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Museums, galleries, and cultural organisations can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to deliver outreach activities inspired by THE HERDS – a project featuring life-size animal puppets made from renewable and recyclable materials, travelling across Europe and Africa to raise awareness about climate change.
Funded activities should connect young audiences to THE HERDS' journey. These can include workshops, school visits, and community engagements throughout May and June 2025.
Activities could include:
- Bringing in artists, scientists, conservationists or climate activists to draw inspiration from your collection or location
- Activities inspired by artworks and objects in your collections related to nature, migration or habitats
- Creating a puppet of an animal from your collection or local to region
- Collaborating with a local nature or climate group
- Use of THE HERDS education programme “Boxed Wilderness”
Additional support includes up to £250 for digital and social media promotion, as well as Welsh translation for organisations in Wales.
Funding is provided by the Art Fund to organisations across the UK that are part of its National Art Pass network.
A Q&A webinar will be held at 11am on the 9th January 2025l
Applications open on the 6th January 2025 and close on the 20th January 2025.
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