Agenda item
Cultural Grants 2011-12 - ECS/11/009
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Education, Culture and Sport which detailed the recommendations for the Cultural Grants process for 2011/12. The report advised that 80 applications had been received, requesting funds of £755,354.24 in total, however the report recommended awarding funding of £225,287.26 leaving £160,255.74 for the remainder of the financial year.
The report highlighted where applications had been unsuccessful and noted that each ineligible applicant would be supported by officers to re-submit their application if a second application process was available. In certain cases, the applications were recommended on a provisional basis, and were dependent on organisations providing evidence of matched funding and on the impact and sustainability of the projects. The report noted that there were a number of applications for the category C grant (over £10,000) which had been deferred to enable officers to speak to each organisation in detail prior to making a recommendation to the Committee to approve funding.
The report advised that internal applications for funding were now considered at a later date than external applications, to enable officers to have additional time to both support external applicants and to review and assess incoming applications. This also meant that officers could decide where internal applications could potentially support or work with partnership with external applicants.
Finally, the report outlined the proposed allocation of funds towards the establishment of a public art fund which would allow residents, communities, artists and cultural organisations to use public art as a key driver in developing the City. Further funds could also be allocated to supporting increased access to cultural support and training to assist organisations in applying for grants.
The report recommended that funding be awarded as follows:-
Appendix 1 - Cultural Grant Recommendations 2011/12
Category A – Under £1000
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Applicant |
Project |
Grant Requested |
Recommendation |
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Aberdeen Chamber Music Club |
Concert Series |
£600.00 |
£300 |
|
Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra |
Rehearsal & Concert Programme |
£500.00 |
£375 |
|
Aberdeen Potters |
School Garden Project with Dyce Primary |
£990.00 |
£990 |
|
Aberdeen Writers Circle |
Anthology of AWC writing, workshops and poetry competition |
£950.00 |
£0 |
|
Dyce Gardening Club |
Erection of Heritage Interpretation Boards |
£961.00 |
£0 |
|
Fersands & Fountain Community Project |
Woodside Writers Group |
£1,000.00 |
£500 |
|
Fleeman Productions |
Performance of new Doric musical & plays & development of underused venue |
£1,000.00 |
£750 |
|
Gordon Highlanders Museum |
Signatures of Remembrance |
£910.00 |
£910 |
|
Grampian Festivals |
Annual Highland Dancing Championships |
£500.00 |
£0 |
|
Growing Rosemount |
Three ‘Celebrate Rosemount’ Seasonal Events |
£1,000.00 |
£0 |
|
Learig Orchestra |
Learig Orchestra |
£600.00 |
£0 |
|
Ruthrieston Community Group |
Art & Dance Summer Programme |
£931.00 |
£931 |
|
Scottish Country Dance Festivals |
Dance Festival 2012 |
£999.00 |
£0 |
|
Spring Tides Poetry Group |
Poetry Group |
£1,000.00 |
INELIGIBLE |
|
Vocoustics Promotions |
Ongoing series of live music events & performances |
£1,000.00 |
INELIGIBLE |
Category B - £1,000 - £10,000
|
Applicant |
Project |
Grant Requested |
Recommendation |
|
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Aberdeen & North East Scotland Music Festival |
Annual Music Festival |
£2,500.00 |
£2,500 |
|
|
Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability, University of Aberdeen |
Arts input for ACES International Conference, Aug 2011 |
£8,050.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Aberdeen Choral Society |
General Running / 2 Concerts |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Aberdeen Opera Company |
Phantom |
£10,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
AberdeenSinfonietta |
Music Hall Concert Series |
£6,000.00 |
£3,000 PROVISIONAL |
|
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Aberdeen Youth Choir |
Aberdeen Youth Choir |
£7,000.00 |
£1,500 PROVISIONAL |
|
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ACC - Bridge of Don Community Partnership |
Scottish Samurai Parade |
£10,000.00 |
£2,000 PROVISIONAL |
|
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Act 2 Youth Group |
Summer Drama Project |
£4,350.00 |
DEFERRED |
|
|
AIYF |
AIYF 2011 Communities Tour |
£2,578.26 |
£2,578.26 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) |
New Writing Programme |
£7,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
APA/Aberdeen Arts Centre |
Aberdeen City & Shire Youth Drama Festival |
£6,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Bucksburn & District Pipe Band |
2012 Concert & Workshop |
£5,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Create Aberdeen |
A Chance to Dance |
£2,968.00 |
£2,968 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen |
Connecting Polish people in the City with Songs & Ballads |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen |
Button Boxes & Moothies |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Friends of Sunnybank Park |
Park Life |
£8,500.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Growing Audiences North East (GANE) |
Audience Development Service |
£10,000.00 |
£10,000 |
|
|
Grampian Youth Orchestra |
Spring Concert Weekend |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Granite City Highland Dancing |
GCHD Festival |
£1,400.00 |
£1,400 |
|
|
Harlaw Academy/The Belmont |
Light Moves |
£3,705.88 |
£0 |
|
|
Huntly Art Reader |
One Plus One |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Ithcee Wasp/Banff Castle |
Coast Festival |
£8,859.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Jamie R Donald/SMART |
100 Days of Celebrity |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Multi Ethnic Aberdeen Limited |
Cultural Xtra |
£9,725.00 |
£0 |
|
|
National Trust For Scotland, Haddo House & Garden |
Crime Writing Weekend |
£5,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
NEAT |
Continue development of a promoters network & develop a film screening network |
£7,000.00 |
£3,500 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
North East of Scotland Music School |
Development grant |
£7,500.00 |
£3,750 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Northfield Community Band |
Annual running of NCB |
£4,400.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Project Slogan |
Development of programme of events & education at the Gallery |
£6,500.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Pushing Out the Boat |
Issue No.11 |
£1,500.00 |
£1,500 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Roaring Fire Film Production Ltd |
A Thunder-Being Nation |
£4,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Sajidah Poole |
Youth Stitch In Time |
£6,850.00 |
INELIGIBLE |
|
|
Scottish Ballet |
Two programmes of ballet and associated educational activities |
£5,000.00 |
£5,000 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
Series of Concerts |
£2,000.00 |
£2,000 |
|
|
Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
Scrapers & Tooters |
£1,420.00 |
£1,420 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Scottish Community Drama Asso. |
Annual Programme |
£3,000.00 |
£2,500 |
|
|
Scottish Ensemble |
Aberdeen Concert Series Year 4 |
£10,000.00 |
£6,500 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Scottish Opera |
Performance & Educational Activity |
£8,000.00 |
£4,000 |
|
|
Smart Consultants |
Tea Cosy, Art, Craft & Design Fair |
£8,350.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Smart Consultants & University of Aberdeen |
Fabric of the Land 2011 |
£10,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Tenants First Housing Co-Operative |
Residency at Donside Urban Village |
£10,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
The Forecourt Art Group |
50th Anniversary Exhibition Event |
£1,900.00 |
£750 PROVISIONAL |
|
|
Torry Arts Forum |
Torry Art' Tuesdays |
£4,300.00 |
£3,460 |
|
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United Front |
Change by Lyrics |
£2,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
WACTheatre |
WAC Wednesday Development Programme |
£3,450.00 |
£0 |
|
|
WEA Reach Out |
Environmental Art |
£10,000.00 |
£0 |
|
|
Wordfringe |
New Words Festival & Development |
£10,000.00 |
£0 |
|
Category C – Over £10,000
|
Applicant |
Project |
Grant Requested |
Recommendation |
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Aberdeen Arts Centre |
Programme of Participatory Arts |
£114,500.00 |
DEFERRED |
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APA |
Youth & Community Programme |
£28,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
|
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Creative Cultures Scotland |
Programme |
£20,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Cultural Enterprise Office |
Delivery of services |
£16,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Jay Koh |
Intercultural Café |
£20,000.00 |
£0 |
|
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Jazz Scotland |
Year round jazz concerts, Aberdeen Jazz Festival |
£20,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Limousine Bull Artists' Collective |
Promote Contemporary Art in Aberdeen |
£14,205.00 |
£14,205 |
|
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Lions Club of Aberdeen |
Aberdeen International Fun Day & Mela |
£11,753.10 |
£0 |
|
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Peacock Visual Arts |
Artistic Programme |
£15,000.00 |
INELIGIBLE |
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
Integrated programme of music hall concerts & community outreach & educational services |
£20,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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SCAT |
Core Activities |
£40,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Scottish Ballet* |
Dancing Parallel |
£32,647.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Sense Scotland |
Connect |
£18,696.00 |
INELIGIBLE |
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Sound |
Sound Festival |
£16,000.00 |
£16,000 PROVISIONAL |
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Station House Media Unit |
shmuSOUND |
£22,370.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Stray Dog Art |
2011/12 Programme |
£30,436.00 |
£0 |
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University of Aberdeen |
Flagship Cultural Programme |
£25,000.00 |
DEFERRED |
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Wizard Festival Ltd |
Wizard Festival |
£20,000.00 |
£0 |
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Other Recommendations
|
Cultural Support and Training |
£20,000 |
|
Internal Projects |
£60,000 |
|
Public Art Fund |
£50,000 |
Totals
|
Total Grants Requested |
£755,354.24 |
|
Total Grant Recommendation |
£225,287.26 |
|
Remaining Budget |
£160,255.74 |
The Committee resolved:-
to approve the funding as detailed in the report.
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