The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation is delighted to announce that its 2007 funding programme Start is now open for applications.

The Arts & Kids Start programme provides funding and support for cultural organisations to develop and deliver arts enrichment programmes for primary and secondary school students. Through Start, students have the opportunity to engage with their local cultural venue by attending at least two professional performances, concerts or exhibitions as well as taking part in an enrichment programme based around these experiences. The overall programme aims to encourage students to develop the confidence and enthusiasm to continue their involvement with their local cultural venue. During the 2006/07 academic year, the funding programme allowed 21 arts organisations in the UK to work with over 11,500 children.

The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation is looking to support exciting quality projects. These should be accessible, especially for children who are unlikely to have visited an arts venue before and offer opportunities to develop children’s skills and creative learning. The projects can be sustained over a period of time and normally enhance an organisation’s existing education programmes.

Visit www.artsandkids.org.uk/our-projects  for more information and download the application guidelines and application form (if the link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your internet browser window).

For further information or a pdf version of the application guidelines please contact Stephanie on 020 7940 6431 or email stephanie.slack@artsandkids.org.uk