Creative Industries receive Council funding

Tuesday 5 March 2013
Creative Industries receive Council funding

The Community, Recreation and Culture Committee approved the following grants from the Creative Industries Support Fund:

a) $57,500 to the Physics Room (situated above Alice in Videoland in Tuam Street) to contribute to operational costs and capital items, to assist the gallery to re-establish itself in its Central City premises.

b) $80,000 to Arts Circus Trust to fund project management with the following conditions to the grant:

(i) Before 1 May 2013 a lease agreement for the Arts Centre site is signed and a copy of the agreement is provided to the Urban Design and Regeneration Manager; and
(ii) Written confirmation is provided from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust or from another funding source, that capital funding for the Arts Circus will be forthcoming once Council funding is approved.

c) $120,000 to Exchange Christchurch to subsidise rent, and operational and capital items, with the following conditions to the grant:

Before 1 May 2013:

(i) A signed copy of the Exchange Christchurch Trust Deed is provided to the Urban Design and Regeneration Manager; and
(ii) A lease agreement is signed for the proposed Central City building and a copy of this agreement is provided to the Urban Design and Regeneration Manager; and
(iii) Written confirmation is provided that the proposed building is certified suitable for public use (particularly with regard to the building code).

d) $70,000 to The New Zealand Film Festival Trust towards the purchase of a projector for installing at the Isaac Theatre Royal, with the following conditions:

(i) Before 1 May 2013 a copy is provided to the Urban Design and Regeneration Manager of the agreement between the Isaac Theatre Royal and the New Zealand Film Festival that the Theatre will host the New Zealand International Film Festival in the long-term; and
(ii) The Digital Cinema Projector is purchased by The New Zealand Film Festival Trust within four months of having been funded by the Creative Industries Support Fund.

e) $35,955 to Chambers 241 to contribute to capital and operational costs, enabling the gallery to continue supporting local artists by providing gallery space and subsidised studio space.

f) $80,000 to Christchurch Music Industry Trust for the acoustic fit-out for the Beatbox band rehearsal space at BOXed Quarter.

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