Group Sessions.

As well as our 1-2-1 Advisory Sessions we also run larger group workshops & training sessions to take a deeper dive into some topics that come up frequently.
We post information & booking details below as they come up if you want to be the first to know, keep an eye on Twitter #GMArtistHub or sign up to our mailing list on the homepage.
Scroll further down for a summary of previous Group Sessions including last year’s in-depths on DYCP (watch You Tube recording) and NLPG (watch You Tube recording).

For specific queries about sessions, please email gmartisthub@gmail.com

Next Session: Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants.

Tuesday 14 February, Noon-2pm
Free (ticketed, please book due to limited capacity)

In November 2021 Arts Council England launched a new iteration of National Lottery Project Grants, its open access programme for arts, libraries, and museums projects. The NLPG fund supports thousands of individual artists, community, and cultural organisations.

Key changes saw an under £30k and an over £30k application with 8-week and 12-week turnarounds respectively, and the return of 10% match funding where possible. The changes to the application process were also quite significant.

Join ACE Relationship Managers Holly Clarke & Nikki Harrison-Davies (Combined Arts) for an interactive group session on National Lottery Project Grants, chaired by Tamsin Drury (hÅb).

This session will walk you through NLPG and the changes made in 2021, and will allow time for questions. We will try to answer as many questions as possible but please bear in mind it is likely to be a very busy session and we may not be able to answer everything.

There is a lot to get through so PLEASE do prepare by reading the guidance at: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ProjectGrants

And download the Word version of the form:
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/arts-council-national-lottery-project-grants/project-grants-information-sheets?search_api_views_fulltext=questions

Critically, please also familiarise yourselves with ACE’s 2020-2030 strategy Let’s Create: key reading are the Outcomes & Investment Principles (p32-p56) which will be referenced throughout:
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/our-strategy-2020-2030

Or easy-read version:
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Let%27sCreate_EasyRead.pdf

Also see our NLPG Guidance page at https://gm-artisthub.co.uk/nlpg-guidance

This group session takes place on Zoom from Noon on Tuesday 14 February and will last approximately 2 hours.
It’s free and open to all, but you’ll need to book your place in advance on this page.
If you have any access issues, please let us know through the booking form and we’ll do all we can to help.
UPDATED 13 Feb at 3pm: we aimed for this session to be BSL-interpreted but have been unable to source an interpreter; the session will be auto-captioned.

Save The Date: Later Group Sessions.

Wednesday 29 March, 1pm: Introduction to Access
Wednesday 26 April, 1pm: How to Consider the Environment when Making Work
(Booking opens later in February.)

Previous Sessions.

3 August 2022
Arts Council DYCP in-depth: The journey to developing your creative practice.
An in-depth small group session with Tamsin Drury of hÅb exploring an approach to DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice); the journey you need to show you will be taking; and the differences between ACE’s DYCP & NLPG (National Lottery Project Grants).
She was joined by guest artists Kelly Munro-Fawcett, Megan Marie Griffith & Tania Camara, who’ve each successfully applied to DYCP, to talk about their approach.
Watch a recording on You Tube; download the word documents referred to in the recording (just questions, questions + notes); also see our DYCP guidance page.

27 April 2022
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants in-depth: Think not what Arts Council England can do you for you, but what you can do for Let’s Create.

An in-depth small group session for those with some knowledge of both the old system and some understanding of the new NLPG system, with Tamsin Drury (hÅb) and guests Lauren-Nicole Mayes & Jodie Ratcliffe.
Watch a recording on You Tube; download the sheet referred to in the recording here; also see our NLPG guidance page.

16 Dec 2021
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants (from Nov 2021)
An interactive group session explaining the latest changes (22 November 2021 onwards) made to Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants, its open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects, with ACE Relationship Managers Nikki Harrison-Davies (Combined Arts), Karen Cody (Theatre), Carys Williams (Music), Holly Clarke (Combined Arts).

24 Aug 2021
Navigating ACE Funds
An interactive group session explaining both ACE Funds: Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) and National Lottery Project Grants (NLPG), and the changes that were made, with ACE Relationship Managers Nikki Harrison-Davies (Combined Arts), Karen Cody (Theatre) and Clarissa Corfe (Visual Arts).

16 Apr 2021
Greater Manchester Independent Artist Initiative 21 Q&A for Artists
Over the past few months, a range of Greater Manchester's Arts & Cultural Organisations have been exploring ways that they can support independent artists and companies in our city region to develop and share their work in 2021 as the sector, hopefully, starts to emerge from the current COVID-19 restrictions.
One of those ways is by supporting projects that need resources: money, mentorship, technical support, marketing, space and much more...
Find out more information about the opportunity here.

28 Oct 2020
ACE Developing Your Creative Practice
Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) is back open for new applications from Thursday 15 October.
The fund is for individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development.
If you’re thinking of taking your practice to the next stage, DYCP can help by supporting research, time to create new work, travel, training, developing ideas, networking or mentoring.
Join ACE Relationship Managers Nikki Harrison & Vicky Merriman for an interactive group session.

14 Oct 2020
Summer 21 Consultation
How can Greater Manchester’s arts organisations help independent artists?
Greater Manchester Artist Hub has recently been working with the Manchester Cultural Leaders Group and others on plans for the city to celebrate the new work being made by Greater Manchester artists at a series of special events in summer 2021.
Join John McGrath, the Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Manchester International Festival and (MIF) and Tamsin Drury, Director of hÅb and Word of Warning, to talk about how you can showcase your work and ensure that artists are involved at all stages – from shaping the plans to delivering the event next summer.

31 July 2020
ACE National Lottery Project Grants — a refresher
ACE Projects Grants reopened on Wed 22 July with some changes and amendments for applications between July 2020 and April 2021.
GM Artist Hub invites you to an online group session for a general look at the programme and a deeper exploration of the recent changes and what this might mean for your project.

19 June 2020
Where Do We Go From Here? — An Open Conversation
Join leading figures from arts venues & organisations from across Greater Manchester to take stock and tackle the questions & challenges currently facing our industry.
A chance to hear what arts organisations are facing and thinking about as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
We can’t promise all the answers but we’re here to talk and give you an insight into what we’re thinking about.

14 & 23 Apr 2020
ACE Emergency Fund: What do we know?

9 Apr 2020
ACE Emergency Fund: First thoughts + Grantium 101