WELCOME TO SWAG

COLLABORATION – NETWORKING – PARTNERSHIPS

What is the South West/ West Sussex Arts Group (SWAG)?
The South West/West Sussex Arts Group – SWAG is a charitable Arts organisation dedicated to promoting and developing the South West /West Sussex Area as a major centre for the Visual and Performing Arts.

On our website you will find up to date news about the what’s happening in all of the Arts in this region. It details what SWAG can do for you – whether you are a large organisation involved in the arts or an individual working on your own. The website will be continually updated and developed and in the future we will be able to provide information on funding and how to access sponsorship as well as a myriad of additional information.

Advertising
If you have an event or exhibition you would like to promote please contact us at info@swagltd.com and we will post this information on the website and email out to our members.

Joining SWAG
Joining SWAG will bring you a host of benefits too, from regular email bulletins on news relevant to you and your work, annual symposiums and networking events. You will be able to hear about the latest news and issues that directly affects you and they give you the chance of valuable networking opportunities.

You can join on-line or simply print off the Membership Directory Form and send it to SWAG Ltd, Unit 5, Cheesmans Lane, Hambrook Business Centre, Hambrook, West Sussex, PO18 8XP.

Membership Fees 2009

Single membership is just £24 a year – that's less than 10p per day – or your money back if SWAG doesn't work for you!

Membership prices for organisations vary according to the size of the organisation so please enquire.

Download Membership Form Membership Fees for 2009

Back the Bid!

You should have heard by now that Chichester is going to bid to become the UK’s first city of Culture in 2013.

One of the fundamental reasons for this bid, which is being led by SWAG, is the hugely rich and diverse range of culture which exists not just in the city of Chichester but throughout the district itself.

Culture is not purely the excellent artistic activity for it also embraces the substantial and creative community activity, sport and well-being, what the countryside has to offer and what the country produces. We all have a part to play and we welcome your thoughts and initiatives as we prepare the bid which will be submitted in December.

There will be meetings, there will be soul-searching, brain-storming sessions, and there will be the opportunity for individuals and organizations to play a full and welcome part.

To start the process rolling please send your details to info@swagltd.com and we will be in touch.

This is a fantastic opportunity to come up with new ideas, collaborations, and ground-breaking thoughts, so please do discuss this with colleagues and within your community.

Michael Follis
Chair