Welcome to FEAST
FEAST harnesses the many talents and energies of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly’s artists and communities to create inspiring opportunities for people to come together and enjoy high-quality arts as participants and audiences. We support artists to work with community volunteers to launch or invigorate local festivals and events and to open new doors for people to explore their own creativity. FEAST also works with partner organisations to offer new creative ways of tackling some of the social, economic or environmental issues facing Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
We invite you to get involved as an artist, a community producer or a participant.
FEAST Grants
The all important dates and deadlines for forthcoming FEAST grants, including Festival grants, can be found on our Application Deadlines page here: https://feastcornwall.org/downloads/
To get a flavour of the kinds of projects FEAST has funded, please check out our Projects page here: https://feastcornwall.org/project/
Opportunities for Festivals – update Autumn 2023
Revitalising Cornwall’s festivals: Creative Kernow announces Extraordinary Arts in Everyday Places
Earlier this year we announced a new project, Extraordinary Art in Everyday Places, which has received £327,500 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, to invigorate the wealth of grass roots and community festivals in Cornwall, by supporting local organisers to programme local, national, and international events in dispersed communities over the next two years.
This means there are more opportunities for festivals in Cornwall and we can now announce the Creative Communications grant, which is a joint venture between Feast and Cornwall 365. The aim of the grant is to enable festivals to experiment with new forms of marketing.
We are also pleased to announce the Young People in Festivals grant, available to those organising or working with festivals in 2024 who would like to engage young people aged 16-30 in their events. More information about these grants can be found on the Festivals Grants page here: https://feastcornwall.org/festivals-enhancements-grants/
To learn more about how you can get involved as a festival organiser, on the Festivals Network page here: https://feastcornwall.org/festivals-network/
To sign up to the Festivals Network and have your festival included in the 2024 FEAST of Cornish Festivals Leaflet: https://form.jotform.com/233172133685051
Experience Newquay Cultural Commissions
FEAST is working with Experience Newquay to commission a range of organisations to deliver cultural events, workshops and activities as well as create permanent installations across Newquay town centre. The work will contribute towards the creation and promotion of off-season experiential tourism products and sustainable year-round tourism.
There are 2 grants available:
- Project Grant 1: Cultural Activities
up to £7,500 (multiple awards) – this grant is for cultural activities (workshops, exhibitions, events, performances) with an element that has a lasting legacy.
- Project Grant 2: Permanent Installations
up to £30,000 (2 awards available) – this grant is for permanent installations in Newquay town centre. This could be murals, sculpture, lighting, creative play, street furniture or any other intervention that celebrates Newquay and improves the local infrastructure. Workshops and/or events for participants to take part are required in the process of conceiving and/or making the installation.
You can find out more about Experience Newquay Cultural Commissions here: https://feastcornwall.org/experience-newquay/
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