Arts

Providing information, advice and funding for arts projects across Gloucestershire

Helen Owen- Arts Development Officer
Gloucestershire County Council
Colwell Centre
Derby Road
Gloucester GL1 4AD
Email: helen.owen@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Tel. 01452 544049

Helen Owen, Arts Development Officer can advise on funding opportunities, including how to apply to Arts Council England, South West and other funders; arts contacts and the County Council's Arts Policy.

Gloss - Arts in Education
Sam Etheridge (Director) supports arts education activity through Gloss, the County Arts Education Agency. Click on the link below for their website

	Funding Helen Owen has been the County Arts Officer for 10 years and knows a thing or two about arts projects in the county.		Arts Providers Directory The directory concentrates on those organisations which provide a year-round service to the arts, focusing on the opportunities which they provide for educational and community work.
	Case Studies of Public Art practice		Gloucestershire Arts Strategy: Aims and Funding Criteria The County Council aims to improve learning, leisure and cultural opportunities for everyone. We want to improve access to arts and cultural activities through our funding, advice and coordination.
	Theatre Gloucestershire Jo Bousfield and Kim Kenny are the Theatre Development Coordinators for Gloucestershire.		Artists and Craftspeople in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds Gloucestershire's contemporary artists are being celebrated in a newly redesigned guide, reprinted following heavy demand from visitors from the UK and around the world.
	Other Arts websites		Art Lift - Arts in Health Project Bringing together artists with patients in healthcare settings across Gloucestershire.
	Severn Project 2009 This major scale outdoor performance event inspired creativity in communities along the River Severn