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Hampshire County Council
Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 13
17 March 2005
Arts Development Partnership Funding 2005/06
Report of the Director of Recreation and Heritage
Contact: Nicola Horsey Ext: 5423
1. Introduction
1.1 This report presents details of applications received for project partnership funding from groups planning to organise arts projects for Hampshire residents.
1.2 A wide range of project proposals have been received for 2005/06. Publicity has sought to attract applications involving the priority art forms namely visual arts, crafts, literature and lens based media. The full list of applications received is attached in Appendix 2 supported by the budgets provided by each applicant with details of funding from other bodies where relevant. In each case the local member has been consulted and no specific issues have been raised.
1.3 The County Council continues to run the Two for One Award Scheme, a very successful initiative that fosters a positive relationship between business and the arts as well as making the grant funding stretch further. The scheme works by matching new sponsorships valued between £200 and £500 and provides a useful incentive to arts organisations to find more sponsors. This also encourages more local businesses to sponsor the arts in Hampshire. Applications for this scheme are detailed in Appendix 3.
2. Legal Implications
2.1 The County Council is able to utilise broad powers under the Local Government Act 1972 to provide financial support for the arts. In particular, Section 145 of the Act enables the Council to contribute towards the expenses of doing anything necessary or expedient for any of a number of purposes, including the provision of entertainment of any nature, or the provision of a theatre, concert hall, dance hall or other premises suitable for entertainment. The powers include the ability to contribute towards the expenses of maintaining a band or orchestra, and towards the development and improvement of the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts.
3. Financial Details
3.1 The base budget of £60,500 for 2005/06 is allocated as follows:
£ | |
Project Partnership Funding |
22,500 |
Festival Partnership Funding |
11,000 |
Annual Programme Partnership Funding |
17,000 |
Two for One Partnership Funding |
10,000 |
Total |
60,500 |
3.2 A financial summary is shown in Appendix 1. Prior to this meeting an overall sum of £22,500 is available for distribution. If the recommended offers of funding are made then the remaining budget will be £2,450.
4. Project Partnership Funding
4.1 The applications for the support of arts projects are listed in Appendix 2 and include specific requests for £39,950. Funding recommendations totalling £21,550 are proposed as set out in Appendix 2. The papers in the Appendix show details of all applications and they are prefixed with the letter A. Local Members have been consulted on these applications and any comments are included. The project's contribution to the County Council's Corporate Strategy has been highlighted in the details of Appendix 2.
5. Two For One Award Scheme
5.1 Applications for £1,900 have been received and the details of these are shown in
Appendix 3. These awards can be made retrospectively for arts events where an organisation has attracted first time sponsorship from a company. It is recommended that a full matching amount be allocated to the application due to the great success of this scheme in attracting other revenue funding for the arts.
Recommendation
That the awards recommended in this report be approved.
Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers
The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.
NB the list excludes:
1. Published works
2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.
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Detailed grant application forms County Arts Office
Appendix 1
Arts Partnership Funding Budget 2005/06 |
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Project |
Festivals |
Programme |
Two for One |
Total | ||
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ | ||
Recreation and Heritage Budget |
22,500 |
11,000 |
17,000 |
10,000 |
60,500 | |
Economic Development Budget |
10,000 |
10,000 | ||||
|
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Totals |
22,500 |
21,000 |
17,000 |
10,000 |
70,500 | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Present Financial Position |
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Project |
Festivals |
Programme |
Two For One |
Total | ||
Funding approved on: |
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18-Nov-04 |
0 |
23,700 |
0 |
0 |
23,700 | |
20-Jan-05 |
17 ,000 |
17,000 | ||||
Total approved to date |
0 |
23,700 |
17,000 |
0 |
40,700 | |
Returned to budget |
300 |
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Balance remaining for allocation |
22,500 |
-2,400 |
0 |
10,000 |
30,100 | |
Financial implications of decisions sought at this meeting |
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Project |
Festivals | |||||
| |
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Recommended awards |
21,550 |
6,700 |
0 |
1,900 |
28,650 | |
Amount remaining for future decisions |
950 |
-9,100 |
0 |
8,100 |
-50 | |
Appendix 2
Ref. Title Town Requested Recommended
A01 Petersfield Artists Trail Petersfield £1,000 £1,000
A02 Art and Mind Winchester £2,000 £2,000
A03 Community Mosaic Project Yateley £1,000 £900
A04 Breakthrough Various £2,000 £1,000
A05 Salisbury Sinfonia Orchestral Concert Ringwood £500 £450
A06 Touring Theatre Production- Petula Grace and the Various £2,000 £1,500
A07 TA dance (Tower Arts Disability Dance) Winchester £950 £950
A08 Choral workshop and concert Basingstoke £750 £750
A09 Berlioz Grande Messe Des Morts Yateley £750 Nil
A10 Southern Orchestral Concert Society Programme Petersfield £1,000 Nil
A11 The Havant Orchestras' Season 2005/06 Havant £1,200 £1,200
A12 Aspects of the Passion Winchester £2,000 £1,500
A13 Hampshire Artists Open Studios 2005 Various £3,000 Nil
A14 International Early Music Festival 2005 Winchester £1,500 £500
A15 Spring into Dance Festival Basingstoke £1,000 £1,000
A16 Living Architecture Basingstoke £2,000 £1,000
A17 Kala The Arts Professional Development Various £10,000 £2,500
A18 Art in the Garden 2005 Romsey £1,000 £1,000
A19 Lymington Choral Society Concert Lymington £300 £300
A20 Quilters' Progress Romsey £2,000 Nil
A21 Annual Writers' Conference Winchester £2,000 £2,000
A22 Summer 2005- Art for Park's Sake Gosport £500 £500
A23 Punjabi Play "Beta Mast Kalandar" Southampton £1,500 £1,500
Total £21,550
F01 Winchester Folk Festival 2005 Winchester £4,375 £3,000
F02 Newbury Spring Festival Various £1,700 £1,700
F03 Gosport Waterfront Festival Gosport £6,000 £2,000
Appendix 2
Total £6,700
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A01 Petersfield Artists Trail
Applicant Matthew Wildsmith PAINT Petersfield
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J.K. West Expressed his support for the project
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Petersfield Artist Trail is a nine day arts trail including approximately fifty exhibiters and thirty
five venues around Peterfield for performances of dance, drama, street entertainment, poetry
and classical, folk and world music. There will be a week long programme of workshops, exhibitions and competitions for children and adults as part of the event, with artists and crafts
people demonstrating their skills. The event aims to raise awareness of the arts in all sections of
the community and to encourage visitors to the town. PAINT also encourages active participation in arts and crafts based activities. This year the organisers will be developing workshops for adults and the over sixties. Young people will be involved with the exhibition and participate in the workshops.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
This event will help build strong and safe communities by enabling local people to stage a local event showcasing their own skills and introducing a range of art forms to the community.
Contributing towards the local economy, thereby helping to achieve economic prosperity.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Workshop 2,000 £7,750
Artists fees 500
Venue hire 1,250
Publicity 3,500
Launch 500
Income Amount Total
Subscriptions 1,500 £4,000
Donations 1,000
EHDC 1,000
Petersfield Town Council 500
Awards For All (£2,750 unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,750
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2003/04 £500 Petersfield Arts Trail
2003/04 £500 Peterfield Artists Trail 2004
2002/03 £500 Petersfield Arts Trail
Additional Comments PAINT is known to the Arts Service as a pro-active organisation which is worthy of support. The funding bid to Awards For All was unsuccessful.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A02 Art and Mind
Applicant Garry Kennard Art and Mind Winchester
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P. Dickens No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Following the success of its festival in March 2004, Art and Mind will be staging "Religion, Art
and the Brain" from 10-13 March 2005, venues for the event include Winchester Cathedral and
the Theatre Royal, Winchester. Art and Mind will be bringing together practitioners of Buddhism, Christianity and Sufi with scientists, artists and academics to explore the evolution, experience and expression of the religious impulse- what triggers the brain to produce it, how it does it and why. Religion, Art and the Brain will explore the roots of religion from a psychological and physiological perspective, and will demonstrate how music and art can be used to bring about the transcendent state of consciousness we identify as spirituality. The festival will open with a concert of works by John Tavener, this will include the world premiere of a new work commissioned by University College Winchester for this festival. Other events will include question and answer sessions with a wide variety of different speakers at the Theatre Royal, Winchester; exhibitions of visual art; performances of Tibetan dance and music; Sufi music and dance; poetry reading; and the creation of a sand mandala. Local schools, Winchester College, Peter Symonds College, St Swithins School and Winchester School of Art will all be involved in related exhibitions and events and Maltby Art will present new work related to the festival by local professional artists.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by providing an opportunity to explore new areas of scientific and artistic thinking, enabling life long learning.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Programme costs 42,475 £77,830
Administration costs 17,600
Marketing 17,755
Income Amount Total
Tickets 11,490 £13,193
Merchandise 1,703
Wellcome Trust (£30,000 unconfirmed)
ACESE (£10,000 unconfirmed)
John Templeton Foundation (£10,000 unconfirmed)
Science Wise (DTI) (£8,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £64,637
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £2,000
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,000 Art and Mind: Humour, Art and the Brain
Additional Comments This is a good and well supported event which has the potential to grow and develop considerably. This is a one-off retrospective grant because it is a high profile project for the county.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A03 Community Mosaic Project
Applicant June Bing Hart Youth Service Fleet
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor A.P. Collett Expressed his support for this project which is a positive way of engaging young people and creating a feeling of community inclusion.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Hart Education Arts Project, managed by the Hart Youth Service, will run from January to
August 2005. This project will enable between 10 and 15 young people aged between 13 and 19
years old to work in partnership with the council, police, a community artist and contractors to
plan, design and construct a community mosaic for the recreation area outside Yateley council
offices. This project will incorporate teamwork, peer education and art and design. It will engage young people in new opportunities and challenges, promote social inclusion of young people, involve participants in a democratic decision making process and develop their creativity and sense of belonging. All young people in the local area will be encouraged to participate in the project but young people who may be at risk of social exclusion will specifically targeted in the first instance.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Building strong and safe communities by encouraging vulnerable young people to get involved with a community focused project.
Maximising life opportunities for young people by providing an opportunity to be involved in an art project.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Materials 800 £1,800
Art worker costs 200
Contractors 800
Income Amount Total
Yateley Town Council (£200 unconfirmed) £0
Police (£200 unconfirmed)
Hart Education Project (£200 unconfirmed)
Hart District Council (£200 unconfirmed)
Deficit £1,800
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £900
Previous Funding
Additional Comments Hart Youth Service is known to work successfully with hard to reach young people and is worthy of support.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A04 Breakthrough
Applicant Deborah Wilding Proteus Theatre Company Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J.K. Frankum Expressed her support for the project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Breakthrough is a series of weekly theatre workshops devised and run by Proteus Theatre
Company which will run from 7 April to 29 September 2005 at St Michael's Church Cottage,
Basingstoke. The workshops, which have run successfully for the past four years, gives participants affected by physical disability or mental health issues the opportunity to express themselves in new and challenging ways through theatre and performance, empowering them to confront the issues facing them and explore ways of dealing with them. The project contains a community focus both by looking at how participants deal with life in the disabled community and how they interact with the wider community. Breakthrough has developed considerably over the past three years and this year the focus will be on encouraging the participants to create and perform their own pieces.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for vulnerable people by providing them with skills to enable them to deal with the issues that affect them.
Building strong and safe communities by increasing the confidence and social interaction of the participants.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Workshop leader 2,000 £5,310
Room hire 400
Adminstration (in kind) 425
Materials 600
Publicity 1,000
Project Management (in kind) 885
Income Amount Total
Administration (Proteus in kind) 425 £3,310
Project Management (Proteus in kind) 885
Greenham Common Trust 2,000
Deficit £2,000
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2003/04 £2,000 The Basingstoke Mysteries
2003/04 £1,000 Breakthrough
2005/06 £47,050 HCC Revenue Grant
Additional Comments This is a worthwhile project but the publicity costs of £1,000 seem high for an initiative that has been running for four years already.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A05 Salisbury Sinfonia Orchestral Concert
Applicant Councillor Danny Cracknell Ringwood Town Festival Committee Ringwood
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J. Waddington Expressed his support for this event which brings quality orchestral music to local people especially the young.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Salisbury Sinfonia will be performing an orchestral concert on the 9 July 2005 at Ringwood Parish Church to mark the start of the Ringwood Town Festival. The programme will consist of popular classical works such as Mendelssohn's overture "The Fair Melusine", Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and Haydn's Symphony number 90 and will be conducted by Tim Murray. The concert will provide a rare opportunity for local people and particularly young people on modest incomes to experience an orchestral concert of this scale in Ringwood. It is anticipated that the concert will attract an audience of around 400 people and will have a broad appeal to all those living in the local area and surrounding villages and towns such as Fordingbridge, Salisbury, Ferndown and Bransgore.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by offering a high quality musical experience for people in rural areas.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Orchestra fee 900 £900
Income Amount Total
Ringwood Town Council (deficit funding of overall £0
festival)
Deficit £900
Amount Requested £500
Amount Recommended £450
Previous Funding
Additional Comments For future grant requests it would be useful to know what percentage of the audience are "young people on modest incomes". The festival committee will be asked to monitor this and report back after the event.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A06 Touring Theatre Production- Petula Grace and
the Magic Hat
Applicant Jane Dawes The Phoenix Bordon
Local Member informed of project:
Councillors W. J. Filer M.F. Cartwright No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Phoenix Theatre, Bordon has produced a new touring play for children and families, Petula
Grace and the Magic Hat, written by new writer James Haydon. The play will tour to theatres,
art centres, village halls, community centres and schools throughout Hampshire in May, June
and July 2005. The performances will take place in rural areas and non-theatre spaces and the
target audiences will be children and young people. The school performances will include
post-show workshops and discussions. As well as attracting a Hampshire based audience, the writer, director and actors are all Hampshire based.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for children, young people, families and people with disabilities.
Building strong and safe communities by providing participatory arts activities in areas of deprivation and rural communities.
Contributing to the economic prosperity of the county by employing Hampshire based actors.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Production costs 7,680 £13,660
Premise hire 200
Staff costs 1,680
Administrative costs 400
Travel costs 2,700
Marketing 1,000
Income Amount Total
Fees 9,000 £9,160
Programme sales 160
Arts Council (£3,500 unconfirmed)
Deficit £4,500
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £1,500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments There is a lack of touring shows for children and this company, which is known to the Arts Service, should be supported and we will monitor the quality of the production. The grant is conditional on receiving a grant from the Arts Council England as the income target is ambitious. The funding bid to the Arts Council was unsuccessful.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A07 TAdance (Tower Arts Disability Dance)
Applicant Louisa White TAdance Winchester
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P. Dickens No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
TAdance (Tower Arts Disability Dance) is organising a series of weekly dance sessions for
disabled people at the Tower Arts Centre, Winchester from March to June 2005. The TAdance
project will provide regular integrated dance sessions in a mainstream and fully accessible Arts
venue and it is hoped that the project will culminate in a performance. This project answers an
expressed need for a dance experience in the local community by people with disabilities and
will provide valid aesthetic experiences for a sometimes marginalised sector of the community.
This project will offer disabled people personal development and education by continually
challenging participants and will encourage increased empowerment and self esteem through
regular workshops of a very high standard lead by local professionals and undergraduate
dance students. The project will also introduce local participants and community audiences to a
new dance aesthetic. This project will provide a dance voice for participants and advocates
dance to other registered disabled people locally. The dance sessions will involve Hampshire
based professional artists.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for disabled people by offering the opportunity to be involved in a dance project.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Staff fees 1,310 £2,450
Venue hire 440
Performance expenses 500
Administration 200
Income Amount Total
Members subscription fees 200 £200
Winchester City Council (£500 unconfirmed)
Lottery Awards for All Grants (£1,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £2,250
Amount Requested £950
Amount Recommended £950
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This is a good initiative involving people with disabilities that is being developed at the Tower Arts Centre and is worthy of support.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A08 Choral workshop and concert
Applicant Brigid Campbell Basingstoke Choral Society Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Basingstoke Choral Society is arranging a one day choral workshop that will take place on
the 14 May 2005 at the London Street United Reformed Church, Basingstoke and a concert on
the 2 July 2005 at The Anvil, Basingstoke. The choral workshop will bring together the Basingstoke Choral Society, Overton Choral Society, Basingstoke Junior Choir, St Edmund's school choir from Portsmouth and other young singers from Basingstoke and Portsmouth. Participants will work together with the composer, Ian Schofield, choral directors and a professional singer to prepare for a joint concert of 20th and 21st century music to be held at the Anvil with a professional orchestra, conductor and soloists. The performance will include Orff's Carmina Burana, Schofield's Te Deum and also Gershwin's An American in Paris. The project will enable the workshop participants to learn from each other and to work with a variety of leaders, including the composer of one of the works to be performed. Participants from the other choirs involved in the workshop will have the opportunity to join in for a day of music making. The workshop will constitute a sound foundation for rehearsals for the concert that will take place at The Anvil. The concert will enable all of the participating societies to reach new audiences and in turn increase their own audience base in the future.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for participants by developing their skills.
Building strong and safe communities by working in partnerships with other groups.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Workshop costs 850 £16,937
Venue hire 2,900
Performance costs 8,950
Box office costs 2,187
Programmes and publicity 1,800
Administration 250
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 11,500 £13,855
Programme sales 650
Fees 400
Arts Council England 1,305
B&DBC (£800 unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,082
Amount Requested £750
Amount Recommended £750
Previous Funding 2002/03 £500 Russian film concert
2000/01 £150 Performance of sea-related choral works.
1999/00 £500 Choral Concert
Additional Comments The performance costs of £8,950 and a further £2,187 for box office costs are high.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A09 Berlioz Grande Messe Des Morts
Applicant Angela Clark Yateley Choral Society Surrey
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor A.P. Collett Fully supports this project and would be extremely disappointed if Hampshire County Council felt that it could not support this application.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Yateley Choral Society will be involved in a performance of the Berlioz Grande Messe Des
Morts on the 7 May, 2005 at Guildford Cathedral, Surrey. Yateley Choral Society will be performing alongside four other local choral societies, Bracknell, Surrey Heath, Fleet and
Ashford, who together form the Centenary Chorus. Each society will rehearse separately but
come together for the concert and share the direct concert costs between them. The concert will
be a full scale work to be accompanied by a large orchestra including four brass ensembles and a professional soloist. This is a unique opportunity for the society to take part in such an exciting and challenging project on such a large scale. Previous performances at Guildford Cathedral have proved of great musical benefit, encouraged membership to the society and have been well attended by the society's regular audience from the north west of Hampshire.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for the residents of Hampshire and surrounding counties by giving access to a high quality choral performance.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Direct concert costs 1,800 £3,256
Rehearsal fees 1,150
Rehearsal venue 256
Insurance 50
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 1,000 £1,750
Subscriptions 650
Fundraising 100
Yateley Town Council (£750 unconfirmed)
Deficit £1,506
Amount Requested £750
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Yateley Choral Society 25th Anniversary Concert
2003/04 £500 Yateley Choral Society Spring Concert
1999/00 £500 20th Anniversary Concert
Additional Comments There is no particular reason to support this project, worthy though it undoubtably is.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A10 Southern Orchestral Concert Society
Programme 2005/06
Applicant Elizabeth Gotto Southern Orchestral Concert Society Petersfield
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J.K. West Expressed his support for the project and urged for the usual grant of £500 to be given
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Southern Orchestral Concert Society's 2005/06 programme aims to promote a wide range of
musical appreciation to the local community. The forthcoming season's programme includes
seven concerts for adults and several concerts especially for children. The concerts will
be held at the Petersfield Festival Hall apart from the Primavera Chamber Ensemble concert
which will be held at Bedales Olivier Theatre. This season three new soloists will be performing,
Michael Thompson playing Mozart's Horn Concerto Number 4 in E flat, Alison Stephens will be
playing the mandolin and performing Hummel's concerto plus two solos, and Emma Johnson
on clarinet playing Mozart's Clarinet concerto in A, all accompanied by Southern Pro Musica
under its conductor Jonathan Willcocks. The society's concerts are well attended by audiences
of all ages from the local community and efforts are made to ensure the provision of affordable
tickets whilst maintaining the high quality of the performances.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for residents of Hampshire by providing a programme of high quality orchestral music at affordable prices.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist costs 29,038 £39,145
Venue hire 2,850
Publicity 4,770
Administration 2,487
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 22,148 £30,725
Programme sales and advertising 2,277
Patrons, subscriptions and donations 6,300
Bedhampton Trust (£1,350 unconfirmed)
East Hampshire District Council (£1,000 unconfirmed)
Making Music South (£1,500 unconfirmed)
Petersfield Town Council (£300 unconfirmed)
Waitrose- for children's concerts only (£1,750
unconfirmed)
Stanley Foundation (£500 unconfirmed)
Deficit £8,420
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Southern Orchestral Concert Society Programme
2003/04 £500 A series of eight orchestral concerts
2002/03 £500 SOCS Concert Programme 2002/03
2001/02 £500 Concert Programme 2001/02
Additional Comments There is no particular reason to support this project, worthy though it undoubtably is.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A11 The Havant Orchestras' Season 2005/06
Applicant Sandra Craddock Havant and District Orchestral Society Havant
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J. Wride Expressed her support for the project and the work this group does to encourage young musicians and contribution it makes to the cultural life of Hampshire
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Havant and District Orchestral Society will be performing six concerts at Ferneham Hall, Fareham throughout 2005/06. Each concert will feature a national or international soloist and the
programmes will expand the players' abilities and the listeners' musical experience. In addition
there will be one concert at Hayling Island Community Centre planned and rehearsed by the
recipients of the Society's bursary for Young Conductors. Training and coaching for the society's members will be provided by professional orchestral musicians to develop the participants musical expertise and widen their knowledge of orchestral techniques. The organisations youth work will attract young people to become listeners and players of classical music and will continue to be developed with the assistance of Music Fusion. Before each performance pre-concert talks will be given which will expand the audiences' knowledge of classical music. The programme has a strong community focus with performances taking place in local community venues, popular classics concerts being held in community centres, and "come and hear" sessions in churches and local schools ensuring high quality performances are available to the widest possible audience.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for members of the local community.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Soloist, conductor and orchestra 24,570 £42,845
Venue hire 5,974
Concert expenses 3,751
Publicity 4,350
Players and audience development 1,200
Administration 3,000
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 20,000 £30,750
Subscriptions 2,700
Programme sales and advertising 2,100
Donations and sponsorship 2,500
Miscellaneous 3,450
Making Music (tbc)
Havant Borough Council (tbc)
Deficit £12,095
Amount Requested £1,200
Amount Recommended £1,200
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,200 The Havant Orchestras Concert Season
2003/04 £1,200 Havant Orchestral Society's Concert Season
2002/03 £1,200 Havant Orchestral Society concert series 2002/03
2001/02 £1,200 Symphony and Chamber Concerts
Additional Comments Whilst most of the concerts are in Fareham, one is in Havant, which is a priority area for the County Council. The society's education work is well regarded.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A12 Aspects of the Passion
Applicant Revd Howard Mellor The United Church Winchester
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor Mrs P.G. Peskett No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The United Reformed Church, Winchester will be holding an exhibition of 42 pieces of
contemporary art on the theme of the Passion from 9 February to the 27 March 2005. The art
collection is owned by the Methodist Church and loaned by the Trustees. The collection
focuses on the episodes in the life of Christ and the events surrounding his cruxifion. This
exhibition will include work from leading artists including Eric Gill, Graham Sutherland, Eularia
Clarke, Norman Adam and Elizabeth Frink. The project will include educational activities for
schools related to art and RE and lectures and seminars for those who wish to learn more about
Christian spirituality. Workshops related to the exhibition will be run by local Hampshire
artists. This unique exhibition will offer the opportunity for reflection on contemporary art and
will appeal to people throughout Hampshire.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for the residents of Winchester and the rest of Hampshire by making available this collection of unique contemporary art.
Encouraging lifelong learning by offering workshops and seminars to accompany the exhibition.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Exhibition costs 2,000 £8,000
Publicity 2,000
Education programme 3,700
Administration 300
Advertising (in kind)
Income Amount Total
Church donations 2,000 £5,000
RS Partners 1,000
University College Winchester 2,000
Winchester City Council (£1,000 unconfirmed)
Hampshire Chronical (advertising in kind)
Deficit £3,000
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £1,500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This is an exciting project which is bringing a high profile and quality art exhibition to Winchester. It is worthy of support which is capped at 50% of the deficit i.e. £1,500.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A13 Hampshire Artists Open Studios 2005
Applicant Wendi Watson Hampshire Artists Southampton
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Hampshire Artists Open Studios 2005 is an arts trail of artist and craftmakers' studios across
Hampshire which will be open to the public from 20 to 29 August 2005. This will be the fifth year
of this successful event which has continued to develop and attract a wider audience throughout Hampshire and beyond. Hampshire Artists aims to promote the work of artists in the Hampshire area, providing an opportunity for the public to meet artists and see the processes involved in creating craft and visual art in an informal atmosphere and for professional and emerging artists and crafts people to gain recognition and earn a living from their work. This project also allows artists to exhibit informally and meet their customers without gallery fees and commission charges. As a result of the event artists often form groups, gain supportive contacts, gain commissions, be invited to exhibit their work or are invited to become resident artists. The project enables Hampshire residents to discover what their local artists are producing and may inspire visitors start collecting art or encourage them to uncover their own artistic skills.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for local professional and amateur artists to exhibit their work and for local people to gain a greater understanding of the creative process.
Encouraging stewardship of the environment and achieving economic prosperity by encouraging Hampshire residents to buy art and craft locally.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Publicity and guidebooks 17,950 £27,408
Distribution costs 630
Insurance 620
Signage 1,000
Design, photography and website 3,130
Advertising 1,080
Administration 2,998
Income Amount Total
Entry fees from artists 20,028 £20,408
Sponsorship and advertising 380
Test Valley Borough Council (£3,000 unconfirmed)
Winchester City Council (£200 unconfirmed)
Gosport Borough Council (£200 unconfirmed)
New Forest District Council (£200 unconfirmed)
EHDC (£200 unconfirmed)
Portsmouth City Council (£200 unconfirmed)
Deficit £7,000
Amount Requested £3,000
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,000 Hampshire Artists Open Studios
2003/04 £750 Hampshire Artists Art Trail 2003
Additional Comments This will be funded via the Joint Investment Fund.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A14 International Early Music Festival 2005
Applicant Richard Childress Early Music Now Bournemouth
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P. Dickens No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The International Early Music Festival 2005 will be holding two events in Winchester, the first
on the 19 May in Winchester Cathedral and the second on 20 May at St. Cross Hospital, Winchester. The concert at Winchester Cathedral will include a sung Compline by Candlelight according to the Latin Tridentine Rite of 1570 with The Polyhymnia Consort, Gregorian Chant and 16th century music , admission to this concert will be free. A concert, "Bach to the Future", an exploration of J.S. Bach's Klavierubung III, alongside choral music from the 16th century to today, will be held at St. Cross Hospital. The festival is still the only dedicated early music festival in the area which now has a solid and appreciative audience
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by providing access to high quality performances of an early art form.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist fees 1,780 £4,410
Music 200
Venue hire (to be given to charity) 200
Advertising 600
Administration 880
Support in kind 750
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 1,500 £2,910
Programme sales 160
Support in kind 750
Early Music Network 500
Deficit £1,500
Amount Requested £1,500
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding 2003/04 £1,500 Early Music Now Festival 2004
2003/04 £1,500 Early Music Now Festival 2003
Additional Comments The advertising costs £600 for £1,500 ticket sales and £880 of administration seems high. We are not convinced a grant from the County Council is necessary to ensure this event takes place, although a small grant is recommended on the basis that few organisations promote early music.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A15 Spring into Dance Festival
Applicant Phil Pennington Central Studio Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor B. T. Gurden Expressed his support for this project.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Following the success of last year's Spring into Dance Festival Central Studio will be teaming
up with Motionhouse Dance Theatre Company and The Haymarket again to create a new dance
piece. Rehearsals will begin in February at Central Studio and will culminate in two performances at The Haymarket on the 4th and 5th April 2005. The first part of the project involves the creation of a new dance piece by two groups of dancers aged between 15 and 25 years old, the second part of the project will be the opportunity for other youth dance groups from across the area to take part in the performance at The Haymarket to showcase their work. As well as providing young people with an opportunity to work with professional dancers, Central Studio is equipped with one of the best dance studios in the county. This year the festival will build on the achievements of last years event and the organisers will be trying to attract more local groups to take part in the festival performances and in particular school groups. This festival will allow the participants to work with a well-known professional dance company and will bring together on stage many of the youth dance groups in the area in a festival of dance that will truly represent the quality and breadth of dance in the community. The participants will gain a greater understanding of how professional dancers work and the opportunity to meet and work with other young people with similar interests.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for young people by providing the opportunity to work with professional dancers.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Motionhouse Theatre Company 3,000 £7,675
Publicity 1,000
Venue hire 675
Staffing costs 1,500
Administrative costs 1,500
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 2,695 £4,495
Membership fees 1,800
ACESE (£2,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,180
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2005/06 £3,000 Central Studio Annual Programme
2004/05 £2,500 Central Studio Annual Programme
2003/04 £1,000 Spring Into Dance and CS Film Project
2003/04 £700 Basingstoke Film Festival 2003
2003/04 £2,500 Central Studio Annual Programme 2003/04
Additional Comments It is encouraging to see dance going to Central Studio and Motionhouse are a sound company. This is a good project aimed at a target group that it is notoriously difficult to engaged with.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A16 Living Architecture
Applicant Simon Taylor The Making Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor J.K. Frankum Expressed her support for the project and asked that the full amount be given.
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Making is organising a programme of creative, practical and fun arts activities for Architecture week, 17-26 June 2005 at the John Hunt Community School and Junction 6 Youth Centre, Basingstoke. This project is aimed at young people, school children, families and the wider community of Popley, Basingstoke. Professional artists specialising in art, architecture, sculpture and crafts will lead activities including building structures with recycled and living (natural) materials, exploring architectural styles and mapping exercises looking at local street patterns and new plans for future community redevelopment. The project activities will be free and open to all local young people, families and residents and the week long main programme will develop themes particularly relevant to young people in the Popley community, the new school, youth centre and housing redevelopment. The project will expand the current youth service opportunities and provision, working in partnership with Junction 6 Youth Arts Centre and Popley Fields Community Centre. This project will form a discrete part of the larger John Hunt Community School arts programme.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for young people in the local community.
Building strong and safe communities through a community-focused project involving residents of all ages.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artists fees 2,450 £5,500
Materials 960
Publicity 560
Administration 1,530
Income Amount Total
ACESE 2,500 £3,150
John Hunt Community School 650
Hampshire Youth Service (£250 unconfirmed)
HCC Adult and Community Learning Unit (£500
unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,000
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2005/06 £20,000 HCC Revenue funding
Additional Comments A grant application was made to B&DBC but was unsuccessful.
Whilst the Director of Recreation and Heritage has confirmed that the County Council will not fund The Making's Educational programme, this week long project with a school and youth centre is worthy of support.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A17 Kala The Arts Professional Development
Applicant Sushmita Pati Kala The Arts Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Kala The Arts is planning a three phase development plan, following discussions with Hampshire County Council, the Arts Council, and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The first phase will run between April and June 2005 and will involve working with a team of professional dancers and carrying out research to develop a direction for future innovative performance work. Phase two will produce "Kavya" (movements evolved through poetry) which will consist of a 20 minute performance followed by a 20 minute talk or workshop session. These performances will be developed to be performed in libraries, Discovery Centres and other community venues. This phase will run from July to September 2005 and aims to offer performances, talks and workshops to a wide audience, and to attract those who would not normally attend dance shows. The final phase of the project will run from October 2005 to March 2006 and will produce a new choreographed piece based on the results of phase one. The organisation will then be able to provide an evening of innovative and education dance that can be taken to Arts Centres and dance venues throughout Hampshire.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by offering members of a well established local group to develop their skills which in turn will benefit the people of Hampshire by exposing them to a new and innovative dance form.
Building strong and safe communities by developing audiences knowledge of art forms from different cultures.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist fees 19,980 £29,475
Venue hire (£780 in kind) 785
Technician 2,650
Materials 950
Administration 4,210
Project evaluation 900
Income Amount Total
Performances 1,950 £5,545
Workshops 815
Venue hire (in kind) 780
B&DBC 2,000
ACESE (£14,710 unconfirmed)
Deficit £23,930
Amount Requested £10,000
Amount Recommended £2,500
Previous Funding 1999/00 £100 Odissi Nrityalaya
Additional Comments The Arts Service has yet to see any work by Kala the Arts who are asking for a significant sum of money. The artist fees are very high, Kala the Arts should be asked to provide a Business Plan showing the breakdown of artists fees, what the artists will be doing, number of performances, income generation and so on. Then the bid for a further grant can be re-assessed. In the meantime £2,500 is recommended to be used as pump priming to fund Kala the Arta presence in the Arts in Libraries programme for 2005 which will be monitored by the Arts and Library Services. The funding bid to ACESE was unsuccessful.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A18 Art in the Garden 2005
Applicant Elizabeth Hodgson Underground Arts Southampton
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor A.G. Dowden No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Building upon the successful Art in the Garden exhibition at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and
Aboretum, Romsey in 2004, Underground Art & Design are looking to develop the concept and
work with an artist of significant renown on a residency in the gardens between August and October 2005. The organisation is seeking to source an artist working in new media and of international calibre who will work in the gardens for a three week or fifteen day period to create an original piece of work. During that time the artist will be accessible to visitors to enable them to engage in the art making process, this interaction may even drive the direction of the work. The project is a departure from previous "Art in the Gardens" formats which have up until now been static exhibitions. By developing the project the organisation aims to illustrate new possibilities for artists to work in the gardens providing Art in the Garden with an innovative future plan. It is anticipated that the selected artist will be working with in lens based media and the organisation hopes to develop the possibility of touring the work produced throughout Europe. This project benefit the people of Test Valley and Hampshire who will have access to a high quality arts event.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for the residents of Hampshire by having access to a high quality arts experience by a renown contemporary artist.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist fees 7,450 £31,875
Research 1,000
Exhibition costs and administration 10,448
Marketing 8,180
Evaluation 1,900
Contingency 2,897
Income Amount Total
Corporate sponsorship (Southampton SAAB) 8,180 £9,972
Administration support (in kind HCC or TVBC) 1,792
TVBC (£1,000 unconfirmed)
ACESE (£19,903 unconfirmed)
Deficit £21,903
Amount Requested £1,000
Amount Recommended £1,000
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,000 Art In The Garden
Additional Comments This sounds like a good initiative, involving a County Council site and worthy of support. We need to evaluate it and ask for a written report at the end from Underground Arts.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A19 Lymington Choral Society Concert
Applicant Ian Gardiner Lymington Choral Society New Milton
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor S.A. Hayes Expressed his support for the project
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Lymington Choral Society will be performing a concert on the 14 May 2005 at St. Thomas's Church, Lymington. The programme will include Mozart's Coronation Mass and a contemporary work by Kate Jenkins "The Assumed Man". The concert will be conducted by Peter Davies and will include a professional orchestra and four professional soloists. Highcliffe Junior Choir has been invited to join with the Lymington Choral Society and take part in the concert. The society's concerts contribute to the cultural life of the locality, bringing together as participants and audience 500 people from the comnmunity. The organisation aims to attract new members of all ages and to provide varied programmes catering for traditional and contemporary tastes, involving young professional soloists on many occasions. The choral society strives to improve upon their standards by presenting work of the highest level.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by bringing the community together as participants and audience members to engage with high quality choral music.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Soloist 1,200 £4,680
Orchestra 2,300
Conductor 380
Venue hire 200
Hire of music 300
Publicity 300
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 1,500 £2,450
Associate members 450
Rachel Trust 500
Lymington Town Council (£200 unconfirmed)
NFDC (£307 unconfirmed)
Deficit £2,230
Amount Requested £300
Amount Recommended £300
Previous Funding 2004/05 £250 Lymington Choral Society Concert
2004/05 £250 Lymington Choral Society Concert
2003/04 £250 Choral concert
2003/04 £250 Lymington Choral Society Choral Concert
2002/03 £250 Choral concert
2002/03 £250 Choral concert
Additional Comments This is worthy of support as it is bringing classical music to a rural area.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A20 Quilters' Progress
Applicant E Gabriele Jenkins Romsey Quilters Romsey
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor Mrs E.S.M. Barron Expressed her support for the project
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Romsey Quilters will be exhibiting work produced by their members in Romsey Abbey from
the 9 to 23 July 2005. Quilts of all sizes, styles and techniques as well as smaller patchwork items covering a spectrum of traditional, innovative and original design will be displayed. Some pieces will be utilitarian, some will be pieces of wall art and others will interpret a challenge theme "Delectable Mountains". It is hoped that the diversity of styles, degrees of complexity and varying uses of colour and fabrics will inspire and encourage more people to try this form of textile art. The interaction within the Quilter's group brings many people together and fosters creativity, experimentation and friendship. The profits from this exhibition will go to the Romsey Abbey Fabric Fund and the Romsey branch of St. John Ambulance.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by exhibiting a specialised form of textile art the proceeds of which will be donated to charity.
Building strong and safe communities by giving a local group the opportunity to present their artistic talents to the rest of the community.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Materials 270 £3,620
Venue hire 600
Publicity 1,750
Administration 1,000
Income Amount Total
Catalogue sales 2,000 £8,750
Raffle quilt 2,000
Advertising in catalogue 750
Sales of work 2,500
Workshop/ lecture fees 1,500
Surplus -£5,130
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended Nil
Previous Funding
Additional Comments We do not fund projects that are in essence fundraising events, and in this instance the project is already making considerable profits. As there is no deficit the County Council is unable to provide funding for this project.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A21 Annual Writers' Conference
Applicant Barbara Large Annual Writers Conference Shawford
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P. Dickens No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The 25th Annual Writers' Conference and Bookfair is an eight day residential conference offering writers the opportunity to develop their technical skills under the guidance of sixty four published authors and poets, playwrights and producers, literary agents and publishers during mini courses, workshops, seminars, lectures, one to one appointments and informal networking. The conference will take place from 24 to 26 June at University College,Winchester, followed by week-long workshops from 27 June to 1 July and hopes to attract over 500 delegates. Workshops and lectures covering a wide variety of forms of writing will run throughout the weekend conference. Fifteen writing competitions sponsored by major publishing companies will be adjudicated at the conference, with fifty nine awards presented at the Writers Award Reception. The best writing from these competitions will be published in a small anthology. The conference also runs a bookfair which brings together aspiring and published writers with printers, publishers and book production interests in the book industry.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for aspiring and professional local writers.
Helping to achieve economic prosperity by bringing a major conference to Winchester.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Writers fees 24,750 £54,166
Hospitality costs 9,744
Postage 3,056
Publicity costs 6,216
Website 400
Administration 10,000
Income Amount Total
Fees 45,000 £50,475
Competition entry fees 1,675
Advertising 2,900
Subscriptions 900
WCC (£1,000 unconfirmed)
ACESE (£3,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £3,691
Amount Requested £2,000
Amount Recommended £2,000
Previous Funding 2004/05 £750 Annual Writers' Conference and Bookfair
2003/04 £750 23rd Annual Writers' Conference and Bookfair
2002/03 £750 22nd Annual Writers' Conference and Bookfair
2001/02 £1,000 21st Annual Writers' Conference and Bookfair
2000/01 £1,000 Annual Writers Conference
Additional Comments This conference is being enhanced and enlarged for 2005 and will have a significant economic impact on the local economy. It is also part of Winchesters rich and diverse conference offering and is worthy of support. Funding bids to ACESE and WCC were both unsuccessful.
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A22 Summer 2005-Art for Park's Sake
Applicant Philip Sandall The Friends of Leesland Park Gosport
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P.J. Chegwyn
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Friends of Leesland Park will be holding a one day event on 25th June 2005 at Leesland Park, Gosport. The event aims to publicise the park and its facilities, celebrate the work of the volunteer workforce and bring the local community together in a celebration of music and fun activities. The event will be based around live music performed by locally based bands and musicians supported by dance, painting, BMX/ skateboarding demonstrations, children's entertainment and information stalls from other local volunteer organisations. It is hoped that the event will encourage young people in particular to participate in a community event that will allow them to develop playing and performing skills. Students at St Vincent College on the Performing Arts and Media Techniques courses have been invited to be involved in the event and the organisers hope to involve Hampshire based professional artists and musicians
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Building strong and safe communities through an event which will engage all within the community, but especially young people.
Maximising life opportunities by showcase different art forms and encourging people to become involved with voluntary organisations.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist costs 650 £1,082
Insurance 120
On-site facilities 237
Marquee hire 25
Publicity 50
Income Amount Total
Gosport Borough Council 410 £410
Deficit £672
Amount Requested £500
Amount Recommended £500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments
Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application A23 Punjabi Play "Beta Mast Kalandar"
Applicant Budh Singh Panesar Sakshi Arts Basingstoke
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Saski Arts are performing a punjabi play entitled "Beta Mast Kalandar" at the Nuffield Theatre,
Southampton from March to June 2005. The play is a comedy based on the life of a migrant family from East Africa running a corner shop with parents keeping the business going whilst indulging their wayward son and daughter, products of a western upbringing and in a state of confusion between two parallel sets of values and cultures. By performing this play the organisation will be creating an opportunity for a community of approximately 16,000 punjabi speakers in Southampton to see live theatre where there is no provision. The play "Beta Mast Kalandar" is an ideal choice as it will appeal to a family audience, it is a lighthearted look at how traditional and more contemporary values and lifestyles fit together. Saski Arts will increase opportunity for cultural diversity in the Arts through black and Asian comedy/ theatre, there will be a cast of performers from the Hampshire region. The performance will encourage young people to attend and consider going into the Arts as a career.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for a culturally diverse audience by providing a high quality theatre performance.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artistic expenditure 3,310 £8,400
Organisational & professional development 450
Marketing 3,100
Administration 1,040
Contingency 500
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 2,350 £6,900
Sponsorship 550
Arts Council 4,000
Deficit £1,500
Amount Requested £1,500
Amount Recommended £1,500
Previous Funding
Additional Comments Although this play is being performed in Southampton it involves Asian actors from around Hampshire.
Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application F01 Winchester Folk Festival 2005
Applicant Richard Brecknock Winchester Folk Festival Surrey
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor P. Dickens No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Winchester Folk Festival will take place between 13th and 15th May 2005. This three day
event based in the city will be a celebration of English heritage and evolving cultures and will
include dance displays, social dance events, music concerts, song and music sessions, story telling and workshops. The events will be designed for all ages and abilities, but will specifically target families with children and will provide a wide range of youth events. This event will make a positive, pro-active contribution to the Winchester Districts through collaboration with local organisations such as the Theatre Royal Winchester, Tower Arts Centre, University College Winchester and local schools. It is hoped that the re-establishment of this festival, which began in 1974, will create a non-profit making organisation that donates surplus funds towards development and promotion of cultural and artistic activities for young people in Winchester and the surrounding areas.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for participants and audience to experience and take part in traditional art forms.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artists costs 12,050 £28,850
Venue hire 4,500
Sound and lighting 1,200
Publicity 3,000
Insurance 600
Administrative costs 5,500
Contingency 2,000
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 17,800 £18,100
Collections 200
CD sales 100
Deficit £10,750
Amount Requested £4,375
Amount Recommended £3,000
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,600 Winchester Folk Festival 2004
2003/04 £1,600 Winchester Folk Festival 2003
2002/03 £1,500 Winchester Folk Festival 2002
1999/00 £1,500 Winchester Folk Festival 1999
Additional Comments Winchester City Council to make a contribution towards the overall deficit of the festival. Having not occurred in 2004, the Folk Festival is being re-established for 2005 with an almost new team of people to manage it. It has the potential to be a really successful festival and will be part of Winchester's wide ranging festivals' programme.
Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application F02 Newbury Spring Festival
Applicant Bronwen Sutton Newbury Spring Festival Newbury
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor M.J. Woodhall
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
Newbury Spring Festival will be taking place from 7 to 21 May 2005 in a variety of venues in
Newbury and north-west Hampshire. The festival attracts audiences from Hampshire and will
also be staging a number of events in north-west Hampshire including an opera evening at Highclere Castle, an evening celebrating one hundred years of British Musical Theatre, a garden symposium and a recital by The Vienna Piano Trio. Workshops to accompany the festival will include the Jiving Lindy Hoppers, Hatstand Opera, Mbawula- South African Township music , Tziganka- Russian folk music, and Circo Rum Ba Ba a street theatre company. Children's concerts will be performed at primary and secondary schools in the local area. With its diverse programme of events across the art forms, held in a a variety of venues across West Berkshire and north Hampshire, it is hoped the festival will offer something for everyone as well as encouraging people to try something new. By taking music and opening artists studios in the villages the festival will provide a focus for rural communities as well as attracting new visitors to these areas. Schools workshops, presented by musicians who will be appearing in the festival will encourage and develop participation in arts activities among young people and provide an insight into the music and culture of other countries.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities for Hampshire residents and specifically young people to have access to professional arts performances and to participate in arts activities.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist costs 9,430 £17,468
Venue hire 425
Technical and equipment hire 4,296
Administration 3,317
Income Amount Total
Ticket sales 9,797 £12,797
Sponsorship 3,000
Newbury Town Council (£1,500 unconfirmed)
Business sponsorship (£3,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £4,671
Amount Requested £1,700
Amount Recommended £1,700
Previous Funding 2004/05 £1,700 Newbury Spring Festival 2004
Additional Comments A wide range of good artists and companies in the programme which are worthy of support.
Festival Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 17 March 2005
Application F03 Gosport Waterfront Festival 2005
Applicant Glen Wilkinson Gosport Waterfront Festival Gosport
Local Member informed of project:
Councillor M.S. Geddes No response
Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought
The Gosport Waterfront Festival is a three day free music and entertainment event from 1 to 3
July 2005 at Walpole Park North, Gosport. The festival is being held in a public park on the edge of the town centre just a few minutes walk from the central bus station and the Gosport/ Portsmouth ferry. Many local musicians and dancers will get their first opportunity to perform on a professional stage in front of an audience of up to 5,000 people. The event also incorporates the final of the Battle of the Bands, a competition commencing in the spring to find the best local band who will perform at the festival. Other acts booked for the festival include Chas and Dave, The Searchers and The Drifters. The festival coincides with SeaBritain 2005 and the International Festival of the Sea. The organisers hope to attract in excess of 15,000 spectators over the three days, the majority of which will be local residents from Gosport, Fareham and Portsmouth. As well as the live performances on stages, workshops will also be available.
Supports the Corporate Strategy by:
Maximising life opportunities by offering a free festival to local residents and giving local talent an opportunity to perform.
Building strong and safe communities throughthe provision of an event aimed at all members of the community.
Contributing to economic prosperity by encouraging people to visit the area for this event.
Financial Information
Expenditure Amount Total
Artist fees 21,000 £62,250
Infrastructure 21,500
Staffing costs 8,000
Publicity costs 2,000
Contingency 9,750
Income Amount Total
Sponsorship 20,500 £50,250
Gosport Borough Council 20,000
Concessions 9,750
Arts Council (£5,000 unconfirmed)
Gosport Youth Concern (£200 unconfirmed)
Community Champions (2,000 unconfirmed)
Deficit £12,000
Amount Requested £6,000
Amount Recommended £2,000
Previous Funding
Additional Comments This festival has been purposefully planned to coincide with Portsmouth's International Festival of the Sea when there will be a heightened awareness of Portsmouth Harbour area generally. It needs to be part of a coordinated programme of SeaBritain activities for Gosport.
Arts Organisation Applying |
Type of Event |
Sponsor |
Sponsorship Amount £ |
District |
Recommendation £ |
Basingstoke Concert Club |
Chamber Music Concert |
Oakley Hall |
250 |
Basingstoke |
250 |
Alton Operatic & Dramatic Society |
Musical show "Crazy for You" |
Pizza Plus |
350 |
Alton |
350 |
Winchester and County Music Festival |
84th Season of Winchester and County Music Festival |
Nursing Home Services Ltd |
500 |
Romsey/ Winchester |
500 |
Avon Valley Concerts |
Piano recital by Leon McCawley |
Lavery and Lavery |
300 |
Ringwood |
300 |
Basingstoke Concert Club |
Concert featuring the Belcea String Quartet |
Air Products Plc |
500 |
Basingstoke |
500 |
Total: |
£1,900 |
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