News/Review/Interview

The Cranfield Trust offers free management consultancy to organisations addressing issues of poverty, disability or disadvantage, using a register of volunteers from the commercial sector.The newsletter contains examples of recent projects; news about grants, funding and supporters; as well as news of internal ongoings.

A review of the CCD's (Community Cultural Development) work, including project examples and application tips. Chapters: What is Community Cultural Development, Project Examples (communities employing artists, artists engaging with communities, individual activity, recent strategic initiatives), Community Cultural Development Board Support (project grant categories, infrastructure grant categories, Ros Bower Award), Application Tips, Resources.

hands up! and be counted looks at some of the projects funded by the Community Cultural Development Board that have been produced by communities with migrant or refugee backgrounds. The 'how to apply' section is a simple outline of the steps involved in developing a proposal and applying for project funding.

The journal is published three times a year. It aims to create a forum for debate on develoment education and the climate in which it is working, and to report on and discuss current practice, theory and research in Britain and overseas.

Grassroots are a performing arts organisation from Bulawayo in Zimbabwe that specialises in Theatre for Development.

The International Child Art Foundation publish the ChildArt magazine - a unique arts learning, self-discovery and global education publication for children, teachers and parents. To foster creativity and cooperation online, they are also developing the Virtual Creativity Playground (VCP) for children, which will be launched in 2003.

Peace Troupe International publish a quarterly newsletter called The Cultural Animator, subscriptions available.

Update, the Voluntary Arts Network 's magazine, comes out quarterly and includes 2 Briefings. VAN has funding to distribute one free copy to all National and Regional voluntary arts Umbrella Bodies, Local authorities and Arts Council publication departments. However, many of these organisations like to receive a second copy, and many other public or private sector organisations also wish receive Update. These are available at a small fee. The majority of VAN Briefings are available on the website in text, and many are also be available in PDF (portable document format).

The Centre for Creative Communities publishes a quarterly newsletter, Interchanges, which illustrates the activities of the Centre, as well as highlighting news and critically debating relevant issues in the field of the arts, education, urban regeneration and community development. Together with case studies and book reviews, Interchanges features a selected list of conferences and events, both in the UK and abroad. Aimed at a national and international audience the newsletter is sent to over 2500 addresses in the UK, Europe and the US.