Funding to support artistic collaboration and exchange between creative professionals and arts organisations in the participating countries and all four nations of the UK. For 2025, this includes specific countries in Asia and Europe.
The scope of a project might be simply to collaborate on a piece of art, a film, piece of writing or music, or could include any of the following:
- residencies
- exhibitions, festivals, showcases, workshops, performances, screening programmes
- projects which focus on or include digital innovation (such as projects which combine art with technology in a new or different way)
- conferences, panels and talks
- creative use of archives
- research and development of future project ideas
Although this is not a programme focusing on professional development, the outcome doesn’t strictly need to be a completed artistic outcome. Skills development can be part of a project, with the primary outcomes supporting creative and artistic work. Projects can be delivered digitally, face-to-face, or a hybrid blend of both.
ELIGIBILITY
Each application must comprise of at least one UK partner and one international partner from the countries listed below.
Eligible countries
Australia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Indonesia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
Applications covering all artforms and outcomes are accepted, but applications that respond to the themes of diversity and inclusion and climate change may be prioritised during final decision-making.
Applications are welcome from both new and returning partners, and the funder is particularly keen to hear from those they have not previously worked with.
Collaboration is central to the programme, and partners should work together to co-create, co-deliver, or co-explore innovative artistic and cultural projects.
Eligible art forms
- architecture
- design & fashion
- creative technology (incl. games, extended reality, immersive, mixed, augmented and virtual reality, artificial intelligence)
- film
- literature
- music
- theatre and dance
- visual arts
Also welcome are proposals for:
- cross-art form projects
- projects with themes relevant to the creative economy (policy, research and advocacy, as well as capacity building for creative professionals and policymakers)
- cross-disciplinary art projects (e.g., art + science, art + technology)
View the application toolkit below for the full eligibility criteria.
VALUE AND DURATION
Up to £5,000 for projects between the UK and Australia and New Zealand.
Up to £10,000 for projects between the UK and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Georgia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
Projects can be up to 12 months long. All projects must be completed by 31 October 2026.
KEY DATES
Deadline: 23 June 2025
Notification of decision: mid-August 2025
Projects start: from October 2025
Full details can be found in the documents below and on the opportunity webpage, where you will also find information about previously funded projects.