Issue - meetings

(i)         to approve the expenditure of £100,000 from existing budgets to host British Art Show 9 taking place at Aberdeen Art Gallery from 3 July – 3 October 2021; and

(ii)        to delegate Authority to the Head of Commercial & Procurement Services following consultation with the Chief Officer, City Growth to enter into the contract to host British Art Show 9.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer which sought approval for the spend in relation to British Art Show 9, a partnership project with Wolverhampton, Plymouth and Manchester Art Galleries, led by Hayward Gallery Touring, Southbank Centre, London.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)       approve the expenditure of £100,000 to host British Art Show 9 taking place at Aberdeen Art Gallery from 3 July – 3 October 2021; and

(b)       delegate Authority to the Head of Commercial & Procurement Services following consultation with the Chief Officer, City Growth to enter into the contract to host British Art Show 9.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations with an amendment to the wording at (a) to read “to approve the expenditure of £100,000 from existing budgets to host British Art Show 9 taking place at Aberdeen Art Gallery from 3 July – 3 October 2021”.