Deadline: 13-Nov-22
The Swiss Cultural Fund UK is now open for applications to support emerging and established Swiss artistic talents in the United Kingdom.
The 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 champion’s 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 Fund mission is to develop a range of cultural events and projects allowing Switzerland’s artistic scene to be presented in the United Kingdom with special emphasis on the encouragement of new talents. Their aim is 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.
Eligible Projects
The Project Must:
- Demonstrate a high standard of artistic quality or specialist skill
- Be innovative in subject 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 fulfil 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.
- Please note that support for one artist or organization will generally not exceed £3000 over two consecutive financial years.
For more information, visit https://www.swissculturalfund.org.uk/apply