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Voluntary Arts England is the national development agency for arts participation We raise awareness of the contribution that the voluntary and amateur arts and crafts make to the well-being of communities, social inclusion, lifelong learning, active citizenship and volunteering. Find out more
epic awards 2010 The epic awards is our national award scheme designed to recognise and shine a spotlight on the excellent work taking place within the 50,000+ voluntary and amateur art and craft groups operating throughout the country. The epic awards invite voluntary and amateur art and craft groups to nominate themselves in four categories; engagement, partnerships, innovation and creativity, with the winners receiving a package of benefits including training, equipment and publicity as well as being invited to a winners’ reception towards the end of the year. Find out more and nominate your own group at www.epicawards.co.uk. | 
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Restoring the Balance: the effect of arts participation on wellbeing and health Restoring the Balance: the effect of arts participation on wellbeing and health is the latest publication from Voluntary Arts England. People from a wide range of backgrounds explain how their wellbeing, their health and, in some cases, their lives have been transformed as a direct result of arts participation. Details of the recently launched Manifesto for Participation in the Arts and Crafts offer a model of best practice, as do links to related reports, research and organisations. To download a copy of Restoring the Balance or to request a hard copy please visit our Publications page | 
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Participation In The Arts (PITA)  Participation In The Arts (PITA) is the home of public participation in the arts and crafts and all things related to arts participation. This resource has been developed following a manifesto for public participation in the arts & crafts which addresses how everyone, regardless of who they are or where they are, can find meaningful ways to participate across the whole spectrum of arts and crafts.
Voluntary Arts England urges as many people as possible to visit www.participationinthearts.net to register and pledge your support for the manifesto and use the website as a forum to continue the discussions about how we best encourage, increase and diversify participation in the arts
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Become a registered supporter Arts and crafts activities unlock potential, eradicate apathy and build strong, happy, independent and fulfilled communities. Local people play a vital part in offering many thousands of opportunities to participate in the arts and crafts on a voluntary / amateur basis. These activities include dance, drama, literature, music, visual arts, embroidery, potter, lace making, applied arts, festivals and many other activities. If you think that voluntary & amateur arts are important, then join us!
Visit our Registered Supporters section to download a form and to find out who is already supporting the voluntary and amateur arts. There’s no membership charge. We’re raising recognition of your work, not money for ours.
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VOLUNTARY ARTS ENGLAND is a national body of the VOLUNTARY ARTS NETWORK (VAN). We gratefully acknowledge current financial support from Arts Council England, and all the assistance given to the organisation since 1988. VAN is registered in Scotland (Registered Office: 2nd Floor, 54 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7EH) as Company No. 139147 and Charity No. SC 020345 | 
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EPIC Awards 2010
The voluntary and amateur arts in England are gaining increased national recognition in the shape of a national award scheme which highlights the great work undertaken by voluntary arts and crafts groups. The epic awards will be awarded to groups that have excelled in one or more of the following categories; Engagement, Partnerships, Innovation and Creativity. To nominate your group for an award visit www.epicawards.co.uk
Our Running Your Group section is designed to answer the most common questions you will have when setting up and running a voluntary arts group. This is general good practice information which is useful wherever you are based in the UK and Ireland. www.vaengland.org.uk/ryg news update 06 Sep 2010
epic awards – information helpline other updates 01 Sep 2010
local authority arts officers - cheshire 19 Aug 2010
what we do 10 Aug 2010
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