https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/news/?archive=1&view=rss Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/join-a-survey-on-mobile-devices-in-music-education/ As part of my Masters I am doing research into mobile devices (tablets, smartphones etc.) in music education and have created a survey as part of the study. Please can you support my research by completing the survey be... Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/apply-for-series-4-of-the-voice-now/ BBC’s hugely successful singing show: The Voice UK, is on the hunt for people with a genuinely fantastic voice to take part in our fourth series. We are looking for either soloists or duos who believe that they have what... Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/hand-herts-additional-needs-database-newsletter-out-now/ The Spring 2014 edition of HAND News, Hertfordshire County Council's online newsletter for parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities, is now published. The autumn edition was... Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/a-place-for-culture-17-june-hatfield-house/ The fourth annual Royal Opera House Bridge annual conference will take place on Friday 17 June at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire. The focus for 2016 is securing the place of cultural learning in schools and communities... Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/6-new-dancers-needed-13-19yrs-for-inpulse-youth-dance-company/ Hertfordshire Music Service introduces... InPulse Youth Dance Company 2016/17 A dance production group 13 - 19 year olds (school years 9 - 13) 6 NEW DANCERS NEEDED, for forthcoming productions including a curtai... Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/tune-in-to-cbeebies-on-the-20th-and-21st-october/ Two programmes, both filmed at Watford School of Music using young musicians will be transmitted on Cbeebies on Thursday 20th October, 10:25am (Brass Attack) and Friday 21st October, 14:25 (Youth Orchestra). Enjoy! Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/bbc-ten-pieces-iii-new-resources-now-available/ It’s official – all our resources for Ten Pieces III are now available! Take a look at the brand new set of free BBC Ten Pieces music resources out now for 7-14 year-olds to explore and get creative with over the 2017/18... Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/local-maestro-bows-out-with-final-concert/ Thomas Loten – a major figure in Hertfordshire’s music community over the past half century – will lead his orchestra for a final concert to remember this October. This will be the final concert for the Dacorum Symph... Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/hertfordshire-music-service/teach-music-in-hertfordshire-herts-music-service/ Come and use your skills! Hertfordshire Music Service want teachers to deliver one-to-one and small group lessons in our schools and music centres — could this be you? Music Graduates starting salary is £22-23,000... Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/saash-arts/olympic-2012-recycled-local-st-albans-schools-celebrate/ 8 July 2012: Fleetville, St Albans Olympic banners and bunting welcome the Torch Relay - St Albans residents celebrate! 14 June 2013: Fleetville Junior School, St Albans Olympic banners and bunting become bird nes... Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/saash-arts/alban-street-party-green-procession-mandela-meets-ghandi/ Working with the St Albans Arts Development Team, the St Albans Cathedral Education Officer and St Albans District Council, we re-interpreted the story of Alban and his legacy as: 'an ordinary bloke who did an extraordi... Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/saash-arts/water-bigger-picture-photo-competition-hertfordshire/ Hertfordshire is one of the driest regions in the country. We are also one of the biggest users of water with each person using 12 litres more per day than the national average. Green our Herts is a county wide partne... Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestle-big-give-christmas-challengenews/ Trestle is delighted to announce their participation in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2013! Trestle Theatre Company, Hertfordshire’s renowned arts and education charity, is thrilled to have been chosen to take part... Fri, 06 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/big-give-christmas-challenge/ The Big Give Christmas Challenge: Save the Date and Donate! We would like to offer a huge thank you to all those that supported us in raising pledges for The Big Give Christmas Challenge. Every gift we receive onli... Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/the-yarico-education-programme/ ‘…The slave trade is probably one of the biggest blights in the history of this sceptered isle and is something that is very rarely mentioned. That has all changed now with…“Yarico” a powerfully emotional story of love a... Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestle-school-of-drama-opens-its-doors-this-september/ We are delighted to announce that following on from the launch of our Trestle SUMMER Schools, Trestle School of Drama will kick off this Autumn with weekly classes for all young people aged 4 – 21. Spearheaded by Tres... Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestle-resident-artist-company-call-out/ Following a successful first Artist in Residence scheme working with Divya Kasturi Dance, Trestle Theatre are pleased to announce that they are now receiving applications for their Artist / Company in residence for 2023.... Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/guidelines-for-children-taking-part-in-performances/ Carrie Washington, Dance Digital sent through a link to the lates best practice guidelines. We thought some might find it useful http://www.nncee.org.uk/attachments/article/198/PDF%20Examples%20of%20best%20practice%... Sun, 03 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/information-on-cultural-commissioning/ As part of the Cultural Commissioning Programme, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) delivered a series of Social Impact Seminars aimed at arts and cultural organisations. The Cultural Commissioning Programme (www.ncvo.or... Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/culture-health-reports-and-toolkits-added-to-the-resource-page/ We have added the following to the Culture and Health section on the Resources Page: Summary of ‘An Evidence Review of the Impact of Participatory Arts on Older People.’ Full report of ‘An Evidence Review of the Impa... Tue, 07 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/let-s-open-up-the-creative-workforce-jess-starns/ As someone who is neuro-diverse I have always been aware of how hard it is going to be to enter the arts and creative industries compared to my peers. Having volunteered in the sector for six years, here’s my view on how... Wed, 10 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/creative-arts-activities-to-do-at-home-with-children/ Ideas from our artist: Debbie Hall Cardboard Sand Wrist Bands 1. Take a cut piece of card 2. Pinch small pieces of sand onto double sided sticky tape 3. Once you have finished, remove the smal... Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/hertfordshire-community-fundraising-database/ Hertfordshire Community Foundation are co-funding a new service in Hertfordshire that is free for all not for profit organisations to use. It is the Herts Community Fundraising database and enables organisations to s... Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/walnut-tree-practice-arts-in-health-toolkit/ This toolkit is now listed under 'Toolkits' in the Culture & Health section on the Resources page. The toolkit covers: • Advice for Artists Working with Patients • Artists Contract • Bright Ideas that have wo... Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/would-you-like-to-see-your-art-framed-and-exhibited/ Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Partnership Trust wants to display art in its newly refurbished buildings. They have a limited budget to purchase and frame art by people with a lived experience of mental hea... Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/community-arts-1984-2020/ The first day of ‘Hertfordshire Year of Culture 2020’ seems an appropriate day to review the history of the Community Arts movement. 64 Million Artists, who we are collaborating with to bring you ‘The January Challen... Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/bbc-s-music-and-dementia-initiative/ BBC Music Memories and BBC World Service are launching an international journey through music as part of the BBC’s music and dementia initiative. For World Alzheimer’s Day, BBC World Service is helping to expand the i... Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/art-happens-crowdfunding-platform/ Art Happens gives museums and audiences the power to bring exciting projects to life together. Designed specifically for museums and galleries, our crowdfunding platform is completely free to use, meaning 100% of the ... Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/suzanne-rider/arts-culture-and-the-brain-2022/ Arts, Culture and the Brain 2022. A new report from the Arts Council: “Helping people live healthier, happier lives is part of our Let’s Create vision. Today, research by UCL links creativity and culture wi... Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/peppermint-muse/octobernews1/ Peppermint Muse Theatre company premieres a new play on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October at the Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans. Altamont was inspired by the chaotic events at a free music festival in America. B... Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/peppermint-muse/hamlet-adaptation-perfect-for-schools/ Peppermint Muse Theatre Company is gearing up for its forthcoming production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. In a bold new interpretation of the text there are two Hamlets and a new title: Hold Off The Earth. This haunting r... Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/sport-england-coronavius-fund/ Sport Engalnd Re making up to £195 million of funding available to help the sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. That will include dance organisations. The package ... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/fundraising-workshop-hertfordshire-6th-june-hatfield/ How to find the right sources of funding and develop a winning proposal Royal Opera House Bridge is hosting a series of fundraising sessions to help you attract investment to your work with children and young people.... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/funding-insight-newsletter-hertsdirect/ Funding Insight Newsletter 13th May 2013 Regular funding alerts are available from HertsDirect. The "Funding Insight" Newsletter summarises the latest funding opportunities to have featured on the Grants Online we... Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/oily-cart-workshop-working-learning-disabled-young-people/ If you work with learning disabled young people you may be interested in this chance to do a week long workshop with leading theatre company, Oily Cart this October. The company specialises in productions for SPMLD chil... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/crafts-creative-industry/ You may have heard about the proposal by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to remove crafts as a category within the creative industries. Please sign this e-Petition to stop the government reclassifying craft a... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/arts-worth-5-9bn-uk-economy-report-stage-7th/ Arts Council England has published the findings of an independent report claiming that the arts and culture sector accounts for 0.4% of gross domestic product, with £5.9 billion worth of gross value added to the UK econo... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/grants-arts-arts-council-england/ (From ACE update 17 June) From 1 July 2013, the application and assessment process for Grants for the arts will be changing in order to help us streamline our investment process. The changes include: • the thres... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/family-arts-festival-add-details/ (From Arts Council Engalnd update 17th June) This autumn, hundreds of arts organisations across the UK will present events in the very first Family Arts Festival. If you work with families, then this is an opportunit... Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/school-term-dates-sept-2013-july-2014/ It's often useful to know the term dates of schools, for planning activities and events - below (from HertsDirect) are term dates that apply to community and voluntary-controlled schools only: they may not apply to volun... Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/youth-music-sign-free-e-newsletters-discussions/ "More should be done to encourage girls to consider music as a career option." Jen Long, BBC Radio 1 Last month 240 professionals tuned into the lively debate at the Fresh Thinking for Music Education seminar. BBC Rad... Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/university-hertfordshire-hosts-creative-hertfordshire-launch/ The launch event of an exciting new online creative hub for the county www.creativehertfordshire.com, took place on Thursday 12 September at the University of Hertfordshire. Creative Hertfordshire is a free to use websit... Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/artists-working-in-participatory-settings-survey/ A survey is being undertaken to support the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) Special Initiative called ArtWorks, which seeks to understand and develop support for artists working in participatory settings. This survey is int... Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/apply-now-for-sky-arts-portrait-artist-of-the-year/ The Sky Arts series, Portrait Artist of the Year, is made in association with the National Portrait Gallery and sees inspiring artists of all levels, compete to win a £10,000 commission to form part of the permanent coll... Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/find-hertfordshire-s-art-in-public-places/ Hertfordshire has about 300 pieces of public art sited in all parts of the county and they are one of the county's best-kept secrets. Most of the pieces are in publicly accessible spaces. However some have been includ... Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/litfest-15-starts-25-events-throughout-hertfordshire-libraries/ The annual programme of events for adults and children presented by Hertfordshire Libraries takes place in March and April. You can come and meet authors and listen to them talk about their work including S.J. Watson,... Thu, 28 May 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/free-2-day-course-starting-a-creative-business-watford/ Thinking about starting your own creative business? Want to know more about how to do it, what to consider and whether it's right for you? Want to learn the key aspects of starting a creative business in friendly and i... Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/creative-hertfordshire-survey-win-an-ebook-reader/ Today we are asking YOU, our creative community, for help! Can you spend 5 minutes answering some questions about Creative Hertfordshire online? The answers and insights you give us will help us as we move the netw... Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/evaluating-arts-and-wellbeing-presentations-available/ The information from this event in Hatfield on 23rd June are now available on Creative Hertfordshire at the link below. We hope you find them useful. Evaluating Arts and Wellbeing: a Hertfordshire approach - 23rd Ju... Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/free-conference-on-working-with-volunteers-welwyn-2nd-nov/ #TeamHerts Volunteering and Herts Community Foundation are delighted to invite you to our FREE Quality Standards Conference on 2nd November 2016 from 9.30am-12.30pm at Focolare Centre for Unity, 69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden...