Wednesday, 12 January 2011

New Courses from City Arts - Artists in Education

This course is designed to help artists improve their facilitation work with young people in schools.
Course begins: 2nd February - 6th April 2011


10.15am - 1.15pm

10 week programme

Cost: £60

Free to people in receipt of means tested benefits

Places are limited on all these courses. To book a place, please contact:

admin@city-arts.org.uk or call 0115 9782463.

More details at http://www.city-arts.org.uk/

Free Radio Presentation Course

The Creative Exchange is running a two day Radio Presentation Course on 17 – 18 January 2011, and we have a few funded places available for Derby Residents.


During the course you will learn how to load and drive a professional radio broadcast play-out system, how to choose and operate recording devices and how to edit raw recorded sound material. You will also have the opportunity to present your own unique radio piece. So why not come along and have some fun?

If you would like more information about the course or to book a place, please visit the Creative Exchange Website

Friday, 7 January 2011

Free Enterprise Coaching networking event - 'Turn your passion into Profit'

The Quad on Wednesday 26th January 2011 from 6 pm to 8 pm


The event is open to existing and new Enterprise Coaching clients and promises to be a successful evening.

The evening will begin with drinks and a light buffet followed by a short presentation on how to network successfully. The evening will also include the opportunity for you to meet with other Enterprise Coaching clients to share ideas and experiences and speak to the Enterprise Coaching team who will explain other new services on offer to help you set up your business or develop it further.


We are expecting a high demand for the networking event and spaces are limited and must be pre-booked. For more information or to book your place today please call 0800 093 9954 or email ec@dncc.co.uk by Friday 14th January 2011.

Kelly Atkins

Enterprise Coach
Commerce House
2 Victoria Way
Pride Park
Derby
DE24 8AN
Tel: 01332 851 280
Mob: 07584 148987

Lloyds TSB Art of Nuture Competition

We are delighted to announce that for the fifth consecutive year we are holding our nationwide Art of Nurture competition.


The competition is designed to support and encourage UK creative talent and has been developed in partnership with Arts & Business, a national not-for-profit arts agency.

Our competition gives UK students and recent graduates the chance to gain national recognition for their work and there are cash prizes for the winners and matched funds for their colleges/universities. Successful entries are given the opportunity to display their work in prestigious galleries to members of the business world

Find the competition brief and entry form etc at http://www.artofnuture.co.uk/

Creative Boom Derby becomes Hatch'd. Meet the Hatch'd team and other Derby Creatives at the first Hatch'd Out event - details here.

HATCH'D is an online magazine & network which supports and celebrates creativity throughout Derby & Derbyshire. Website to be launched in the coming weeks. http://www.hatchdmagazine.com/
Hatch'd Out is an informal networking evening run once a month which provides a great opportunity for creatives of all types to meet and socialise!


The idea behind Hatch'd Out is to provide regular gatherings where like-minded creatives can get together, network, share and potentially win new business, as well as just having a good ol' natter!

The event is completely free and open to everyone from students up to established companies and freelancers.

The event takes place in QUAD cafe (Market Place, Derby) - just turn up & look for the Hatch'd editor Holly Booth and the team; Sharon Stevens-Cash, Chris Seddon, Samantha Eynon, Pete Salter and Debbie Longridge.

To find out more about Hatch'd, visit our twitter profile www.twitter.com/hatchdmagazine

QUAD FREE practical Creative and Media Training Courses in January 2011

QUAD is offering FREE practical Creative and Media Training Courses throughout January.




Each course will be delivered over two days at QUADs digital studio, with participants working to an event based brief, and are suitable for unemployed adults, graduates, people disadvantaged in training, education and the labour market or those working in the creative industries / freelancers... read more



Coming up... the Creative Garden Event in Derby, February 26th 2011

The ‘Creative Garden’ is a networking event and business exhibition which will bring together local creatives and businesses, spanning from students and graduates to established companies and freelancers. The Creative Garden will not only encourage conversations between creatives and businesses, it will also provide an opportunity for the two to connect and build working relationships.

The Creative Garden will be taking place in Derby on Saturday 26th February and in Leicester on Friday 23rd March.

For more information on the events, how to exhibit, or how to get involved, please contact Holly on holly@fd2d.com