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Audiences NI Newsletter
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November / December 2007
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This month we've important news on the arts sector's response to the Draft Budget 2008-11 and how you can have your say, plus our forthcoming training on enhancing your communication skills, a reminder about our AGM, and the launch of the new Audiences NI website!
Find out why The Alley Theatre in Strabane received high praise from David Bellamy, how to apply for the Reach Programme with Arts & Business and how you can get free advertising on Google if you're a registered charity.
We're always happy to consider items for inclusion within this e-newsletter; just contact chris.palmer@audiencesni.com.
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Visit the Audiences NI website for info and updates on all of our current activities, services and projects. PLEASE REMEMBER you will need to log-in to access our Members Section.
The Arts Marketing Association is the professional development body for arts professionals involved in bringing arts and audiences together in the UK and internationally.
ADUK is a joint initiative between the four UK Arts Councils, which aims to help arts professionals make the best use of audience data and information.
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New campaign responds to budget
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Keepourartsalive, a joint campaign by the arts sector and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, will launch next week. It aims to improve the outcome for the arts through the NI Draft Budget 2008-2011 public consultation phase, which closes on 4th January 2008.
The website, www.keepourartsalive.com, will go live early next week and will offer the tools and information you will need to support the campaign. Included will be a fact file on the consequences for the arts of the Draft Budget 2008-2011; practical advice on who to contact and how to influence the consultation process; and information on how to get your views recorded at the regional public consultation meetings (see Article 3). For further information, email mhendry@artscouncil-ni.org.
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Consultations on 2008-11 Draft Budget
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Seminars across Northern Ireland have been arranged as part of the public consultation process on the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft Programme for Government 2008-11, draft Investment Strategy 2008-18 and Draft Budget 2008-11. We urge as many people as possible to attend these sessions as comments will be officially recorded.
- Thursday 29 November, Guildhall, Londonderry
- Monday 3 December, The Clinton Centre, Enniskillen
- Wednesday 5 December, Spires Conference Centre, Belfast
- Tuesday 11 December, Southern Education and Library Board Headquarters, Armagh.
All events will begin at 7pm and run until approximately 9.00pm. Anyone wishing to attend any of these events should ring the Economic Policy Unit in OFMDFM on 028 9092 0093 or email pfgbudget@nics.gov.uk.
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Learn to communicate more effectively
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How you communicate with other people is much more than simply what you say, so being aware of and controlling the impression you make is vital. The next session in our Training Programme 07/08, delivered by Andrea Montgomery, will equip you with the practical tools and techniques you need to get your message across.
For further details, click on More Information. Getting Your Message Across
Wed 28 November, 10am – 4.30pm
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
To book a place on any of the 07/08 courses email Chris Palmer on chris.palmer@audiencesni.com or phone 028 9043 6481.
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Don't forget our AGM!
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Audiences NI's Annual General Meeting will take place on Tue 20 Nov from 3 - 4 pm at the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA). This year's AGM will include the appointment of new Board members and the launch of the new Audiences NI website.
To RSVP for the AGM, please email victoria.morrow@audiencesni.com.
Audiences NI AGM
Tues 20 Nov, 3 - 4 pm
NICVA, Belfast (click here to see map)
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New RTÉ arts show airs
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RTÉ Radio 1's new dedicated arts programme, The Arts Show, began broadcasting on Mon 5 Nov. Presented by playwright Vincent Woods, the programme will be broadcast for an hour each weekday evening from 8pm.
For further information email sandra.byrne@rte.ie or phone 00 353 1 208 25 06/ 00 353 87 249 30 48.
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Tell us your stories
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Are you a budding writer? The Brian Moore Short Story Competition launched last month, and the Creative Writers Network want to make sure that this year’s competition, judged by local writer Glenn Patterson, is a memorable one with a cash prize and the chance to be published on offer.
With the awards due to be announced in April 2008, the winner will receive a share of £1,000 worth of prize money and their short story will be published in the Ulster Tatler. The closing date for entries is 31 Jan 08.
For further details, please click on More Information.
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The architecture of creative design
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In order to explore the contribution that craftspeople and designer-makers can bring to architectural projects, Craft NI presents an evening of creative dialogue with presentations and case studies by leading professionals, experienced architects and makers.
Admission is fee, though advance booking is required. For further details, click on More Information.
Work Together: Architecture & Craft
Tues 20 Nov, 6 - 8pm
PLACE (www.place.uk.net), Fountain Street, Belfast
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Help A&B invest in you!
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Have you secured a first time sponsor for your arts organisation? Have you brought an existing sponsor on board for a second or even third time? If so, you could access further investment from Arts & Business Northern Ireland! Reach is an open application scheme designed to support arts organisations to try something new with a business, or to broaden and deepen an existing partnership.
The next deadline for completed Reach applications is Thu 22 Nov 07. Click on download above to get your application forms and guidance notes.
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Audiences NI website revamped
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On 20 Nov, Audiences NI will launch the re-designed www.audiencesni.com at its Annual General Meeting. The new site highlights the diverse range of services currently on offer and reflects the agency's extensive expertise in marketing, research and new media.
Open and accessible to all with no password protected areas, it will include information on our latest training and events plus news and features and informative presentations, case studies and reports available for download.
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Final curtain to be drawn at the Lyric
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It’s almost the end of a a very successful era on Ridgeway Street as Bah, Humbug! and The Wizard of Oz prepare to bring down the final curtain on a building where audiences have enjoyed forty years of great drama and witnessed the early careers of actors including Adrian Dunbar, Ciaran Hinds and Liam Neeson, now the theatre’s Patron.
The current venue closes on 13th January with a farewell fundraiser, Glinda’s Glitter Ball. Plans are at an advanced stage for a new £17milllion Lyric Theatre on the same site, with £2million still urgently required before construction on the new theatre can begin.
For further details on the Support The Lyric Campaign, click on More Information.
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Going green in Strabane
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Congratulations to The Alley Arts and Conference Centre who were one of the major prize-winners in the International Green Apple Awards 2007, receiving a National Gold Award in recognition of their new building from top botanist and TV personality Professor David Bellamy.
Awarded annually in recognition of building projects that enhance the built environment and/or protect architectural heritage, the Alley will now be featured in the next National Treasures guide, a highly respected and prestigious guide which is distributed across the world.
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Marketing Top Tip #11
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54% of internet searches in July 07 used Google according to Nielsen/Netratings, and now if you're a registered charity you can take advantage of Google Grants, giving you at least three months of free advertising on Google.
Google Grants is a unique programme which seeks to help non-profit organisations to engage with their customers online. Adverts appear on the left hand side of the screen under the Sponsored Links section when someone searches for appropriate keywords for your organisation through Google. For further details, please click on More Information.
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