Southern Culture
Did You Know?
Museumtastic
The South East has more museums than any other English region
The Arts: Sources of funding
Arts Council England Funding
At this time of growth for the region Arts Council England, South East are working more closely than ever before with government departments, with SEEDA, with other cultural agencies and with the private sector in an effort to place the arts at the heart of the regions developments, to support creative businesses and create vibrant communities.
Grants for the arts
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/gfta2006.php
Grants for the arts provides is the Arts CouncilҒs main open funding scheme for individuals, arts organisations and other people who use the arts in their work. The funding is continuing to develop the vibrant artistic reputation of the region. Over the past three years Arts Council, South East have invested almost 22 million in individuals and organisations and their network of regularly funded organisations and local authorities remain their strongest partners in supporting and developing the arts.
Regular funding for organisations www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/regularfunding.php
Arts Council England regularly fund over 1,100 arts organisations on a three-year basis, investing around 400 million in these organisations in 2006/07.
Cultural leadership programme
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/culturalleadership.php
ACE launched this two-year programme in May 2006 to promote excellence in management and leadership.
Own Art
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/ownart.php
This interest-free loan scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable for people to buy contemporary works of art.
Managed funds
www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/otherfunding.php
Managed funds allow the Arts Council to identify new opportunities for the arts, take new initiatives, establish new partnerships and address particular ambitions for growth. These funds are not normally open to application.
Urban cultural programme
www.millennium.gov.uk/lottery/urban_cult_prog.html
The Urban cultural programme provided lottery funding for cultural projects in urban areas across the UK, between 2004 and 2006.
Also check out the Arts Council England website for further information about other funding sources, including funding for education and training, business funding, overseas funding and film funding:
Other sources of funding
National Lottery Joint Distributors helpline
Phone: 0845 275 0000
Textphone: 0845 275 0022
www.lotteryfunding.org.uk
NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
NESTA runs various funding schemes to encourage UK talent and innovation in science, technology and art industries.
www.nesta.org.uk
Big Lottery Fund - South East
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/default.aspx
Heritage Lottery Fund - South East
www.hlf.org.uk/English/InYourArea/SouthEastEngland
Awards for All - South East
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Arts and Business - South East
www.aandb.org.uk/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,4,30