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EnglishArabicBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGermanGreekHindiHungarianIgboItalianJapaneseKoreanKurdish (Kurmanji)LatvianLithuanianLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalteseNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSudaneseSwahiliSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYorubaBrighter Sound have teamed up with one of dance music’s most exciting artists I. JORDAN to present an intentional, dedicated creative residency for Trans and Non-Binary music makers.
This 6-day project taking place in January 2023 is a space for artists to explore and develop their creative practice in a nurturing and mutually supportive environment.
Cultural organisations are being invited to bid for three years of funding to help them provide excellent cultural experiences and opportunities in Greater Manchester.
Applications are now open for the “Spirit” and “Sustain” strands of the Greater Manchester Culture Fund.
The fund supports delivery of the city-region’s culture strategy ‘Grown in Greater Manchester. Known Around the World’.
This month in Manchester’s Northern Quarter holds the first solo exhibition, THEY COME IN THREES, of Manchester based artist FNTSYWRLD. Featured at the buzzing new three floor exhibition space, Saan1, FNTSYWRLD’s artwork will take over from 17 - 31 October 2022. THEY COME IN THREES will feature ‘On The Streets – Painting for Homelessness’, a project raising money for Manchester’s most prominent homeless helpers.
To mark the city’s celebrations of 50 years of Manchester’s Caribbean Carnival The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust in partnership with Manchester Libraries have a series of 
free events for Black History Month at Manchester Central Library.
About the grant
The Cultural Partnership grant programme was set up in 2011 to provide core funding for cultural organisations and has run for three consecutive rounds.
The new round of funding will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. Grants of £10,000–£40,000 per annum are available.
Greater Manchester poverty charity Mustard Tree has announced it will host an art exhibition to mark the relaunch of the charity’s city centre training café The Olive Branch. The event will exhibit 
pieces from resident artist Graham Hudson’s Angels series.
Manchester City Council's Cultural Partnership Grants programme 2023-26 will provide core funding to cultural organisations in Manchester. Grants are available at £10,000 - £40,000 per year (subject to Council decision-making and budget setting) and the programme will launch in September.
To be eligible for this funding, your organisation must be:
MIF/The Factory are looking to pilot partnerships with four small organisations from Manchester or Salford. They’ll provide £10,000 as well as 12 months of logistical and capacity building support.
They are looking to open up direct and honest dialogues to improve knowledge and understanding so the range of voices from across the region are heard and reflected across their wider programme.
National Lottery Heritage Fund is launching a new funding initiative which will give pioneering organisations the freedom to be ambitious in their thinking and help shape the future of the heritage workforce.
The Heritage Innovation Fund will give groups the power to be more experimental, creative and try new ways of working to meet the future demands and ambitions for the UK’s diverse heritage.
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