ACE-WM Digital Content Development (DCD) Programme

Key facts ACE-WM managed fund initiative over three years, part of ACE National Digital Challenge programme.

ACE-WM managed fund initiative over three years, part of ACE National Digital Challenge programme.

Key facts £230,000 a year - for three years.

£230,000 a year - for three years.

Key facts Horizontally linked to £10M 4IP production fund

Horizontally linked to £10M 4IP production fund

What’s it about? New forms of (audience) engagement Widening definitions of ‘artistic content’ and exhibition New business models

New forms of (audience) engagement

Widening definitions of ‘artistic content’ and exhibition

New business models

What’s it about? new means of generating artistic content new forms of distributing content new modes of (business) operation new partnership alliances –new business models

new means of generating artistic content

new forms of distributing content

new modes of (business) operation

new partnership alliances –new business models

Aims Support the development of proposals through workshops, symposium and networking events Assist in brokering partnerships across the arts/media, and creative technology business sectors Provide significant funding to further research and development Support the coordination of project evaluation and dissemination Project selection cross-referred with the 4IP programme

Support the development of proposals through

workshops, symposium and networking events

Assist in brokering partnerships across the arts/media, and creative technology business sectors

Provide significant funding to further research and development

Support the coordination of project evaluation and dissemination

Project selection cross-referred with the 4IP programme

Applying No form Surgeries -monthly Draft application- any time Panel meet every three months Decision immediately Can re-apply Can submit more than one application Will fund R & D No match funding required

No form

Surgeries -monthly

Draft application- any time

Panel meet every three months

Decision immediately

Can re-apply

Can submit more than one application

Will fund R & D

No match funding required

How will the proposed activity change the applicant organisation? Describe the proposed project in detail, explaining: What creative content will be made accessible The processes, platforms and technologies by which it will be made accessible The anticipated audience for that content Indicative programme for future distribution of creative content How the arts organisation will evaluate the project A balanced income and expenditure budget Applying to DCD

How will the proposed activity change the applicant organisation?

Describe the proposed project in detail, explaining:

What creative content will be made accessible

The processes, platforms and technologies by which it will be made accessible

The anticipated audience for that content

Indicative programme for future distribution of creative content

How the arts organisation will evaluate the project

A balanced income and expenditure budget

[email_address] 07983 153095 or [email_address] 0121 631 5718 Guidelines: www.artscouncil.org.uk

[email_address]

07983 153095

or

[email_address]

0121 631 5718

Guidelines: www.artscouncil.org.uk