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Funding: National Lottery Project Grants scheme, Arts Council England
Project Grants is an open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects, funded by the National Lottery. The fund will support thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. Some small updates to guidance and information sheets have recently been made. Grants between £1,000 – £100,000 are available. If you’re applying for £15,000 or under, … Continue reading
Guest blog: Martin Elphick celebrates the success of the Cotswold Sculptors Association
In the space of about 18 months our numbers have swelled from a handful of founder members to over seventy, and we have just opened our second major exhibition, showing 230 sculptures at the lovely Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury. We must be doing something right! Originally, two fledgling groups from Bath and the Cotswolds … Continue reading
Funding: Developing your Creative Practice, Arts Council England
Developing your Creative Practice is a development fund from Arts Council England designed to support independent creative practitioners to ensure excellence is thriving in the arts and culture sector. This fund will create more pathways for individuals, from a range of creative practices and backgrounds. Round 5 is now open. Deadline: 12pm (noon) on 16 … Continue reading
Funding: Calor Rural Community Fund
Calor Rural Community Fund offers rural off grid communities the chance to gain funding for projects that will improve local life. Applications for funding are divided into three categories: £1,000, £2,500 and £5,000. There are 5 x £5,000 grants, 6 x £2,500 grants and 10 x £1,000 grants available to off-grid community projects. Funding applied … Continue reading
Funding: B&Q community re-use scheme
DIY store B&Q operates a community re-use scheme through all its branches across the UK. The scheme donates unsellable products and materials for re-use by local schools, other educational institutions and community groups, for the benefit of the local community and the environment. All items are donated on the understanding that they will be re-used … Continue reading
Funding: Youth Music
Youth Music’s grants programme provides funding for music-making projects in England. It is made up of three separate funds: Fund A offers small grants (£2,000 to £30,000) for high quality music-making projects and involves a simple application process. Deadline: 5pm, Friday 5th April 2019. Fund B offers medium-sized grants (30,001 – £150,000 per year for … Continue reading
Funding: BlueSpark Foundation
Schools, colleges and community groups in England can apply for grants to BlueSpark Foundation to support the education and development of children and young people through educational, cultural, sporting and other projects. BlueSpark is particularly keen to support projects which will help enhance the self-confidence, team working skills and future employability of children and young … Continue reading
Resource: Connected Growth – a manual for places working to boost their digital, cultural and social connectivity
Digital and creative industries are the fastest-growing sectors in the country and are central to our economic future. The DCMS has published a manual for places working to boost their digital, cultural and social connectivity. More details and download the manual at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/connected-growth
Opportunity: Fun Palaces 2019
Fun Palaces is an ongoing campaign for cultural democracy, with an annual weekend of action every October. The campaign promotes culture at the heart of community and community at the heart of culture. The weekend of action uses the combination of arts, craft, science, tech, digital, heritage and sports activities, led by local people for … Continue reading
