| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, periodicals, grant overview and funding request relating to the Birmingham centenary celebrations, Black Theatre Festival (BTF). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: In planning the cultural section of the Birmingham centenary local black and ethnic minority groups were not consulted about, nor invited, to participate in the events scheduled for 1989. Partly in a response a coalition of groups formed the BTF with the support of the Arts Council and other organisations including the Trust. The projected costs of the project are £200,000. Nature of support: The Trust agreed to support the costs of a project administrator for eighteen months for a total grant of £19,680. Minutes: B&GSCT 6924. Notes: File numbered 'JM/B/24'. |