Artist Resource - Grants and Funding
Applying for grants and funding can be, for many people, like taking a walk across a minefield!
This is a brief list which points at various opportunities available to Fife artists. As with all funding, however, it is recommended that would-be applicants check the original source before making an application, as fuller details may be available. We will add to this list as we get more information.
Grants and Funding Available
- Cupar Arts Festival Visual Arts Award
- Cupar Arts & Heritage Project (CAHP) have offered a visual arts award for a past festival. Their structure is currently changing from an annual festival to biannual and it is unclear if the award will be continued. Please check their website for more details.
- Read more about Cupar Arts Festival Award
- Craft Artist Awards: Fife
- Visual Artist Awards: Fife
- These awards are funded by the Creative Scotland (formerly the Scottish Arts Council) and Fife Council, administered by Fife Council, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft, and ATTFife. Funding has been secured for another year (2010-11) and as before there are 2 deadlines (Fri 19 Nov 2010 and Fri 18 Feb 2011). All applicants are strongly advised to download and read the guidelines and application forms for the relevant award, and then contact Diana or Susan at FCA&C for an informal chat before submitting an application.
- Click here to download Guidelines for the Craft Artist Awards: Fife [581KB]
- Click here to download Guidelines for the Visual Artist Awards: Fife [580KB]
- Click here to download the Community Grants Scheme Individual Application Form [246KB]
- Click here to download the Arts Grants Supplementary Questions Form [49KB]
- Creativefife/Business Gateway Fife
- Creativefife is a one stop shop for information on business improvement initiatives including grant funding. With close links to Business Gateway Fife it has direct access to a range of Business advisory services including those who manage Fife Council’s Financial Assistance for Small Business scheme.
- Read more about Creativefife / Business Gateway Fife's funding
- Fife Council
- Culture Grants are also available from Fife Council, aimed at encouraging and supporting creativity in local communities and is open to individuals (from £50 to £300) and groups (from £100 to £1000). The scheme covers literature, performance, heritage, audio-visual, and visual arts/crafts. The grant can be applied for at any time throughout the year.
- Download PDF of Culture Grant information leaflet here [622k]
- Download application forms from the section above on Craft & Visual Artists Awards: Fife - you need both the Community Grants Scheme Individual Application Form and the Arts Grants Supplementary Questions Form. Complete the relevant sections in each form and return to Gordon Hynd (Housing & Communities, Fife Council, Rothesay House, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ). To have a chat about your proposed application before applying, contact him (tel 01592 583334).
- (Please note, the link printed on the leaflet (www.fifedirect.org.uk/cgsindividual) does not work.)
- Pittenweem Arts Festival Bursary Awards
- These have been run for several years to encourage promising new artists from any Scottish school of art and whose home is in Fife. They take the form of a rent free venue and waiver of the artists registration fee. In addition this year, the bursary has includes £200 towards expenses. For up to date informatioin, contact the Festival web site (see link below) or send a SAE to Pittenweem Arts Festival, 47 high Street, Pittenweem, Fife, KY10 2PG.
- Read more about Pittenweem Arts Festival Bursary Awards
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