£1m Genesis Kickstart Fund

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About the Fund

A photo of members of Akram Khan Company rehearsing in a bright studio. The dancers are in a line each holding a cardboard box above their heads. One dancer stands alone looking up at the boxes.

In 2021, the Genesis Foundation set up the Genesis Kickstart Fund, allocating £1 million in grants for future-facing projects that provided paid work for freelance creative professionals.

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GKF Projects

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The 95 projects awarded grants have supported more than 1,000 freelance artists across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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GKF Impact Report

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The impact of the Genesis Kickstart Fund was measured through surveys sent to every artist who had participated in a GKF project and summarised in a report.

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