Culture funding

Artist Studios and Maker Spaces Organisational Grants 2023/24

The Artist Studios and Maker Spaces Organisational Grants are part of our commitment to cultural recovery and our ongoing A City Imagining cultural investment programme for Belfast.

These awards are aimed at those organisations which have struggled to secure funding from Belfast City Council through existing programmes and need some assistance to help stabilise and develop.

Organisations or groups operating artist studios and maker spaces can apply for up to £15,000 to use towards specified developmental needs within a 12 month period.

Exceptional cases can be made for the award of grants up to £25,000 by organisations that accommodate at least 20 active members, and which meet additional eligibility criteria and supply a suitable business case. 

Please contact culture@belfastcity.gov.uk to request guidance notes and application form. 

Please read these guidance notes before you complete the application form, which commences on page seven.  If you have any queries or wish to discuss your project with a member of staff, please contact us by email culture@belfastcity.gov.uk

A short online information event will take place on at 12 noon Tuesday 20 June. Please request the relevant link to join via email.  We can also arrange an online appointment or telephone call with you for advice on request, dependent on staff availability.  

Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 27 June.

Creative Bursary Scheme 2023-2024

Updated at 12 noon on Thursday 16 March 2023

The scheme is closed to applications.

Cultural Multi-Annual Grants 2022 to 2024

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.

Grants awarded every two years

Activate grants are for festivals and events. Enable grants are given to arts and heritage organisations.

Grants awarded every four years

Imagine grants are for festivals and events. Anchor grants are given to arts and heritage organisations.

Grants awarded to arts organisations in 2020

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.

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 grants awarded in 2020

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.

Activate and Enable grants awarded in 2022

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.

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.