MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
ARTS, MIGRATION AND DIASPORA REGIONAL NETWORK

funded by the AHRC and Arts Council East Midlands
hosted by loughborough university

Related Reports/Publications -
Towards a Cultural Strategy for Working with Refugees and Persons Seeking Asylum in the East Midlands

Art in Mind has now released their first executive summary (PDF - 2MB)that highlights the research and evaluation gathered for the Art in Mind programme over the last two years, please find a copy attached. The report highlights the wealth of activities that have been achieved over the last two years, the core areas being Arts on Prescription, Education, Community Development and Research and Evaluation. Art in Mind is still very active and has been successful in setting up several constituted groups, thereby supporting the ongoing sustainability of Arts and Health. There is an active Steering Group attached to the programme that is setting up an action plan to continue with exciting and innovative work, working with a wide range of partners both city-wide and nationally. Art in Mind is committed to the development of research and evaluation in partnership with Nottingham University regarding the Arts in Health in the East Midlands. Long may all this exciting work in the Arts and Health continue !!!

Ongoing Activities include:
Arts on Prescription: Tuesday afternoons from 1 – 4pm
Arts Drop-in: Thursday afternoons 1 – 3pm )offering OCN qualifications in the arts)
Film project: written by participants and offering training in performance, film making, editing, animation and music development and sound production
Theatrescape: A constituted group that meets every Thursday afternoon 1 – 4 pm
Film project: In collaboration with the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service
Lost Artist Club: Monthly meetings taking place every second week of the month on Saturdays from 2 – 5 pm
A range of courses for participants, artists and support workers in partnership with Castle College

For further information on any of the above programmes please contact myself, Kate Duncan

Lastly, A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARTNERS INVOLVED. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THIS EXCITING COLLABORATIVE WORK IN THE FUTURE

 Kind Regards

 Kate Duncan, Creative Programme Leader
City Arts
Unit 7
Provident Works
Newdigate Street
Nottingham
NG7 4FD
Tel: 0115 9782463
Email: kate@city-arts.org.uk

'Moving On: from destitution to contribution' a report published by Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Inquiry and  informed in part by research about destitution in Leeds. - for more information click here

Therapeutic features of working with the arts-
Report in Word Format
'Notes from Derby workshop on supervisory practice'
'Derby introductory material by Jamie Lofts'
PowerPoint Presentation for Derby Workshop

The Economics of Migration, a new TUC report which argues that migrant workers are not responsible for unemployment or low pay and are not a drain on the welfare state. The policy response to migration should be to provide extra training for low-skilled workers and to enforce employment standards, such as the minimum wage. This report is also available on the TUC website, at http://www.tuc.org.uk/economy/tuc-13418-f0.cfm

The report in Word format. (419kb)

The report in PDF format. (230kb)

The Sixth seminar ‘DISTANT VOICES’ Migrant workers, representation & the arts took place on  Wednesday 17th October 2007  at Grantham Arts Centre  -Click here to view the report.

TELLING TALES: MIGRATION, IDENTITY AND THE POSTCOLONIAL took place at Northampton University on 14th November 2007, Click here to view the report.

The Fourth seminar ‘Destitution and the role of the alternative ethnic media’ took place  at NTU on the 27th April 2007.  Click here to view the summary report.