Artswork, the National Youth Arts Development Agency supported by Arts Council England, is committed to transforming the lives of children and young people through arts and cultural practice.

Artswork’s mission is to place the arts at the heart of work with, for and by children and young people and to champion, lead and facilitate high quality work led by artists, arts and cultural organisations including the development of young arts practitioners/leaders.

As Royal Warrant holders Click Netherfield have decided to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this year by giving away one of their showcases to one lucky UK museum.

Up for grabs is a stunning Vista 6 – an all-glass case with surface-bonded technology and a contemporary white base. The case is 2100mm in height and 750mm² with a glass top. It is currently in our showroom in Livingston, and delivered and installed would normally retail at around £6,000.

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter has made it to the short list of the prestigeous annual Art Fund Prize where the winner is awarded the title Museum of the Year and £100,000. The other three shortlisted entries are the Watts Galery Guilford, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and The Hepworth Wakefield.  We'll have to wait until 19 June to see who has won, but in the meantime you can show your support for RAMM on the Art und's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/theartfund.

Commiserations to Bristol's MShed and the Holburne in Bath who made it to the Art Fund Prize longlist and to Penlee House Gallery who made it as far as the longlist of the Clore Award for Education. 

This is the sum awarded by Arts Council England (ACE) to deliver museum development services in the South West between August 2012 and April 2015.  The successful bid was submitted by a partnership which includes the SW Fed, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery and  SW Local Authorities.

The cash will ensure the continued provision of Museum Development Officer (MDO) services, conservation support and skills training as well as the development of new programmes.  A summary of the bid is available to download. 

'The three year funding agreement and delivery by a partnership which represents all types and sizes of museums will enable a more joined up and targeted approach than previously,' said Alison Bevan, chair of the SW Fed. 'The award includes money for the further development of the Fed wesite and consolidation of the Fed's role as the voice of museums in the SW and the people who work in them.'

Come and hear more about the programme at the Fed's AGM on 18th June.  Have your say on Facebook .