Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Councils are committed to supporting the work of their resident Artists and Craft Makers, encouraging innovative professional practice.
Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Councils, in partnership with the Scottish Arts Council (SAC), have established 2 Forth Valley wide award schemes.
Forth Valley Visual Artist Awards Scheme and Forth Valley Craft Award Scheme are a means of assisting individuals with the immediate costs of researching, creating and presenting new work. We want applicants in the area to be ambitious. The fund will prioritise applications that explore the full potential for ongoing creative development of their work.
The next deadline for the Craft Makers and Visual Artists Award Schemes is Monday 08 February 2010.
Awards are available from £100 to a maximum of £1000.
Who can apply
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Artists and Craft Makers resident in the Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Council areas, working in contemporary visual arts or crafts.
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Artists and Craft Makers who can demonstrate a commitment to their work and to advancing their skills and ideas.
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Artists and Craft Makers of all ages.
Summary of awards scheme 2008–09
Awards to Visual Artists in 2008-09 are listed below:
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Name
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Artist's Project Outline
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Award
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Area
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Lesley McDermott
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Development of ideas for 'The Female Gaze' project to challenge expectations and explore connotations of female body image.
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£480
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Clack-mann-anshire
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David Downie
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I propose to professionally document and present work as part of a long strategy to develop a more international art practice.
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£400
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Falkirk
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Catherine King
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A new large-scale artwork which explores, through innovative printmaking, perceptions of beauty and body image.
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£740
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Falkirk
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Christine Hilditch
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To fund a period of self-directed research alongside deaf people that will allow the production of new work for exhibitions
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£240
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Falkirk
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Rob Mulholland
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'Vessel' is a visual and audio interpretation of the relationship between our psyche and the physicality of our body. The introduction of video would assist in my artistic expression and development for this project.
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£555
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Stirling
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Lys Hansen
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Northern Light – Baltic invitation residency, Inter-media research of location. Research visual aspects of glass/ceramic/chocolate with application of pigment infusion processes to painting. Collaboration with international artists. Exhibition of work in progress.
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£1000
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Stirling
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Gillian Cooper
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Research and experimentation towards a new body of work developing my concept of the 37 steps, moving it away from a craft and into an visual art context.
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£614
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Stirling
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Sarah Kenchington
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To create an independent travelling venue out of a horse box, for my experimental sculptural orchestra, in order to perform and run workshops in rural Scotland this summer (2009)
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£491
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Stirling
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Belinda Gilbert Scott
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Stroud Valley Arts has invited me to use their Project Space to develop my paintings from canvas into an installation. 'Inside Out' requires me to research an entirely new approach to my painting.
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£480
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Stirling
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£5000
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Awards to Craft Makers in 2008-09 are listed below:
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Name
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Craft Project's Outline
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Award
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Area
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Clare Workman
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A designer milliner specialising in occasion hats. I seek funding to attend a design workshop to extend my creative skills and develop a range of bridal headpieces for exhibition in Stirling.
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£285
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Stirling
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Angela Learoyd
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To further develop my jewellery and metalworking skills by enabling me to explore the design and texturing possibilities of corrugation, micro-folding and die-forming.
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£875
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Stirling
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Claire Maxtone
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I intend to design and make a range of one-off pieces using sterling silver and 9ct gold. Having the opportunity to make this work will extend my portfolio and enhance my experience in working with precious metals.
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£839.99
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Clackmannanshire
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Lorraine Robson
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Professional development funding is requested towards a research trip visiting Origin2009, V&A Ceramic Galleries and other London venues with view to exhibition and to further my knowledge of contemporary craft.
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£747
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Stirling
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John Maguire
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A potter restricted in the scale of my ceramics, I am applying for support for the completion of a self-built, bespoke kiln, through which to increase the scale of my work.
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£1000
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Clackmannanshire
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