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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 13h

This e-learning course, developed by Octopus Impact and Polymathic, provides a complete toolkit for social impact evaluation sites.google.com/octopusimpac... @uniofbath.bsky.social

Community, Impact, Art - Social Impact Evaluation e-Learning

Measuring Social Impact An E-Learning Course to Empower You and Your Organisation Developed by Octopus Impact and Polymathic for the University of Bath Public Engagement Unit, this course provides the...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 13h

Open call to Bristol-based practitioners making art in the public domain, involving technology. Watershed are looking for mid-career artists ready to take their practice to its next level, for the Dreamtime Fellowship www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu... @wshed.bsky.social

Dreamtime Fellowship 2026

The Fellowship is a partnership between Watershed and Jerram Foundation, a fantastic opportunity for self-led professional development, offering the chance to research, test and develop new artwork in...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 2d

Meeting the Moment at Watershed - for cultural organisations in troubled times. Host Martha Awojobi, speakers include The Crab Museum, Fatt Projects, Ella Saltmarshe, Jemma Desai, Nikesh Shukla, Clare Reddington and me. Tickets for 26 Nov www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1356... @wshed.bsky.social

Meeting The Moment

A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.

www.watershed.co.uk

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 2d

We ❤️ The Bell - Bath's thriving community pub and an excellent live music venue. For fellow fans, they have a community share offer open at the moment thebellinnbath.co.uk/downloads/sh...

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 3d

Beer, Wine Or Spirits: Most Popular Alcoholic Drink By European Country

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 3d

The contradictions of climate work: a departing reflection from Watershed's Zoe Rasbash www.watershed.co.uk/articles/fiv... @wshed.bsky.social @zorasbash.bsky.social

Five Years of Climate Action at Watershed - Part 2

Zoe Rasbash has been Watershed's Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher for the past five years. As she leaves us for new challenges she takes some time to reflect on all that she, and we have le...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 7d

Tickets are now available for Drawing Workshop: Grids and Gestures at Locksbrook Campus, Bath on Wed 1 Oct 2025 at 5:00PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bat...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 9d

It's a privilege to be a Julie's Bicycle board environment champion. We're inspired by well-chosen speakers, and help each other take action with cultural organisations we support juliesbicycle.com/our-work/art... @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @wshed.bsky.social

Board Environmental Champions | Julie's Bicycle | Culture & Climate Non-Profit Network

A programme that supports arts organisations to put environmental ambition and responsibility at the centre of their governance.

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 9d

The UnMuseum: A Living Archive of Black Identity and Belonging in the South West www.blacksouthwestnetwork.org/unmuseum

THE UNMUSEUM CULTURAL & HERITAGE PROGRAMME — Black South West Network

In this programme, we have begun to develop a series of community archiving workshops, create content, and develop the digital UnMuseum prototype - an online space to which community-based archivists ...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 10d

This is ICOM UK's position on heritage protection uk.icom.museum/heritage-pro... @icomuk.bsky.social

ICOM UK and Heritage Protection - ICOM UK

At a time when armed conflict is dramatically increasing worldwide, daily reports of the tragic loss of life and worsening humanitarian crises can feel overwhelming. In addition, as heritage professio...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 10d

British Museum calls for Bayeux Tapestry partners www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour... @britishmuseum.bsky.social @museumsassociation.org

British Museum calls for Bayeux Tapestry partners - Museums Association

Institution is hoping to create 'truly national moment' to coincide with historic loan

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 10d

Great guidance here from the Association of Independent Museums on writing a good funding application for heritage work - most of their points apply to cultural activity in general aim-museums.co.uk/writing-a-go... @icomuk.bsky.social

Writing a good application - AIM - Association of Independent Museums

Applying for grants is a fact of life for a wide range of work in the heritage sector.

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 11d

Booker Prize 2025 shortlist announced thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... @thebookerprizes.com

The Booker Prize 2025 | The Booker Prizes

The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2025 has been announced, featuring a previous winner and three authors shortlisted for the first time

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 12d

London people! Go to Capturing the Forest at Battersea Arts Centre. It sounds amazing bac.org.uk/whats-on/cap... @weareunlimited.bsky.social @britisharts.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @london.gov.uk

Capturing The Forest | Battersea Arts Centre

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 14d

Bath's American Museum is recruiting a Director www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... @icomuk.bsky.social @museumsassociation.org

GatenbySanderson hiring Director in Bath, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 4:23:55 PM. American Museum & Gardens (AMG)DirectorLocation: Bath (onsite at Claverton Manor estate)Salary:…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15d

Bath people! Get yourselves down (or up, for most of us) to the Forest of Imagination installation at Entry Hill golf course. It’s magic! @penahay.bsky.social @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social @bathprestrust.bsky.social

Forest of Imagination® @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social · 16d

Forest of Imagination - Entry Hill Edition opens this week! 🤩
Schools & Home Ed are invited to pre-booked workshops on 24, 25, 30 Sept & 1 Oct. All welcome to wander & wonder each day of the event, with creative workshops open to the public on Sat 27 & Sunday 28 Sept 10-5pm. 🙌
Love from Forest ✨🌱

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15d

Find out how the Association of Independent Museums helped Bath's Museum of East Asian Art review their membership programme, and what other museums could learn from their experience aim-museums.co.uk/case-studies...

Review of membership programme at Museum of East Asian Art - AIM - Association of Independent Museums

The Museum of East Asian Art had support from AIM through an AIM Higher programme when they undertook a review of their Friends programme. Caroline Frances-King, Museum Manager, shares their experienc...

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15d

WeCanMake and Knowle West Media Centre are seeking an artist(s) to creatively capture and share the story of how local people are coming together to make their homes, streets, and neighbourhood better for people and the planet wecanmake.notion.site/retrofit-zin... @knowlewestmedia.bsky.social

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 15d

Wild and Generous is a holistic vision for Watershed and Bristol's Canon’s Road area, based on notions of wildness and generosity. Join our new advisory circle, apply by 13 October www.watershed.co.uk/jobs-opportu... @wshed.bsky.social @juliesbicycle.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Wild & Generous Advisory Circle

We’re building an advisory circle for Watershed Wild and Generous. We’re looking for people with expertise in one or more of the following: capital projects, finance, fundraising, regenerative design,...

www.watershed.co.uk

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 16d

Reduce the environmental impact of your museum's learning, outreach and public programmes with this handy toolkit www.artfund.org/professional... @artfund.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @icomuk.bsky.social

Rethinking environmental responsibility in public programming

This toolkit will help museum learning teams to reduce the environmental impact of learning, outreach and public programmes.

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 16d

Funding available from DCMS / Wolfson Foundation to support regional museums and galleries to ensure collections are more accessible to the public www.gov.uk/government/n... @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social

People across the country set to benefit from £4 million boost to improve accessibility and increase access to arts and culture

Funding available to support regional museums and galleries to ensure collections are more accessible to the public

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23d

The 'Bath backpackers’ hostel organising regency dress salsa classes for their guests' - that's us! www.bathbackpackers.com @theguardian.com

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 23d

Art and culture, from visual arts to music to design, are the foundations for reimagining alternative futures, fostering civic identity, and mobilising collective action. Yet they remain underused and undervalued in economic policy www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub... @mazzucatom.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

The Public Value of Arts and Culture

Authored by Mariana Mazzucato

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 28d

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has formally returned 33 objects to the Larrakia People of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, as part of the Australian Government’s Return of Cultural Heritage programme museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post... @museumsandheritage.com

Bristol Museum returns 33 objects via Australian repatriation programme - Museums + Heritage

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Kate Arthurs @kate-arthurs.bsky.social · 28d

Artcry support political art work with a goal to make change happen. They give small grants with very quick turnaround. Apply here www.artcry.co.uk/apply

Home | ARTCRY

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