From 2012 arts@leeds are introducing a 3 year grant scheme. The city supports cultural companies based in Leeds, to create great art which engages more local people and visitors with a wide range of art forms.
The scheme is available, to those who fit the criteria, to not only develop great art but also nurture and retain talent and skills, contribute to the distinctiveness of the cultural portfolio, break down barriers and work with and be inspired by the communities which gives Leeds its great tradition. By introducing 3 year grants the Council want to support longer term planning and offer some level of stability for organisations once their grant has been decided.
This scheme wants to build in the opportunity for organisations to introduce new developments, or aspects to their organisation. The budget is obviously finite and yet to be finalised so this is not a proposal that will give everyone more money. Some grants may go down and some may go up but we are responding to requests received to move away from the restrictive approach of the past.
Grants will be allocated if there is a good fit to the criteria defined below. The Council wishes to support all Art forms and will reflect this wish in its grant allocation.
Organisations and partnerships are eligible for Arts@Leeds funding to support the work that they do to engage the people of Leeds and our visitors in cultural and creative activities.
The minimum application for funding is £1,000 per year. There is no maximum but the budget is finite and we want to support a wide range of organisations. For an application form, please contact jennifer.rhodes@leeds.gov.uk
The deadline is Friday 13th January 2012.
Eligibility
Who can apply?
Applications are welcomed from non-profit making groups/organisations involved in arts and cultural activities in the community, this includes:
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arts organisations
- groups of organisations (one will need to take the lead and have the main responsibility for managing the application and any grant)
If you are applying as a partnership, the lead organisation will need to complete the application form. There is no limit to organisations applying as partners to more than one grant
Who cannot apply
- Organisations that share out profits to members or shareholders
- Students in full time education or student led groups, unless working within a partnership
- Individual educational establishments where the activity does not provide benefits to the wider community or artists.
- Organisations resident outside of the Leeds Metropolitan area
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Non arts organisations
- Organisations delivering the majority of their work in schools in school hours or organisations whose primary purpose is to deliver school/curriculum based work
- Leeds City Council – unless working in partnership with an outside arts organisation
- Individuals – unless working in a partnership
- Closed membership groups whose activities do not reach a wider public
- Uniformed youth groups
Other sources of funding
A selection of other funding sources are listed on the funding sources pdf which can be downloaded from the right hand side of this page.
For more information on any of the above please email us on arts@leeds.gov.uk or call to speak to an arts development officer on (0113) 395 0678 or (0113) 247 6419.
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