Sept 14th Artsmix market

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INTRODUCING ARTS MINDS VOICE
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
This is the newsletter to read if you want to
keep connected with whats going on in Leeds in
arts and mental health! We plan to publish one
every 3 months and try to pack it with lots of
articles from service users, mental health
workers, artists, carers etc. Thats where you
the readers come in! If youve got any arts
(meaning anything from photography to creative
writing, dance, music, crafts etc. etc.) related
articles wed love to hear from you! You can
also get more up to date news on our website,
address below. Contact Linda Boyles or Sue
Nemyria Tel [phone] Fax [phone]
5542 Website www.artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk E-ma
il info_at_artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk Arts Minds,
c/o The Mount, 44 Hyde Terrace, Leeds, LS2
9LN The deadline for articles for the next
newsletter is November 18th
Sept 14th Artsmix market Sept 21st Craft and
Book Fair Sept 23rd Creative Bites Workshop Sept
24th Victoria Open Mic ________________ Oct
1st Launch of Arts Minds Exhibition Oct
9th Launch of Soul Survivors Oct 10th Mind
Odyssey Conference Oct 10th 1 in 4
Performance Oct 10th Victoria Open Mic Oct
22nd Victoria Open Mic Oct 26th Arts Minds
Exhibition closes ________________ Nov 18th
Creative Bites Workshop Nov 18th Deadline for
Newsletter Articles Nov 26th Victoria Open
Mic _________________ Dec 16th Arts Minds
Creative Event Dec 17th Victoria Open Mic
IN THIS ISSUE
Funding News Page Arts Minds charitable
fund 1 Grassroots Grants 1 Whats on Craft
Book Fair 3 Mind Odyssey Conference 3 Creative
Bites 4 Artsmix 4 Opportunities 1 in 4
Theatre Company 5 Survivors Poetry
Events 5 Skippko/LIHH Arts Project 6 Poet
Focus 6 Try Something New 7-8 Members
Gallery 9

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Grassroots Grants is a grants scheme funded
by the Office of the Third Sector. It will
enable us to support communities with small
grants until December 2010. You can apply for a
grant of up to 5,000. The minimum you can apply
for is 250. The maximum amount that can be
awarded to any community or voluntary group is
5,000. You could received more than one grant
over the life of the programme, as long as the
total received does not exceed 5,000. The
grants are intended to benefit the community so
can be very wide-ranging, including the purchase
of equipment, support for community events,
training and staffing costs, overhead and rent
costs etc. Application for capital items (500
or over) are welcome. For more information about
applying 1. Read the Grassroots Grant Guidance
Notes. These can be found on our
website www.leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
2. Email us at grassroots_at_leedscommunityfoundat
ion.org.uk 3. If you are still not sure if you
can apply, tell us a bit about your project or
activity by sending us an e-mail. Leeds
Community Foundation 1st Floor 6 Lisbon
Square Leeds LS1 4LY
FUNDING NEWS
Have you got an arty idea but no money to make it
come true? Did you know that as a member of Arts
and Minds Network you can apply to our charitable
fund for small grants of 50 for individuals,
100 for groups? Applications are considered by
the Arts Minds steering group that meets every
six weeks. Well let you know if youve been
successful within two weeks of our meeting.
Contact Arts and Minds for more information and
an application form or look on our
website. ________________________
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WHATS ON
2008 Mind Odyssey Conference Growing Creatively
The Arts and the Development of a Sense of Self
from Childhood to Adulthood. Friday 10th October
2008 The Carriageworks, Millennium Square,
Leeds Registration Coffee 9am Welcome
Introduction 9.30am, Closes 4.45pm This
conference is for people who work with young
people. It will be of interest to those working
in mental health, voluntary sector and arts
organisations whose aim is to promote the use of
the arts and creative activities as part of
health, well-being and recovery. The programme
will include, Presentations, Participatory
Discussions and Workshops, Arts, Dance, Music,
Performance. Cost 60 waged 30 Unwaged. If
you feel unable to pay please write to us a the
address below to ask for a free place. Please
Note You must complete a booking form in order
to register for this event as places are
limited. For more information please contact
The Andrew Sims Centre, The Mount, 44 Hyde
Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LN
Craft and Book Fair If any artists or craft
people are interested in having a stall please
ring Maxine Brown on 0113 268158 or email her
on bar.max_at_ntlworld.com A stall will cost 10
plus 10 of the profits mad on the day. Stalls
include Jewellery, handmade cards, soft toys,
African art, Judaica, soft furnishings and
ceramics. Sunday 21st September 2008 from 11.00
4.00 Sinai Synagogue (Malcolm Featherman
Hall) Roman Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds 8 1 entry
for adults, children free. Light lunch, snacks
and coffee will be available
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WHATS ON
ARTSMIX MARKET The artsmix Mosaic Arts and
Crafts Market is a unique market in Leeds where
local artists and crafts people can sell and
exhibit their work. We are also keen to support
performers through Planet Leeds, a partner
organisation. The next market is on 14th
September in Chancellors Court (Leeds city
centre), just behind the Corn Exchange). Contact
us to book a stall or talk about how we can
support you to develop you Arts and Crafts
idea. Artsmix is at Chancellors Court (behind
the Corn Exchange, Leeds) 0113 262 2508
CREATIVE BITES Arts Minds Taster Workshops Are
you looking for new and creative ways to engage
with service users and carers? Look no further!
Arts and Minds Network is running a series of
creative workshops for arts a minds members who
facilitate groups. Dont worry if you are not
arty, no experience is needed, just willingness
to have a go! Come meet workers in the same boat
as yourself. When? Creative Tuesdays, 2pm till
4pm every 2 months Sept. 23rd, Nov. 18th,
Jan.13th, Mar. 10th May 12th. Cost? 25 per
session for arts minds members OR get one
session free when you book all five for 100,
price includes all art materials and resource
materials. Where? The Mount, 44 Hyde Terrace,
Leeds How? Ring Sue on 0113 305 6621 to book
your place or e-mail info_at_artsandmindsnetwork.org
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OPPORTUNITIES
Survivors Poetry Leeds Survivors Poetry run a
number of regular and one-off events through the
year which all are welcome to. Poetry workshops
are generally held on the first and third Fridays
of the month at Leeds Civic Hall from 6pm to 8pm.
The next two workshops are Friday 19th September
and Friday 3rd October. There will be a LAUNCH
EVENT for the groups new audio CD Soul
Survivors from 7.15pm to 8.30pm on Thursday 9th
October at Leeds Civic Hall. This double CD
features 55 tracks of poetry, music and song from
local survivor poets, musicians and song
writers. A Soft Launch or White Label event
will take place at the Trash Bar on Albion Street
on Sunday 14th September from 4pm to 5.30pm a
copy of the CD will be on sale for 2 less than
usual but there will be no artwork on the sleeve,
only the details of performers. Leeds Survivor
Poetry run a monthly workshop a the Trash Bar in
the city centre on the second Sunday of the month
between 1pm and 2.30pm, the workshop will be
followed by a performance in the bar at 4pm.
One in Four Theatre Company One in Four are
beginning a new project, Exploring perceptions of
mental ill health, working towards a performance
at the beginning of 2009. If you are interested
in having your say in a creative way, by making
theatre or poetry for performance, come along to
our sessions on a Monday evening in Leeds City
Centre. They are open to anyone with experience
of mental ill health and we welcome people with
all levels of experience in theatre. For more
information contact Eleanor on 07894802791 or
email 1in4theatre_at_gmail.com
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OPPORTUNITIES
POET FOCUS
Under One Roof project Skippko and LIHH are
working together on a Community Arts Project that
will look at Irish heritage and home, and are
looking for Irish people interested in taking
part. They will work with peoples stories,
photographs, music, creative skills and much more
to produce a visual display which will showcase
in March/April along with three other groups
around the city. The project begins on Friday
19th September 2008 and will run from 3 to 5pm,
(after the LIHH Luncheon Club) until
January. Venue Montague Burton Resource
Centre Banstead Street West (off Roundhay
Road) Leeds LS8 5RU For further details,
information and to sign up please contact Teresa
ODriscoll on 0113 2625614 or e-mail
teresa_at_lihh.org
Introducing Terry Simpson, a talented poet and
active member of Survivors Poetry. If you would
like to submit a poem for the next newsletter,
please email it to us (address on p.
1). Involvement (Based on comments heard at a
day on service user involvement) As part of his
CPA They made him attend the LIT (he didnt like
it a bit). He recalled those corridor
conversations, The way they said,
straight-faced, But is that African Drumming
evidence based? Shoehorning Democracy, its
hard to make it fit into a system too tight for
it. Asked about involvement, He thought on the
whole It was like running a pet shop. Terry
Simpson
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TRY SOMETING NEW!
BUSTERS OPEN MIC Busters Open Mic Night is
held in Busters Café at the Becklin Centre the
first and third Tuesday of each month from 7-8pm.
Refreshments are provided. All are welcome and
no experience needed. For more information
please contact Melodie Kimball on 0113 305 6639
or email melodie.kimball _at_leedspft.nhs.uk
ARTS MINDS EVENTS Every 3 months Arts Minds
host an event for members, have fun, be creative
and find out what is happening culturally in
Leeds. The next one is on 16th December from 1 to
4pm. If you have ideas of what you would like to
see at this event or to find out more please
contact Alison on 07956 042147 or e-mail
alison.mcintyre_at_leedspft.nhs.uk
VICTORIA OPEN MIC Come and join us for a free
evening social event of music, song, poetry and
African drums. We meet in the Bridget Room at
the Victoria Pub on Great George Street (behind
the Town Hall). Events take place on the last
Wednesday of every month, from 7pm the next
event is on September 24th. For more information
contact Marion at marionsmall_at_gmail.com
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TRY SOMETHING NEW!
1 in 4 Drama workshops Come and join this
friendly and free group, and join in with their
fun drama games and exercises. All service users
and carers are welcome and no experience is
needed. All sessions are free of charge. The
group meets on Monday evenings from 515pm 7.15
pm at the Carriageworks. For more info. contact
Eleanor on 07894 802791
Studio 3 Studio 3 is a relaxed, safe and
friendly environment where we can explore and
experiment with different art forms freely,
without pressure or expectations. It is also a
good place to share ideas with other people, or
just to have a friendly chat. No previous
experience is required. You dont have to be a
great artist to join. Heres what our members
think about us. The staff are very friendly
and stop at almost nothing to help you in the
field of art and help encourage your building of
skills Even on a bad day, its a rewarding
place Studio 3 runs every Wednesday from 1.30-4
and costs 3 a session. Please contact Sylvie on
0113 2431005 to arrange a visit.
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MEMBERS GALLERY
Introducing Ian Gill, one of the recent additions
to the website gallery. Ian is a talented member
of Artlinks Studio 3. See more of his work on
the website under organisations.

Pattern 1 by Ian Gill
Look out on the website for new additions to your
Members Gallery! The latest includes some
stunning work by the creative members of Studio
3. If you would like to show your work please
e-mail it to us at info_at_artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk
as a jpeg or pdf attachment. If you havent got
access to such computer wizardry, please ring us
on 0113 30566621 and we can arrange a photography
session for your work. We look forward to
hearing from you.
Graffitti by Ian Gill