Association of Festival Organisers
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Thursday, 18 January 2007
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Working for and with Festival and Event orgnaisers involved in the Folk, Roots, Traditional and Acoustic world of music, dance, song, theatre, arts and crafts. We organise an annual conference where members (@150) get together and share information; regional training sessions; publish 4 newsletters each year; maintain a members eGroup and operate an advice line throughout the year.
AFO is part of FolkArts England, a national folk development agency for Folk, Roots and Acoustic Music in England. FolkArts England also includes Folk Arts Network (supporting Folk Development workers and projects in England); Shooting Roots (youth projects at festivals throughout the UK) and Direct Roots (the guide to folk, roots and related music and arts in the UK and beyond.)
Contact Details Contact:
Steve Heap General Secretary PO Box 296 Matlock DE4 3XU Tel: 01629 827014 Fax: 01629 821874 » View map of location Email address: email("info","afouk.org","click here") Web Site: www.afouk.org Membership Details Currently (Nov 03) General membership rates (for festival and event organisers) is �50 per year. For Associate membership (those offering services to festival organisers) it is �65 per year. Members also receive a reduced delegate discount rate at the annual conference, have a link from our webpage, and are subscribed to our eGroup. Training Details: Support through newsletters and annual conferences has raised the profile of the smaller festivals by linking large and small festivals together and sharing knowledge, experiences and aims. We are also planning a series of regional training seminars tackling health & saftey, risk assessment and marketing. Journal Details: A sponsor to Direct Roots: the guide to folk, roots and related music and arts in the UK and beyond. Categories Craft/Design
Dance
Drama Theatre
Music
Professional Services
Education Training
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