Business Digest

July 2012

Carol Taylor Arts Services Manager Arts & Business Scotland 11 Abercromby Place Edinburgh EH3 6LB

0131 556 3353 [email protected] www.aandbscotland.org.uk

Arts & Business Scotland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland (SC406905) and a Scottish charity (SC042631).The registered office is 11 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6LB.

Contents Business news 3 - 7 Philanthropy 8 Arts & sponsorship news 9 - 10 Arts & Business update 11 - 13 List of sponsored arts projects / events 14 - 18

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BUSINESS NEWS

Brewers, Distillers & Food/Drink Manufacturers

French drinks giant Rémy Cointreau has agreed to buy Islay-based whisky maker Bruichladdich for £58m in what is believed to be the highest price ever paid for a distillery. Under the deal, Paris-listed Rémy is paying the distiller’s 60 investors a total of £48m for their shares and taking on Bruichladdich’s £10m debt. The pay-out is considerably higher than the €43m (£34m) price tag analysts had predicted when the deal was first mooted earlier this month. (The Scotsman, 23/7/12)

Heineken has launched a £2.6bn counter-strike for the maker of Tiger beer (Asia Pacific Breweries) in a move that would see the European brewer grab a greater slice of the fast-growing Asian market, though analysts said it was likely to face a fight. The bid followed a surprise £1.9bn bid earlier this week by a Thai millionaire. There was also speculation yesterday that Japanese brewer Kirin may make a move in what one analyst called a “three-way” tussle for the Singapore beer company. (The Scotsman, 21/7/12)

Inver House Distillers has reported a 28% rise in turnover helped by soaring international sales of whisky. The Airdrie-based company operates five distilleries – Pulteney, Balblair, Knockdhu, Speyburn and Balmenach – plus a bottling and warehousing site. It produces top malt whiskies and a Scottish gin called Caorunn as well as vodka and liqueurs. Managing director Graham Stevenson said: “It has been growth pretty much across the portfolio although Old Pulteney is doing particularly well.” (The Herald, 10/7/12)

Shocked workers at one of Scotland’s best-known companies were dealt a catastrophic blow last night as it emerged the business is facing closure with the loss of 1700 jobs. Staff at Hall’s of Broxburn, in West Lothian were reeling after the bombshell announcement by Dutch owner Vion Foods, which said the factory is losing almost £80,000 a day. Stewart Forrest, USDAW’s deputy Scottish divisional officer, whose union is part of the task force, said: “A 90-day consultation period will start, but the very first question we want answered is why the company has waited until this 11th hour before engaging with its employees and their union.” (The Herald, 6/7/12)

Spirits giant Edrington is planning a multimillion-pound investment in Scotland over the next five years after racking up 57% profits growth and 25% debt reduction since 2008. The spend is likely to focus on star brand The Macallan, with new stills and warehousing on Speyside to anticipate future demand, as well as investment in its operations in Glasgow which support 450 jobs. The group employs 750 in Scotland and more than 1500 overseas. (The Herald, 4/7/12)

Energy, Oil & Gas

A windfarm 10 miles off the coast of Fife, capable of powering every home in Edinburgh, will be the subject of a formal planning application today. The £1.4bn project will involve between 64 and 125 turbines standing in 150ft of water and known as Neart na Gaoithe, Gaelic for ‘power of the wind’. Irish company Mainstream Renewable Power says the windfarm will generate 450MW of electricity, enough to power 325,000 homes, the equivalent of a city the size of Edinburgh or 3.7% of Scottish demand, when it becomes fully operational by the end of 2016. The company predicts it will create hundreds of jobs directly and indirectly over the 25-year life of the windfarm. (The Herald, 30/7/12) 3

The Scottish Government must keep the pressure on the UK Government to ensure Scotland’s renewables potential is not jeopardised by the Westminster energy plans, WWF Scotland has warned. In a week that saw the First Minister Alex Salmond criticise Westminster for delaying an announcement on renewable subsidies, the environmental group said Scotland and the UK’s targets could be knocked off course by action in London. It follows the publication of a highly critical report by the influential House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee on the UK Government’s draft Energy Bill. The report makes it clear the UK’s proposals could halt progress in creating a low- carbon future. (TFE, 30/7/12)

Scotish-Hydro owner SSE yesterday revealed that it has put plans for four small-scale hydro-electric schemes “on hold” as it awaits the Scottish Government’s decision over subsidies. The Perth-based utilities company said the decision would affect its 7.5MW hydro project at Kildermorie estate, near Alness in Ross-shire, the only one of the schemes to have already been placed in the planning system. Other projects on hold include a scheme on the River Isla near Alyth, in Perthshire. (The Scotsman, 28/7/12)

ScottishPower owner Iberdrola has reported a 15.2% increase in first half earnings to €1.4bn despite poor performance in Spain. Net profit from international operations for the Madrid energy company were up 74% at €1.36bn in the period although the Spanish arm declined 44%. (The Herald, 26/7/12)

ScottishPower has unveiled plans for a new £80m headquarters in Glasgow city centre, and is offloading its Cathcart base. Around 200 staff are based at the site and they will either relocate to the new 14-storey office on the corner of St Vincent Street and India Street, or to offices at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. Construction will start in 2013 and the building is due to be completed by late 2015. (The Herald, 20/7/12)

Engineering & Manufacturing

Engineering giant ABB is planning to create around 120 jobs in Scotland as part of its growth strategy. In Aberdeen, it will add about 100 sales and engineering posts by the end of the year, which is a 50% increase on the current workforce in the north-east. Its East Kilbride project management office is also slated to treble in size, from 10 people to 30. (The Herald, 2/7/12)

Financial Services

Santander, the eurozone’s biggest lender, yesterday vowed to press ahead with plans to list its Mexican unit – but warned that the listing of its UK business would remain “on hold” for the time being. But Stephen Jones, Santander UK finance director, said he still expects the UK arm to spin-off from its parent and float in London next year or in 2014. (The Scotsman, 27/12/12)

Scottish Friendly is hoping to receive £7m in the next year after a deal with BGL Group that will see Scotland’s largest mutual underwrite life insurance cover for its new online product. BGL’s Beagle Street is offering life insurance and critical illness cover. (The Herald, 27/7/12)

Edinburgh merchant bank Quayle Munro is to cut ties with Scotland after unveiling plans to retrench in its London office to focus on corporate advisory work. A core team will lead a management buyout

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of the bank’s Scottish project advisory business, while executive director Rob Cormie has left to launch his own company. (The Scotsman, 27/7/12)

Stockbroker N+1 Brewin, which broke away from the wealth manager Brewin Dolphin earlier this year, is to merge with rival Singer Capital Markets. The firm, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, said the deal with Singer will create a business with an “extremely strong UK client base”, employing more than 110 and offering corporate advisory and equity research services. The merged entity will be called N+1 Singer. (The Scotsman, 25/7/12)

Deutsche Bank is thought to be planning 1,000 job cuts at its investment banking division as market activity dries up in the face of the Eurozone debt crisis. The job losses, which are expected to fall mainly outside Germany, would come in addition to cost-cutting announced in October when the bank said it would axe about 500 positions in corporate banking and securities. (The Scotsman, 20/7/12)

The future of internet banking Intelligent Finance (IF) has again been placed in doubt after the brand was dropped from a deal with the Co-operative. It is understood Lloyds may be forced to run the IF business down to appease European Union rules on state aid in a move that would mark the end of the 12-year-old brand. (The Scotsman, 20/7/12)

The Co-operative Bank is to expand its brand of ethical trading throughout Scotland, after a £750m deal to buy out hundreds of Lloyds branches. In a move seen as a boost for consumers, it will buy out 632 Lloyds TSB branches – including all 185 north of the Border – in the “biggest shake-up in high street banking for a generation”. The deal – yet to be approved in full by regulators – will see the branches involved rebranded to TSB from summer 2013, before customers are transferred to the Co- op the following November. (The Herald, 20/7/12)

John Rendall, chief executive of banking HSBC’s operations in Scotland, is moving to take up the equivalent post in Poland, it emerged yesterday. Doug Baikie, who has been with HSBC since 1999 and has led the bank’s Scottish corporate banking division for the past two years, is taking over in an interim role. In the past year, HSBC in Scotland has reported growth of 39% in the number of “premier” personal customer accounts and a 38% increase in small business lending balances. (The Scotsman, 17/7/12)

Competition to attract mortgage customers has been stepped up, as a lender launched a five-year fixed-rate deal with a record low rate. The move from HSBC follows a string of lenders announcing increases to their mortgage rates amid the economic uncertainty. Comparison website Moneyfacts said HSBC’s new five year fixed-rate of 2.99% is the lowest it has ever recorded for this type of mortgage. Borrowers will need a sizeable 40% deposit or equity to take out the deal. (The Herald, 13/7/12)

Clydesdale Bank has confirmed that 145 posts will be axed in Scotland under the first tranche of the 1,400 jobs losses announced in April. The trade union Unite said that 85 posts would go at “financial solutions centres” in the east of Scotland, with a further 760 roles going in the west. (The Scotsman, 12/7/12)

Scoban, the planned new private lender for the UK, revealed yesterday that it is nearer to lift-off for the project following a successful initial fundraising and the appointment of an investment bank. Scoban said it had received offers to subscribe for more than £5m of shares. Chairman of the new bank, Ray Entwhistle, said that after completion of the offer, Scoban’s shareholder base is expected to increase to over 170 individuals. (The Scotsman, 6/7/12)

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Insurance and pensions group Aegon will transfer 330 staff to outsourcing specialist Serco in a £150m deal to administer its protection business for the next ten years. Most of the affected employees are based at the group’s Lytham St Anne’s office. (The Scotsman, 6/7/12)

Alliance Trust has cut jobs at its 30-strong investment team with immediate effect, it emerged yesterday. The Dundee-based firm declined to say how many posts would be affected but noted that “a small number of other investment roles have been made transitional, with individuals able to apply for roles in the new structure”. Katherine Garrett-Cox, chief executive, said the moves would create “a more focused and efficient investment structure”. (The Scotsman, 6/7/12)

Aberdeen Asset Management (AAA) is opening an office in New York this month as it steps up a push to expand its US client base alongside a drive into the UK retail market. The business development office will employ 20 and complement the firm’s US headquarters in Philadelphia which employs around 200. AAA has also recently hired development managers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Texas and Chicago and is looking to make further hires across the continent in the coming months. (The Herald, 4/7/12)

HSBC has created 14 jobs opening a new £1.2m branch in Dumfries. It is the fifth branch to open in Scotland since the bank outlined expansion plans in March 2010. (The Herald, 3/7/12)

Global investment manager BlackRock is taking space in one of Edinburgh’s newest office blocks in what is the biggest city centre letting of a speculative development for almost a decade. The US firm will occupy part of the first floor and three other entire floors of Exchange Place 1, owned by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, in Fountainbridge. BlackRock will double its existing 40,000 sq. ft. of floorspace in nearby Torphichen Street, providing it with enough room to expand its operations. Nigel Bolton, head of BlackRock in Scotland and head of European equities, said it represented a long-term commitment to Edinburgh. Exchange Place, is home to a number of blue-chip firms including Hymans Robertson, Wood Mackenzie and Scott-Moncrieff. (Scotland on Sunday, 1/7/12)

Law

Law firm Pinsent Masons has opened an office in Germany, its first in mainland Europe, just weeks after acquiring Scottish practice McGrigors. Seven partners specialising in complex transactions, corporate law and dispute resolution will be based in Munich. Pinsent Masons has had an international presence for more than 30 years since launching in China. Offices have been opened in Singapore in 2007, Dubai in 2008 and Qatar in 2011. (Scotland on Sunday, 15/7/12)

The head of HBJ Gateley’s Glasgow office is predicting further contract and client wins in the coming months, following an improved performance in the first half of the year. Alison Newton said the law firm’s “tails were up” after securing clients such as property developers Terrace Hill and Grainger alongside a rise in the fee income being booked. She attributed the wins to the sector knowledge and market connections in the practice. Ms Newton said: We will definitely grow in Glasgow.” (The Herald, 10/7/12)

International law firm Pinsent Masons, which took over Scottish peer McGrigors in May, yesterday posted a rise in turnover despite “difficult” market conditions. Revenues rose by 4% to £221m in the year to 30 April, but the firm claimed the total would have hit £295m if McGrigors’ final months as an

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independent firm were taken into account. The combined firm employs more than 2,500 staff, including 1,500 lawyers and some 350 partners. (The Scotsman, 7/7/12)

Retail

Eastern Holdings, one of Scotland’s biggest car dealerships, selling luxury marques such as Lexus and Mercedes, has seen full-year sales drive through the £200m mark after taking on further franchises. Newly filed accounts also show that the Edinburgh-based company increased its headcount by almost 70 to 916 staff. It follows a string of franchises that were taken on in late 2010, including Lexus in Glasgow and Honda and Mazda in Edinburgh. (The Scotsman, 11/7/12)

Ambitious jewellery firm Rox is spending £1m on its first store in the Scottish capital in a move which will create 12 jobs. The company, which has three outlets in Glasgow and one in Aberdeen, has taken over a 2500 sq ft retail space in the recently revamped Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. Work is scheduled to begin in September with the shop open for business by the end of October and ahead of the crucial Christmas shopping season. (The Herald, 10/7/12)

Transport

Sunday train services between Glasgow and Edinburgh will double in frequency from September as ScotRail extends its half-hourly service on the busy route. An additional 12 trains a day will be laid on from 9 September, the highest frequency on a Sunday in the 170-year-old history of the main line via Falkirk. (The Herald, 24/7/12)

Direct Edinburgh-Istanbul link 'will be first of many'. Edinburgh Airport’s new owner has committed itself to creating more direct links with global destinations after welcoming the inaugural flight from the capital to Istanbul. Global Infrastructure Partners bought the airport for £807m from BAA last month and said securing more direct routes was vital for the wider economy. The Turkish Airlines service will run four times a week and the carrier’s chief executive, Temel Kotil, said he was confident it could soon start providing daily flights to Istanbul, which offers onward links to China, Japan, Singapore and South Africa. (The Scotsman, 17/7/12)

Glasgow Airport was operator BAA’s star performer in June, posting the fastest growth in passengers in its five sites (Heathrow, Stansted, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton). A total of 734,000 travellers passed through the airport during the month, up 4.5% year-on-year. Aberdeen airport saw a 1.3% increase year-on-year, with just under 292,000 passengers flying from its terminal despite weather disruptions. (The Scotsman, 12/7/12)

Tens of thousands of unemployed young people will benefit from discounted bus fares under an industry-backed scheme designed to help them find work. The UK’s five major bus companies, including Scottish-based Stagecoach and FirstGroup, have agreed to subsidise fares for people aged between 16 and 24 who are not in employment, training or education. Though details of the scheme are yet to be ironed out – including exactly how far ticket prices will be cut – it is expected to come into effect from September. Discussions are on-going with a number of smaller operators to secure their involvement, ensuring that it has a comprehensive reach across the UK. (The Herald, 4/7/12)

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PHILANTHROPY

Europe’s biggest-ever lottery winners have contributed £130,000 to the construction of a community arts centre. The money given by Chris and Colin Weir will be used to equip the kitchen and café areas in the Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, a £10m theatre complex being built at a former dockyard. The Beacon will have a 500-seat main auditorium together with a 130-seat studio theatre and three large rehearsal rooms. (Sunday Post, 29/7/12)

Cancer Research UK has been handed a donation of £10m, the charity said yesterday – the biggest one-off amount it had ever received. The donor, who wants to remain anonymous, has also handed £10m to the University of Southampton. (The Scotsman, 19/7/12)

A bowl that once belonged to both the Dukes of Hamilton and the leading financier Edmund de Rothschild has been given to the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) and is now the collection’s single “most valuable object”. The Byzantine sardonyx bowl, mounted on a 16th century gold stand, has been given to NMS under the acceptance in lieu scheme, which allows donors to leave major works of art to the nation in lieu of paying inheritance tax. It was one of six items from the Hamilton Palace collection sold to Alfred de Rothschild in 1882 and it was part of the estate of the late Edmund de Rothschild, who oversaw the investment bank NM Rothschild & Sons in the 1970s and died in 2009, aged 93. The amount of tax it was accepted in lieu of was £2.1m although that is not necessarily the actual value of the object. (The Herald, 18/7/12)

Hundreds of the UK’s poorest and brightest teenagers are to be given scholarships to attend Oxford University after the institution was handed a £75m donation by a former student. The university was gifted the funds by businessman and ex-journalist Michael Moritz and his novelist wife Harriet Heyman. The money is to be used to kick-start a new £300m scholarship programme. It comes as tuition fees in England are tripled to a maximum of £9,000 per year. Students receiving the new scholarships will have no study or living costs, receive financial support during the holidays and take part in a tailor-made internship programme. In total, the package will be worth around £11,000 a year. The University said the £75m donation was the “biggest philanthropic gift for undergraduate financial support in European history”. (The Scotsman, 12/7/12)

Roger Federer’s win over Andy Murray has netted more than £100,000 for the charity Oxfam. Nick Newlife, from Oxford, placed £1520 on odds of 66/1 with bookmaker William Hill. He died in 2009, aged 59, leaving his entire estate – including the bet – to Oxfam, which will now collect £101,840. The bookmaker has already paid out £16,750 to Oxfam from another bet placed by Mr Newlife, which wagered £250 at 66/1 that Federer would win 14 Grand Slams events. (The Herald, 19/7/12)

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ARTS & SPONSORSHIP NEWS

Sport & Other Sponsorship

Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have signed up computer giant Dell as a sponsor. The deal will see the computer firm deliver the IT hardware required for the Games – including more than 1500 desktop computers and 200 laptops, approximately 60 servers and storage solutions across 40 competition and non-competition venues. Support of the IT hardware provided for the Games will be provided by Dell's Scottish headquarters in Dennistoun. (The Herald, 23/7/12)

Arts & Heritage

The man who spearheaded the fundraising campaign for the refurbishment of the National Museum of Scotland has now been appointed as its chairman. Bruce Minto will succeed banker Sir Angus Grossart at the helm of National Museums Scotland (NMS), in the unpaid role lasting four years. Mr Minto, a founder of legal firm Dickson Minto, headed the campaign for the facelift of the old Royal Museum building, which surpassed its target. Mr Minto, who takes up his new role tomorrow said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to support NMS in building on its outstanding recent successes. (The Scotsman, 31/7/12)

The next phase of a masterplan to transform the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) in Edinburgh has now been given a £4.85m boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This will go some way to funding the creation of eight new galleries (due to open in 2016), which will showcase NMS’s Science and Technology and European Art and Design collections. (The Herald, 26/7/12)

Luminate, a festival aimed at the ageing population, will feature dance, drama and music performances, film screenings and exhibitions across the country from October 1 to 31 this year. Backed by £75,000 from Creative Scotland and the same amount from the Baring Foundation, the festival is designed not only to entertain but to encourage the older generation to explore and celebrate their own creativity. (The Herald, 25/7/12)

A website which tells the story of the Battle of Bannockburn was launched yesterday as the countdown to the 700th anniversary of the historic event got underway. The site has been set up as organisers continue to work on a £9m state-of-the-art visitor centre which will open to the public in 2014. Work on the Bannockburn centre is being run by The National Trust for Scotland and Historic Scotland and is funded by the Scottish Government and the Heritage Lottery Fund. (The Herald, 24/7/12)

Scotland’s newest live entertainment venue will open next year, it has been announced. The Hydro, which is being built next to the SECC in Glasgow, will open on 2 September 2013. It will be used for concerts and other live shows, and will seat 12,000 people, making it the largest purpose-built indoor arena in the country. (The Scotsman, 24/7/12)

One of the country’s oldest heritage bodies, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), should be merged with Historic Scotland, according to a new report. A study into the future of the commission, which was established in 1908, found that a merger with Historic Scotland offers the “greatest potential” for the future of the body. (The Herald, 5/7/12)

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One of Scotland’s leading architects has been appointed to head a multi-million-pound transformation of one of the jewels in the crown of Edinburgh’s cultural landscape. Malcolm Fraser has been charged with masterminding a study into how to modernise the Scottish National Gallery, which holds many of the nation’s premier artworks. Eight years after completing a lengthy project to create an underground link between the Royal Scottish Academy and Scottish National Gallery buildings on The Mound, officials have set their sights on overhauling ageing gallery spaces. The key aim will be to transform the basement area in which the Scottish Collection is currently housed. Critics claim that while the upper floors contain masterpieces by world-famous artists such as Raphael, El Greco, Velázquez, Rubens, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Gauguin, the works of some of Scotland’s finest painters have been neglected. If the revamp goes ahead, it will follow the highly successful overhauls of the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. (Scotland on Sunday, 1/7/12)

Sources: Scotland on Sunday Sunday Post The Herald The Scotsman Third Force E-News

Compiled by Carol Taylor, Arts Services Manager

Note: The Business Digest gives a snapshot of current business and arts issues each month with extracts taken from a range of newspapers and publications. For a fuller/more in-depth picture of events, the Business Digest should be read in conjunction with other sources of business and arts news.

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ARTS & BUSINESS UPDATE

New Business Members

Frontpage® established over 20 years, Front Page is a Glasgow creative agency born and bred. Whatever the brief from sharp branding for niche products to multi-channel campaigns for global brands - we make things happen. When it comes to integrated marketing, our team of 28 has got it nailed, covering design, advertising and digital all under one roof. Our clients include some of the world’s biggest travel brands; The Walt Disney Company, Royal Caribbean Cruises International, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Merlin Entertainments, The Canadian Tourism Commission. We’ve won global travel and tourism awards for our unique e-training products and we’ve delivered integrated strategies that are as effective promotionally as they are in protecting and enhancing those global brands. We believe our stability comes from our continual delivery of promises and a willingness to go the extra mile for our staff and our clients alike. It’s why we’ve been making things happen since 1990.

New Arts Members

Founded in 2004, Ceol’s Craic is an award winning monthly club night which features and promotes Gaelic arts and culture. The night traditionally starts at 6pm with a workshop in one or more art form. This can include poetry, writing or singing. This is then followed by a screening of a Gaelic film. The night then culminates with a music performance.

A&B Scotland Awards 2012 – shortlist announced

Image: Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

The shortlist for the Scotland 2012 Awards was announced on 5 July. The winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner in the newly refurbished Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh on 24 October 2012. Each winner will receive a specially commissioned Award created by Joy Chuang, who is currently a student at Edinburgh College of Art in the Jewellery & Silversmithing department. Please visit our website for details - http://www.aandbscotland.org.uk/2012-aandampb-scotland-awards-shortlist/

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Barclay Price reappointed to Creative Scotland board

Our chief executive, Barclay Price, has been reappointed to the board of Creative Scotland for a further four years to June 30 2016, along with Steve Grimmond and Peter Cabrelli. Four new members have been appointed to the board - Fergus Muir, May Miller, Richard Scott and Sandra Gunn. http://www.creativescotland.com/news/four-new-members-appointed-to-creative-scotland-board-05072012

Recent Board Bank placements

Three Clydesdale Bank employees are celebrating joining arts boards recently through A&BS’s Board Bank programme, which connects skilled professionals with not-for-profit arts organisations.

 Catherine Chaffin joins the board of Glasgow Sculpture Studios  David Mallon joins the board of Random Accomplice  Alan Fraser joins the board of Limelight Music

Legacies

Love the arts, Leave to the arts is a new initiative from Arts & Business Scotland to encourage legacy giving to cultural charities. The pilot campaign will run in February 2013. To find out more and get involved please visit www.aandbscotland.org.uk/love-the-arts-leave-to-the-arts/

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AngelShares Scotland – projects currently on site

The 2012 sound festival in Aberdeen, is taking opera out of the Opera House and in to new and unlikely locations including an urban flat, a lighthouse, a pub, and a bus! http://www.angelsharesscotland.com/projects/36/opera-on-a-bus

A new project from Wigtown Book Festival (Friday 28 September - Sunday 7 October 2012) will enable young people in rural parts of Dumfries and Galloway to support their personal growth and development through organising six pilot author events. http://www.angelsharesscotland.com/projects/35/wigtown-the-festival-wtf12

Citymoves Dance Agency’s all male dance work featuring 12 of the leading dancers from Scotland, and music created especially for the production, performed live. It will be the first major new dance work produced in the North East of Scotland, and the first co-production between Citymoves Dance Agency and Aberdeen Performing Arts. http://www.angelsharesscotland.com/projects/34/deliberance

Meet the wonderful Cryptic associate artist Sven Werner. For his next project he dreams of a room filled with penny farthings. The only pot-hole in his dream journey is that each penny-farthing is lovingly hand-made by a specialist bike restorer, hundreds of miles away, and they don't come cheap! http://www.angelsharesscotland.com/projects/43/tales-of-magical-realism-part-2-by-sven-werner

New Arts Sponsorship Grants

Ref No. Arts Business Grant Location

SCG233 Citizens Theatre Hotel Indigo £4,166 Glasgow

SCG257 Stills Tony Macaroni £14,500 Edinburgh

SCG261 Edinburgh Festival Fringe SoundCloud £4,000 Edinburgh

SCG262 Craft Theatre Scotland LDP International £4,000 Edinburgh

SCG264 St Andrews Voices Stay in St Andrews (SISTA) £7,698 St Andrews

SCG266 National Museums Scotland Amati Global Investors £7,167 Edinburgh

SCG267 Glasgow International Jazz Festival Glasgow Law Practice £1,000 Glasgow

SCG268 Glasgow International Jazz Festival Kevin Murray Associates £1,750 Glasgow

SCG272 National Museums Scotland Balfour + Manson LLP £5,000 Edinburgh

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Arts sponsorships in Scotland throughout August 2012

New Event & Venue Date(s)

Aberdeen Harbour Aberdeen International Youth Festival 1 – 11 Aug Board The Port project – history of Aberdeen through its port AnCnoc Edinburgh Art Festival 2 Aug – 2 Sept Anobii Ltd Edinburgh International Book Festival – Anobii First Book Award 11 – 27 Aug Applied Engineering Edinburgh Art Festival 2 Aug – 2 Sept Design Arup Edinburgh International Festival - production sponsor 9 Aug-2 Sept Baillie Gifford Edinburgh International Art Festival 2 Aug – 2 Sept Baillie Gifford Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Baillie Gifford Edinburgh International Festival - production sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept Baillie Gifford The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3 – 25 August Baker Tilly Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Bank of Scotland Edinburgh International Festival - Opening Concert partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Bank of Scotland National Theatre of Scotland – An Appointment with the Wicker Man 1-26 Aug Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh - part of Bank of Scotland Pioneering Partnership BBC Radio 3 Edinburgh |International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Black Box Professional Glasgow International Piping Festival – Piping Live! 6-12 Aug Audio Blackwood & Smith WS Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Bonhams Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug BP Aberdeen International Youth Festival 1-11 Aug BP Edinburgh International Festival – production sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept Brown Brothers Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh International Festival – hotel partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Cairn Energy Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 16–19 Aug Capital Solutions Edinburgh International Festival – document solutions partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Classic FM Edinburgh International Festival – production supporter 9 Aug – 2 Sept Cityjet Dundee Rep Theatre - Dundee Season: The Mill Lavvies + She Town Aug – Sept Deuchers Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Venue boards and festival maps. Year three 3-27 Aug of three year sponsorship deal Edinburgh Gin Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Emprise Edinburgh International Festival – production sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept ESRC Genomics Forum Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sposor 11-27 Aug Evening Telegraph Dundee Rep Theatre - Dundee Season: The Mill Lavvies + She Town Aug – Sept Foster’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2012 - 25 Aug Glenross Whiskies Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Global Design Solutions NVA (Euorpe) Ltd - Speed of Light 2012: Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh 9 Aug – 1 Sept GKD Galbraith LLP Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Hotel du Vin, Edinburgh Edinburgh International Festival 9 Aug – 2 Sept Jenners Edinburgh International Festival – production sponsor + official retail 9 Aug – 2 Sept partner

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KPMG Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug LDP International Craft Theatre School - ‘And They Played Shang-a-Lang’ a comedy 5-28 Aug musical play of what growing up in the 70s was really like! Part of Festival Fringe at The Stand Comedy Club. Lindsays Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick 6-12 Aug London Review of Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Books Macdonald Holyrood Edinburgh International Festival – hotel partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Hotel Macrae & Dick Belladrum Festival – Beauly, Inverness 3-4 Aug Murray Beith Murray Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Network Roi Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick 6-12 Aug Global Design Solutions nva – Speed of Light 6 Aug – 1 Sept (GDS) product sponsor O2 Edinburgh International Festival – telecoms partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Oobicoo Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Paterson Arran Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Pinsent Masons Edinburgh International Festival – production sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept Pommery The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3–25 Aug Pulsant Edinburgh International Festival – internet services provider 9 Aug – 2 Sept Renewable Resources Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick 6-12 Aug (Energy Solutions) Ltd Rogerson Fine Footware Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Royal Bank of Scotland Edinburgh International Book Festival – Title sponsor of Schools and 11-27 Aug Children’s programmes + Main Theatre Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3–25 Aug Saffery Champness Belladrum Festival – Beauly, Inverness 3-4 Aug ScotRail Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3-27 Aug Scottish Hydro The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3-5 Aug Scottish Mortgage Edinburgh International Book Festival - major sponsor 11-27 Aug Investment Trust Scottish PEN Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug ScottishPower Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug ScottishPower ScottishPower Story Generator – initiative in association with Aug – Nov Edinburgh International Book Festival to encourage creative writing amongst secondary school pupils across Scotland Scott-Moncrieff Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Shell UK Edinburgh International Festival – production sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept Shell UK Aberdeen International Youth Festival 1-11 Aug Sheraton Hotel The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3–25 Aug SoundCloud Edinburgh Festival Fringe 3-27 Aug Standard Life Edinburgh International Festival – Festival backstage sponsor 9 Aug – 2 Sept Tangent Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug The Arts Journal Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug The Folio Society Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug

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The Glasshouse Edinburgh International Festival – partner hotel 9 Aug – 2 Sept The Guardian Edinburgh International Book Festival – media partner 11-27 Aug The List Edinburgh International Book Festival – media sponsor 11-27 Aug The Rutland Hotel Edinburgh International Festival – partner hotel 9 Aug – 2 Sept The Skinny Edinburgh International Book Festival – media sponsor 11-27 Aug The Skinny Edinburgh International Festival – IN partner 9 Aug – 2 Sept Thomas Miller Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Investment Tods Murray LLP The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3–25 Aug Travis Perkins Peebles Arts Festival 24 Aug - 4 Sept Valvona & Crolla Edinburgh International Book Festival 11-27 Aug Virgin Money Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Year two of three year sponsorship deal. 3-27 Aug Virgin Money Fireworks Concert to mark the end of the Edinburgh International 2 Sept Festival and performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Walter Scott Edinburgh International Book Festival – major sponsor 11-27 Aug Wave 102 Dundee Rep Theatre - Dundee Season: The Mill Lavvies + She Town Aug – Sept We Love This Book Edinburgh International Book Festival – media sponsor 11-27 Aug WEST Brewery Glasgow International Piping Festival – Piping Live! 6-12 Aug West10 The Bakehouse - 3 outdoor performances of Hamlet by 22-23 Aug Shakespeare`s Globe Theatre at The Crichton in Dumfries On-going Event & Venue Date 3b Construction (3bC) Glasgow Sculpture Studios - provision of raw materials and access to May - Sept digital technologies and specialist expertise Accenture Scottish Opera - Continuing as principal sponsor after four years - Oct’11 – Aug ‘12 includes performance sponsorship of Barber of Seville in Nov at HM Theatre, Aberdeen Adriana Sjan Bijman Moray Art Centre - Arts & Archaeological Project: year-long study Nov’11–Nov ‘12 PhotoArt / Findhorn programme for 13-18 year olds – Kinloss Abbey Images Alchemy Associates Moray Art Centre - A Woman’s World: Creativity Aspiration Sep ’11 – Aug ‘12 Anderson Strathern Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 6 Apr - 12 Aug LLP The Essence of Beauty: 500 Years of Italian Art Apex Hotel Dundee Rep Theatre Mar ’12 – Jan ‘13 Hotel sponsor Performance of The Tempest in June Artemis Investment Scottish Ballet Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 Managers Sponsor a Dancer – Tama Barry and Tomomi Sato Baillie Gifford Scottish Ballet - Sponsor a Dancer – Luciani Ravizzi Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 Baillie Gifford National Museums Scotland (National Museum of Scotland) 13 Jul – 21 Oct Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress Bank of Scotland National Theatre of Scotland – Bank of Scotland Pioneering Partnership Jan ’11 – Dec ‘12 Belhaven Tron Theatre – brochure sponsor Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 BNY Mellon National Galleries of Scotland (Scottish National Gallery) 14 Jul – 14 Oct Van Gogh to Kandinsky BP Foyer Gallery, Aberdeen / Summer exhibition - Mark Making 10 Jul – 8 Sept Cairn Energy Royal Lyceum Theatre → Summer on Stage; → Tickets for young Jan ’10 – Dec ‘12 people in disadvantaged communities to attend Connections Festival

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Capital Solutions Hearts & Minds - Free use and servicing of photocopiers (since 2008) Jan – Dec ‘12 Capital Solutions RSNO Sep ’11 – Sep ‘12 In kind Usher Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Capital Solutions Scottish Opera July ’11 – July ‘13 In kind Deuchars Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Boards and Festival maps. Three year deal Aug’10 – Aug ‘12 Fisher Tours Dundee Rep Theatre Mar ’12 – Feb Travel partner Subsidised travel for groups/schools + Christmas show sponsor ‘13 Grasshoppers Hotel Scottish National Jazz Orchestra - Accommodation for guest artists May’12 – May‘13 Greendale Computer Caithness Horizons – development of an exhib at Caithness Horizons Nov ’11– Oct ‘12 Services Ltd relating to the history of the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment Hastings & Co - In kind Riddell Fiddles Jan ’11 – Dec ‘12 Heineken UK A&B Scotland – Skills Bank – business volunteers to coach individuals Aug ’11 – July in arts organisations on specific management issues or tasks ‘13 Hotel Indigo Citizens Theatre - Annual Lunch + rooms for use by theatre guests Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 Inverness Guest House Hearts & Minds – Two year agreement (since Sep ’10) for 20 free Apr ’11 – Dec ‘12 Association overnight stays for practitioners in Inverness Keegan & Pennykid Arts & Business Scotland Nov ’11 – Oct ‘13 La Bonne Auberge RSNO – Children’s Classic Concerts in Glasgow & Edinburgh May ’10– May ‘13 Let’s Talk Print Dundee Rep Ensemble – programmes sponsor Mar ’12 – Feb ‘13 LifeScan Hearts & Minds - Clowndoctor visits to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness + Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 three weeks of community visits to schools and families MacRoberts LLP Scottish Opera – Preferred Legal Services Partner + performance July ’11 – July ‘14 In kind sponsor of The Barber of Seville in Oct ’11 at Theatre Royal, Glasgow Majestic Wines Dundee Rep Theatre – Provision of wines for press nights Mar ’12 – Feb ‘13 Morisons Solicitors Glasgow School of Art – Portfolio Coaching Programme (continued) Sep ’11–June ‘14 NASUWT Scotland National Youth Choir of Scotland - education partner Apr ’12 – Mar ‘14 Provident Financial Royal Lyceum Theatre – Lyceum Discover Sep ’11–Aug ‘14 Rathbones National Galleries of Scotland - Blazing with Crimson at SNPG Jan – Dec ‘12 ScotRail Arts & Business Scotland – provision of free travel passes Jan – Dec ‘12 ScotRail Hearts & Minds - Provision of travel passes for practitioners Jan – Dec ‘12 Scottish Friendly Scottish Book Trust - Book Tour sponsorship renewal Apr ’12 – Mar‘13 ScottishPower ScottishPower Pipe Band – participation in various piping competitions Jul ’12 – June 13 and events throughout the year plus the St Andrew’s Day Schools competition. ScottishPower ScottishPower Story Swap Shop – initiative held in partnership with the April - Oct Edinburgh International Book Festival Skyscanner Hearts & Minds – Clowndoctors visits to children’s hospitals across Nov ’11- Oct ‘12 Scotland (since Nov 2010) Solutions Developed ON At Fife - FifeSpace opening events for new art exhibitions Jan ’12 – Jan ‘13 Sono Vie Scottish National Jazz Orchestra May ’12 – May ‘13 inkind Provision of recording + sound equipment Telegraph Media Group Scottish Ballet - Sponsor a Dancer – Bethany Kingsley-Garner Apr ’12 – Mar ‘13 Tesco Bank National Galleries of Scotland (three year sponsorship) Jan ‘12 – Dec ‘14 Title sponsor Tesco Bank Art Competition for Schools 2012

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Tesco Bank The Reading Agency – The Tesco Bank Reading Challenge Scotland July ’12 – Aug ‘14 Three-year title sponsorship to run annually July through August The Glenmorangie National Museums Scotland – The Glenmorangie Research Project – Mar ’11 – Dec ‘13 Company Phase II of six year project into Early Historic Scotland AD 300-900 The Guardian - Media Edinburgh International Book Festival Aug ’11 – Aug ‘13 Partner The Miller Group RSNO - Rachel House Project Sep ’09 – Sep ‘12 The Royal Bank of National Museums Scotland - RBS Museum Lates Nov’11 – Oct ‘12 Scotland Group The Royal Bank of National Museums Scotland (NMoS) - RBS Museum Talks Feb ’12 – Jan ‘13 Scotland Group The Scottish Friends of the RSA May - Sept Restaurant Artbites – series of lunchtime talks with artists Tullis Russell ON at Fife - Fife Foto photographic gallery in Rothes Halls, Glenrothes Sep ’11 – Aug ‘16 Virgin Money Edinburgh Festival Fringe Aug ’11 – Aug’13 William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich Artists in Residence 2012 - eight artists from UK, India, 30 May - 30 Oct Ltd Korea, Canada, UK, Taiwan,China and USA, plus exhibitions Williams Bros CCA – provision of Heather Ale for exhibition previews July – Sept

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