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Arts Council England South West
Arts Council England works to get more art to more people in more places. They develop and promote the arts across England, acting as an independent body at armís length from government.
Between 2006 and 2008, they will invest £1.1 billion of public money from government and the National Lottery in supporting the arts. This is the bedrock of support for the arts in England.
They believe that the arts have the power to change lives and communities, and to create opportunities for people throughout the country.
Senate Court, Southerhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1UG
Tel: 0845 300 6200
Fax: 01392 229229
Textphone: 01392 433503
Email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk
Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
ArtsMatrix
ArtsMatrix is the continuing professional development agency for creative practitioners in the South West. We enable arts and creative industries professionals to develop skills to make the most of their careers.
Our services include one-to-one professional development planning, skills audits, sector specific seminars, and training programmes.
Enterprise Pavilion, Arts Institute Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset
Tel: 01202 853642
Email: dorset@artsmatrix.org.uk
Website: www.artsmatrix.org.uk
Audiences South West
South West Arts Marketing was launched in Autumn 2000 as a regional agency offering strategic services and support to arts organisations and artists in the South West looking to broaden and increase their audiences.
The agency provided support in five main areas:
Networking ñ working with existing groups and looking to establish new relationships between artists and arts organisations with common objectives
Training ñ facilitating access to appropriate training for all needs and levels of experience
Advice ñ holding and disseminating key strategic information and tools to help artists and organisations achieve best practice in marketing
Data Analysis & Research ñ auditing and interpreting existing research to give information of real value to practitioners and commissioning new research to back up existing profiling and benchmarking of arts audiences in the region
Audience Development Initiatives ñ initiating, facilitating and managing pilot audience development initiatives with artists and organisations through out the South West
South West Arts Marketing looks to add value to existing marketing activity by empowering the extremely hardworking and highly skilled people who already do a very good job in attracting audiences for the broad range of quality work in the region. We recognise that there are very different levels of marketing experience and resources amongst the organisations with whom we hope to work and that there will be different solutions needed. Some of these will be very practical on a one to one basis and some will be co-ordinating strategic initiatives that are region-wide.
St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE
Tel: 0117-927 6936 or 0117-927 6941
Fax: 0117-927 6936
Email: info@swam.org.uk
Website: www.swam.org.uk
Business Link Wessex
Business Link Wessex provides local businesses with a single point of access to local business support servies. They are dedicated to improving the competitiveness of your business, enabling you to meet the challenges of a changing business world.
Wates House, Wallington Hill, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BJ
Tel: 0845 600 9 006
Email: info@businesslinkwessex.co.uk
Website: www.businesslink.gov.uk
Enterprise Pavilion
Turning ideas into creative businesses in the South West.
The landmark building, which incorporates the latest guidelines on environmentally sustainable construction, is also a fantastic place to do business. The centre can house and provide mentoring to individual start-up businesses, as well as conferencing, exhibition space, training and events for more established companies.
Arts Institute Bournemouth, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5HH
Tel: 01202 853600
Fax: 01202 853601
Email: info@aibep.co.uk
Website: www.aibep.co.uk
Prince's Trust
The Prince's trust is a UK charity that helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives working.
Through practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance, they help 14-30 year olds realise their potential and transform their lives.
They focus their efforts on those who've struggled at school, been in care, been in trouble with the law, or are long-term unemployed.
South West Regional Office, 66 Ringwood Road, Bath, BA2 3JL
Tel: 01225 489 930
Fax: 01225 489 931
Website: www.princes-trust.org.uk
South West of England Regional Development Agency
The RDA's goal is to improve the economy of South West England. This involves giving people the skills they need, encouraging enterprise and improving communications. They also promote the strengths of the region and help people to regenerate their communities. All their work is guided by the Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2015.
1st Floor, merck House, Seldown Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1TL
Tel: 01202 649282
Fax: 01202 649205
Email: enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk
Website: www.southwestrda.org.uk
Talent in Vision
Talent in Vision focuses our prestigious marketing talent in the area of the entertainment arts. We are currently targeting agencies that represent:
Actor’s and Actresses
Dancers
Voiceover Artists
Entertainers
And TV Presenters
Talent in Vision provides a professional platform to advertise your client’s in a new, professional and visually exciting way. It allows Talent Agencies to upload videos of their client’s to the Talent in Vision website where they can be viewed by production companies from around the world, opening new areas where you can market your clientele and their talents.
By creating an account with Talent in Vision your client’s can take advantage of all our website offers:
Advertise your talents! Upload videos or audio files to our website showcasing your client’s talents where the videos can be viewed by production companies.
Create profiles for your agency, where production companies can browse your artist’s and find contact information for your agency.
If your artist’s lack videos or audio of their work, Talent in Vision can create professional showreel’s for use on our site and we can put it on DVD.
Link videos to social sites like Facebook or Bebo, or embed the videos on your own websites.
If Talent in Vision has sparked your interest visit www.talentinvision.com now, or for more information please call us on 0845 224 2958.
Innovation Centre, Mold Road, Wrexham, Dorset, LL11 2AW
Tel: 0845 224 2958
Website: www.talentinvision.com
The Enterprise Connection
The Enterprise Start-up project is an innovative project aimed at giving entrepreneurs the support they need to get their business off the ground, to help combat the isolation and stress often experienced by people setting up in business, by providing professional affordable workplace and forum for networking. The project also offers free expert advice to help clients maximise every business opportunity together with an experienced pair of eyes to spot, at an early stage, problems that can lead to lack of growth or business failure.
Prospect House, Poundbury, Dorset
Tel: 01305 755606
Mobile: Karenlee Knott - 07776 304154
Website: www.weymouth.ac.uk/contentb.asp?r=42,46
