Arts and culture funding

Information about arts and culture funding and how to apply.

General arts funding

Types of funding: 2018 to 2022

There are 3 funds available through our 2018 to 2022 Cultural Investment Programme:

• Originators
• Imagination
• Openness

Find out more about all the funds in the Cultural Investment Programme Prospectus (pdf, 425KB) (opens new window) .

Originators fund 2020 to 2021

The Originators fund is now open. 

• Originators fund application form (word doc, 204KB) (opens new window)
• Originators fund guidance notes (pdf, 293KB) (opens new window)
• Memorandum of understanding (pdf, 327KB) (opens new window) . If you're applying as a partnership you'll need to send this as part of your application. This document has a simple template and guidance that you can use.
• Originators budget template  2020 to 2021 (spreadsheet, 51KB) (opens new window)

The closing date for applications is 25th November 2019.

The Originators fund launch day video has more information on:

• the Originators fund, its aims and how you can meet them 
• how to apply and what helps your application stand out
• the scoring and assessment process 

You can see other videos from the launch day, including case studies of previous Originator projects, on our YouTube channel.

Funds Online sessions

Every third Tuesday of the month
City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR

We offer free access to Funds Online, a database of 8,000 organisations and individuals that can provide funding.

To come and use the database, book a place on one of our monthly sessions.

Imagination fund 2020 to 2022

Applications for the Imagination fund are now closed.

Contact us

Email: cityartsfunds@bristol.gov.uk

Twitter: @Brisarts_events