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Tourism and culture
Updated at 12 noon on Thursday 16 March 2023
The scheme is closed to applications.
Our Cultural Multi-Annual Grants scheme is one of the key outputs of our cultural strategy. Under this scheme, we offer two funding strands which are available for two or four years.
Activate grants are for festivals and events. Enable grants are given to arts and heritage organisations.
Imagine grants are for festivals and events. Anchor grants are given to arts and heritage organisations.
Activate festivals and events grants are for two years, 2022 to 2024. In April 2022 we awarded Activate grants to the 15 organisations in this table. Each link opens in a new window.
| Organisation | Web |
|---|---|
| Féile an Phobail Spring Fest | Féile Belfast |
| Belfast Photo Fest | Belfast Photo Festival |
| Belfast International Arts Festival | Belfast International Arts Festival |
| Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival | CQAF |
| Outburst Arts Festival | Outburst Arts |
| Eastside Arts Festival | Eastside Arts |
| Festival of Fools | Fools Festival |
| Belfast Film Festival | Belfast Film Festival |
| Belfast City Marathon | Belfast City Marathon |
| Docs Ireland | Docs Ireland |
| CQAF Out To Lunch | CQAF |
| Belfast Summer School Trad Music | Belfast Traditional Music |
| CineMagic | Cinemagic |
| Imagine Belfast | Imagine Belfast |
| Odyssey Trust Friendship Four | The Odyssey |
Enable grants are for two years (2022 to 2024). In April 2022 we awarded Enable grants to the 27 arts organisations in this table. Each link opens in a new window.
| Organisation | Web |
|---|---|
| Strand Arts Centre | Strand Arts Centre |
| Belfast Exposed | Belfast Exposed |
| Maiden Voyage Dance | Maiden Voyage Dance |
| Prime Cut | Primecut Productions |
| Golden Thread Gallery | Golden Thread Gallery |
| Moving on Music | Moving on Music |
| Kids in Control | Kids in Control |
| Nerve Centre | Nerve Centre |
| Dumbworld | Dumbworld |
| Replay | Replay Theatre |
| Kabosh | Kabosh |
| Community Arts Partnership | CAP Arts Centre |
| DU Dance | DU DanceNI |
| Bruiser | Bruiser Theatre |
| Open Arts | Open Arts |
| Terra Nova | Terra Nova Productions |
| Beat | Beat carnival |
| Photo Works North/Source | Photoworks |
| YouthAction | Youth Action |
| University of Atypical | University of Atypical |
| Streetwise | Streetwise Community Circus |
| Wheelworks | Wheelworks Arts |
| Cuman Culturtha Mhic Reachtain | MhicReachtain |
| QFT | Queen's Film Theatre |
| Fighting Words | Fighting Words |
| Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge (Linen Hall Library) | Linenhall |
| An Droichead | An Droichead |
Anchor grants are for four years (2020 to 2024). We awarded Anchor grants to the nine organisations in this table. Each link opens in a new window.
| Organisation | Web |
|---|---|
| Crescent Arts Centre | Crescent Arts |
| Ulster Orchestra Society Ltd | Ulster Orchestra |
| The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) | The Mac Live |
| Duncairn Arts Centre | The Duncairn |
|
Oh Yeah Music Centre |
Oh Yeah Belfast |
| Lyric Theatre (NI) | Lyric Theatre |
| Belfast Community Circus School Ltd | Circusful |
| Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich | Culturlann |
| The Black Box Trust | Black Box Belfast |
If you would like information on recent funding awards, case studies of recipients or our guide on cultural funding, contact us by email: culture@belfastcity.gov.uk
Imagine festivals and events grants are for four years (2020 to 2024). We awarded Imagine grants to the four organisations in this table. Web links are given for events and festivals. Each link opens in a new window.
| Organisation | Event or festival |
|---|---|
| ArtsEkta | Belfast Mela |
| Féile an Phobail | Féile an Phobail August Festival |
| Young at Art | Belfast Children’s Festival |
| NI Science Festival | NI Science Festival |
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