Funding opportunity for businesses in the creative sector

The City of Culture University Partnership has launched a Feel Connected, Get Creative - Coventry Creates programme which offers funding to businesses in the creative industries.

The programme is offering £2,000 per project to commission a range of artistic works that can be shared digitally. It is aimed at artists and creative organisations in Warwckshire and Coventry who will then collaborate with researchers from the University of Warwick and/or Coventry to create novel artworks in response to research projects.

It is open to all types of research relating to the City of Culture Research Themes. Organisers are keen to see applications from new projects specifically about the Covid-19 crisis but projects need not to relate to the pandemic. Applications are welcome from anyone working in the arts including (but not limited to) combined arts, dance, film, libraries, literature, music, museums, and theatre and visual arts.

The commissions will be showcased in a digital exhibition later this year, to be curated by the University Partnership in conjunction with the City of Culture Trust. All works of art resulting from this call will also be digitally archived in the Coventry City of Culture Digital Archive. The Deadline for applications is noon on April 30.

Meanwhile, support for businesses in the creative sector is available from the Arts Council with a deadline of April 27 for the latest round of grants. For details, please visit: Arts Council Funding  - Support for Artists, Creatives & Freelancers

Also, the Creative Industries Federation is offering six months free membership. For details, please click here.