In the first half of this year's Seed Fund we awarded ten small grants totalling £1800 to Somerset practitioners. We hope to make a similar amount of small awards with the second and final round of the Seed Fund being particularly targeted at graduate, young and emerging artists, although more established artists are also welcome to apply.

The seed fund aim is to support the development of artists’ skills and/or initiatives that create the potential for new employment and work opportunities. As seed funding, it is precisely that: a modest sum of money that may help to unlock other resources.

What does that mean in practice?

You may be a graduate or performance practitioner wishing to go on a training course or placement;
You may be a company looking for a small investment to pump-prime your project or to act as match funding for other applications;
You may need help with hiring rehearsal space to create new work.

The main thing is that you require seed funding either to increase your professional skills or to act as a catalyst for the creation and/or development of new work. We have tried to make the application process as straightforward as possible. As we anticipate that the call on the funds will be greater than the amount available, inevitably, there are certain criteria that applicants must meet.

The deadline for this round is Friday 31 January.

For futher information please see below for downloads: Guidelines and Application Form.

We wish you every success with your application!

Sarah Peterkin & Mark Helyar, Co-Directors of Theatre
sarah@takeart.org mark@takeart.org

Some of the successful applicants from the last round of Seed Fund said:

Thank you so much for accepting my application I feel really excited now to plan and make my thoughts come to life :) Joe Garbett

….this support and recondition of my ideas gives me confidence to develop my practice. David Davies

Thank you so much for the grant of £150. I am delighted and cannot wait to tell the rest of the group. Kim Cook

Thank you so much for the offer, the £100 will help a lot! Lucy Hartland-Mann