[mf2012] feedback from ACE on TAKE2030's MF application

[shu lea cheang]

From: Stephanie Howe <Stephanie.Howe at artscouncil.org.uk>
To: take2030 <now at take2030.net>
Subject: RE: take2030 moving forest application
Thread-Topic: take2030 moving forest application
Thread-Index: AQHNJFMaqZxr95C5oEyfjp8QDDR+L5a307wA
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:16:24 +0000


Dear Shu Lea Cheang,

Thank you for your email and apologies for the 
delayed response. As per our conversation earlier 
this morning I would like to provide you with 
some additional feedback on your recent 
application to Grants for the arts. I understand 
that you must be disappointed with the outcome of 
your recent submission to Grants for the arts, 
your application was recommended for funding, 
however Grants for the arts is a highly 
competitive programme so not all the recommended 
applications are successful.

Your application met all of our criteria and 
scored highly with regards to quality and 
finance, it was highlighted within the assessment 
that Take2030 had presented a very interesting 
artistic idea and that the quality of the 
production was likely to be high. It was noted 
that the activity delivers on Arts Council's 
priorities relating to digital work and that you 
had developed some strong partnerships. With 
regards to finance, it was highlighted that the 
expenditure for the activity had been clearly 
broken down and that you had secured a good 
amount of match funding for your activity 
demonstrating commitment to the project from 
other partners. It was also noted that it was 
very positive to see the organisation using crowd 
sourcing as a means of raising partnership 
funding and generating wider interest in the 
activity.

However, your application would have been 
strengthened if there was further detail provided 
about the performance element of the project and 
what the production will entail. With regards to 
public engagement, it was noted that as there is 
a participatory element to the activity, further 
detail about how you intend to engage a wider 
audience, including those who may not usually 
engage with arts activities would have 
strengthened the application. The digital and 
online opportunities could also have been further 
explored, in your application you noted that the 
projected audience numbers you hoped to reach via 
online platforms was 30,000; however the 
application lacked detail about how online 
audiences would be reached. Further detail about 
the timescales involved for the delivery of the 
activity and how the project will be managed 
would also have been useful.

I hope you have found the feedback provided 
helpful, if you require any further information 
please contact me. Grants for the arts is an open 
and rolling programme so you can re-apply at any 
time. Decisions take six weeks for applications 
up to £10,000 and twelve weeks for anything 
above. Competition for funds is very high, so a 
re-submission cannot be a guarantee of success.

Please see the links below to guidance and 
information sheets available on our website:

<http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/grants-for-the-arts/guidance-and-information-sheets/>http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/grants-for-the-arts/guidance-and-information-sheets/

Good luck with your next application.

Kind regards,

Stephanie

Stephanie Howe
Assessor, Music & Dance
Grants for the arts
Arts Council England, National Office
0161 9344377
<mailto:stephanie.howe at artscouncil.org.uk>stephanie.howe at artscouncil.org.uk
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