24 theatre grants totalling £653,160
of 730 grants totalling £14,022,6302 combined arts grants totalling £109,000
of 385 grants totalling £11,550,352£762,160
£28,229
| Recipient | Project | Region | Artform | Subvention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological Art Circus | Obus 12 - Illusions of Reference | London | Theatre | £22,707 |
| Agnieszka Blonska | Once Upon a Time | South West | Theatre | £29,500 |
| Seachange Arts | Centre of Excellence for Circus & Street Arts | East of England | Theatre | £180,000 |
| The Invisible Circus | The Happiness Machine | South West | Theatre | £37,906 |
| Simone Riccio | Nothing Moves If I Don't Push It | London | Theatre | £7,355 |
| Linn Broden | "Push Me, Pull You!" | South West | Theatre | £8,167 |
| Osborne and What | Birdy | London | Theatre | £10,000 |
| Pirates of the Carabina | Flown | South West | Theatre | £10,000 |
| Scarabeus Theatre Ltd | La Tempesta Research and Development | London | Theatre | £10,000 |
| Lumiere Digitale | Lumiere Digitale at the Old Courts | South West | Theatre | £59,836 |
| BandBazi | Mind Walking National Tour | South East | Theatre | £42,853 |
| Lisa Truscott | Life on Wheels | South West | Theatre | £6,998 |
| Danny Schlesinger | Three Little Pigs | London | Theatre | £14,417 |
| Le Navet Bete | Once Upon a Time...In a Western | South West | Theatre | £6,464 |
| Shelly Love | The Forgotten Trilogy - Part 1: 'Relic' | London | Theatre | £55,722 |
| Annabel Carberry | La Ballade de Bergerac | London | Theatre | £23,285 |
| Francesca Hyde | Escaping the circus | London | Theatre | £1,180 |
| Alice Allart | Triptych | London | Theatre | £8,491 |
| Scarabeus Theatre Ltd | La Tempesta | London | Theatre | £74,000 |
| Flora Herberich | Circus Now - A City Circ showcase | London | Theatre | £9,950 |
| Skylight Circus Arts | Broadwater | North West | Theatre | £6,179 |
| Collectif and then... | Show Development (Lost Post) | London | Theatre | £9,970 |
| The Purple Ladies collective | Purple Women´s art event | London | Theatre | £8,201 |
| Matt Pang | Doohickey (Working Title) | South West | Theatre | £9,979 |
| Cirque Bijou Productions | Step Up | South West | Combined arts | £10,000 |
| Marketing Blackpool | Showzam! 2013 | North West | Combined arts | £99,000 |
Between 2011-12 and 2012-13 there was a substantial overall reduction in Grants for the Arts funding from £73 million to £56 million (-24%). This partly reflects the diversion of Lottery money away from GftA to support the touring of National Portfolio Organisations. ACE also began to implement a planned 6.2% real-term budget cut over 2012-13 and 2014-15 in response to a reduced Grant in Aid budget from central government.
From 2012-13 National Portfolio Organisations (those receiving regular funding from Arts Council England over the 2012-15 period) were not eligible for Grants for the Arts support. ACE estimated this would free up an extra £12 million a year for non-NPOs.
While the total amount of funding awarded to circus projects in 2012-13 is down 14.29% from 2011-12, if we adjust for the overall drop in the programme's budget the sector has actually made a small gain relative to other artforms, rising from 1.2% to 1.36% of total GftA subvention. The total number of awards has also risen slightly, while the average grant size has fallen.
National Portfolio Organisations
National Portfolio Organisations are those receiving regular, annual funding over the period 2012-15. In 2012-13 Arts Council England paid out a total £329 million to the portfolio.
| Organisation | Region | Artform | Subvention 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert & Friends Instant Circus | London | Theatre | £87,933 |
| Circus Space | London | Theatre | £339,897 |
| Circomedia | South West | Theatre | £105,938 |
| Crying Out Loud | London | Combined arts | £210,000 |
| Greentop Community Circus Centre | Yorkshire | Theatre | £70,000 |
| Mimbre | London | Theatre | £125,048 |
| NoFit State Circus | West Midlands | Theatre | £200,000 |
| Ockham's Razor | London | Theatre | £180,000 |
| Upswing | London | Theatre | £115,000 |
* There are also a number of NPO venues/festivals which aren't included here but which have significant circus programmes. For more see here. The total funding to the above organisations represents 0.4% of NPO subvention in 2012-13.
Catalyst Arts: Building Fundraising Capacity
The Catalyst Arts: Building Fundraising Capacity scheme aimed to help arts organisations with underdeveloped fundraising models to increase their capacity and expertise in this area.
| Organisation | Region | Artform | Subvention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circus Space | London | Theatre | £134,541 |
| NoFit State Circus | West Midlands | Theatre | £156,562 |
Strategic Touring Programme
The Strategic Touring Programme was launched in 2011 to improve the circulation of artworks in England. In 2012-13 the scheme awarded £14.8 million.
| Organisation | Region | Artform | Subvention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crying Out Loud | London | Combined arts | £447,310 |
* Crying Out Loud received funding for the project Circus Evolution, which will take place over three years.
Note that because there's no category for circus within Arts Council England's funding system the above data is partly interpretative. Awards are included if the applicant was a circus company / organisation or if the funded activity was focused primarily on the sector.
The regions shown on the two maps are the English Government Office Network Regions [shapefile]. Choropleth schemes generated by Color Brewer.
Raw data sets used:
2012/13 list of Grants for the Arts awards by region [.xlsx]
National Portfolio Organisations [.xls]
Catalyst Arts: building fundraising capacity successful applicants [.xls]
Strategic touring programme: year one analysis [.pdf]
Edited data sets used:
Grants for the Arts awards [.xls]
National Portfolio Organisations [.xls]
Catalyst Arts: building fundraising capacity [.xls]
Strategic touring programme [.xls]
£22,707
Recipient: Psychological Art Circus
Project Name: Obus 12 - Illusions of Reference
£29,500
Recipient: Agnieszka Blonska
Project Name: Once Upon a Time
£180,000
Recipient: Seachange Arts
Project Name: Centre of Excellence for Circus & Street Arts
£37,906
Recipient: Invisible Circus, The
Project Name: The Happiness Machine
£7,355
Recipient: Simone Riccio
Project Name: Nothing Moves If I Don't Push It
£8,167
Recipient: Linn Broden
Project Name: "Push Me, Pull You!"
£10,000
Recipient: Osborne and What
Project Name: Birdy
£10,000
Recipient: Pirates of the Carabina
Project Name: Flown
£10,000
Recipient: Scarabeus Theatre Ltd
Project Name: La Tempesta Research and Development
£59,836
Recipient: Lumiere Digitale
Project Name: Lumiere Digitale at the Old Courts
£42,853
Recipient: BandBazi
Project Name: Mind Walking National Tour
£6,998
Recipient: Lisa Truscott
Project Name: Life on Wheels
£14,417
Recipient: Danny Schlesinger
Project Name: Three Little Pigs
£6,464
Recipient: Le Navet Bete
Project Name: Once Upon a Time... In a Western
£55,722
Recipient: Shelly Love
Project Name: The Forgotten Trilogy - Part 1: 'Relic'
£23,285
Recipient: Annabel Carberry
Project Name: La Ballade de Bergerac
£1,180
Recipient: Francesca Hyde
Project Name: Escaping the circus
£8,491
Recipient: Alice Allart
Project Name: Triptych
£74,000
Recipient: Scarabeus Theatre Ltd
Project Name: La Tempesta
£9,950
Recipient: Flora Herberich
Project Name: Circus Now - A City Circ showcase
£6,179
Recipient: Skylight Circus Arts
Project Name: Broadwater
£9,970
Recipient: Collectif and then...
Project Name: Show Development (Lost Post)
£8,201
Recipient: The Purple Ladies collective
Project Name: Purple Women´s art event
£9,979
Recipient: Matt Pang
Project Name: Doohickey (Working Title)
£10,000
Recipient: Cirque Bijou Productions
Project Name: Step Up
£99,000
Recipient: Marketing Blackpool
Project Name: Showzam! 2013