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Applications for our Cultural Multi-Annual Grants scheme closed on Friday 6 October 2023.
The scheme offers two funding strands. The funding is available for two or four years. Under this scheme, we offer two funding strands which are available for two or four years.
This scheme includes:
For arts and heritage organisations with a year-round programme of activity:
For festivals and events:
To recognise five successful years of Belfast hosting TG4’s prestigious Gradam Ceoil awards, we are offering a £3,000 bursary scheme to three successful applicants.
The objectives of this scheme are to enhance traditional music in Belfast, support creativity and cultural expression, professional development and to help promote Belfast as a UNESCO city of music.
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be aged 18 to 25 years old and actively involved in traditional Irish music, either as a musician or singer or both.
This scheme closed on Wednesday 31 January.
For more information on how to apply, go to www.theduncairn.com/gradam-ceoil-bursary
Applications closed on Monday 11 December 2023.
The scheme is closed to applications.
Applications closed on Friday 15 September 2023.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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ArtsEkta | Belfast Mela |
Féile an Phobail | Féile an Phobail August Festival |
Young at Art | Belfast Children’s Festival |
NI Science Festival | NI Science Festival |
Applications closed at 12 noon on Friday 12 January 2024.
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