21/10/2021 – International Collaborative Arts Fund Open for Applications
A new pilot fund is inviting applications.
With co-investment from Creative Scotland, Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, the pilot Four Nations International Fund is designed to support those working in the arts and creative industries in the four nations across the UK and together with counterparts in Europe and beyond.
Applications will be accepted from creative sector organisations and individuals based in one of the four nations of the UK. Applications will require applicants to have at least one partner from another of the four nations of the UK in addition to at least one international partner.
Funding is intended to support in-person, digital or hybrid activity, across a range of artforms. Eligible projects include:
- Development of artistic practice through working cross-UK and internationally.
- Collaboration with and learning from artists, creative practitioners and organisations cross-UK and internationally.
- Development of early relationships with artists, creative practitioners and organisations with a longer-term view of developing cross-UK and international markets and audiences for work and building profile internationally.
- Exchange of key creative people to develop new concepts or relationships.
The fund has a total value of £100,000 and provides grants of between £1,000 and £5,000.
The deadline for applications is 11 November 2021.
Four Nations International Fund
Description
Funding is available to support creative sector organisations and individuals in the four nations of the United Kingdom towards international partnership development and co-creation projects.Current StatusOpen for ApplicationsMaximum value:£ 5,000
Objectives of Fund
The aim of the fund is to support in-person, digital or hybrid activity including exchanges, residencies, partnership development, co-creation and networking, with priority given to applications experimenting with innovative models of international collaboration.
Value Notes
This pilot fund has a total value of £100,000.
Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available.
Projects must take place between 10 January 2022 and 31 March 2022.
Who Can Apply
Applications will be accepted from creative sector organisations and individuals based in one of the four nations of the UK.
Applications will require applicants to have at least one partner from another of the four nations of the UK in addition to at least one international partner.
The fund will prioritise support to individuals and those organisations who do not have regular funding status from any the following arts council funding schemes:
- Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations.
- Arts Council Northern Ireland’s Annual Funding Programme.
- Arts Council Wales’ Arts Portfolio Wales.
- Creative Scotland’s Regularly Funded Organisations.
Restrictions
The following are not eligible for funding:
- Projects that are not arts-related.
- Continuation of an existing project without any clear new elements.
- Film or video production and cinema exhibition, unless it is in support of artists’ work in the moving image (including film and video).
- Projects related to a course of study or tuition fees in a school, a college or a university.
- Accredited qualifications.
- Projects which take place or start before the published decision date.
- Fundraising events, such as charity galas.
- Buying equipment and instruments.
- Projects in a formal education setting for educational purposes necessary by law.
- Projects with a primary focus on social development – the focus of projects must be clearly and primarily artistic or creative.
- Costs/activity that are already covered by other funding.
- General running costs and overheads that are paid for by other income, including the applicant’s own funds.
- Ongoing overheads related to equipment or buildings, such as insurance and maintenance costs.
- The costs associated with quarantine and COVID-19 testing either in the UK or in another country.
Eligible Expenditure
Funding is intended to support in-person, digital or hybrid activity, across a range of artforms including:
- Multi-disciplinary arts.
- Literature.
- Music.
- Theatre.
- Dance.
- Visual arts.
- Craft.
Eligible projects include:
- Development of artistic practice through working cross-UK and internationally.
- Collaboration with and learning from artists, creative practitioners and organisations cross-UK and internationally.
- Development of early relationships with artists, creative practitioners and organisations with a longer-term view of developing cross-UK and international markets and audiences for work and building profile internationally.
- Exchange of key creative people to develop new concepts or relationships.
How To Apply
The deadline for applications is 11 November 2021.
Applicants are invited to contact the Creative Scotland enquiries team to discuss any ideas or questions, ahead of making an online application via the My Creative Scotland portal.
Further information is available from the Creative Scotland website.