Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Recreation and Heritage Item 6

14 July 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 At the last decision day on 26 May 2005 it was reported that the money allocated for the grants scheme for 2005/06 had been used up. Whilst the grants scheme has not been publicised since then, some new applications have come forward. 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 expendient 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 development and improvement of the knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts.

3. Financial Details

3.1 The financial details of the various arts grants schemes are set out in Appendix 1. The Arts Service budget has already contributed £5,500 to fund the projects that came forward at the last Decision Day, and can find the additional £1,850 needed to fund these projects, due to managing a staff vacancy that has recently arisen.

4. Project Partnership Funding

4.1 The applications for the support of the arts projects are listed in Appendix 2 and include specific requests for £2,710. The papers in Appendix 2 show details of all applications. Local Members have been consulted on these applications and any comments are included. The project's contributions 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 £850 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 these applications due to the great success of this scheme in attracting revenue funding for the arts.

6. Impact Assessment

6.1 No groups or organistions should be excluded from any benefit arising from these decisions. A new application procedure is due to be introduced from 2006/07 which will include equalities monitoring information as agreed as part of the corporate review of grants programmes and procedures.

Recommendations

That funding totalling £1,000 and £850 for the following projects and Two for One partnership funding respectively 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.

N.B. the list excludes:

1. Published works.

2. Documents that disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

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Detailed grant application forms County Arts Office

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Ref. Title Town Requested Recommended

05061339 / HOG1204 Children's Concerts Petersfield £800 £300

05061340 / HOG1054 Martian Invasion Video Production Basingstoke £900 £300

05061342 / HOG1006 TA Dance Winchester £710 £400 05061346 / HOG1023 Choral Society Concert Lymington £300 Nil

Total £1,000

Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 14 July 2005

Application 05061339 / HOG1204 Children's Concerts

Applicant Elizabeth Gotto Children's Concerts

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor/

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The Children's Concert will take place in January or February 2006 at Festival Hall, Petersfield.

The concert is one of a series for 5 to 11 year olds which have taken place in Petersfield, Portsmouth and Southampton and Winchester for many years. The concerts happen once a year, last for one hour and include short orchestral pieces, a narrative piece and a song for audience participation written especially for them and given to schools to learn before the event. An introduction to the orchestra with demonstrations from each instrument is included. A full symphony orchestra, the Southern Pro Musica with their conductor, Jonathan Willcocks, have been involved since the concerts began. This application is to support to the Petersfield

concert where the concert hall is small and where there is always a large deficit. The project will benefit many children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, around 6,000 children came to these concerts in Hampshire and Sussex in 2005. The impact on the wider community will be an early introduction to the concert hall for children and will hopefully foster a love and knowledge of music which be carried forward into later life.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for young people in rural areas by providing access to a high quality concert.

Financial Information

Expenditure Amount Total

Artists 3,351 £3,351

Income Amount Total

Ticket sales 2,716 £2,716

Deficit £635

Amount Requested £800

Amount Recommended £300

Previous Funding 2004/05 £500 Children's Concerts 2005

2003/04 £500 Children's Concerts 2004

2002/03 £500 Children's Concerts 2003

2001/02 £500 Narrative piece for Children's Concerts

2000/01 £500 Children's Concerts

1999/00 £500 Children's Concerts

Additional Comments This is a worthy project which introduces young people in the Petersfield area to music. The project was originally submitted to the 26 May 2005 Decision Day but was turned down because it looked as though funding would go to concerts in Southampton and Portsmouth. This project is justfor the Petersfield concert.

Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 14 July 2005

Application 05061340 / HOG1054 Martian Invasion Video Production Summer School

Applicant Phil Pennington Central Studio Basingstoke

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

Central Studio will be running the Martian Invasion Video production summer school from 1-12 August 2005 at Central Studio, Basingstoke, The Clanfield Observatory and other areas in and around Basingstoke. This will be the fifth summer school to take place at Central Studio in the area of video/ film production since re-opening in 1999, and the third to be run by Rob Thrush of Chard House Media who has a long history of providing quality workshops and projects in video production throughout Hampshire. The project, based loosely as a sequel to War of the Worlds, will involve 14 young people from the Basingstoke area who will work through an intensive 10 day programme to produce a 15 to 20 minute DVD. The group will cover all areas of video production from development of the story, storyboarding, script writing shooting, lighting, and editing as well as the adding of digital audio effects and CGI. The film will be shot in the studio and on location in and around Basingstoke and at an observatory outside Bordon. The benefits of the course will be to build on Central Studio's strong youth arts provision by enabling young people to become involved in, and learn more about, video and film production. It is hoped that this summer school will provide the springboard for the

provision of a regular weekly video production group, working in a wide range of media styles, to start in September 2005 or when space becomes available to accommodate such a course.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for young people in Basingstoke.

Building strong and safe communities through the provision of arts experiences for young people.

Financial Information

Expenditure Amount Total

Workshop leaders 2,000 £3,090

Publicity 500

Media and other consumables 490

Contingency 100

Income Amount Total

Membership fees 1,190 £1,190

ACESE (£1000 unconfirmed)

Deficit £1,900

Amount Requested £900

Amount Recommended £300

Previous Funding 2005/06 £1,000 Spring into Dance Festival 2005

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

Additional Comments This is an interesting project involving 14 young people from the Basingstoke area. The amount recommended is less than requested because the project benefits a relatively small number of people.

Project Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 14 July 2005

Application 05061342 / HOG1006 TA Dance

Applicant Louisa White TA Dance Winchester

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor/

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The TA Dance project will be running another term of dance workshops for able bodied, learning disabled and wheelchair dancers at the Tower Arts Centre, Winchester from September to December 2005. The project integrates able bodied, learning disabled and wheelchair dancers in a safe, creative and mainstream environment. The results from the previous term's work has been that the participants have been able to realise their value and worth whilst developing their communication skills through working together for 2 hours on a weekly basis. All able and disabled dancers have expressed their desire to continue with the dance project in

the Autumn term. Each individual group member has developed in confidence and physical ability and creative abilities, and the group as a unit has grown strong, safe and into an enjoyable place to be. In terms of health promotion this activity has been a positive form of exercise, the service users taking part have varying needs including physical disability that can restrict movement and excess body weight that might otherwise limit opportunities and present health risks. The TA Dance sessions have been delivered in a way sensitive to individual need and have been a social opportunity for service users that otherwise have limited chances to

participate in community activities. TA Dance leaders wish to continue the work they have begun.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities for able bodies, learning disabled and phyiscally disabled young people in Winchester and the surrounding areas.

Building strong and safe communities by allowing people of all abilities to participate together.

Financial Information

Expenditure Amount Total

Venue hire 480 £1,620

Dance leader fees 600

Support dancers fees 480

Administration 60

Income Amount Total

Workshop fees 200 £200

Awards for All (£710 unconfirmed)

Deficit £1,420

Amount Requested £710

Amount Recommended £400

Previous Funding 2005/06 £950 TA dance (Tower Arts Disability Dance)

Additional Comments

Two For One Partnership Funding 2005/06 Date 14 July 2005

Application 05061346 / HOG1023 Choral Society Concert

Applicant Ian Gardiner Lymington Choral Society

Local Member informed of project:

Councillor

Purpose For Which Assistance Is Sought

The Lymington Choral Society will be performing a concert at St. Thomas's Church, Lymington.The society will be performing Part I of Haydn's "Creation", Cantasta No 122 by Bach and carols for choir and audience. The groups conductor is Peter Davies and they also use a professional orchestra and three professional soloists.The society's concerts contribute to the cultural life of the locality, bringing together as participants and audience some 500 people from the community. The society aims to attract new members of all ages and to provide a varied programme catering for traditional and contemporary tastes, involving young professional soloists on repeated occasions. The group seeks to improve on its standards by presenting work of the highest level.

Supports the Corporate Strategy by:

Maximising life opportunities by providing high quality choral music to all in the local community.

Financial Information

Expenditure Amount Total

Artists fees 3,580 £4,380

Venue hire 200

Music hire 300

Publicity 300

Income Amount Total

Ticket sales 1,500 £2,600

Membership fees 450

Rachel Trust 500

Lymington TC 150

NFDC (£325 unconfirmed)

Deficit £1,780

Amount Requested £300

Amount Recommended Nil

Previous Funding 2005/06 £300 Lymington Choral Society Concert

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 Having benefited for the last seven years from a grant from the Arts Service and as there is no money left in the grants budget, it is felt this project should be able to continue without our assistant.

Appendix 3