Our work in arts

Our work in arts and culture builds creative and collaborative global communities that inspire innovation, inclusion, and enterprise.

We offer networking, funding, insight and resources to the UK and global creative sectors, supporting artists and cultural professionals to achieve their ambitions and realise their potential.

Opportunities

Browse our current opportunities for artists and creative industry professionals, practitioners and organisations.

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20/04/2026 - 10/05/2026

Publishing Futures: IPA Congress, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Publishers from Indonesia, Malaysia and the UK can apply to join the Publishing...

Orchestra performing on stage with blue lighting and a large screen displaying text behind them.

13/03/2026 - 17/05/2026

Diaphonique Open Call – The French-British-Irish Fund for Co...

Diaphonique funds collaborative contemporary classical music projects that...

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07/04/2026 - 02/06/2026

Magnetic Residencies

Magnetic is a joint Franco-UK initiative offering artist residencies of two to...

Residencies
Multi art form
Multi region

Meet the UK-Malaysia Team

Meet the team selected to represent the UK at the 20th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2027.

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Events

Our events bring together artists and industry experts to share creative projects, ideas and knowledge between nations. Join us in person and online.

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01/08/2025 - 30/06/2026

UK/Brazil Season

A year-long celebration of cultural exchange between the UK and Brazil...

Multi art form
Multi region

A still from John Akomfrah's Listening All Night To The Rain featuring 6 screens all showing different views of a ruined church.

16/05/2026 - 21/03/2027

Listening All Night To The Rain UK tour

See John Akomfrah’s Listening All Night To The Rain in Liverpool and Dundee as......

05/06/2026 - 21/06/2026

Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art

Find out more about a globally-renowned festival that showcases the vital work...

Resources

Explore our latest resources, including research, guides, toolkits and reports.

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Writer and independent curator Iris Long’s ‘Under the Cloud’ is a long-term research and curatorial project exploring the infrastructures of science and technology in China.

Projects

Learn more about our latest projects.

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Edinburgh International Performing Arts Delegation

This theatre and dance programme invites international programmers to the...

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Artist Residency Programme

Our new residency programme supports artists affected by conflict.

Multi art form
Multi region

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Connections Through Culture Grants

A grants programme designed to nurture fresh cultural partnerships between the...

Multi art form
Multi region

Selector live at SXSW 2026

Discover the sounds of SXSW 2026 thanks to our Selector Sessions live from the festival.

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Our World Connected podcast

Global conversations about culture, connection and empowerment.

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Our portfolio

Our portfolio of projects and programmes shares the diversity and distinctive creative voices of all four countries of the UK with global audiences, both face-to-face and online.

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