New Arts Sponsorship grants top up in 2009/10!
February 9, 2010
We are very pleased to announce that the Scottish Government is providing an additional £50,000 of funding for the Arts & Business Scotland New Arts Sponsorship grants scheme to be used for the remainder of this financial year 2009/10.
Already this year (2009-2010) grants have been awarded to 31 new business and arts partnerships and the grant scheme has generated £503,283 in total for the arts in Scotland.
We have still not heard back from the Government as regards the A&B bid for further funding for the New Arts Sponsorship grants scheme for 2010/11 and 2011/12 but we will let you know as soon as we do.
click here for full guidelines on the scheme and how to apply. For more information please contact myself or Jeanie Scott on the office number below.
How can the arts sector build and sustain income when faced with public spending cuts?
This one day symposium, presented by Arts & Business, brings together fundraising and development professionals working in the arts and cultur=l sectors to explore this changing landscape, learn practical survival strategies, seek out opportunities and generate new ideas to stay financially healthy.
Who should attend?
This symposium is designed for development or fundraising practitioners working in the arts and cultural sectors.
Programme
The day will include panel discussions looking at different business models in the arts and getting boards engaged with fundraising along with interactive workshops on pitching to business, major gifts (making the ask) and the importance of looking after your supporters (donor care).
Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided and there will be an opportunity at the end of the day to network with peers and presenters. Full programme to follow soon.
Speaker details
Confirmed speakers, so far, include:
- Alec Reed – The Big Give;
- Bruce Carnegie Brown – Shakespeare’s Globe Trust;
- Lucy Cooke – National Maritime Museum;
- Peter Aspden, Arts Writer, Financial Times;
- Richard Mantle – Opera North;
- Tim Stockil – Creative Intelligence;
- Vanessa Swann from Cockpit Arts.
Date and Venue
Friday, 26 March 2010, 10:30 – 16:30
King’s Place
90 York Way
N1 9AG London
Cost
£80 Arts & Business Arts Members
£150 non members
Booking: http://artsandbusiness-subsidyjunkies.eventbrite.com/
Culture Counts: A UNESCO Poster Competition
February 9, 2010
OVERVIEW
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, and has defined three main dimensions: dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation.
UNESCO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations entrusted with the mandate to build “the defences of peace in the minds of men,” has been designated as lead agency of the Year within the UN system.
Let us recall that the quest for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples is deeply entrenched in UNESCO’s Constitution (1946) as one of the best guarantees of peace in the world and constitutes an overarching objective of the Year 2010.
Furthermore, one of the major aims of the Year will be to demonstrate the beneficial effects of cultural diversity recognizing the importance of transfers and exchanges between cultures through implicit or explicit dialogue that underlines how all cultures and civilizations are interlinked and contribute to the progress of humankind.
The strategy of the International Year consists in mainstreaming the above-mentioned principles in all policy-making at local, national, regional and international levels through the involvement of the greatest number of relevant stakeholders. The activities carried out under the International Year focus on:
- Promoting reciprocal knowledge of cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity
- Building a framework for commonly shared values
- Strengthening quality education and the building of intercultural competencies
- Fostering dialogue for sustainable development.
Participants of the competition are invited to express their vision and understanding of the “Rapprochement of Cultures” by designing posters that creatively emphasize the importance of exchange and dialogue among and between cultures in ensuring social cohesion and harmonious coexistence.
To learn more about the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, visit the website at: http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/dialogue/rapprochementof_Cultures2010
SMPS National Marketing Communications Awards
February 9, 2010
Santander Foundation
February 9, 2010
The Abbey Charitable Trust has now changed its name to the Santander Foundation and has announced some changes on its new website. The Santander Foundation will support disadvantaged people, focusing on the priorities of education and training and financial capability.
Grants of up to £10,000 can be awarded anywhere in the UK. However there are certain areas where Santander has a significant presence and Community Partnership Groups have been established and higher grants can be made. There are nine such areas across the UK, including Sheffield, which covers South Yorkshire, which grants of up to £30,000 are available. The Foundation is also now able to support revenue or capital items, such as salaries and project costs or equipment.
There are no deadlines or application form, however there is now a cover sheet that you can use as a checklist to make sure that you covered all the information required in your letter of application. For more information visit www.santanderfoundation.org.uk.
The Clothworkers Foundation
February 9, 2010
The Clothworkers Foundation welcomes applications for the following two grants programmes:
Main Grants Programme : open to UK registered charities with an annual turnover of under £10m. Grants of over £1,000 for capital costs.
Small Grants Programme: open to UK registered charities with an annual turnover under £250,000. Grants of between £500 and £10,000 for capital costs.
Applications to either programme must fall under one of the following areas:
- Encouragement of Young People (preference will be given to organisations working with economically disadvantaged youth in deprived areas);
- Social Inclusion (support for organisations which seek to tackle such problems as substance abuse, homelessness, offending and family breakdown);
- Elderly (priority will be given to projects focusing on those in need or at risk of social exclusion);
- Disability (support for organisations tackling the needs of the physically and/or mentally disabled);
- Visual impairment (support for organisations addressing the needs of blind or visually impaired people);
- Textiles (UK academic institutions involved in textiles, technical textiles and colour science).
For more information and to download an application form go to www.clothworkers.co.uk or phone 0207 623 7041 ext 219.
Connect, Create, Inspire Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Call For Entries: Haiti Poster Project
February 9, 2010
Moxie Sozo, the organizer of the 2005 Hurricane Poster Project has teamed up with Josh Higgings to produce a call for entries exhibition to benefit the victims of the earthquake that hit Haiti a few weeks ago. For more info go here.
Dehli 2010 Handover Ceremony
February 8, 2010
Aberdeen City Council will be considering potential bids to be involved in the Delhi handover City over the next few weeks, and appropriate funding. Some funds may be available to individuals but this is not confirmed, and will be clarified during the next few weeks. Individuals will be required also to undertake an element of fundraising.
If you would like to propose a delegate for Delhi, please do so by Friday 12th February to myself at lthomson@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Lesley Thomson
Strategist (Arts, Culture, Heritage and sport)
Desk 01224 814614
Mobile 07500108597
Education, Culture and Sport
CLP Current Opportunities Update February 2010
February 5, 2010
Leading in London Placements
Aimed at emerging and mid-career Deaf and disabled leaders who want to develop their leadership skills and behaviours.
ALCI
Advanced Leadership in the Creative Industries (ALCI) 2010 is now open for applications! Join us for a taste of ALCI at Ashridge Business School on 20 February.
Fellowships on the Clore Leadership Programme
CLP is funding Artist and BAME fellowships on the Clore Leadership Programme which aim to shape emerging leaders from across the cultural sector through in-depth tailored learning.
Clore Board Away Days
An opportunity for Leadership development for the whole board together with the senior executive team.
School for Social Entrepreneurs Bursaries
CLP is funding positions at several branches of SSE across the UK on a range of practical learning programmes.
Powerbrokers Leadership Pathways
Several PLP opportunities for BAME leaders are currently open for application including Action Learning Sets, Coaching and Mentoring and Buildstrengths Discovery Days.
Sync Intensives
A bespoke programme for 12 disabled leaders pairing learning with coaching.
Integrated Leadership
One day workshops to deepen the integration of learning from CLP or elsewhere into day to day leadership practice.
020 7973 6894
info@culturalleadership.org.uk
www.culturalleadership.org.uk
Fashion Illustration Contest
February 5, 2010
Marie Claire & IED Barcelona announced their first Fashion Illustration Contest. If you like fashion and are driven by illustration, this is your chance. Take part in our fashion illustration competition and win a 2010 summer course in Creative Illustration or Introduction to Fashion Design. Participants are welcome worldwide with or without studies in fashion design. Free technique: watercolour, acrylic, felt-tip pen or pencil (individually or combined). No collage and no computer program is allowed. Reinvent yourself in 2010 – this is your year!
