The Community Foundation for Surrey is currently distributing funding on behalf of the Arts Council via the Let’s Create Jubilee Fund. This is an opportunity for voluntary and community groups to partner with an arts organisation to put on a fun, creative, cultural, arts-based celebratory event in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Grants of up to £10,000 are available towards a one-off event which culminates in June, preferably on the bank holiday week. The Arts Council would prefer that community groups partner with an Arts Council funded artist, particularly for projects over £5,000.
- Normal eligibility criteria applies; please do check that you meet this by looking on our website here https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/guidance/
- The Fund webpage provide a lot of the key information about the Fund and can be found here https://www.cfsurrey.org.uk/lets-create-queens-jubilee-fund/
- They have created a document with the key information, which might be of use – Guide for Applicants – cfsurrey.org.uk/Guide-for-applying-groups-Arts-Council-England-Lets-Create-Jubilee-Fund-UPDATED.pdf
- In order to see which artists in Surrey and the South East have been funded by the Arts Council England, please check the spreadsheet here. There are 2 tabs for Surrey, and the south east. In order to contact the groups, I am afraid they have not been provided contact details, so it will require a Google search. Check here for artists previously funded by ACE – cfsurrey.org.uk/ACE-Funded-Artists-Lets-Create-Jubilee-Fund-UPDATED.xlsx
The Fund is currently open for applications. You can start the application online and save drafts as you go. Please ensure the completed application is submitted by or on 28 February at the very latest. Funding outcomes will be available on 1 April 2022. Funding can cover the period of April – mid August to allow for planning and evaluation; the celebratory event itself MUST take place in June.