Support for artists, practitioners and groups at an early stage of their career.
On this page:
- Opportunities for early career artists
- What we mean by early career artists, practitioners, and collaborators
- Who to talk to
- You may also be interested in
Opportunities for early career artists
Artist
‘Artist’ means someone who produces artwork in one of the artforms we support.
Read more about the artforms we support.
Early career artist
‘Early career artist’ means an artist of any age who is in the early stages of their artistic career.
They may or may not have formal training. They will have less experience than an established artist and may not have presented their work publicly.
Established artist
An ‘Established artist’ may or may not have formal training but will have experience in their artform that is recognised by others and have presented their work publicly.
Practitioner
‘Practitioner’ means someone who plays a necessary role in the creation, presentation, or distribution of artwork.
This includes artists but also others such as producers, stage managers, technicians, publishers, editors, translators, designers, curators, agents and dealers, or community-based practitioners.
Collaborators
‘Collaborators’ means artists and practitioners who come together to work on a specific arts activity or project.
Examples of collaborators include:
- a band working on a new album
- a theatre collective developing and delivering a new show
- visual artists developing and delivering works for a group exhibition
- a small publishing or artist collective
Groups that meet the definition of both 'Arts groups' and 'Collaborators'
Some groups may fit the ‘Arts Groups’ and ‘Collaborators’ definition.
These groups can apply for one of the following:
They cannot apply to both.
Speak to an adviser to determine which fund is best for your group to apply to