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The Shed Gateshead

NFASP case study: The Shed, a Gateshead Council initiative to develop temporary artists' workspace

The Shed at Gateshead (right) in the North East is an innovative project by a local council to regenerate the town centre by providing rent-free, temporary workspace to artists and creative practitioners.

Read the NFASP case study on The Shed initiative here.
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NFASP survey of artists' studios and organisations

NFASP is conducting a new survey on artists' studios and organisations in the UK. Please take part in this important survey, which will help NFASP with its ongoing advocacy activities.
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ARTS CUTS: NFASP needs your feedback now!

With proposed cuts of up to 40% in arts funding, NFASP is asking artists' studio groups and organisations to give us your views, so that we can respond on behalf of the sector.
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NFASP has vacancies for the Chair of Board of Trustees and for Trustees

NFASP is looking to recruit new trustees and appoint a Chair of Board of Trustees.
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NFASP responds to Draft London Mayor’s Cultural Strategy

NFASP believes there is a significant opportunity for the London Mayor's office to stop the threat to existing studio provision and help establish a self-sustaining infrastructure.
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Events

Wysing Arts Centre has up to 30 working artists, set in 11 acres of rural Cambridgeshire

Artists' music festival at Wysing

Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge is hosting an ambitious all-day artists' music festival on 11 September, headlining with Martin Creed.
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Coastal Currents Arts Festival in Hastings

Artists from the south coast region and beyond will create temporary projects in outdoor spaces, vacant buildings, seafronts and more.
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Deptford X Festival: 24 September to 3 October

The annual Deptford X festival in south east London brings together the many artists' studios and galleries and arts organisations in the area.
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Jobs and opportunities

ArtSway Open 2010: CALL FOR ENTRIES

Artsway's highly regarded annual Open exhibition in Hampshire invites submissions from artists from the UK and abroad.
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Lewisham Arthouse: Graduate Studio Scheme

Recent London-based graduates are invited to apply for a 12-month studio placement in southeast London, culminating in a gallery exhibition.
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Residency projects at Yorkshire Artspace

Two residencies are now available for a ceramic artist and a visual artist in Yorkshire Artspace's new studio complexes.
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Resources

New Guidance Note on the Charities Act 2006, May 2010 update

Including advice from a leading charity law barrister and the recent experience of NFASP members applying for charity status. Member-only resource. Read more...

Olympics and Artist Studio Provision in London

Special section on the Olympics and the impact of regeneration on artists' studio provision in East London.
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Temporary Use of Empty Space as Artists' Studios

Special section with news, links, guidance and case studies on the temporary use of vacant space.
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NFASP Public Benefit Toolkit

A resource to help artists' studios measure and report on the benefit they provide to the public.
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NFASP Briefings: Value of Artist Studios • Facts and Figures 2010 from the NFASP Register
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