Visual Arts Funding Guide Directories Artquest The funding section lists both public and private funders, as well as companies who are well known to provide funding or support for artistic projects. www.artquest.org.uk/money/funding Jerwood Visual Arts list of cross discipline visual arts prizes including Applied Arts, Drawing, Sculpture sectors www.jerwoodvisualarts.org Public Art Online List of UK wide funding sources for public art work. www.publicartonline.org.uk/resources/practicaladvice/funding Royal Scottish Academy Variety of small to medium awards also includes travel bursaries and residency award. www.royalscottishacademy.org/pages/scholarships_awards.asp
Public Funding National British Council Scotland Grants to Artists’ to support the costs of transporting work to an exhibition in a gallery abroad www.britishcouncil.org/arts-grants-to-artists Creative Scotland: Visual Arts Investment Offering support for developing new work, exhibitions and projects, and artist's and curator's bursaries for creative and professional development www.creativescotland.com/#/investment/types-of-investment
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Regional Grant provision differs considerably per region therefore it is essential that you check directly with your own local authority for details of any schemes provided. Aberdeenshire Arts www.aberdeenshirearts.org.uk/funding/aberdeenshirecouncil.htm Aberdeen City Council www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Grants/gra/gra_Funding_FurtherInfo.asp The City of Edinburgh Council www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/486/arts_development/374/arts_funding Comhairle nan Eilean Siar: Visual Artists Awards www.cne-siar.gov.uk/artsandculture/artsandculturefunding.asp Dundee Visual Arts Award Scheme www.dvaa.info/ Dumfries and Galloway Council www.artandcraftsouthwestscotland.com/index.php?page=exhibitions Fife Contemporary Art and Craft www.fcac.co.uk/artist_resource/grants_and_funding/ Forth Valley www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corporate_neighbourhood/policy_performance_review/ex ternal_funding/visual_artist_awards.aspx Glasgow Life www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts/funding-and-grants/Pages/default.aspx HI-Arts www.hi-arts.co.uk/artists_funding.htm Orkney Island Council www.orkney.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=7394 Shetland Arts www.shetlandarts.org/opportunities/shetland-arts-fund/ Scottish Borders Creative Arts Business Network (CABN) www.scotborders.gov.uk/cabn/
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Fundraising, Foundations and Trusts Abbey Awards Abbey Scholarship’ offers an emergent painter a full academic year at the British School at Rome. ‘Abbey Fellowship for Painters’ offers all-expenses-paid residencies: www.abbey.org.uk/about_abbey_harris.php a-n NAN Bursary ‘Go and see’ bursaries support exchange between artists' groups and networks in the UK and beyond. www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/article/498991 Celeste Art Prize Open to all artists living & working in the UK or UK citizens living & working abroad; awarded for artistic excellence. www.celesteartprize.co.uk Colwinston Charitable Trust Support for charitable organisations in the UK, (especially Wales), to benefit opera/music theatre, classical music, and the visual arts. www.colwinston.org.uk/applications.htm The Henry Moore Foundation Supports sculpture, through specific projects initiated by the Foundation and by giving grant aid. www.henry-moore.org/grants J D Fergusson Arts Award Trust Awards towards travel costs related to developing work. www.pkc.gov.uk/Education+and+learning/Museums+and+galleries/Fergusson+Galler y/Visitor+Information/The+J+D+Fergusson+Arts+Awards+Trust.htm The Foyle Foundation Support for UK charities in visual arts towards developing artistic vision. www.foylefoundation.org.uk/main-grants-scheme-arts/ The John Ellerman Foundation Support for UK charities working in museum and galleries towards excellence within the field, commitment to attracting new audiences, youth participation and motivation, originality and creativity in design, production and / or presentation and lasting impact. www.ellerman.org.uk/pages/arts%20and%20heritage.htm The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Grants for British Citizens resident in the UK to acquire knowledge and experience abroad through a specific project lasting between 4 to 8 weeks: www.wcmt.org.uk
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Woo Charitable Foundation Achievement Arts Bursary’ for established artists who have completed their full time education at least ten years previously: 277 Green Lanes, London, N13 4XS
International Funding Roberto Cimetta Fund The fund is to promote artistic exchange in the field of contemporary visual arts within the Mediterranean area. www.cimettafund.org/EN The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. Grants recognize artistic merit and financial need, whether professional, personal or both. www.pkf.org/foundation.html UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists The bursaries offer residencies to young artists (25-35yrs) in visual arts: portal.unesco.org/culture Franklin Furnace Awards grants to emerging artists, allowing them to produce major works in New York www.franklinfurnace.org/
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