Council's Culture Fund opens for 2025-26 applications

Orkney Islands Council is inviting applications for its Culture Fund – a scheme aimed at supporting cultural activity in Orkney.

The fund is now open to applications for financial support for cultural events, activities or projects taking place in Orkney between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.

Grants can be awarded for projects related to arts, heritage or Orkney dialect, and can support new or existing projects.

Councillor Gwenda Shearer is Chair of the Council’s Education, Leisure and Housing Committee: “For more than a decade, the Council’s Culture Fund has supported a wide range of cultural events and projects, and in turn our heritage and community. This fund is always in demand, and applications are determined on merit just once a year - so I’d encourage interested groups to talk through project ideas with our Arts Development service before starting their application.”

Applications forms, and guidance and case studies of past projects are on the Orkney Islands Council website at www.orkney.gov.uk/CultureFund

The deadline for applications is 5pm 25 October 2024.