Arts and creativity making change: grants

Poetic Unity

In 2023, we made 19 grants, totalling £2.8m, in our Arts and creativity making change funding priority. On this page, you can explore grants awarded in this priority.

Grants are listed with the most recent at the top. If you're having trouble exploring the grants list below, you can also explore and filter the results using 360Giving's GrantNav.

If you are interested in applying for funding under this priority, please see our guidance for support to learn more about the work we're looking to support under the relevant long-term outcome. You can also watch our Q&A webinar on our Arts and creativity making change priority.

You can also find stories about our funding in arts and creativity making change further down this page.

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Stories

  • ACTA-DreamArts-4 (1)

    Youth-Led Creativity: 10 organisations awarded funding

    We're excited to announce the 10 organisations awarded Youth-Led Creativity funding, totalling £1.1m. Organisations will also be supported through a Learning Programme, which will run alongside the funding, and will be co-designed with them and Esmée's Involving Young People Collective.

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    Culture&

    Culture& works in partnership with arts and heritage organisations to develop programmes that promote diversity by opening up the UK arts and heritage sectors to new talent and audiences – particularly people with experience of systemic injustice.

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    Graeae Theatre Company

    Graeae is a world-class accessible theatre company, that breaks down barriers and transforms preconceptions by placing Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists centre stage.

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  • Poetic Unity-Poetic Unity team meal

    Poetic Unity

    Poetic Unity is a Black-led charity that provides spaces for learning, expression and joy through poetry. Based in Brixton, Poetic Unity offers a service by the community, for the community, predominantly supporting young people of Black and mixed-Black heritage, aged 10-30.

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  • The Music Works

    The Music Works

    The Music Works is a youth-led charity working to transform young lives through music. Based in Gloucestershire, they are specialists in working with young people in challenging circumstances to help them reach their full potential in music, learning and in life.

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