Arts grants
A variety of grants are available to support arts activities in Gwynedd.
1. Community Arts Fund
This fund supports community arts activities led by community and voluntary groups in Gwynedd. Grants up to £500 available.
Please ensure you read the guidelines before competing the application form. For advice and more information contact celf@gwynedd.llyw.cymru / 01286 679721
Closing dates:
- 31 March 2026
- 30 June 2026
- 30 September 2026
- 15 December 2026
We aim to inform applicants of their application result within a fortnight of the closing date. We will acknowledge receipt of each grant application received.
2. Gwynedd Arts Support Grant
The objective of this fund is to support arts-based projects and organisations in Gwynedd, to continue their arts activities and programmes between May 2026 and March 2028.
How much is available? Grants of up to £7,500 are available
Closing date: 10am on 12 May 2026. Projects must be completed by 26 March, 2028.
The aim of the fund is to support projects that:
- Provide Welsh language arts provision or opportunities (for example providing bilingual workshops, using Welsh in marketing and social media)
- Explore how the arts can support health and wellbeing of the people of Gwynedd
- Respond to the effects of climate change in Gwynedd
- Share effective lessons and new ways of working with others in the arts sector in Gwynedd
- Pilot alternative methods of conducting arts activity in Gwynedd
- Experiment with technology and digital methods of working to benefit the arts sector in Gwynedd
- Reach participants or audiences in an alternative and accessible manner
- Raise awareness of the value of arts to the lives of people across Gwynedd
- Ensure quality arts provision and experiences
Note: We include dance, visual art, literature, music, drama, film, photography and digital art within the ‘Arts’ term.
Monitoring
Please submit monitoring to claim first year payment before March 2027. Monitoring to claim second year’s payment to be submitted before March 2028.
Access support
Please advise us if you have any access issues that will affect completion of this application, for example dyslexia.
Who can apply :
- Constituted Community Groups
- Registered Charities
- Cooperatives
- Companies Limited by Guarantee
Who can not apply :
- Individuals
- Businesses that make a profit
- Groups outside of Gwynedd
- Schools
- Commercial bodies and companies
What can be funded:
- Fees for creative practitioners and project related staff
- Room hire or rent
- Cost of materials
- Marketing as an element of the project
Not covered by this funding:
- Activities outside of Gwynedd
- Activities taking place after the 20th of March 2028.
- Day to day running costs of the organisation
- Building costs including repairs
- Applications by schools
- Activities that have already taken place
- Activities where full funding has already been secured
- Capital costs including equipment
3. Night Out
Cyngor Gwynedd Community Arts works in partnership with Night Out:
Are you a community centre, village hall or youth club?
Would you like to put on professional performances in your venue?
Would you like to stop the headache of financial risk?
Think you can't afford it? Yes, you can.
Then apply to the Night Out scheme run by the Community Touring Unit of The Arts Council of Wales in partnership with Cyngor Gwynedd. We can provide funding, advice, tickets and an up-to-date web site with details of companies and shows available.
Are you a professional performer, theatre company or band that would like to join the scheme?
Visit the website for more details: www.nightout.org.uk
Other possible funding
The Arts Council for Wales also funds the arts, visit their website to learn more: Arts Wales
More information
For more information, call 01286 679721 or e-mail celf@gwynedd.llyw.cymru