SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 1 MARCH 2017

TAIGH CHEARSABHAGH REVENUE FUNDING 2017/18

Report by Director of Development

PURPOSE OF REPORT To consider an application for annual revenue funding from the Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust.

COMPETENCE

1.1 There are no legal, financial or other constraints to the recommendations being implemented.

1.2 Provision exists within the Development Department’s Arts Revenue Budget.

SUMMARY

2.1 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre is a nationally acclaimed and internationally renowned cultural hub. It provides valuable cultural services for the local community and, to visitors to the Uists.

2.2 At its meeting in June 2014, it was agreed that the Comhairle agree to provide a formal letter of support to Taigh Chearsabhagh to support their bid to Creative Scotland for three year ‘Regular Funding’, and agree in principle to provide a three year revenue funding package to Taigh Chearsabhagh at £19,500 per annum as match funding to support the bid to Creative Scotland.

2.3 Following an extremely competitive bidding process Creative Scotland awarded Taigh Chearsabhagh £305,000 in three year Regular Funding for 2015/18. An average of £101,667 per year and an increase of 0.7% on their annual (CS) funding award in 2014/15.

2.4 The interim review of the Funding Agreement for 2016/17 has concluded that Taigh Chearsabhagh has satisfactorily met their Funding Agreement requirements and has successfully delivered a wide ranging and vibrant programme of cultural and creative activity which provides significant economic and social benefits for the Outer .

RECOMMENDATION

3.1 It is recommended that, subject to the satisfactory conclusion of a one year Funding Agreement for 2017/18, the Comhairle approve funding of £19,500 to Taigh Chearsabhagh from the Arts Revenue budget, and the repayment of the sum £3,713 due under a re-payable grant agreement for the Building for the Future Capital Project.

Contact Officer: Elsie Mitchell, Arts Development Officer Tel 01851 822 695

Appendices: 1. Arts & Heritage Programme 2017/18 2. Income and Expenditure 2017/18 3. Economic Impact Summary 2016/17 4. Local Collaborators 2016/17 Background Papers: Report to Sustainable Development Committee 10 February 2016 BACKGROUND

4.1 Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre in Lochmaddy is a community based Trust, established as a partnership in 1995 between the Uists Artists’ Association (UAA) and Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath (CEUT - North Uist Historical Society).

4.2 Taigh Chearsabhagh have developed an ambitious strategy for 2013-2020, titled “Our Place in the World”. This articulates the organisation’s vision to be:

“A Museum and Arts centre that is recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a place where culture, creativity and talent are celebrated and supported; where the development and promotion of the heritage, language and creativity of these islands is at the centre of everything we do; where access to our programme and education provision is facilitated to the greatest degree possible; where our organisation is recognised as one that supports and extends the creative and cultural economy of the ; where we support the well-being and stability of the local community and environment; our organisation is confident, resilient, relevant and sustainable.”

4.3 Over a 21 year period significant public capital funds have been invested to create the physical resource that exists today. Taigh Chearsabhagh, a derelict “listed” building dating from 1741, occupying a prominent position in Lochmaddy, was restored and extended at a total cost of £270,000 in 1995 when the new Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre officially opened. The scope and scale of activities grew and a further extension took place in 2000 with additional capital investment of £550,000.

4.4 The centre now incorporates: three gallery areas, a café, shop, post office, 24 hour public convenience, studio, study area, office spaces, a print workshop and darkroom (used for educational workshops and by artists at reasonable hire rates). It houses the CEUT photo archive, Gaelic books and oral recordings that can all be accessed by the public. Taigh Chearsabhagh is open all year round and offers core community services to the local population.

4.5 The centre continually strives for excellence and as a result embarked on the Building for the Future capital project - a series of phased re-developments and investment in equipment. A total of £241 880 was raised to improve energy efficiency within the building and reduce utility costs (Two 5Kw wind turbines continue to generate approximately £9,000 annually and generate 30% of the electricity requirements for the centre); to increase trading revenue through extending the shop and refurbishing the café; to refurbish the gallery, studio and external spaces in order to bring them up to the standards required to maintain 4 star visitor attraction status; to develop Studio 1 as a high quality digital screening cinema complimented by the creation of a broadcast quality HD digital media resource to help develop the creative industries sector.

4.6 Taigh Chearsabhagh is graded as a 4-Star visitor attraction by Visit Scotland and is an integral part of the tourism product offer to visitors travelling to the Uists. It is one of the busiest visitor attractions in the Outer Hebrides with consistent annual attendance figures of around 30,000 per year. It has also been awarded Full Accreditation status under the national scheme run by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). This means that Taigh Chearsabhagh has met nationally agreed standards on collections care, museum management and services to visitors.

4.7 In addition to Taigh Chearsabhagh’s heritage and arts programmes, Lews Castle College run a Diploma in Art and Design and a BA in Fine Art (BAFA) (Level 1 - with a specific environmental focus) at the Centre. This provides revenue income for Taigh Chearsabhagh from the rent of studio space during term time as well as enhancing the centre’s creative environment. Students in turn benefit from being tutored within a contemporary art space with a continually changing exhibition programme to inspire their creativity.

4.8 The centre is part of an internationally recognised creative cluster of arts venues across Scotland. This recognition has taken many years of consistently innovative and highly regarded arts programming, evidenced by the support that the organisation receives from Creative Scotland.

ARTS AND HERITAGE PROGRAMME

5.1 Between 2013 and 2015 Taigh Chearsabhagh collaborated with ATLAS Arts on a unique two-year arts programme for Uist entitled Broad Reach. The ATLAS Arts Director, based in Skye, curated the exhibition programme at Taigh Chearsabhagh and on the ground support was given by a 2 year Arts Programme Assistant post based at Taigh Chearsabhagh. The programme was highly successful and included ‘Are you Locationalized’ - a pan island art work by Joanne Tatham and Tom O Sullivan conceived for GENERATION 25 years of contemporary art in Scotland. The exhibition brought national attention to Taigh Chearsabhagh with features on the BBC, in national newspapers and magazines. The Guardian listed it as one of the top ten outdoor sculptures to view in Europe that summer (2014). In August 2016 media attention was again focused very positively on North Uist and Taigh Chearsabhagh when the project won a prestigious 2016 Art in Public Places Award.

5.2 The curatorial partnership with ATLAS Arts enabled Taigh Chearsabhagh’s Arts Manager to concentrate on setting up UistFilm, a 2 year pilot project to explore the feasibility of a sustainable film and digital media department for Taigh Chearsabhagh. UistFilm has supported creative industry development in Uist offering digital media services to partners including broadcast television production, education providers as well as community and third sector organsiations throughout the area. Projects have included digital animations with Fèis Tìr an Eòrna; ‘Failte’ – Visit Outer Hebrides tourism promotional videos for the destination branding website wwwvisitouterhebrides.co.uk and the welcome display at Stornoway Airport and ‘An Dotair Mor’ - a one hour documentary for BBC Alba telling the story of the legendary North Uist GP Dr Alexander Macleod. More recently UistFilm was commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum to make a short film about Paul Strand’s Tir a Mhuarin photography to coincide with a major Strand retrospective in London; a Gaelic educational drama for Historic Environment Scotland and promotional videos for the Eilean Dorcha Music Festival and The Heb extreme triathlon event. Following a review of the UistFilm Business Plan in 2016 it was decided that without any ongoing or longer-term confirmed commissions UistFilm should scale down to operate when opportunity arises with Andy Mackinnon resuming a full-time Arts Management role. In order that UistFilm can continue to develop digital and film based projects, as a key strand in both Taigh Chearsabhagh’s artistic framework and visual arts programme, it was proposed that when opportunities for significant, large scale projects arise, the organisation should explore opportunities for creative programme assistants or apprentices to backfill into curatorial roles to support Andy Mackinnon to use his extensive skills in this field to deliver these projects.

5.3 With the conclusion of the partnership with ATLAS Arts in December 2015 and the continuing development needs of Uist Film, Taigh Chearsabhagh operated with an interim staffing structure for part of 2016. To alleviate this issue, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Comhairle agreed an additional funding package to enable the appointment of a team of both strategic and operational staff from An Lanntair to provide practical support to Taigh Chearsabhagh across its business, heritage and arts programme. The An Lanntair team is led by its Chief Executive and includes individuals with marketing, visual arts and education expertise. A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is in place for one year ending in February 2017. Discussions are ongoing with partner agencies to continue this arrangement. Through this SLA Andy Mackinnon remained as Arts Manager on a 0.5 FTE post and 0.5 FTE on digital media development with UistFilm. Guest curator, Roddy Murray, is developing the key elements of programming for 2017/18. A pool of freelance Curatorial Assistants, mainly graduates of the BAFA, has been trained to provide assistance in developing & delivering the programme. Programming to date within 16-17 has been ambitious and has included:

 Fragility of Flight series IV - Zulu on the Machair  Linear Referencing – Matthew Rangel  Memory and Migration - UHI/LCC tutors group exhibition  Shona Illingworth - Lesions in the Landscape  Katharine Barr Retrospective - Cloud, Sea and Shore  In collaboration with Uist Arts Association, a summer exhibition and the ‘Art on the Map’ showcase exhibitions were delivered successfully over the summer months.  Celebration – collective exhibition of new work by UAA members to mark the 21st anniversary of the opening of Taigh Chearsabhagh  Siantan | Elemental – Meg Rodger and Peter Ferguson

5.4 A key highlight was Shona Illingworth’s ‘Lesions in the Landscape’. This international artist’s first Scottish solo show, was a powerful multi-screen video installation on themes which audiences, both local and visiting, were profoundly engaged. It explored the impact of amnesia on one woman and the striking parallels with the sudden evacuation of the inhabitants of St Kilda in 1930. The work examined the effect and wider implications of memory loss on identity, space and the capacity to imagine the future.

“Fascinating – a window into another reality” (Canada) Lesions in the Landscape: Fascinating and heart-breaking (Edinburgh) “Very Interesting” (Canada) “Very interesting & well done” (Belgium) “Fabulous! Touching, evocative – a marvellous piece of work” (Bathgate) “So emotional – I cried” (Longniddry) “Amazing work – very moving Thanks” (Ireland) “We need more of this sort of Art, connectivity the science with lived experience of us humans as individuals and communities - very well done indeed” (Selkirk) “Shona’s work is very thought provoking. She has built a social commentary that is at once unique artistic and beautiful: she handles hard subjects with great softness” (Australia) “Great wee place. Keep up the great work” (Surrey) “Very Interesting – the history, memory, science art coming together – thank you” (USA) “Unique, one of a kind, lovely place!” (Gower) “Very moving and disturbing. What a brilliant way of recording an event. Communism was not alone in destroying memory”. (Budapest)

The exhibition comments reveal that national and international visitors to the Outer Hebrides have an appetite for contemporary and challenging art. ‘Lesions in the Landscape’ attracted over 6,500 visitors with over 140 people gaining in depth exposure through the supporting programme of talks, screenings and other events on medical and cultural amnesia.

5.5 ‘Katherine Barr: Cloud, Sea and Shore’ was a second highlight in 2016. This retrospective exhibition of mainly North Uist landscape paintings by a much loved peripatetic art teacher and accomplished local artist consisted of paintings loaned by family, friends and admirers from across Scotland. It demonstrated a successful programming collaboration between UAA and CEUT which resonated with audiences, and recalls the reasons why two local community groups worked together to create an arts centre and museum in North Uist 21 years ago:

“The pupils were amazed that they were able to see the work of such an amazing artist in their homeland” (Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath) “Fascinating exhibition, such a variety of work – and a great effort to pull it all together. Many threads connecting! “(Carinish) “A perfect ending to an idyllic week in the Uists. I’d love to take one home as a souvenir” (Stirling) “Very well displayed. Katherine’s work is delicate and nourishing”. () “Remembering Katherine with affection looking at all her wonderful paintings. Exquisite” () “The exhibition brought back fond memories of my lovely teacher in Dunskellar School “(Sollas) “2nd visit – appreciated it more after a few days in North Uist – Wonderful Art” “A truly beautiful exhibition. A real tribute to Katherine”. (Carinish) “Our first experience of Kath’s work and history. Moving and beautiful! A friend described Friday evening as a Beautiful Event very appropriate. Sincere thanks to all involved in the execution of the exhibition”.

“In common with many whose lives she touched as teacher/colleague or friend, I think of her when a sudden shaft of light splits the sky, or the meadowsweet froths out of a sunken ditch, or the late afternoon light catches a lichen-splattered rock, for Katherine never lost her sense of wonder at these familiar and timeless aspects of our very particular environment. Her work is testemant to that”. Anne Reid, Cloud, Sea & Shore Curator

Katharine Barr continued her practice through many years of increasing suffering with Multiple Sclerosis into old age. Her life and work are truly inspiring. A self-funded six week internship by a Dutch Arts Education Student coincided with the retrospective. Luca van Boeckel designed and delivered an outreach programme to primary school children, adults with learning difficulties and elderly patients at a local residential care facility. Another valuable legacy of the exhibition was a launch of a four year £1000 per annum Art Bursary Award and a Katherine Barr Memorial Prize for schools.

5.6 With support from An Lanntair’s Education & Outreach team, a pilot project of six Saturday Art Classes for 5 -11 year-olds were delivered in May/June 2016. Training was provided for six tutors who then delivered the sessions, which were oversubscribed. The pilot enabled leverage of a £9.6k grant from Awards for All which will fund a year of Saturday Art Classes for 5 – 16 year olds between November 2016 and October 2017

5.7 Taigh Ciùil has continued to grow as an important music event on the Taigh Chearsabhagh and North Uist calendar, with monthly local music showcase events supporting the tradition bearers and emerging musical talent in collaboration with Ceolas and University of the Highlands and Islands/ Lews Castle College Music courses at Benbecula. Last Thursday Poetry evenings continued successfully throughout the winter. Taigh Chearsabhagh participated as a venue in the Hebridean International Film Festival 2016 and continued to host monthly Film Friday screenings.

5.8 The CEUT programme since April has also been diverse and well attended. This included: ‘Arc eÒlas Uibhist Uist Archaeology’ - The main museum exhibition for the year in the Museum concentrated on the richness of local archaeological sites. Fifteen purpose designed panels with bilingual text by Dr Mary MacLeod brought to life the story of Uist Archaeology. ‘Uist a Tuath 360 North Uist 360’ – Launched during May and June, as part of a continuing partnership with St Andrews University and the ‘Smart History’ group an outreach programme where CEUT worked with over 40 children from three primary schools (now members of the Junior Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath) to produce an interactive model.

5.9 The Arts and Heritage Programme at Taigh Chearsabhagh benefits an extensive range of local community and national organisations. Collaborators in 2016/17 are listed in Appendix 4.

ARTS AND HERITAGE PROGRAMME 2017/18

6.1 Taigh Chearsbhagh have been developing their Gaelic programming and joined a partnership with An Lanntair which has received funding from HIE and Creative Scotland for a new Hebrides-wide strategic Gaelic Arts Partnership and the introduction of a coordinator role to work across organisations to promote and profile their work.

6.2 With assistance from An Lanntair’s Head of Marketing, Taigh Cheasrabhagh reviewed their current web and social media activity and put in place an improvement plan, providing training for additional staff. They also sourced funding to commission and launch a redeveloped website in 2017.

6.3 A key priority for Taigh Chearsabhagh in 2017/18 is to embed successful partnership working across heritage, arts and education. Planning for Taigh Chearsabhagh arts programme for 2017/18 is being developed in conjunction with An Lanntair’s Head of Visual Arts and Literature, Roddy Murray, and is well underway. Appendix 1 details the proposed programme for 2017/18.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

7.1 Within the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership (OHCPP) Economic Regeneration Strategy to 2020, the growth of the Creative Industries and the development of tourism are identified as opportunities. Taigh Chearsabhagh assists the OHCPP with a key action for Tourism to “endorse and support the promotion of the Outer Hebrides as a unique island hopping destination, with a rich heritage, an outstanding natural environment, and a vibrant food, art and craft culture”.

7.2 As one of the few indoor all weather visitor attractions in the Uists, Taigh Chearsabhagh’s facilities draw visitors to the islands, creating visitor spend on accommodation, food, transport, art and craft products and other local goods and services.

7.3 ‘In many ways, the ultimate test of any economy is whether people are willing to live and work within that economy.’ (OHCPP) Economic Regeneration Strategy to 2020

7.4 Taigh Chearsabhagh adds quality to the life of the local community, providing a social meeting place to build friendships and combat social isolation, provides interesting and challenging leisure and learning opportunities, and instils pride and confidence in island culture. Coupled with the natural beauty of its location the centre makes North Uist a very desirable place to live and work.

7.5 The creative community atmosphere that the centre has generated has encouraged young islanders to return home to the Uists after further education to live, work and bring up their children. Students have moved to the Uists to study on the further education courses based at the centre and often stay when their courses are completed. Local people have been able to remain on the island to study to degree level. Artists have moved to the Uists to take up teaching posts on the UHI courses based at the centre. Taigh Chearsabhagh has undoubtedly encouraged in-migration and population retention within the Uists.

7.6 Taigh Chearsabhagh currently employs a total of thirteen staff. Within a small island community Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre is a significant employer and has consistently created and sustained employment opportunities in North Uist since opening in 1995.

7.7 In addition to employees of Taigh Chearsabhagh, the centre creates income for local creative industry businesses (approximately 38 micro enterprises per annum) by retailing and promoting their visual art, craft, and music and literature products in the gift shop, gallery and café.

7.8 Creative Scotland has acknowledged Taigh Chearsabhagh’s achievements and status by awarding the organisation £305,000 in three year Regular Funding for 2015/18. An average of £101,667 per year, and an increase of 0.7% on their annual (CS) funding award in 2014/15, this represents a substantial leverage of external funding resources to Uist.

7.9 An Income and Expenditure Forecast for 2017 is given in Appendix 2 and a summary of Economic Impacts in 2016 is provided in Appendix 3.

RISK

8.1 The work of the board of Taigh Chearsabhagh is challenging. Despite the strategic relationship with An Lanntair, the organisation still does not have a Chief Executive Officer or overarching Manager on the ground providing continuous support and line management to the staff. Potential management structure options are currently being reviewed with a view to submitting a business plan for funding to CnES and HIE. A priority over next financial year is to significantly diversify their grant funding model. They wish to branch out to new trusts and foundations across the breadth of their work. Creative Scotland funding and Comhairle funding will be crucial as match funds for new investment from new funders.

8.2 Taigh Chearsabhagh are in the process of making a bid to Creative Scotland for Regular Funding 2018-21. The deadline for applications in 3 April 2017 with decisions being announced in October 2017. In Creative Scotland’s update communication to Regular Funded Organisations Iain Munro, Deputy Chief Executive stated “As mentioned in previous communications, demand for funding will be high and the process competitive. Pressure on Scottish Government budgets is also expected to continue in the coming years. As such, we anticipate this may impact on the amount of funding we have available for Regular Funding in the future and consequently the number of organisations we are able to support through this route”.

8.3 (OHCPP) Economic Regeneration Strategy to 2020 identifies “population decline” and “economic under performance” as the key challenges faced by the Outer Hebrides. If the Comhairle ceases funding Taigh Chearsabhagh there is a high risk that this will lead to cuts by other funders, the organisation will fail and the Outer Hebrides would lose a keystone in the Island’s economic infrastructure. 8.4 Taigh Chearsabhagh Arts Centre and Museum is identified as a ‘Creative hub’ within the revised Creative and Cultural Industries Strategy which states ‘they will be assisted to deliver quality reactive programmes, retain activity momentum already achieved, plan for future development and diversification as well as being supported to safeguard against challenges’. 8.5 There are no legal, financial or other constraints to the Comhairle in making the funding award to the Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust. Provision exists within the Development Department’s Arts Revenue Budget subject to approval of the Comhairle’s 2017/18 Budget.

CONCLUSION

9.1 The interim review of the Funding Agreement for 2016/17 has concluded that Taigh Chearsabhagh has satisfactorily met their Funding Agreement requirements and has successfully delivered a wide ranging and vibrant programme of cultural and creative activity which provides significant economic and social benefits for the Outer Hebrides.

9.2 The continued provision of Comhairle funding for Taigh Chearsabhagh is essential to the organisations financial stability and would enable them to plan confidently for the future development of their programme. It will also release valuable administrative time to seek further match funding, develop partnerships and market their arts programme. These are all vital to the survival and sustainable growth of this organisation which plays such a key part in the cultural, economic and social well-being of the Uists.

9.3 As a ‘flagship’ organisation and key part of the infrastructure for creative and cultural access within the Outer Hebrides, Taigh Chearsabhagh makes a significant contribution to delivery of the Comhairle’s objectives under the Single Outcome Agreement and the Gaelic Language Plan.

9.4 It is recommended that the Comhairle, subject to approval of the Comhairle’s 2017/18 Budget and to the satisfactory conclusion of a one-year Funding Agreement for 2017/18, approve £19,500 to Taigh Chearsabhagh from the Arts Revenue budget subject to: the repayment of the sums (£3713) due under a re-payable grant agreement for the Building for the Future project.

APPENDIX 1

TAIGH CHEARSABHAGH ARTS AND HERITAGE PROGRAMME 2017/18

Museum Exhibition - March to end of December 2017

Cearcall a Chuain | Ocean Cycle

Themes - The earliest history of travel by boats on and around the islands, Objects, messages etc. washed ashore, St Kilda Mail boats, SS Politician, Model Boats on loan from Rev Donald MacQuarrie, The History of Caledonian MacBrayne, The history of the Herring Industry, The Seaweed Industry, Monach Islands lighthouse, Causeways, Morning Star, Lagoons.

March/April

Deiseal | Sunwise - Jon Macleod A visual record of the solar calendar from 100 locations over the Hebrides from equinox to equinox using solargraphs (lo-tech pinhole cameras).

The CEUT present Gus Wylie’s Hebridean Light in Gallery 2.

There will be a Hebridean photography theme across Taigh Chearsabhagh at this time with local photographers Jean-Francois Martin and Ruari Macdonald contributing photographs to a café exhibition on the theme of Hebridean Skies.

May/June/July

Suspension & Disbelief: The Story of the Slighe Sioman (Cable Car): Hector Macinnes and Philippa Thomas. The barely credible and entirely fictional story of the most ambitious and eccentric solution to inter and intra Island transportation in the Western Isles. The idea is to extend the brief so that the Uist edition reaches under the Sound of Harris as a scheme to link the Islands. This will be linked to the Museum exhibition on the Sea.

FOCAL Local artist exhibitions in Café & Studios

UAA & Art on the Map in Studios

Film In collaboration with the Wapping Project, acclaimed Indian moving image artist, Meghana Bisineer, in residence in Uist filming for Shifting Ground II. The resultant film will be screened at Taigh Chearsabhagh in 2018

August/September/October

Lie of the Land/ Rocket Range The Uist Rocket Range was built by the RAF in 1957/58 to launch and test the Corporal missile, Britain and America's first guided nuclear weapon and its successors, the Sergeant and Lance systems. Commissioned artists respond to the ongoing legacy of Range Hebrides.

Virtual St Kilda Exhibition We are going to show this award winning exhibition again as it is part of our collection. It was also the most successful visited exhibition with over 7,000 visitors in three months.

November/December

Grammar of Wavelength – Ian Stephen & Christine Morrison The works will include framed artist’s prints, artists books, video installation, ready made objects, sculpted objects, earth pigment paintings and works on paper. The main body of work is based on offshore voyages to Scotland’s outlying islands. These include The Shiants, St Kilda, Sula Sgeir, Sule Skerry, Shetland and Fair Isle.

Craigard Day Centre Anniversary Exhibition

UAA POP-UP Event

January/February

An Cuan Sgìth An exhibition resulting from a two year visual arts exchange project between young people from the Isle of Skye and Benbecula and the Uists working with professional artists through the medium of Gaelic.

March/April 2018

Fragility of Flight - Little Terns

Continuing environmental project series

An exhibition and educational programme about the life of extremely endangered Little Tern which migrates from West Africa and nests in parts of Europe including both Gronant, Wales and Uist. The exhibition will include wildlife photography and field drawings of Little Terns in their habitat, animation/audio installation and video elements created through outreach workshops with young people in both Wales and Uist. The aim is to produce a wide-ranging multi-faceted resource that will benefit both the local community and visitors alike by showing in depth the Little Tern’s lifecycle. The Little Tern story will cover a range of issues such as developing understanding of migration and effects of climate change.

During the exhibition we will launch the Fragility of Flight Scottish Natural Heritage collaboration 2018-2023 (see Outreach & Education)

FOCAL events throughout 2017/18

An on-going programme of support for Uist Arts Association members and other local artists, artist collectives, students and graduates, in collaboration with LCC/UHI art courses.

Saturday Club

Weekly arts & heritage themed workshops for 5 -16 year olds funded by Awards for All till November 2017

Taigh Ciuil

Monthly live local music showcase event (started in 2011) presented in collaboration with LCC/UHI Music Faculty featuring Uist-based music students (mainly traditional genre) and local tradition bearers (Gaelic singers and pipers in particular) and occasionally visiting musicians. Taigh Ciuil is recorded and highlights broadcast on local radio station An Radio. Faclan Literature Festival (more 2017 events scheduled in Uist)

Last Thursdays - Poetry Evenings Coordinated and led by renowned Uist-based poet Pauline Prior-Pitt, these monthly winter poetry evening events present readings by well known published poets (part funded by Scottish Book Trust/Book Week Scotland/Live Literature) combined with ‘open mic’ readings by local writers and poets. Poetry evenings are recorded and highlights broadcast on local radio station An Radio.

Development 2018 onwards of:

Artists Moving Image Residency Programme 2018 – 2021 (inc. Artist Moving Image screening programme) in partnership with LUX Scotland

Outer Hebrides Cultural Film Archive Project - Project to digitise, catalogue, disseminate and reinterpret cultural film archive of the Outer Hebrides. In partnership with NLS MIA/Museum nan Eilean/Outer Hebrides Comainn Eachdraidh / An Lanntair / Lews Castle College/UHI.

Eastern European Film Screenings A documentary & drama film screening programme curated and promoted with the assistance of Uist-based Eastern European community.

DIGITAL ISLAND - Digital Media Hub Pilot Project Tech start-up incubator for Uist 16-25yr-olds.

Taigh Chearsabhagh in a Suitcase

Portable Outreach Tool. Developed with Glasgow School of Art Institute of Design Innovation and trialled through 2017.

APPENDIX 2

Taigh Chearsabhagh Trust - Budget 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Income: Box Office & Events 1,550 Recycling & Convenience Contract 1,500 Electricity Feed-in Tarrif Income 8,000 Flat Rental 1,200 Museum Admissions 4,000 PO Income 12,000 Print / darkroom / copying 750 Art sales commission 800 Leadership Structure Funding 30,400 TC Film Production & Service Income 10,000 CnES funding agreement 19,500 Creative Scotland Regular Funding 102,000 Lews Castle College UHI - Studio & Equipment 19,000 Museum & Arts Programme Funding 3,000 10,000 Internal Management Charge - Trading 3,000

216,700 10,000 Expenditure: Salaries & NIC 87,750 Arts Programme 2017-18 20,000 TC Film Project Costs 3,000 Museums 5,000 10,000 Audit, VAT & Payroll Charges 4,500 Business & Finance Support Contract 8,000 New Leadership Structure 38,000 Rent Rates Water Refuse 1,900 Oil & Electricity 8,250 Repairs & Renewals 8,000 Cleaning & Consumables 1,800 Printing, Posts, Stationery, Phones, Website 6,750 Insurance & Licenses 9,750 Subscriptions & Advertising 3,500 Staff Training Travel & Expenses 2,500 Partial Exemption VAT disallowance 5,000 Miscellaneous 2,000 215,700 10,000 Operating Surplus before Depreciation 1,000 0 Depreciation charged to funds (see note) 32,000 Net Surplus / Deficit (-) after Depreciation (-31,000) 0 Note: In accordance with Charity Accounting rules, depreciation on assets acquired with both unrestricted and restricted funds are charged against revenues without a corresponding credit in respect of the grants with which they were acquired being offset on an annual basis. This can result, as above, in deficits arising on paper where cash surpluses generated from operations are insufficient to cover the annual charge.

APPENDIX 3

Taigh Chearsabhagh: ECONOMIC IMPACT SUMMARY 2016 - 17

Employment Generated F/T P/T Hrs Start and End dates if employment was seasonal or per post was discontinued during week 2016-2017 Job Title Start date End date OPERATIONS MANAGER X 37 ARTS MANAGER/UISTFILM PROJECT DIRECTOR X 37 CURATORIAL ASSISTANTS (4) X 2.6 01/05/16 SATURDAY ART CLUB TUTORS (4) X 10 28/05/16 FINANCE OFFICER X 28 CAFÉ MANAGER X 35 CAFÉ ASSISTANT X 35 CAFÉ ASSISTANT X 31 01/04/16 14/11/16 CAFÉ ASSISTANT X 21 14/05/16 18/10/16 SHOP ASSISTANT X 24 SHOP ASSISTANT X 24 SHOP ASSISTANT X 12 SHOP ASSISTANT X 6 SHOP ASSISTANT X 6 SHOP ASSISTANT X 4 MAINTAINANCE X 6 CLEANING X 17 EDUCATION

APPENDIX 4

Taigh Chearsabhagh local collaborators 2016/17

Schools Carinish School Lochmaddy School Paible School & subsequently Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath Lionacleit School Balivanich School

LCC/UHIart (Art & Music Courses) Uist Arts Association Art on the Map So Much Depends Upon artist collective Nunton Steadings Craigard Day Centre CEUT Berneray Historical Society Benbecula Historical Society Kildonan Museum Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Deas WRI Islands Book Trust Comman na Mara an Torc North Uist Development Company North Uist Angling Club Million Miles for Ellie Eilean Dorcha Festival SNH RSPB Storas Uibhist Lineclate Youth Project Uist Wool Museum nan Eilean Lionacleit TAGSA Caraidean Uibhist Cothrom An Radio

Not local organisations but Uist-based project partners Glasgow School of Art iNDi St. Andrews University Treasure Trove Scotland National Museum of Scotland Historic Environment Scotland Macleod Archaeology

UistFilm additionally commissioned by: Durty Events Historic Environment Scotland Victoria & Albert Museum Whitespace Isle of Man College Northumbria University