British Council UK-Hong Kong Arts and Technology Partnership Development Fund

Grants available for UK and Hong Kong arts and education organisations looking to explore opportunities at the intersection of arts, culture and technology.

The British Council is inviting UK and Hong Kong organisations to strengthen partnerships, develop new ones, test collaborative ideas, and explore opportunities at the intersection of arts, technology and higher education.

The aims are to encourage knowledge exchange and international collaboration, identification of potential research areas, co-creation of new artistic and cultural outputs, capacity building and skills development, and stronger partnerships between the creative, cultural, higher education and technology sectors.

Applications should align with one or more of the following themes:

• New media art.
• Performing arts and new technology.
• Artificial intelligence and creativity.
• Creative applications of emerging technologies.
• Immersive visualisation technologies (AR, VR, XR, virtual production).
• Creative media and storytelling.
• Cultural heritage and digital media.
• New media and creative entrepreneurship.
• Technology-enabled audience engagement.

British Council will particularly welcome proposals exploring:

• Creative Futures: Exploring how emerging technologies are transforming artistic practice, cultural participation, and creative industries.
• Innovation and Knowledge Exchange: Building partnerships between artists, academics, researchers, cultural practitioners, and technology experts to address shared opportunities and challenges.
• Digital Culture and Cultural Innovation: Creating new approaches to cultural engagement, audience development, creative production, and cultural entrepreneurship.
• Education, Skills and Capacity Building: Developing talent, professional skills, and future-ready capabilities within the creative, cultural, and higher education sectors.
• Greater Bay Area Connections: Exploring opportunities for international collaboration, mobility, research partnerships, and creative exchange connected to Hong Kong’s position within the Greater Bay Area ecosystem.
• Sustainable Partnerships: Developing models of collaboration that have long-term impact and continue beyond the grant period.

Cross-disciplinary proposals involving arts, technology, education, science, design, engineering, social innovation, or entrepreneurship are strongly encouraged.