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Voluntary Arts England is the national development agency for arts participation We raise awareness of the contribution that the voluntary and amateur arts and crafts make to the well-being of communities, social inclusion, lifelong learning, active citizenship and volunteering. Find out more
Up for Arts Over the coming months Voluntary Arts England in collaboration with BBC Radio Merseyside will be programming numerous events to encourage and enable the people across the whole of Merseyside to get involved with arts and crafts available to them on their doorstep. Up For Arts is starting a revolution, an arts and crafts revolution and we want you to join us. We are gathering together all the information we can about arts and crafts in Merseyside, and we want you to have a look and see what you fancy and participate…
From animation to acting, brass bands to ballroom, film making to folk dancing, photography to pottery, wood turning to writing, and every nook and cranny in between – there are hundreds of opportunities to have a go at. There’s nothing stopping you…
To find out more visit the Up for Arts website at www.upforarts.co.uk, get updates on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
Up for Arts is funded through the Learning Revolution Transformation Fund. | 
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Participation In The Arts (PITA)  Participation In The Arts (PITA) is the home of public participation in the arts and crafts and all things related to arts participation. This resource has been developed following a manifesto for public participation in the arts & crafts which addresses how everyone, regardless of who they are or where they are, can find meaningful ways to participate across the whole spectrum of arts and crafts.
Voluntary Arts England urges as many people as possible to visit www.participationinthearts.net to register and pledge your support for the manifesto and use the website as a forum to continue the discussions about how we best encourage, increase and diversify participation in the arts
Join our Facebook group Visit www.facebook.com searching for Voluntary Arts England and join the discussions using this popular social networking facility. | 
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Become a registered supporter Arts and crafts activities unlock potential, eradicate apathy and build strong, happy, independent and fulfilled communities. Local people play a vital part in offering many thousands of opportunities to participate in the arts and crafts on a voluntary / amateur basis. These activities include dance, drama, literature, music, visual arts, embroidery, potter, lace making, applied arts, festivals and many other activities. If you think that voluntary & amateur arts are important, then join us!
Visit our Registered Supporters section to download a form and to find out who is already supporting the voluntary and amateur arts. There’s no membership charge. We’re raising recognition of your work, not money for ours.
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Sign up to the new-look Voluntary Arts England e-news Voluntary Arts England's weekly e-newsletter has had a makeover. Sign up now to receive the latest news, jobs, funding and events. If you have recently stopped receiving the e-news, please check your spam folder as the new design may have had an effect. | 
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Take a look at our Blogs Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a Voluntary Arts England staff member? Now you can get a real feel for the people behind the name by reading and commenting on our new blogs.
Read Information Officer Paul Devlin’s Blog | 
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VOLUNTARY ARTS ENGLAND is a national body of the VOLUNTARY ARTS NETWORK (VAN). We gratefully acknowledge current financial support from Arts Council England, and all the assistance given to the organisation since 1988. VAN is registered in Scotland (Registered Office: 2nd Floor, 54 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7EH) as Company No. 139147 and Charity No. SC 020345 | 
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additions to the site 2 Feb 10
Two new briefings have just been published:
130 - Developing European links and opportunities
131 - Community Benefit - measuring the impact of arts and crafts activity
To read these and all previous briefings, visit our Briefings page
Our Running Your Group section is designed to answer the most common questions you will have when setting up and running a voluntary arts group. This is general good practice information which is useful wherever you are based in the UK and Ireland. www.vaengland.org.uk/ryg news update 08 Feb 2010
StreetVibes - Media Teachers / Deputy Head other updates 01 Feb 2010
contact us 21 Jan 2010
regional arts councils 21 Jan 2010
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