advisory committee on arts development
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Advisory Committee on Arts Development. New Funding Scheme. Arts and Sport Development Fund. An injection of $1.5 billion into the arts portion of Arts and Sport Development Fund (ASDF) Annual investment returns of around $60M to provide sustainable resources for long-term arts development - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Arts DevelopmentArts Development
New Funding Scheme
Arts and Sport Arts and Sport Development FundDevelopment Fund
An injection of $1.5 billion into the arts portion of Arts and Sport Development Fund (ASDF)
Annual investment returns of around $60M to provide sustainable resources for long-term arts development
$30M - Hong Kong Arts Development Council
$30M – New Funding Scheme
Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Arts DevelopmentArts Development
Established in November 2010 Advise the Government on matters
pertaining to arts development in Hong Kong, covering performing arts, visual arts and other art forms
Other areas of work cover Arts Development Fund, arts education and funding for performing arts
New Funding SchemeNew Funding Scheme
Initiative to establish a new funding scheme with matching grants elements to fill the gaps of existing public funding sources
Support the development of the performing arts, visual arts and other art forms except Cantonese opera (which is supported by Cantonese Opera Development Fund)
Visions of the SchemeVisions of the Scheme
To cultivate a supportive culture for the arts in the community, garner public and corporate support and foster tripartite partnership among the government, arts groups and the private sector to promote arts and cultural development in Hong Kong
To nurture local budding artists, enlarge the pool of local arts talent and enhance the artistic milieu in the community by supporting promising small to medium arts groups with a strategic and long-term funding arrangement
Arts Capacity Arts Capacity Development Fund Development Fund (tentative)
4 Major Objectives
Contents Development
Arts Education
Audience Building
Capacity Building
ACDF
Contents DevelopmentContents Development
Examples
Innovative and impactful new works/exhibitions/festivals
Brand building of established works/exhibitions/festivals
Serial /developmental programmes
Programmes/exhibitions for overseas marketing
Audience BuildingAudience Building
Examples
Building new audience base(in addition to schools and community)
Use of creative marketing by means of new media such as social networks on the Internet
Partnership with commercial corporations in marketing and publicity
Arts EducationArts Education
Examples
Development of teaching kits or information kits for parents for appreciation of major art forms or successful art works/exhibitions
Teachers’ training(e.g. art appreciation and criticism)
Capacity BuildingCapacity BuildingExamples
Professional advancement
Training of creative marketing personnel, professional producers, agents/impresarios for overseas marketing, fundraisers, technical staff, middle management
Artist-in-residence programme
Categories of GrantsCategories of Grants Springboard Grants (for non-profit making arts
groups) More than a dollar-to-dollar match for income
over a threshold for overall institutional development of an arts group for 2-4 years
Submission of comprehensive plans on
Programmes and activities
Manpower resources
Marketing and fundraising
during supported period to achieve marked improvements over past capability and performance
Categories of GrantsCategories of Grants Project Grants (for non-profit making
activities) Budget over $2M dollar-to-dollar
matching grant
Budget below $2M matching/direct grants
Matching grants awarded on dollar-to-dollar basis
Priority for applications for matching grants
Projects may last more than one year
Eligibility of applicantEligibility of applicant
Individual arts practitioners*
Specially formed ensembles of professional arts practitioners*
Arts groups not receiving recurrent subvention
Arts management companies*
(*for project grants to organize non-profit-making activities)
Application in 2011/12Application in 2011/12
Two rounds of application 1st round –
April to June ApplicationJune to July ProcessingAugust Announcement
2nd round – Oct to Nov Application Nov to Dec Processing Jan (2012) Announcement
No Double SubsidyNo Double Subsidy
Project grantees are not allowed to accept funding support from other public funding sources for the same projects but non-cash support is allowed (e.g. venue booking, publicity)
Springboard Grantees may have to opt out from other public funding sources which offer them cash support
Venue and Other SupportVenue and Other Support
Grantees should not assume automatic support from other organizations such as LCSD for venue booking, publicity support, etc.
Contingency should be planned and indicated in the application
Income to be MatchedIncome to be Matched
All cash income generated from funded activities by CDF, including but not limited to:
commercial sponsorship private donation
(sponsorship and/or donation in kind can be accepted but not accounted for matching)
Disbursement of FundsDisbursement of Funds
Disbursement by installments
Matching grants to be disbursed upon evidence of income obtained
Assessment CriteriaAssessment Criteria
Assessment criteria Artistic merit Creativity and originality Impact on arts sector and
community Technical feasibility Financial viability Track record and execution ability
of applicants and participating arts practitioners
Expert AdvisersExpert Advisers
A pool of expert advisers, expandable on ad hoc basis for individual applications, to assist in assessing the artistic merit, creativity, originality and impact of the proposed projects and applicants
Assessment Mechanism &Assessment Mechanism &Grant ApprovalGrant Approval
ACAD Sub-committee on Capacity Development Fund to make overall assessment of applications
Sub-committee to recommend to ACAD the order of priority of grantees and conditions for disbursement, if applicable
ACAD will make proposal to the Government for funding approval and arrangement
Evaluation MechanismEvaluation Mechanism Project delivery reports and audited
financial reports for all grantees
Performance to be measured against qualitative and quantitative indicators
Applicants are welcomed to propose additional performance indicators(both qualitative and quantitative) to enhance evaluation
Interim reports will be required for Springboard Grantees and Project Grantees for projects of longer timeframe and larger scale
Under PerformanceUnder Performance
Grantees must bear the consequences of under performance and may not receive the grant in full
“Break” clause may apply if projects cannot be completed or deliver as pledged
Thank YouThank You