Ikigai Journal #002
23rd June 2020
There are a few less obvious benefits of applying for funding, apart from, you know, the money. One such benefit is the urgency created by an application deadline, in my experience few things stimulate creativity as much as time limitations. When the stakes are as important as achieving your creative vision its important to pay attention to everything that will help you maintain momentum.
Another benefit is the way the application questions encourage you to express your idea succinctly, winnowing your ideas and articulating your vision in its purest form. This is an important exercise in identifying the essential and eliminating the rest, this is why I'm going to keep things this intro short, after all, you are here for the opportunities.
Our incredible Head of Research Liz Bull-Domican has undertaken extensive research to present you with the opportunities you need to make giant leaps forward.
This is a newsletter is crafted to help you realise your creative vision or a problem that our community desperately needs solved. Learning about what resources there are available for your mission is an important step, we can't wait to see what incredible things we achieve together.
Solomon. O - Editor
BFI Doc Society Production SOS Fund by the British Film Institute
Deadline – 2nd July
Funding range – £15,000
Notable awardees – N/A (new fund)
The BFI Doc Society Production SOS Fund has been launched (using funds from the National Lottery) to support British producers whose independently financed documentary feature project has been interrupted by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Call for Filmpro Online Commissions – Artists And Mentors by filmpro
Deadline – 5th July
Funding range – £1,534 for emerging artist; £236 per day for mentor (additional grants depending on the commission)
Notable awardees – N/A (new fund)
During lockdown, creative production and exhibition has necessarily been moving onto online platforms. For some people it has been an easy transition, but many artists and audiences have found the experience either overwhelming or excluding. In response, Filmpro will support the development and delivery of 4 commissions for self-defining disabled emerging artists. These commissions will address the barriers that disabled artists face when producing work for online exhibition. Each emerging artist will be matched with a mentor – an expert in digital creative work.
(Egg)celerator Lab by Chicken & Egg Pictures
Deadline – 6th July
Funding range – $30,000 - $40,000, monthly mentorship, creative retreats, meetings, funder connections & peer support
Notable awardees –
Hidden Letters: A film about two young women trying to reclaim the power of Nushu, despite the new threats in a world of revived patriarchy. (https://chickeneggpics.org/grantee/hidden-letters/)
Eskape: The survival story of a mother and her daughter, the filmmaker, through the desperate flight from a crumbling Cambodia after the collapse of the Khmer Rouge regime. (https://chickeneggpics.org/grantee/eskape/)
The (Egg)celerator Lab is focused on identifying and supporting nonfiction directors working on their first or second feature-length documentary. This program brings together ten projects, with a special focus on self-identifying women and gender nonconforming directors.
Jerwood/FVU Awards 2022 by Jerwood Arts and Film and Video Umbrella
Deadline – 20th July
Funding range – £25,000 (£6,000 artist fee and £19,000 production budget)
Notable awardees –
Guy Oliver (2020 recipient): His project is a multi-chapter rumination on the cultural dilemma of the disgraced popular icon (https://www.jerwoodfvuawards.com/artists/guy-oliver)
Reman Sadani (2020 recipient): Part physical theatre, part workshop polemic, Sadani’s film dramatises the emotions and tensions of what comes to be recognised as an unmistakably pivotal moment, where power is broken down, and allegiances start to shift (https://www.jerwoodfvuawards.com/artists/reman-sadani)
The Jerwood/FVU Awards 2022 is a major opportunity for UK-based moving-image artists in the first five years of developing their professional practice. Two proposals will be selected to receive £25,000, alongside full production support from FVU across fourteen months including a dedicated Producer and a premiere exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery in January 2022 and an exhibition at Jerwood Arts, London in April 2022.
Deadline – 31st July
Funding range – £2,500 – £25,000
Notable awardees –
Luton Music Club: Support for a series of 24 classical music concerts to July 2020
Opera Prelude: Towards the core costs of engaging freelance managers to help run the charity (first of two possible instalments)
https://steelcharitabletrust.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/grants-made-2019-20-1.pdf
The Trustees make discretionary grants where they believe that their contribution will make a real difference. One of the five current funding priorities is Arts & Heritage.
Deadline – rolling basis
Funding range – £300 - £2,000 (new applicants can expect to receive a grant at the lower end of this scale)
Notable awardees –
Opera Holland Park
Royal Opera House
Friends of Cathedral Music
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends70/0000284470_AC_20190405_E_C.PDF (p. 18-31)
The Trust focuses on providing funding which could help small organisations pay for various running costs, such as volunteer expenses, training days, equipment maintenance and other core outgoings. One of the areas funded by the Trust is ‘Arts & Heritage’.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – £500 - £5,000
Notable awardees –
Rehearsal Orchestra, Milton Keynes City Orchestra and Wiltons Music Hall (projects not specified)
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends58/0000328558_AC_20190331_E_C.PDF (p. 21-22)
Old Possum’s Practical Trust gives grants to support literary, artistic, musical and theatrical projects and organisations. Priority is given to requests that display enterprise in artistic endeavour and demonstrate high sustainability and contextual impact. Particular interest is taken in those projects that will have an impact on future literary work.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Not specified
The Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation makes grants to charitable organisations for the purposes of achieving the charity’s aims, one of which is “the promotion and advancement of the arts [and] culture”
To enquire about applying for funding, please contact:
Jennifer Carmichael, Trustee
Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation
2-24 Kensington High Street
London
W8 4PT
020 7937 8000
George Bairstow Charitable Trust
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Not specified
Notable awardees –
Revitalise: £1,460 grant to enable 20 young volunteers to take part in their respite holiday programme for disabled people.
St John’s School Community Holiday: £1,000 grant to support volunteering among young people, which includes assisting an children’s trip to the West End Theatre.
http://gbct.org.uk/category/news/
The Trust aims to ensure that George’s legacy is long-lasting. It is guided by his activities and interests. George was passionate about the provision of emergency aid in communities, the encouragement of volunteering and skill development in young people. These are our core values and guide all of the Trust’s decision making.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Not specified (but grants under £10,000 will be responded to sooner)
The Foundation’s objectives are to provide those under the age of 18 who are living with a mental health problem, physical disability or are growing up in poverty, the opportunity to fulfil their potential. A focus upon improving wellbeing, self-esteem and independence.
Youth Development by the Sheldon Trust
Deadline – To be confirmed (grant opens in July)
Funding range – Up to £10,000 (average is £1,000)
The ‘Youth Development’ fund supports programmes that address the needs of 16-25 year olds, with a focus on those not in education, employment or training. Applications from programmes that support individual young people to expand their experiences and challenge their capacities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range - £15,000 (average is £5,000 - £6,000)
Notable awardees –
Finding Rhythms: Contribute directly towards work in HMP Peterborough – within the closed women’s prison. The organisation aims to change people and society through music. http://allenlane.org.uk/finding-rhythms/
Radiate Arts: £3,931 towards a specific programme working with women affected by perinatal depression. The organisation runs creative programmes that have a positive impact on reducing social isolation, and aim to inspire and enable individuals to interact, and build a sense of achievement and creativity. http://allenlane.org.uk/radiate-arts/
The Allen Lane Foundation fund charities and organisations that work with seven particular adult beneficiary groups – Asylum seekers and refugees; Gypsies and Travellers; Migrant communities; Offenders and ex-offenders; Older people; People experiencing mental health problems; People experiencing violence or abuse. They are interested in unusual, imaginative or pioneering projects which have perhaps not yet caught the public imagination.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Up to $10,000
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation provides grants for artists in financial need, whether that’s professional, personal or both. When selecting an applicant, the organisation focuses on artists who have been working for a significant amount of time, and who can demonstrate both artistic merit and financial need.
Woon Foundation Painting & Sculpture Prize 2020 by Northumbria University and the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Deadline – 31st July
Funding range – £20,000 fellowship with a 12-month studio space in the Woon Tai Jee studio at BALTIC 39 in Newcastle’s city centre (First Prize); £9,000 (Second Prize); £6,000 (Third Prize).
Notable awardees-
Kara Chin (2018 winner): Kara works across a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, amateur robotics, animation, sound, and horticulture, often combined in large scale, multi-sensory installations.
Kimberley Cookey-Gam (2018 finalist): Using crochet as a communicative medium with aspects of video, performance, sound and heat, Kimberley explores topics ranging from solitude to tradition in African cultures.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/woon-prize-2018
The Prize is open to all UK undergraduate Fine Art students who are in their final year of study, graduating in summer 2020. The year-long fellowship includes mentoring from staff from both institutions and a final exhibition with catalogue at the end of the Fellowship. Entries are limited to painting and sculpture
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – £3,000
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends72/0001083572_AC_20190405_E_C.PDF (p. 9 - 10)
One of the Andor Charitable Trust’s areas of interest is “developing the arts.
To enquire about applying for funding, please contact: robin@blickrothenberg.com (the Trust does not have a website or application form, and is administered by Blick Rothenberg LLP).
Antony Hornby Charitable Trust
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – £5,000 (average is £1,000)
Notable awardees –
New English Ballet Foundation (project not specified)
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends85/0000263285_AC_20190405_E_C.PDF (p. 11)
The Antony Hornby Charitable Trust makes general charitable donations to organisations working to help various causes, including Arts & Culture.
To enquire about applying for funding, please contact:
Mr Allan Holmes
Antony Hornby Charitable Trust
C/O Saffery Champness Llp
71 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4BE
020 7841 4000
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – £5,000
Notable awardees –
Bristol Old Vic - £3,000 and Old Vic Theatre Trust - £4,000 (projects not specified)
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends50/0000214050_AC_20190331_E_C.PDF p.12-14
The Schroder Charity Trust will consider applications from charities registered in England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. The Trust supports various areas, including Arts & Culture.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Not specified
Notable awardees –
The Royal Opera House: ‘Schools' Matinees Project’, which aims to reach primary and secondary school age young people across the UK to give them a first experience of opera and ballet, developing their understanding and enjoyment of the performing arts.
http://www.thetaylorfamilyfoundation.co.uk/latest-projects/royal-opera-house/
The Taylor Family Foundation one of the priority areas is “improving access and engagement from young people and those from deprived backgrounds”.
Deadline – Rolling basis
Funding range – Not specified
Notable awardees –
Newbury Spring Festival Society: Supported the performance by the University of Chichester’s Musical Theatre Festival Company, which is comprised of students studying in their final year at Chichester University.
Lowry Centre Trust: To continue and extend the theatre's impact in delivering the future creative talent of theatre makers in the North West.
https://erandarothschild.org/donations/arts_20182019
The Eranda Rothschild Foundation makes grants to areas, one of which is the Arts. The Foundation supports the education and outreach work of arts charities, prioritising work that is well known to the Foundation.
I remain humbled and grateful to be part of a community of creators actively trying to build their boldest visions, always ready to solve problems and deliver urgent works of creativity. If you ever want to talk through your project or need any further assistance don't hesitate to get in touch
- Solomon O