Biennials Connect Grants support visual artists to participate in UK and international festivals and biennials. The grants directly benefit artists by facilitating opportunities for travel, the production of new work, networking, skills building, and showcasing. The programme also promotes cross-cultural exchange by providing opportunities for artists and biennials to connect, collaborate and build meaningful partnerships across the globe.
Eligible biennials/festivals can apply for grants of up to £5,000 and £10,000 to support visual artists’ participation in their festivals. Applications are extended to UK biennials/festivals wanting to support contemporary international visual artists, and from international biennials/festivals in selected countries wanting to support contemporary UK visual artists.
Eligibility Criteraia:
Organisations applying must:
Be either:
> UK biennials or festivals supporting international visual artists’ participation,
> international biennials or festivals supporting visual artists’ participation from the UK,
> or other visual arts organisations collaborating with a biennial/festival.
Be based in UK or an eligible international country (please see eligible African countries below).
Be primarily a visual art biennial or festival. Multi-arts biennials and festivals can apply but they must demonstrate a focus on visual arts within their programme.
Be supporting artists over the age of 18. If artist travel is included in the project, the artists must be able to travel internationally on valid passports (organisations must arrange travel, transport, accommodations, insurance and visas themselves).
Be supporting artists you have either not previously worked with or supporting new projects with artists you have worked with before.
Eligible African countries who are recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
Grants available
Apply for up to £10,000:
UK biennials/festivals collaborating with visual artists and/or organisations based in ODA* countries
International biennials/festivals based in ODA* countries collaborating with visual artists and/or organisations in the UK
Apply for up to £5,000:
UK biennials/festivals collaborating with visual artists and/or organisations based in non-ODA* countries
International biennials/festivals based in non-ODA* countries collaborating with visual artists and/or organisations in the UK.
*International biennials/festivals must be based in eligible countries. The full list of eligible countries and whether they're recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA) can be found below.
Access assistance
You can apply for up to an additional £2,500 for project access costs. Project access costs are about removing barriers for d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists. These might include, but are not limited to, sign language interpreters, captioners, or personal assistants for disabled artists or producers.
Application deadline: 22 September 2024, 23:59 British Summer Time (BST).
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