The Fracture Programme was set up to support regional artists in the production of contemporary new screen dance/moving image installations. The 18 members of the project have been supported over a period of 18 months by three organisations: Coventry University, Arts and Media Training and the Arts Council England West Midlands. The result is 7 new installation pieces, which will be exhibited in a FRACTURE season at venues around the region between 19 July and 11 November 2007.
Coventry Unversity has been instrumental in supporting the Fracture project, providing finance, resources and facilities over the programme. As the key funding partner and instigator of the project, Coventry University's Performing Arts under Professor Sarah Whatley and School of Art and Design at Coventry University under Professor Michael Tovey continue a long standing tradition of providing high-quality support for the region's artistic community.
Arts and Media Training is a leading independent training and advisory resource for artists and arts organisations in the West Midlands region. We are committed to supporting innovation and talent and to meeting the needs of arts professionals at every stage of their careers. With over a decade of experience, we work across all art-forms to:
Provide course-based training and development opportunities for artists
Nurture artistic work and experimentation through our mentoring schemes
Help arts organisations of all sizes to develop and grow
Act as advocates for the arts to a wide range of agencies and public bodies
The Grants for the arts programme in the West Midlands awards over £5 million annually to arts projects and is open to a wide range of groups and individuals. The programme distributes money from the National Lottery and from Government. Fracture has benfited from financial support from the Arts Council for both the artist development programme and individual projects.
