During the financial year 2016/17 the Trust made the following grants:
| Organisation | Project | Grant |
|
*Artes Mundi |
To support the Live Guides, core funding and the expansion of the exhibition outside the NMW. (2nd tranche) |
£125,000 |
|
*Music Theatre Wales |
New production of a Welsh language opera based on “Y Twr” composed by Guto Puw. |
£125,000 |
|
*Wales Millennium Centre |
Support for various events, including: Wales 1000, Land of Song, Choir Clocks, Access All Arias and “The Opera for the Unknown Woman “ programmed within The Festival of Voice 2016 (2nd tranche) |
£100,000 |
|
Agatha Christie Trust for Children |
Support for families with children affected by cancer. |
£88,915 |
|
*Welsh National Opera |
Support for the Company’s new Digital strategy. (2nd Year) |
£87,000 |
|
Aldeburgh Music |
New production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Snape Maltings Concert Hall in June 2017 |
£35,000 |
|
Arts & Business Cymru |
Creative Internships Programme – Year 4 |
£20,000 |
|
Mousetrap Theatre Projects |
Family First Nights Programme (2nd of 2) To assist disadvantaged families to attend live theatre in London |
£20,000 |
|
Mid Wales Opera |
New Production of Handel’s Semele in partnership with RWCMD and touring in Wales |
£20,000 |
|
Sinfonia Cymru |
Core Funding for 20:20 programme |
£20,000 |
|
Valley Kids |
To support the Visual Arts programme focusing on support for the Artist in residence, community engagement and an international exhibition programme. (1st tranche of 2) |
£20,000 |
|
Aloud Charity |
To support the extension of OBA activities to include 4 choirs in North Wales |
£15,000 |
|
Cheltenham Festivals |
Musicate project: aimed at inspiring children to both to love and to critically engage with music. |
£15,000 |
|
Paintings in Hospitals |
To support the costs of a Wales Project Coordinator and the acquisition of paintings from Welsh artists for the collection over 2 years. |
£11,000 |
|
Cory Band |
Dahl’ing our Brass Project: for the development and performance of a new composition by Philip Harper linking with the Dahl 100 celebrations and development of the Cory Academy |
£10,300 |
|
Ffotogallery |
To support the “Picturing the Revolution” strand of the 2017 Cardiff International Festival of Photography |
£10,000 |
|
Sistema Cymru |
To expand the activities of Sistema Cymru in two schools in disadvantaged areas of North Wales. |
£10,000 |
|
Mahogany Opera Group |
To support performances in Wales of a new family opera, “The Rattler”, by Stephen Deazley and Martin Riley. |
£10,000 |
|
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain |
To support talented young Welsh musicians with placements in the NYOGB and “Inspire” activities. |
£10,000 |
|
Ty Cerdd |
To support the Composer in residence scheme for the National Youth Ensembles, and a recording of a “Clytemnestra “by Rhian Samuel with BBCNow, and soprano Ruby Hughes |
£8,846 |
|
Operasonic |
To support the development costs of The Floodgates, a new opera production for young people. |
£7,000 |
|
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) |
“Requests and Antisongs” exhibition and new commission by Welsh artist, James Richards |
£6,000 |
|
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
To support the provision of regular free Jazz events at the College and the guest artist series. |
£6,000 |
|
Presteigne Festival |
To support performances of works by Huw Watkins at the 2016 Festival |
£5,000 |
|
Unicorn Theatre |
Explore – to develop new partnerships with London schools participating in the Explore project. |
£5,000 |
|
Young Music Makers of Dyfed |
Core funding (2nd of 2) To encourage young people to write and perform music and to provide opportunities to work with professional musicians. |
£5,000 |
|
Ballet Cymru |
Special performance of Little Red Riding Hood, with BBC NOW at the Wales Millennium Centre as part of Roald Dahl celebrations. |
£4,000 |
|
RPS Royal Philharmonic Society |
To support the Female Choral Conductors programme in Wales |
£3,000 |
|
Bangor Music Festival |
To support core costs of the 2017 Festival |
£2,500 |
| TOTAL |
|
£804,561 |
* Recipients of the 125th Anniversary Awards