From seeing a beloved venue saved, to making dreams come true, we know crowdfunding can fight the effects of the cuts to the arts.
The Creative Collective are thousands of projects that have done just that, explore the map or take a look at some of our recent favourites below.
Secured a grassroots music hub in Bristol for generations to come
Given an ultimatum, buy the pub or get out, this was a chance to keep one of Bristol's third spaces within the hands of the community and remain a place for the people.
Raised: £75,166
Saved the Railway Inn as a community hub and music venue.
In less than a week, the campaign raised the initial £35,000 target, going on to eventually raise over £40,000. Saving Winchester’s only grassroots music venue for generations to come.
Raised: £40,590
Reopening one of Edinburgh's most beloved live music venues.
After being forced to close, The Jazz Bar turned to the crowd to help bring it back to life. After raising over £40,000, they can bring music back to this incredible venue and its special community.
Raised: £43,619
Keeping the flame alive for the future of St Neots Festival.
Delivered by a group of volunteers, brought together through a wide range of local businesses and community organisations, they successfully raised funds to cover costs of setting up.
Raised: £10,917
The world record-breaking, free, multi-arts, family-friendly festival.
With rising costs across the board, many grassroots festivals in the UK have closed in recent years. Another Fine Fest turned to crowdfunding, raising funds to return for their 10 year anniversary in 2024.
Raised: £12,027
A crowdfunding campaign bigger than just a single day.
Margate Pride's crowdfunding campaign isn’t just about a single event, it is about the future of an inclusive Margate. It is about keeping Pride free, community-led and defiant.
Raised: £21,031
A story of a boy and the deadly crimes of border patrol.
A gut-wrenching yet heart-felt short 30 minute film through a young boy’s eyes - bubbling over with eagerness to get a pet bird. He first needs to traverse the vicious border of Europe with his family.
Raised: £127,152
The simple system that could end fuel poverty and help decarbonise Britain.
Behind the scenes filming, documenting the journey of working towards the release of a feature documentary film. Part of the ambitious POWER STATION project series on Crowdfunder.
Raised: £81,825
Saving Doc Rowe’s precious archive of British folk traditions.
Project owner Rob Curry, along with his filmmaking partner Tim Plester are archiving Doc Rowe's audiovisual treasures, showcasing traditional British customs, rituals, and folk music.
Raised: £66,309
A crowdfunding campaign and a call to arms to help Porter's carry on.
A campaign to raise £47,000 and allow Porter’s to continue to be what it is for generations to come – a welcoming, safe, and brave place for artists and lovers of art, and all the good things in life.
Raised: £48,150
Thriving as a focus for culture and community events.
With rising energy and supply costs stretching resources, The Astor turned to crowdfunding in their quest to be the main community venue for entertainment, performance and socialising.
Raised: £17,033
Supporting relief efforts through theatre and play.
Working through theatre and play in Lebanon and Jordan, Seenaryo supports marginalised young people to be powerful agents of change amid injustice. Part of a series of fundraisers on Crowdfunder.
Raised: £34,851
A people-powered campaign to keep creativity alive in Leicester.
A campaign to save a grass-roots champion for freedom of artistic expression and to create access to art that enriches, and brings meaning to the lives of people in their community.
Raised: £138,500
Securing the future of a Bristol cultural landmark.
Jamaica Street Studios is a well-known studio in Bristol; a community to artists with high-quality practices for over 30 years. A group of whom were looking to buy, and bring them into community ownership.
Raised: £106,961
Climate action through art, food, and sustainable community spaces.
Raising funds to champion innovative artistic practices and progressive business models that prioritise people over profit. With a commitment to serve both the artist community and the local areas.
Raised: £32,565
Seeking a little help to bring a creative vision to life.
With 13 brand new original songs ready to make an album, Album 12, Josienne had a recording plan, a title, a running order and a design for CD and Vinyl records. But not the money to bring it all to life.
Raised: £13,423
An ambitious new work for a choir and string orchestra.
To celebrate their 15th anniversary in 2027 with a concert performing their biggest and most ambitious commission to date, the choir appealed to their community to help fund the celebration.
Raised: £20,313
A book of 50 compositions, and a new album to accompany it.
After a brain tumour diagnosis, musician Ian Stephenson wanted to make a book of his tunes, something he'd always been intending to do, but now had added impetus to make it happen.
Raised: £37,017
Delivering free creative writing workshops to children.
Creative writing is a key to children solidifying their identity, finding their voice and making sense of their place in the world. Creativity isn't just for fun, it's an essential life skill.
Raised: £38,481
A book showcasing a decade of breathtakingly beautiful mosaics.
Successfully raising over £20,000 to bring to life a compilation of beautiful art, photographing 10 years of mosaics from Tessa Hunkin's Hackney Mosaic Project in London.
Raised: £24,036
Keeping free access to journalism and information.
Bella Caledonia explores ideas of independence, self-determination and autonomy, and has grown to be the largest Scottish-based independence alternative forum.
Raised: £20,403
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