YOUTH ARTS SMALL GRANTS FUND

1. Title: YOUTH ARTS SMALL GRANTS FUND2. Awarding Authority: PACE Theatre Company, GB Email: smallgrants@pacetheatre.co.uk. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: A small grants fund for artist led work to creatively support young people in specified location..Artists are encouraged to submit proposals for projects that help young people – particularly those who have been negatively impacted by the crisis – to help find creative responses to these events and their consequences as we look to the future. This can be done using different art forms including drama, music, dance, film, creative writing and visual art and through a variety of in-person or digital sessions.The project is open for artists to work with schools, existing groups or groups that are formed for the purposes of the project. Renfrewshire has a rich creative scene with a number of youth arts organisations and community groups who work with young people across Paisley and Renfrewshire. We welcome proposals from artists with established relationships with groups who may wish to further develop the relationship through a new project. You may also wish to approach a group that you have a not previously worked with if you believe that your proposal is a good fit for them and the young people they work with.This fund is open to freelance artists and creative practitioners living and working in Scotland looking to work directly with children and young people. All projects must benefit the young people of Renfrewshire. Applications from artists based in Renfrewshire will be prioritised, followed by those from neighbouring local authorities. Priority will be given to artists with a successful history of delivering high quality arts projects to young people.Artists are asked to propose work with a focus on positive mental wellbeing that allows young people to explore and process what has happened in their lives over the last year as well as looking to the future of what their world may look in the years ahead.The fund is not open to applications from organisations, local authorities, groups or clubs. The overall budget for this fund is £15,000. Applicants can apply for between £750 – £3,000 to prepare and deliver projects and attend networking and training events. All projects must be completed by the end of February 2022.5. CPV Code(s): 92312000, 923100006. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM8, UKM83, UKM82, UKM93, UKM817. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: RenfrewshireLocation: East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: The fund is not open to applications from organisations, local authorities, groups or clubs. The overall budget for this fund is £15,000. Applicants can apply for between £750 – £3,000 to prepare and deliver projects and attend networking and training events. All projects must be completed by the end of February 2022.10. Deadline: 7.3.2021 (17:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:’type%3D19’page%3D112. Other information: Please visit the website for more information and to read the guidance document before applying.For further information, please contact awarding authority or visit TKR-202126-EX-1550901# funding opportunity