Transcript 發展藝術諮詢委員會
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 $30M - Hong Kong Arts Development Council $30M – New Funding Scheme Advisory Committee on Arts 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 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 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 Development Fund (tentative) 4 Major Objectives Contents Development Audience Building ACDF Capacity Building Arts Education Contents 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 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 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 Building Examples 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 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 Grants Project Grants (for non-profit making activities) Budget over $2M dollar-to-dollar matching grant Budget below $2M grants matching/direct Matching grants awarded on dollar-todollar basis Priority for applications for matching grants Projects may last more than one year Eligibility 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 nonprofit-making activities) Application in 2011/12 Two rounds of application 1st round – April to June June to July August Application Processing Announcement 2nd round – Oct to Nov Nov to Dec Jan (2012) Application Processing Announcement No 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 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 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 Funds Disbursement by installments Matching grants to be disbursed upon evidence of income obtained Assessment 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 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 & Grant 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 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 time frame and larger scale Under 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