News in Brief
Mediabox
This fund for disadvantaged 13-19 year olds offers the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects. It offers three types of grants ranging from £1,000 to £40,000 to create and distribute youth-led media projects.
The stage one application deadline is Tuesday 19th August and the stage two full application deadline is Tuesday 30th September. There will be surgeries running throughout July for one to one sessions across the region, please register interest by email, a project outline will be required.
For more information, guidelines and regional priorities visit Mediabox or contact Uzma Choudhry on Tel: 0116 253 3445 or email: emmediamediabox@thresholdstudios.tv
Rutland Photography Competition 2008
This year's theme is ‘Rutland; light and shadow'. First prize is £200 in Jessops vouchers; under 16s prize is £100 in Jessops vouchers. Closing date is Friday 29th August. For an application form and terms and conditions contact T: 01572 720922 or visit www.rutland.gov.uk
CULTIVATE
Development Support for Arts Organisations
Progress is a regional programme to help develop small and emerging arts organisations organised by Cultivate and delivered by Creative Leicestershire in Leics & Rutland. If successful, you will get an initial diagnostic session which could lead onto other forms of support such as training or mentoring. There is a simple application form and the programme is ongoing (with monthly deadlines).
For an application form email or apply online at the Projects page Cultivate
CREATIVE LEICESTERSHIRE
Free Business Advice
Creative Leicestershire provide a free service of up to 15 hours of one–to–one business advice to small creative companies and freelancers based in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
www.leicestershirecreatives.org.uk is Creative Leicestershire's new directory of creative services for businesses. The directory covers graphic design, web design, 3D design, multimedia including film/video, event management and marketing in all its forms. You can upload information on what your business does, a logo and 3 pictures for free as long as you are already trading and based in Leicestershire or Rutland and have a business website. Marketing of the site will begin once a sufficient amount of businesses are on the directory.
Email Clare on Clare Hudson or 0116 267 0017 for more information.
