The newsletter for arts organisations working in criminal justice.
In this month's issue...
- National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance news
- Arts in criminal justice news and publications
- Events and training
- Resources and opportunities
Season’s greetings from the National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance
We wish you all a happy and restful holiday season – we will be out of the office from 22 December until 2 January but occasionally monitoring social media. See you in 2024!
NCJAA Writing Development Workshops
February 2024 | online | free
The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) is excited to revive its writing development training programme for individuals and organisations delivering arts-based services and projects in the criminal justice system. Working in partnership with the Royal Literary Fund (RLF), a programme of free, digital workshops will be held throughout 2023/24 to teach vital writing development skills for reports, case studies, and funding applications.
Visit the NCJAA website for information about the workshop programme
Our next workshops take place on 27 and 29 February 2024.
Book now for NCJAA Writing Development Workshop – Writing Funding Applications Workshop 1.
Book now for NCJAA Writing Development Workshop – Writing Funding Applications Workshop 2.
Rebecca Friel: ‘You have to learn to challenge yourself and feel uncomfortable’
NCJAA Advisory Board member Rebecca, co-founder and chief executive of the Manchester-based charity Odd Arts spoke with Civil Society news on using therapeutic theatre to tackle inequalities and learning to step back. See more
Creating Roots for well-being through art
Our recent publication on the NCJAA website launched the blog series: Creating Roots for well-being through art. In the series artists involved in the Creative Roots team share their full insights in their own personal blog about the project and its impact. The series includes commentary and reflections from six artists in total, including Marion Cheung, a multidisciplinary artist based in South Wales, with over 10 years of experience in Participatory Arts Practice specialising within Arts in Heath. Also included is Gareth Clark, a theatre maker whose work embraces the struggles of humanity and questions the way we live and are governed.
- Marion’s Blog for Creative Roots
- Gar's blog for Creative Roots project
- Catch up on the full blog series here
National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) launch the NCCH and APPG on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Creative Health Review report
On 6 December 2023, Creative Health Review commissioners, contributors and guests from across the sector gathered at the launch of the NCCH and APPG on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Creative Health Review report. The report; Creative Health Review – How Policy Can Embrace Creative Health, highlights how creative health can help to tackle key policy challenges across health, social care and wider systems, and makes recommendations to the government and metropolitan mayors for a dedicated cross-departmental strategy on creative health. It brings together evidence and examples of best practice explored in a series of roundtables over the past year, shaped into recommendations with the support of their panel of commissioners and lived experience panel. Read the report
Performing Recovery Issue 5 - Veterans’ Arts Special
Issue 5 of the Performing Recovery magazine offers stories around recovery. Unlike previous issues though, they have recognised that not every recovery is from addiction and have decided to broaden the scope and look at how the arts are helping with the mental health of veterans in general. Read online
Arts in Criminal Justice network forum
Tuesday 12 March | online | free
The NCJAA is inviting independent arts practitioners working in criminal justice to come together to network, share their experiences, and to help inform us on how best we can support those working independently in the sector.
Independent arts practitioners are part of the fabric of arts-based practices and services within the criminal justice system. Working on the ground, in community and prison settings, their contribution is invaluable but often unnoticed. Find out more and book your place here
Geese Theatre three-day training course
9 -11 January 2024 | Wolverhampton | up to £375
The Other Side of the Wall is a three-day course that focuses on some of the basic principles behind our use of theatre and drama with people in secure and community settings, offering participants effective and widely applicable techniques. Book your place here
All Wales criminal justice forum
Tuesday 23 January 2024 | online | free
Are you an arts in criminal justice practitioner working in Wales? Our All Wales criminal justice forums bring together partners working across Wales in the criminal justice system, providing an opportunity for people working in the criminal justice system to find out about latest government policy developments impacting organisations working in Wales.
These events also provide the space to network with other organisations, discuss opportunities for joint working and offer each other peer support. They are also an opportunity for Clinks’ members and partners to showcase their work. Find out more and book your place here
Clore Leadership and Arts Council England announce series of assemblies exploring leadership and world of work
Applications are open for cultural leadership assemblies which are launching in January 2024 in London, Leeds, Birmingham and online. The Leadership Now assemblies aspire to empower leaders to instigate collaborative solutions, and foster a more connected, resilient, and thriving cultural leadership.
The assemblies will be curated by leaders, for leaders, to share, explore, navigate and co-create practical solutions for contemporary problems at a time when their resilience is being heavily tested. They will ask: How is the world of work changing? What are the needs of the cultural sector? What does this demand from cultural leaders? Find out more
Innovate Now with City Bridge Foundation
A new funding opportunity is available for Black-led charities & social enterprises delivering support to Black and Global Majority communities in London.
Do it Now Now's - Innovate Now fund - will provide 64 London-based Black-led charities & enterprises with £12,000 grant funding, bespoke support & £3,000 in compensated capacity building. This will help participating organisations build their financial resilience and operational readiness, increase their chances of raising social investment & aims to create a sustainable future for their work. Read more
National Lottery Awards
The National Lottery Community Fund is offering funding from £300 to £20,000 for up to two years. Grants are to support community-led projects, fostering social connections and community activities, to create healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. The application deadline is ongoing. Please apply at least 16 weeks before you intend to start the activities or spend any of the money. Find out more
Vacancies
Chair of Trustees – Clinks
Trustees x 2 – Clinks
Co-Chairs of the Board – Clean Break
Musicians – Finding Rhythms
Want to post a vacancy?
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Full instructions for uploading a vacancy can be found here.
For assistance, email membership@clinks.org
Take a creative break
Warm up for those festive competitions by taking a few minutes to complete this Christmas music quiz!
Want to include something in the next newsletter?
The next NCJAA monthly newsletter will be sent on Thursday 25 January 2024. If you have any news, opportunities or events relating to art organisations or projects within the criminal justice system that you would like included, please submit your information via our online form by Monday 15 January 2024.
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