Antrim Arts and Heritage Small Grants Scheme

Overview

The Antrim Borough Arts & Heritage Committee community arts development small grant scheme has been set up to enable arts, community and special interest groups throughout the Antrim Borough area to enhance existing, and undertake new, community arts activities.

Who is eligible?

• Arts groups such as photographic associations or drama clubs
• Community associations such as residents and tenants groups
• Special interest groups such as historical societies
• Individual artists and historians who can demonstrate a significant level of professional achievement and are wishing to undertake activities/projects that will clearly benefit the cultural life of the Borough
• Statutory organisations are not eligible for funds from the community arts development small grant scheme

Grants of up to £500 are available. The community arts development small grant can represent up to 90% of the total project cost.

The following are for example only:

• An arts group could invite a professional practitioner to lead a series of masterclasses
• A residents association could work with an artist to design an artwork for a community venue
• A senior citizens group could work with an artist to bring to life stories from the past
• A youth group could work on a project to enhance costumes/props for a pantomime or performance

Grant Criteria

• Projects should be small scale with community participation
• Projects should demonstrate community benefit, support and appeal
• Grants can be used in conjunction with other schemes, such as the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Artist in the Community Scheme
• Grants will not normally be given for revenue costs such as rent or organisation overheads
• Grants are designed to support one-off projects, successful applications will not automatically lead to repeat funding
• Grants are not available for expenditure on facilities
• Retrospective funding is not available