Brief
Scientific advances that have the capacity to significantly alter existing concepts about what it means to be human are at the forefront of current ethical debates. Recent issues such as cloning and stem cell research are examples of science pushing against our traditional beliefs about nature and those human characteristics that define our ethical boundaries. How far do we want to go in altering our current sense of what it is to be human?
Can we imagine a world where people are able to choose from a menu of enhancing techniques – intelligence, physical strength, disease prevention, age extension among others and so define their lives? What would life be like in such a world? What ethical dilemmas might it raise?
Prize
£1,000
To be presented to the winner at the RSA conference on Ethical Futures scheduled for November 2007. The winning entry will be showcased at the conference and in the RSA Journal.
Entry criteria
The competition is open to anyone who is not a professional writer or video producer (i.e. anyone whose main paid activity is writing or video production is not eligible)
An entry form is not required
Written entries should be in Microsoft Word format and multimedia presentations should be sent on a CD to:
Dr Sandra Wint
RSA
8 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6EZ
Entries must be original and unpublished – this must be stated on the first page (see item 7)
Entries must be sent electronically to: sandra.wint@rsa.org.uk
Entries must be a maximum of 2000 words or 10 minutes in length
Winner only will be notified
Please submit your name, contact details and story title on the first page of written entries and a separate file containing the same details should be sent along with multimedia presentations.
Only one entry is allowed per person
Closing date for entries: 30 June 2007
Monday, 4 June 2007
Still Life exhibition at Hanbury Hall
School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
Saturday 9 June – Saturday 15 September 2007
Visitors to Hanbury Hall can enjoy an artistic delight with Still Life, a unique exhibition that takes its inspiration directly from its stunning 18th century surroundings.
Completed in 1701, Hanbury Hall is a homely William & Mary style house, famed for its fine painted ceilings and staircase. The stunning 20 acre garden, recreated in keeping with the period of the house, is surrounded by 395 acres of parkland, with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside. Fascinating features within the grounds include an orangery, ice house, pavilions and a working mushroom house.
It is the hard work, attention to detail and imaginative energy behind the scenes at Hanbury Hall that has provided the inspiration for Still Life, and it is within the industrious spaces surrounding the immaculate gardens that the exhibition can be discovered. The participating artists have taken inspiration from the painstaking backroom work that is needed to create the serene beauty of the perfect garden landscape. They explore the sense of calm and well being that comes with the harnessing of nature into a perfectly ordered garden space – and what happens when that order is challenged.
The magnificent 1740s Orangery will be the starting point for the exhibition, which will then carry visitors through groves and old orchards, along walled gardens and down a tunnel, before arriving back at the main house. Visitors will experience new and existing works by the participating artists, including a blossom snow storm, majestic swans and giant weeds. The exhibition will form a loose narrative, which will be carefully interpreted.
Participating artists include:
Daphne Wright, an Irish born artist, currently living and working in Bristol. Her visually stunning work has been exhibited in Limerick, New York, Buffalo, Cork and Boston.
Jane Prophet, a Birmingham born but London based artist whose large scale works reflect her interest in science, technology and landscape. She has worked on a number of internationally acclaimed projects that have broken new ground in these areas.
Roger Hiorns, a Birmingham born artist who now works in London. His work disrupts the viewer’s perception of the boundaries between representational and non-representation. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Tate Britain and at the Royal Academy of the Arts.
Paul Morrison studied at Goldsmiths' College 1995-98. Since his first solo show in London in 1996 he has shown widely in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Meadow Gallery was developed and established in 2001, producing site sensitive temporary outdoor exhibitions in stunning surroundings, and commissioning new work that empathises with, and yet challenges, the unique surroundings of its working environment.
Previous exhibitions have been held at Burford House, Ludlow; Mappa Mundi, Hereford and Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire.
This is an opportunity to experience a unique art exhibition, specifically inspired by the landscape of Hanbury Hall. It is an opportunity to enjoy a house and garden steeped in history and to combine that with a magical exhibition that takes this history as its inspiration, and therefore can only been seen and enjoyed in its original environment.
Hanbury Hall (National Trust), Nr Droitwich, Worcestershire
Opening Times -
Gardens: From 18 to 30 June Sat-Wed 11am to 5.30pm
From 1 July daily 11am to 5.30pm
From 1 to 15 Sept Sat-Wed 11am to 5.30pm
House: Sat-Wed 1pm to 5pm. The National Trust shop and tea-room are also open.
Gift Aid admission* -
House and Grounds: Adults £6.80, Children £3.40, Family £17, Groups £5.30 each (for 15 or above visitors).
Garden and Grounds: Adults £4.50, Children £2.25, Family £11
* Including a voluntary 10 per cent donation; visitors can however choose to pay the standard admission prices which are displayed at the property and at www.nationaltrust.org .uk
Standard admission applies to groups.
Saturday 9 June – Saturday 15 September 2007
Visitors to Hanbury Hall can enjoy an artistic delight with Still Life, a unique exhibition that takes its inspiration directly from its stunning 18th century surroundings.
Completed in 1701, Hanbury Hall is a homely William & Mary style house, famed for its fine painted ceilings and staircase. The stunning 20 acre garden, recreated in keeping with the period of the house, is surrounded by 395 acres of parkland, with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside. Fascinating features within the grounds include an orangery, ice house, pavilions and a working mushroom house.
It is the hard work, attention to detail and imaginative energy behind the scenes at Hanbury Hall that has provided the inspiration for Still Life, and it is within the industrious spaces surrounding the immaculate gardens that the exhibition can be discovered. The participating artists have taken inspiration from the painstaking backroom work that is needed to create the serene beauty of the perfect garden landscape. They explore the sense of calm and well being that comes with the harnessing of nature into a perfectly ordered garden space – and what happens when that order is challenged.
The magnificent 1740s Orangery will be the starting point for the exhibition, which will then carry visitors through groves and old orchards, along walled gardens and down a tunnel, before arriving back at the main house. Visitors will experience new and existing works by the participating artists, including a blossom snow storm, majestic swans and giant weeds. The exhibition will form a loose narrative, which will be carefully interpreted.
Participating artists include:
Daphne Wright, an Irish born artist, currently living and working in Bristol. Her visually stunning work has been exhibited in Limerick, New York, Buffalo, Cork and Boston.
Jane Prophet, a Birmingham born but London based artist whose large scale works reflect her interest in science, technology and landscape. She has worked on a number of internationally acclaimed projects that have broken new ground in these areas.
Roger Hiorns, a Birmingham born artist who now works in London. His work disrupts the viewer’s perception of the boundaries between representational and non-representation. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, Tate Britain and at the Royal Academy of the Arts.
Paul Morrison studied at Goldsmiths' College 1995-98. Since his first solo show in London in 1996 he has shown widely in the UK, Europe and the USA.
Meadow Gallery was developed and established in 2001, producing site sensitive temporary outdoor exhibitions in stunning surroundings, and commissioning new work that empathises with, and yet challenges, the unique surroundings of its working environment.
Previous exhibitions have been held at Burford House, Ludlow; Mappa Mundi, Hereford and Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire.
This is an opportunity to experience a unique art exhibition, specifically inspired by the landscape of Hanbury Hall. It is an opportunity to enjoy a house and garden steeped in history and to combine that with a magical exhibition that takes this history as its inspiration, and therefore can only been seen and enjoyed in its original environment.
Hanbury Hall (National Trust), Nr Droitwich, Worcestershire
Opening Times -
Gardens: From 18 to 30 June Sat-Wed 11am to 5.30pm
From 1 July daily 11am to 5.30pm
From 1 to 15 Sept Sat-Wed 11am to 5.30pm
House: Sat-Wed 1pm to 5pm. The National Trust shop and tea-room are also open.
Gift Aid admission* -
House and Grounds: Adults £6.80, Children £3.40, Family £17, Groups £5.30 each (for 15 or above visitors).
Garden and Grounds: Adults £4.50, Children £2.25, Family £11
* Including a voluntary 10 per cent donation; visitors can however choose to pay the standard admission prices which are displayed at the property and at www.nationaltrust.org .uk
Standard admission applies to groups.
For further press information:
Contact Esther Blaine on 07910 487 856 or email: estherbmarketing@aol.com
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Situations Vacant
We are currently looking for a
Full time Chef de Partie
An excellent opportunity for an applicant with NVQ level 2/3 and two years experience. Excellent working conditions.
Conference Service Assistants
Summer 2007 we will be looking for new full time Assistants.
For further details please email Richard@CotswoldConferenceCentre.com
Full time Chef de Partie
An excellent opportunity for an applicant with NVQ level 2/3 and two years experience. Excellent working conditions.
Conference Service Assistants
Summer 2007 we will be looking for new full time Assistants.
For further details please email Richard@CotswoldConferenceCentre.com
Sizzling Summer Programme, Artrix Bromsgrove
We have a sizzling Summer selection of music from, amongst many others, pianist Marcel Zidani, the Birmingham Chamber Orchestra and the National Youth Brass Band, from John Walker of the Walker Brothers, The Real Thing, Spenser Davis and Pentangle and from top tributes Viva Santana, Whole Lotta Led, Darkside, Greendayz and the Backbeat Beatles. We have performance from the outstanding Union Dance in its 21st year of touring, Michael Frayn’s Noises Off from Bromsgrove’s own All and Sundry and Jean Genet’s The Maids from Five Ways Productions, comedy from Mundo Jazz and an audience with Renaissance man Michael Portillo. Over the holidays we also have a range of children’s events with our two week performance Summer school, a visit from Sooty and friends and a season of blockbuster films including Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek the Third, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the Simpsons Movie.
It is never too early to start thinking about Christmas. As well as our festive music programme, including concerts by The Blues Band, Bee Gees Fever, Roy Hemmings, King Pleasure and Kev Rowlands, we will (oh yes we will) host our first professional panto, Cinderella, between 2nd and 6th January.
Tickets are on sale now! www.artrix.co.uk
VIVA ITALIA - The taste of Italy at the Dormy House Hotel
VIVA ITALIA - The taste of Italy at the Dormy House Hotel
Thursday 31st May 2007
For one night only, the delicious taste of Italian food and culture comes to the Dormy House Hotel on Thursday 31st May 2007. The Barn Owl Bar will be converted into an 'Italian Bistro' and with the company of our own true Italian Orazio (Sales and Marketing Manager) and French Bar Manager Gregory, your sure to be in safe hands and in for a fun and unforgettable evening.Arrive at 7.30pm for a complimentary glass of Italian Champagne, before sitting down to enjoy a true and delicious Italian Dinner
To reserve your table now, please call Dormy House on 01386 852711 or email reservations@dormyhouse.co.uk
Festival Education Activity Day
Below are details of our festival education activity day organised by our education office Miacaela Schmitz. This is the first time we have had an all day education event. It includes the opportunity to attend both the lunchtime and evening concert. Tickets for both these concerts are just £1 for all full time students.
If your children would like to take part in the workshops or if you know any parents who might like to bring their children along please contact Micaela direct on 01386 859648 or e mail earlymusica@permutation.com
How to take part:You can ring 01386 859 648 to reserve a place or just turn up on the day. Spaces are limited to 20 participants per session. You can drop by and add your name to the list for a session later that day, if you want. Please wear comfortable clothes. The Church rooms facilities are disabled accessible.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
6th ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007
Activity Day for Children and
Young People Saturday 19 May
St James Church Rooms in Calf Lane… just round the corner from the Eight Bells Inn and St James Church, our concert venue. The event is free of charge courtesy of the Chipping Campden Music Festival 2007 – Just turn up!
10:00 Ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda: singing, listening, improvisation & imagination, repetition, rhythm and even a rainforest
10:45 Ages 9-up with Micaela: songs, games and movement... in no time we’ll be singing/playing in parts
11:45 Woodwind Special! A demo & conversation with Mike, from London Winds
13:00 Kit Armstrong, 14 year old pianist, performs a lunchtime concert at St James Church; at the same time, ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda (repeat of 10 am workshop)
14:30 Ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda (repeat of 10 am workshop)
15:15 Ages 9-up with Micaela (repeat of 10:45 workshop)
19:30 London Winds Concert at St James Church (tickets available by post or on the door; ring 01386 840918 for further information)
For further information, read on!
Information for Parents and Teachers
Music making and games for ages 6-11: 40 minutes of fun for children 6 to 11 years old who are interested in music making. Run by experienced music teachers, Jess May, Amanda Bee, the session encompasses singing activities, listening activities, improvisation and imagination, repetition, rhythm and even a rainforest. No playing experience is necessary, though you can bring an instrument if you wish; otherwise we'll provide you with something to make a noise out of. Expect the extraordinary.Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Music, games, dance and more for ages 9-14: One hour of fun for children and young people ages 9-14. Micaela Schmitz, workshop leader, has experience with choirs for year 4 and up, as well as improvisation. She will teach songs and movement, and in no time we’ll be singing/playing in parts. No experience of reading music is necessary, but if you do play an instrument (portable, no plugs needed) please bring it along with you. Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Woodwind Special! Mike, our London Winds clarinet player, will stage a one hour demonstration of the amazing things he can do and will share what it’s like to be a professional musician. Budding woodwind players can bring their instruments but you don’t need instruments or experience to enjoy the session. This event is designed for ages 8 and up, and ends in time for you to come to the Lunchtime Concert. Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Kit Armstong: This 14-year old pianist will play an inspiring lunchtime concert at 13:00 at St James Church. It costs just a pound for students. Micaela, one of our leaders, will go with young people to our special seating area at the church, and will lead a discussion / review of the concert when the show is over.
How to take part:You can ring 01386 859 648 to reserve a place or just turn up on the day. Spaces are limited to 20 participants per session. You can drop by and add your name to the list for a session later that day, if you want. Please wear comfortable clothes. The Church rooms facilities are disabled accessible.
Thanks,
Dr. Micaela SchmitzDirector, Early Music in the ValeEditor, Harpsichord and Fortepiano magazine
Education Officer, Chipping Campden Music Festival
1 Leamington RoadBroadway
Worcestershire WR12 7EF
England+44 (0) 1386 859 648
earlymusica@permutation.com
www.earlymusica.permutation.com
http://www.recordermail.demon.co.uk/harpsichord/www.campdenmusicafestival.co.uk
If your children would like to take part in the workshops or if you know any parents who might like to bring their children along please contact Micaela direct on 01386 859648 or e mail earlymusica@permutation.com
How to take part:You can ring 01386 859 648 to reserve a place or just turn up on the day. Spaces are limited to 20 participants per session. You can drop by and add your name to the list for a session later that day, if you want. Please wear comfortable clothes. The Church rooms facilities are disabled accessible.
CHIPPING CAMPDEN
6th ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007
Activity Day for Children and
Young People Saturday 19 May
St James Church Rooms in Calf Lane… just round the corner from the Eight Bells Inn and St James Church, our concert venue. The event is free of charge courtesy of the Chipping Campden Music Festival 2007 – Just turn up!
10:00 Ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda: singing, listening, improvisation & imagination, repetition, rhythm and even a rainforest
10:45 Ages 9-up with Micaela: songs, games and movement... in no time we’ll be singing/playing in parts
11:45 Woodwind Special! A demo & conversation with Mike, from London Winds
13:00 Kit Armstrong, 14 year old pianist, performs a lunchtime concert at St James Church; at the same time, ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda (repeat of 10 am workshop)
14:30 Ages 6-11 with Jess & Amanda (repeat of 10 am workshop)
15:15 Ages 9-up with Micaela (repeat of 10:45 workshop)
19:30 London Winds Concert at St James Church (tickets available by post or on the door; ring 01386 840918 for further information)
For further information, read on!
Information for Parents and Teachers
Music making and games for ages 6-11: 40 minutes of fun for children 6 to 11 years old who are interested in music making. Run by experienced music teachers, Jess May, Amanda Bee, the session encompasses singing activities, listening activities, improvisation and imagination, repetition, rhythm and even a rainforest. No playing experience is necessary, though you can bring an instrument if you wish; otherwise we'll provide you with something to make a noise out of. Expect the extraordinary.Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Music, games, dance and more for ages 9-14: One hour of fun for children and young people ages 9-14. Micaela Schmitz, workshop leader, has experience with choirs for year 4 and up, as well as improvisation. She will teach songs and movement, and in no time we’ll be singing/playing in parts. No experience of reading music is necessary, but if you do play an instrument (portable, no plugs needed) please bring it along with you. Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Woodwind Special! Mike, our London Winds clarinet player, will stage a one hour demonstration of the amazing things he can do and will share what it’s like to be a professional musician. Budding woodwind players can bring their instruments but you don’t need instruments or experience to enjoy the session. This event is designed for ages 8 and up, and ends in time for you to come to the Lunchtime Concert. Each participant must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Kit Armstong: This 14-year old pianist will play an inspiring lunchtime concert at 13:00 at St James Church. It costs just a pound for students. Micaela, one of our leaders, will go with young people to our special seating area at the church, and will lead a discussion / review of the concert when the show is over.
How to take part:You can ring 01386 859 648 to reserve a place or just turn up on the day. Spaces are limited to 20 participants per session. You can drop by and add your name to the list for a session later that day, if you want. Please wear comfortable clothes. The Church rooms facilities are disabled accessible.
Thanks,
Dr. Micaela SchmitzDirector, Early Music in the ValeEditor, Harpsichord and Fortepiano magazine
Education Officer, Chipping Campden Music Festival
1 Leamington RoadBroadway
Worcestershire WR12 7EF
England+44 (0) 1386 859 648
earlymusica@permutation.com
www.earlymusica.permutation.com
http://www.recordermail.demon.co.uk/harpsichord/www.campdenmusicafestival.co.uk
Thursday, 10 May 2007
Holistic Living Show 19 May 2007
Saturday 19th May 2007 10am to 5pm, Lansdown Road, Cheltenham
Admission £3. For more details call 01242 575100
Admission £3. For more details call 01242 575100
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