Deadline: 4 August 2019
British Council is inviting applicants for UK-China Connections through Culture Grants Programme to develop exciting cultural collaborations between artists and arts organisations, supporting long-lasting relationships between China and the UK.
The programme offers support, information, advice, networking opportunities and development grants to artists and arts organisations in China and the UK.
Connections through Culture was established to provide small grants to assist –
- UK arts organisations or individual artists embarking on projects with Chinese arts partners
- Chinese arts organisations or individual artists embarking on projects with UK arts partners
Grant Categories
- Professional Development Grants (£2,500) : A limited number of small grants to enable artists or members of arts organisations to visit their counterparts in China or the UK for up to ten days, to develop projects, exchange skills or see others’ work. Grants are offered four times each year.
- Alumni Grants (£2,500) : A limited number of small grants for previous Connections through Culture alumni to access follow-up funding to initial visits – starting in April 2017. These grants are only available to alumni who received initial grants in the last 2 years, and are designed to be strategic grants to further facilitate collaboration and partnerships. Grants are offered four times each year, in line with the Professional Development Grant rounds.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any individual artist or non-profit arts organisation which is in the process of developing an arts project with a counterpart arts organisation which may result in an exhibition, performance or public event.
- They expect discussions with the partner to have moved beyond preliminary expressions of interest and the initial research stage.
- Priority will be given to:
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- New partnerships
- Artists or arts organisations that have not previously received a development grant
- New projects which have not previously benefited from a development grant
- Arts organisations or artists who have taken part in a recent Connections through Culture studytour or networking event in China
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How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.cn/en/programmes/arts/connections-culture