anam community fund
What is it?
The anam community fund is a member-driven fund that allows our community to support the arts directly—no gatekeepers, just collective impact.
Anyone over 18 with a creative practice can apply to the fund, continue reading for more information on how to apply.
Why are we doing it?
Arts funding is unpredictable, slow, and unsustainable.
Our goal is to create opportunities for artists, but too often, we spend more time applying for funding than actually supporting them.
While we know we need to continue to seek funding as a social enterprise, we’re building a sustainable way to fund artists right now.
How it works?
By becoming a member, and paying a monthly contribution you can join a community that makes a collective impact. These contributions will be pooled into the anam community fund, which will be awarded quarterly to fund new creative projects.
Through a random selection process, ten creatives will be able to apply to the fund. Each application will be uploaded to our members only proposals page, this will include their proposal, budget and an example of previous work.
Members will decide where the money goes by voting on which projects they want to be funded. Each quarter, the project with the highest votes will be awarded the fund.
70% of membership fees will go directly towards the fund and 30% will support our organisation.
For more information on how to apply, read the guidance here
Who is the fund for?
Anyone 18+ with a creative project idea can apply for free and Applications will be open to artists from all disciplines
The only input our team has is checking applications meet our eligibility criteria
Why this matters?
We know so many people struggling to fund their creative projects, caught up in the bureaucracy of traditional funding applications, which means they rarely find time, space or support to make.
If all of our Instagram followers donated £2 per month, we’d be able to distribute approx £7,000 every quarter. This means more paid opportunities, more creative freedom, and a funding process that actually works for the people it’s meant to support.
This isn’t just about giving money. It’s about building a sustainable future for the arts, one that puts power back into the hands of artists and the people who believe in them.
