Arts, Culture, Heritage and Community Funding Bodies
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from the Government and the National Lottery. Contact your local office for more information.
Heritage Fund - The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK.
Kent County Council Community Grants & Funding - Details on funding currently available for community projects in the Kent area.
Kent Arts Investment Fund - Enabling arts activity to take place and to support artists to develop their creative practice, in order to grow the Kent economy and bring about positive change for residents and visitors in the county.
Medway Council Small Grants Programme - The Medway Small Grants Programme is open to groups whose activities benefit Medway residents.
Jobs, networking and professional development for artists
Medway Council Connect Register - aims to support arts professionals or adults with an interest in arts and culture in Medway.
The Connect Register can help you find out about events such as workshops, courses, projects, performances, exhibition previews, opportunities such as networking, training or professional development, commissions or jobs.
If you would like to join the Connect Register, please email arts@medway.gov.uk or by phone 01634 338 319.
Medway Arts Forum - a network for arts & cultural organisations and artists in Medway and North Kent, who regularly work with the community via the arts and/or manage arts spaces.
Kent Creative Connect - meet-ups and collaborative opportunities for artists in Kent
Arts Professional - news, features and opportunities in the arts and cultural sector
a-n - the Artists Information Company featuring jobs, funding opportunities and resources for artists
ArtsAdmin Artist Development - Artsadmin enables artists to create without boundaries, producing bold, interdisciplinary work to share with local, national and international audiences. Based in London at the Toynbee Studios.
The Stage - news, interviews and job opportunities for the performing arts sector
Arts News & Arts Jobs - Arts Council England's listings service for news and job opportunities in the arts and cultural sector
Useful websites for artists
Access Docs for Artists- Information on writing an access document for disabled artists, a document that outlines your disability access needs. Ideas Test recommends this for any artist or creative who has access needs.
Other websites
Visit Medway - Festivals and events in the Medway area and it's three major towns of Rochester, Chatham, and Gillingham.
Visit Swale - find local attractions and events in the Swale area