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Cultural Strategy for Coventry

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:07:40 GMT

The University of Warwick has been commissioned by Coventry City Council and Arts Council England to write the 10 year cultural strategy for the city. The (draft) report can be read on the website covculture.com

City of Culture 2021 bid

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:59:41 GMT

Warwick is supporting the Coventry bid to become the City of Culture 2021 as a principal partner along with Coventry City Council and Coventry University.

Read Report of 'Locating Cultural Value'

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:27:11 GMT

You can read a report of WCE's 'Locating Cultural Value' conference, and the challenge of applying the findings and recommendations of the Warwick Commission report 'Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth' in our local areas and regions, at: http://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/285/article/words-action

Locating Cultural Value Conference

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:03:50 GMT

Warwick Creative Exchange would like to invite you to Locating Cultural Value, a half-day conference exploring the findings of the Warwick Commission on Cultural Value, discussing how its recommendations might be put into practice in the region, and looking to the future work of WCE in building partnerships between our artistic and academic communities.

This event will take place on Thursday 23rd April at Warwick Arts Centre, starting with lunch at 1pm and finishing with a drinks reception at 5.30pm.

Speakers will include Vikki Heywood, Chair of the Commission; Paul Roberts, one of the Commissioners and Chair of Creativity, Culture and Education; Chris O'Connell, Artistic Director, Theatre Absolute, Coventry; Laura McDermott, Joint Artistic Director, Fierce Festival, Birmingham; Professor Pam Thomas, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for People and Public Engagement .

Details of the programme and more speakers will follow soon.

Warwick Creative Exchange has managed to secure a small number of tickets to Stan’s Cafe’s ‘A Translation of Shadows’, which we are able to offer these to workshop participants for free. The performance will take place at 7.45pm in the Warwick Arts Centre Studio.

We expect this to be a popular event so please register online as soon as possible to guarantee your place and by 16^th April at the latest.

New Arts Council Research Grants

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:26:41 GMT

A new opportunity for WCE cultural and academic partners

WCE members will be interested to see that Arts Council England has announced a new research grants programme which 'seeks to build collective knowledge and deepen understanding of the impact of arts and culture, and to promote greater collaboration and co-operation between the arts and cultural sector and research partners'.

£700,000 is available for 2015-16, and there are indicative budgets of £900,000 for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Applications can be made for between £50,000 and £100,000 per year. The programme is now open and applications must be submitted by 12th March 2015.

More information from: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/apply-for-funding/research-grants-programme-2015-18/

24 Hour Culture Survey

Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:27:23 GMT

A major survey will take place this month to discover how people experience arts and culture in their everyday lives in the West Midlands. Respondents will be asked what cultural activities they have taken part in during one 24 hour period, from noon on Friday 24th to noon on Saturday 25th October 2014. Residents across the region, from cities to rural areas, are encouraged to fill in the short questionnaire at www.24hourculture.co.uk

The 24 Hour Culture Survey has been commissioned by the West Midlands’ What Next? group of arts organisations including WCE partners and collaborators Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Birmingham REP, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Talking Birds and Warwick Arts Centre.

It is hoped that the findings will be used to inform arts policy in forthcoming years, both by the organisations themselves but also by local authorities and government. Findings from the 24 Hour Culture Survey will be analysed by experts at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Audience Insight team and will be released before the end of 2014.

You can find a trailer to the survey at: http://youtu.be/cwHOJ9_77wg

For further information, contact:

Helen Stallard, Co-ordinator, 24 Hour Culture Survey

T: 0774 033 9604

E: helen@helenstallard.co.uk

All Roads Lead to Coventry

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:16:35 GMT

'All Roads Lead to Coventry' was an event initiated by Warwick Creative Exchange, and co-organised with Warwick Arts Centre and Coventry Artspace, to explore how arts and culture can help to build a thriving city that draws in its visitors and nourishes its citizens. It brought together artists and cultural producers, Coventry City Council officers, and academics from Warwick and Coventry Universities, in a series of walks through the city on 16th September.

To find out more, visit our Events page.

'The Audience as Co-producer: Re-thinking the role of the artist and authorship in the digital era' - watch the film!

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:49:55 GMT

The video of WCE's event, 'The Audience as Co-producer: Re-thinking the role of the artist and authorship in the digital era', is now available on the Events page of this website. Watch it and then send your comments to our blog or tweet #wcecopro . We hope you find it as interesting as we did!

The Audience as Co-producer - latest news

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:47:30 GMT

WCE's event 'The Audience as Co-producer: Re-thinking the role of the artist and authorship in the digital era' took place at AE Harris (home of Stan's Cafe) in Birmingham on Tuesday 20^th May. Despite a prolonged deluge of rain - which chose our travel time as the best moment to drench us! - many hardy souls arrived to hear contributions from Annette Mees, Co-director of interactive theatre-makers, Coney (http://coneyhq.org/) and Sam Underwood, musician, sound artist, and artist-in-residence at THSH Birmingham (www.mrunderwood.co.uk). The event was opened by Chris Bilton, Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies at University of Warwick, and the speakers all triggered a stimulating discussion with the audience.

A film of the event will be on our website very soon - so keep a lookout for it!

'The Audience as Co-producer: Re-thinking the role of the artist and authorship in the digital era' - Event on 20th May

Fri, 02 May 2014 12:17:58 GMT

WCE invites you to:

'The Audience as Co-producer: Re-thinking the role of the artist and authorship in the digital era'

Tuesday 20^th May, 6-8pm

At AE Harris (home of Stan's Cafe), 110 Northwood St, Birmingham B31. http://www.aeharrisvenue.co.uk/directions.html

With

Annette Mees, Co-director of interactive theatre-makers, Coney (http://coneyhq.org/)

Sam Underwood, musician, sound artist, and artist-in-residence at THSH Birmingham (www.mrunderwood.co.uk)

Come and explore questions such as 'Can digital tools and crowd-sourcing enhance and develop collaborations between artists and their audiences?', 'What new forms of collaboration between artists and audiences are being developed without the use of digital technology?'

There will also be time after the presentations and discussion for networking and conversations over drinks.

Please RSVP to wce@warwick.ac.uk by Monday 12th May.