Deadline: 22 March 2017
The Arts Council England in partnership with the British Council, is seeking applications for its programme “Artists’ international development fund (AIDF)” to develop excellent, international-facing artists in the UK.
The Council’s are investing in talented individuals to develop skills, expand horizons and introduce an international perspective to their work.
Programme Aims
The fund aims to:
- offer artistic and/or market development for artists and creative practitioners
- develop a cohort of artists and creative practitioners who have experienced the benefits of international working between the UK and other countries, and who advocate for it among their peers
- increase the amount of international collaboration among artists and/or creative practitioners between the UK and other countries
Types of Artforms
Proposal can be in any of the following artforms:
- combined arts
- literature
- music
- theatre
- dance
- visual arts
- crafts and design (including architecture and fashion design)
Funding Information
Grants for individuals range from £1,000 to £100,000 and can cover activities lasting up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artists and/or creative practitioners can apply.
- Although the Artists’ international development fund is aimed at individuals, small groups of artists and/or creative practitioners (including the applicant as ‘lead artist’) who normally collaborate in their work can also apply.
- Individual applicants who are employed by an arts and culture organisation will also be eligible to apply; a limited number of awards will be made to individual applicants working for organisations.
- Applications should include either:
- one or two international visits, outside the UK (by the applicant)
- one international visit, outside the UK (by the applicant) and one visit to England (by the overseas partners/collaborators)
- The following cannot apply:
- anyone under the age of 18 at the time of application
- students, for projects 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)
- individuals based (living) outside England
- small groups who cannot demonstrate that they have a history of working collaboratively
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Arts Council England.