City Council , & Greater LCPP Capital & Environmental Improvement Programme – 2011/2012 Funding Proposal Form NOTE: IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU REFER TO THE GUIDANCE NOTES PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOU TO COMPLETE THIS FORM

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PROJECT INFORMATION 1.1 Name, address and contact details of project/initiative Name of Organisation Glasgow East Arts Company Name of Project/Initiative: The Bridge – A New Easterhouse Mosaic Address: The Bridge, 1000 Westerhouse Road Postal Code: G34 9JW 1.2 Details of contact person for project/initiative Name: Jackie Shearer

Daytime Telephone Number: 0141 276 9671

E-Mail: [email protected] If this person has specific communication needs, n/a please provide details

2.1 Please provide a description of project? This should include information on current physical appearance, size, use and ownership)

Glasgow East Arts Company (GEAC) is currently working to enhance the perimeter area of The Bridge based on feedback from the company’s 5 Year Review. The purpose of enhancing the surrounds of the The Bridge is to:

- create a more visible entrance - make the entrance and wider perimeter area feel safer for the public to access - to enhance the look of the area, encouraging more visitors - to ensure the outdoor area of The Bridge looks as ‘aspirational’ as the inside presenting a dynamic impression - to contribute to the development of environmental development of the local area

In particular this project will enhance the most heavily used walkway to The Bridge – that from the bus stop at Westerhouse Road to the entrance next to The Bridge Café. Through a commissioned large scale new mosaic, GEAC aims to reconstruct and make good the current wall with complementary soft landscaping and lighting. The new mosaic will build on the iconic history of the old Easterhouse Mosaic located up in Lochend.

The new commission has been awarded some investment from the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art which takes place in April 2012. The festival will introduce people from all over the city, and further afield to The Bridge. This makes a vital contribution to the economic development of the local area and to GEAC.

The mosaic will be produced by Alex Frost, a major Glasgow artist, and it will comprise profiles of local people.

Currently the wall on this walkway is in poor condition and needs to strengthened in some areas and rebuilt in others. This is so it becomes strong enough to take the additional weight of the mosaic and additional enhanced lighting. The wall stretches to about 40 meters with a further 10 metres or so of weeds. The weeds will be refreshed with attractive soft planting.

Strathclyde police own the wall as it is part of their local boundary. We are in positive discussion with them and to date they are delighted to see the wall take on a new life.

2.2 Please indicate which of the Baillieston, Shettleston & Greater Easterhouse sector priorities this initiative will contribute to?

Complementing wider programmes e.g. Vacant & Derelict Land/Stalled spaces Development of small scale, sustainable capital projects.

2.3 Please indicate the area(s) served by the project/initiative Local Community Planning Partnership (LCPP) Baillieston, Shettleston Greater Easterhouse (please select from drop down list opposite) If serving two or more LCPP areas, please specify which ones If a City-wide Service – please tick box If beyond Glasgow City boundary – please tick box 2.4 Which neighbourhood(s) within the Baillieston, Shettleston & Greater Easterhouse area will the initiative cover?

Baillieston, Shettleston & Greater Easterhouse areas:

Baillieston (including Broomhouse, Baillieston, Swinton, , Springhill, , , , Greenfield and )

North East (including Easterhouse, , , and Craigend)

Shettleston (including , Mount Vernon, Tollcross, Shettleston, Fullarton and .

All of the above

3.1 Summary Description

To enhance the perimeter area of The Bridge based on a recent 5 Year Review through the development of a new Easterhouse Mosaic

3.2 Headline Aim

This project aims to bring the aspiration of The Bridge to the look at feel of the outside area, making it feel safer, more attractive and more visible. This will bring in more customers and users.

Through a new commissioned mosaic we will also bring people to The Bridge to look at the mosaic who would not ordinarily attend The Bridge.

Through an enhanced environment outside, there is all sorts of potential for business growth including the development of outdoor seating linked to the café and a more attractive base for

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3.3 Project Key Objectives

This project aims to bring the aspiration of The Bridge to the look at feel of the outside area, making it feel safer and more attractive. This will bring in more customers and users.

- We will achieve this aim by working with professional contractors with high quality workmanship - We will also achieve this aim through artistic excellence; GEAC’s track record in this area includes commissioning the current Scottish representative at Venice Biennelle and Turner Prize nominee Karla Black to make public art with Glenpurn Park

Through a new commissioned mosaic we will also bring people to The Bridge to look at the mosaic who would not ordinarily attend The Bridge.

- We will achieve this aim by working with high quality artists to achieve a new artwork / mosaic of international quality that will be promoted well and become part of the city’s visual arts map; working to balance negative perceptions and stereotypes of the Easterhouse area

Through an enhanced environment outside, there is all sorts of potential for business growth including the development of outdoor seating linked to the café and a more attractive base for outdoor events.

- We will achieve this by working close with the Bridge Café to plan and develop a flexible outdoor terrace area - GEAC will also achieve this by developing its events programme through summer and other holiday periods

3.4 Describe how the project will be delivered and how the aims and objectives will be achieved

GEAC will deliver the project through a range of sub contractors and strong project management

GEAC has a track record in this through its work linked to the capital development of The Bridge itself

GEAC will ensure the aims and objectives are being met through strong project management and project schedules

3.5 Please list all partners involved in this initiative

The Bridge partners - John Wheatley College and Glasgow Life – are being kept abreast of developments and are supportive

Strathclyde police

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art

3.6 Please describe how your project is managed.

GEAC is managed through a team of employees headed up by an Arts Manager, who in turn reports to a Board. GEAC is a registered company in Scotland with charitable status.

GEAC undertakes a wide range of arts, events and cultural projects across the wider Glasgow North East area which often have a complex partnership and investment base.

3 GEAC works with other professional where relevant. In this instance working with architects, surveyors and other trades is vital.

3.7 Please provide details of any community/client engagement involved in the development of your project?

Currently, the subject of the mosaic is that of local profiles. The community has been encouraged to submit an individual they would like to see profiled. In addition, the GEAC team have been taking images of those using The Bridge to represent ‘a slice of life’ at The Bridge.

The profiles that end up on the mosaic will be abstracted from the photographs of the community representatives.

YOU SHOULD REFER TO SECTION 4 IN THE GUIDANCE NOTES FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SECTION.

4 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4.1 Please indicate the amount of funding you seek from the Baillieston, Shettleston & Greater Easterhouse Capital Programme in support of this project? YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THE UPPER LIMIT IS £5,000 FOR ANY ONE PROJECT.

£5,000

4.2 Please indicate estimated total costs of this initiative and any identified match funding?

£50,000 is the estimated actual cost

We have been awarded £12k from Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts

A bid is currently lodged with Creative Scotland for £20k

A bid is being planned for Glasgow Housing Association

Note: Please provide copies of award letters from your funding bodies

4.3 Please provide a brief description of how the funds being sought will be utilised. The description should be reflected in the detailed costs to be specified in question 4.4 below. Maximum (500 characters). The funds being sought from GCC will contribute to costs of professional fees

4.4 Capital Costs - For 2011/12, please give a breakdown of your estimated capital costs. Cost Category (all Council Non- TOTAL Expected Completion costs must include Grant Award Council COST Date irrecoverable VAT) (£) Funding (£) (£)

Acquisition of 0 site/premises Building Works (includes 15,000 15,000 construction, adaptations & installations) VAT on works Professional Fees 5,000 15,000 20,000

4 VAT on fees Inc in above Furnishing & Fittings 0 0 Equipment/materials 0 15,000 15,000 Other (specify) Other (specify) Other (specify) Other (specify)

Total Capital Costs 5,000 45,000 50,000

4.5 Please outline all stages of the development with completion dates?

Research of contractors and contracts offered – by end Nov 2011

Wall made good – by end Feb 2012

Artists development and production of mosaic – commencing end Nov through to end Feb 2012

Application of mosaic to wall – Jan and Feb 2012

Finishing touches will made over the course of March 2012

4.6 What arrangements have been, or are being, made to ensure the initiative’s sustainability?

Full contracts will be drawn up with the police around ownership of the artwork

Responsibility of the artwork and its maintenance will be held by GEAC

4.7 Will any unpaid staff/volunteers contribute to the Yes or No delivery of the project/initiative? If yes, please quantify this contribution in the space below

Volunteers will be recruited locally, through GEAC and JWC. They will also be recruited through Glasgow School of Art. The volunteers will support the artist, Alex Frost, to produce the large scale mosaic.

4.8 Are you currently generating income and raising Yes or No funds for this project? If yes, please provide details of how you are generating income and raising funds.

As stated in 4.2, we have been awarded £12k from Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts

A bid is currently lodged with Creative Scotland for £20k

A bid is being prepared for Glasgow Housing Association

If no, please state why in the space below.

5.1 Do you gather Equalities monitoring information about your client group or Yes or No service users?

5 If yes, please tick which of the key Age Equalities Monitoring categories are Disability monitored Gender Transgendered Status On occasion, we collect a selection of these Sexual Orientation checked Ethnicity Religion 5.2 If yes, please provide details of the systems used and how the information gathered is used to shape your service delivery. - our electronic box office ticketing system - class registers - through notes from project debriefs by project leaders

The information is used to future plan activity and to reflect how far we met original goals. The information is used in team meetings, project briefings and to shape GEAC’s annual programme.

5.3 If no, please use this space to describe how you ensure that your project/initiative will be inclusive to these groups (maximum 500 characters)

5.4 Please describe how your organisation will acknowledge financial support by if this is granted

- print material - online activity - in press releases - at any launch events

6 DECLARATION (See Guidance Note for assistance)

I confirm that the information set out in this Funding Proposal Form, any appendices and any enclosed accompanying documents are correct. I confirm that if a grant is awarded on the basis of this Funding Proposal Form, the funds will be used in accordance with the purposes set out in this proposal. I confirm that if there are any significant changes to the proposal or the project/initiative, the Glasgow City Council’s Democratic Services will be informed immediately. I confirm that the organisation will comply with any monitoring and evaluation requirements as required by Glasgow City Council. Any funding awarded to the organisation on the basis of this Funding Proposal Form will be subject to Standard Terms and Conditions of grant. Where the Organisation provides any personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) to the Council in connection with its funding proposal or in the course of reporting progress on the Project to the Council, the Council will use that personal data for purposes of ensuring the Organisation’s compliance with these conditions. It may share that personal data with other regulators (including the Council’s and Organisation’s external auditors, HMRC and law enforcement agencies) as well as with the Council’s Elected Members. The personal data may be checked with other Council Services for accuracy, to prevent or detect fraud or maximise the Council’s revenues. It may be shared with other public bodies for the same purposes. The Organisation undertakes to ensure that all persons whose personal data are (or are to be) disclosed to the Council are duly notified of this fact.

Where the Organisation processes (or will process) personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998), it hereby confirms that it has (or will acquire) a valid Notification with the Information Commissioner covering its processing of personal data, including in that Notification the disclosure of personal data to the Council. This requirement shall not apply if the Organisation is, by virtue of the Data Protection (Notification and Notification Fees) Regulations 2000 as amended, exempt from the requirement to notify.

Organisation Glasgow East Arts Company

Project Title The Bridge – A New Easterhouse Mosaic

Signed: Designation: Jackie Shearer Arts Manager

Date: 28 October 2011

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