Below are grants we have awarded over the last three years.
We have awarded over £6 million pounds in grants since our inception in 1965.
© Joel C Fildes
Below are grants we have awarded over the last three years.
We have awarded over £6 million pounds in grants since our inception in 1965.
Grants Awarded Year ending March 2016 | Description | £ |
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Blackburn Cathedral Trust | Music outreach project | 2000 |
Box of Tricks Theatre Company | ‘NARVIK’ new production | 2000 |
Burnley Youth Theatre | ‘The Big 10’ arts festival 2016 | 2000 |
Bury Metropolitan Arts Association | Refurbishment of The Met | 20000 |
Chester Performs | RE:NEW cultural centre, theatre and library | 50000 |
Chester Zoo | Interactive theatre piece | 1000 |
Clonter Opera Music Trust | Performance project for schools | 2000 |
Contact Theatre (in 3 annual instalments) | Capital redevelopment of theatre | 60000 |
Crafts Council | ‘Build Your Own’ exhibition at FACT | 5000 |
Cumbria Theatre Trust | Stage adaptation and world premiere of 'The Shepherd's Life ' by James Rebanks | 3000 |
Daniel Adamson Preservation Trust | Creative learning project | 2000 |
Delia Derbyshire Day | Film and music collaboration 2015 event | 1000 |
Engage Liverpool CIC | The Liverpool Air Project | 2000 |
European Opera Centre Trust | Cultural programme for schools | 2000 |
Forward Theatre Project | Development workshops at HOME | 1000 |
Friends of the Harris Museum & Art Gallery | ‘Dance First, Think Later’ contemporary art programme | 5000 |
Hope Street Ltd | ‘On The Verge’ 2015 Festival | 2000 |
Irene Taylor Trust | Music in Prisons - North West project | 2000 |
Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Ltd | Refurbishment of the Malt Room | 5000 |
Lakeland Arts | ‘Canaletto: Celebrating Georgian Britain’ exhibition | 2000 |
Litfest | Two young people's projects | 1500 |
Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art | The Children's Biennial | 15000 |
Liverpool Lantern Company | 2015 Festival | 2000 |
Loud in Libraries | ‘Get It Loud in Libraries’ project | 2000 |
M6 Theatre Company | ‘SHINE’ drama workshops | 3000 |
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival | ‘La Lune’ & ‘Faust’ elements of the 2016 festival | 3500 |
Manchester Camerata | ‘I Have A Dream’ creative music project | 2000 |
Manchester Centre for Regional History | ‘Granadaland’ oral history project | 3000 |
Oldham Coliseum Theatre | The Teaching Theatre Programme | 2500 |
Quarantine | ‘Summer, Winter. Autumn. Spring.’ | 2000 |
Tmesis Theatre | Research and development for 'Happy Ever After’ | 2000 |
Turf Love | ‘Unsung’ new theatre production | 2000 |
University of Manchester Faculty of Engineering | ‘Robot Orchestra’ | 3000 |
Wingates Band | CD Recording for Centenary Year | 2000 |
Youth Dance England | ‘U. Dance’ in the North West | 2500 |
219000 |
Grants Awarded Year ending March 2017 | Description | £ |
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20 Stories High | Merseyside Schools tour | 2500 |
42nd Street | ‘The Horsfall' redevelopment project | 5000 |
Art Gene | ‘Places and Spaces' project | 2000 |
Art with Heart CIC | North West tour of ‘Declaration’ | 2000 |
Aunty Social | ‘Wurlitza, Minima workshops and lecture' for Winter Gardens Film Festival 2017 | 2500 |
Blackpool Museum Trust | Creation of The Blackpool Museum | 20000 |
Box of Tricks Theatre Company | ‘PlayBox' and 'New Tricks' playwright programme | 2500 |
Chester Mystery Plays | 2018 productions of the Chester Mystery Plays | 2000 |
Clonter Farm Music Trust | Performance projects for Schools | 2000 |
Community Arts North West | Digital Arts Trail 'Hidden Tales of the Rochdale Underground' | 2000 |
DaDaFest | DaDaFest International 2016 'Skin Deep' | 7500 |
Dukes Theatre | ‘Alternative Outcomes' project | 2000 |
English National Ballet | ‘Giselle' participation programme | 3000 |
EnJOY Arts | ‘Her Hidden Histories’ project | 1000 |
Glossop Music Festival | Nine workshops and concerts in schools for the 2016 Festival | 3000 |
Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust | Residency space for artistic production and community use | 10000 |
IWM North | Wyndham Lewis exhibition | 3000 |
Littleborough Arts Festival | Music workshops and lantern parade for 2016 Festival | 1000 |
Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust over 4 years | Establishment of Everyman Company of Actors | 20000 |
Manchester Histories | Two new arts and science commissions | 1500 |
MATE Productions CIC | Community gardens tour of The Tempest 2017 | 1000 |
Merseyside Dance Initiative | LEAP Festival and dedicated dance space | 3000 |
Metal Culture | ‘Different Trains: Liverpool' | 3000 |
National Black Arts Alliance | Public launch of Black History Month 2016 | 1000 |
Northern Ballet | North West element of tour of 'Tortoise and the Hare' | 2000 |
Northern Chamber Orchestra | Schools workshops and concerts in Stockport | 3000 |
Psappha | Three concerts in Manchester to celebrate 25th Anniversary of Psappha | 2000 |
Psappha | ‘Bridging the Gap’ series | 3000 |
Royal Exchange Theatre | ‘BIRTH' international project. 7 new commissions. | 3000 |
Salford Community Leisure Trust | New Collections Gallery in Salford Museum and Art Gallery | 4000 |
Sefton Park Palm House Preservation Trust | Purchase of new staging | 2000 |
Unity Theatre | Capital redevelopment programme | 30000 |
University of Central Lancashire and RI Young Scientist Centre | Two workshops for primary and secondary schools in the North West | 2000 |
We Make Places CIC | ‘Flyover Takeover' cultural programme | 1000 |
Windows Project | ‘Memory, Murals and Visions of the Future' for Calder Kids Adventure Playground. | 1000 |
Z-arts | ‘Big Imaginations’ NW Festival of Children's Theatre | 2000 |
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Grants Awarded Year ending March 2018 | Description | £ |
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Africa OyŽ | The OyŽ Active Zone for the 2017 Anniversary Festival. | 2000 |
Black-E | Redevelopment programme. | 15000 |
Bluecoat Display Centre | 4 Window installations and workshops for 2018 creative programme. | 2000 |
British Science Association | ÔBeyond the Classroom: Creative STEM Experiences' in the North West. | 4000 |
British Science Association Ð Manchester Branch | Science Tent for Caribbean Carnival of Manchester. | 1000 |
Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre | David Swithenbank retrospective. | 1000 |
Comedy Trust | ÔThe Happier, Healthier Village' event. | 2000 |
Create (Arts) Ltd | Creative: Connection Cumbria - arts project. | 1000 |
Dukes Theatre | Verbatim theatre piece 'One Girl, One Pen'. | 2500 |
Engineering Development Trust | STEM tasters for North West Schools | 4000 |
European Opera Centre | Casting and training of principal roles for Verdi's 'Falstaff''. | 2000 |
Feelgood Theatre Productions | ÔA Midsummer Night's Dream' outdoor production and Summer School. | 2000 |
Fittings Multimedia Arts | ÔVogue: The House of Krip' project. | 1000 |
Grosvenor Museum | Michael Sandle: ÔMonumental Rage' exhibition | 2000 |
HallŽ Concerts Society | HallŽ St Peter's Phase 2 development project. | 50000 |
Heron Corn Mill (Beetham) Ltd | ÔBeautiful End' arts project. | 2000 |
Hope Street Limited | ÔOn the Verge' Festival 2017. | 3000 |
Irene Taylor Trust | Music in Prisons projects in HMP Styal and HMP Thorn Cross. | 2000 |
Live Music Now - North West | ÔDoorways to Music' - concerts and workshops for special schools. | 2000 |
Liverpool Biennial | Children's Biennial 2018 - 'Time Moves Quickly' arts programme. | 10000 |
Macclesfield Barnaby Festival | ÔMacclesfield Swings' and 'Dinner Dates' for 2018 Festival. | 3000 |
Manchester Histories | Young people's project as part of 2018 Manchester Histories Festival. | 2000 |
Manchester Jewish Museum (3 instalments) | ÔScratch' programme to form part of the museum's development project. | 30000 |
Marple Band | Replacement uniforms. | 1000 |
Metal Culture | 'Different Trains 1947'. | 3000 |
Music Action International | ÔCrisis Choirs' new music programme supporting refugees & asylum seekers. | 2030 |
Northern Ballet | North West tour of 'Ugly Duckling'. | 2000 |
Northern Festival Network - Wild Rumpus | Science and arts project for The Bluedot Festival 2017. | 2030 |
Octagon Theatre Trust Ltd | Redevelopment to renew and up-date the Octagon Theatre. | 45000 |
OLC (One Latin Culture) | Latin American Weekend of Culture. | 2000 |
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Ltd | Building of a new Coliseum Theatre. | 75000 |
Royal Court Theatre Trust | Completion of the renovation of Royal Court Theatre. | 20000 |
Royal Exchange Theatre | New work by The Elders Company. | 2500 |
Royal Northern College of Music | Music historical project to commemorate the centenary of World War I. | 3000 |
Rubbish Shakespeare Company Ltd | Development and tour of 'Romeo & Juliet' and workshops | 1000 |
304060 |