction:

Celf o Gwmpas has been in existence for 22 years. Our focus is threefold:

To provide arts and health opportunities for disabled and other socially excluded people in our communities.

To offer mentoring and training for artists and especially artists with disabilities To provide a creative and community hub in Llandrindod Wells.

We have a fully accessible building with workshop, gallery and rehearsal/meeting space.

Celf o Gwmpas has been successful in securing funding from the Arts Council of Wales to run this exciting new project which will bring professional level arts and health training to Powys.

2. Training programme: Facilitated by Maria Hayes,

Maria has a wealth of experience in designing and delivering training in arts and health as well as working with many different groups.

Key features of the training programme:

Two days a month – October 2019 – June 2020. The days will be a Tuesday and Wednesday, dates attached.

Disability Arts Cymru and Impelo will be involved in the recruitment of trainees and will be supporting the project. We hope to attract people from across disciplines.

There will be a combination of taught input, action-learning and development of new work Action learning elements will lead to three new projects proposals. Celf o Gwmpas staff

will support work on funding bids, with the intention that trainees will be funded to deliver the projects they have designed in 2021/22.

Links developing with University of Wales Aberystwyth with potential to look at continuing this as a pathway to courses at Aberystwyth.

Supported by Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, University of Wales Aberystwyth, PAVO







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https://www.impelo.org.uk/

https://www.disabilityartscymru.co.uk/

http://mariahayes.info/

3. New Projects

The training cohort will, via the action learning aspect of the programme, be asked to form three groups, each one of which will then design an arts and health project. There will be three project briefs from which to work. Celf o Gwmpas staff will work with the three groups as their ideas develop and will look at funding opportunities to maximise the chances of these projects being delivered. Assuming success, these will be delivered in 2020/21. The three projects will respond to:

The project briefs focus on:

Intergenerational movement Experiences of oppression Paving the way for international work with Syrian families settled in Powys

The evaluations that will be planned into these projects will aim to assess well-being outcomes for participants.

Our intention, when looking at funding opportunities, will be to run each of these projects in at least three locations each across Powys. Part of the learning in the project development for the trainees will be to ensure collaborative working with other arts organisations across Powys. We will also be looking at how we define ownership of the content and processes in order to maximise ongoing impact.

4 New Work

The training cohort will be encouraged to develop their own new work in response to their experiences.

5. The Back Story

Our creative thinking began by looking back at our inspiring mentoring work of the previous decade.

We realised that our focus had been on the development of mentees arts practice, but that the need for practitioners who could run arts and health programmes meant acquiring additional







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skills. We also recognised that whilst we had been very successful in developing an outward looking focus, we had not built sufficient contact within the Welsh arts world.

Our creative idea therefore was to develop a project that would address these needs; maintaining a focus on artistic practice and development as well as creating a pool of trained arts and health practitioners whose expertise will be in increasing demand.

We have long held both excellence and a presumption of ability as core values and both are drivers for the project. We are deeply committed to delivering arts and health programmes that are of the highest standards and we therefore need practitioners who work from the same value base. As part of the regional thinking and developments in arts and health we want the training and support we deliver to ensure that practitioners are inspired by these values and confident in implementing them in their work.

6. Criteria for attending the training programme

This is a professional training opportunity. We expect that candidates:

Are prepared to commit to the full programme (We know life happens, but we expect that your intention is to attend the full course)

Are prepared to pay the nominal £150.00 fee (which can be paid in stages) Are aware that there are no travel, accommodation or food expenses. There are also no

personal assistant costs, there is a small access budget that can be discussed. Are practicing, self-employed artists, with Public Liability Insurance (we can advise if need

be) Are committed to self-development and open to learning Are committed to continuous professional development (CPD) Are empathic and non-judgmental (and prepared to consider and develop these qualities)

Application packs can be obtained via the Celf o Gwmpas web-site

For further any information please contact Jane Cooke: [email protected]







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mailto:[email protected]

http://www.celfogwmpas.org/

01597 822777 – Mon/Tues/Wed only.

Art is Power

An Arts and Health Training opportunity.

Application form

Name

Address

Email

Contact number

Personal Statement

Tell us about yourself and your practice – you may enclose a C.V. but we will not accept only a C.V. You may also enclose images or embed videos. Please add more sheets if

need be.







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Career Development

Tell us why you want to be considered for this training programme and how you see it helping develop your career.







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Qualifications/Previous experience

Tell us about any relevant experience or training you have.







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Can you commit to the following dates

Oct.22nd/23rd, Nov.12/13th, Dec.3rd/4th, Jan.7/8th, Feb. 4/5th, March 3/4th,, April 7/8th, May 5/6th, June 2/3rd.

Can you make the payment of £150

(This can be made in stages. Please contact us for information on funding possibilities)

Do you have Public Liability Insurance

(contact us for advice)

Do you identify as a disabled artist

References

Please provide contact information for two references.

Referee 1 Referee 2

Name

Address

Email

Contact number

Signed (electronic signature is acceptable)







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Date

Art is Power – training dates – all Tuesday & Wednesday

Oct 22nd/23rd

Nov. 12/13th

December 3rd 4th

Jan - 7/8th

Feb - 4/5th

March 3/4th

April 7/8th

May 5/6th

June 2/3rd







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Documents

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