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Arts Council England (5)

Charity No. : 1036733

Purpose of Trust Fund :
Grants for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts as part of their work, are made under five aims.

- To change peoples lives through the opportunity to take part in or experience high-quality arts projects.

- To increase opportunities for cultural diversity in the arts. (Cultural diversity means the full range and diversity of the country e.g. race, ethnic background, disability etc.)

- To support excellence, new ideas and activity to build long-term stability in arts organisations.

- To invest in the creative talent of artists and individuals.

- To increase resources for the arts.

Trust Fund Policy:
Grants to individuals, organisations, local authorities, partnerships and for national touring.

Beneficial Area(s):
England

Nature of Grants:
Grants to Individuals of £1,000 - £30,000 for a maximum of 3 years for:
- projects and events
- commissions and productions
- research and development
- capital items (e.g. equipment)
- professional development and training, including travel awards
- bursaries
- fellowships
- residencies
- touring

Grants to Organisations of £1,000 - £100,000 (usually under £30,000) for a maximum of 3 years for:
- projects and events
- activities for people to take part in
- education activities
- research and development
- commissions and productions
- marketing activities
- audience development (activity carried out specifically to meet the needs of audiences and to help arts organisations develop ongoing relationships with audiences)
- capital items (e.g. equipment and improvements to facilities and buildings)
- professional development and training
- organisational development to improve the long-term stability of arts organisations
- touring

Grants for National Touring of £5,000 - £200,000 (usually under £100,000) for up to 3 years for:
- tours covering 2 or more Arts Council England regions
- costs associated with time-limited, not-for-profit tours

Please see our website http://www.artscouncil.org.uk for full details.

Grants Given: Unknown.
Annual Income: Unknown.

Restrictions:
The following individuals or organisations cannot apply to Grants for the arts. If you fall into one of these categories, your application will not be eligible to be assessed.
Organisations that can share out profits to members or shareholders, unless the activity you are applying for is a self-contained arts project and has a clear benefit to the public.
Students, for activities related to their course of study or their tuition fees. (By student' we mean a person following a course of study in a school, a college or a university.)
Organisations that receive regular funding from us and do not have written agreement to apply.
Individual educational establishments where the activity does not provide benefits to the wider community or artists.
Individuals or organisations based (living) outside of the European Union.
Trustees of Arts Council England.

What you cannot apply for
You cannot apply for the following activities.
Activities that are not related to the arts.
Film or video production and cinema exhibition, unless it is in support of artists' work in the moving image. Please see our information sheet The moving image' for more details about what we do and do not fund relating to moving images' (for example, films).
Training or education activities, or activities where members of the public take part, where the main or only artform being used is film or video, unless it is to support artists' work in the moving image.
Buying assets for film or video, unless they are to support artists' work in the moving image.
Activities that provide no potential benefit to the public, either in the short term or long term.
Activities, including buying goods or services, which take place or start before we would be able to decide about your application.
Activities, equipment or events that double up (duplicate) what already exists.
Costs that are already covered by other funding.
General running costs and overheads that are already paid for by other income, including your own funds.
Ongoing overheads relating to equipment or buildings, such as insurance and maintenance costs.
Fundraising events, such as charity galas, that do not benefit the arts.
Second-hand equipment (apart from certain musical instruments and specialist equipment). Please see our Musical instruments and second-hand equipment information sheet for more information.
Activities or events mainly taking place outside England (there are some exceptions to this for example, grants for international travel or training, and international exchanges but these activities must benefit individuals and artists living in, and organisations based in, England). Please see our International activity' information sheet for more information.
Activities that do not benefit or engage people in England or that do not help artists and arts organisations in England to carry out their work.
Buying equipment and instruments which would not be used for the benefit of the public, either immediately or in the long term, or where the applicant does not have an artistic track record.
Self-promotional activities which do not provide public benefit, either immediately or in the long term, or where the applicant does not have an artistic track record.
Activities in a formal educational setting for educational purposes necessary by law.

Method of Application:
Online application via the website http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ or request an application pack from the enquiries team on 0845 300 6200.

Contact Details:


14 Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 3NQ

Email Address : enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk

Telephone No. :0845 300 6200 (textphone 020 7973 6564)

Website URL : http://www.artscouncil.org.uk