Deadline: 05-Jul-21
The Art Fund is offering Reimagine Grants Program to inspire creativity and also to increase stability in the sector. They can provide funding for projects that:
- enable experimentation rooted in the current context for your organisation
- include meaningful engagement with diverse audiences
- result in greater expertise within the sector.
Aims
The aims of this programme are:
- to support organisations as they reimagine their activities following the pandemic;
- to help organisations build expertise, capacity and connections within and outside the sector.
Priority Areas
Art Fund wants to fund projects that meet both aims and address at least one of the priority areas for support:
- Collections
- Digital
- Engagement
- Workforce
Funding Information
- Through this programme, they will offer project grants of £5,000 up to £50,000. Small grants will be £5,000 to £15,000 and large grants will be £15,000 to £50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The funding is available to formally constituted, not-for-profit organisations. This could include charities, CICs and CIOs. Most organisations they support will hold collections, which may include fine and applied art and design, archaeology and/or social history. They will also be committed to delivering activity that increases public access to these collections, which has public benefit and aligns with Art Fund’s charitable objectives.
- Organisations without collections need to be committed to delivering activity that increases public access to the visual arts more generally. These activities must provide public benefit and align with Art Fund’s charitable objectives.
- Organisations may include, but are not restricted to, museums, galleries, historic houses, archives and libraries, agencies, and festivals.
- You can apply as a single institution, in a partnership, or with a collective. They will ask you to identify a lead applicant if two or more organisations are applying together. Your organisation(s) should:
- Operate to standards of best practice and/or have a strong track record in delivering high quality public activity. You could demonstrate this through accreditation schemes (such as those managed by Arts Council England), endorsement by partners, successful past projects, or awards you have received.
- If you are a non-accredited museum, they may seek advice from trusted sector partners (such as the Museum Development Network) to better understand your organisation and needs.
For more information, visit https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/programmes/reimagine-grants
