Arts and community organisations can bid for £1,200 culture grants

With residents and families throughout Leeds currently observing social distancing, the team at Leeds Inspired say they have been working on new ways to help people stay engaged with arts and culture.

From Thursday, March 26, grants of up to £1,200 will be available to artists and organisations to support them to create a new wave of imaginative activities and events that people can take part in.

The project will see existing small grant funding, usually allocated every two months, expanded to provide a boost to the city’s cultural community.

The funding can be used by successful applicants to enable their events, talk, classes or workshops to be delivered digitally or to create fun, inventive ways of experiencing the arts offline that Leeds residents can enjoy safely.