Apply for the Biennials Connect Grants

We are offering grants of up to £5,000 and £10,000 to support artists participation in visual arts festivals / biennials. The Biennials Connect programme promotes cross-cultural exchange and collaboration by providing opportunities for artists and biennials to connect, collaborate and build meaningful partnerships across the globe. The grants directly benefit artists through visual arts organisations by facilitating opportunities for travel, supporting the production of new work, networking, skills building and showcasing.

ASEAN Music Festival delegate goes to WOMEX

We are happy to share that one of our participants to the ASEAN Music Festival delegation, Anna Nicole Sarmiento, the CEO & Founder of Red Ninja Production and the Music Export Director for Sonik Philippines, was selected for the Global Music Leaders programme, which will run from now until early 2025.

Delivered in partnership with the British Council, the programme will kick off with 10 online training sessions. The cohort will come together for a residency in Manchester during WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) where they will attend as delegates, and take part in additional masterclasses, workshops and networking sessions.

British Council presents at Creative Sector Planning workshop

Our Head of Arts, Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan, recently presented the British Council's work at the Creative Sector Planning Workshop and Game Development Information session in Cebu City. The activity was hosted by the U.S.-Philippines Partnership for Skills, Innovation, and Lifelong Learning (UPSKILL) Progamme in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry - Region VII (DTI-VII).

Celebrate CTC collaborations

We invite you to watch a series of videos on Connections Through Culture grantees from the past and present, starting with CTC 2023/24 grantee Elephant.

In this video, we celebrate their successful collaboration with INFERNO LONDON on 'God Save The Queers, Bless The Badings'.

Click the link below to visit the videos of previous grantees Maya Tamayo and Camille Albarracin.

Our work in the arts and creative industries

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