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Edinburgh Visual Artists and Craft Makers Awards Scheme and
Emerging Artists – Bursaries Scheme
2014/15
The Edinburgh Visual Artists and Craft Makers Awards Scheme
The Visual Artists and Craft Makers Award scheme aims to support Edinburgh-based visual arts and craft practitioners through grants towards the development of their practice through new work and research.
Awards of between £500 and £1500 are available.
Emerging Artists – Bursaries Scheme
The Bursary programme will support up to 2 successful applicants to develop and progress their creative practice over 12 months.
The successful applicant will be awarded £1,500 as a bursary.
The application deadline for both schemes is Friday, 23 January 2015.
For further information and application pack contact:
Jo Navarro
Arts Officer
Tel: 0131 529 6716
Email: jo.navarro@edinburgh.gov.uk
Or visit: http://tinyurl.com/ApplicationPacks
Desire Lines continues an Open Discussion on Tuesday 3 February
“Desire lines are pathways created by many people walking on the same course, creating a common route without the need for a prescribed direction.”
The third phase of Desire Lines, an open conversation about the cultural and creative future of Edinburgh, will take place with two discussions on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday 3 February at the Assembly Rooms. Following a lively and stimulating discussion about what makes Edinburgh a culturally successful city in Summerhall on December 8 2014, and a survey to explore perspectives and priorities for the cultural future of the City, this essential conversation will enter its next stage.
Presented by critic and commentator Joyce McMillan, two sessions will take place, with those in attendance actively participating and contributing ideas and proposals around the key themes that have emerged from the consultation so far. The events will seek to gather a range of different perspectives from citizens across the capital, including leading artists and grassroots cultural producers.
Two sessions will take place on Tuesday 3 February 2015: 2.00 pm-5.00 pm and 6.00 pm-9.00 pm. Please find links to the events and Desire Lines website below:
· Participants can register attendance here for the 2.00 pm event: https://eventbrite.co.uk/event/15352053405/
· Participants can register attendance here for the 6.00 pm event: https://eventbrite.co.uk/event/15352084498/
Walk This Way!
Year of Walking Funding Available Now!
We are delighted to announce that funding for the promotion of walking is available now! This is an initiative of the City of Edinburgh Council that supports the promotion of walking in local communities. We would welcome applications which seek to address any of the following:
Address health inequalities
Target the inactive
Reduce social isolation
Increase social capital
Work with those with long term conditions
Grants are available to promote walking through the purchase, issue and promotion of pedometers. Up to £500 (50 pedometers)
The year of walking initiative aims to works alongside local community organisations, health partnerships and voluntary groups to fund and develop walking within the city with the long term aims of increasing physical activity participation through the promotion of walking and reducing health inequalities.
Successful applications will be expected to produce an evaluation on the outcomes of their funding.
To find out more and apply contact Sean Webster – sean.webster@edinburgh.gov.uk
Active Edinburgh event funding
The Active Edinburgh Funding Programme is an initiative of the City of Edinburgh Council. It supports events that promote physical activity and sport within the city. These range from sports events that attract a national audience to small community festivals that aim to get local people involved in activity. The Active Edinburgh Funding Programme is an annual programme, where organisations can apply for funding of up to £3,000. The application process begins in January 2015 for events taking place in 2015/16.
For further information visit the CEC website
Opportunities
Ideas Fund – Imaginate would like to invite submissions from artists wishing to apply to the Ideas Fund for 2015 to fund early-stage ideas and research for young audiences. The deadline for applications is 26th January 2015.
Call out for Imaginate Festival Fringe – deadline Thursday 5th February 2015
Call out for Ideas Exchange at the Tron – deadline Thursday 5th February 2015
More information and details on these opportunities and how to apply visit the Opportunities and Events page on the Imaginate website here
Council Consultations:
Review of Community Access to Schools – This survey closes on 30 January 2015.
School Street Proposals – This survey closes on 27 February 2015.
Lord Provost Fair Trade Awards – This survey closes on 13 February 2015.
Leith Economic Framework – This survey closes on 18 February 2015.
School Streets Project- Proposed Experimental Traffic Regulation Order – Prohibition of Vehicular Traffic (During School Travel Periods) – This survey closes on 27 February 2015.
Change to Licensing Conditions for Taxis and Private Hire Cars – December 2014 – This survey closes on 9 March 2015.
Meadowbank Proposals Report
To find out more about proposals for the future of Meadowbank see the CEC article and a link to the relevant committee report on the Council Website
Training Courses – EVOC (Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council)
Check out EVOC’s Training Course programme for 2015 here
Find out about EVOC’s Training grants here
Jo Navarro | Arts Officer | Culture and Sport | Corporate Governance | Business Centre 2.6| Waverley Court | 4 East Market Street | Edinburgh | EH8 8BG
