TOWER HAMLETS ARTS DEVELOPMENT & NETWORKING EVENT 2020

Thursday 5th March 4-6.30pm

The Ecology Pavilion, Mile End Park, Grove Road, E3 5RP

Speakers include the following:

• Maggie Pinhorn, Alternative Arts
• Armindokht Shooshtari, Arts Council England
• Amy Solis, Foundation for Future London
• Kinsi Abdulleh, Numbi Arts
• Beth Watton, Poplar Union
• Steve Murray, Head of Arts, Parks and Events

Plus Q&A opportunities and networking

What’s it all about?

The Council’s Arts, Parks and Events team is continuing to build on a range of partnerships that it has developed over the years with key arts and events organisations across the voluntary, charitable and community sectors. The team has also helped support or deliver a substantial number of arts-based projects and events with advocacy and guidance, small grants, marketing and more. We have listened to what you want, and are utilizing these experiences and relationships to deliver our sixth arts networking evening.

Tower Hamlets remains a thriving hub of activity for the creative sector and home to so many high calibre and firmly established, as well as emerging, arts organisations. Many of these will be in attendance in order to share some of their expertise and professional know-how!

Arts Council England surgeries

We are delighted to confirm that the Arts Council will have three representatives from the areas of visual arts and combined arts who will be available from 5.30pm to 6.30pm to provide 15 minute slots (9 in total) to who book on a first come first served basis. The purpose of these surgeries is offer guidance on applications for Grants for the Arts. See below for details of how to book.

CREATE, ENGAGE, LEARN AND SHARE

Please note that this event is for Tower Hamlets based artists and arts professionals.

What can you get out of it?

• Meet council arts officers and learn how the we can support local arts practitioners and organisations
• Meet potential delivery partners
• Discuss collaborative opportunities with other venue managers, performers, artists, other participants and event organisers
• Develop new links and partnerships
• Discover the capacity building opportunities as well as the unique spaces and great facilities available for hire to voluntary and community groups
• Spread the word about what you are currently doing or planning and learn about how to reach out and help build local audiences by taking advantage of the many free publicity platforms available
• An opportunity to speak with the team at Foundation for Future London on applying for their new ‘Connecting People and Places Fund

Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.

How to book your surgery with Arts Council England

1-2-1 Surgeries: To book a 15 minute slot with one of the Arts Council Officers please email kazi.begum@towerhamlets.gov.uk by 25 February 2020. Please only email Kazi Ruksana Begum for surgery places once you have already booked your overall place on Eventbrite.

Please be aware that this is in a first come first served basis and when we have 9 places confirmed, we will operate a waiting list.

How to find us

Please note that entrance is via Grove Road.
Buses passing close to The Ecology Pavilion are: 25, 277, D6, D7
Tube - The nearest underground / tube, station is Mile End. This station is in Zone 2 and is on the Hammersmith and City Line, the District Line and the Central Line.