Deadline: 11-Apr-25
The Cultural Hackney is a fund that supports communities in Hackney to plan and deliver culture-led projects that can develop, reflect and celebrate their community interests, diversity or heritage.
The projects should include opportunities for the work to be seen by a wider range of people in Hackney as a way of sharing stories and developing greater understanding of the people that live around them.
What do they mean by ‘communities’?
- Hackney has a diverse range of communities. From communities of people from diverse heritages and backgrounds to youth clubs, elder’s groups and disability group and from gardening groups to sports teams (for example). They are seeking applications from a wide diversity of communities in Hackney.
What do they mean by culture-led?
- Culture can include a range of activities and art forms including: community events, film screenings, talks, walks, exhibitions, nightlife, podcasts, workshops, crafts, dance, visual arts or reminiscence sessions (for example). When they say culture they expect projects to be artist or art-form led.
Funding Information
- Awards will be made up to £4,000.
Duration
- Activity delivery period: 1 June 2025 – 31 March 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- All kinds of Hackney-based, constituted community groups and organisations are invited to apply. Please note that applicants must be based in Hackney. For your project to be eligible you must meet the following criteria:
- you are based in Hackney (the applicant and the group should be Hackney based)
- involve one or more creative practitioners to work closely with your community
- the project evidences sharing an element of the activity with a wider audience in Hackney
Ineligibility Criteria
- The fund cannot be used for cultural trips and visits for your group, nor for specific political campaigns.
- Projects that are not culture-led (see above for definition) will not be eligible.
For more information, visit Hackney Council.