Bath and North East Somerset Council Arts
Funding
The Council provides funding to
support arts events and activities through its one year arts
project fund or by awarding three year arts development funding to
Key Strategic Organisations.
APPLICATION FOR ONE YEAR ARTS PROJECT FUNDING
2009-10
The application form is provided in both PDF and Rich
Text formats and can be downloaded via the links provided at the
foot of this page. To reach the links to download either
version of the form, click here.
Alternatively, to request that an application form be sent to
you, please email Peter Salt, Arts Development Officer at the
above e-address: please put ‘1 Year Arts Project Funding’ in the
subject box.
For the period 2008-11, rather than inviting the submission of
general applications across all art forms, Bath & North East
Somerset Council is focussing its support on two art form areas in
each financial year. These art form areas are as follows:
- 2008-9 (Current funding year: applications now closed)
Music
Visual Arts
- 2009-10 (Forthcoming year: application details
as below)
Literature/Creative Writing
Theatre/Drama
- 2010-11 (Application process will open in Autumn 2009)
Dance
Film/Digital Media/Photography
If you are in any doubt as to whether your project fits within
the above art-form categories please send a brief outline of
your project idea, with your contact details, to Peter
Salt, Arts Development Officer, who will be able to advise you.
Email: peter_salt@bathnes.gov.uk
- Applicants will be able to apply to the Council for sums
between £500 and £3000.
- Application forms for 2009-10 funding will be available during
the week beginning 18 August 2008.
- The deadline for submissions for 2009-10 funding is
10.00am on Friday 31 October 2008. Wherever
possible, applications should be sent by email.
Please note:
Application to this fund is not open to groups who receive Three
Year Arts Development Funding as a Key Strategic Organisation.
Your group or organisation must satisfy the eligibility criteria
as set out below.
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APPLICATION FOR THREE-YEAR ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUNDING AS A KEY
STRATEGIC ORGANISATION
APPLICATION FOR THREE YEAR FUNDING AS A KEY STRATEGIC ORGANISATION
IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL AUTUMN 2010.
Information about the arts organisations
currently funded as Key Strategic
Organisations
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ELIGIBILITY: Is your group or organisation eligible for
voluntary sector funding?
Bath and North
East Somerset Council uses the following definition of a voluntary
sector group/organisation:
“A
voluntary sector group is a constituted, non-profit distributing*
organisation which is under the democratic control of an unpaid
voluntary management committee, Trustees or Board of Directors,
wholly independent of the private* or statutory*
sector”.
Exclusion: Your group/organization must not seek to
promote or oppose any religion or political party.
You must
be able to answer YES to the following questions to be eligible for
funding:
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Is your
group/organisation non statutory* and constituted as a voluntary
organization*?
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Is your
group/organisation non profit distributing* as defined by the
Charity Commission*?
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Does your
group/organisation give fair participation to its
members?
-
Does your
group/organisation provide a service which is valuable to local
people?
*Glossary
of Terms:
In the context of
this document, the following definitions apply
Non profit
distributing - Where any profit from the activities
of a group or organisation is retained and used to offset the
legitimate costs incurred by the organisation in carrying out and
developing it’s core business (rather than being accumulated solely
for commercial gain, or paid as bonuses to directors or dividends
to shareholders).
Private - A group or organisation whose primary
purpose is commercial rather than charitable, which is owned by
private investors and trades products and services for the
accumulation and distribution of income and profit.
Statutory - Services or activities which groups or
organisations are legally obliged or contracted to provide (e.g.
local authority services such as schools, waste disposal etc.), and
which are funded in whole or part from the exchequer.
Non-statutory - Services or activities which
groups or organisations are not legally obliged or contracted to
provide and which are not funded in whole or part from the
exchequer. We may consider funding activities which are additional
or complimentary to statutory provision.
Constituted as a voluntary sector organization -
Managed by a board or committee of people who are entirely
voluntary (unpaid).
The
Charity Commission - The Charities Commission regulates
charities in England and Wales so as to promote compliance with
charity law and to equip charities to work better. It aims to
enable charities to maximise their potential and enhance their
accountability to donors and those who benefit from charities. The
end result should be increased public trust and confidence in
charities.
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
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MEETING OUR PRIORITIES
The Council will only fund activity that has direct relevance to
the ambitions of the Bath and North East Somerset Community
Strategy and addresses the priorities of the Arts Development
Strategy 2008-11.
COMMUNITY STRATEGY AMBITIONS
The five Shared Ambitions of the Bath and North East Somerset
Community Strategy are:
BE: distinctive – promoting a ‘sense of place’ so people
identify with and take pride in our communities
BE: inclusive – celebrating the contributions people from different
backgrounds and with different experiences can make, and promoting
equality of opportunity
BE: creative – sharing resources, working together, and finding new
ways of doing things
BE: safe – building communities where people feel safe and
secure
BE: sustainable – taking responsibility for our environment and
natural resources now and over the long term
The Bath and North East Somerset Community Strategy is available
in full at www.beintouch.org.uk/CommunityStrategy/Default.htm
ARTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2008-11
The ten priorities of the Council's Arts Development Strategy
2008-11 are
- Cultural leadership and organisational development
- Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) attendance &
participation
- Festivals and events development
- Cultural Tourism
- Children & young people’s attendance &
participation
- Cultural & creative industries
- Animation of outdoor public spaces
- Collaboration and joint projects
- Health, mental health & wellbeing
- Work in North East Somerset
We do not expect applicants to address all five ambitions or all
ten priorities, though it is possible that your activity may do so.
If you are unclear about how your project meets these priorities,
please call the arts development team for advice on 01225
396432.
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OTHER FUNDERS for Arts Projects and Events
Please click on 'Arts Funding - Other Sources' (see the top
left-hand column of this page) for information about other
organisations which may fund arts projects and events.
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