Nominations open for 2013 Arts & Business Scotland Awards

The 26th annual Arts & Business Scotland Awards are now open for nominations. They are designed to recognise the most outstanding and creative partnerships between cultural organisations and businesses.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in the Music Hall, Aberdeen on 30 October 2013.

To be eligible for entry, sponsorship partnerships must have taken place between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.

Judges

The panel of judges will be chaired by Lucy Bird, Board Member of Arts & Business Scotland. Other judges include Robert Collier, Chief Executive of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce; and Bryan Donaghey, Managing Director of Diageo Scotland.

Award categories

There are six categories in this year’s Awards open to nomination:

• Community Award
  Awarded to a partnership that has used the power of the arts to engage with the wider community.

• Cultural Branding Award sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited
  For a partnership that has reinforced the branding and marketing activity of a business through an innovative use of culture.

• Sustained Partnership Award sponsored by Baillie Gifford Investment Managers
  For a partnership of four years or more that has set standards in creative arts-business collaborations.

• Young People and the Arts Award sponsored by Accenture Scotland
  Awarded to a partnership that has harnessed the power of the arts to engage young people.

• Small Business Award sponsored by Black Light
  For an effective sponsorship by a small business (under 50 employees).

• New or Returning Sponsor Award sponsored by Freight Design and J Thomson Colour Printers
  For an arts sponsorship by a business sponsoring the arts in Scotland for the first time or returning to sponsorship after three years.

The deadline for nominations is 17.00 on 10 May 2013.

Last year's winners included Bank of Scotland and the National Theatre of Scotland, Scott + Co and Citizens Theatre, and Virgin Money and Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.

www.aandbscotland.org.uk

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