Westmorland Arts Trust
The Trust was founded in 1996 under terms in the
will of Dr Elizabeth Kemp, a Kendal GP and Councillor. The Aim of
the Trust is to enable residents of all ages within the old county
boundaries of Westmorland, especially those living in remoter areas,
to have direct experience of presentations of the highest quality in
the spheres of music, drama and the visual arts.
The Trust has a varying annual income from its carefully monitored investments. Since its inception grants of almost £150,000 have been given to local organisations, including Abbot Hall, Brewery Arts, Heron Theatre, Armitt Museum, Lakeland Opera, North Westmorland Arts, Flutes & Co. Pro Nobis Singers, Mary Wakefield Festival, Lonsdale Music and The Wordsworth Trust. Grants are most often in the £500—£1,500 range. The Trust has helped to fund many varied productions all over the former county of Westmorland. The Trust has funded concerts and workshops run by bodies such as the Northern Sinfonia and Cumbria Choral Initiative. Art. Music and Drama residencies in schools have received funding. An initiative providing transport-enabling schools to visit Abbot Hall Gallery and more recently Blackwell has received funding from the Trust for several years.
Grant applications must be submitted on an
application form, available for the Secretary, and are considered at
meetings held three times a year.
It is stressed that applications must be for the benefit of
residents within the boundary of the former county of
Westmorland and must have ‘Professional’ input..
If you have a project, which might benefit from funding please contact the secretary, well in advance of the proposed event, to discuss a possible application and for further details and application forms.
WAT
Secretary to the Trustees: Mrs Janet L. Thompson,
3, Orchard Close, Sedgwick, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 OLJ
Tel.
015395 61257, email: thompsonsedgwick@btinternet.com
