Annual Fund Projects supported in 2010/11
This year we managed to raise an incredible £45,362.23- an increase on last year’s total which was just over £36,000!
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, staff and friends of the College these are the 23 projects we were able to fund:
Student Support Projects
Annual Fund Postgraduate hardship bursary £7,500
The College is committed to increasing accessibility to students from low income households. A collective amount of £15,000 has been awarded to student services that will help MA students experiencing extreme financial difficulties. Students can expect to receive between £100 to £3,500 to help them continue their studies.
HE student fund £7,500
Funding has been awarded to Student Services to provide even more help to students experiencing extreme financial difficulty. Approximately 20 students will benefit from this fund improving their student experience and helping them to continue their studies.
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“What would I say to someone considering supporting the Annual Fund? I would say please do it! Students like me, who want to do things, who aspire to make things happen but don’t have the money really need this kind of support. Whether its £5 or £500 it goes a long way- it really does- and we’re really grateful for everyone who has helped contribute to our success.” Dillon Chapman, Football Beyond Borders |
Students' Union and Societies Projects
Green Fingers £315
A society of 15 has been awarded funding to develop their own vegetable patch behind the Pimlott building. Members will create a beautiful space where they can grow their own herbs and vegetables and learn about permaculture. Eventually students will create a Goldsmiths food co-op to sell their produce to the student body.
Minibus £2,000
Welfare Officer Manoj Kerai applied for funding to contribute towards the purchase of a new minibus that will pass the low emissions tests from January 2012. Volunteers from the Students Union run a night bus service that transports students from the Campus to their front door free of charge until 3am. When the bus is not in use it will be used by Lewisham Community Transport to be used in the local area.
Football beyond borders £500
In collaboration with ULFC and the SOAS, Goldsmiths FC will organize an international football tournament with students from Ghana, Syria, Russia, Turkey and Germany with Palestine and Helsinki to yet be confirmed. The event marks an effort to unite students from diverse backgrounds with a shared passion- football. The project will also include a series of debates, a cultural exchange programme and will create a global network. The funds will go toward the pitch hire, accommodation and travel for the players.
A Little Shop of Horrors £830
The Goldsmiths Musical Society now has the funds to buy the all important plant that plays a central role in this musical. The money will also secure royalty payments and librettos as well as orchestral scores. The performance will take place on Sunday 29 May in Goldsmith’s SU. Email sur01mt@gold.ac.uk to secure tickets!
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“The Annual Fund made a major major difference; we had students who at risk of leaving higher education because of extreme financial difficulties, so it was a major gift to be able to offer additional support.” Sharon Alleyne, HE Student Support |
Devising project to take to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival £500
Students from the Drama and Theatre department will be showcasing an original 40-minute production at the Free Fringe festival in Edinburgh. Their piece will explore the innate contradictions and consequences of what it means to be a woman in today’s world.
Drama Society Edinburgh Festival £500
As has become tradition, the Drama Society will be performing three 30-minutes plays that have been written, performed and directed by Goldsmiths students at the Fringe Festival in August 2011. The funding will go towards the venue hire and publicity as well as props and costumes.
Library Projects
Bringing the Apples and Snakes Archive to Goldsmiths £1,150
In collaboration with Apples and Snakes, the Library’s Special Collection team and Dr Dierdre Osbourne will transport a 30-year-old archive of performance poetry, oral storytelling and spoken word to Goldsmiths. The money awarded from the Annual Fund will help preserve a diverse range of spoken word artists whose voices may have otherwise been forgotten. The archive will be accessible to students and staff as well as the local community.
Ensuring the library is a user-friendly environment: improving shelf signage £306
Funding will allow the library to purchase new sign holders which will be placed on the shelve ends to make books easier to locate.
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"The money I’ve received from the Annual Fund has been a god- send. I’ve been thinking about this project for two years, but due to a lack of personal funding throughout my studies it just hasn’t been possible. The idea almost became a burden. When I received the funding it actually felt like it released something inside of me.” David Amadasun, Project UNCLE |
Roving information service enhancement £792
The Annual Fund has purchased two wireless hand-held devices that the librarians can carry with them and use to help students who are looking for a particular text, thereby improving the services of the library.
Print/Publication Projects
10/10 Master Class Programme Publication £1,851
This project will produce a publication of the international master classes taking
place in the upcoming academic year.
Forgotten Letters £1,000
What does it mean to be different? The project ‘Forgotten Letters’ draws on the writing of dyslexic people to explore, rather than to define, what being ‘different’ means to them. With the help of the Annual Fund, Education Studies student Naomi Folb will create a printed anthology of poems by writers with dyslexia which will be available to the public as well as being presented at conferences and the Alternative Publishing Fair. Click here to visit their web-site and read some of the writers’ material.
Exhibition/Production Projects
Goldsmiths Musical Theatre Series £2,500
Bridging the gap between academic assessment and professional development, the Goldsmiths Musical Theatre Series will showcase their original material at a prestigious London-based theatre. The writers will work across the College departments inviting drama, music and communications students to help them perform and publicize the event.
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"Unlike other funding bodies, the money from Annual fund has allowed us to maintain the independent nature of our organization and has given us the freedom to pursue a project that we think is really important. By empowering the youth in local schools we can help the younger generation to gain the skills necessary to achieve their goals.' Sattie Kanu, Community Capital |
The James Bay Project- BA year 3 TV documentary £750
Three BA TV documentary students are taking place in the department’s biggest project yet as they travel to Quebec in Canada’s sub-arctic to film a 20-minute documentary. The film will explore the lives of Canada’s First Nations people that were deeply affected by the hydro developments installed by the Quebec government in the 1970s. The film has the potential to win international acclaim and showcase the quality of documentary filmmaking taking place at Goldsmiths.
Hair: a drama based project £637
Three MA Drama students will work with Portico Gallery to set up an outreach education project for local schools and youth clubs. The programme will address the issue of cultural identity through drama and the creative arts linked through the central theme of ‘hair’.
Variable 4 £570
The Slip is currently an online journal of student’s literature, photography and art and film critique. In an effort to publicize the creative work of Goldsmith’s students, the Annual Fund has provided funds to create a physical publication that will showcase the best works contributed by our students. This project aims to invigorate the wonderfully creative community of Goldsmiths and give students the confidence to publish their work.
Year end final visual exhibition £1,000
A group of MA photography students have been given funding to organise a Photography and Urban cultures exhibition at a professional gallery in London. The exhibition will give the students a platform to display their work to the general public as well as the Goldsmiths community. The exhibition also includes a series of seminars that are open to Goldsmiths students and staff.
Community-Based Projects
Community Capital £452
In response to the current economic climate, seven students have volunteered to set up a scheme that provides support and tutoring to secondary school pupils. The students will run a series of seminars that aim to engage secondary school pupils in political issues. The fund will allow the volunteers to acquire CRB checks and the resources to market their scheme.
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“A lot of scholarships and bursaries are age-restricted which certainly counts me out! Without the help of the Annual Fund, writers like me who are pursuing careers later in life, would not be able to take advantage of this opportunity. And the fact that it has come from within the college makes it even more meaningful because it shows that you believe in us!"
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Joint symposia 2011/12 London, Copenhagen and Berlin £1,500
This event will bring together PhD students from Goldsmiths, the University of Copenhagen and the Freie Universität Berlin to discuss their work in a true interdisciplinary and interdepartmental spirit. The event will allow students to build an international network of scholars and receive constructive feedback on their area of research thereby improving the quality of their work.
Project UNCLE: United in nurturing our children’s life education £552
PACE student David Amadasun, has been awarded funding to provide art equipment and group passes to a number of London-based art galleries to develop a community-based project that he has created. Project UNCLE aims to immerse children from culturally deprived backgrounds into the arts. Inspired by his own childhood and the opportunities now offered to his own children, David writes, ‘sadly many children within the local community grow up without ever going to an art gallery, watch a theatre performances or listen to an orchestra play; unfortunately I was such a child.’ David believes that a first-hand exposure to the arts is crucial to making future life choices. With the help of the Annual Fund, David has now created an art and creative writing class and a film screenings programme that is open to children and their parents in the local community.
Estates and Facilities Projects
Automatic opening doors Rutherford Building entrance £5,400
We will improve disabled access to the Hoggart Building by purchasing new automatic gates.
New benches for the College Green £1,256
3 new benches for the College Green will be funding through the Annual Fund.
Richard Hoggart Building- new carpets for teaching rooms £4,235
Seven teaching rooms in the Hoggart Building will receive new carpets which were previously worn and stained.
Whitehead cycling facilities £1,000
The Annual Fund will provide 78 new cycle parking spaces for Goldsmiths active students.