Networks

Offered

If you would like an item to be included on our 'Offered' page, please contact Carnival Connect via the Contact Us page with full contact details.

Networking Opportunities

  1. Would you like an opportunity to showcase your work, and see that of other artists, performers and organisations in the West Midlands? Email Carnival Connect with a short proposal of what you would like to show or do, and what else you would like from a networking event.

Courses

 Accrediting Carnival course details

 

 

Training for the Arts
Improve Your Financial Skills
These seminars offer an insight into the important aspects of finance which concern arts organisations. Each of the 3 half-day seminars will cover a different aspect of finance:                        
Tax Effective Giving                           VAT and the Arts                       Financial Understanding.
 
The courses will be led by Mahmood Reza, Chief Executive of Pro Active Resolutions. Mahmood has extensive experience of the cultural sector, has written on financial issues for Arts Professional, and is a member of an arts board of management.
Seminar Outlines
Tax Effective Giving  - Thursday 24th Feb - 10:30 to 13:00             
 Venue - Irwin Mitchell, Birmingham
Charitable giving by the public is a major source of income for the charitable and voluntary sector, accounting for at least of a third of its total income. This seminar will present an outline of individual and corporate giving, gift aid and its application, charitable giving and VAT.
VAT and the Arts - Thursday 14th May – 14:00 to 16:30
Leicester venue (tbc)
Value added tax (VAT) can be a confusing tax, its underlying principle is meant to be simple but it tends to be very problematic in application. VAT impacts on arts organisations, and where applicable they are responsible for its operation, and it is important that the operation of this system is done accurately and effectively. This seminar will be of use and interest to a great number of people, including trustees, managers, artists, treasurers and funding bodies.
 
Financial Understanding - Wednesday 10th June – 10:30 – 13:00  
Derby Venue (tbc)
Financial statements can provide a valuable insight into the performance of an organisation; this course is designed to equip people with the required skills and techniques to translate, evaluate and utilise financial statements.  The benefit will be seen in more effective management control, reporting and decision making.  No prior knowledge is required to gain the maximum benefit from this seminar.
Please note that all courses have a maximum capacity of 12 and we treat applications on a first come, first served basis. 
How to Book
The courses are stand alone and may be taken separately or together. Cost are as follows :
£40 + VAT per course, including lunch, refreshments and materials
£30 + VAT per course, for members of Arts & Business                                                                                         
£80 + VAT for all 3 courses booked together for members of Arts & Business
Places are strictly limited, so please book early using the form overleaf. 


Booking Form
Improve Your Financial Skills
To maintain quality, places on this course are strictly limited to 12. To reserve your place please return this form to Rekha Champaneri at the address below as soon as possible.
We guarantee to treat all bookings on a first come first served basis.
 

Choice of Seminar
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Tax Effective Giving
24 Feb 2009
VAT & the Arts
14 May 2009
 
Financial Understanding
10 June 2009
 
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I enclose a cheque for £46 per course (i.e. £40 +VAT) made payable to Arts & Business Ltd
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I am a paid-up member of Arts & Business and enclose a cheque for £34.50                      per course (i.e. £30 +VAT) made payable to Arts & Business Ltd
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I am a paid-up member of Arts & Business and enclose a cheque for £92.00                      for all 3 courses (i.e. £80 +VAT) made payable to Arts & Business Ltd
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Please send me a receipt
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If you would prefer us to send you an invoice, please tick this box. (Your place will be reserved on receipt of this form and confirmed on receipt of your payment.)
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Rekha Champaneri
Administrator
Arts & Business Midlands
21 Bennetts Hill
Birmingham B2 5QP
Tel:        0121 248 1200
Fax:       0121 248 1202
 

Please note: should you cancel within five working days of the seminar we are unable to refund your fee. Prior to that, the fee can be transferred to a future seminar, or refunded.
Arts & Business Ltd is a registered charity (274040) and a company limited by guarantee in England (1317772)

 

 

 

Carnival and Creative learning
Harwich, Essex on Tuesday November 25th 3-9pm and Wednesday November 26th 9-4pm 2008
Content includes:
How can involvement in carnival develop creative learning?
Workshops from leading carnival artists from across the world
What are the opportunities to get involved with London 2012?
Carnival Film night at the Electric palace Cinema
Specific opportunities for change and Enquiry Schools
 
Participants welcome on either or both days. Suitable for young people, teachers, Carnivalists, educationalists, artists and workshop leaders.
For further information please contact Daniel: 07968175060 or email Daniel@takepartarts.co.uk.
 
There are limited places. Tickets cost £20, including refreshments. Some free tickets available on request.

 

 

 

Life Drawing class

To book your place please contact Frieda on 07 789 736 766 or email friedapoll@yahoo.com

Jobs

  1. Various opportunities to tender for creative and/or cultural practitioners for projects across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
     
    Cre8us, formerly known as Creative Partnerships Coventry, delivers the Creative Partnerships Programme in partnership with 52 schools across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
    Cre8us are offering an invitation to tender for creative and cultural practitioners, covering a range of contracts and projects, to take place in schools across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire. The contracts/projects range in length, discipline and content. The fees available vary according to the specific contracts. Contracts will be with individual schools.
    This is the first of several grouped tender opportunities that will be offered throughout the year.
    To request a copy of the current tender opportunities please email Gurpreet Bilkhu at Cre8us on gurpreet.bilkhu@cre8us.org.uk or call 024 7670 7665

  2. Do you have a vacancy for paid or voluntary staff?  Why not advertise for free here?  Just send all the details to info@carnivalconnect.co.uk  

Music

  1. The Birmingham School of Pan, led by Jamma offer's teaching of the Steelpan, trains steelbands to take partv in Carnival's also we are avaible to hire for carnivals, festivals, partys, etc, please can you add our details to your web site. to see & read more about our workshops etc please visit www.jammasteelpan.net or call 07799442277 or 01213584525