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Dear All, As some of you will already know, yesterday Arts Council England published their consultation paper; Achieving great art for everyone. [link] . The outcome of this consultation will form the Arts Council's strategic […]

Amanda I have found it really useful being informed of the latest developments. 'Glad of the updates. Kind regards, Clinton Sent from my iPhone On 26 Nov 2009, at 17:33, "Amanda King" wrote: […]

It's handy for me, Amanda: I hadn't come across this and always feel behind with the latest ACE intiatives! Thanks. Matt […]

Dear All, The Visual Arts department at the Art Council England's National office have partnered with Creative and Cultural Skills to develop a Visual Arts Blueprint which aims to provide the sector with an action plan for the support of its 'workforce' . After a period of consultation, the final […]

Thanks Amanda, I'll be moving my blog to a dedicated Turning Point Network web space very soon! Simon Simon Zimmerman National Coordinator, Turning Point Arts Council England Email: simon.zimmer...@artscouncil.or g.uk Direct Line: +44(0)207 9793 6885 Mobile: +44(0)7834 070 040 Follow me on twitter: [link] […]

Dear All, The new communication strategy is clearly working - Julianne from Blast Theory has helpfully pointed out the error in the link to Simon Zimmerman's blog which currently hosts information on the national Turning Point network. It should be: [link] […]

Dear All, Welcome to those of you who have recently signed up to the TPSE google group. We hope that this will serve us as an interim tool for effective communication amongst the membership, sharing information and views on current projects, events and general updates, whilst we develop something […]

Dear TPSE Members, The TPSE Network Vision report is now online! You can download it here: [link] The report is a summary of findings, recommendation and analysis of what you said you wanted the TPSE online tool to do, and in what order. The next phases of the development process are mapped out in the report, […]

Thanks Matt, That was a *really* useful insight into your various approaches, and this is a great question to end on. Even if it can be difficult for TPSE network members to answer who their audience are, having a hit-list of 'would like to meet' audiences would be a great starting point because it will enable us to […]

Hi everybody I'd thought I'd chip with a few thoughts about audiences. In Blast Theory we have always been extremely concerned with who are audiences are, how they find the work and how they respond to it. Because so much of our work is a conversation with our audience (or even, as in Rider Spoke, between audience members) they are very […]

Dear TPSE people, Since discussions on the mailing list have been a bit slow, I thought I'd switch things around a bit, and publish the report first, *then* try to solicit more discussion. So, here is what I know about what you want so far: To put it as briefly as possible, what you want is a flexible, always […]

Hello again, I'm hearing loud and clear that there is a desire for a culturally specific 'front end' to the TPSE network - something more attuned to contemporary visual arts, and also something more regionally focused than Culture 24, for example. In this video clip that I've posted to the blog, Stephen sums it up: […]

Hi Julianne, Mark, All, Thanks for the reminder Julianne! I think this list was reflected in the priorities that came out on the 18th very clearly. I know it might seem like we're delving into everything in this discussion, but to try to figure out how to develop the communication tool, we need to discuss how to best achieve points 2 and 3, so ther […]

I think concentrating on a site as a tool for us all is key - and I think we all agree? There may be existing sites of information, but this can all be drawn into the site as Simon suggests with aggregators or other tools. Does everyone feel happy with moving forward with a website for […]

Hi Mark, all, Mark suggested that a live TPSE chat would be a useful thing. I agree - it's more immediate and interactive than email sometimes. So - may I introduce the experimental TPSE live chat: [link] Skype and Instant Messenger are probably a bit too complicated for many people to use (requires sign-up, login, knowing other members), so I […]

A write-up of the TPSE Visioning event, for breaking down in further online discussion. […]

A draft version of the final report outlining the vision for TPSE's online tool […]

A growing list of organisations and initiatives we should know about […]

A write-up of the TPSE Steering Group meeting, at which an initial agenda was set for the visioning session on the 18th May. […]