MADE IN SHEFFIELD IN LOTTERY BID

Internet company Made In Sheffield Dot Com
has applied for a lottery cash grant to fund an on-line arts directory
and events diary for the Sheffield area.

The Orchard Square company hopes to gain
£5,000 from the new Arts Council Arts for Everyone (A4E) scheme funded
by the National Lottery. The free directory will contain descriptions and
photographs of the work of local artists and craftspeople and will run
alongside an arts diary promoting the region's creative events.

The bid has received support from the
Yorkshire Artspace Society. Development and Projects Director Kate Dore
said: "Local artists often find it very difficult to sell their work so this initiative
will be a great help in presenting their work to an international audience for
the first time ever."

The arts directory and diary are the latest
additions to the Made In Sheffield web site, which will also include a virtual
Cyberstore selling Sheffield made goods.

Made In Sheffield Managing Director Wendi Hebb said:
"The directory will allow local artists to join together under the collective
banner of Made In Sheffield to benefit from the interest generated by the
launch of our on-line Cyberstore this autumn."

Anyone interested in joining the arts directory should contact
the Arts Co-ordinator at Made In Sheffield on 0114 249 3770.

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