Arts & Business East Awards... shortlist announced

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“I congratulate all the shortlisted partnerships and would like to thank all our sponsors for their invaluable support and also our independent judges, who were really impressed with the quality and the variety of the entries. It is heartening to see that, in testing economic conditions, good proposals from arts organisations are still commanding commercial support and that innovative relationships are being built in the region.”
Gill Bloomfield, Regional Director, Arts & Business East

“We believe it's vital for businesses to support local arts endeavours, particularly in these challenging times. Art has a big part to play in the culture and fabric of local communities, and this is at risk of being lost if businesses won't step in and support artistic projects. Cultural partnerships benefit both the arts organisations and the business, as well as their staff, suppliers and customers.”
Stephen Bourne, Chief Executive, Cambridge University Press, sponsor of the Community Award

“Ernst & Young is delighted to be sponsoring the Young People Award. For Ernst & Young, corporate responsibility is more than just shaking a collection can. It is our objective to make a difference in the communities where we operate, and that is why supporting the work of Arts & Business is so important. It enables the firm to connect with the very heart of the community and make a tangible difference. Ernst & Young is proud to support these awards, which give recognition to businesses that make a vital investment in the community through the arts.”
Catharine Taylor, Senior Partner of Ernst & Young LLP, Cambridge

We are pleased to announce these amazing partnerships making up the shortlist for the 2010 Arts & Business East Awards.

Image courtesy: FRINGE Milton Keynes

The winners will be announced on 11 February 2010, by kind permission of Marshall Group at a ceremony in Marshall Business Aviation’s stunning, state of the art facility, a 25,000 sq ft hangar, which houses the executive jet aircraft serviced by Marshall’s avionics and aeronautical specialists.

The shortlist

The Marshall Business Aviation Innovation & Technology Award
Awarded to a partnership that demonstrates a project, intervention, or collaboration using technology, new media and innovation

• Cranfield University & HAPPEN and Julie Freeman
• John C Taylor Ltd & Matthew Lane Sanderson
• thecentre:mk & FRINGE Milton Keynes

The District A&B Cultural Branding Award
Awarded to a partnership that reinforces the branding and marketing activity of a business through the use of culture.

• Ashton Graham & Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
• The Co-operative Group & Cambridge City Council (The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival)
• May Gurney & Norfolk & Norwich Festival

The Cambridge University Press A&B Community Award
Awarded to a partnership that delivers regeneration or specific community engagement with the arts.

• Countryside Annington & Colchester Borough Council – Cultural Services
• Gallagher Estates Ltd & South Cambridgeshire District Council
• Midsummer Place Shopping Centre & FRINGE Milton Keynes

Ernst & Young A&B Young People Award
In recognition of a partnership that has harnessed the power of the arts to engage young people.

• Anglian Water & The Collegiate Brass Ensemble
• May Gurney & Norfolk & Norwich Festival
• Redrow Homes (Eastern) Ltd & Thurrock Council (Arts)

A&B Sustained Partnership Award
Awarded to an established, on-going partnership that continues to set standards in creative arts-business collaborations.

• Ashton Graham & Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
• The Co-operative Group & Cambridge City Council (The Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival)
• Studio 24 Ltd & Cambridge Film Trust

A&B Board Member of the Year
Celebrate these individuals who have added outstanding benefit to an arts organisation by giving their time, skills, knowledge, inspiration, and strategic direction in a governance role.

• Sara Garnham & Wysing Arts Centre
• Monica Greenwood & firstsite
• Bill Thompson & Writers’ Centre Norwich

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