Visit www.artsgroup.org.uk/national-summit/ or click here for more info and to register your delegates.

The summit has be rearrange for July 1st/2nd at University of the Arts London.

Please visit our “National Summit” Pages for more details and to register.

With great regret, due to the increasing likelihood of rail strikes on the 6^th-8^th April, the organizers have taken the decision to postpone the National Arts Student Summit. The Summit is currently planned to be rearranged, probably in June, perhaps aptly, in the first 100 days or whichever government is in power after the election!

Many thanks to those of you who have registered to attend, we look forward to seeing you at the Summit when we can confirm details.

Any queries or issues please don’t hesitate to contact chair@artsgroup.org.uk

Pre-Registration is now open.

The National Arts Student Summit is open to all representative (from sabbatical officers to course reps) from creative subjects across the UK.

At the Summit you will have the opportunity to debate and discuss the development of Arts Education and Employment from Primary School to the Workplace.

For more information and to pre-register your delegates please click here 

The National Arts Student Summit (organised by The Arts Group) is aiming to take a stronger approach than the traditional ‘feedback survey’, by inviting representatives to bring burning issues and student opinions to the table. Whether you have pressing concerns or high praises about your specific institution or the arts student world in general, the summit is a way to help influence future policy for those who are positioned to feel it most.

The summit aims to create plans and targets that will affect student lives not only in the long run, but also in the short term- so the outcome of this summit could be very relevant to your own student days.

Representatives can include Students’ Union Officers and Course/Faculty reps. If you know who your course rep is, drop them a line with your concerns- their name and contact details should be found on your faculty website or the student union site- and take your voice to the summit. Or if you want to become a student rep yourself, then check to see whether your faculty/course already has a rep- if not, you could apply to become it- or else take a look at the application dates for the coming semesters.

The summit aims to be relevant to arts students and the unique student world they inhabit- one of studios and workshops, which might be skipped over by more general discussions. Overlapping disciplines are also welcome- whether they be architecture, performing arts, or creative writing- so be sure to spread the word to your friends.

The summit is taking place from the 7-8 April (midweek) in the iconic HUBS student union building of Sheffield Hallam University. For more details, click on the link below, and get in touch with Kit Friend if you want to offer any assistance for the event via k.c.friend@su.arts.ac.uk.

c/o jotta.com

Words by Barnaby Tidman

Could you tell us a little more about the February meeting in Lincoln?
The February meeting is our first “standard” meeting of 2010. We will use it to discuss progress and activity, issues facing members, and in particular to discuss motions to the NUS Annual conference in April.

What will happen here?
We’ll be planning activities for the next few months, discussing policy proposals, and holding open space technology. There will also be our fabulous evening social activity planned by our events officer, with plenty of opportunity to make the acquaintance of other Arts-concerned officers and reps from around the country.

Key points to be discussed?
Internships & STEM research funding concentration

Who will attend?
Student reps and officers from institutions with creative courses

What are the benefits of attending?
Opportunity to input into policy discussion and activity, learning from experience and practice of others.

What to bring?
Yourselves, positive attitude to change, issues and ideas from your local activities

Aims and outcomes?
To generate policy and progress for creative students, in particular to influence the National Arts Student Summit and NUS annual conference as well as other activities due soon.

Thanks Kit!