This funding opportunity is now closed.
Call for Projects
Arts Partnership Surrey is looking to commission impactful projects and activities that deliver strong outcomes for communities in Surrey. Successful projects will demonstrate a clear alignment with one or more of the partnership’s strategic priorities:
- Economic growth/thriving high streets
- Community empowerment/engaging under-served residents
- Health and wellbeing/mental health and social isolation
We are inviting proposals from artists and creative organisations who are located in Surrey or have a particular interest in working in the county. We are particularly keen to engage practitioners from diverse backgrounds and under-served communities.
In the current round we are looking to commission projects with a financial contribution from Arts Partnership Surrey of up to £10,000 per project. Strong proposals are deemed as those that can evidence partnership funding from other sources, offer a return on investment and/or deliver a lasting impact.
Project activity should happen in each or most of the member boroughs which include Elmbridge, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, and Waverley. As a supportive and proactive partner, Arts Partnership Surrey can help identify partners and locate activity where it is most needed. Arts Partnership Surrey may advise on delivery locations to meet local need.
We are interested in supporting a range of art forms and are looking for proposals which are creatively ambitious.
Commission Timeline
This commission is for one-year projects taking place from April 2025 and finishing by March 2026.
The round will open on 30th September 2024 and will close for submissions at 11.59pm on Sunday 15th December 2024. The applications will be assessed by our panel in January, after which you may be contacted for further information. Successful applicants should expect to be notified the week of the 17th February 2025. If you do not hear back from us after this week, unfortunately, your application has not been successful.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Session and Surgery Slots
On Tuesday 17th September, we hosted an FAQ session. You can view the FAQs here.
Online Surgery Slots were hosted from September-October. These have now been completed. If you have any further questions, please email artspartnership@surreycc.gov.uk
Applying
Applications will open on 30th September 2024.
Please complete the application form to tell us about your project idea and how it will deliver impact against one or more of the partnership’s priorities. Please refer to our outcomes and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework when describing the difference your project will make and how you will measure this.
Please note that we will not read embedded links but you are welcome to supply an appendix of supporting materials to a maximum of 2 pages.
If you are expecting to work with delivery partners on your project, please have preliminary conversations before submitting your application and outline status of the partnership on your application e.g. partnership confirmed/partnership expected.
If you have any questions before filling in this form, please address them to artspartnership@surreycc.gov.uk.
Please submit your application form and monitoring form to artspartnership@surreycc.gov.uk by 11.59pm on Sunday 15th December 2024.
Application Form
Monitoring Form
Outcomes and KPI Framework
About us
Arts Partnership Surrey is a long-standing strategic group of local councils working together to create arts for Surrey that meet local social, economic, learning and health needs. The network has valuable community links and a track record of delivering quality art projects. Arts Partnership Surrey is open to all local authorities in Surrey.
Our vision: Surrey is the home to equal access to the arts.
Our Mission: Arts Partnership Surrey enables and delivers vibrant community-led arts that make a difference to people’s lives.
Our priorities:
Arts Partnership Surrey has identified the following strategic priorities for its work over the next 3 years, which are drawn from the strategic plans of all 11 Districts and Boroughs in Surrey and align with the Local Government Association (LGAs) Cornerstones of Culture report:
- Economic growth
Focus: Thriving high streets - Community empowerment
Focus: Engaging disadvantaged residents - Health & wellbeing
Focus: Mental health and social isolation
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