Culture Together grants fund

Find details about all of the current projects that the Culture Together Grants Fund 2025 to 2026 is delivering.  

Art in the Park

This series of summer workshops is:

• for people of all ages
• inspired by Tree of Life myths, culminating in an exhibition in the Art in the Park studios and Chumleigh Gardens
• co-curated with the participants
• made up of activities including movement life drawing with dancers and musicians, large-scale collaborative drop-in drawing activities, weaving and drawing with natural materials

Bounce Legacy CIC

This free-to-access creative development programme:

• is aimed at creating entry points to the film industry for marginalised young people (aged 16 to 25) from Global Majority backgrounds
• includes activities such as live screenings, workshops and filmmaking sessions
• provides beneficiaries with mentoring, production skills and pathways to employment

Candoco Dance Company

This intensive dance project is:

• intended for young D/deaf and disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled young people (aged 16 to 24)
• supported by an outreach programme at local mainstream colleges and 2 SEN youth dance companies
• full of activities including workshops, teacher training, and a ‘choreography lab’ supporting the development of D/deaf and disabled choreographers

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Out of Frame 2 is a project that:

• aims to increase the visibility of queer friendly programming across the gallery exhibitions and expanded gardens
• includes targeted events and activities, such as visitor tours exploring queer history of the gallery
• involves performances and workshops co-programmed with Southwark-based LGBTQI+ groups

Finding Rhythms

A year-long programme of music-making activities including:

• wraparound employability support from Finding Rhythm’s studio space at Peckham Levels
• participants from Global Majority backgrounds, identified through referral partners, who develop their creative music skills and receive mentoring, building towards a King's Trust qualification
• the enhancement of the professional development offer for past alumni, like access to studio space with a producer, live showcases, masterclasses and the formation of an alumni board

Inspiral London

A project with the following 2 strands:

• supporting organisational development and staff training, and exploring culturally inclusive practices, leading to the recruitment of new leadership and creative associates from Global Majority backgrounds
• the creation of 3 walking tour performances exploring Black history in collaboration with Global Majority artists

Silly Goose

A series of comedy events with:

• targeted promotion and improved access, aimed at diversifying and increasing Black, Asian and minority ethnic audiences to be more representative of the population of Southwark
• the creation of promotional materials, including physical advertising in specific wards across the borough, and the distribution of digital content to a wider audience

Siobhan Davies Dance

The project will:

• strengthen governance and increase disability representation on the company’s board of trustees
• recruit a new group of paid community steering group members who are disabled/Latinx through a targeted programme of participatory workshops, community events and training

Tate Modern

The project aims at:

• removing barriers to access for Black, Asian and minority ethnic visitors to the Tate Modern by targeting local people in partnership with grassroots and community organisations
• providing activities that will enhance the existing outreach programme, including private views of three major exhibitions and a series of community garden events

The Mum’s Collective

The multidisciplinary creative wellbeing programme aims at:

• removing barriers to cultural participation for mothers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds
• including activities like monthly workshops focused on art therapy and visual storytelling, poetry, spoken word and creative writing, music and sound healing
• culminating in community events celebrating the work that is created

TRASS

'Southwark’s Windrush Legacy: Bridging Generations and Building Futures' celebrates the contributions of the Windrush generation to Southwark and the UK. 

This intergenerational project will:

• engage communities through cultural, educational, and creative activities that honour the experiences of Windrush elders
• involve activities including storytelling workshops, a travelling heritage exhibition, a mentoring programme for young people, and a cultural festival coinciding with National Windrush Day