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NEW BMPD WEBSITE now up and running at www.bmpd.org.uk Sponsored by Out of Nowhere Design

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BLUE MONKEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS will be organising two events to support artists in the run-up to the Cultural Festival. The first event will be held at The Court Room, Eastbourne Town Hall, Grove Road on Wednesday 21st November from 6pm to 9pm. Artists Sue Barnes, Joanna Sancha, Elda Abramson and Barbara Burns will form a panel who will respond to artists questions and concerns. Julian Sutherland-Beatson, organiser of Eastbourne Open Houses will also be there to give an update on Open Houses news and answer questions, as will Blue Monkey artists Judith Alder, Roz Cran and Cat Ingrams.

The evening will begin with short introductions by the guest panelists, followed by open discussion and questions. There will be time for drinks and networking between 8 and 9pm.

There is no charge for this event, however booking is recommended. To book a place e-mail bluemonkeystudio@btinternet.com or telephone 01323 723877.

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL, PLANAHEAD FINE ART AND REPROGRAPHICS AND OUT OF NOWHERE DESIGN
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BLUE MONKEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING EVENT

AT THE UNDERGROUND THEATRE, CENTRAL LIBRARY, GROVE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, TUESDAY 19TH JUNE 2007

SPONSORED BY WILLINGDON COMMUNITY SCHOOL, PLANAHEAD FINE ART AND REPROGRAPHICS AND OUT OF NOWHERE DESIGN

We were very pleased to welcome Polly Gifford, Head of Education, De La Warr Pavilion, Matthew Rowe, Curator, Eastbourne Cultural Centre, Lisa Maddigan, Artist Resource Manager, Fabrica, Annabel Tilley and Sarah Kimber, co-organisers of artist-led peer critique group “Talk About the Work” at Claremont Studios, Hastings.

The speakers introduced the resources that are available to artists through their organisations.
Matthew Rowe, Cultural Centre Curator, talks to Annabel Tilley, TATW co-organiser Polly Gifford, de la Warr Pavilion, addresses the audience artists at the BMPD networking event artists at the BMPD networking event

Julian Sutherland-Beatson, organiser of Eastbourne Open Houses, announced the launch of a new website at www.eastbourneartists.co.uk where people can see information about how to register for the Open Houses which are planned as part of the Eastbourne Cultural Festival in March 2008.

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BLUE MONKEY STUDIO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2007

27 MARCH 2007 - Willingdon Community School has generously offered support for the Blue Monkey Professional Development Programme.

The support will enable us to carry out a pilot activity to gather further information from artists to inform our planning, as well as allowing us to continue with research and development for the programme which we hope to launch later this year.

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Following on from the very successful Blue Monkey Studio networking event in September 2006, which demonstrated a strong desire among local artists for more, similar activities in Eastbourne, we're beginning to develop a more structured programme of events to take place over the course of the next year. This programme could include:

•  opportunities for networking

•  talks and discussions led by invited guests

•  peer critique sessions led by invited artists

First of all, we need to find out whether this is something that you as artists are interested in, and if so what you would hope to gain from such a programme. We know that artists in the Eastbourne area already have diverse practices and differing levels of experience, so we'd like you to tell us what you think you don't know or would like to know more about. Please help us develop a programme which will be valuable to artists in and around Eastbourne by responding to our questions and suggestions in a questionnaire which you can download here.

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BLUE MONKEY STUDIO ARTISTS' NETWORKING EVENT AND OPEN STUDIO 2006

SUPPORTED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

Thanks to all who came and supported our networking event. Artists, arts managers, organisers and curators traveled from across Sussex and, judging by the feedback, the evening was a great success. Good to see everyone who came - hope to meet you again sometime soon.

"Thank you for a lovely, interesting and networky evening. Well done!"

"Congratulations on organising such a buzzy evening "

"Friendly atmosphere and lots of useful information. When is the next one?"

hanks to Arts Council England (South East) for supporting our event.

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