Penryn Arts Festival 2015 22nd – 25th May CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Penryn Arts Festival committee is looking to fund and promote a variety of small innovative and inspiring projects covering diverse areas of creative practice; visual art, music, drama, film, animation, written and spoken word as well as performance, workshops, exhibitions etc. to be presented in indoor spaces or outdoor locations within the town and surrounding areas. The committee is seeking proposals from arts event providers and practitioners in all stages in their career. The projects must be socially engaged and community focused and in response to the people and/or places within Penryn Town and the surrounding area. The successful applicants will organise and deliver their projects, with the support of the committee, in a range of settings in Penryn. No proposal will be too small to be considered and the maximum amount of funding needed is up to £1000 per project or event. You must to be prepared to potentially compromise on your idea, with discussion, if we gain less funding for the overall festival. Please note that proposals seeking a smaller amount of funding stand a greater chance of being accepted than those requiring a larger amount. Also events not requiring any funding, for example Open Studios, are more than welcome to apply, and if successful and will receive support and promotion from the festival. ________________________________________ The committee is seeking projects that can fulfil one or more of the following aims: 1. Engage or involve the Penryn community during and also, if possible, after the festival. Groups within the community could be clubs, societies, primary and/or secondary schools, the university, or local residents. 2. Promote Penryn history and/or areas of historical interest ie. buildings of local interest; public or residential. 3. Showcase or link with Penryn creative practitioners. 4. Create creative, physical or conceptual links with other national and/or international practices. ________________________________________ HOW TO APPLY Applicants need to complete the following submission form and return it to Penryn Arts Festival c/o Penryn Town Council Offices, Saracen House,, Higher Market Street, TR10 8HU Or email it to penrynartsfestival@gmail. The deadline for submissions is Friday 21st November 2014 and applicants will be advised of the result by Febraury 16th. Please get in touch with us, by email initially, if you have any queries. Good luck! SUBMISSION FORM Name (of individual or organization): Contact name (if applicable): Email address: Mobile phone number: Other links ie. website, facebook page, twitter account: Proposed project or activity with how it links specifically to the numbered aims (300 words max): Provisional budget (including any additional funding gained , fees, resources needed, expenses, travel costs): Proposed venue/s: Preferred times / dates: Previous events/exhibitions or a personal statement (attach if necessary): Supporting materials (images, websites, CDs etc.) Please feel free to distribute this form. Further copies are available from the Penryn Arts Festival website and the Penryn Town Council Offices or by emailing penrynartsfestival@gmail.
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