2 Pear Tree Court, London EC1R 0DS - Google Maps
Tel: 0845 300 6200
Fax: 020 7608 4100
Minicom: 020 7608 4101
Website: www.artscouncil.org.uk
London's Government-funded visual art and crafts funders, Arts Council England supplies monies via its Grants for the Arts programme, recently cut by 35% in the face of money being redirected by government to the Olympics, making this even more competitive. They run free seminars to answer your questions, and their website (above) provides further advice. In 2003/04, Grants for the Arts distributed £1.78 million to individual artists working in London through 316 awards (and £7.4 million to organisations through 445 awards, and £4 million for touring through 97 awards). In all, ACE received 2,500 application, including some that were ineligible. ACE are currently working to encourage more applications from freelance curators, project organisers and critics, who are currently under-represented in the funding allocation. Eligible projects include research and development, travel (including international), networking events and independent projects. They are also keen to support activities promoting critical debate on the production and presentation of contemporary visual art; for example, events, seminars, conferences, publications (paper based / electronic), periodicals, catalogues and artists' books.
Listing ID: 1952
Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol BS1 2AE - Google Maps
Tel: 0117 987 6500
Fax: 0117 987 6600
Email: a.henry@ahrc.ac.uk
Website: www.ahrc.ac.uk
AHRC have a range of UK-wide programmes supporting the highest quality research and postgraduate training in the arts and humanities. From around 1500 applications to their seven Research schemes they make around 550-600 awards. From around 5500 applications to their Postgraduate schemes for funding people in Higher education they make around 1500 awards. In addition, AHRC manage on an agency basis for HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) almost £10 million to fund museums, galleries and other collections in English HEIs (Higher Education Institutions).
Listing ID: 1969
22 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6EN - Google Maps
Tel: 020 7388 6287
Fax: 020 7388 6289
Email: info@jerwood.org
Website: www.jerwood.org
Website: www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
The main awards offered by The Jerwood Charitable Foundation include the Jerwood Painting Prize, Drawing Prize, Applied Arts Prize and the Moving Media Awards, as well as commissions and grants to artists. Most prizes are open to all UK-based artists of all ages.
Listing ID: 1995
Website: www.dshed.net/clarkbursary
Website: www.watershed.co.uk
Initiated in 1998, the Bursary provides opportunities for creative development in digital media through a residency programme and has built a reputation for innovation, development and quality. 2006's award of £17,500 is the largest to date and will enable an exceptional UK artist working primarily in digital media to develop their career and proposed idea(s) through a supported residency at Watershed.
Listing ID: 2015