Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2012 Winners

After a fabulous dinner celebrating the prestigious Arts & Business Scotland Awards at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce the winning and commended partnerships.

Community sponsored by Pinsent Masons

Winners:  Bank of Scotland & National Theatre of Scotland; ScottishPower & National Theatre of Scotland
Commended: Baillie Gifford Investment Managers & Edinburgh International Science Festival; Tesco Bank & The Reading Agency

Cultural Branding sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited

Winner: Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky & Centre for the Moving Image
Commended: Burness LLP & The Glasgow School of Art; Isle of Arran Distillery & The National Trust for Scotland

Enterprising Museum sponsored by Museums Galleries Scotland

Winner: The Royal Bank of Scotland & National Museums Scotland
Commended: Maersk Oil North Sea UK & Aberdeen Maritime Museum; TAQA Bratani & Aberdeen Maritime Museum

New or Returning Sponsor sponsored by Freight Design & J Thomson Colour Printers

Winners: Virgin Money & Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society; Weesleekit  & The Bakehouse
Commended: Benromach & National Theatre of Scotland

First in a Lifetime sponsored by Creative Scotland

Winner: TOTAL E&P UK /Capital Solutions/ Loganair/Northlink Ferries & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Commended: BAA Glasgow Airport & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Small Business sponsored by Black Light

Winner: Tangent Graphic & Edinburgh International Book Festival
Commended: A1 Comics & Children’s Classic Concerts; The Wee Curry Shop & Glasgow Film Theatre

Sustained Partnership sponsored by Baillie Gifford Investment Managers

Winner: William Grant and Sons Ltd & Glenfiddich Artists in Residence Programme
Commended: Accenture & Scottish Opera; Scottish Friendly & Scottish Book Trust

Young People and the Arts sponsored by Accenture Scotland

Winner: Scott + Co and Citizens Theatre
Commended: Bank of Scotland & Imaginate; Talisman Energy (UK) & Ferryhill Primary School

The City of Edinburgh Arts Award sponsored by The City of Edinburgh Council

Winner: Jonathan Mills, Director and Chief Executive of the Edinburgh International Festival

Leadership Award sponsored by Chevron Upstream Europe

Winner: Sir Angus Grossart, previous chair of the National Museums Scotland

Read the press release here for more information on each of the partnerships.

Click here to download a list of this year's Awards winners and commended partnerships.

Click here to view photographs of the event.

Click here to download a full list of all the Awards shortlisted organisations.

Our grateful thanks to the category sponsors, associate sponsors and event supporters