Arts Awards

The Wellcome Trust

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Arts-Awards/index.htm

Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.

The scheme aims to:

-stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts
-examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of biomedical science
-support formal and informal learning
-encourage new ways of thinking
-encourage high quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or education practice.

All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people.

Funding can be applied for at two levels:

Small to medium-sized projects (up to and including £30 000)
Funding can either be used to support the development of new project ideas, deliver small-scale productions or workshops, investigate and experiment with new methods of engagement through the arts, or develop new collaborative relationships between artists and scientists.

Large projects (above £30 000)
This funding can be used to fund full or part production costs for large-scale arts projects that aim to have significant impact on the public's engagement with biomedical science. We are also interested in supporting high-quality, multi-audience, multi-outcome projects.