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Action for Children's Arts
Acclaimed children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Children's Laureate Michael Rosen are supporting a national survey into the state of children’s arts in the UK. The survey is organised by Action for Children’s Arts and will lead to the publication of a manifesto for children’s arts at a conference at the Unicorn Theatre, London, on 21 July 2008.
The survey closes on 31 March 2008
Sky Youth Action Fund
Charitable, voluntary, community-based organisation and schools in West Lothian, Fife, Motherwell, Falkirk, Airdrie, Shotts, Alloa and Edinburgh working to help young people aged 11 - 21 are able to apply for grants of up to £5,000 through the British Sky Broadcasting 'Sky Youth Action Fund'.
The aim of the fund is to help young people by developing their creativity; enhancing their communication skills; preparing them for the world of work; and building their confidence.
The fund is being administered by the Scottish Community Foundation and the grants panels meets every six weeks. Applications can be made at any time.
The Foyle Foundation
The Foyle Foundation supports charities registered in the UK, the dominant purpose of which is to benefit either Learning, the Arts or Health. Their Arts awards support both the performing and visual arts, with main priorities being
- To help make the arts more accessible by developing new audiences
- Supporting tours, festivals and arts educational projects
- Encouraging new work and supporting young and emerging artists.
- Building and infrastructure projects to construct new arts facilities, improve or re-equip existing venues will also be considered.
Community arts activity will not generally be supported. The majority of grants will be in the range of £10,000 to £50,000. Applications for less than £10,000 will generally not be accepted. The maximum amount of a large grant will not normally exceed £500,000 and may be payable over several years. No deadlines for submission.
For more information contact:
The Foyle Foundation
Rugby Chambers
2 Rugby Street
London
WC1N 3QU
Tel: 0207 430 9119
Email: information@foylefoundation.org.uk or visit the Foyle Foundation website
The Ragdoll Foundation’s purpose is to make grants for charitable purposes promoting children’s development through their imaginative thinking and offering creative solutions through the arts dealing with the causes of problems in childhood.
Applications are invited for original projects, in particular, those showing an understanding of how to listen to children and allow the voices of children to be heard. The focus will be mainly on early years, but appropriate projects for older children will also be considered. A range of grants from £500 upwards are available.
The foundation meets three times a year to consider applications and full details can be found on the Ragdoll Foundation website.
Ragdoll Foundation
Timothy's Bridge Road
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwickshire CV37 9QN
Tel: 07977 916969
Email: karenn@ragdollfoundation.org.uk
The Scottish Arts Council and Young Scot have teamed up to offer young people the opportunity to follow artistic dreams and fund creative talents!
Do you know young people who need a grant to:
- Travel to an audition
- Publicise a youth orchestra performance
- Hire space to choreograph new work
- Purchase props for a show
- Buy some gig equipment
- Put on an exhibition?
This new fund will be called the Scottish Arts Council Young Scot Action Fund and it will be able to award £200 to individuals or £750 to groups of young people aged 26 and under.
You can download the Action Fund application form or email Young Scot at arts@youngscot.org for a hard copy of the form, or if you have any questions about the fund and the application. If you'd rather use the old trombone then ring 0131 313 2488.
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None at present.
Insite: 20th Century Conflict for 21st Century Learning
Their Past Your Future with the Imperial War Museum are launching a new professional development programme, aimed at teachers, museum, library and archive educators and other education professionals.
InSite will focus on the impact of conflict in the twentieth century with an emphasis on Post-1945 Europe and the Cold War. As well as subject knowledge it aims to build awareness of the issues involved in the teaching of controversial and sensitive subjects and build confidence in the delivery of these subjects. It also aims to facilitate mutual learning exchanges between teachers and other educators. In addition there is an element of training in risk assessment, health and safety, itinerary planning and other practical issues that arise from leading educational trips.
Their Past Your Future is a UK-wide education project led by a partnership of the Imperial War Museum, Museums, Libraries and Archives England, National Library of Wales, Northern Ireland Museum Council and Scottish Museums Council, supported by the Big Lottery Fund. The project aims to increase young people's understanding and appreciation of history, commemoration, national identity and civic participation/responsibility through learning programmes engaging with veterans of conflict, and with primary sources from UK museums, libraries and archives.
Like other Their Past Your Future programmes, most expenses will be covered throughout the programme which consists of a prep day in London, two overseas trips to Germany and the Czech Republic and to Budpaest and a follow-up day in London. Each participant will also complete a project, relevant to their work area, as part of the course.
More information about the programme, including the themes, itinerary, testimony from those who took part in the pilot and how to apply can be found at
The closing date for applications is 22 February 2008.
http://www.theirpast-yourfuture.org.uk/InSite
Young Roots heritage fund
Young Roots is the Heritage Lottery Fund’s grant programme dedicated to young people. Run in partnership with YouthLink Scotland, the scheme puts young people firmly in the project driving seat. The Young Roots scheme is targeted at young people aged between 13 - 20 (or 13 - 25 for young people with additional support needs) and offers grants of between £5,000 and £25,000. Through the Young Roots fund the Heritage Lottery Fund has supported a diverse variety of projects including:
• Plays based on historical events
• Interpretations of historical themes through radio, film, DVD and websites
• Explorations of culture, language and traditions
• The building of replica boats, costumes and other artefacts
• Arts activities where they depict or interpret heritage themes
For further information and advice email the Development Team at Heritage Lottery Fund Scotland Office, telephone on 0131 225 9450 or visit the Heritage Lottery Fund website. There are no deadlines for this fund.
KPMG Foundation funding
The KPMG Foundation was established in October 2001, and has a capital sum of £10 million. The focus of the Foundation is on education and social projects for the disadvantaged and under privileged, with particular emphasis on unlocking the potential of children and young people, up to 30 years of age, who for primarily social reasons have not fulfilled their educational potential. In particular, the trustees have chosen to support four very distinct groups within this broad umbrella of 'disadvantage'.
Those groups are:
- Refugees
- Young offenders
- Children and young people who have been in care
- Children and young people with dyslexia/literacy difficulties
The Foundation considers applications for the General Grants programme once a year. For more information please visit the KPMG website.
Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation Funding Programme Opens
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation has announced that its 2007 funding programme 'Start' is now open for applications. The 'Start' programme provides funding and support for cultural organisations to develop and deliver arts enrichment programmes for primary and secondary school students. Through 'Start', students have the opportunity to engage with their local cultural venue by attending at least two professional performances, concerts or exhibitions as well as taking part in an enrichment programme based around these experiences.
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation is looking to support exciting quality projects. These should be accessible, especially for children who are unlikely to have visited an arts venue before and offer opportunities to develop children’s skills and creative learning. The projects can be sustained over a period of time and normally enhance an organisation’s existing education programmes.
Visit the Arts & Kids website for more information and to download the application guidelines and application form. Or for further information please email Stephanie Slack or telephone 0207 940 6431.
Young Scot launches new arts information line
Young Scot, the national youth agency for Scotland, has just launched a new phone line and website providing young adults with fast, free access to information on arts and culture. The info line can guide young people through key areas of arts and culture within their local community, as well as career and funding opportunities.
Launched in 2005, the Young Scot Info Line already offers 16-26 year olds help and advice on a range of topics, from personal finance to bullying, travel and sexual health - and now the arts has been added to their remit.
The number to call is 0808 801 0338 and lines are open Monday–Friday from 12noon to 8pm.
Or visit the Young Scot website
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The Scottish Parliament’s Enterprise and Culture Committee inquiry into Arts in the Community has now concluded with the publication of a report. The inquiry received 60 written submissions and also met with representatives from the Scottish Arts Council, Craigmillar Community Arts, WHALE, North Edinburgh Arts Centre and Artists in Craigmillar. The report reads:
‘Having considered the evidence and seen and heard at first hand the impact that exposure to the arts can have, we are firmly of the opinion that the arts has the potential to help to transform the lives of individuals and the well-being of communities…the time is now right to attempt to deliver a step-change in participation in and exposure to the arts which would bring about benefits in the following areas:
• Children and young people
• Health and well-being
• Creativity and entrepreneurialism
• Communities
• Creative industries’
Furthermore the Enterprise and Culture Committee consider ‘that arts must be placed at the centre of community planning processes’ using the report to recommend that ‘Scottish Executive guidance on community planning should make explicit reference to the inclusion of arts organisations in the process and that the Executive should explore more innovative means of encouraging Community Planning Partnerships to engage with the arts’.
View the full Arts in the Community report
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