Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (Arts Council of Wales) is the national public arts funder for Wales, supporting artists, schools, venues, and cultural organizations to create, present, and exhibit arts activity across the country. Its funding strongly favors access and participation, creative learning for children and teachers, arts and health partnerships, capital improvements for cultural infrastructure, and opportunities that raise the profile of Welsh work nationally and internationally. Many of its programs are targeted, time-bound, and aligned to specific outcomes such as wellbeing, touring, community engagement, and professional development.
Program-specific grants with clearly defined eligibility and deadlines; mix of small awards (e.g., up to £1,000 or £2,000) and larger project or capital grants, including some multi-partner or invitation/curated opportunities. Funding is mostly Wales-focused, with a few international-facing programs for Welsh artists and organizations.
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Check the specific program page carefully, as each scheme has its own eligibility rules, geography, and deadline; many are open only to Wales-based schools, practitioners, or organizations. Applicants should align proposals tightly to the stated outcomes (e.g., wellbeing, engagement, touring, access, or capital improvement) and, for partnership programs, show clear collaboration and measurable benefit to participants or communities.
Current and upcoming funding from Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to partnership bids across arts, health, social care, nature, environmental and third sectors. Must include an arts partner and a health partner (and a nature partner if relevant). Applicants may be organisations; multi-year funded organisations are eligible.
Deadline: Next round open 2026-04-01 and closes 1pm on 2026-05-27.
Who can apply: Open to state-maintained schools in Wales only. Each school must nominate one teacher who will attend mandatory training and lead the enquiry with learners. Independent schools are not eligible. The enquiry must focus on literacy or health and wellbeing and take place within normal teaching.
Deadline: Applications close 10 June 2026 at 5pm; training and delivery take place in the 2026-27 cycle.
Who can apply: Applications can only be submitted by state-maintained schools in Wales or pupil referral units in Wales for learners aged 3-16. The visit should focus on seeing high-quality art in venues across Wales. The fund covers tickets and transport only, up to 90% of costs, with at least 10% match funding.
Deadline: Rolling throughout the year; submit at least 5 working weeks before the planned date of visit.
Who can apply: Applications can be submitted by state-maintained schools in Wales, pupil referral units in Wales, or arts/cultural organisations based in Wales. Activity must support learners aged 3-16 and be aligned to one of the expressive arts disciplines.
Deadline: Not specified in the provided content; appears open/ongoing.
Who can apply: Arts organisations and individual creative professionals based in Wales, working within supported artforms. Activity must take place in person outside Wales and the UK with at least one international partner. Applicants must allow at least 10 working weeks between submission and project start and demonstrate other funding/income.
Deadline: Applications accepted while the fund is open; allow at least 10 working weeks before project start.
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