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The Fenton Arts Trust

Open or will open again Arts, culture and heritage Built heritage Cultural, events and festivals Performing arts Verbal arts Visual arts and media Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

Overview

Grants are available to support individual works, activities, performances or prizes in any field of artistic endeavour including drama, painting, sculpture, dance, music, poetry and architecture.

An application may come from a group, company or institution or from an individual so long as the application does not involve support of an individual’s education or initial professional training.

What they support

The Trust’s overall aim is to give encouragement and financial support to those actively contributing to the creative arts in the U.K. It seeks to assist individuals and organisations who are making a worthwhile contribution to the artistic and cultural life of this country. In particular it wishes to support artists at the beginning of their careers, the often expressed desire of our founder Shu-Yao Fenton.

The objectives of the Trust include:

  • the provision of grants which will support or reward work or performance by individuals early in their professional careers
  • the provision of grants for institutions or organisations that share these aims

Beneficiaries

Key dates

Review funding scheme 19/01/2026