Stop going UNFUNDED!
Many artists go unfunded due to poorly written applications, where small tweaks would make all the difference. LET’S MAKE SURE YOU DON’T BECOME THE NEXT.
Secured for artists in 2025
Success rate in 2025
Free advice provided in 2025
Helping creatives fund their dream projects
Arts & Culture Social Enterprise 2025 Winner
We’re proud to have won the Arts and Culture Social Enterprise 2025 (London) Award, recognising our commitment to meaningful cultural engagement across the UK.
Changing the face of cultural audience engagement
Across the United Kingdom, Europe and Africa
Secured for clients in 2025
Success rate in 2025
Applications written in 2025
Free advice provided in 2025
Shaping THe UK’s cultural future
Most bid writers respond to what funding bodies ask. We help you understand why they’re asking it, and what’s coming next.
At Disconnected Bodies, our work sits at the intersection of practice, policy, and funding strategy. As active advisers on national and international boards, we have direct insight into cultural policy shifts, funding priorities, and the strategic frameworks shaping decision-making behind the scenes.
We support you to align with the longer-term objectives, targets, and KPIs that funding bodies are working toward, often before they are shared publicly.
aCE Experts
84% success rate
For 20 years we’ve been highly successful in securing grants from Arts Council England (ACE) and The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF).
Successful applications have included National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs), Creative People and Places (CPP), Cultural Compacts, ACE Project Grants, and NLHF Heritage Grants.
download our arts fundinG resource pack
A practical overview of our approach to arts funding, outlining how we support organisations to align strategy, evidence and narrative, strengthen funding applications, and respond more confidently to expectations around access, participation and impact.
Take the first step to Securing arts funding
Book a free
30-minute video consultatioN
Speak with Disconnected Bodies’ Founder Pablo Colella for free, no strings attached advice.
Book a day and time that suits you then leave it to us
to get you moving past sticking points and towards your goals.
Don’t want to wait? Give our team a call on 020 3633 7617
1-hour Advice Call
With leading arts Bid Writer Pablo Colella.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eClear, practical guidance to strengthen arts funding applications, align evidence, and improve confidence when applying.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e
Assessor’s Eye: ACE NLPG Application Grading
An independent, criteria-led grading aligned with Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants assessment criteria to indicate how your application is likely to score and where changes are needed.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e
Proofreading
Improves clarity, coherence and readability, ensuring your application communicates its intent clearly as it’s read and reviewed by assessors making funding decisions.u003cbru003eu003cbru003e
Bespoke Bid Writing
For projects that need to stand out, we develop a clear, well-structured funding application aligned to criteria, priorities and evidence, supporting clarity, confidence and the strongest possible case for funding.u003cbru003e
Join our free online workshop
Join arts consultant Pablo Colella for a free, two-hour group workshop offering practical support for anyone applying for arts funding. These regular sessions provide space to ask questions, test ideas and better understand what funders are looking for.
Workshops cover topics including shaping project ideas, understanding funding criteria, aligning outcomes and evidence, clarifying access and participation, and avoiding common application pitfalls. Participants can bring draft applications or early ideas and receive general guidance, shared learning and peer insight in a supportive group setting. Sessions run twice monthly, every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month.
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Together, they’re leading the Arts Council England funded Let’s Create and Reuse programme, a sustainability-focused textile initiative.
Arts Council England funded clients
Heritage Fund funded clients
Arts Council England NPO clients
Higher and Further Education clients
I deeply appreciated the generosity of time offered by Pablo, and his willingness to support me through my grant application. I thought the service was excellent.
Stuart Plant, Artist
The call with Pablo was extremely helpful. Pablo listened to my ideas/goals and provided useful information, advice and guidance. I now feel motivated and empowered to apply for Arts Council project grant funding and know I can utilise Disconnected Bodies for further support if needed. Thank you Disconnected Bodies for the work you do. I’m grateful!
Sabrei Ackah, Big Creative Training
Pablo made our creatives feel it was possible to take up and finance a creative career, [the workshop] was tailored perfectly to their requirements and they all felt incredibly supported by Pablo and Disconnected Bodies.
I’m extremely proud to have worked with Pablo and hope to continue the relationship in the future.
Karl Davis, Digital Future