Thursday 24th July – Sunday 3rd August 2013 MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL ‘GET INVOLVED’ PROGRAMME FUND The Merchant City Festival presents some of the best of Scottish and international art and entertainment with a programme of street arts, music, theatre, food & drink, visual art, film, comedy, dance, fashion & design, children & families activities and literature, while at the same time showcasing the unique cultural hub that is the Merchant City. The Merchant City Festival 2014 will take place from 24th July – 3rd August 2014, as part of the Festival 2014 celebrations, alongside the Commonwealth Games, when Glasgow will be highlighted on the world stage. MCF 2014 will be one of the ‘live zones’ around the city during Games time, providing entertainment for visitors and spectators on the streets and public spaces. The ‘Get Involved’ Fund exists for local businesses and organisations to programme something special for the Merchant City Festival. Your proposal should be for support for something different from your year-round programme of events. We are also prioritising applications for activities and events that take place in the streets and public spaces in the Merchant city, even if that is immediately outside your business base. Once again there will be a family zone on King St, Parnie St, Chisholm St and Osborne St, where there will be a range of family friendly activities and performances. Organisations and businesses in this area are encouraged to respond to this context when applying so they can be part of the overall family friendly, street based programme. The fund is likely to be highly competitive and submissions will be assessed on the basis of: • • •
Relevance to the Festival programme and contexts Quality Innovation
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We are only able to support ideas for events that are specially programmed for the Festival and which do not take place as part of your regular programme of events.
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The ‘Get Involved Fund’ will only support events that are taking place during the Festival dates (24th July – 3rd August 2014).
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Events that continue beyond the Festival are welcomed but they must launch during the Festival. Events must take place within the Merchant City Festival.
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You can apply for up to £1000.
For any more information, please contact arts&music@glasgowlife.org.uk Please note that payment of awards will only be made after the successful delivery of the event and on receipt of an invoice. Glasgow Life is not liable or responsible for any part of your event. Applications will be assessed by representatives of the Merchant City Festival Committee. The DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS IS 9am on Monday 3rd February 2014. Please email completed forms to: arts&music@glasgowlife.org.uk Please put ‘MCF Get Involved Fund’ as the subject heading/email title.
Submission by Email only Applicants will be informed of the final decision by Friday 28th February 2014.
Thursday 24th July – Sunday 3rd August 2013 MERCHANT CITY FESTIVAL ‘GET INVOLVED’ PROGRAMME FUND APPLICATION FORM NAME OF APPLICANT: NAME OF BUSINESS: NATURE OF BUSINESS: ADDRESS POST CODE: TELEPHONE: EMAIL ADDRESS: WEBSITE:
MOBILE:
PROPOSED EVENT: (Please detail as much information about the event as possible) Name of Event/s: Description of Event/s:
Proposed Date(s) and Time(s) of Event/s:
Venue: AUDIENCE: Who is your event aimed at? What size of audience do you expect to attract?
TICKETS: Will your event be ticketed? Do you propose to charge for tickets? If so, how much will tickets cost?
Thursday 24th July – Sunday 3rd August 2013 BUDGET : What is the total proposed budget for your event? Please give a detailed breakdown of areas of expenditure. Please give a detailed breakdown of sources of income for the event/s.
What will funding from the ‘Get Involved’ funding be used to support within this?
LEVEL OF GET INVOLVED FUNDING REQUESTED: £ Please note that the fund is likely to be oversubscribed and you may not receive the full level of funding requested. The DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS IS 9am on Monday 3rd February 2014. Please email completed forms to: arts&music@glasgowlife.org.uk Please put ‘MCF Get Involved Fund’ as the subject heading/email title.
Submission by Email only