Welcome to AIR in G
AIR in G is a county-wide organisation that offers financial and practical support to individuals or organisations who wish to host performances at their local village hall, community centre or school.
Many people refrain from organising events because of worries that they might lose money or because they have little or no experience of booking artists and publicising events - AIR in G removes these hurdles.
AIR in G began work in 2001 and since then we have supported hundreds of events in over 80 different community venues throughout Gloucestershire. With the help of The Arts Council and the support of the County and all six District Councils we offer Promoters on the scheme a guarantee against loss. This guarantee means that if very few people attend an event AIR in G picks up the majority of the bill, but fortunately this is very rarely needed and nearly all events organised through AIR in G over years have been very successful. Read more>
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A NIGHT LESS ORDINARY!
As part of Arts Council England's "Free Theatre" initiative Air-in-G have been awarded £10,000 to provide free tickets for theatre performances for anyone under the age of 26.
99 awards have been offered across three categories - Premium (a £50,000 grant), Standard (£30,000) and Flexible (£10,000). Twelve London theatres, including Battersea Arts Centre, Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Court and the Tricycle - collaborated with Audiences London on an application for ten awards totaling £300,000 and a Premium award was made to a consortium of over 65 professional arts venues and village halls in Cornwall.
Other successful applicants include West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Met Arts Centre in Bury, Nottingham Playhouse, Watford Palace Theatre and Sunderland Empire.
The free theatre scheme is supported by £2.5 million additional funding to the Arts Council’s core grant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Since its announcement in September, Arts Council England has worked with the sector to finalise parameters for the scheme and to assess applications.
Attendance at arts events traditionally drops in the 18-26 age range and so this initiative is specifically targeted at young adults and their families. It is designed to reach new audiences and develop a new generation of arts attendees.
To find out more about the initiative from the Arts Council England website please click here
To find out how you can get your hands on a free ticket to one of our 69 performances this season, take a look at our new brochure then just contact the venue direct to reserve your place.
(Please note - only 5 free tickets for under 26's are available for each show. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis.) Click here to view our new brochure.
At a Glance
Found in the Forest
Found in the Forest is the exciting youth theatre arm of Air-in-G and has been successfully running since 2006.
Sheepscape
Artists and schoolchildren from across the Forest have created a unique flock of life-size fibreglass sheep, called SheepScape.
Reels on Wheels
Reels on Wheels brings a wide and varied selection of innovative and artistic films into communities in a way that encourages maximum audience participation, engagement and life-long learning opportunities.
Rural Touring
The rural touring scheme was created in 2000 and has been offering an exciting packed programme of arts events each year ever since.