Creative Practice grants are designed to support you as an artist or creative professional, investing in your growth and future. They allow you to dedicate time and space for creative experimentation, professional development and to work in new ways.
The International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme offers up to 15 places for Scotland-based performing arts professionals, companies, venues and organisations to attend a seminar programme, followed by an invite to apply for funding.
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Support for individuals working in film and television to access training, mentoring and other professional development activity, nationally and internationally.
£250 – £5,000Rolling — apply any timeScotland
IndividualArtistCreative practitionerFreelancer+6 more
Updated: 20 August 2026 newplatform.art invites applications from UK-based artists working in any medium to join our free 2026–27 Professional Development Programme. The PDP supports artists to build the practical knowledge, confidence and networks needed to develop sustainable careers. We’re lookin
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Updated: 06 August 2026 Light Up The North (LUTN) is launching ILLUMINE 2, an exciting commissioning opportunity for Black and People of Colour (POC) artists. As a positive action initiative, ILLUMINE 2 aims to address the underrepresentation of Black and POC artists at light festivals by supporting
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Updated: 14 August 2026 Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research and pedagogic project based in Sadler’s Wells East, London, UK. We propose a postdisciplinary approach to the question of the choreographic, and use an expanded notion of a school to frame our explorations. There is no set
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Updated: 23 July 2026 This supported residency offers an opportunity to research, experiment and create a new project that responds to the question: How do we tell the story of a place? Over the Bridge, in partnership with Fountain Arts, is seeking an emerging (or re-emerging) photographer to develo
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Updated: 23 April 2026 Apply for unrestricted grants supporting visual artists to develop their practice, including funding for materials, studio costs, exhibitions and living expenses. Who can apply: Professional visual artists working in painting, sculpture or works on paper, with an active exhibi
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Updated: 23 July 2026 The WRG Digital Call-Out invites emerging artists and designers to respond to a theme and create an animation/artwork for the White Rabbit Gallery website landing page. There will be two digital call-outs each year, with each round’s theme aligning with a new exhibition at the
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Are you a creative aged 18–30 ready to take your work further? Whether you want to develop a project, build your skills or grow your network, TIA Elevate gives you a £1,000 project grant plus six weeks of free coaching, specialist mentoring and creative development.
ILLUMINE 2 is a new light art commissioning opportunity for Black and POC artists. Create a bold mid/large-scale installation to tour festivals across the North of England. Apply by Friday 11 September, 5pm.
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Thanks to the generous support of The Headley Trust, we are delighted to establish this new Curatorial Fellowship in Ceramics — the first of two Fellowships for early-career curators that will be delivered over the next three years.
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A new bursary programme to support 20 dance artists with the time, funding and opportunities they need to create ambitious new work and take the next step in their careers.
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Creative Youth Network is inviting applications for the next Creative Futures Residency + Commission, offering four southwest-based artists aged 16 - 25 the chance to develop new projects and receive a £500 commission, creative mentorship, studio & recording space and a group exhibition
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