$500,000 from relief fund going to arts
$500,000 from relief fund going to
arts
At its meeting on 2
February, the Council approved more than $500,000 for arts
projects, including assisting the temporary Court Theatre in
Addington and rebuilding The Loons Theatre in Lyttelton.
Mayor Bob Parker says people from across New Zealand
and around the world have donated over $7 million to the
Fund set up for earthquake repairs.
“The Council
has already approved over $3 million in grants from the
Fund, and today I'm pleased that a range of arts
organisations will receive a further $500,000 from
it."
The grants include:
• $100,000 to the Court
Theatre towards the costs of their temporary theatre at
Addington.
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• $250,000 to The Loons toward the
costs of rebuilding the theatre.
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• $80,000 to
CPIT Creative Industries Faculty towards the costs of the
'Artbox' project, providing workspace for displaced
artists.
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• $80,000 to CHART towards the costs
of a central rehearsal space for
musicians.
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• $70,000 to the Music Centre of
Christchurch towards costs incurred in planning a
replacement Music Centre.
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• $6,000 to the
Governor’s Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade to replace meeting
furniture from the earthquake-damaged community
hall.
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• $3,500 to the Gordon Scout Group
towards the shortfall between the insurance payout and the
cost of repairing the Scout Hall.
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As at
12 January 2012, over $7 million had been donated to the
Fund and the Council had agreed grants totalling $3.7
million, leaving $3.3 million in the Fund. Eighty two
organisations and individuals had applied to the Fund and 16
major projects had been approved.
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