Welcome Launch of Let’s Create Arts Commissioning Scheme Shotton Community Centre Wednesday 12 th August 2015

East Durham Creates Nikki Locke

East Durham Creates East Durham Creates is programme of creative and cultural activity running from 2014 – 2016, funded by Arts Council England as part of it’s Creative People and Places Scheme. The programme has been set up to: Encourage more people across East Durham to get involved in something creative. We are an action learning programme which involves trying new things, building on what’s already happening and learning from what works – and what doesn’t – to bring about long term change in East Durham. How can you get involved: Specially commissioned artistic projects that are inspired and shaped by the people, stories, heritage and issues that are unique and relevant to our area now. Regular activities including Creative Social events and Go and See trips. Cultural Hub networks to support community venues to build their own arts and creative offer. Consultation for future activity: Ensuring we are consistently responding to local interests, our audiences and diverse communities.

East Durham Creates The Community Engagement Role Malcolm Fallow

Project Aims The aims of Let’s Create are: Support local projects, involving artistic or creative activities that aim to increase participation in East Durham, as amateurs, professionals or audiences. Support local projects that test new approaches to delivering or experiencing arts and creative activity for East Durham residents. Support local groups to deliver new events and activities involving collaboration with artists or other arts organisations. Enable more high quality creative grass-roots activity in our area Strengthen the skills and resources of local groups and organisations in working with artists and local audiences.

Eligibility To be eligible for the fund, you should be able to AGREE WITH or answer YES to the following statements/questions: The applicant is a voluntary and community sector organisation, arts organisation, social enterprise, parish or town council. Your Constitution/Governing documents allow you to deliver the proposal. The applicant is a non-political/non religious organisation. The organisation applying is unable to finance the initiative from its own funds. The amount of support required is between £500-£2,500.

Eligibility continued The project beneficiaries will be primarily from the East Durham area. The activity is not a statutory responsibility. The project/activity is new or significantly different from an existing activity and has a creative/arts focus. Activities will take place in East Durham area. The project will be completed by 31/08/2016

Let’s Create: What it’s about Commissioned by Ideastest Small Experiment Picture Credit: Commissioned by Cultural Springs Your Arts Picture Credit: Commissioned by Creative Barking and Dagenham People Going Places Picture Credit:

What it’s not about: Activities that do no benefit primarily the residents of East Durham. Continuation of regular activity Individuals Statutory responsibilities (i.e. services which should be funded by a statutory body) Projects promoting political activities. Faith groups promoting religious, non-community based activities. Application request in excess of £2,500. Deficit or retrospective funding (i.e. commissions for activities that have already taken place). Projects that are primarily directed at people under the age of 16.

The Process Application Form Recommendations The Commissioning Panel: East Durham Trust Representative, Rona Hardy, Alan Liversidge, June Clark, Amanda Moon, Heather Wood and John Wood Offer Letter Payment Monitoring Note: Unsuccessful candidates will be advised of other commissioning opportunities.

Key Dates and Deadlines 15 th September th November th April 2016

Contacts Colin Jackson Jess Watson East Durham Creates