2018 grants
A full breakdown of grants made can also be found here.
The Arts
ACE Dance and Music -£2,000
To support the first phase of 'Cultural Spring', a 3-year creative arts programme
Big Brum TIE -£1,500
A Theatre in Education tour to primary and secondary schools across Birmingham, 'Worlds Apart Together'
Capsule Events - £2,000
A participatory project leading to the construction of a large-scale sculptural installation for Supersonic Festival
Celebrating Sanctuary - Celebrating Sanctuary Festival – a programme of World Music and Arts involving refugee and migrant artists£2,000
Grand Union - £1,000
Grand Union's Curatorial Curriculum, a course aimed at curators at the beginning of their careers
Orchestra of the Swan - £2,000
An immersive residency at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to include 7 concerts for students, staff and wider audiences
RBSA - £2,000
Next Wave: a mentoring programme for up to ten early-career artists, leading to a feature exhibition at the RBSA
The Other Way Works - £1,000
For the development of an innovative theatre production 'A Moment of Madness'
The Play House - £1,500
A touring drama project for primary schools commemorating the centenary of the Armistice of WW1
Total Arts £15,000
Heritage
Birmingham Civic Society - £1,000
To celebrate the Centenary of the Birmingham Civic Society
Chamberlain Highbury Trust - £4,000
To commission a conservation survey of Highbury's Victorian fruit tree pergola and design replacement structures
Lunar Society - £2,000
An exhibition at the Library of Birmingham in July 2019 to celebrate the bicentenary of the death of James Watt
Moseley Road Baths - £3,000
The creation of an exhibition and community engagement space to highlight the international significance
Total Heritage - £10,000
Open Spaces
Warley Woods Community Trust - £1,000
Purchase of a branded gazebo for use at events
Total Open Spaces - £1,000
Grand total - £26,000