A Free training opportunity for artists and arts therapists working in health and social care.

In collaboration with BCUHB Arts in Health & Wellbeing Programme, this course will look at exploring ways you can be
more inclusive when working with people of all ages who experience Speech and Language difficulties.
NOVEMBER 6TH 2013.TIMES 9-12.30 OR 1.30-4.30


Venue:

`Cartref Arts in Health & Wellbeing`, Ysbyty Bryn- y-Neaudd, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, LL33 OHH



Watch Your Language will: –

• Provide an invaluable insight into speech, language and communication impairments/needs.

• Examine the huge impact these impairments/needs can have on the lives of individuals

• Explore how when you are in contact with people with these impairments you can be supportive and inclusive

• Offer effective strategies to promote inclusion within your field.


To book free places please fill out the attached booking form or for more information please contact Yvonne Brookes

Tel:01745 550461

Email Yvonne@afasiccymru.org.uk

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engage Cymru is seeking applications from emerging, early or mid-career visual artists or makers  who have a commitment to gallery education and would like to develop their practice to work with ‘hard to reach’ or vulnerable young people. 

Artists as Learners is a new professional development programme for visual artists and makers living and working in Wales, which will pilot in the autumn term 2013. It has been developed as a direct response to recent engage Cymru programmes, such as Reach the Heights www.engage.org/reachtheheights, which highlighted a shortage of visual artists and makers with the skills and experience required to work with hard to reach or vulnerable young people in a gallery setting.

The programme aims to build capacity of artists with the necessary skills, approach and experience to work with ‘hard to reach’ young people, and to engage them in gallery education projects or learning through the visual arts or crafts.

Participants will be mentored by an experienced lead artist and the programme will run in partnership with Oriel Mostyn, Ceredigion Museum & Gallery, Glynn Vivian Museum & Gallery and Denbighshire Arts Service / Rhyl Library & Art Gallery. Each venue will host two ‘artist-learners’ for a total of eight places on the pilot course.

Each course is anticipated to run for 6 days in September, October or November – dates to be confirmed. Previous experience working with young people is not required, but we are looking for artists and makers who have a genuine interest in developing their practice in this direction.

Participants will gain:

• skills, experience and confidence to devise & lead projects with young people
• the opportunity to be mentored by / learn directly from an artist experienced in working with hard to reach young people
• a wider knowledge and understanding of gallery learning programmes
• access to a range of engage and Unitas learning resources
• the opportunity to build their professional network with colleagues working in the visual arts, museums and local authorities

DRAFT PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME FEE

The course fee is £175 non-engage members / £150 engage members. For details on joining engage go to www.engage.org/membership.  Funding (which can also support subsistence and travel) may be available through Arts Council of Wales small training grants programme.

ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible for this programme you need to meet the following criteria:

Essential

• Be an emerging, early- or mid-career visual artist or maker
• Be living and working in Wales
• NOT be a current student (whether on a full- or part-time course)

• Have a commitment to socially-engaged artistic practice

• Have a demonstrable interest in developing your practice to work with hard to reach young people
• Be available to participate on at least two consecutive weeks in September or October 2013 (programme dates to be confirmed)
• Possess a current enhanced CRB disclosure, or be willing to undergo the process to obtain one

Desirable

• Have some experience of delivering or supporting learning programmes in a gallery

• Have some experience planning and delivering learning or visual arts projects with young people ages 14-25
• Have some understanding of the factors which may cause young people to be socially disadvantaged
• Have some awareness of Arts Council of Wales and Welsh Government policies / strategies relating to young people

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete the application form and send with your CV and the names of two references to Angela Rogers, engage Cymru Coordinator, cymru@engage.org.

Applications must be received by noon on Tuesday 23rd July 2013.

If you would like to discuss the course before making your application, please contact Angela Rogers, engage Cymru Development Coordinator at cymru@engage.org or telephone 01834 870121.

We will let you know by Monday 29^th July if you have a place on the course

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The deadline is 12noon on Tue 16th April
Oriel Learning apologises for the short timescale which is due to the deadline of a publication that Oriel Learning have recently been made aware of.

Contact:
01978 292093

oriel.learning@wrexham.gov.uk

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