Funding Research....

This afternoon, Elena and I decided to research Funding as it is the last big thing that we have left on our 'To do' list.

Elena decided to research into The Arts Council and I decided to research The Heritage Lottery Fund.
Here is what I found:

 I feel that our idea actually matches quite a few of these points such as:

• Peoples memories and experiences: Our whole art piece is designed to incorporate people and their experiences in Museums. Also, we will be encouraging members of the public to remember their first experiences and tap into their memories of the first time that they walked through a door into a Museum/Gallery. 
• Histories of people and the communities: By bringing in the community to take part in this Public Art piece, we are offering the opportunity for the public to share and show their experiences. I feel that our piece is a very communal piece that should include every single Museum visitor. 
• Languages and Dialects: Although Art is a very universal thing, I understand that it's not everybody's cup of tea. In my mind, I would like to be able to offer the opportunity for people to articulate through words as well as art what their experiences have been in Museums and Art Galleries. Also, not everybody shares the same language, thoughts, words etc. I feel that by opening up the way in which people can respond to this art piece, it will appeal to every visitor no matter where they come from, what their experience is, how they communicate etc.
• Historic buildings and streets: People may draw the Museums and Galleries that they have visited?
• Collections of objects, books or documents in museums, libraries or archives: Not every person is going to have visited the same Museum and also, no two Museums are the same. Not everyone is going to have been the Science Museum as not everybody is going to have visited the Smithsonian or the Louvre. Hopefully we will get a range of drawings, words, experiences etc which will make our piece varied and successful.

I then went on to research which programme we, as a group, would be eligible for. Here is what I found:

There are two programmes that we would be eligible to apply for:

1. Your Heritage (£3,000 - £50,000)
2. Young Roots (£3,000 - £25,000)

After reading about both the Arts Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund, I think (after looking at the various bullet points that we would have to match), the Heritage Lottery Fund would be our more successful application if we were to apply.