Performing Arts Grant Fund – Closed
The scheme aims to support community and voluntary sector performing arts groups within the district. This scheme is designed to enhance the cultural landscape by providing financial assistance to projects that demonstrate a significant community impact, meet identified needs, and ensure broad reach, engagement, and access to the performing arts in South Oxfordshire.
How much is available and what for?
Community and voluntary sector performing arts groups were invited to apply for grants from a minimum of £500 up to a maximum of £5,000 per application.
Who can apply?
Projects should provide benefit to more than one individual engaged in the performing arts (namely, theatre, music and dance), to groups of residents in South Oxfordshire.
The scheme is open to the following organisations:
- Not-for-profit, arts or community groups, voluntary, third sector or community sector, any of whom must have a constitution and committee structure
- Town/parish councils and parish meetings
- Not-for-profit preschools, PTAs and local authority-run schools or Academies (for non-statutory elements of the education programme not funded through school budgets and are out-of-hours provision)
Who can’t apply?
- Other local authorities/public sector bodies
- Individuals who are the supplier of the service (artists and performers)
- Groups raising funds on behalf of or improving/creating facilities that will primarily benefit an ineligible organisation
- Profit-based businesses (private businesses)
- Political and lobbying groups
- Nationwide organisations (except with a local constitution and/or local bank account, or projects clearly related to a local hub/branch)
Equalities
The council is committed to promoting equality, diversity and welcomes applications from organisations representing the protected characteristics, as set out within the Equality Act 2010, Public Sector Equality Duty, and Socio-economic Duty. We encourage all applicants to make their projects inclusive and accessible.
Previous projects supported
For ideas of what previous grants have funded, please refer to the list of grants below:-
Get in touch
For more information about the scheme and advice on potential projects, and other possible funding sources, please email the community arts team at performingartsgrants@southandvale.gov.uk
Contact us - Community grants
01235 422405
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South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE
