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Fidelio Charitable Trust
Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts, in particular the dramatic and operatic arts, music, speech and dance. Institutions, colleges, Arts Festivals and other arts organisations in the United Kingdom, may seek financial support…
The Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Grants Programme
Grants awarded through this programme aim to help sustain and promote curatorial development and collections based research through making grants to individuals. The Art Fund will award grants totaling £50,000 annually through this scheme.…
http://cfba.org.uk/jonathan-ruffer-curatorial-grants-programme/
The Fenton Arts Trust
The Trust has three objectives: to support final year and postgraduate students through the award scholarships or bursaries, to provide grants to support and reward work or performance by individuals early in their careers, and to…
FLAMIN
FLAMIN supports London based artists working in moving image and administers the Jarman Award in association with Channel 4 and the Whitechapel Gallery. This award offers a £10,000 cash prize and a Broadcast Commission for a series of short…
The John Ruskin Prize
The Campaign for Drawing, in collaboration with the Guild of St George, announces a new art award: The John Ruskin Prize. The prize will be awarded to the best wall mounted artwork on the theme A…
Crowdfunder
Dedicated to the creative industries in the UK but does not seem to be as popular as the other sites; if the target is not raised no money changes hands. The site deducts 5%.
IndieGoGo
International site, well established. IndieGoGo charges a 4% fee on the money you raise when you meet your funding goal. (The fee is 9% if you do not meet your funding goal, but it will allow to keep the…
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is the most successful site at present – $340m for 70,000 projects since 2009 – and has a huge audience. They charge 5% fees on successful projects. Pledges accepted from anywhere in the world, and support recently added…
John Moores Painting Prize
The Prize is held every 2 years, in partnership between National Museums Liverpool and the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust. The prize is open to all painters in the UK, and ir remains true to its founding…
Arte Laguna Prize
The Italian Cultural Association MoCA (Modern Contemporary Art), in collaboration with Arte Laguna, organises the yearly prize. Work accepted in the following medium:paintings, sculpture, photographic art, video art and preformance, virtual art. There are a number of…
Association of London Government (ALG)
Grants are given in a wide range of areas including regeneration, help for homelessness, health, the arts, legal advice and the promotion of racial equality. All the grants made seek to tackle disadvantage and promote…
http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/grants/default.htm
Rockfeller Foundation – Bellagio Centre
The Foundation seeks applicants who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments — exhibitions, publications, performances — are…
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) makes awards ranging ranging between £1,000 and £18,000 to craftsmen and women of all ages to help them further their careers.
Association of British Insurers
Professional association addressing complaints and inquiries related to insurers.
Biennial Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Award
The Award is open to Commonwealth resident artists and craftspeople aged between 22 and 35 who show promise and initiative in their own country but who have had little opportunity of working in another…
Roswitha Haftmann Foundation
The Foundation awards the valuable Prize to a living artist every three years. Prizewinners are selected solely on the basis of the artistic significance of their work, without regard to their personal circumstances (nationality, age, gender).
Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers
The aim of this Trust is to contribute towards weaving’s development as a craft and educate future craftspeople. Grants are awarded to purchase specialist weaving equipment; sabbatical periods to reassess the creative nature of one’s…
AXA Art
Insuring private collectors, dealers, museums and exhibitions. Specialities include insurance for Fine Art, Antique Furniture, Ceramics, Silver, Antiquarian Books, Wine, Collectables, Household Contents and Buildings.