The Culture Collective Fund is a Scottish Government initiative which supports a network of creative practitioners, organisations and communities, working together to create a positive difference locally and nationally. Applications open Tuesday 7 October 2025.

The fund will support activity developed collaboratively between artists, organisations, and communities. It aims to make a positive impact locally and nationally by funding community-engaged creative work, providing paid opportunities for creative practitioners, and actively engaging people in shaping the future cultural life of their community.

The fund supports the following goals:
• Empower communities to shape their cultural life through creative collaboration.
• Create paid roles for creative practitioners to work with communities.
• Support skills development and build community capacity.
• Establish a national network to share learning and explore models of community-engaged creative practice.
• Evaluate impact to inform future cultural policy and funding.

Organisations in Scotland working in the arts, screen, or creative industries with a strong track record of working with the communities they aim to support can apply for between £100,000 and £300,000.

Applications open at 2pm, Tue 7 October 2025. Read the guidance for applicants to prepare for Stage One applications.

Online Information Session
On Mon 13 October 2025, 10am – 11am, they’ll be hosting an information session, where the Place, Partnerships & Communities team will give a short presentation on the fund, which will then be followed by a Q&A. Book your place: https://rsvp.zkipster.com/_nglv5

For further information, please contact enquiries@creativescotland.com or visit https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/targeted-funding/culture-collective.