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“It’s hard to make it as an artist”: A behind-the-scenes conversation about the selection process.

We spoke with our Impact Grant recipient Jail Time Records about using creativity to change lives, and why more funding should help arts non-profits in Africa.

Announcing our latest cohort of game-changing creatives.

12 organizations receive €50,000 to use for art for good

Learn more about the artists on our program.

Read more about the selected organizations.

20 emerging artists receive €10,000 to help their practice thrive

We interviewed our Creative Bursary recipients about their creative projects and plans for the future.

We speak with Xácara about their mission to support Latin American artists, and its newly launched programme RecaudArt.

Key takeaways from our 2023 annual report—and why we are doubling our funding for artists.

Money and creativity are not easy bedfellows, but most artists and creatives will be familiar with applying for grants to aid them in making their magic. The important thing is always just the art, right? But sometimes making that art can cost so much that it puts the actual creation of said art in jeopardy. Here writer Alix-Rose Cowie speaks to Jenne Meerman of the Supporting Act, plus a handful of people it’s helped over the years, about the impact this funding has had on creativity and community.

In conversation with one of our grantees, YARC, on building a slow revolution

Introducing our ten jury members for this years Impact Grant and Creative Bursary programs

Accepting applications from 30 April - 27 May

We spoke to some of our grantees about their experience and asked for tips

Read about our findings on our grant programs, our application process and how we aim to improve.

We often talk about how proud we are of our grantees and the juries who select them. But how exactly is this decision made?

Our latest funding announcements provides ‘no strings attached’ €400k for underfunded artists and organizations.

Considering applying for 2023? Here’s advice and guidance to support you through the process.

Introducing our jury members for the Creative Bursary and Impact Grants open call.

We’re delighted to announce that open calls for The Supporting Act Foundation’s two programs for 2023—Creative Bursaries and Impact Grants—are going live on 29 August, and accepting applications up until September 25 at 11:59 AM CET.

With our commitment to making the arts accessible to all, it’s vital that our website plays its part, so our support reaches those who need it most. Hugo Timm, design director at WeTransfer’s Studio, led the research and design process—we spoke to him about designing for digital accessibility, and the creative insights he’s gained in the process.

In these tough economic times, sourcing funding within the arts for social impact has become an increasingly tough job. The Supporting Act Foundation (SAF) is one grantmaking organisation that has embraced a mission to enable inspiring artist-led initiatives and emerging artists to fulfil their creative potential.

In 2021, WeTransfer announced the launch of The Supporting Act Foundation, a new initiative that aims to support the next generation of creatives through education, bursaries, grants, and prizes. Here, the team behind the initiative speaks to Cedar Pasori about its origins, its motives, and its bold plans to make the creative industries more equitable and accessible.

WeTransfer has just unveiled a new independent charity, called The Supporting Act Foundation, with €600,000 worth of funding to support emerging underrepresented and underfunded artists and organisations, plus community-centred initiatives. WeTransfer’s mission with the new venture is to open up entry points into the arts and to tackle age-old barriers that make the industry inaccessible.

The Supporting Act Foundation, new independent charity launched by WeTransfer, has announced €600,000 worth of funding to support emerging underrepresented, underfunded and marginalised artists and organisations with an ambition to remove barriers to entry into the arts.

WeTransfer has a habit of standing up for the things it believes in. A habit of rooting for the underdog, of using our position to make a difference. And while we don’t have a great deal of experience with global pandemics, it’s a sentiment that seems to matter now, more than ever.