The Space

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
bit.ly/46X3CLo

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.

buff.ly/WTWqyim

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.

🔗 bit.ly/45jB2Dm

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.

#

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

buff.ly/qXWfLam

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
bit.ly/4q8m37p

#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!
bit.ly/4q8m37p

#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.

buff.ly/5YejZ3S

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.

Illustration of an Instagram post featuring a person looking through a magnifying glass at the likes, announcing a webinar on evaluating digital work, taking place on Wed 4th February at 11am.

New year, new evaluation framework! Join us on Wed 4th Feb when we’ll be looking at how our simple evaluation framework can help you measure the impact of your digital project in a meaningful way

Book: bit.ly/4q8m37p

#DigitalEvaluation #AudienceEngagement

Call for Proposals: UK-Ireland 2030 Cultural Co-operation Programme Leading cultural institutions in the UK and Ireland are invited to apply for

Government of Ireland is supporting ambitious arts ideas that unites the UK and Ireland with €6m.

The UK-Ireland 2030 Cultural Co-operation Programme can support joint programming, artistic collaborations, professional exchanges or joint research and policy initiatives.

Theatre Breakthrough Fund (North) Find out more about the Theatre Breakthrough Fund (North).

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social Theatre Breakthrough Fund – North – is a new fund to support Black, Asian and ethnically diverse theatre makers in the North to make ambitious new work.

Deadline: Stage 1 applications: 27 January, midday

How to create rich immersive experiences Immersive technologies have the power to transport people to places they might never otherwise be able to go, or to worlds outside their experience or imagination. Virtual Reality (VR) and immersive…

Thinking about creating an immersive experience and want to find out about the guiding principles?

Watch our webinar to find out whether this is a route for your work, or your audience.

👀

The @netflix.com Documentary Talent Fund opens on 9 January.

It offers opportunities and support to under-represented filmmakers from across the UK and Ireland. Five filmmakers, and their teams will have the chance to make a short documentary film with a budget of £30,000 each.

buff.ly/zTjiCX1

Apply for the Small Indie Fund, Digital Application deadline: 22 December

Apply to the BBC's Small Indie Fund - it supports small independent production companies across the UK with investment, mentoring and direct access to BBC commissioning teams.

The fund has a focus on diverse-led companies and those based in the Nations and English regions.

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

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.