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Weston Culture Fund

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, charitable grant-making foundation, which supports a wide range of causes across the UK, donating over £80 million annually. Their Weston Culture Fund is a £25m fund to support organisations in the arts following the impact of COVID19. Find out more and apply here: https://garfieldweston.org/weston-culture-fund/about-the-weston-culture-fund/

Money

Oct 21

Online exhibition platforms

A selection of free and low cost online exhibition platforms.

Information sources

Oct 06

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)

If you're self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) find out if you can use this scheme to claim a grant. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme

Money Practical advice

Oct 06

Creative Land Trust – Diversifying Operations

Studio providers share their ideas, tips and successes in diversifying operations. How to remain resilient as we work together to rebuild our creative industries. Read more here: https://www.creativelandtrust.org/news/diversifying-operations.

Community and networks Information sources Practical advice The Future

Oct 05

The Online Town

Free video-calling experience that lets multiple people hold separate conversations in parallel and lets you walk in, out and around those conversations just as you would in real life.

Community and networks Things to do

Jul 20

The Artquest homepage

This week the Artquest home page will revert back to it's original, pre-lockdown state. Information on COVID-19 / coronavirus-specific opportunities and guidance will remain on this page, which will become a Project page on the main Artquest site. You will still be able to access this page directly via any page on Artquest.

Artquest projects Commissions Community and networks Health and wellbeing Information sources Money Practical advice Professional development Surveys and research The Future Things to do

Jul 15

Cultural activities after lockdown

The Mayor's office are keen to understand how you have been keeping up with cultural activities during lockdown and what it will take to make you feel safe and comfortable attending a cultural event or venue. Take this five minute survey (registration required) before Friday 31 July 2020.

Surveys and research

Jul 11

National Lottery Project Grants is returning

Arts Council England Project Grants

After a brief closure of the fund in the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, National Lottery Project Grants will be back on 22 July 2020. The fund will be more responsive to the needs of smaller independent organisations and individual practitioners during Covid-19 and will prioritise reopening this programme to help fund independent organisations, creative practitioners and freelancers as quickly as possible. Updated guidance available by mid-July - sign up to their email newsletter to receive further information.

Money

Jul 11

Public Art Forum: Public Space and Culture After the Virus

A conversation between architects, urbanists and cultural place makers, organised by the Contemporary Art Society. Held on 2 July 2020 on Zoom, a panel of distinguished speakers considered the future of the urban realm and the role of culture in supporting new behaviours and ways of considering social space.

The Future

Jul 11

Free courses in England

Browse and take free online courses in a variety of areas.

Things to do

Jul 11

Guidance for events during COVID-19

Updated guidance for hosting events from the Greater London Authority (GLA). Additional precautions are needed for any events, so it is important to ensure detailed procedures and best practice are applied as part of the planning of any events bringing people together. As guidance is changing, the GLA have gathered useful links to stay up to date with the latest information.

Health and wellbeing Information sources Practical advice

Jul 11

Artquest reopening attitudes survey

We want to hear from arts venues and studios - artist-led, regularly funded, unfunded, voluntary/self-funded or those with commercial income - to find out your views on reopening. Open to venues and studios from all four UK nations. Fill in the survey now or send to your network to help us spread the word. Deadline: 27 July 2020

Artquest projects Surveys and research

Jul 06

The Importance of Participatory Arts – An Open Letter

A letter prepared by ArtsChain to advocate for the important role of the participatory arts movement for the arts in the UK in the next ten years. It has been written to captures the views of smaller organisations and individuals working in this area as freelancers or micro-businesses. Sign online if you support these proposals.

The Future

Jun 30

Space for Learning: freelancer needs

The Clore Duffield Foundation, Group for Education in Museums (GEM), Engage and the Theatre Education Forum (TEF) are working together to draw up guidance on how Learning spaces in museums, galleries, heritage and performing arts sites can manage the risk of transmission when reopening to the public. They want to hear from freelancers and staff who deliver learning services about your current concerns, needs, and new skills you need to develop. Survey contains 12 questions and is intended to take five to 10 minutes to complete.

Surveys and research

Jun 30

Reopening advice for venues

Numerous organisations and UK Government bodies are publishing information and guidance on safe reopening during this phase of the Covid-19 / coronavirus pandemic, from 4 July 2020 (at the time of writing). Although permitted, many venues are anecdotally reporting a delay in reopening due to a lack of resources to make their buildings safe. Resources have been published by the UK Government, Eventbrite, and Arts Council England.

Practical advice

Jun 30

Using research about visual artists' working conditions to provide resources, money and projects for professional artists.

Weston Culture Fund

Online exhibition platforms

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)

Creative Land Trust – Diversifying Operations

The Online Town

The Artquest homepage

Cultural activities after lockdown

Arts Council England Project Grants

Public Art Forum: Public Space and Culture After the Virus

Free courses in England

Guidance for events during COVID-19

Artquest reopening attitudes survey

The Importance of Participatory Arts – An Open Letter

Space for Learning: freelancer needs

Reopening advice for venues