Circular Culture is an initiative by the British Council developed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. It provides financial and training resources to promote artistic exchange between Latin American, Caribbean (LATAC) countries, and the United Kingdom, strengthening cultural festival offerings and promoting the development of a sustainable cultural sector. Additionally, Circular Culture is committed to professionalising the LATAC cultural sector and offers a training scheme for managers with UK experts to integrate sustainable development skills into their cultural management practices.
The Circular Culture Grant offers a total fund of 350,000 GBP and is aimed at cultural and artistic festivals – both in-person and digital – taking place in the aforementioned countries. Festivals interested in collaborations, artistic exhibitions, or training activities with British professionals, as well as fostering changes in attitudes, narratives, and practices related to sustainable culture, are encouraged to apply.
The proposal must demonstrate a commitment to implementing sustainable practices that reduce the festival’s environmental impact and a partnership with a United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) counterpart is mandatory.
The proposed projects can be multidisciplinary, encompassing at least one of the disciplines mentioned in the call (visual arts, film, dance, architecture, design, fashion, literature, music, or theatre).
There are two categories for the grant: Group 1 (Categories A to F) encompasses festivals expecting up to 10,000 attendees and applying for up to 12,000 GBP, and Group 2 (Categories G and H) caters to festivals expecting over 10,000 attendees and applying for 15,000 GBP to 20,000 GBP.
