Welcome to the June 2008 edition of the Bristol Creatives E-bulletin. If you have any comments, or suggestions for future editions please email sally@bristolcreatives.co.uk.

Bristol Creatives News

We have just submitted our application for Bristol City Council's Key Arts Provider funding for the development of Bristol Creatives into a sustainable social enterprise over the next three years. We should hear whether this bid has been successful in July, so we'll keep you posted.

In the meantime there's loads going on at the moment so keep checking www.bristolcreatives.co.uk for the latest opportunities and exhibitions and events.

OPPORTUNITIES

UWE Continuing Professional Development Courses for Artists and Designers

UWE's goal is to deliver a dynamic and expanding CPD programme that contributes to the development of knowledge, understanding, expertise and practice through low cost training for artists, craftspeople and designers, referred to as techno-crafts. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1658

Find Your Route To Success!

The new season of inspiring workshops from ArtsMatrix, the creative enterprise specialists: 17th June and 22nd July at the Architecture Centre. During the workshop you will gain experience of using key planning tools that will enable you to recognise your strengths and areas for development, clarify your creative and business goals. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1674

DACS: Free Intellectual Property and Copyright Seminar

There's more to your art than meets the eye and it's worth knowing about it. DACS helps artists benefit from their intellectual property - including copyright and Artist's Resale Rights. Free seminar in Bristol on 6 June, for more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1673

News from Artspace Lifespace

Artspace Lifespace, has now secured the old city centre fire/police station formerly known to most as Bridewell, now renamed 'The Island'. When finished 'The Island' will house the following amenities:

- Affordable studio space for up to 60 creative bods, ranging from silversmiths to puppet makers, sculptors to jewellery designers;
- A high profile city centre venue for performing arts and physical theatre and rehearsal space for theatre groups and circus companies;
- A gallery/exhibition space and café.

For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1665

Bristol Art Show '08 - Call for Submissions

BAS08 The Bristol Art Show is now in its third year. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the depth of artistic talent Bristol has to offer. It is open to anyone who lives in the Bristol postal area, for more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1619

DepicT! '08: Now Accepting Submissions

Now in its tenth year, ultra-short film competition DepicT! continues to celebrate the imagination, style, emotion, drama, mystery, humour and passion that can be packed into one captivating mini-movie. Can you do it in 90 seconds? For more information visit http://www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1653

The Fine Art Print Company Launch

The Fine Art Print Company can print on to a range of materials, specialising in fine art watercolour papers, fine art canvases and highest quality photographic papers, using archival quality UV stable inks (Ultrachrome K3 Inkset with Vivid Magenta) with a life expectancy of 125+ years. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1657

Artists' Commissions

Bristol East Side Traders (BEST) is looking to commission two new pieces of artwork for the entranceways for two new business centres in the inner city. There is a budget of £400 for one project and £500 for the other. To find out more visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1675

Community@Heart Arts Forum

Are you an artist, designer, maker or performer or are you involved in some form of creative activity locally? Do you live in Barton Hill, Redfield, Lawrence Hill or the Dings? Are you interested in getting involved in establishing a local community arts forum? For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1676

Screen Printing Ceramic Decals/Transfers

In Bristol Studios, Barton Hill, is looking to run a screen print workshop specialising in Ceramic Decals/Transfers. They would love to hear from anyone who is interested in learning this interesting and versatile technique. They have all the facilities on site and are looking to run the workshop over 3 to 4, 2-hour sessions probably in the evenings. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1664

Bristol Design Festival 13 - 17 June: Last Call For Submissions

Time is fast running out to book your place at the forthcoming Bristol Design Festival on 13 - 17 June 2008. It is free to exhibit, so there are no excuses. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1669

WHAT'S ON

Urban Art Show

An exceptional collection of urban art by major international and national street artists will be showcased at Paintworks before moving on to London for Auction on June 17th. Exhibition opens 6th - 10th June only. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1618

Jamaica Street Open Studios

Following an extremely successful Open Studio Weekend last summer, Jamaica Street Studios are throwing caution to the wind and hosting their annual exhibition on the weekend of Friday 13th June. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1644

Show Me 2008: UWE School of Creative Arts Degree Show

The annual exhibition (14-19 June 2008) showcasing the work of talented final-year Creative Arts students, includes work from Illustration, Textiles, Fine Art, Media, Print, Fashion, Drawing and Applied Arts, Graphic Design and Animation. For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1670

The Easton Arts Trail 2008

This year there are more than 35 venues and over 100 artists, makers and performers are taking part in this dazzling celebration of Easton's creativity on Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June 2008, 11am - 6pm. There is so much to see and do, we hope you can find time to fit it all in! For more information visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/node/1066

Don't forget to visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk/ regularly for up-to-date news, opportunities and details of exhibitions, courses and arts trails.

Bristol Creatives Members Privileges

Don't forget that your free membership of Bristol Creatives entitles you to post your own articles and announcements in News, details of forthcoming events, courses, gigs and exhibitions in the Event Calendar and list your business in the new Creative Directory. Just visit www.bristolcreatives.co.uk and log in and select 'create content' under your name on the right hand side of the screen, then choose from one of the following options:

forum topic - to create a new topic for discussion in the Forum
local event - to create an event to appear on the Event Calendar
member directory listing - to list your business in the Creative Directory
story - to create an article for News

Email sally@bristolcreatives.co.uk if you have any problems logging in.

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Best Wishes

Sally Reay
Bristol Creatives Project Manager

Disclaimer: Bristol Creatives makes every effort to ensure that information published here is correct. However, it is wise to research opportunities to ensure that they are right for you and to check time and venue details, especially if you plan to travel some distance to an event.