The Mike Howley Trust (MHT) has entered into a partnership with Platform One College of Music and Quay Arts to help disperse funds from the Trust to writers and performance artists on the Isle of Wight during the first half of 2023.
Bursaries of up to £1,500 will be awarded to successful applicants to assist them in the purchase of equipment, training or services to help them realise their artistic aspirations.
The Trust is a legacy of the late Mike Howley who left part of his estate “for the specific benefit of aspiring young actors, musicians, dancers and writers, between the ages of 18 and 30, living on the Isle of Wight.”
The fund is for investment in areas such as training, equipment, marketing & promotion, recording, rehearsal space, staging, publishing costs, or simply time to create. Funds are available for those involved in dance/movement, theatre/puppetry, film/video, creative writing/spoken word, music, and creative technical support.
20 creatives from across the Isle of Wight who benefitted from this support in 2021 and 2022 are Samuel Bossman, Beth Brookfield, Callum Burke, Andrew Butcher, Jaz Connell, Brandon Ford, Polly Green, Vojtech Gudyka, Jayden Hitchcock, Rafael Holmberg, Joram Hughes, Sam Lapham, Phoenix Lopes, Oliver Old, Sid Ryan, Hilary Seton, Edward Spencer, Nathan Stubbings, Josh Woodford, and Jack Wylds.
Guidelines and applications for the next round of funding are now available, and the application deadline is Sunday 5th March 2023
