January 24, 2022
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is an opportunity for writers of any background and experience to enter unperformed plays for chance to win a financial prize.
All plays are submitted anonymously and will be read by an expert panel of readers appointed by the Royal Exchange Theatre. The final panel of...
January 24, 2022
Set up and managed by the PRS Foundation, the Power Up initiative brings together music industry partners across all sectors to accelerate change and remove barriers for Black music creators and industry professionals.
In 2022/23, the programme will support:
20 x Black music creators
Artists, songwriters, composers and producers who...
January 24, 2022
New bursaries are now open for applications, to help support UK artists and freelancers working in the visual arts whose plans have changed due to the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and the continued impact of the pandemic.
The Bursaries 2022: Time Space Money programme is provided...
January 6, 2022
Colchester Borough Council is delighted to launch a new Cultural and Creative Events Fund.
Applications are now open for the fund, which will support creative events and activity happening across the Borough of Colchester between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023.
The decision has been taken to launch the fund...
January 6, 2022
The Let’s Create Jubilee Fund is a £5 million programme that will support community and voluntary organisations in England to develop creative and cultural activities as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022.
Applicants will be able to apply for grants of up to £10,000...
January 6, 2022
Individual artists, community and cultural organisations can now apply to the National Lottery Project Grants programme under its refreshed guidance. The changes have been made to better align with the Council’s new strategy, ‘Let’s Create’.
Grants of £1,000 to £100,000 are available for projects lasting a maximum of three years....
January 6, 2022
Between February 2022 and January 2024, SPACE Colchester will be awarding 4 emerging visual artists, who are under-represented* in the art world, free studio space to help progress their practice.
As well as a rent-free studio for 6 months, the opportunity will also include £250 towards materials and support to...
January 6, 2022
The Essex County Council Arts and Cultural fund has been designed to help organisations and practitioners to deliver a broad and exciting range of work and activity to engage with and bring communities together.
The arts, cultural and creative projects, such as festivals and exhibitions, all contribute to helping communities...
November 12, 2021
A NEW Explore Essex Arts Commission which focuses on climate change and aims to inspire residents to think about their local environment is calling for applications.
The 2022 arts commission - launched by Explore Essex - is calling for artists to submit proposals which focus on the natural world and...