‘Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man [or woman] for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly.

‘Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man [or woman] for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined’

Peter Drucker

Grants for the arts

Skin, ACE Dance and MusicPhoto: Brian Slater

Catriona HunterDigital & Creative Media

Arts Council England

Sophie Ryder Sitting 2007. Yorkshire Sculpture ParkPhoto: Jonty Wilde

The creative economy

The creative industries

• architecture

• crafts

• computer games

• design

• designer fashion

• film and video

• music

• performing arts

• publishing/literature

• software

• TV and radio

• visual arts

Ai Wei Wei Web of light, commissioned for Liverpool Biennial ’08Photo: ADatabase

Working in the creative sectorThe Night Carnival, featuring Kinetika, Bloco dancers at the Mayor’s Thames FestivalPhoto: Elicio Carrio, via Mayor’s Thames Festival

Arts Council EnglandProgrammes of support

• Creative industry finance

www.creativeindustryfinance.org.uk

• Creative employment programme

• Grants for the arts

www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-

for-funding/grants-for-the-arts

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The grand launch of the newly refurbished Spike Island, Bristol, which was part-funded by the Arts CouncilPhoto: Kevin Clifford

Other support available• Cida Co - www.cida.org• Creative England - www.creativeengland.co.uk • Cultural Industries Development Agency (CIDA) -

www.cida.co.uk • MeWe360 - www.mewe360.com • School for Creative Start-ups -

www.schoolforstartups.co.uk • The Key Fund - www.thekeyfund.co.uk • The Princes Trust Enterprise Programme -

www.princes-trust.org.uk

Catriona Hunter

[email protected]

Debbie Fionn Barr taking part in Dance SCAPES project, DorsetPhoto: Kevin Clifford