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Kate Arthurs

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
"Restitution, means not just the return of objects, but restoring what was lost or damaged. Not just artifacts, but opportunities. Not just compensation for the past, but investment in the future." news.artnet.com/art-world/mo...
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MOWAA Is Redefining Restitution by Building Africa’s Cultural Future
The MOWAA, conceived in the midst of discussions about the repatriation of Benin Bronzes, launches with an exhibition of contemporary art.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Arts Council England Funding - informal conversation with Visual Arts South West on 13 November vasw.org.uk/whats-on/art... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Arts Council Funding - informal conversation
Let's chat about Arts Council Funding - get the lowdown on how to secure funding for your creative projects in a relaxed online setting!
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Finished our Watershed Wild and Generous River Frome walk yesterday in good company, with animals from kingfishers to rats along the way www.watershed.co.uk/projects/wil... @wshed.bsky.social
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Music Venue Properties @musicvenueprop.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Two more iconic grassroots music venues, The Joiners and The Croft, are now OFFICIALLY community owned buildings. Thanks to the herculean efforts of all involved, these institutions are saved - and with that, the opportunities for bands, music fans, and many more are secure for the next generation.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Refreshed Economic Impact Toolkit for museums, from the Association of Independent Museums aim-museums.co.uk/news/latest-...
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Latest data enhances Economic Impact Toolkit - AIM - Association of Independent Museums
AIM's Economic Impact Toolkit has been updated to include the latest tourism metrics at national and locality levels, along with volunteer impact metrics.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Viewing original art has an immediate and measurable effect on the human body, with the ability to reduce stress and increase excitement simultaneously www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... @artfund.bsky.social
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Art Fund research proves that viewing art is good for the human body - Museums Association
‘Genuinely surprising’ study shows that original art benefits three different body systems all at once
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Watershed is one of five nominees shortlisted for the British Independent Film Award’s (BIFA) very first Cinema of the Year award - vote now! www.bifa.film/coty-vote/?c... @wshed.bsky.social @bifa-film.bsky.social
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VOTE NOW! · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions, up to £312,500 available www.ukri.org/opportunity/... @ukri.org
ukri.org
Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025
Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Brigstow funding available to support research into the value of natural history collections and archives, and postcolonial methods of museum and archive practices www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/fun... @bristoluni.bsky.social
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Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices | Brigstow Institute | University of Bristol
While we aim to be as broad as possible in who we fund, here is a flavour of the type of people we had in mind.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
What a week of cultural highlights! Marla Gether and band @ Jam Jar Bristol Bath Open Art Prize @ 44AD Dr Tim Manningmore on People of Colour in Georgian Bath @brlsi.bsky.social Dress of the Year Award with Fashion Museum Bath @ Old Post Office and Guildhall Lucky to have all this in my life ❤️
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Help shape a new international museum ‘matchmaking’ service - deadline 26 Oct uk.icom.museum/help-shape-a... @icomuk.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social
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Help shape a new museum 'matchmaking' service! - ICOM UK
We invite you to take part in a short survey, commissioned by ICOM UK and the British Council, as part of our research project to explore a potential “matchmaking” service to make connections between ...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Pembrokeshire Coast Path ❤️
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Commission open to work with Civic Imaginaries in Frome, deadline 2 Nov. Civic imaginaries are the ways people think, feel, sense and dream the futures of their places civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk/civic-imagin... @michaelhowcroft.bsky.social @civicimaginaries.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
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Civic Imaginary Partnerships
this four-year project brings together communities, policy makers, researchers and artists to ask what being civic means in the United Kingdom right now
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The Studio Innovation Fund is open for applications. It's a brilliant source of support - last year a group of us got funding to develop a Capitalism Escape Room! thestudioinbath.co.uk/the-studio-i... @bathspauni.bsky.social
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The Studio Innovation Fund 2026 – call for proposals - The Studio
The Studio at Bath Spa University – our vibrant City-centre hub – is a catalyst for creativity, innovation, and community…
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Some excellent regional and local museums are among the recipients of the DCMS Museum Renewal Fund www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Millions of people to benefit from £20 million to keep local museums open and thriving
£20 million investment in civic museums to protect opening hours and jobs, as part of the government’s ongoing commitment to ensure museums can continue to tell our national story at a local level
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Transatlantic Slavery: Preparing for the Bicentenaries of the Abolition of Slavery in the 2030s www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/preparing-bi... @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Preparing for the Bicentenaries of the Abolition of Slavery in the 2030’s.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Learn how to reduce the environmental impact of temporary and touring exhibitions with this new training from The Exhibitions Group theexhibitionsgroup.org.uk/events/45872/ @theexhibitionsgrp.bsky.social
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The Exhibitions Group - Reducing the Environmental Impact of Temporary & Touring Exhibitions
Join this live training to learn how to reduce the environmental impact of temporary and touring exhibitions.   You’ll discover practical strategies, explore a real-life case study, and gain confidenc...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Museum of Bath at Work are looking for new trustees aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
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Museum of Bath at Work (Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Ltd) - AIM - Association of Independent Museums
The Bath Industrial Heritage Trust is looking for new Trustees to join their enthusiastic team engaging with the local community so they can widen their scope and opportunities.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Well done Ireland - basic income for artists extended (and yes, there's an economic case if that's your thing). Now let's do it for everyone, everywhere www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent
Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
75% of creative industries jobs go to friends and connections www.advanced-television.com/2025/10/14/s...
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Survey: 75% of creative industries jobs go to friends and connections
Three quarters of jobs secured by creative industry workers in the last 18 months came through a friend or contact, according to figures released as part of Bec
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
This e-learning course, developed by Octopus Impact and Polymathic, provides a complete toolkit for social impact evaluation sites.google.com/octopusimpac... @uniofbath.bsky.social
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Community, Impact, Art - Social Impact Evaluation e-Learning
Measuring Social Impact An E-Learning Course to Empower You and Your Organisation Developed by Octopus Impact and Polymathic for the University of Bath Public Engagement Unit, this course provides the...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Open call to Bristol-based practitioners making art in the public domain, involving technology. Watershed are looking for mid-career artists ready to take their practice to its next level, for the Dreamtime Fellowship www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu... @wshed.bsky.social
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Dreamtime Fellowship 2026
The Fellowship is a partnership between Watershed and Jerram Foundation, a fantastic opportunity for self-led professional development, offering the chance to research, test and develop new artwork in...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Meeting the Moment at Watershed - for cultural organisations in troubled times. Host Martha Awojobi, speakers include The Crab Museum, Fatt Projects, Ella Saltmarshe, Jemma Desai, Nikesh Shukla, Clare Reddington and me. Tickets for 26 Nov www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356... @wshed.bsky.social
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Meeting The Moment
A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
We ❤️ The Bell - Bath's thriving community pub and an excellent live music venue. For fellow fans, they have a community share offer open at the moment thebellinnbath.co.uk/downloads/sh...
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Beer, Wine Or Spirits: Most Popular Alcoholic Drink By European Country brilliantmaps.com/most-popu...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The contradictions of climate work: a departing reflection from Watershed's Zoe Rasbash www.watershed.co.uk/articles/fiv... @wshed.bsky.social @zorasbash.bsky.social
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Five Years of Climate Action at Watershed - Part 2
Zoe Rasbash has been Watershed's Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher for the past five years. As she leaves us for new challenges she takes some time to reflect on all that she, and we have le...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Tickets are now available for Drawing Workshop: Grids and Gestures at Locksbrook Campus, Bath on Wed 1 Oct 2025 at 5:00PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bat...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It's a privilege to be a Julie's Bicycle board environment champion. We're inspired by well-chosen speakers, and help each other take action with cultural organisations we support juliesbicycle.com/our-work/art... @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @wshed.bsky.social
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Board Environmental Champions | Julie's Bicycle | Culture & Climate Non-Profit Network
A programme that supports arts organisations to put environmental ambition and responsibility at the centre of their governance.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The UnMuseum: A Living Archive of Black Identity and Belonging in the South West www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org/unmuseum
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THE UNMUSEUM CULTURAL & HERITAGE PROGRAMME — Black South West Network
In this programme, we have begun to develop a series of community archiving workshops, create content, and develop the digital UnMuseum prototype - an online space to which community-based archivists ...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
This is ICOM UK's position on heritage protection uk.icom.museum/heritage-pro... @icomuk.bsky.social
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ICOM UK and Heritage Protection - ICOM UK
At a time when armed conflict is dramatically increasing worldwide, daily reports of the tragic loss of life and worsening humanitarian crises can feel overwhelming. In addition, as heritage professio...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
British Museum calls for Bayeux Tapestry partners www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... @britishmuseum.bsky.social @museumsassociation.org
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British Museum calls for Bayeux Tapestry partners - Museums Association
Institution is hoping to create 'truly national moment' to coincide with historic loan
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Great guidance here from the Association of Independent Museums on writing a good funding application for heritage work - most of their points apply to cultural activity in general aim-museums.co.uk/writing-a-go... @icomuk.bsky.social
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Writing a good application - AIM - Association of Independent Museums
Applying for grants is a fact of life for a wide range of work in the heritage sector.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Booker Prize 2025 shortlist announced thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @thebookerprizes.com
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The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes
The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, featuring a previous winner and three authors shortlisted for the first time
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
London people! Go to Capturing the Forest at Battersea Arts Centre. It sounds amazing bac.org.uk/whats-on/cap... @weareunlimited.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @london.gov.uk
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Capturing The Forest | Battersea Arts Centre
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Bath's American Museum is recruiting a Director www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... @icomuk.bsky.social @museumsassociation.org
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GatenbySanderson hiring Director in Bath, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 4:23:55 PM. American Museum & Gardens (AMG)DirectorLocation: Bath (onsite at Claverton Manor estate)Salary:…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Bath people! Get yourselves down (or up, for most of us) to the Forest of Imagination installation at Entry Hill golf course. It’s magic! @penahay.bsky.social @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social @bathprestrust.bsky.social
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Find out how the Association of Independent Museums helped Bath's Museum of East Asian Art review their membership programme, and what other museums could learn from their experience aim-museums.co.uk/case-studies...
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Review of membership programme at Museum of East Asian Art - AIM - Association of Independent Museums
The Museum of East Asian Art had support from AIM through an AIM Higher programme when they undertook a review of their Friends programme. Caroline Frances-King, Museum Manager, shares their experienc...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
WeCanMake and Knowle West Media Centre are seeking an artist(s) to creatively capture and share the story of how local people are coming together to make their homes, streets, and neighbourhood better for people and the planet wecanmake.notion.site/retrofit-zin... @knowlewestmedia.bsky.social
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Wild and Generous is a holistic vision for Watershed and Bristol's Canon’s Road area, based on notions of wildness and generosity. Join our new advisory circle, apply by 13 October www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu... @wshed.bsky.social @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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Wild & Generous Advisory Circle
We’re building an advisory circle for Watershed Wild and Generous. We’re looking for people with expertise in one or more of the following: capital projects, finance, fundraising, regenerative design,...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Reduce the environmental impact of your museum's learning, outreach and public programmes with this handy toolkit www.artfund.org/professional... @artfund.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @icomuk.bsky.social
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Rethinking environmental responsibility in public programming
This toolkit will help museum learning teams to reduce the environmental impact of learning, outreach and public programmes.
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Funding available from DCMS / Wolfson Foundation to support regional museums and galleries to ensure collections are more accessible to the public www.gov.uk/government/n... @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social
gov.uk
People across the country set to benefit from £4 million boost to improve accessibility and increase access to arts and culture
Funding available to support regional museums and galleries to ensure collections are more accessible to the public
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
The 'Bath backpackers’ hostel organising regency dress salsa classes for their guests' - that's us! www.bathbackpackers.com @theguardian.com
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Bath Backpackers | Independent Hostel in the Heart of Bath
Bath Backpackers is a vibrant, community-based, independent hostel for travellers who would like to experience our gorgeous city in good company. Book direct now!
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Art and culture, from visual arts to music to design, are the foundations for reimagining alternative futures, fostering civic identity, and mobilising collective action. Yet they remain underused and undervalued in economic policy www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub... @mazzucatom.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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The Public Value of Arts and Culture
Authored by Mariana Mazzucato
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has formally returned 33 objects to the Larrakia People of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, as part of the Australian Government’s Return of Cultural Heritage programme museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post... @museumsandheritage.com
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Bristol Museum returns 33 objects via Australian repatriation programme - Museums + Heritage
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Artcry support political art work with a goal to make change happen. They give small grants with very quick turnaround. Apply here www.artcry.co.uk/apply
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Home | ARTCRY
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Warped and Wasted, at ACEarts in Somerton, looks like a lush exhibition - large scale, experimental installation from waste and second-hand materials - until 11 October seamcollective.org/warped-and-w...
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Warped and Wasted – The exhibition
Warped and Wasted is a large scale, experimental installation which is exhibited at ACEarts in Somerton from Saturday 23 August – Saturday 11 October 2025. Made exclusively with 100% waste, e…
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Vote for Watershed as cinema of the year! Before 22 September www.watershed.co.uk/news/vote-us... @wshed.bsky.social
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Please vote for us to be Shortlisted for BIFA Cinema of the Year
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has launched its very first Cinema of the Year award, voted for by cinemagoers – and we need your help to get Watershed shortlisted! We are up against over 1...
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Check out the Diasporas Now open call 2025 - application deadline 6 October www.diasporasnow.com/open-call-2025
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Open Call — Diasporas Now
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Colourful new community artwork in Dorset steals Cerne Giant’s limelight: Consequences Giant figure in the West Country is the result of project involving community groups and schools www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... @theguardian.com
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Colourful new community artwork in Dorset steals Cerne Giant’s limelight
Consequences Giant figure in the West Country is the result of project involving community groups and schools
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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Such an honour to be there for the unveiling of Consequences alongside the Giant of Cerne Abbas today. What a beautiful, ambitious and heartfelt project by Radical Ritual and many partners @beccagill.bsky.social @natlandassoc.bsky.social
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