Other sources of funding
a-n Networking Artists’ Networks (NAN)
The NAN Go and See Bursaries initiative aims to facilitate exchange, dialogue and collaboration amongst visual artists whatever their practice and location. The bursaries are designed to support exchange between artists’ groups and networks, in the UK or elsewhere, in order to explore new projects and provide a focus for critical exchange.
w: http://www.a-n.co.uk/nan/article/498991
Artsadmin
Artsadmin produces, supports and promotes arts projects locally, nationally and internationally, developing long-term relationships with artists, often working in partnership with other producers, promoters and festivals.
w: http://www.artsadmin.co.uk Arts & Business
Arts & Business sparks new partnerships between commerce and culture
It connects companies and individuals to cultural organisations and provides the expertise and insight for them to prosper together.
w: http://www.aandb.org.uk
Arts & Humanities Research Council
AHRC promotes and supports the production of world-class research in the arts and humanities. Information on grants on international research for those collaborating with researchers from outside the UK, or for students looking to research abroad can be obtained from their website.
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/default.aspx The Art Fund
The Art Fund is an independent charity committed to saving art for everyone to enjoy.
As an independent, membership-based charity which receives no funding from the government or the Lottery, The Art Fund is uniquely placed to speak out on behalf of museums and their visitors.
w: http://www.artfund.org Arts Council England
Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people’s lives.
As the national development agency for the arts, Arts Council England support a range of artistic activities from theatre to music, literature to dance, photography to digital art, carnival to crafts.
• Grants for the arts
Arts Council England fund arts activities that benefit people in England, or that help artists and arts organisations. If you have an idea for something you want to do with the arts, then find out more about Grants for the arts, Artsa Council England's main open application funding programme.
• Sustain
Sustain is a £40 million, open application fund which provides extra support for organisations under pressure as a result of recession. This is not a fund for failing organisations, but a way that Arts Council England can sustain artistic excellence in the context of the economic downturn.
• Regular funding for organisations
Arts Council England regularly fund around 880 arts organisations on a three-year basis, investing £350million per annum by 2010/11. Arts Council England's support helps to bring high quality work to a wide range of people - as both audience and participants.
• Cultural leadership programme
Arts Council England launched this programme in May 2006 to promote excellence in management and leadership.
• Own Art
This interest-free loan scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable for people to buy contemporary works of art.
• Managed funds
Managed funds allow Arts Council England to identify new opportunities for the arts, take new initiatives, establish new partnerships and address particular ambitions for growth. These funds are not normally open to application.
• Urban cultural programme
The Urban cultural programme provided lottery funding for cultural projects in urban areas across the UK, between 2004 and 2006.
w: http://artscouncil.org.uk Arts Council Northern Ireland
Arts Council Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It is the main support for artists and arts organisations, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through its Exchequer and National Lottery funds.
w: http://www.artscouncil.ie Arts Council Scotland
The Scottish Arts Council is the lead body for the funding, development and advocacy of the arts in Scotland. It offers a unique national perspective on the arts and their audiences. Its strategic leadership, development, funding and advocacy, is underpinned by specialist knowledge and experience in the management and delivery of the arts at national and international level.
w: http://www.scottisharts.org.uk Arts Council of Wales
Arts Council of Wales is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. Its schemes present opportunities for arts organisations and individuals in Wales to access funding towards a clearly defined arts-related project or training opportunity. Information on eligibility criteria and funding priorities can be found within the funding guidelines. Please follow the link below to the document relevant to your proposed project: General Guide to Arts Council of Wales Funding for Organisations
w: http://www.artswales.org/publicationscheme.asp?pubcatid=55 General Guide to Arts Council of Wales Funding for Individuals
w: http://www.artswales.org/publicationscheme.asp?pubcatid=53 These guides also contain information on other relevant Arts Council of Wales schemes and services and agency administered schemes.
The community touring scheme for wales
International performing art companies wishing to tour Wales may wish to consider the Arts Council of Wales’ Night Out scheme as an option. Night Out works with small venues such as village or community halls, many of which have limited facilities (possibly no technicians, proper changing rooms, PA or lights). Most of these halls are run by volunteer groups who occasionally put on shows for their community. In 2009/10 588 performances were organised by over 300 different groups round Wales through the scheme- covering theatre, dance, music from folk to jazz and opera, puppetry and circus.
If you have a show that is self contained and can fit into smaller sized venues please contact the Night Out office giving details of when you are proposing to tour, costs, what you can provide. The work cannot be guaranteed as the community halls choose what they wish to book but are happy to talk and see if there is a demand.
w: www.nightout.org.uk Awards for All
Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme funding small, local community-based projects in the UK. The awards range between £500 and £10,000 and it can fund projects that enable people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, as well as projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.
w: http://www.awardsforall.org.uk Big Lottery Fun
The Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money raised by the National Lottery for good causes: 14 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery Ticket.
The Big Lottery Funds gives close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project.
w: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-uk British Council
The British Council is the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. It builds engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide.
Its global arts team works with the best of British creative talent to develop innovative, high-quality events and collaborations that link thousands of artists and cultural institutions around the world, drawing them into a closer relationship with the UK.
w: http://www.britishcouncil.org
British Council Visual Artists Scheme
Visual artists and craft makers who have been selected to show their work in a gallery outside the UK can apply for funding from the British Council for the costs of transporting the work. Please see the Grants to Artists guidelines at www.britishcouncil.org/arts-grants-to-artists.htmCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a charitable foundation established in Portugal in 1956 with cultural, educational, social and scientific interests.
British Council International Short Film Festival Submission Scheme The British Council works to promote short films from the UK at over fifty key international film festivals and can also contribute towards artist travel costs. Please visit www.britishcouncil.org/arts-film-short-films-scheme.htm for more information. The purpose of the UK Branch is to help enrich and connect the experiences of people in the UK and Ireland and secure lasting and beneficial change in their lives. The Foundation has a special interest in supporting those who are most disadvantaged.
w: http://www.gulbenkian.org.uk
Crafts Council
The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary crafts in the UK. It acts as an exchange for knowledge of, support for and expertise on contemporary crafts.
w: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/learning-and-support
Creative Industries Innovation Fund
The fund is open to all creative businesses in Northern Ireland. You can apply if you are a sole trader, a partnership or if your business is incorporated as a company. Individual Artists
Individual artists may apply for funding for international projects or for locally based projects under the Support for the Individual Artist Programme.
Organisations
Organisations can apply through the Annual Support for Organisations Programme (ASOP). Funding is available for:
Building
Feasibility, Development and Construction Costs
Equipment
To enable organisations to purchase equipment
Musical Instruments
To enable bands to purchase new instruments
Professional Arts Abroad
To assist organisations to tour their work abroad
Project Funding
To assist organisations to deliver arts projects which contribute to the growth of arts in the community Public Art
Commissioning Art for Public Spaces Re-imaging Communities
Small and large grants to improve public spaces Small Grants Scheme
Grants of £500 to £10,000
If you are seeking funding for film-making, this has been delegated to the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission
w: www.artscouncil-ni.org Culture Programme
The EU’s Culture programme (2007-2013) has a budget of €400 million for projects and initiatives to celebrate Europe’s cultural diversity and enhance our shared cultural heritage through the development of cross-border co-operation between cultural operators and institutions.
w: http://www.culture.info Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life throughout the UK.
It does this by funding the charitable activities of organisations that have the ideas and ability to achieve change for the better. It takes pride in supporting work that might otherwise be considered difficult to fund.
The Foundation’s primary interests is in the cultural life of the UK, education and learning, the natural environment and enabling disadvantaged people to participate more fully in society.
w: http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk EUCLID
EUCLID provides European & international information, research and consultancy services to the cultural sector. Information on European sources of funding is available on the EUCLID website:
w: http://www.euclid.info European Cultural Foundation
The European Cultural Foundation supports the arts across Europe by investing in people and projects whose work is innovative and border-crossing.
Its 'Step Beyond' Mobility Fund' provides grants available to artists, cultural operators/activists, art journalists and cultural researchers to explore, experience, gain inspiration and influence others within their own networks to generate creative connections through collaborating, exploring and exchanging views and ideas. It specifically aims to encourage travel between countries at the eastern borders of the enlarged EU and awards are directed at those whose possibilities to travel are limited. w: www.eurocult.org/we-support-cultural-cooperation/programmes/mobility/apply-step-beyond
Foyle Foundation
The Foyle Foundation is an independent grant making trust that distributes grants to UK charities whose core work is in the areas of Arts and Learning. The Foundation seeks applications that make a strong artistic case for support in either the performing or visual arts that particularly help to develop artistic vision. Other priorities are:
• to help make the arts more accessible by developing new audiences, supporting tours, festivals and arts educational projects; and
• by encouraging new work and supporting young and emerging artists
Building and infrastructure projects to construct new arts facilities, improve or re-equip existing venues will also be considered. (Community arts activity will not generally be supported.)
w: http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk International Business Wales
International Business Wales (IBW) is part of the Welsh Assembly Government, helping businesses all over the world explore the limitless possibilities that are available in Wales. IBW helps global companies to take advantage of these opportunities by trading with or establishing operations in Wales, UK.
w: http://www.ibwales.com NESTA: Making Innovation Flourish
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. NESTA invests in early-stage companies, informs and shapes policy, and delivers practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.
w: http://www.nesta.org.uk PRS Foundation
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) is a refreshingly approachable and adventurous funding body. As the UK's only independent funder of new music across all genres, the Foundation supports a huge range of new music activity - everything from unsigned band showcases to residencies for music creators, from ground-breaking commissions to live electronica.
w: http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk The British Music Abroad scheme is designed to nurture emerging British music talent. Funded by Wales Arts International, PRSF, UK Trade & Investment and British Underground on behalf of Arts Council England, the scheme offers financial support to emerging UK acts that have been selected for key overseas showcase opportunities.
British Music Abroad is aimed at those who are making waves in the UK and are ready to make broader international impact. A large part of the cost of showcasing is travel and accommodation costs and British Music Abroad provides financial support towards these costs. The scheme enables those at this critical stage in their careers to take advantage of the benefits offered by international showcasing. w: http://www.prsfoundation.co.uk/bma ROSL ARTS
ROSL ARTS is the arts division of the Royal Over-Seas League. The principal ways in which ROSL ARTS supports artists and musicians is through the ROSL Annual Music Competition, ROSL Commonwealth Music Scholarships, and ROSL Commonwealth Visual Arts Scholarships. ROSL ARTS also provides performance and exhibition opportunities for its prize-winning artists and musicians early in their careers, and thus brings their work to the attention of the professional arts community, the media and the general public.
w: http://www.roslarts.co.uk UnLtd
UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. It does this by providing a complete package of funding and support, to help individuals make their ideas a reality.
w: http://www.unltd.org.uk Visiting Arts
Visiting Arts' purpose is to strengthen intercultural understanding through the arts. It provides information and intelligence in order to strengthen intercultural dialogue and understanding and creates opportunities for artists to explore new connections. It also expands the skills and knowledge of new and existing cultural players for a diverse and sustainable arts environment. Current Funding includes:
Artist-to-Artist International Scheme
Young Critics Connect
Research and development visits
w: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk Wales Literature Exchange
Wales Literature Exchange (WLE) works to facilitate the translation of Wales' literature. Translation grants are available to foreign publishers for the translation of Wales' two literatures (Welsh and English language literature). WLE also participates in international book fairs, and works with translators, publishers and festivals abroad to promote the literature and writers of Wales internationally.
w: http://www.walesliterature.org Welsh Books Council
Since 2003, the Welsh Books Council has been responsible for schemes formerly administered by the Arts Council of Wales in support of literary publishing in Wales in English as well as in Welsh. In addition, it has recently received additional funds from the Welsh Assembly Government to extend its support for English-language publishing into new areas, with the emphasis on supporting a wider range of books. The Welsh Books Council is now the main source of subsidy for English-language publishing in Wales.
w: http://www.cllc.org.uk
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