Four Nations International Fund | Voluntary Action Orkney

The Four Nations International Fund supports those working in the arts and creative industries across the UK nations, together with their counterparts in Europe and beyond.

Funding will support in-person, digital or hybrid activity including exchanges, residencies, partnership development, co-creation and networking, with priority given to applications experimenting with innovative models of international collaboration.

Key Criteria

The aims of the programmes are:

Support international development opportunities for UK-based artists and organisations
Encourage collaboration across the four UK nations and with partners in Europe and beyond
Explore new, fair, and inclusive ways of working together that also consider climate responsibility

Creative Scotland will welcome projects that:

Reduce negative environmental impacts and create positive ones
Work with cultural practitioners who have experienced displacement or come from areas of conflict

There are four criteria that applications will be assessed against, these are:

Innovation and Need
Project Structure
The Partnership
The Potential Impact