[ARENA] Open Call: Black Country Creative Advantage I public.art.regeneration

[herwig turk]

Seminar: November 2009
West Bromwich, West Midlands

We are looking for enthusiastic and curious activists and researchers,
architects, artists, designers, planners, to participate in a seminar in
November 2009 to kick off the black country creative advantage. With this
two-year initiative we aim to investigate through collective reflection and
action how arts practices can relate to or impact upon regeneration
practices to support a more democratic involvement of local people in
culture, public planning and developments where they live. We are looking
for participants who are both interested in gaining and sharing critical
understandings of the politics of regeneration, in particular cultural and
artistic initiatives, and in the development of practical interventions in a
specific regeneration context in the Black Country area of the West
Midlands. 

The black country creative advantage is a partnership between the Centre for
Art, Design, Research and Experimentation [CADRE] at the University of
Wolverhampton, and the arts organisation Multistory based in West Bromwich.

The exact date of the seminar will be arranged with selected participants.
We will cover travel and accommodation and provide a flat fee of £100 per
participant.

how to apply
To apply please complete and return an application form, along with your
current c.v. and documentation of a maximum of three relevant projects,
activities or writings by you.
For further information on the seminar and to download the application form
visit: www.blackcountrycreativeadvantage.org
<http://www.blackcountrycreativeadvantage.org/>

Deadline for applications is Friday 2 October 2009, completed application
forms and additional materials to be sent to M.Vykoukal at wlv.ac.uk
<mailto:M.Vykoukal at wlv.ac.uk>
We will contact all applicants by mid-October.
For further information or to talk about any aspect of this project or the
application, contact Monika ­  M.Vykoukal at wlv.ac.uk
<mailto:M.Vykoukal at wlv.ac.uk> , or 01902 51 85 07

[Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England]