2011 Arts & Business Scotland Awards The Winners
After a fabulous dinner celebrating the prestigious 25th anniversary Arts & Business Scotland Awards at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, we are delighted to announce the winning and commended partnerships.
The Awards celebrate the most outstanding and creative partnerships between business and arts organisations in Scotland. Specially commissioned Awards pieces, created by Fraser Reid and Nick Ross, were presented to winners in 10 categories in front of an audience of over 300 guest from business, the arts and the media.
Community (sponsored by McGrigors LLP)
For a partnership that has encouraged specific community engagement with the arts
Winner: Scott + Co & Citizens Theate
Commended
ScottishPower & National Theatre of Scotland
Shell UK Limited & Theatre Modo together with Reaching Out Project
Sponsorship by a Small Business (sponsored by Bank of Scotland)
For a sponsorship by a company with less than 50 employees
Winner: Ludometrics & Cryptic
Commended
Tsuko Limited & The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Young People (sponsored by Aberdeen Asset Management)
For a partnership that has harnessed the power of the arts to engage young people
Winner: TAQA Bratani Limited & Moving Flicks
Commended
Scottish Friendly Assurance & Scottish Book Trust
Cairn Energy PLC & Traverse Theatre
Riverside Inverclyde & The Glasgow School of Art
New or Returning Sponsor (Sponsored by Allander Print Limited, Whitespace & GF Smith)
For an arts sponsorship by a business sponsoring the arts in Scotland for the first time or returning to sponsorship after a number of years
Winner: Brooks Brothers & Scottish Ballet
Commended
FirstGroup plc & Glasgow Life
Barnetts of St Andrews & The Byre Theatre of St Andrews
Cultural Branding (Sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited)
For a partnership that has reinforced the branding and marketing activity of a business through the use of culture
Winner: BNY Mellon & National Galleries of Scotland
Commended:
The Ubiquitous Chip & UZ Arts
Commended: Reid & Scottish Ballet
Sustained Partnership (Sponsored by TAQA Bratani Limited)
For an established, ongoing partnership that continues to set standards in creative arts-business collaborations
Winner: Bank of Scotland & Edinburgh International Festival
Commended:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group & The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
ScottishPower & Glasgow Life – Celtic Connections
Creative Scotland Award for the support of Talent (sponsored by Creative Scotland)
To an individual or organisation that has made a special contribution to nurturing creative talent in Scotland
Winner: Caroline Bowditch
Aberdeen City Arts Award (Sponsored by Aberdeen City Council)
For an individual or organisation that has made a special contribution to the arts in the city
Winner: Ian McKenzie Smith
Leadership (Sponsored by Chevron Upstream Europe)
For an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in the arts during 2010
Winner: Lady Susan Rice
Philanthropy
For outstanding support of an arts project by an individual
Winner: Andrew W Paterson for his support of the John Byrne Award (schools competition)
The judging panel
• Peter Sharp, Employment Partner at McGrigors LLP in Aberdeen (Chair)
• Robert Collier, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
• Lucy Bird, Chief Executive, Marketing Edinburgh
• Alice O’Rawe, Head of Development & Alumni Relations, Queens University
• Imogen Russon-Taylor, former Head of Communications, The Glenmorangie Company
• Susan Bruce, Chief Executive, City Of Edinburgh Council
Category Sponsors
Event sponsors and supporters
