Connections through Culture is the British Council’s major arts grants programme, providing funding to facilitate meaningful partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries.
Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are available to support creative practitioners, cultural professionals, artists, organisations, festivals, biennials, hubs and collectives to develop and deliver projects across a range of themes and art forms.
Applications must involve collaboration between at least one UK-based partner and at least one partner based in an eligible participating country. These are:
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, mainland China, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.
The funding can be used for a range of activities including: collaborative artistic development; residencies and exchanges; workshops; exhibitions; festivals; digital innovation; audience engagement; research; and capacity building.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants to support artistic collaboration between the UK and participating countries
Application deadline:
12 August 2026