Arts Council England has launched a new Research Grants Programme to help build collective knowledge and deepen understanding of the impact of arts and culture; and to also promote greater collaboration and co-operation between the arts and cultural sector and research partners. In the first round (2015-16) organisations can apply for funding of between £50,000 and £100,000 for projects that last for up to three years. A total of £700,000 is available for 2015-16, with indicative budgets of £900,000 available for 2016-17 and 2017-18. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 12th March 2015. Find out more http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/apply-for-funding/research-grants-programme-2015-18/.
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An opportunity has come up for a painter to join a sculptor and represent Arts Network in Minden, Sutton’s twin town near Hannover in Germany, to exhibit four of their works each in an exhibition. This will take place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015 and the artists will have an exhibition area of about 24m2 at their disposal.
If you are available on those dates in June and are interested in discussing this opportunity further, please email the Vice Chair of ANS: [email protected] The Suttoners, a town-twinning theatre company, will be performing Arthur Miller’s iconic play The Crucible at the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre from Thursday 14 to 16 May, before taking the production to Minden, where the play will be performed in the town’s beautiful Stadttheater.
The play centres around the Salem witch trials and is a powerful and timeless depiction of how intolerance and hysteria can intersect and tear a community apart. Since Miller himself fell foul of the McCarthy anti-communist trials in 1950s America it has become a cornerstone of theatre, standing as an indictment for injustice worldwide. This production has been two years in planning and spokesman for the group, Robert Hamilton, said: ‘We have been taking musicals to Minden for over thirty seven years and this is the first time we will have taken a straight play. This was specifically at the request of the Stadttheater as the schools in Minden are currently studying it. It has been a big challenge for us which the whole company has risen to with enormous enthusiasm.’ The cast includes members from The Lyric Players, Wallington Operatic and SADC, as well as groups from Dorking, Leatherhead, Fetcham and south London. To celebrate the release of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water, Empire Cinemas, in a collaboration with renowned food artist Mark Northeast has created the UK’s first ever film poster made entirely out of pick ‘n’ mix. The appetising artwork was unveiled at Empire Cinemas Walthamstow recently to the delight of local children and cinema-goers and will remain on display at the cinema for the remainder of the week. Sourced from the nation’s favourite sweets, the delicious poster uses 24 different types of pick ‘n’ mix and over 400 individual sweets including; 90 foam bananas, of which 60 were used for the lettering, 60 fried eggs, 60 shrimps, 25 pieces of fudge, 50 blue dolphins, 10 strawberries and many more tasty treats available from the pick 'n’ mix counter at Empire Cinemas. During the week commencing Monday 23rd through to Friday 27th March, Sutton Music Service's seven ensembles will take to the stage of St Andrew’s Church, Northey Avenue, Cheam SM2 7HF for their end of term concerts.
"We are delighted to announce that this term the ensembles we will also be joined by special guests; Barrow Hedges Band and Westbourne Primary School Orchestra," said a spokesperson. "This is a wonderful opportunity for you to come and see your son/daughter perform and, unlike last term, we WILL NOT be limiting tickets per family, but instead will be charging the following entry fee, payable on the door: £5 per concert (£2.50 concession) £8 season ticket (£4 concession) A concert programme, covering all concerts can be purchased for £2 on the door. "I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD" springs to mind for a fun themed art show starting on Tuesday 14th April and then finishes Saturday 30th May
Through the months of April and May, Corner Gallery will be holding their Annual Themed Local Artist Exhibition. This year is all about SKY in every medium. Think clouds & sun, think shooting stars - think big! Low prices from local artists. The special guest artist is John Stillman (Associate of the Royal Society of Marine Artists). The Corner Gallery is at: 11A Beeches Avenue Carshalton Beeches Surrey SM5 3LB 02086695899 Facebook: The Corner Gallery & Gifts Twitter: @cornergallery April sees an eclectic series of live arts screenings and special one-off events coming to Sutton's Empire Cinemas through Empire Extra, with performances including Royal Opera House: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem and a special screening of I, Superbiker: Split Second. The innovative programme delivers the crème de la crème of arts, theatre, opera and sport direct to the cinema screen, introducing cinema-goers to a whole new range of exciting content. Screenings this month include:
1st April – Royal Opera House: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Live) Mahagonny is a satire on money, morality and pleasure-seeking among the sceptical crowds of the citizens of a fictional city. Throughout the production at the Royal Opera House, you’ll be transported right into the midst of the corruption through dramatic ensembles. The casting has been well selected with the likes of Kurt Streit playing wild lumberjack Jimmy, Christine Rice as his sweetheart Jenny and Anne Sofie von Otter as the cunning Leokadja Begbick. The score is heavily influenced by the ragtime era. 13th April – I, Superbiker: Split Second I, Superbiker: Split Second is a gut wrenching epic exploring the mind-sets of the riders through the British Superbike 2014 championship. Around the circuit spectators cheer as they watch titans battling for the leading position at 200 MPH in dangerous conditions. The film offers a front row seat into the development of a great British hopeful, Shane Shakey Bryne, a courageous racer who has already won three championships. The film also explores the perspectives of leading racers, Japanese Kiyo, James Ellison, Tommy Bridewell (racing in memory of his brother who tragically died during a motocross accident) and finally Josh ‘Bad Boy’ Brookes who is out to steal the crown. One thing that can be guaranteed in BSB… anything can and will happen. 16th April – National Theatre Live: The Hard Problem Critically acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard returns to the National Theatre with his new play The Hard Problem, which searches into the idea of consciousness. The play provides exposition on how mortality and altruism can arise, and the major concerns of the protagonist, Hillary, give insight to the evolutionary explanations of behaviour we undergo throughout time. The show follow Hillary on her journey as a young psychology researcher at odds with her colleagues. She is in need of a miracle and prepared to pray for one… Jon Nutton, Marketing Director of Empire Cinemas, said: “Our ever-popular Empire Extra programme continues to grow with a diverse range of screenings this April. This month sees us supplement our arts screenings with a special sporting one off where cinema-goers can experience the thrill of the British Superbike Championship direct from their cinema seat.” Sutton Life Centre’s March film is the award-winnning Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. Please note it’s being shown a week earlier than usual, this Friday, 20 March at 7pm.
Shadowlands (rated PG) is a 1993 British biographical film about the love-relationship between Oxford academic C S Lewis and American poet Joy Davidman. For many years Lewis’s life had followed the same comfortable patterns - as teacher, writer, and bachelor who lives with his brother. From his children's books, his science fiction and his pop theology, Lewis has gained a following. Then the most extraordinary thing takes place. He falls in love with someone who writes him an admiring letter. The New York Times said: “Shadowlands is acted with great tenderness by both Ms. Winger, who seems vigorous and sprightly … and Mr. Hopkins, who is simply wonderful.” Friday, 20 March at 7pm. Refreshments, £3 (Friends £2). No booking needed. Sutton Life Centre, 24 Alcorn Close, Sutton, SM3 9PX Shadowlands is presented by the Friends of Sutton Life Centre. Little Shop of Horrors is a truly mouth-watering musical and now you can see it at the Secombe Theatre! Join Sutton Theatre Company for their latest production, Little Shop of Horrors, at the Secombe Theatre from 14th – 18th April 2015. Little Shop of Horrors is a hilarious sci-fi musical spoof and cult film, which featured Rick Moranis, Steve Martin and Bill Murray, and is one of the most popular off-Broadway musical shows of all time, including songs Somewhere That’s Green and Suddenly Seymour. Down and out Seymour Krelborn spends his time slaving away in Mr Mushnik’s Florist’s, dreaming of a way out of Skid Row with the shop’s glamorous and ditsy assistant Audrey. One day Seymour stumbles upon a strange and exotic new plant, which he lovingly names Audrey II that could change his luck forever – but this ain’t no ordinary shrub! Audrey II has plans that are far greater than Seymour can imagine as it grows into a bad-tempered, foul-mouthed monster who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite. Will Seymour survive Audrey II’s plans for global domination? And how far is he willing to go to get the girl of his dreams? Buy a ticket to see this brilliantly funny show which will keep you wanting more! Little Shop of Horrors 14 – 18 April 2015 Secombe Theatre, Sutton, SM1 2SS Tickets £13 - £15 Company Box Office: 07963 803 434 Theatre Box Office: 020 8770 6990 Online Box Office: www.suttontheatres.co.uk Sutton theatre company website: www.suttontheatrecompany.com Rene Denfeld, best-selling US author of The Enchanted, made an exclusive visit to Sutton’s Central Library recently.
The death row investigator, who won a prestigious French Prix award for her haunting debut novel set in a maximum security prison in Oregon, mingled with the Worcester Park Evening Book Club. The local literature lovers were among the first in the country to devour the gripping read, after keen Sutton Council librarian Stella Chevalier convinced The Reading Agency to let the group meet the author and sneak peak the book. The author is visiting London for just a few days ahead of The Enchanted’s UK release. Her visit coincided with World Book Day. Impressed by the many intelligent questions asked by the group, Denfeld said: “You guys are the most astute group, really you are my favourite.” “I’m so honoured to be here. Where I grew up, it was a poor area, and starting back in kinder, I would always run to the library after school. The librarians were my friends. I would escape in to literature. It became my sanctuary. “Any time I have the opportunity to do an event in a library, I take it. Libraries are just such as special place.” She went on to say: “It’s refreshing to come here [the UK]. In the States, the issue [the death penalty] is so politicised and people are likely to look at my work and think it’s trying to push a particular stance. “Really, I wanted to capture the truth of prisons. I’m fascinated by prison culture – prisoners create their own world and society in these places they disappear into. “It’s like they say – you read newspapers for the facts, but you read fiction for the truth.” The exclusive book signing Carol Rowles, a member of Worcester Park Evening Book Club, said: “I was taken aback at the poetry in the writing and found that initially quite disturbing in the context of the novel. However, the fantasy, the magic of the words somehow quickly seemed to work with the bleakness of the situation. “It seems strange to say I enjoyed the novel….and yet, because it was based on truth and experience, it was actually enjoyable, recognising that this life is life for those who work and wait on death row.” Sutton libraries host 19 adult book clubs across its nine branches, where members usually met monthly to discuss their latest reads. For more information about our book clubs, contact Colin Todd on [email protected] or ask at your local branch. Thank you to Olivia’s Florists, Wallington for providing the beautiful flowers presented to the author. Visit the author’s website for more information about The Enchanted. |
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