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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.

• 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

• Opportunities: Chorlton Arts Festival submissions now open until 11 Jan,
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  Chorlton Arts Festival, one of the leading, annual multi-arts festivals in the UK, is now inviting submissions for 2013.

• Nominations Open for the Liverpool Art Prize 2013
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  Liverpool Art Prize nominations are open for only a couple more weeks for the Liverpool Art Prize 2013. In its sixth year, the annual competition is for artists born or based in the Liverpool City Region and is managed by Metal at Edge Hill Station.

  The fantastic prize of £2000 will be awarded to the winning artist, as well as provide them with an invitation for a solo exhibition at The Walker Art Gallery Liverpool. The winner of the People’s choice award decided by the public voting at the gallery for their choice will be awarded with £1000. 

  Nominations close on 23rd November and you can nominate your favourite at www.liverpoolartprize.com