Nominations invited for arts and business awards

Arts organisations and businesses have been invited to nominate their partnerships for recognition at the annual Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2012.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony and dinner attended by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, in the newly refurbished Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh on Wednesday, October 24.

The panel of judges will be made up of an experienced selection of individuals from business and the arts across Scotland.

There are eight categories in this year’s awards: Community, Cultural Branding Award, Sustained Partnership Award, Young People and the Arts, Sponsorship by a Small Business, New or Returning Sponsor, Enterprising Museum Award, First In A Lifetime’ Award, The City of Edinburgh Arts Award and a Leadership Award.

Arts organisations or businesses that would like to nominate should visit www.aandb scotland.org.uk for guidelines and nomination forms.

The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Friday May 4.