MMM partners
Getting involved
Funding has been secured for several elements of MMM’s current programme of work in Scotland and the North East of England. We hope to get further strands of the programme up and running in the near future and are encouraging more regions to join, so our fundraising drive continues. If you are from either Scotland or the North East of England and want to find out more about how you can get directly involved now then you can contact Clare Cooper on clare.cooper@deft.org.uk.
Participating arts & cultural organisations in Scotland
The five National Performing Companies Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera, The National Theatre of Scotland, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Opera.
The Literature Forum for Scotland and their twenty four members: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, Bookseller representation, CILIPS, COSLA, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature, The Gaelic Books Council, Itchy Coo, Moniack Mhor, NALD, National Library of Scotland, Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, Publishing Scotland, The Saltire Society, Scots Language Centre, Scottish Book Trust, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Scottish Society of Playwrights, Scottish Pen, Scottish Poetry Library, Scottish Storytelling Forum, SLAM, Society of Authors in Scotland, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.
Festivals Edinburgh and their twelve members Bank of Scotland Children’s International Theatre Festival (Imaginate), Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival, Edinburgh International Science Festival, Edinburgh Mela.
New & Alternative Financial Instrument pilot organisations : Shetland Arts Development Agency, Dovecot Studios & Innovative Craft and Festivals Edinburgh
As the Director of Shetland Arts I feel the time has come for all of us to be brave together: to pool resources; share services for the benefit of all; to try and think beyond the models we are so tuned to play and explore with our funding partners a brave world that seeks and celebrates creative risk. I believe that MMM is a very positive and timely new development to that end and I am very pleased that Shetland Arts is able to join MMM and others on this journey
Gwilym Gibbons, Director Shetland Arts
Participating arts & cultural organisations in England
The eleven members of the Gateshead Newcastle Arts Forum – The Sage Gateshead, BALTIC, Centre for Life, Great North Museum, Tyneside Cinema, Waygood Gallery and Studios, Dance City, Theatre Royal, Live Theatre, Seven Stories, Northern Stage.
Exchange whose members are – BalletLorent, The Empty Space, Name, Northern Stage, AV Festival, Northern Lights Film Festival and Tyneside Cinema.
Participating arts & cultural organisations – National
The ERA 21 group made up of the Independent Theatre Council, the Association of British Orchestras, Dance UK, the Museums Association, Opera and Music Theatre Forum, The Visual Arts and Galleries Association, the Musicians Union, Equity, BECTU, The Theatrical Management Association and the National Campaign for the Arts.
Participating Funders
MMM has always sought to draw in a diverse group of public and private funders because we believe that building the resilience and sustainability of arts and cultural organisations is the responsibly of all those who support the creation and experience of great art financially.
The scoping and design of Deft was supported by: The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The Northern Rock Foundation, NESTA, Arts Council England, Scottish Arts Council, The Cultural Leadership Programme, Rhonnda Borough Council, Capacity Builders.
The delivery of Deft is being supported by the Scottish Arts Council, The Northern Rock Foundation, Arts Council England North East, Newcastle City Council, Gateshead City Council, The Cultural Leadership Programme.
