Kate Arthurs
@kate-arthurs.bsky.social
Here for creative think-doers Hospitality on a shoestring https://www.instagram.com/bath_backpackers/ https://www.bathbackpackers.com/ Pool shark 🎱
"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...
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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Arts Council England Funding - informal conversation with Visual Arts South West on 13 November vasw.org.uk/whats-on/art... @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
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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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
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.
Refreshed Economic Impact Toolkit for museums, from the Association of Independent Museums aim-museums.co.uk/news/latest-...
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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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
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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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
VOTE NOW! · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards
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Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions, up to £312,500 available www.ukri.org/opportunity/... @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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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
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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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 ❤️
Help shape a new international museum ‘matchmaking’ service - deadline 26 Oct uk.icom.museum/help-shape-a... @icomuk.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social
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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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
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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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
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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Some excellent regional and local museums are among the recipients of the DCMS Museum Renewal Fund www.gov.uk/government/n...
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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Transatlantic Slavery: Preparing for the Bicentenaries of the Abolition of Slavery in the 2030s www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/preparing-bi... @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
Preparing for the Bicentenaries of the Abolition of Slavery in the 2030’s.
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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
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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Museum of Bath at Work are looking for new trustees aim-museums.co.uk/trustee-vaca...
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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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...
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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75% of creative industries jobs go to friends and connections www.advanced-television.com/2025/10/14/s...
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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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
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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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
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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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
Meeting The Moment
A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.
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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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Beer, Wine Or Spirits: Most Popular Alcoholic Drink By European Country brilliantmaps.com/most-popu...
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
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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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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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
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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The UnMuseum: A Living Archive of Black Identity and Belonging in the South West www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org/unmuseum
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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This is ICOM UK's position on heritage protection uk.icom.museum/heritage-pro... @icomuk.bsky.social
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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