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CreaTech Frontiers Growth Lab - Digital Catapult 3,000

Digital Catapult's latest accelerator is now open for applications from creative technology companies in the West Midlands. 🚀

This 10 week business growth accelerator is part of CreaTech Frontiers

Find out more ➡️

Poster featuring circles with pictures of various digital projects inside them, announcing a webinar on contracting digital projects in libraries, taking place on Wed 25th March at 2.30pm.

To follow on from the celebration of our Digital Spaces projects, we’ve teamed up with LibraryOn for a webinar about contracting for digital projects in libraries, We’ll discuss best practice, questions to ask and will avoid legal jargon!

Wed 25 March at 2.30pm: bit.ly/3Ow4osp

New training programme from XR Stories supports creative technology skills development - XR Stories A training programme from XR Stories for people in York and North Yorkshire to develop skills in creative technology.

Our free Extending XR training programme is aimed at people in York and North Yorkshire who'd like to develop new skills in creative technology. Running at venues in Harrogate, Malton, Richmond, Scarborough, Skipton, Whitby and York from March 2026, find out more 👉 xrstories.co.uk/new-training...

Bagri Foundation Bagri Foundation

The Bagri Foundation Spring Grants round is open.

The Foundation grants promote the sharing of traditional or contemporary Asian culture and are available for established organisations with a track record of delivering artistic projects.

Grants from £5k to £100k.

A photo of hands going through a pile of papers. Above text reads: Work With DAO. Below text reads: Heritage Project Evaluator, disabilityarts.online/evaluator

Last Chance to apply!
We are looking for an experienced Evaluator to to help us understand the value and impact of the Cripping Culture project.

Closing - 02 March
££ - £4K Fee

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Beyond Literature Borders Grants for New International Projects Speaking Volumes is partnering with the British Council for the second iteration of Beyond Literature Borders. Once again small, UK-based arts organisations wi…

Grants for new international literature projects are available from @britisharts.bsky.social and Speaking Volumes. Five grants of £7,000 each are available to diverse led, or organisations that work with disadvantaged communities.

Creating digital spaces in libraries - Arts Professional Over the last year, 9 library services, each with distinct ambitions and requirements, seized a unique opportunity to create and share digital

Join us for a celebration of digital creativity, and to find out what’s possible when the tools for expression and participation are shared across a network.

Pitch opportunity: create an audio experience for Scapa Flow Museum in Orkney | The Space Scapa Flow Museum is looking for a production partner to create a series of audio stories that tell the story of life in Orkney

🚩 Here's an opportunity for audio producers.

Can you create a series of audio stories that tell the story of life in Orkney from the First World War to the present day?

Work with Scapa Flow Museum to tell the story of a remote but immense natural harbour.

Poster featuring a child with a VR headset on, announcing a webinar on creating digital spaces in libraries, taking place on Wed 18th March at 11am.

Join us on Wed 18 Mar to celebrate digital experiences created by 9 libraries via our Digital Spaces programme. Find out what’s possible when the tools for expression & participation are shared ax a network and what might be useful to other cultural orgs working within communities
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Call for Proposals: Animator for Digital Installation at Barnsley Museums - Curating Visibility Curating Visibility, delivered by Screen South’s Accentuate Programme, is inviting animators to submit proposals for a new temporary digital installation at Barnsley Museums. This commission forms…

@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social is inviting animators to submit proposals for a new accessible digital installation. The work will animate up to five collection objects exploring histories of disabled people’s activism, resistance and care. There’s a fee of £10,500.

Does performing arts touring work?

Does performing arts touring work? Help design what the sector needs for the future.

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social are consulting on the performing arts touring ecosystem. Please share your views and help design what the sector needs for a strong, sustainable future.

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BFI NETWORK England short film funding Awarding National Lottery funding to support shortform live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality.

The BFI NETWORK England Short Film Funding is open!

The funding supports early career filmmakers by supporting original fictional shortform projects of up to 15 mins in length in live action, animation and immersive/virtual reality.

Awards of between £5,000 to £25,000.

In other news: Art On Your Doorstep, Storyhouse reprieve + more creative clusters - Arts Professional The National Gallery will bring its Art On Your Doorstep project to 12 new locations across the UK. Life-size reproductions of famous paintings will appear in

National Gallery brings masterpieces to high streets

The National Gallery will bring its Art On Your Doorstep project to 12 new locations across the UK (www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...).

Creative Partner - Historic Royal Palaces - Creative Partner - Historic Royal Palaces - Teaching & Education - Competitive

Historic Royal Palaces is seeking a creative company to develop an innovative outreach education offer.

Could your organisation collaborate with HRP and a 360° film company to shape a short film for a fulldome environment?

The budget for this project is up to £30,000.

Where can digital make your creative process easier or more vibrant & engaging, and where do the pitfalls lie? We talk to 3 artists about how they have evolved their creative practices to include digital

👀 Full vid: bit.ly/4jSFJtQ
⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/45TIgOy

Text reads 'International Micro Awards. Cultivate an international artistic collaboration.' Next to this is a photo of the globe, taken from space.

📣 Calling disabled artists based in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.

There's two weeks left to apply for up to £3k to support small-scale, internationally focused online collaborations.

Apply to @britisharts.bsky.social x Unlimited Micro Awards by Monday 23 Feb.

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BRAID launches new responsible AI course to help UK SMEs bridge the AI trust gap - BRAID UK As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday business operations, many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are grappling with an increasingly pressing question:…

BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Design) has launched a free online course to help SMEs make informed, responsible decisions about designing and using AI. The course is aimed at small businesses, micro‑enterprises, and start‑ups adopting AI for the first time.

𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿.

There are multiple ways to be part of this year's conference - visit beyondconference.org to enquire about getting involved, partnership opportunities, or to snap up Early Bird Tickets.

Be a part of the conversation - BEYOND 2026, Nov 23-26, MediaCity.

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Applications to become the first UK Town of Culture are now open. It's is an opportunity to celebrate towns across the UK, recognising the talent and contribution that makes them special.

🏆 Winner = £3 million prize
🥈 Two runners-up = £250k
🌱 Shortlist: = £60,000

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Call for Entries Open: Compétition Immersive 2026 at the Festival de Cannes – Compétition Immersive – Festival de Cannes ${element.day}

Last call for the Festival de Cannes!

Entries to its 2026 Immersive competition. Creators from around the world are invited to submit innovative immersive works that push the boundaries of contemporary storytelling.

Illustration of a person sitting on a cursor and pointing at website browsers surrounding them, announcing a webinar on evaluating digital work, taking place on Wed 4th February at 11am.

How are audiences finding and interacting with your work? Our evaluation framework can help you track what’s working & what isn’t, to help you design more engaging experiences.

Join us this Wed at 11am to find out how
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#DigitalEvaluation #AudienceEngagement

Digital Arts becomes Arts Council England's tenth supported artform ‘Digital Arts’ joins Collections and Cultural Property, Combined Arts, Dance, Libraries, Literature, Museums, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts as Arts Council England’s tenth supported artform.

For the first time in decades, we are introducing a new artform: Digital Arts. 💻🎨

Find out why we have made this decision and what it means for you 👇

The Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope: Introductory Film Manchester Libraries and Withington Walls have produced The Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope, an exciting new digital resource available at www.marcusrashfordresource.co.uk. In the video above,…

Manchester Libraries have created a new educational resource around the Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope.

The film for the resource looks at what we can learn a- nd how we can respond to racism today.

Watch it on the Manchester Libraries YouTube channel tonight at 6pm

Four Nations International Fund The Four Nations International Fund supports individuals and organisations in developing international partnerships and co-creation projects. 2pm, Wednesday 25 February 2026.

The Four Nations International Fund helps artists and creative practitioners from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales collaborate with each other and with partners around the world.

You can apply for up to £7,500 for projects with partners.

Illustration of two people with a ruler measuring the growth of plants with eyes instead of flowers, announcing a webinar on how to evaluate digital work, taking place on Wed 4th February at 11am.

How do you measure the success of your project and make the most of insights to help you grow your artistic practice and your team? A great place to start is The Space’s evaluation framework.

Join us on Wed 4 Feb at 11am to find out more!
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#DigitalEvaluation #AudienceEngagement

The Whickers | Film and TV Funding Award The Film and TV Funding Award is awarded annually to an emerging filmmaker from anywhere in the world. With a main award worth £100,000 and a runner-up contribution of £20,000, The Whickers Film and…

The Whickers annual Film & TV Funding Award is open for applications. They are looking for Director-led documentaries that ignite curiosity.

The main award is worth £120,000 and the development award for the runner-up is £25,000.

Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme | Royal Court Theatre A new engine for investment in UK-wide playwriting.The Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme is a new, open-access national fund to unlock risk and inve

The Jerwood/Royal Court Commissioning Scheme will award 6 annual grants of up to £6,000 to support UK #theatres and producers to back ambitious new playwrights.

Grants awarded through open applications via joint proposals between a playwright and producing venue or company.

#DigitalCultureTalks3 brought together artists, cultural leaders and technologists, and we explored how creativity is thriving in both physical and digital spaces.

Talks from Day 1 are now on our YouTube channel.

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Fill | Open Call – Apply to the V&A Immersive Design Course The V&A is looking for young people aged 18-26 to take part in PORTALS, a free immersive storytelling and 3D Design course from February to April 2026. Applications close on 18 January 2026. 

The V&A is recruiting a cohort of young creatives to take part in PORTALS, a free immersive storytelling and 3D Design course from February to April 2026.

Digital Heritage Network Evaluation Tender  | The Space Invitation to tender for an independent evaluation

Reminder - Invitation to tender!

We are looking for an organisation or individual to provide an independent evaluation of a new programme of work for the rural heritage sector in the Scottish Highlands and Islands - and particularly interested in applications from those based in #Scotland.