Warwick district's creative sector has much to celebrate with its rich and diverse offering of performing and visual arts, video game design and cultural festivals, all of which enhance our quality of life and need funding.
Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all funding news. You can also join our Facebook page (WDC Arts News) and register for Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action Network's (CAVA) weekly 'Grapevine' newsletter. CAVA is based in Leamington Spa and offers advice and support on becoming grant ready and writing funding bids, as well as providing access to current funding opportunities.
Warwick District Council's Arts Grants
Warwick District Council's Arts Grants include Arts Project Grants, Ignite Arts Grants, and Creative Partnerships. Sign up to Warwick District Council's Arts Newsletter for updates on when grants open and close.
Business advice and grants
The district offers a mix of free and fee paying advice, workshops and support:
- BID Leamington
- Government Support
- Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of commerce
- Charity Bank
- Warwickshire CAVA
Other funding organisations
There are numerous funding bodies aimed at the arts and culture. Below we have listed a few of these. Take a look to find those that best match your project or vision.
- Art Business Loans for community based projects
- Arts Connect bridge partnership between schools & arts organisations
- Arts Council England funding finder awarding funds from the National Lottery
- Arts Council England funding database of alternative funding
- Grants for Schools tailored grant funding for schools
- Grants Online UK's most up-to-date funding information service
- Heart of England local charity that raises funds and develops community Activity
- Idlewild Trust aims to nurture young professionals or for conservation
- Jerwood Bursaries supports development of your practice or career
- National Lottery Community Fund gives grants to organisations in the UK to help improve their communities.
- National Lottery Heritage Fund projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK
- New Art West Midlands links to local grant options & job opportunities
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation arts fund supports youth, access, ideas and education
- PRS Foundation funding for musical creation
- Rugby Art Gallery & Museum supporting local artists and projects
- The Elephant Trust funding up to £2,000 to support new work
- The Foyle Foundation support for either performing or visual arts
- The Leverhulme Trust 3 year scholarships to support arts training
- Village Hall Improvement Fund
- Warwickshire CAVA advice & support on how to apply for funding
- WDC Arts Grants
- WDC Community Grants
- William A Cadbury Charitable Trust funding for broad range of arts projects
- Help Musicians
- Arts Professional
- Grant Finder
- Culture Health & Well Being Alliance
- Severn Trent Community Fund
District funding, support and training opportunities
There is a rich mix of free and paid for resources and sites which can support and highlight opportunities and support networks:
- Business support and advice
- Warwick Enterprise - opportunities and funding
- Coventry and Warwickshire business support programme
- Coventry and Warwickshire growth hub
- Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership
- Age UK - Coventry and Warwickshire
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