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Mad about MoMA? Crazy about folk craft? Great to see the Guggenheim? The Rivington Fund can make it a reality. If you’d never heard of The Rivington Fund before you’d be forgiven. The story began twenty years ago when the very generous Jersey resident William Charles RichmondPickering left a portion of his estate to the Government of Jersey to be used to help people living in Jersey to travel abroad and further their appreciation of art, craft or history. The fund is particularly aimed at those who might find money a barrier to that sort of travel or experience. Rivington bubbled away quietly for a number of years without many people knowing it was available to them, but following a relaunch earlier this year word is getting out, applications are being made and people are heading out on their cultural adventures, expanding their horizons both personally and professionally. So far this year The Rivington Fund has awarded over £40,000 to Jersey residents to travel to Barcelona, Bavaria, Edinburgh, New York, Leeds, Copenhagen, Texas, Liverpool and Wales. A common misconception around funding of this kind is it is only available to those pursuing a career in a special area. However, this financial support is available to anyone living in Jersey wanting to experience the arts or history. Equally, a family who have always wanted to take in a
show at the West End but could never afford such a cost could apply. All that is asked is that people are honest about the support they need and provide an as accurate a budget as possible for review. They also wholeheartedly encourage charities and educators to consider their clients and pupils as potential recipients of this funding. The Rivington Fund awards funding each quarter with the next deadline to apply being 15 August and 1 November 2022 thereafter. Check out the website rivington.je to find out whether you or someone you know might be suitable to apply. What’s there to lose?
Youthful Minds is a group of young people aged
between 11-25 who are working on a campaign to tackle and reduce the stigma associated with mental health for young people in Jersey. They applied for funding to take a group of 13 people on an arts tour of Edinburgh. Choosing the Scottish capital for its cultural breadth and density, the group plan to explore a mixture of painting, sculpture, music, theatre, literature, architecture, cinema and photography. Youthful Minds said, “Using art can support good mental health in many ways, particularly for young people. Some of the potential mental health benefits of creativity and art are increased self-confidence, selfesteem, finding a sense of purpose and meaning and a way of coping with difficult and distressing emotions. Really, this trip could help young people reach their potential and empower them to move towards their goals and aspirations for the future.”
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