Culture Inspire Fund
A new £300,000 fund has been launched in Greater Manchester to support freelancers and smaller organisations working in music and the arts.
Photography, literature, heritage projects and visual arts are some of the cultural groups who could benefit from individual grants of between £500 and £2,000.
Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports have shown the level of investment and support for freelancers, independent creatives, artists, musicians and performers across the arts could be improved, with many freelance artists leaving the sector.
The investment, funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will be administered by Salford CVS (Community and Voluntary Services) and allow freelancers and small organisations to apply for funding over the next three years.
Applications are encouraged from independent artists, musicians and small creative arts organisations from across Greater Manchester.
This fund is now closed and will reopen on 30 September.
CLOSED - Round 1
Round 1 closed at 12:00PM, Friday 1 March 2024. Below you can see a list of those funded broken up into our three main categories - creative organisation, independent organisation, freelance.
Creative Organisation
| Organisation/Individual | Location | Category |
| Bolton Contemporary | Bolton | Visual Art |
| ROJAK | Salford | Music |
| Sour Grapes Records | Manchester | Music |
| Hidden Altrincham Festival T/A Inch Arts | Trafford | Mixed/Music |
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Ashton-under-Lyne Photographic Society
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Tameside | Photography |
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Explosive Entertainments
|
Greater Manchester | Music |
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Kathleen Studios
|
Salford | Music |
Independent Organisation
| Organisation/Individual | Location | Category |
| Angus Riddell | Manchester | Woodwork |
| Harley Bainbridge | Greater Manchester | Photography |
| Kintsuku | Manchester | Music |
| Crafty Clay - Saddleworth | Oldham, Tameside | Pottery |
| Laynah Juma | Wigan | Music |
| Dan Lovatt | Salford | Film/Theatre |
| Ula Fung | Wigan | Painting |
| Ms Man Wai Tse | Trafford | Crochet/Painting |
| Pui Ka Cheng | Greater Manchester | Puppetry |
| Jim Parris | Greater Manchester | Music |
| Safety Catch Studios | Trafford | Live Performance/Audio |
Freelance
| Organisation/Individual | Location | Category |
| Emma Black - Music in Health | Greater Manchester (Except Wigan) | Music |
| Loose Articles | Greater Manchester | Music |
| Boy Oh Boy Designs | Manchester | Graphic Design |
| Hart Creative | Manchester | Photography |
| Richard Babington | Trafford, Salford, Manchester, Oldham | SFX/Outdoor Arts |
| Martin Purdy | Greater Manchester | Music |
| Becky McGillivray | Greater Manchester | Muralism |
| Rebecca Taylor Sharman | Greater Manchester | Music |
| Cheryl Blake | Greater Manchester | Mixed |
| Caroline Daly | Manchester, Trafford | Puppetry |
| Caroline Channing Stained Glass | Stockport | Stained Glass |
| Magdalena Kij aka Maggie Stick & DJ Try | Greater Manchester | Music |
| Freya Wysocki | Manchester, Salford | Textiles |
| Sonia Bird | Salford | Visual Art/Photography |