Audiences Shropshire
Audience Development Network, Shropshire
Shropshire Council and Audiences Central have worked in partnership to establish a Shropshire Audience Development Network.
The network is made up of representatives from Audiences Central, arts and cultural organisations who have expressed the need and wish for locality based networking and opportunities that support the development of audiences for their activities.
The network will be run by Audiences Central until March 2012, after this time the activities of the network will be continued by members and Shropshire Council's Community Arts and festivals Team.
This network is about developing and supporting a new approach that enables cultural organisations to develop and share best practice in audience development work. The audience development network is designed to promote joint working and advocate audience development at a strategic level through investing in an approach which seeks to promote partnership working and sustainability.
Network Events:
Audiences Shropshire: Network Meeting
Heritage and Arts Working Together Seminar at Attingham Park
20th March 2012 10am - 1pm followed by a tour of the Meadow Arts Exhibition in the house and grounds
A panel of professionals from the heritage and arts sectors will discuss how they have worked together to develop new audiences and enhance audience experience. Speakers will include Mark Agnew from National Trust, Mandy Fowler from Meadow Arts and Carl Walker from Appletree Theatre. Additional speakers to be announced. The session will include an opportunity to explore practical considerations when setting up an arts and heritage collaboration.
For more information and to reserve a place at any of these events, contact Peter McLuskie, peter.mcluskie@audiencescentral.co.uk
A number of network meetings have been held in Shropshire, the notes and presentations can be found below.
1) An introduction to a number of free online tools and resources that can help support future audience development activity within arts, cultural and heritage organisations.
introduction to a number of free online tools and resources
Free tools part2 workshop (2068.09KB)
2) Top Tips on using your volunteers as ambassadors
volunteers as ambassadors (36KB)
3) Audiences Shropshire Introductory Slides
6) Data Collection and Protection
7) Segmentation and Arts Audiences Insight
8)Map of Arts Audience Insight segment concentration in Shropshire (5306.43KB)
9) Angel Shares Crowd Funding (10778.77KB)
10) Economic Impact Toolkit for Cultural Events and Activities
You can find out more about Audiences Shropshire and keep track of meetings and opportunities by joining our Google group:
https://groups.google.com/group/audiences-shropshire?hl=en
For more information on the network, please contact:
Peter McLuskie, Regional Networks Manager, Audiences Central, 601 The Big Peg, Birmingham. M: 07432661632; T: 0121 6852612 W: www.audiencescentral.co.uk / www.scenecentral.co.uk