Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013

Community Award

ScottishPower and National Theatre of Scotland

Leading UK energy supplier ScottishPower supported National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) in premiering its musical production entitled Glasgow Girls. It told the story of a group of teenagers who fought for the rights of child asylum seekers in Scotland. ScottishPower mirrored the inspiring story by facilitating a community outreach project. The Take A Stand programme enabled 32 young people aged 13 to 15 make a positive difference in society through four individual campaigns. Themes included substance misuse, young carers, education and community. All have left a legacy for teenagers to carry forward.

Morton, Young and Borland and Edo Architecture

Scottish textile weaver MYB collaborated on a project named The Ghost of Water Row. It was designed to encourage discussion about lost heritage. A temporary pavilion was constructed from timber and MYB textiles and placed in Govan, where hand loom weavers cottages were replaced in the early 1900s to make way for shipbuilding on the Clyde. The pavilion represented a weaver’s cottage and appeared fleetingly like a ghost to mark the 100th anniversary of the subsumation of Govan into Glasgow. It also allowed the community to remember or realise that Govan Fair first began to celebrate the weaving trade.

Scottish Friendly and Scottish Book Trust

Family and life assurance provider Scottish Friendly and Scottish Book Trust linked in order to create The Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour. It brought well-known UK and international children’s authors and illustrators to schools, libraries and communities across Scotland and England. 2012 was the 15th year running that Scottish Friendly has supported the tour. The main benefit is literacy and an interest in books from a young age. Thousands of children from deprived or remote areas borrowed books from libraries for the first time and gained access to books for sale at discounted prices.

Tesco Bank and the National Galleries of Scotland

Working together during the first year of an exciting three-year partnership, the National Galleries of Scotland and Tesco Bank share the primary objective for the Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools - to see participation widen, giving children from across the country the best possible opportunity to experience, create and enjoy the magic of visual art. A brand new series of Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools road shows also took the competition directly into Scottish schools for the very first time, delivering successful children’s workshops and valuable teacher training. In the first year of the partnership an impressive 6,210 entries were received from a wide range of young artists inspired by their very own national collection.

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Tesco Bank and The Reading Agency

The Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) by independent charity The Reading Agency (TRA) was already the largest reading for pleasure programme in the UK. It then linked up with Tesco Bank to create The Tesco Bank Summer Reading Challenge Scotland (TBSRCS). It was a partnership that demonstrated the strength that business support can provide and enabled the participation of nearly 40,000 children aged between four and 12. Children were inspired to read, became more confident and made new friends. The results of the campaign showed that 9,000 children who would otherwise have not taken part were given the opportunity thanks to Tesco Bank’s involvement.

The Miller Group and Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The Miller Group worked with Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) to deliver therapeutic music-making activities for Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS). The sessions took place within the charity’s Rachel House Hospice in Kinross which provides a safe haven for children with life-limiting conditions. Musicians from RSNO worked with specialist staff and families to create a programme to serve the children and young people. The programme allowed people with complex needs to access music in a comfortable environment. Through interacting with musicians and touching instruments, the children experienced music through their own senses.

Young People and the Arts Award

Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen International Youth Festival

Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen International Youth Festival devised a multi-arts project in partnership with Aberdeen City Council’s Arts Development Team and social enterprise organisation Theatre Modo. It was named the First in a Lifetime initiative and involved 200 young people in carnival arts and circus skills. Aberdeen Harbour Board’s objective was to encourage young people to engage with the arts while learning about the importance of the port and its 877 years of history.

A bonus outcome was that children mastered new skills in a short space of time and felt a sense of purpose alongside their peers.

Scottish Friendly and Scottish Book Trust

ScottishPower and National Theatre of Scotland

Shell UK Limited and Promote YT (Scotland)

Global oil and gas company Shell UK Limited supported The National Festival of Youth Theatre (NFYT). It was produced by Promote YT, the national development organisation for youth theatre arts in Scotland. NFYT 2012 was staged in Fife and became the most ambitious event to date with 42 artistic events and 14 performances by 17 youth theatres from 12 regions across Scotland. It was a two-strand project with a schools outreach branch and artistic workshops. Shell UK Limited assisted in a non-artistic capacity at a NFYT camping event by providing every young person with a complimentary health and safety pack containing waterproofs, plasters, ear plugs, a torch, water and hand sanitizer.

Tesco Bank and the National Galleries of Scotland

Sponsorship by a Small Business

Artstore and The Glasgow School of Art

Artstore developed an exclusive project for the students of The Glasgow School of Art. It invited talented students from the undergraduate and postgraduate courses to create an interactive sound sculpture. The brief challenged the artists to create pieces of work which could be manipulated by the viewers to generate a variety of sounds. The project grew significantly when the student artists contacted established sound-based artists to be included in the final submission. It exceeded Artstore’s original vision and became a sound- art festival. Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013

Boteco Do Brasil and Glasgow Film Festival

Brazilian restaurant and bar Boteco do Brasil partnered with Glasgow Film Festival to promote Brazilian cinema. A Samba style flash-mob and a Brazilian party were among the highlights of the vibrant collaboration. Volunteers from Glasgow Film Festival were given the opportunity to work with businesses they would otherwise have missed, including drumming troupe Samba Y Bamba, two Brazilian DJs and rum company Sagatiba. The flash-mob at Glasgow Airport attracted 4,000 views on YouTube and encouraged Brazilian and Scottish tourism.

Highlander Scotland Ltd and Edinburgh Iranian Festival

As part of the 2013 Edinburgh Iranian Festival, 28 artists displayed their work in the Borders Exhibition at the Art’s Complex. Camping and outdoor retailer Highlander Scotland Ltd supported the exhibition, which became the largest art show ever hosted by the festival. Over 500 people visited the exhibition to see the work of 28 artists. The organisations and volunteers arranged all aspects of the planning, advertising, installation and supervision. A highlight of the show saw the British/Persian Jazz band GOL perform on opening night.

Ivy Dental Practice Ltd and Edinburgh Iranian Festival

The Grand Music Concert at Edinburgh Iranian Festival was enhanced because of the input of Ivy Dental Practice Ltd. The support of the dental practitioner meant the festival organisers could invite an additional band to perform. Persian rock band Radio Tehran (Ali Azimi and the Need) took part in The Grand Music Concert at Studio 24. Part of the funding was used to decorate the venue, adding to the Middle Eastern atmosphere. The concert attracted 200 people.

Sono Vie and Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Sound, lighting and production services company Sono Vie worked with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra to enhance the audience experience. The first stage of the partnership was to replace outdated sound equipment with the latest digital audio system. The Arts & Business Scotland new arts sponsorship match funding allowed Sono Vie and SNJO to record every concert and preserve the material for future release on CD. The objective was to expand the reach of one of the UK’s finest jazz orchestras alongside Sono Vie. The results speak volumes as SNJO released an album which received five star reviews and was invited to play at four music festivals in USA and Canada. This includes plays to an audience of more than 15,000 in Montreal.

The Saltire Society and Hands Up for Trad

Hands Up for Trad is a national organisation, funded by Creative Scotland. It ran the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, which up until 2012 was part of the Scots Trad Music Awards. But for 2013, in collaboration with The Saltire Society, the Hall of Fame was transformed into a stand-alone dinner/dance event. It created a much more intimate Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013

evening and an enhanced experience for both inductees and the audience. The project was launched as a stand-alone event with a Hall of Fame reception at The Scottish Parliament.

New or Returning Sponsor Award

Amati Global Investors Ltd and National Museums Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland marked the end of their Catherine the Great exhibition by hosting the AniMotion Show on the 11th October 2012. The show, which was sponsored by Amati Global Investors, combined the artistic talents of Russian artist Maria Rud, the musical talents of Dame Evelyn Glennie, and other Russian, Scottish and European artists. The event involved Maria’s unique paintings of historical characters who, in turn, are used in the musical performance. Over 500 people attended the event in Edinburgh, including the Cabinet Secretary and Count Vladimir Tolstoy – Leo Tolstoy’s great, great grandson.

Balfour+Manson LLP and National Museums Scotland

Balfour+Manson LLP were sponsors of the National Museum of Scotland’s final event in their Catherine the Great exhibition. The AniMotion Show was held on the 11th October 2012 and showcased the skills of Russian artist Maria Rud and the musical talents of Dame Evelyn Glennie. The event involved Maria’s unique paintings of historical characters who all played their own interesting part in the musical performance. Over 500 people attended the Edinburgh event, including the Cabinet Secretary and Leo Tolstoy’s great, great grandson Count Vladimir Tolstoy.

Blue Square Design and Gardyne Theatre

The Gardyne Theatre re-opened in 2011 to serve audiences in Dundee, Angus and North Fife. This was the first time Blue Square Design sponsored and arts project. They helped to re-define the theatre in terms of its bi-annual publication, brand management and website design. The partnership has brought the theatre to new audiences and businesses and contributed towards the overall reinvention of Dundee as a city of culture.

Mackie’s of Scotland and the National Theatre of Scotland

Mackie’s sponsored the National Theatre of Scotland’s production of The Last Polar Bears, a family-friendly play which is the UK’s first piece of carbon-light theatre. The play toured over 350 miles around Scotland, reaching a total audience of 2,500. But instead of using cars or vans, Mackie’s sponsored the performers to cycle from venue to venue, transporting their equipment behind them in trailers. This attracted a lot of attention from social media sites, and fitted perfectly with Mackie’s aim to be the greenest company in the UK which aims to have fun at all times. As well as the performance and bike trail, NTS put on several school workshops, which were well received by staff and pupils.

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Marks & Clerk and Edinburgh International Science Centre

Patent and trade mark attorney firm Marks & Clerk sponsored a key part of the Festival’s late night programme, LateLab. This was a creative, social and participatory space where adults could interact with art, science and technology. A total of 1,111 adults attended LateLab events during the Festival. The firm achieved its aims of meeting new people from the creative sphere, increased its brand awareness through collaboration and enhanced their reputation as a personable company. The two bodies hope to continue their partnership in future years.

SPIE and Glasgow School of Art

Services company SPIE were headline sponsors of the 2012 Undergraduate Degree Show and Graduate Degree Show at Glasgow School of Art. They also awarded a postgraduate prize to the most innovative project that was displayed during the show. The partnership showcased the common values between facilities services, culture and creative education to over 23,000 people who attended the show. This was the first time SPIE has sponsored the arts in Scotland and the partnership reached over 300,000 people in various media outlets.

Sustained Partnership

Accenture Scotland and Scottish Opera

This partnership between Accenture Scotland and Scottish Opera is now in its sixth year, having started in January 2008. Accenture Scotland is now the Scottish Opera’s principle sponsor, having sponsored productions all over the country. The sustained partnership has helped bring new and enthusiastic audiences to the opera sphere. This project, Five:15, saw famous authors write a 15 minute opera with the help of Scottish or Scotland-based composers. The project was immensely successful and Accenture Scotland was featured on over 250,000 various items of print.

LifeScan Scotland Ltd and Hearts & Minds

LifeScan Scotland Ltd and Hearts & Minds have been in partnership since 2009. Their most recent project, The Clowndoctors, involved clown-based techniques to being relief and respite to children suffering from a range of medical conditions. The volunteers used improvisation, music, song and dance, puppetry, games and storytelling to communicate with the children. The partnership has enabled Hearts & Minds to reach out to vulnerable children in specialist schools and homes out-with major paediatric hospitals. Clowndoctors engaged with over 800 children and their families.

TOTAL E&P UK Ltd and Music in Hospitals

The partnership was established in 1980 and since then the aim has been to provide high quality music for frail and vulnerable people. TOTAL E&P UK Ltd support has enabled 70 freelance musical groups to present performances to elderly residents in long-stay hospices Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013

and hospitals. To mark Music in Hospital’s 40,000th concert, they held a special performance at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Aberdeen. Over 5,000 people have benefitted from the partnership and plans are in place for 2014.

Wolfson Microelectronics and Edinburgh International Science Festival

This is Wolfson Microelectronic’s eighth year as the Festival’s largest commercial sponsor. This year, they sponsored an entire floor at the Festival’s flagship family venue, the City Art Centre. They also sponsored an outdoor photographic exhibition, Patterns of Nature, and supported the Festival’s schools programme, Generation Science. Over 1,200 children and adults visited the interactive sound and music activities at the City of Art Centre and the Patterns in Nature exhibition encouraged its 134,000 visitors to discuss and engage with science, art and culture.

Cultural Branding

3M and SMART Consultants, Curators of The SMART Gallery

The More Than Post-It Notes campaign used SMART Consultants gallery space and 3M’s pioneering culture to blur lines between art and science. It centred on the British Science Festival in Aberdeen. The city’s SMART Gallery recruited local artist Mark McCracken and created bespoke artwork solely from 3,000 Post-It Notes. The centrepiece was a colourful oil rig. It culminated in a networking event for 35 business leaders. In addition, a time-lapse recording showing the construction of the artwork received international attention on YouTube. School groups visited the gallery and media coverage exposed over 900,000 people to 3M. The campaign provided an unexpected platform and fusion between technology, art and science.

Airwair International (Dr Martens) and The Glasgow School of Art

Dr Martens opened a new store in a key shopping location of Glasgow. To coincide with the launch, the footwear and fashion company ran a competition for The Glasgow School of Art students. They were invited to produce a piece of work that combined Glasgow icons with the Dr Martens brand. As a result Dr Martens became headline sponsor for the 2013 Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show. An estimated audience of 3,500,000 was exposed to the customised artwork campaign.

Benromach (Gordon & McPhail) and National Theatre of Scotland

Scottish malt whisky producer Benromach sponsored the Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. The support enabled the National Theatre of Scotland to take its play to over 25,000 people in 30 locations in Scotland and the US. It was the first arts sponsorship in the whisky maker’s 125 year history and the first times NTS had linked with the country’s vibrant food and drink industry. The production takes place in a public bar or a venue set up as one and Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2013

the actors perform around the audience members sitting at the tables. It was an engaging format and gained press coverage on both sides of the Atlantic.

Front Page Design and Glasgow School of Art

A year-long series of events under the banner ‘A Feral Studio’ was borne out of a partnership between creative agency Front Page Design and The Glasgow School of Art. Innovative events, talks and workshops became platforms for the world’s thought leaders in communication design to visit Glasgow. The aim was to provide quality experiences for the next generation in Scotland’s design community. Students met influential people and broadened their expertise.

Tesco Bank and the National Galleries of Scotland

Laing O’Rourke and Art in Healthcare

A pilot project explored how Art in Healthcare could combine new technology with traditional visual art. Laing O’Rourke sponsored 156 pieces of artwork for display in NHS Lothian hospitals. Smartphone users who were viewing artwork could scan a QR code to receive links to the artist’s background, thought process and design strategy. It also offered links to relevant healthcare support groups. Art in Healthcare became the first arts organisation to combine visual art and technology in a healthcare setting resulting in 1,400 web visits and 9,700 page views.