Introduction

The British Council Biennials Connect Grants 2024 is a funding opportunity that supports visual artists to participate in UK and international festivals and biennials.

The grants aim to facilitate opportunities for travel, production of new work, networking, skills building, and showcasing for artists. The program also promotes cross-cultural exchange by connecting artists and biennials for collaboration and partnership building. This is the third round of the Biennials Connect Grants.

Scope of Work

The Biennials Connect Grants support visual artists' participation in UK and international festivals and biennials. The grants cover travel, production of new work, networking, skills building, and showcasing opportunities for artists. The program also promotes cross-cultural exchange by connecting artists and biennials for collaboration and partnership building.

Eligibility

• Organizations applying must be either UK biennials or festivals supporting international visual artists' participation, international biennials or festivals supporting visual artists' participation from the UK, or other visual arts organizations collaborating with a biennial/festival.

• Organizations must be based in the UK or an eligible international country.

• Organizations must be primarily a visual art biennial or festival. Multi-arts biennials and festivals can apply but they must demonstrate a focus on visual arts within their program.

• Organizations must be supporting artists over the age of 18.

• If artist travel is included in the project, the artists must be able to travel internationally on valid passports (organizations must arrange travel, transport, accommodations, insurance, and visas themselves).

• Organizations must be supporting artists they have either not previously worked with or supporting new projects with artists they have worked with before.

Budget and Duration

Eligible biennials/festivals can apply for grants of up to £5,000 and £10,000 to support visual artists' participation in their festival.

Additional Information

The Biennials Connect Grants program is designed to promote cross-cultural exchange and support visual artists in their artistic endeavors.

Key Dates

The application deadline is September 22, 2024, at 23:59 British Summer Time (BST).

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