CAF | Training courses

Free physical theatre workshop programme by one of Ireland’s leading professional youth theatre companies.

Old Museum Arts Centre, 7 College Square North, Belfast.
Monday 2nd to Friday 6th August 2010 1 – 4 pm daily
www.kicproject.co.uk

Kids in Control is a professional theatre company for young people. The speciality of the company is a physical theatre approach that has produced outstanding productions since 1997.

KIC is a Limited Company and a Registered Charity that values children and young people of all abilities and backgrounds without discrimination, recourse to selection or, worst of all, auditions.

We want young people to feel, enjoy and understand what it is to make something original. We want them to value the creativity of others and to prize skilled teamwork.

“We have learned so much from this experience purely because each of us was involved in the creation from the beginning, giving the show its spark of life”
Becky Webber; KIC Core Group 2003/4

“Kids in Control is a company that consistently raises the bar and extends the boundaries in all their projects with young people, irrespective of the limiting labels others might attribute to the same young people. Cutting edge young people’s performance work”
Malcolm Smith: Curriculum Centre Manager of Performing Arts, Belfast Metropolitan College.

For further information and to register for the summer course please contact KIC.
Email: kidsincontrol@hotmail.com
Tel: 02890 738165 or 0790 9536906
www.kicproject.co.uk

16/08/2010

Backstage Training - Theatre at the Mill

Venue: Theatre at The Mill
Price: £70
Monday 16th August- Sat 21st August ( Mon - Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm)

A week long course for those aged 14-18 and interested in learning about backstage theatre work.

This one-week intensive training course provides an amazing insight into what goes on behind the scenes of many different types of production. You’ll get up-to-date knowledge and experience and be able to pick up trade secrets in lighting, sound, stage management, props and flying.

You’ll be taught first-hand by real pros who work in the industry and have lots of opportunities to meet other people of your age with the same interests.

Whether you’ve never done anything like this before or you’re a return visitor, this course is definitely worth a shot. It’s a chance to work in one of the best equipped theatres in Northern Ireland, to learn, have fun and be inspired.

For booking and more information go to www.theatreatthemill.com or email on boxoffice@theatreatthemill.com

18/08/2010

First aid for dance practitioners - DELVE

Wednesday 18th August, 9.00am - 5.30pm, Belfast
Dance Resource Base, 35 Donegall Street

An accredited day-long course facilitated by Underwood Training Ltd. The course will cover the content of the HSE's Emergency First Aid at Work with additions for child casualties, soft tissue injuries and common medical problems that may occur in the Dance setting including Asthma and Diabetes.

The course is £10 for DRB members and £20 for non-members and lunch is provided.

The full course outline is available on the website at www.underwood-training.co.uk - click on the link for 'First Aid for Dance'.

To find out more and to book your place on any of the events listed please contact Jen Thornton at Dance Resource Base on 028 9023 1515 or email on info@danceresourcebase.org

The deadline for registration is Friday 6th August 2010.

24/08/2010

Sell! Sell! Sell!- Arts & Business masterclass series

To survive cuts in public funding, the arts sector will have to diversify income streams, aiming to achieve the ideal 33% split across income sources. Income generated through additional activity and sales will become increasingly important.

So how can arts organisations identify whether they have saleable assets? What’s the risk? What’s the advantage? How do you do it?

Joanne South, A&B Research Manager presents tools that can help organisations to identify sellable services or products and the necessary steps to develop them, while the ‘in conversation’ discussion will showcase how arts organisations in Northern Ireland have been developing their entrepreneurial activity, the practicalities, achievements, potential pitfalls, as well as the benefits enjoyed by forward thinking businesses who have embraced these initiatives.

Cost: £35 plus VAT (£41.20)
** If you come to the master class and decide you want to join as A&B arts member we will deduct the master class cost from the annual membership fee.

A&B membership is £100 per year plus VAT for which you receive a range of support services and benefits.

2.15pm – 4.15pm , Tuesday 24th August 2010
Barclays Corporate, 6th Floor, Donegall House, Donegall Square North, Belfast

To book your place please email beverly.coomber@artsandbusiness.org.uk
This Master Class is subsidised by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Barclays Corporate

24/08/2010

Gift aid fundraising - NICVA

The course will cover the rules of gift aid reclaiming for a range of fundraising methods such as donations/standing orders, sponsorship and challenge events, charity shops, gala balls etc. Gift Aid is worth at least an extra 28% on top of eligible donations - representing an impressive additional income.

Objectives:

* Describe the rules and eligibility criteria for applying Gift Aid
* Identify fundraising methods where Gift Aid can be applied
* Identify how an organisation can improve its income using Gift Aid

The class runs from 10:00am - 1:00pm on the 24th of August 2010, costing £50 for members and £70 for Non Members and is located at 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB.

Please download a booking form from www.nicva.org/events/gift-aid-fundraising and return it to roisin.kelly@nicva.org or contact Roisin for more information on 028 9087 7777.

24/08/2010

Gift aid fundraising - NICVA

This course is aimed at charities who do not currently use Gift Aid or who wish to improve the methods and techniques they
currently use.

Date/time: 24 August 2010, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB
Cost: Members £50, Non Members £70

The course will cover the rules of gift aid reclaiming for a range of fundraising methods such as donations/standing orders,
sponsorship and challenge events, charity shops, gala balls etc. Gift Aid is worth at least an extra 28% on top of eligible
donations - representing an impressive additional income.

Objectives:

Describe the rules and eligibility criteria for applying Gift Aid
Identify fundraising methods where Gift Aid can be applied
Identify how an organisation can improve its income using Gift Aid
Booking information

Please download a booking form below and return it to roisin.kelly@nicva.org or contact Roisin for more information on 028
9087 7777.

Preference will be given to individuals on the waiting list from the previous sessions. Spaces will also be limited to one
person per organisation. Please note there is a cancellation fee if you book but do not advise us that you cannot attend
within five working days of the event – see booking form for details.

Getting here and Parking

NICVA has a number of free parking spaces available for those attending events. Unfortunately these can't be reserved and
are available on a first come basis. NICVA's spaces are clearly marked and we would ask that visitors only use spaces
allocated to NICVA when attending an event. Parking is also available on Duncairn Gardens and surrounding areas within
close walking distance. NICVA is also a short walk from Yorkgate Train Station and you can easily catch a bus from the city
centre (no 1D) direct to Duncairn Gardens, or (no 61 and 64) to Cityside Centre (a few minutes walk).

15/09/2010

Belfast Divercity Project - WEA

The Belfast Divercity Project is offering a new 6 day course exploring the issues of equality, diversity and conflict management.
The course is being offered as part a wider project looking at the theme of shared organisational space. The project is being
organised by a consortium of four organisations: Belfast Interface Project (BIP), Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC),
Mediation Northern Ireland (MNI) and is being led by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). Free 6 day course to start
Wednesday 15th September 2010. If you would like to enroll on the course please contact Maura Kavanagh on 028 9032 9718
or by e-mail at: maura.kavanagh@wea-ni.com.

15/09/2010

Running a charitable company - NICVA

Date/Time: 15 September 2010, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB
Cost: £50/70

By the end of session participants should be able to:

Define the role of the board of a charitable company
Outline the administration requirements involved in running a company limited by guarantee
Outline the new regulations that have come into force from the Companies Act 2006
Outline the new provisions of the Charities Act 2008
Booking information

Please download a booking form below and return it to roisin.kelly@nicva.org or contact
Roisin for more information on 028 9087 7777. Preference will be given to individuals on the waiting list from the previous
sessions. Spaces will also be limited to one person per organisation. Please note there is a cancellation fee if you book but do
not advise us that you cannot attend within five working days of the event – see booking form for details.

16/09/2010

A Master Class “The Perfect Vessel” - The Glass Studio

Class Leader: Karl Harron

Form: “…by which shape is determined, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed, giving it individuality and a distinctive character”.

The aim of this 7-day Master Class is to achieve a “sublime form”. The process is to discard the superfluous and to identify and develop a personal concept. The result will be a form that is the simple expression of a complex thought and students will be encouraged to adopt a sculptural approach to their work – a search for form and push their glass in a new direction rather than master a technique.

In order to develop your aesthetic and conceptual perspective, while negotiating the technical challenges of deep-slumping into 3-step ceramic moulds, the beginning will be with pencil and paper, drawing from the immediate environmental stimuli surrounding The Glass Studio with mark-making realised through the application of accessory glasses such as frits, stringers, powders and confetti.

For more details on Master Classes please contact Karl Harron on Mob: 07979 365 829 or refer to Website: www.theglasstudioireland.com/master_classes.html

16/09/2010

Introduction to Sponsorship for Community Arts Groups - A&B

Does your community arts group rely on funding from your local council grants programme?

Are you concerned about how future funding cuts may affect your group?

Are you interested in finding out about new funding support opportunities?

If the answer to these questions is YES, then the Arts & Business Introduction to Sponsorship Course, supported by Antrim,
Ballymena and Larne Borough Councils, is the perfect way for you to acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence to approach
the private sector for support.

Sponsorship success means you can also apply to the A&B Reach Investment programme, and help you deliver increased return
on investment for your business partner. To book your place on the course:
beverly.coomber@artsandbusiness.org.uk or call 028 90 7315 155

Venue: The Braid, Ballymena
Date: 16 September 2010, 6.30 - 9pm
Cost: Free