Deadline: 4-Sep-22
Applications are now open for the Swiss Cultural Fund UK to support emerging and established Swiss artistic talents in the United Kingdom.
Swiss Cultural Fund UK (SCF) supports Swiss cultural interventions across many artistic fields to British audiences and contributes to an intercultural dialogue between Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The Fund champions most artistic genres, from music to design, the visual arts to performance and architecture to literature, enabling both emerging and established artists to present themselves to the public through a wide range of cultural institutions and venues in the United Kingdom.
The Swiss Cultural Fund in the UK supports Switzerland’s artistic scene in the United Kingdom through a programme of cultural and educational events and projects, with special emphasis on the encouragement of new talent.
They aim to showcase the best selection of artists and to collaborate with renowned institutions and partners throughout the United Kingdom to ensure the widest possible exposure and a mutually beneficial cultural exchange.
Funding Information
- As an independent charity the Swiss Cultural Fund UK’s project budget is limited, therefore grants awarded generally do not exceed a maximum allocation of £3000 per project.
Project
The Project Must:
- Demonstrate a high standard of artistic quality or specialist skill
- Be innovative in subject matter and professional in implementation
- Be accessible to the public
- Promote sustainability and be socially inclusive
- Demonstrate an appropriate cost-benefit ratio
- Be submitted in ENGLISH and one month prior to its start date
- Be submitted by the relevant deadline. Applications submitted at a later stage cannot be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must fulfill the following criteria in order to be considered:
- Applicants must be Swiss nationals or must have been living in Switzerland for at least five years and have a proven track record.
- Artists can only apply once they have a project planned with a well-established and recognized not-for-profit cultural organization or venue in the UK.
- Priority is given to emerging artists who are at the beginning of their career.
- Artists who are students will not be supported by means of a bursary or similar grant.
- Venues/institutions may apply on behalf of the Swiss artist(s) they are presenting.
- When applying on behalf of Swiss artists, venues/institutions must specify how they intend to allocate the funding they apply for.
For more information, visit https://www.swissculturalfund.org.uk/apply