Useful Web links and Contacts
Follow the links below for useful information on organisations and funding within the Creative Industries.
For information on Arts Organisations, Festivals, venues and Arts Groups/Clubs, please go to the Discover Shropshire Website and follow the links on the Arts Page.
www.discovershropshire.org.uk
Shropshire Council
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/arts.nsf
Shropshire Council's Arts Service aims to provide you with the opportunities to enjoy or participate in high quality arts experiences in Shropshire.
The service also provides opportunities, practical advice and support for artists and creative industries to be employed in Shropshire.
Arts Alive
Arts Alive is the rural touring scheme for Shropshire and Herefordshire, bringing a range of professional performances to local venues, working in partnership with local people.
Arts + Media
A+M are a Coventry based leading independent development and advisory resource for artists and arts organisations. With almost two decades of experience, they work across all art-forms to provide professional development and business advice to creative people. They are committed to supporting innovation and talent and to meeting the needs of arts professionals at every stage of their careers.
Arts Council England
Arts development agency for England, and provides funding through its grants for the arts programme.
Art Jobs Online
artsjobsonline is dedicated to advertising arts jobs throughout the UK and Ireland.
Artquest
Advice and information to visual artists and craftspeople.
Axis
Axis is the largest online guide to professional artists practising in the UK. The information resource contains biographies, reviews, images, video and audio clips of over 3,000 artists and is used by a growing number of visitors every month. It is the essential tool for arts professionals, educators, curators, gallery owners, researchers and enthusiasts to find artists. Axis also manages a series of programmes and projects designed to capture new trends and developments in contemporary art practice and undertakes IT development projects for other arts organisations. For further information call 0870 443 0701
Big Lottery Fund
Big Lottery Fund has a range of funding programmes targeted at different groups and projects.
Business Enterprise Fund (Shropshire)
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/.../B8E5D737AF7866D48025765500304D1E
Information about business start-ups including support and grants.
Community Dance
The Foundation for Community Dance is the UK development agency for access, participation and progression in dance for all. This website offers a wealth of information about the organisation, and about community dance in the UK and beyond.
Crafts Council
The Crafts Council is the UK's national organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts. Established in 1971, they are an independent body funded by the Arts Council England, responsible for promoting fine craftsmanship, encouraging high standards and increasing public awareness of contemporary crafts and applied arts.
Creative Shropshire
http://www.creativeshropshire.org
Creative Shropshire is the hub of the region's creative industry. We work to promote Shropshire as a centre for creative business excellence.
Disability Art in Shropshire
Aims to advance the education and enjoyment of disabled people in the Arts; and the wider community about Disability Arts.
Discover Shropshire
Discover Shropshire is the essential guide to Shropshire's cultural, sporting and countryside activities.
EMDP - Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership
EMDP is the lead National Governing Body (NGB) for exercise, movement and dance. It is a not for profit organisation dedicated to the development of exercise, movement and dance provision throughout England and the UK. EMDP's vision is to have 'More people enjoying good health and well-being through exercise movement and dance - for life'.
Grantnet
This is a free to use funding search site, which contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of grants, loans and other initiatives operating in the UK.
National Rural Touring Forum
This is the national rural touring forum website. It is also about promoting professional arts with rural communities.
The Project Group
Creative Public Art Commissions. The Project Group is an emerging social enterprise which provides a creative, progressive and entrepreneurial environment for individuals, who are in touch with Adult Mental Health Services, to achieve to their full potential at their own pace. Tel: 01691 655140
Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft
The Shropshire Guild of Contemporary Craft was formed in 2001 to promote, display and sell the work of designers and makers of contemporary craft working in Shropshire.
Shropshire Music Trust
Promote professional music concerts and workshops throughout the county, their telephone number is 01952 510375.
Shropshire Youth
Information, Advice and Guidance for young people in Shropshire aged 13-19. Includes careers information, jobhunting section, Area Prospectus, etc.
The Visual Arts Network
VAN is an artist led organisation that offers support to artists and an exciting annual festival and projects throughout the year. Shrewsbury Visual Arts Festival takes place throughout the whole of July.
Voluntary Arts Network
Voluntary Arts Network aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the UK and ROI, and increasingly in Europe. We recognise that they are a key part of our culture and as such they are absolutely vital to our health, social and economic development.
Youth Music
Youth Music- funding and development agency for music for young people.
Youth Music is a UK-wide charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making opportunities for 0-18 year olds. It targets young people living in areas of social and economic need who might otherwise lack opportunity and predominantly supports activities which are held outside school hours.