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Welcome to Arts Council England

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What we do

Let's Create

Let's Create is our strategy for 2020-2030 and an invitation to join us in creating a country transformed by culture

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Photo by Artonik Bell Square. Photo © Vipul Sangoi

Photo by Elexi Walker in Queen of Chapeltown © Anthony Robling

A saxophone player performs on stage

Photo by Serious – EFG London Jazz Festival. Photo: Stephen Wright

How to apply

How can I apply?

We invest public money from government and the National Lottery to make sure everyone’s creativity is given the chance to flourish and we all have access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences.

Apply for funding

Take a look at our open funding streams and find out if you’re eligible to apply.

A child watches a parade as part of The Hatchling - Trigger.

Photo by The Hatchling - Trigger. Photo (C) Dom Moore.

Our application portal

You can apply to us through Grantium. If you’ve never used it before, we have lots of guidance documents and videos to help you navigate it.

Digging Devices Our Common Tools by Katie Surridge Photo Pete Millson. Photo: © Pete Millson 2021.

Photo by Digging Devices Our Common Tools by Katie Surridge Photo Pete Millson. Photo: © Pete Millson 2021.

Access support

If you have access needs and require further support to complete your application, there’s a number of ways we can help, like paying for a support worker.

Rebecca Banatvala as Aramis in The Dukes production of The Three Musketeers

Photo by Rebecca Banatvala as Aramis in The Dukes production of The Three Musketeers. Photo © Claire Griffiths

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Contact us

Get in touch

Our customer services team can help by email, phone or live chat. They're available Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm.

Studio Wayne McGregor & students from Weston College perform a dance response to Luke Jerram’s In Memoriam

Photo by Studio Wayne McGregor & students from Weston College perform a dance response to Luke Jerram’s In Memoriam. Image © Finnbarr Webster

Media enquiries

Find out who to contact with national press and media enquiries

A dancer on his knees looks at the floor, while another dancer moves around him, a flowing red cloth blowing in the air within his grasp.

Photo by Shailesh Bahoran and Sooraj Subramaniam of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance perform Material Men, commissioned by Southbank Centre. Photo © Chris Nash.