Make It Happen Sauchiehall Street

LOOK AGAIN artwork in the window's of the Old M&S building on Sauchiehall Street ‘24 Things to Tell You’ by Craig McCorquodale and Molly Jack, photo by Brian Hartley

Introduction

Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District and the Creative Enterprise Development Office at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland have joined forces to create a fantastic new funding opportunity for creatives in our local communities:

The Make It Happen Sauchiehall Street Fund is open to artists, musicians, performers, film makers and writers aged over 16 and onwards, who are not already working in the arts and are not accessing/have not accessed formal arts education since the age of 16.

 Creatives living in Glasgow’s City Centre – whether they love making theatre, dance, film or music – can apply for 5 awards of £1,000 each to develop their creativity.

The fund can be used in multiple ways such as: training, networking, testing an idea, staging pop-up event or exhibition, travel costs for research, or digital performances, and forming new collaborations.

The application deadline is 5:00PM, Wednesday 27 August.

Unfortunately, if you submit your application late, it will not be considered.

Application link

Please read the Guidance provided below carefully and submit your application here: http://bit.ly/44Surji

Application Guidance

Example Budget

Who is this fund for?

This fund is open to:

  • Those who are not already a professional in the arts, creative and performing industries (not earning their primary income from the industry)
  • Those who are not accessing/have not accessed formal arts education since the age of 16.
  • Those who are 16 and over Those who have a creative interest in one of the following: Dance, Music, Performance or Theatre, Film or Performance-based writing.
  • Those who live in Glasgow Ward 10 - Anderston/City/Yorkhill. This means you most have a postcode from one of the following areas: Anderston, City Centre, Dundasvale, Garnethill, Kelvinhaugh, Merchant City, Saltmarket, Townhead (don’t know if you live within this boundary? See this map here to help).

Support sessions

We’d love to hear from you and are always happy to have a chat if you’re struggling with the application process.

Please email sauchiehallstreet@glasgowlife.org.uk to discuss any additional support which you might needed to make an application.

We will run two support sessions on the following dates:

  • Thursday 7 August, 6:00 - 7:00pm – Online Q&A session       
  • Thursday 21 August, 10:00am – 12:00pm – in person application writing workshop – Clockwise M2:15 (Savoy Tower, 77 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3BZ)

If you would like to join either session, please email sauchiehallstreet@glasgowlife.org.uk

Image Credit: ‘24 Things to Tell You’ by Craig McCorquodale and Molly Jack, photo by Brian Hartley