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• Digital R&D for the arts from Nesta
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  With Nesta anouncing that five arts and cultural projects will receive funding from the £7 million Digital R&D Fund for the Arts earlier this month - is it about time that we saw more of this money coming to the North West more speciaficaly Liverpool based arts and cultural organisations.  

  These R&D projects are testing the use of digital technologies to widen audience access and engagement in the arts, with the purpose of developing useful products, services and knowledge for the wider the arts and cultural sector so surely we could be applying for some of this money here. 

• Artist Audio Commission: Giving in to gift
  in Arts News
  

  Giving in to Gift is looking to commission four new sound works, each made to be listened to in a specific situation, for free distribution online.

• Introduction to Laser Cutting
  in Tech News
  

  

  Who wouldn't like to learn how to use a laser cutter and build your own designs. Well now you can with this one day course at DoES Liverpool.

   

  Starting from the basics of laser cutting and operating a hobby laser cutter, this course will take you through preparing designs for cutting or engraving to making your own items.

• Abandon Normal Devices - Open Call
  in Entertainment and Culture
  

  Abandon Normal Devices is offering a bursary of up to £500 for emerging practitioners to showcase new work or work in progress at an event new to our programme in 2013, the AND Fair.

  
  The fair is inspired by the World’s Fairs of old, where inventors could showcase new inventions and discoveries such as moving images, electricity or the fluorescent light bulb.
  
  Whether you are an artist, engineer, hacker, technologist or maker – or you sit somewhere in between – we would love to hear from you.
  
  The deadline is 11 Aug. Click here for details of how to apply.

  
  They're also looking for volunteers
  
  Volunteers are crucial members of the AND team. We wouldn't be able to deliver our programme without them.
  
  We're looking for people to help with a wide range of tasks including installing artwork, stewarding and market research.
  
  Register your interest by 16 Aug if you'd like to get involved.

• Curious Minds offers free professional development opportunities for small arts organisations
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  Free CPD Opportunity - Action Learning with Curious Minds

  As part of their support offer to organisations using the arts to engage with children and young people, they have a number of free Action Learning sets they're hosting this year. If you've not come across Action Learning before, it's a structured problem solving method which involves a group of peers supporting each other to look at their professional challenges and find solutions. It's a really effective method they've used a lot in the past, more information about it is available on their website - http://www.curiousminds.org.uk/alfcm