Cultural Bridge – Funding for Social Arts Organisations

Deadline to apply – Tuesday 26th November, link here

Cultural Bridge supports arts and cultural organisations across the UK and Germany to develop partnerships that explore social arts practice.

By enabling new and existing connections, the programme supports a growing network of organisations committed to sharing expertise and skills, exchanging ideas and collaborating on artistic practices and projects that explore themes and issues faced by communities across both countries.

The 2025 – 2026 Cultural Bridge programme application portal will be open from Tuesday 15th October to Tuesday 26th November 2024.

To be eligible, applicants must: 

• Be an organisation based in the UK or Germany (see guidance for further definition of ‘organisation’
• Be able to demonstrate expertise in social arts practice working with communities 

Cultural Bridge is open to all artforms and will prioritise support for: 

• Smaller arts & cultural organisations who don’t already receive significant or sustained funding 
• Organisations who empower local communities through their creative work
• Organisations whose work aligns with our programme aims and place themes
• Organisations who foster equity, diversity and inclusion through their leadership and practice