Arts & Business, the national charity dedicated to creating sustainable partnerships between business and the arts, today announced their shortlist for the Scottish Awards 2007.
Barclay Price, Director of Arts & Business Scotland, said ”This year's short-listed partnerships demonstrate the impact that businesses gain through working with the arts. The partnerships range from sponsorship to help promote brands and services, through art projects to foster communication and innovation among staff, to community arts activities to meet corporate social responsibility objectives. The list also shows that such partnerships are of benefit to companies both small and large, and are as successful in Orkney and Galloway as in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The 2007 Scottish Awards will be held in the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on 19 September and will be attended by 400 influential guests across both the business and arts worlds to pay tribute to partnerships across 6 categories and outstanding individuals in 2 categories.
The category shortlists are as follows:
Arts, Business & Brand Identity - sponsored by Scottish Widows
In recognition of a partnership that has demonstrated maximum impact on the brand values and corporate image of the business. The winning business will have succeeded in raising profile, building brand awareness and improving reputation in a creative way through partnership with the arts.
AXA Art Insurance & Scotland & Medicine, Collections and Connections
Lloyds TSB Scotland & Edinburgh International Festival
ScotAirways & Edinburgh International Film Festival
Standard Life & Art Management
stv & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Life, Deutsche Bank, Allianz Kulturstiftung & Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Arts, Business & Community - sponsored by the City of Edinburgh Council
In recognition of an effective partnership that stimulates community involvement and inclusion in the arts. The winning business will have demonstrated commitment and innovation resulting in tangible benefits to a distinct community.
Loganair Ltd & St Magnus Festival
Natural Power Consultants & Glenkens Community and Arts Trust
Royal Bank of Scotland & Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Scottish Friendly Assurance & Scottish Book Trust
Shell Exploration & Production & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
TOTAL E&P UK Ltd & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Arts, Business & Employees - sponsored by Peoplematters
In recognition of a successful partnership that integrates the arts into employee development, while stimulating a more creative environment. The winning business will be forward thinking and clear in its understanding of the role the arts play in the workplace.
The Bridge Advertising and Freight Design & Irvine and Vernon
Morris and Spottiswood & Noah Saterstrom
Scottish Leadership Foundation & Scottish Poetry Library
Standard Life & Art Management
Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd & Sue Jane Taylor
TOTAL E&P UK Ltd & National Galleries of Scotland
Arts, Business & Young People - sponsored by Scottish Arts Council
In recognition of a partnership that has harnessed the power of the arts to engage young people.
Balmoral Group & Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Bank of Scotland & Scottish Ballet
Dunfermline Building Society & National Youth Choir of Scotland
Fairway Forklifts & Citizen’s Theatre
Provident Financial & Dundee Rep Theatre
Royal Mail & Scottish Book Trust
New or Returning Sponsor Award - sponsored by Inverarity One to One
In recognition of an art sponsorship by a business that has never, or not since 31 March 2003, sponsored the arts in Scotland, and that has demonstrated a creative approach to meeting specific business objectives.
BAA Edinburgh & Grid Iron Theatre
Garwood Monitor Systems Ltd & Sounds of Progress
Hughes Associates & Ronald Rae Sculpture
Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance & UK Art Colleges
Microsoft & Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The essentiagroup & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Arts, Business & Sustainability - sponsored by Metro Ecosse
In recognition of an established and ongoing partnership that clearly demonstrates an imaginative approach to deepening the engagement. The winning business will have been involved with its arts partner for a minimum of 3 years.
Bank of Scotland & Edinburgh International Festival
Resolution Asset Management & Project Ability
Royal Bank of Scotland & Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Royal Mail & Tron Theatre
Scottish Power & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Standard Life & Children’s Classic Concerts
Arts & Business Individual of the Year Award - sponsored by Standard Life
In recognition of outstanding support to the arts by a business volunteer working through the Arts & Business Scotland Board Bank, Skills Bank, or Mentoring programme.
David Arnold (ScottishPower) working with NVA
Eleanor Davey (HBOS) working with Magnetic North Theatre
Neil Fraser (Diageo) working with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Deirdre Macdonald (ScottishPower) working with YDance
Gavin McEwan (Turcan Connell) working with Drake Music Scotland
Audrey McIntosh (AAMCI Consulting) working with Siubhal
Andrew Wolffe (Wolffe Design) working with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Arts & Business Award for Leadership - sponsored by Chevron Upstream Europe in association with the Institute of Directors Scotland
In recognition of outstanding leadership in the arts by an individual. This could be a chair, trustee, chief executive, another member of staff or volunteer of an arts organisation, agency, museum or heritage organisation.
There is no short list for this category. The winner will be announced at the Awards on 19 September.
