Call for applications – The Ffern Folk Foundation

Closing date for applications: 18:00 BST on 12th of September 2025

The Ffern Folk Foundation is seeking applicants for its 2026 Grant!

The Ffern Folk Foundation is a new initiative aimed at supporting the next generation of British Folk Arts and Traditions.

The central pillar of the Foundation is our annual grant of up to £50,000, which will fund one or more practitioners to progress their work and bring it to a wider audience.

Our Vision

In a time of ecological crisis and social dislocation, we believe that Britain’s Folk Arts and Traditions are fundamental to the strengthening of our bonds with the environment and each other.

Through our advocacy, we aim to grow and connect folk communities across the country. In turn, we hope that this will give more people the chance to get involved in this dynamic cultural space.

What We Support

We believe British Folk Arts and Traditions are not static or dormant. Our focus is on supporting those who are engaging with British Folk in new and vibrant ways.

While we are open to working with a wide range of practitioners, we will use the following constellations to plot our course.

Storytelling: oral histories, sound, song

Ritual: ceremony, dance, performance art

Gathering: rambling, community, seasonality

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries, and may feel estranged from the conventional scope of British Folk Arts and Traditions.

How to Apply

To make an application, follow the link at the bottom of our webpage found via the Apply button. Within your application, you must include two documents.

1. A portfolio (5 pages) of relevant work which includes your artist’s CV. You can link to other materials, e.g. your website, films, animations, exhibitions, from this portfolio.
2. A written proposal (800 words).

Within your proposal we require a short description of your project, a brief timeline of how you expect to enact your project, and a description of how you would use your requested budget.

To tailor your proposal, please refer to the Folk Foundation webpage where you'll find our FAQs. For any further queries, please contact us through folkfoundation@ffern.co

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.