dance & movement Grants
161 verified funding opportunities for dance & movement artists.
Funding
The Canada Council for the Arts invests in artists, groups and arts organizations through grants, services, prizes and p…
Performing and visual arts
Discover the grants, prizes and services provided by the Canada Council for the Arts to professional Canadian artists an…
Our Partners
### National Lottery Heritage Fund The Amelia Scott project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Using m…
Other Funders | Arts Council NI
## Other National Lottery Funding Distributors The National Lottery Community Fund The National Lottery Heritage Fund …
Community heritage
It’s a great way to acknowledge your Heritage Fund grant, reach new audiences and benefit from a UK-wide PR campaign. H…
Outset – Pioneering new philanthropic initiatives in support of ...
From grassroots initiatives to the global stage, Outset funds artists, curators, and institutions through grants, to rea…
NEA Grants for Arts Projects in the United States
Web Analytics fundsforNGOs Grants and Resources for Sustainability # NEA Grants for Arts Projects in the United State…
Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, to endow the Helen Frankenthaler Award for Painting. View Press Release Frankenthale…
Publication Grants
# Publication Grants The Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art invites applications for grants supporting pu…
Opportunity details | Landed - public art commission
Commissions 2. & 3: Locations TBDTwo further commissions will take place at sites within the Isle of Wight National Land…
National Lottery Heritage Grants
The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s National Lottery Heritage Grants’ programme awards funding of up to £10 million to …
Funders & Partners
# FUNDERS Our work throughout the Year of Culture is made possible by our funders. ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND Cultur…
Arts Council England - Distributors - Funding
## National Lottery funding is distributed by the following organisations Arts Council Wales British Film Institute spo…
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
# Since 1963, FCA has awarded almost $29 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,500 grants. Foundatio…
Projects we've funded
Skip to main content 1. Home 2. Project search # Projects we’ve funded Heritage can be anything from the past that yo…
Grants for Artistic Creation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation offers grants through an open call to support artists with unique and relevant artist…
Jan 14, 2025
Washington, DC—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to sup…
Arts Council England: Developing your Creative Practice
Arts Council England provides Government and National Lottery funding for the arts. Developing Your Creative Practice is…
Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant ...
Under the updated guidelines, the NEA continues to encourage projects that celebrate the nation’s rich artistic heritage…
Visual Artists program: Creation
Skip to content Back to All Grants # Visual Artists program: Creation Grants for individuals to support the creation …
Stats and Stories 2024-25 Canada Council Funding ...
Funded by program or division ; Supporting Artistic Practice, $40.1M ; Arts Across Canada, $31.5M ; Arts Abroad, $18.4M …
Engage and Sustain
Funding opportunities. All funding opportunities can be viewed, applied for and managed in the client portal. There are …
Biennials Connect Grants
Biennials Connect Grants support visual artists’ participation in UK and international festivals and biennials. The gran…
Exhibition Funding for contemporary visual artists
The aim of the funding is to make art from Germany visible beyond national borders, to strengthen international exchange…
National Lottery Heritage Grants £10000 to £250000
We will fund buying works of art, archives, objects and other collections that are important to the heritage and which w…
Visual Arts Projects - Grants
Grant amount(s) · Galleries, artist-run centres and other not-for-profit arts organizations: maximum $15,000 · Ad hoc gr…
What the granting programs fund
The Council not only supports established art forms, but also artistic practices evolving from fusions, hybrids, experim…
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage has the power to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection …
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
Limited companies and registered charities need to have a registered office in the UK. Grant amount:Grants of between £…
How to get funding for a theatre production in the UK
Stage One supports new producers working in commercial theatre. It’s a UK registered charity funded by the Theatre Inves…
How can I get funding for performing arts training or drama ...
## Non-governmental funding and awards Besides government programmes, there are also a number of organisations and char…
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Print # Funding Heritage can be anything from the past that you value and want to …
What is Arts Council funding and how can you apply for it?
At least 18 years old Have one years’ creative practice experience outside a formal education context (this could inclu…
Dance and Drama Awards: funding for students
## DaDA schools for 2025 to 2026 The following schools offer DaDAs for the 2025 to 2026 academic year: Arts.Ed, Londo…
Interior Motives: Art / Grant Writing Mentorship Programme ...
In 2024-2025 we are looking to work one-on-one with eight artists, groups, ensembles or collectives, to give some practi…
The 13 arts organisations granted new multi-year funding ...
The grants range from £1.14 million and £1.27m in the first and second year respectively for the Traverse Theatre, to £…
Grant-making
Our members are located throughout Scotland and together they are responsible for the majority of youth theatre activity…
Warnings of 'strong competition' for new £600k fund ...
A new performing arts fund has been unveiled by Arts Council Wales following feedback from sector calling for a more tar…
London's streets are paved with talent
Busk in Londonwas set up in 2015 by the Mayor of London to help make busking in London as easy as possible by cutting re…
MD1501 Busk in London - Greater London Authority
Introduction and background ; Busk In London Festival and Gigs production costs. £186,500 ; Research, development and co…
What Do I Need To Start Busking - All You Have To Know
To start busking legally in the UK, you must first get a local council permit costing around £19; age requirement is 14 …
Lund Humphries Foundation for Visual Arts
Support visual-arts research programmes and exhibitions through grants to scholars and arts institutions in the UK; Ini…
Busking and Street Entertainment Policy Consultation
Licensing of Street Performers however I am against your imposing of a licensing system onto area that already has a suc…
Funding – CDMT
MDS provides grants and help with fees at 8 independent schools and 21 centres for advanced training. Visit Gov.uk for m…
The Busking Project
MAP BUSKERS HIRE LOG IN SIGN UP # Discover amazing street performers JOIN AS A BUSKER JOIN AS A FAN ## The Busk…
Funding Bodies and Opportunities - Dublin
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the statutory body through which public funding for the arts in Northern Ireland…
Funding Sources
# Funding Sources ## Project funding, research and travel grants Below is a small list of funding sources either dedic…
GREATERLONDONAUTHORITY
Butintoiidnn±Gi-kfunding_oLt25J,OQQinj5u1,sc4udngtotOJn2Ot9) Busk In London has been successfully set up and approval is…
Funding library for dance artists & organisations
If you have access needs, there are a few dance artists and professionals who can help you. If you aren’t doing a proje…
Queens Arts Fund: Arts Access Grant
We only accept applications via Submittable. First-time users will need to register with Submittable to access the appli…
Small Grants Programme supported by The Linbury Trust
# Small Grants Programme supported by The Linbury Trust Theatres Trust's Small Grants Programme, supported by The Linbu…
The Theatre Artists Fund
£9.9 million, including £1.9m from Department for Culture, Media and Sport through Arts Council England, was raised to d…
People across the country set to benefit from £4 million ...
This new round of funding will deliver on both the Government’s Plan for Change by breaking down barriers to opportunity…
Government 'beefs up' criteria for overseas music fund after ...
It is open to UK-based music companies who can apply for grants of £5,000–£50,000 to support international marketing, to…
NoFit State | Public Funders, Trusts and Foundations
Our partnerships with public funders, trust and foundations is fundamental to offering life-changing experiences and opp…
Microgrants
funding will allow her to focus on her artistic development, stabilize her living situation, and bring an international …
Raising Finance Through Local and National Grants
# RAISING FINANCE THROUGH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GRANTS ### How can we help you? Over recent years we have helped and supp…
New Fund Opportunity for Visual Performance & Puppetry Artists
This newly reimagined fund, delivered by Manipulate Arts in partnership with Vanishing Point Theatre Company and support…
AVIAMA: “Puppets and Mobility” International Grants
For the 8th consecutive year, AVIAMA is launching its “Puppets and Mobility” International Grants, a programme designed …
National Endowment for the Arts Grant Process
On February 7, 2025, the NEA issued revised FY26 grant guidelines in response to recent directives and to “streamline an…
The UK's 2nd-largest city wants to ban busking
That above clip is from Paul McCartney's real (but staged) busking at Leicester Square tube station in London in 1984, f…
Banning the Beat? Busking Regulation Across Cities in ...
Meanwhile, many UK cities take a softer approach. Cardiff and Swansea operate under voluntary guidelines, encouraging go…
London buskers to take contactless payments
Charlotte Campbell, a full-time busker in London, has been trialling the system for two weeks with a Repeat Payment of £…
Busking licence (England and Wales)
Contact your council to see if you need a busking licence. You may have to pay a fee when you apply. You might be able …
Funding "busking" to benefit "New Audiences in the Arts"
When the arts council (i.e. your taxes) funds arts projects, would you like that money to benefit white and wealthy peop…
Dance Professionals Fund - financial support for dance ...
We also support dance professionals through a range of specialist bursary schemes. Our confidential advice and financial…
How we can help
We wish to support projects that are novel, original and exciting or applications for funds that you cannot afford to fu…
Grants & Funding Archives
Supports theatre producers through educational programmes and investment schemes, including the Bridge the Gap initiativ…
Arts and culture
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Artistic practices
Visual arts. Visit the What is funded by the Canada Council granting programs page for more information. Find out more a…
Grants: The Canada Council for the Arts | Project requests ...
Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations can apply to create projects intended for presentation. Grants …
Arts Council of Wales launches Major Productions fund to ...
Offering awards between £100,000 and £300,000, the fund will be looking to support organisations creating exceptional th…
3.5% funding boost for arts organisations in Wales | IFACCA
"The Arts Council of Wales' 3.5% funding uplift is a renewed commitment to those 81 companies we fund all over Wales on …
Protect, retain and create
Following our application to the Cultural Recovery Fund, we were pleased to hear last week that we are to receive the fu…
Go and See
match-funded by National Lottery funding distributed by the Arts Council of Wales until March 2028. [...] Time-Limited P…
Funding for individuals
Arts Council of Wales Logo Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru ## Main navigation ### Funding Choose from our four main types of…
BURSARIES, FUNDING, GRANTS, & SUPPORT
#### A guide for When and How to apply for grants. Find Out More #### Arts Council Northern Ireland #### Arts Council…
Investment Programme
Partnerships could include - but aren’t limited to, sponsoring a local theatre production, visual arts exhibition, creat…
Arts funding
Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-open-funds Arts Council England offer various funding opportunities.…
New grants programme open for arts and culture
Following consultation with key stakeholders including Somerset Council’s elected members, Arts Council England, Somerse…
Welcome to The Leche Trust | The Leche Trust
## Apply for funding Most of our funding is allocated through our main grants programme which supports projects in two …
Trusts and Foundations
The Jack Petchey Foundation has invested over £180 million in programmes benefitting young people ages 11-25 across Lond…
Arts overview
Arts Council NI is an arm’s length body of the Department for Communities. The Department provides funding to Arts Counc…
Blueprint Programme
Blueprint is Arts & Business NI’s financial resilience programme, which has the ambition to help strengthen the arts sec…
Funding
Partners in Art (PIA) supports contemporary art projects through our Project Development, Artist-Direct, and Special Pro…
NEA Updates Grant Opportunities for FY26 Grants for Arts ...
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025.…
Opportunities Archive
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 6th “Grey” Online Art Competition for the month of December 202…
15 groundbreaking projects from Wales to benefit from £1.2 ...
With three distinct grant amounts available - £5,000, £20,000 and £50,000 – the funding supports artists at different st…
Canada Council for the Arts | Bringing the arts to life
$302.4M in total grants, prizes and payments awarded to recipients in 2,157 communities across Canada. #### Arts Commun…
Arts Council England Funding
Subject to a formal funding agreement, we will receive annual ACE funding of £3,289,261 during this period. This represe…
NEA Grants for Arts Projects | Research & Innovation Office
Through project-based funding, Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) supports an expansive range of arts activities to strength…
Funding for performing arts organisations
Minimum grant amount:£15,000 Usual grant range:£50,000 – £150,000 Match funding required:Yes, if project cost is >£50,…
Supporting the performing arts - House of Lords Library
In 2022 music, performance and visual arts contributed an estimated £11.5bn to the UK economy. The government supports t…
Trusts and foundations
# Trusts and foundations Seven people wearing loose cotton clothes, standing in a line. in celebratory poses. Grants f…
Call for Applications: AVIAMA 2026 “Puppets and Mobility” ...
AVIAMA’s grants are a rare chance for UK-based puppetry artists and makers to connect internationally — to collaborate, …
Puppetry Consortium - Puppet Centre
Between November and January a collaborative project called ‘Working Together to Strengthen Puppetry’ funded by Arts Cou…
15 groundbreaking projects from Wales to benefit from £1.2 ...
With three distinct grant amounts available - £5,000, £20,000 and £50,000 – the funding supports artists at different st…
JCRP II Contributors
The aim of its funding is to allow artists and arts organisations to thrive; to continue to develop their skills, imagin…
National Lottery Project Grants: Guidance Library
We are now accepting applications for all National Lottery Project Grants strands. Application processes vary, please be…
Retraining Grants
Dancers are able to access a range of financial grants, through DCD as well as through our partners in the UK and abroad…
New Opportunities for Circus Funding
In order to apply for funding you need to complete their grant application form available from their helpline on 0845 30…
Music and Dance Scheme: funding for students
| Name | Location | --- | | Dance City | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Dance East | Suffolk | | FABRIC (East Midlands) | Nott…
Raising Finance Through Local and National Grants
# RAISING FINANCE THROUGH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GRANTS ### How can we help you? Over recent years we have helped and supp…
Manipulate Arts: Creative Fund - YTAS
Eligible projects will relate to the fields of puppetry, animated film or visual theatre. Their definition of visual the…
Get Curious!
Collab Grants is aimed at fostering collaboration between global majority puppetry creatives and artists from other art …
Grants database
Young People's Puppet Theatre offers year-long creative puppetry workshops to schools. This grant provides support to ai…
Theatrical Guild | Funding, grants and Scholarships
The Theatrical Guild supports backstage and front of house workers in theatres across the UK by offering financial suppo…
Partners & Funders
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the UK's largest funder of heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery player…
Artist Ticket Fund
Funds will be available on a discretionary basis up to a maximum amount in each financial year. In certain cases we may …
street performers and payments in the online world
by M Elkins · 2021 · Cited by 18 — The paper uses a unique data set from the online busking platform 'The Busking Projec…
Bursary for Dancers, Choreographers and Researchers
Funding is available for individuals in dance and the performing arts, researchers, and artists looking to accelerate th…
Busking & street performance - London
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported using public funding by Arts Council England [...] Southbank Centre Logo…
Welsh dance 'elitist, tokenistic and non-diverse', review finds
Arts Professional Six dancers dressed in dark clothes dance in spotlights on stage Welsh dance is at risk of 'complete …
Christie's Fund for the Arts
Contemporary Arts Memphis (CAM) is a nonprofit arts organisation dedicated to the growth and development of young visual…
Can I Get Arts Council Funding for My Creative Project?
There are two grant streams available, one for grants of £1,000 up to £15,000, and another for grants of over £15,000 up…
Arts and Culture Impact Fund
In 2019, together with Nesta, Big Society Capital, Arts Council England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Bank of…
The Ampersand Foundation
The Ampersand Foundation is a UK grant-awarding trust dedicated to supporting the visual arts. It was founded in 2011 by…
Arts Council Northern Ireland - Distributors - Funding
Since the introduction of National Lottery funding, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland has invested in improving the n…
Funding Help & Advice | Arts Council NI
Funding Help & Advice. Each funding programme is different, and each programme has useful guidance notes on who can appl…
UK government tightens criteria for touring funding after ...
The UK government has tightened the criteria for artists applying for touring funding, following the controversy and leg…
funding and support resource - Wasps Studios
The Henry Moore Foundation funds exhibitions, projects, artworks and ideas that encourage new thinking about sculpture o…
Funding Database TA
National and international tours are defined as concert tours or support shows, performances at music festivals, showcas…
Canada council granting programs: arts across ...
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Art Grants
The program aims to foster international collaboration and artistic exchange by supporting the participation of visual a…
Art funding in North America: a guide for artists
The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses con…
Dance and Drama Awards: funding for students
Find details of Dance and Drama Awards at DADA. Plus, search the best theatre and performing arts funding opportunities …
Raising Finance Through Local and National Grants
We know of teams who have successfully obtained grants from £500 to £7,000 to help further their Puppet Ministry. Are yo…
a puppetry in applied drama research network
| Description | The principal impact of this award has been felt by network members with limited pre-existing experience…
Getting Funding for Live Music Projects and Touring
Guidance on key things musicians need before applying for funding their live music projects and touring. Find out what c…
Targeted Funding
The Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance supports professional theatre and dance productions of varying scales to tour acr…
Dance companies receiving most funding England 2023 ...
Birmingham Royal Ballet is the dance company receiving the highest government funding from Arts Council England between …
BEYOND THE REALM OF CASH: STREET PERFORMERS ...
Specifically, we consider what type of street performers, who engage with the busking platform, are more likely to recei…
Projects we've funded
| Lead applicant: Drama Queens | Amount awarded: £1485 | Award date: 11/12/2024 | Project start date: 6/1/2025 | Project…
Funding available for Performing Arts Organisations in ...
The Wolfson Foundation offers capital grants to performing-arts organisations in the UK to improve training, rehearsal, …
Individual Arts Grants: Visual Artists
During this time of reduced capacity, we are experiencing delays in processing registrations and answering inquiries. St…
Statement on Arts Council of Wales' Investment Review ...
This week we heard that the Arts Council of Wales is offering NDCWales a 'standstill' grant from 2024. Thank you to the …
Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice
Grants of between £2,000 and £12,000 (previously £10,000) are available to support independent creative practitioners in…
For Artists
# National Theatre of Scotland # For Artists The Team Residencies Our Process Request Support Performers and Casti…
Welsh dance sector in 'urgent' need of investment, review ...
As well as an additional £350,000 for dance development, the funding body has promised innovations, including a group of…
Public Art Fund: Home
As a non-profit organization, Public Art Fund relies on contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to…
The Benefits of Busking
Busking benefits the public, tourists, and local businesses, transforms cities, generates tourism, and makes people feel…
Funding for dancers
Funding for dancers ; 1. Dance and Drama Awards ; 2. The Music and Dance Scheme ; 3. National Youth Arts Trust ; 4. Agne…
About us
We are an award-winning UK charity offering financial assistance for individuals during their dance careers and into ret…
Funding
Curious School of Puppetry Curious School of Puppetry ## Funding and Support Seeking financial support for your puppet…
Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust - funding for British ...
The trust funds British artists, designers, writers, and performers over 30, for materials, research, travel, and produc…
Scholarships & Bursaries
Over half our students need support. Discover how ENBS scholarships and bursaries remove financial barriers to world-cla…
Dance companies receiving most funding England 2023 ...
Birmingham Royal Ballet is the dance company receiving the highest government funding from Arts Council England between …
Funding help - Art4Space | Award-winning community arts ...
What’s on Search Type and hit enter 0 0 Cart 0 ### No products in the cart. Art4Space | Award-winning community …
Public art commissioning toolkit
This major new public artwork by Sonia Boyce, commissioned by Crossrail, and curated by UP Projects for the Trackside wa…
UK CIRCUS SECTOR OVERVIEW
While Classic circuses usually function as commercial enterprises, many artists now work within mixed models of commerci…
Commissioning Public Sculpture
To apply for this grant for public sculpture you should partner with a professional artist. Consultation with the local …
YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE
The charity runs puppet projects for the benefit of young people, teaching them artistic, technical and performance skil…
UNBOUND: Quick Guide 3: Potential Funding Sources
Funding for public art commissions is often drawn down from multiple sources which could include: ... government funding…
FST Bursaries
FST bursaries are paid opportunities to support practitioners working within the performing arts in Scotland.…
Charity Support
Acting for Others provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 14 member…
Tag: funding
While the Scottish Government announced a greater level of funding ... Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund and the Culture…
Support us Our funders | Trusts and public funding
This two-year project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, is supporting the development of new income streams…
Dance Funding, Grants, Scholarships and Bursaries
Empowering young talents in the arts, National Youth Arts Trust provides valuable bursaries in the UK. Unlock your creat…
Grants
The Producer or Production Company must have already produced one production in the UK in a venue that is a member of UK…
Applying for Funding
Information sheet for people working in the dance sector giving advice on making funding applications to public funding …
Funding
Creative Scotland distributes funding for the arts, screen and creative industries from two primary sources - the Scotti…