Summary

The purpose of Dumfries and Galloway Regional Cultural Fund is to increase the volume and impact of high quality arts projects for the public and economic benefit of Dumfries and Galloway. For instance:

• New programmes or activities at your venue or visitor attraction (with the intention of continuing these programmes once this funding has concluded).
• Projects that safeguard and enhance the long-term sustainability of your venue or initiative within the cultural and heritage sectors of Dumfries and Galloway
• Marketing projects that clearly demonstrate a focus on target markets for your venue and that can increase visitor numbers or audiences
• New creative activities researched and developed by an arts or heritage organisation that does not necessarily manage a venue, if there is evidence of an audience for this work e.g. a new programme of arts classes, music tuition or a specialist event
• New or enhanced displays or methods of interpretation at a museum, gallery or cultural venue that are forecast to directly increase footfall at your venue.
• The purchase of equipment that will help enhance the visitor experience at your museum, gallery or cultural venue
• The purchase of equipment that can be made available for hire to local organisations such as portable staging, audio equipment, specialist lighting or creative resources such as photography equipment, instruments etc.
• Pilot events to test out visitor and consumer responses to a potential new product that can be introduced e.g. weekend creative workshops, pop up cafes and restaurants within a cultural facility etc.
• Measures to support wider access e.g. British Sign Language Interpretation, audio description, captioning etc.
• Seminars, networking events and training days that encourage collaborations and capacity building between cultural, heritage and community organisations for creative, tourism and wellbeing purposes
• Purchasing or commissioning apps or maps that encourage walking, cycling, canoeing and countryside access in your area, and that your organisation will promote and market, with the aim of extending visitor stays in your area and health and wellbeing.

Eligible project costs include professional fees, fees for artists and facilitators, the purchase of equipment, venue costs and room hire, training costs including the fees for trainers and specialists, project management and travel costs.

Projects should be completed by February 28 2025.

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Geographical areas funded: Dumfries & Galloway

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

Organisations applying for grant-support must be fully constituted community organisations, Companies Limited by Guarantee, Social Enterprises, Community Interest Companies or Charitable Trusts.

When to apply

Closes for applications at 5pm on Friday 26 July at 5pm.

Next deadline: 26 Jul 2024

How to apply

Application form and guidance are available on the Council website and should be submitted via email. For support and assistance with completing your application please email events@dumgal.gov.uk.

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Activites funded: Arts & culture Health care & wellbeing Heritage & building preservation

Beneficiaries funded: General public Local communities Young people

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