Renfrewshire Council

About the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund

Our Culture, Heritage and Events Fund is a fund for artists, organisations and communities to support creative projects and events throughout Renfrewshire and beyond.

The purpose of the Fund is to raise cultural ambition and stimulate new cultural, heritage and events activity, aiming to create long-lasting cultural, economic and social transformation in Renfrewshire.

The Culture, Heritage and Events Fund's objectives are to:

• increase the number of people taking part in creative activity in Renfrewshire
• increase opportunities for young people to develop their creative ambition
• stimulate the local economy
• realise the potential contribution creativity can make to education, social inclusion and quality of life
• broaden the network of people developing cultural and creative projects in Renfrewshire
• increase the number of people visiting Renfrewshire
• raise the profile of Renfrewshire throughout the UK.

The Culture, Heritage and Events Fund is funded as part of the Future Paisley programme and is managed in partnership between Renfrewshire Council and OneRen.

What can be funded

The Culture, Heritage and Events Fund supports projects that encourage engagement and participation in cultural and heritage activities in Renfrewshire.

Activity supported includes:

• the production of new artistic work
• research and development for professional artists and creative organisations
• workshops
• performances
• festivals and events
• exhibitions
• tours
• other opportunities for residents and visitors to Renfrewshire to engage with the arts, heritage and culture.

The Fund cannot support:

• activities that are not related to culture, heritage and events
• activities that do not benefit or engage people in Renfrewshire
• activities that have started before 1st December.

Who can apply

Round 13 of the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund was open to organisations and individuals based or working in Renfrewshire, who wanted to create or develop cultural or heritage activities.

This included:

• independent artists, designers, makers and producers
• artists collectives, cultural organisations and networks
• voluntary or community organisations
• schools, colleges and universities
• businesses including social enterprises and creative industries.

Key Dates

The key dates for Round 13 of the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund were:

• Applications opened on 22 June 2023
• Applications closed at midnight on 28 August 2023
• Applicants informed of funding decision on 8 November 2023
• Earliest start date for supported activity on 1 December 2023
• Latest completion date for supported activity is 31 March 2025.

How to apply

Applications for the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund (CHEF) are currently closed.

We will announce details of Round 14 of the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund in due course.

Contact

If you have any questions about the Culture, Heritage and Events Fund, email chef-enquiries@renfrewshire.gov.uk or call 0141 618 7076.