Funding and Resources for UK Based Artists and Artist-Led Organisations
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Last updated January 2026
Thee list below is not exhaustive, however they are organisations we have worked with, or come across, who we think might be of interest to those working in the arts sector.
UK Arts Councils:
Funding and advice for artistic development and projects across the UK.
Major Trusts and Foundations:
National Lottery funding:
Includes Arts and Film and Heritage & Conservation categories
Funding and awards from other arts-specific funders and arts organisations:
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Art Cry: Grants and micro-grants for artistic responses to current social and political events. Temporarily closed in January 2026
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Elephant Trust: Grants for artists in the fine arts and small organisations and galleries
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Equity Charitable Trust: Welfare Grants for theatre industry professionals
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Freelands Foundation: Funding to support visual organisations and programmes
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Grand Plan: Grants for artists of colour who want to make a new creative project
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Hugo Burge Foundation UK-wide grants programme supporting individual artists, apprenticeships, festivals, and creative education. 2026 opening dates to be announced.
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MGC Futures: Bursaries for early career theatre practitioners
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Unity Theatre Trust: Grants for theatre organisations, grant application round opens in March 2026
Listings for opportunities and funding for artists, curators, producers and arts organisations:
Arts Admin Anchor: weekly e-newsletter for artists and arts professionals
Arts Council England – News page: includes opportunities, courses, commissions and funding submitted by arts organisations and individuals.
It’s Nice That: A list of creative schemes, opportunities and networks for the BIPOC community.
Outside In: artist development, training and exhibition opportunities for artist facing significant barriers to the art world
The White Pube Funding Library: a resource of successful funding applications to learn from.
This page is updated annually with a list of organisations who we think might be of interest to those working in the arts sector. Please note that Jerwood Foundation does not take responsibility for information on external organisations’ websites.
