Arts in the Neighbourhood awards £10,000 to local arts projects

Another £10,000 has just been awarded to local arts projects by the Arts in the Neighbourhood Grants Scheme run by the Kirklees Creative Economy Team.

Those funded were:

* Batley Smile to run a project called Batley Can! – a series of art workshops for local residents to enjoy the joy of creating and recycling at the same time.

* Connect Housing Association for a project called Routes and Roots - a series of photographic workshops for four socially and geographically distinct groups exploring the themes of neighbourhood

* The Friends of Beaumont Park for Beaumont Park’s Beautiful Poetry – a permanent exhibition of poetry around the park (conditional upon receipt of other funding bids)

* Golcar Lily Day 2016

* Holmfirth Festival of Folk 2016

* Huddersfield Literature Festival 2016

If you have an arts project coming up that requires funding, do take a look at the Arts in the Neighbourhood webpage. The scheme offers grants between £150 and £2,000 as a contribution to arts and cultural projects which benefit and involve Kirklees residents. The deadline for the final round of funding in 2015-16 is 31 January 2016 (for projects taking place from 1 April 2016 onwards).

Please note: if you think you might like to make an application to the Scheme, you must have successfully registered with the Kirklees Grants Access Point four weeks prior to the closing date of the Scheme (if you would like to do this please email funding@kirklees.gov.uk or telephone the Funding Team on 01484 414824)

For more information visit http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/ain