OPEN OUT ARTS

develop skills needed to access wider markets for their work & diversify their practice e.g. in a community context... Develop better practice for organisations delivering professional development for outdoor arts and establish 'hallmarks of excellence'... Outdoor Arts is a fast-growing cultural industry in Europe employing an increasing number of practitioners every year. Entry into this field of employment is largely by informal routes and both commercial practitioners and public/national bodies have identified the need to develop more opportunities for vocational training - both formal and informal - that can be delivered by both non-commercial bodies supporting the sector, commercial practitioners themselves and partnerships between the two. This partnership brings together commercial practitioners and publicly-funded non-commercial bodies to share skills, perspectives and methodologies in order to achieve this.