The Arts & Cultural Fund
The Essex County Council Arts and Cultural Fund supports organisations and creative practitioners to deliver a broad and exciting range of work and activity to engage with communities in Essex and to support the development of creative and cultural talent in our region.
Since launching the fund in 2022, the Arts and Cultural Fund awards have supported 74 projects across the county which have helped residents in Essex to access arts and culture and to participate in creative activities.
In addition to delivering social and wellbeing benefits, the creative and cultural sector is widely recognised as being at the forefront of economic and social regeneration. The Essex County Council Arts and Cultural Fund provides grants from between £2,500 to £30,000 to support projects in our communities.
You can read about previous Arts and Cultural Fund supported projects here
Fresh Air Festival – credit Lucy J Toms
Who can apply?
We welcome applications from a broad range of disciplines across arts, culture and heritage in Essex including festivals, exhibitions, photography, film and digital projects, crafting, playwriting workshops, museum development, music therapy, choir and dance projects and many more.
Before submitting an entry, we recommend reading the FAQs below.
Dance Network
Creative Spotlights
Click on the images below to read Case Studies of some of the projects the Arts and Cultural Fund has supported.
