The Arts Council England invests £3.6 million per year to allow creative practitioners the time and space to undertake ambitious research and development, helping to make a step-change in their practice. They will invest through quarterly rounds to individuals working with their supported disciplines.

Developing your Creative Practice is a new development fund designed to support independent creative practitioners to ensure excellence is thriving in the arts and culture sector. This fund will create more pathways for individuals, from a range of creative practices and backgrounds.