MYAN E-Bulletin: Issue 19: August - September 2008

3. Funding & Other Opportunities

FUNDING

Volant Charitable Trust

The Volant Trust was set up by the author J K Rowling to support charitable causes. The Trust has two broad areas of funding, one of which is 'Charities and Projects', whether national or community-based, at home or abroad, that alleviate social deprivation, with a particular emphasis on women's and children's issues.

Requests for information, application forms and completed forms, should be addressed to Trust Administrator, The Volant Charitable Trust, Box 8, 196 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 4AT.

More information and application forms can also be found on the website www.volanttrust.com

The Trustees meet twice a year, in March and September, to consider applications and allocate funds. If your application is successful you will be notified immediately after the meeting has taken place.

European Youth Foundation Fund

The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to provide financial support for European youth activities. Since 1972, more than 300,000 young people, aged 15-30 and mostly from member states, have benefited directly from EYF-supported activities. In 2007, the EYF supported some 300 projects involving more than 15,000 young people.

Its purpose is to encourage co-operation among young people in Europe by providing financial support to such European youth activities which serve the promotion of peace, understanding and co-operation in a spirit of respect for the Council of Europe's fundamental values such as human rights, democracy, tolerance and solidarity.

The EYF thus provides financial support to the following types of activity undertaken by non-governmental youth organisations or networks or by other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe's youth policies and work:

• educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities of a European character;
• activities aimed at strengthening peace and co-operation in Europe;
• activities designed to promote closer co-operation and better understanding amongst young people in Europe, particularly by developing the exchange of information;
• activities intended to stimulate mutual aid in Europe and in developing countries for cultural, educational and social purposes
• studies, research and documentation on youth matters.

Young Roots

Providing grants of between £3,000 and £25,000, the Young Roots Programme aims to involve 13-25 year-olds in finding out about their heritage, developing skills, building confidence and promoting community involvement. Young Roots projects stem directly from young peoples' interests and ideas, harnessing their creativity and energy and helping them work with others in their local community.

In April 2008 we introduced new application materials and guidance for this programme. During this transitional year we will start assessing applications under this new programme on 1 September 2008 and will give our first decisions within 10 weeks of your application.

To receive a Young Roots grant, your project must relate to the varied heritage of the UK and:

• provide new opportunities for a wider range of young people aged 13 to 25 to learn about their own and others' heritage
• allow young people to lead and take part in creative and engaging activities
• develop partnerships between youth organisations and heritage organisations
• create opportunities to celebrate young people's achievements in the project and share their learning with the wider community

Your project must also create either:

• opportunities for young people to volunteer in heritage

or

• new opportunities for young people to gain skills in identifying, recording, interpreting or caring for heritage

If you believe that your project meets the criteria for this grant you will need to complete an online pre-application form.

For more information and to see if your project qualifies, visit http://www.hlf.org.uk/English/HowToApply/OurGrantGivingProgrammes/YoungRoots

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

RSPCA Young Photographer Awards

The RSPCA's Young Photographer Awards is a national photography competition for under-18s. The awards are a great way to promote an interest in photography as well as helping young people focus on the importance of animal welfare. Prizes to be won include top of the range Olympus digital cameras and the opportunity to join the RSPCA on a photo shoot. With coverage in both national and regional press, award winners and their school/youth group will get the recognition they deserve.

Deadline for entries is 1 September 2008. For more information or to enter online visit the RSPCA website www.rspca.org.uk/ypa

10th Leeds Young Peoples' Film Festival

The 10th Leeds Young Peoples' Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Festival, taking place from Thu 2 April - Fri 10 April 2009.

We are now looking for exciting and innovative films made both FOR and BY children and young people from across the UK and the world. The films can be shorts or features in any genre (fiction, documentary, animation) and in any format. With an established reputation as the most interactive young peoples' Festival in the United Kingdom, we want films that will excite and motivate our audiences and that showcase the best and newest young filmmakers from around the globe.

NYFA (National Young Filmmakers' Award) is for short films made BY children and young people (up to 19 years old) in the UK. Selected films will be entered into competition where a jury comprising of industry professionals will award £250 prizes in two age categories to the chosen films.

Deadline for entries is Friday 30 January 2009.
LYPFF - this category is for any films that are made specifically FOR children and young people. Entries can be any length, genre or format and submissions from anywhere in the world are welcomed.

Deadline for entries is Monday 15th December 2008. If your film is completed, please send it in now!

Go to www.leedsyoungfilm.com to download an entry form.

Calling all illustrators, fine artists and graphic designers

NOISE and Disorder Magazine invite you to create a 1-page NOISE ad to be featured in the 'RAW BRITANNIA' issue of the magazine.

You can use an existing or new piece of work as the basis of your ad design.

Davide Firmager, Disorder's Executive Editor will select the best 4 artworks to feature in the magazine. Head to www.NOISEfestival.com/disorder for text and logos to be put on your design ... the rest is in your hands.

Disorder, the holy bible of all that is new in the world of fashion and music, will be showing off the next generation of creative talent in their 'Raw Britannia' issue that is published in collaboration with NOISE.

For more information about Disorder check out the website at www.myspace.com/disordermagazine or check the stockists to grab your own copy.

Send your artwork to projects@noisefestival.com by the 8th September. Your images need to be sent as high resolution (300dpi) JPEG images, 216mm x 303mm, landscape. Please ensure that your images have a 3mm bleed, with a 15mm margin on the left hand side. You must be 25 years old or under to take part. If you have any further question please get in touch. Good luck!

Deadline 8 September

Become a Voluntary Arts Ambassador

Next induction sessions - Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 September

Become a 'Voluntary Arts Ambassador' and meet with voluntary and amateur arts groups in your area highlighting the work of Voluntary Arts England.

Voluntary Arts Ambassadors is a unique project from Voluntary Arts England which sees volunteers from all walks of life and from every region of the country becoming a link between voluntary and amateur arts groups (e.g. drama clubs / choirs / knitting circles) and Voluntary Arts England - acting as our voice 'out in the field' - highlighting our information resources to groups in order to help them thrive.

Existing Voluntary Arts Ambassadors have been locating groups in their area, meeting with those groups, passing on information, distributing resources e.g. leaflets and giving presentations about our work.

They have the opportunity to meet and share best practice, have access to resources to help them make the most of their time with voluntary and amateur arts groups, including the use of a laptop and a range of other resources (e.g. posters, leaflets, a list of frequently asked questions etc), and they increase their network of skills and knowledge of the arts sector and employability where appropriate with all reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed.

Full support and training where appropriate is given to our Voluntary Arts Ambassadors along with a dedicated 'arts ambassadors' website giving access to information & resources needed for the role as well as allowing you to keep in contact with other Ambassadors across the country.

We are keen to hear from YOU if you want to join us in promoting participation in the arts and crafts by becoming a Voluntary Arts Ambassador, multiplying the impact of the work which Voluntary Arts England does by making more people aware of us and the resources we provide.

For further information about the Voluntary Arts Ambassadors scheme contact Paul Devlin on 0191 230 4464 / paul@vaengland.org.uk

Secondary schools urged to reveal their musical talent in young composer competition

Secondary schools across the country are being invited to put forward their most enthusiastic and talented composers for the national Sibelius Student Composer of the Year Competition. Now in its second year, the competition has been expanded to cover three genres of music - film, classical/contemporary and jazz composition - and features a stellar line-up of judges including Dario Marianelli, Oscar-winning composer of the score for Atonement and music education ambassadors Howard Goodall and Lord Puttnam. Full details can be found at www.sibelius.com/studentcomposer.

This year, prizes include a live performance of the winning compositions and masterclasses with leading composers and musicians plus cash and Sibelius software prizes for the student and a Sibelius software multi-pack for their school. Winners and runners-up in the film category will also have their entry screened at the BFI Southbank.

In addition to extra categories, this year's competition also sees the introduction of a public judging element where members of the public are asked to go online to choose their favourites from a short-list created by the judges. The result of the public vote in each category will carry the same weight as one of the star judges.

Closing date for entries is 31 October.

Blank Media opportunities

Blank Media are delighted to offer a series of new and exciting opportunities:

1. New volunteer scheme
2. Blank media re-branding
3. Film screening opportunities
4. Blankpages: blankverse
5. Blankpages: spotlight & blankgallery

Blank Media promotes the creativity and artistic practices of emerging artists around the UK and internationally. We aim to give the opportunity to creative people who may not usually get the chance to show work and enable these people to have a future within the arts. We enjoy creating innovative events which challenge the audience's perceptions of the arts and creativity.

(For further information please visit www.blankmediacollective.org/index.php/about

1. New Volunteer Scheme
Blank Media are looking to build upon their dedicated team of volunteers to enhance and support the growing reputation of the organisation.

Projects that the volunteers may assist with:

• Organisation and implementation of exhibitions & events
• Research visits to exhibitions and events around the country
• Funding applications
• Website maintenance
• Publishing & design
• PR

We're looking for committed creative people based around the Manchester area that would like to use and advance their current skills and knowledge of the arts to assist in the development of Blank Media. The volunteer placements will help you gain valuable experience and an edge within the competitive arts industry.

For further information please visit the link below or e-mail Mark at info@blankmediacollective.org

Blank Media Collective - New_Volunteer Scheme

Deadline: ongoing...

2. Blank Media Re-Branding
To celebrate our 2nd birthday on 12 November, Blank Media would like to offer you the opportunity to re-design Blank Media's promotional material. Whether your area of expertise is graphic design, illustration, photography, printmaking or animation, it doesn't matter. As long as your design or image encompasses one or more of the following briefs we'll consider it. The selected designers / artists will be fully credited.

Brief 1 - Blank Media logo
We're asking for designers & artists to create a new logo, which will be the signature of Blank Media for the next 2 years. This will be used within www.blankmediacollective.org, blankpages magazine and all promotional materials. The logo must display a high level of artistic and creative skills.

Brief 2 - Blank Media promotional material
We're asking designers & artists to re-design Blank Media's business cards and postcards. The design / image must display a high level of artistic and creative skills.

Brief 3 - Blank Media Presents... promotional material
We're asking designers & artists to create a new look for the promotional material for our monthly live audio/visual nights, Blank Media Presents... at Fuel Café Bar in Manchester, promoting emerging bands, performers and visual artists.

*** Please note – we've recently revised the briefs to enable a wider range of submissions. We'd now like to give you the choice to either submit an image and we'll do the rest, or design the product as a whole including the necessary text ***

For further information on these briefs please visit the link below or e-mail Mark at info@blankmediacollective.org

Blank Media Collective - Rebranding

Deadline information:

Deadline for submissions: 1 Sept
Artists will be notified by: 30 Sept
Winning designs will be announced on: 12 Nov

3. Film Screening Opportunities
Do you create moving images?
Blank Media are looking for films, videos, animations, video art, motion graphics, experimental video work. We are looking for work to include on our monthly DVD and also our regular screenings at various festivals, events and exhibitions. Work can be submitted on any format. DVD, Mini DV, VHS, VCD, 8mm, Super-8. The various digital formats.

For further information please visit the link below or e-mail Dan at info@blankmediacollective.org

Blank Media Collective - Film_Screening_Opportunities

Deadline: ongoing...

4. Blankpages: blankverse
Are you a writer or poet? Is there one inside you just bursting to get out? Do you know someone else who writes?

Blank Media would love to hear from you. We're always looking for new voices for blankverse, the new creative writing section of blankpages, our downloadable monthly magazine. We accept poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Additionally, blankpages is looking for submissions for gig / exhibition reviews.

For further information please visit the link below or e-mail Jo at editor@blankmediacollective.org

Blank Media Collective - Blankpages_Blankverse

Deadline: ongoing...

5. Blankpages: spotlight & blankgallery
Are you an artist just dying to showcase your work? If so why not create a profile on the Blank Media website where you can upload up to 10 images of your work. Send us a link to your profile and we'll consider your work for display in the blankpages magazine. There are opportunities for your work to be seen on the front cover of blankpages and in spotlight & blankgallery sections.

For further information please visit the link below or e-mail Jo at editor@blankmediacollective.org

Blank Media Collective- Blankpages:_Spotlight &_Blankgallery

Deadline: ongoing...

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