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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£894.2K
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Spending
£1.0M
Public benefits
The direct benefits flowing from purpose 1 include: • Participants’ feeling of enjoyment through gaining a better knowledge/understanding of a wide range of artistic activity. • Increased literacy skills through attending writing classes • Increased physical health benefits through attending dance classes • Developing a range of new transferable
skills and enhancing employment opportunities • Increased confidence and self esteem • Reduction in social exclusion by regular attending a non judging and safe space to learn. • Increased social cohesion and cultural awareness through the interaction of a diverse range of participants in terms of socioeconomic, cultural, religious and national backgrounds. The direct benefits flowing from purpose 2 include: • The empowerment of local communities by promoting participation in the arts to individuals and groups of different abilities, traditions, ethnicities, backgrounds, age and sexual orientation. • Advancing the role of local artists in the community as contributors to personal and community self-esteem and empowerment • The encourage partnership working and collaborations among and between arts, educational, voluntary and statutory organisations • reduce social exclusion • support and encourage personal growth, • enhance confidence, skill-building and educational development, which can improve social contact and employability • address social issues such as racism, sectarianism and discrimination Along with those already listed for purpose 1 and 2, the direct benefits flowing from purpose 3 include: • Combatting the false perception that the arts are elitist thus empowering more people to become involved through maintaining high standards. • The diversity of offer raising the potential for more people becoming involved in positive activities. • The fostering of increased cultural/social awareness, through programming artforms from across the world • Raising awareness of what the arts offer The direct benefits flowing from purpose 4 include: • Improving public awareness, knowledge and understanding of the importance of our built heritage. • The enhancement of the environment and streetscape of University Road. • A sense of pride and improved civic engagement in the local area. • The preservation of a building that can be used by and which is open to all members of society for a wide range of activities. • Increased tourism in the local area and resulting positive knock on economic factors for local businesses and tax payers. • The ability for the organisation to carry out its other charitable purposes through the preservation and improvement of the building. The benefits listed above are demonstrated through the centre’s regular collation of qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative via case studies and questionnaires which are circulated electronically and through hard copy for all projects and for each term of classes and workshops. Photo and video documentation are regularly used as evidence of the activity taking place within and outside the centre. Quantitative – via questionnaires and the centre’s extensive Box Office data which can provide very detailed financial reporting, statistics, trends and audience demographics including geographic spread and level of spend and retention of beneficiaries. This is regularly reported (monthly) to the Crescent Board from all departments (Director/Operations/Finance/Marketing/Outreach&Education) and included in the annual accounts. There is no harm arising from any of the purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are the entire public in Northern Ireland with a strong emphasis on Belfast and the greater Belfast area. Through the Belfast Book Festival we do however aim to attract audiences from ROI and the rest of the UK. The class and workshop programme is open to all apart from those programmed for specific age groups i.e. children’s classes. Our live events programme is again open to the entire public apart from those at which alcohol is served. Through our Outreach and Education programme, specific projects will be aimed at addressing the needs of specific sections of society i.e. young people, people with disabilities, certain specific geographic areas of deprivation by council ward, and in the case of the Sing for Life Choir, for those impacted by cancer. Some private benefit flows from the purposes of the charity but it is incidental and necessary: Staff Salaries - however these are incidental and necessary for the charity to fulfil its charitable purposes and is substantially outweighed by the public benefit. Tutor/Artist Fees - however these are incidental and necessary for the charity to fulfil its charitable purposes and artistic policy and is substantially outweighed by the public benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Crescent Arts Centre provides an annual programme of weekly classes and workshops in a range of art forms 32-37 weeks of the year. The programmes embrace the visual arts, dance and wellbeing, spoken and written word, music and a varied programme of activity for young people. The Centre hosts a wide range of live events from music to theatre,
film to dance and spoken word to visual art exhibitions with an emphasis on non-commercial or niche art forms. Part of the event programme includes the Belfast Book Festival which involves approx 100 literary events over 10 days coupled with a schools literary programme. The Centre has an extensive Outreach and Education programme to cater for all sections of the community, but primarily focusing on those in which barriers still exist in the accessing of arts provision, particularly those of high areas of deprivation. Through this work the Centre: • Offers free quality artistic opportunities to those who face barriers in accessing arts provision • Promotes education and active citizenship in areas of high deprivation • Offers educational activities and support to local community groups, schools, care homes, hospitals who needed assistance in organising and delivering quality outreach projects, workshops and events • encourages and facilitates the participation in, and appreciation of, artistic activities by people from sectors of society that do not normally participate in such activities, in order to develop their sense of achievement and full capacity as members of society so that their conditions of life may be improved • offers new and experienced Belfast-based artists, to expand and develop their skills and experience through 'in-house' training with more experienced facilitators The Centre also acts as a meeting hub for many local corporate businesses and for many local charities and community groups who are able to avail of a range of discounted rates of hire.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Tenants
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Cultural
- Heritage/historical
