What is it?
More to Explore supports people in designing and delivering opportunities with communities to experience great creative and cultural experiences in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
You can apply for up to £2,000, to help you to test out a new creative idea with and in your local community, or you can deliver a complete project.
We are not prescriptive about how this is done, what is important to us is that local people are involved in the design and delivery of the project, and that it reaches people who may not normally have this kind of creative opportunity.
We believe there is more to explore in the Black Country and would like to invite creative ideas to explore the following themes within the micro commission.
Home (family, places, neighbourhoods, identity, tradition, celebration, trends)
Environment & Nature (Green spaces, climate action, activism, wellbeing, growing)
Hidden Black Country (unseen and unheard stories and places, reimagine fact or fiction, share secrets)
The themes are broad and open to interpretation, your ideas could be a digital or analogue solution (e.g. in person, print) or a combination of both. The activity must be new and must not have been previously delivered as a pilot/taster session.
Priority will be given to groups who haven't received any financial award / support in the last year and groups in these areas:
Dudley: Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Halesowen, Stourbridge & Sedgley.
Sandwell: Rowley Regis, Tipton, Oldbury & Wednesbury.
Walsall: Willenhall, Bloxwich, Darlaston & Brownhills.
Wolverhampton: Bushbury, Heath Town / Blakenhall, Ettinghsall & Spring Vale.
Please note, CBC is not a funder, we offer commissions to support people to develop and deliver their ideas.
If you want to apply for this micro-commission, please read the following guidelines and information carefully.
Who can apply?
Individuals might include:
Artists, musicians, writers, performers, designers, promoters, producers; curators, directors.
Collectives, consortiums and informal groups of people i.e. a performance group (one member will need to take the lead and have the main responsibility for managing the project).
Organisations might include:
Voluntary organisations e.g. arts clubs, collectives, choirs or groups that meet regularly.
Arts organisations.
Public organisations such as libraries, youth centres, etc.
Organisations whose normal activity is not related to the arts but who want to include arts in what they do e.g. an allotment or residents’ association, youth group, senior citizens group.
Not for Profit organisations and community groups, whether registered charities or not.
Faith groups/organisations.
Schools i.e. affiliated parent/community groups. The activity should engage the wider community and the award cannot be used to subsidise work as part of the school’s curriculum.
Who CANNOT submit proposals?
The following individuals or organisations cannot receive support from this programme:
Organisations that share out profits to members or shareholders.
University students using this grant to fund their creative projects as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Those running activities that do not benefit people living in Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton or Walsall.
Activities that are already taking place or have already been completed. This must be a new activity.
Caring about the Environment
We encourage all projects to adopt simple actions to support a healthy environment when planning and delivering their projects. For example, using materials that are easily recycled e.g. for artworks, workshops, booklets, or refraining from single-use plastic cups at events. Other ideas include upcycling products for exhibitions and using public transport for visits.
How to apply
To apply for one of these micro-commissions, please complete and submit the Proposal and Equal Opportunities forms below.
Please note, the proposal form cannot be saved once you start, so if you would like a copy of the questions beforehand, you can access them here.
The deadline for proposals is 10.00am on Monday 22nd April 2024.
PROPOSAL FORM via the link here
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FORM via the link here
We can also accept a short video proposal as long as it includes all of the information requested on the proposal form. If you would prefer to submit a video proposal, please email us at info@creativeblackcountry.co.uk for a copy of the questions.
Accessibility
We can offer successful proposals additional money to make the work accessible. This could include having a BSL interpreter, specific print such as braille, etc.
If you would like to receive a copy of the proposal and/or monitoring form in an accessible format, please contact us with your requirements.
Email: info@creativeblackcountry.co.uk
Tel: 07736 275547 / 07736 275552
If you are successful
If your activity is commissioned, we will notify you by: Tuesday 04th June 2024.
Your activity will need to take place between: June – November 2024.
You will need to undertake a mandatory evaluation of your activity using our monitoring templates.
You will need to provide basic documentation of the activity. This could be photographs, film or online documentation.
It will be your responsibility to ensure you have all the necessary consents, risk assessments or permissions in place to undertake your project.
Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding the micro-commissions or if you would like to receive a copy of the proposal and/or monitoring form in an accessible format.
Email: info@creativeblackcountry.co.uk
Tel: 07736 275547 / 07736 275552
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