Funding For The Arts

Where to find funding?
Arts Councils
• Arts Council England

• Arts Council Ireland
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Arts Council of Wales
• Creative Scotland
• British Council (in particular Visiting Arts strand for international
arts projects)
• International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies (IFA
CCA)
A network of arts councils and cultural agencies that share

knowledge and create understanding to promote the arts and
cultural activities.
National Lottery distributors
• Awards for All
Awards for All is a grants scheme for local communities. There are different schemes for
each of the four countries of the UK.
• Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund helps communities to celebrate, look after and learn more
about our heritage.
• Lottery funding
This is a joint website run by all those who provide funding from the National Lottery.
This site allows you to search for information on funding.
• National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
Runs various funding schemes to encourage UK talent and innovation in science,
technology and art industries.
• British Film Institute (BFI)
The lead body for film in the UK. The film fund distributes Lottery funds to support film
makers in the UK who are emerging or world class and capable of creating distinctive
and entertaining work.
Foundations
• Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The foundation supports original projects, particularly those which take place outside London. Their art funding
programme is mainly for professional art organisations or professional artists working in partnerships or groups. Its
purpose is to support the development of new art in any art form. It does not cover activities which are linked to
mainstream education. The foundation welcomes applications from British-based organisations involving work with
international artists.
• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The foundation is one of the largest independent foundations that provide grants in the UK. Approximately 75 per
cent of its Arts & Heritage grants budget go to the arts and 25 per cent to heritage projects.
• The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust
Grants are awarded to organisations that provide opportunities to take part in the arts in educational and community
settings, especially for people or groups with limited access to the arts.
• The Baring Foundation
The Baring Foundation was set up in 1969 to give money to charities and voluntary organisations set up for charitable
purposes. They have specific grants programmes concerned with strengthening the voluntary sector, the arts and
international development.
• The Clore Duffield Foundation
The foundation concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education, health, social care
and disability, placing a particular emphasis on supporting children, young people and more vulnerable people such
as people with learning disabilities.
• The Foyle Foundation
The foundation is an independent trust that gives grants to UK charities whose main work is in the areas of learning,
art and health. Its priorities are to help make the arts more accessible by developing new audiences, supporting
tours, festivals and arts education projects, encouraging new work, and supporting young and emerging artists.
Funding for Music
• Help Musicians UK (formerly Musician's Benevolent Fund)
Help Musicians UK's Funding and Careers page can help you identify project funding, student
funding, advice for careers and purchasing of new instruments.

• The PRS For Music Foundation
Related to PRS, the Performing Right Society, is PRS For Music Foundation: the UK's largest
independent funder for new music of any genre. Through a variety of schemes it provides
essential core support for creators, performers and producers. We work closely with PRS For
New Music Foundation on our Musicians in Residence programme.

• Youth Music
Youth Music work in the UK, a national charity investing in music-making projects for children
and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.

• The Music Education Yearbook and British & International Music Yearbook
The Music Education Yearbook and British & International Music Yearbook (both published by
Rhinegold) have information on music scholarships and education grants within the UK and
overseas.
Corporate Funding
Eg.
• Airlines
• Logistics companies
• Drinks suppliers
• Food suppliers
• Hotels
• Corporations with an interest in the subject
Arts Council
Grants for the Arts
Open Access £1000-100,000
Small grants under £15,000
Larger grants over £15,000
To support a ‘range of exciting artistic activity which benefits
everybody across the country’
Grants for the Arts Assessment Criteria
1. Artistic quality
2. Public engagement
3. Management
4. Finance
Artistic quality
The quality of the activity and the quality of effect the activity will have on the
people experiencing it, or its on-going effect on artistic practice (or all of
these)
• are the activity’s artistic aims clearly expressed?

• how strong is the artistic idea?
• is the plan to carry out the activity likely to achieve the artistic ambition?
• how strongly does the activity develop the work/skills of
artists/organisations involved?
• does the artistic/organisational CV paragraph and any supporting
information demonstrate a good track record?
• are the artists/organisations involved of high quality?
• is the wider artform/sector impact of the activity likely to be strong?
Public Engagement
How the public will engage with the activity, immediately or in the long term?
• does the application make a strong case for public engagement with the activity?
• are the target audiences for the activity clearly identified?
• does the activity specifically increase opportunities for people who don’t
currently engage in the arts or are engaged a little in arts activity?
• does the activity increase opportunities for people already engaged in arts
activity?
• are plans to market the activity to audiences/participants well defined, and are
they likely to achieve audience projections?
• if there is no immediate opportunity to engage people (e.g. R&D) does the
application show that the applicant has considered how the public will be
engaged in the future?
• have access and diversity been considered effectively?
Management
How the activity will be managed and its on-going effect
• is the activity realistic and well planned (including having a realistic

tour schedule, where appropriate)?
• does the application show the applicant's ability to manage the
activity successfully?
• does the applicant have a track record of managing a similar activity?
• is the activity supported by appropriate partnerships? Is their
commitment confirmed?
• are plans to evaluate the activity appropriate?
• has risk been appropriately considered, with reasonable mitigating
actions identified?
Finance
How realistic the activity is financially and its future effect
• is the budget appropriate for the activity that is planned? [Is the amount of money
the applicant is asking for suitable for the scale and type of activity? How appropriate
are the areas of income and spending?]
• are all items in the budget relevant and reasonable? [Are fees or wages appropriate
to the context? Have quotes for assets been appropriately researched for any asset
purchases (minimum of three quotes)?]
• does the application demonstrate that the activity is attracting income from other
sources? Is any other income confirmed? If not, do potential income sources seem
realistic?
• has the cash flow been adequately taken into account?
• how appropriate are the financial controls that are in place?
• do current audited accounts confirm the financial assumptions the activity is based
on?
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• Arts Council England

A network of arts councils and cultural agencies that share

• are the activity’s artistic aims clearly expressed?

• is the activity realistic and well planned (including having a realistic

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