Arts Committee

Supporting and promoting the Arts within the University and the wider community.

The Arts Committee, or Joint Standing Committee of Council and Senate on the Arts, is a large committee representing the wide artistic interests of the University and local community.

We provide grants (and guarantees against loss) for Arts initiatives across the university, in response to applications from staff and students.

Recent examples of initiatives supported include

• The Finzi Poetry Reading,
• Theatre productions traveling to Edinburgh, London and Poland.
• Concerts and other Musical Events

We also support art-related collections held by the University in the form of a small bursary (£750) to support a student to work under the direction of a member of staff on cataloguing and conservation projects.

We meet once a term, and a steering group convenes a week before the committee to consider the applications and request further information from applicants as necessary.

Forthcoming meeting dates

24th November 2011; deadline for applications is 10th November 2011

16th February 2012; deadline 2nd February 2012

17th May 2012; deadline 3rd May 2012

How to apply

You can use the links at the right of this page to download the application form for funding and for bursaries. Please ensure that you include information about how your project supports or enhances Arts at the University, as well as relevant financial information. You can then email your application to us at the contact address on the right. You will be contacted by us soon after the meeting with our decision.