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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1987

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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR PERFORMING ARTS GRANTS

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LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANISATIONS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) UNDER THE COUNCIL'S GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME 1987-88.

ABOUT $1.5 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISBURSEMENT OF PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS THIS YEAR.

CFPA GRANTS ARE DISBURSED WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING AND

APPLICATIONS ARE PROMOTING STANDARDS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. RESTRICTED TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDENT IN HONG KONG, AND PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE DISPLAYED PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD PERFORMING ARTS.

APPLICANT ORGANISATIONS SHOULD BE BONA FIDE, REGISTERED BODIES WHICH HAVE CLEARLY STATED NON-PROFIT-MAKING AIMS OR WHICH ARE REGISTERED CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

CFPA GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO FUND ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1987-88.

STARTING THIS YEAR, PROJECT (AND OTHER) GRANTS APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WILL BE ASSESSED AT MEETINGS TO BE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS STARTING FROM MAY. APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE RESULTS OF THEIR APPLICATIONS WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THE APPLICATIONS BEING RECEIVED.

THE CRITERIA FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT GRANTS ARE: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE, NATURE OF PROJECT AND CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPMENT.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, 10TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HAR BOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE CFPA SECRETARIAT ON 5-735878, 5-735425 OR 5-735569.

DURING 1986-87, THERE WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME, WITH 13 LOCAL PERFORMING ARTISTS AND 50 ARTS ORGANISATIONS SUBMITTING A TOTAL OF 78 APPLICATIONS.

A TOTAL OF 24 LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS AND TWO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS WERE AWARDED 34 GRANTS TOTALLING ABOUT $1.1 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS A MORE THAN FOUR-FOLD INCREASE OVER THAT OF 1985-86.

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