Arts Project Fund

Projects must take place after 1 April 2027 and include up to 12 sessions of classes for a core group of participants, resulting in an end exhibition or performance. Applications solely to commission pieces of art are ineligible.

Please note that the delivery period for the Arts Projects must be on after 1 April 2027. T his grant programme should be for a programme of arts-based activity eg an eight week drama project for young people, a twelve week pottery project for older people etc.

Applications solely to commission pieces of art will be ineligible. There must be a programme of classes attached where there is learning and/or development of skills.

The classes must be delivered to the same core group for the duration of the programme. In this regard by the term ‘classes’ we mean tutoring, teaching or instruction.

There must also be an end exhibition/performance demonstrating skills developed by participants. Lack of evidence of either of these two elements (classes and end performance) in the application will result in the application being rejected.

The maximum programme duration per application will be 12 sessions. Please note that the delivery period for the Arts Projects must be on after 1 April 2027.

T his grant programme should be for a programme of arts-based activity eg an eight week drama project for young people, a twelve week pottery project for older people etc. Applications solely to commission pieces of art will be ineligible.

There must be a programme of classes attached where there is learning and/or development of skills. The classes must be delivered to the same core group for the duration of the programme.

In this regard by the term ‘classes’ we mean tutoring, teaching or instruction. There must also be an end exhibition/performance demonstrating skills developed by participants.

Lack of evidence of either of these two elements (classes and end performance) in the application will result in the application being rejected. The maximum programme duration per application will be 12 sessions.

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