Creative Wales Awards

Are you an artist, working in any artform, looking for an opportunity to develop your professional practice? Creative Wales Awards of up to £25,000 are available to help you if you are a resident in Wales.

For a preliminary discussion about your project idea and your eligibility, please contact your nearest regional ACW office, or in the case of literature applicants contact Academi.

For further information please consult the General Guide to Funding for Individuals.

The Creative Wales Awards are unique in celebrating the creativity of artists living in Wales and represent a significant investment by The Arts Council of Wales in individual artists.  Grants of up to £25,000 are awarded to established artists from a variety of different disciplines including visual arts, ceramics, photography, literature and music.

The awards aim to develop excellence and to build sustainability in the arts by supporting artists in creating new, experimental and innovative work that takes forward their art-form and artistic practice.  It provides artists with the opportunity to concentrate on developing their work in time intensive and exploratory ways, temporarily free from their usual commitments.

Please note that the deadline date for submission of Creative Wales applications will be Friday, 11th June 2010. Contact an Arts Council of Wales Officer for further information.