Urbanomix on Tuesday 27th July 2010 was a huge success with over 100 professionals coming together. The Funding panel, chaired by Natalie Wade, was extremely insightful touching on many previously taboo issues.
Below is the full length video from the panel:
The Bullet Point Nuggets:
Public Funding uses public money so your application should benefit the British tax payer.
Strengthen your application by getting support in kind and cornerstone funding from external sources.
Just 8.75% of PRS for Music Foundation funding goes into Urban. They are working on improving this.
Arts Council recieve £500 million a year to give out in funding, £100 million goes into music, 82.79% goes to Classical Music, less then 1% to Urban.
UK T&I fund ‘Ras Kwame Presents’ at SXSW
PRS for Music Foundation are a charity and have supported artists like Sway and Master Shortie abroad.
Be aware of politics and current affairs, governement look for projects based around ticking boxes and balancing national issues.
You stand a better chance of raising small pockets of funding from several places rather then a lump sum from one place.
Get into the fabric of funding and understand the processes; learn the language, know who is who, read the newspapers.
Royal Operah House receive £25million a year from Arts Council England. If you try to take £1 off that MPs will block you immediately.
Organisations like UK T&I and Arts Council have been established by governement to fulfill specific objectives. Arts Coucil – benefit arts for the public, UK T&I – help British businesses make money.
BBC Performing Arts Fund is a charity and the money comes mainly from phone-in competitions on BBC.
Help Natalie Wade lobby so the Urban sector can claim a larger chunk of funding.
Urbanomix is a monthly invite-only Panel and Networking event for Urban Industry Professionals.
To be invited to future events please email london@urbanomix.org with your: Full Name, Company, Position, Website, Email and 1 sentance about your company if it is small
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