The Uncultured

We are very sorry for the disruption this causes, and we are working as quickly as we can to accept applications again.

Please see more info here: buff.ly/8gdTBxY (3/3)

In the meantime, we are building a bespoke digital application form for the fund, which will be open again by mid-September at the latest. (2/3)

Grant management system update:

We continue to make alternative solutions available to users, while our usual system is unavailable. As part of this, we are pausing new applications to National Lottery Project Grants. (1/3)

ACE Grantium update: Project Grants temporarily closed, opening the programme again no later than mid-September 🤯
www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...

Update on Grantium:

It will remain unavailable to users until next Weds, 6 Aug.

We've shared more information in relation to our different funding programmes online today.

Once again, we're very sorry for the frustration this is causing.

Info here: buff.ly/iOZtzqQ

An update before this evening:

We’ve now emailed all DYCP applicants directly with their funding decisions; and we have confirmed a new deadline of 3pm Monday 4 August for Creative Foundations Fund and Libraries Development Framework funds.

More info here> www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...

We have emailed applicants awaiting their decision for Developing Your Creative Practice to confirm we plan to let them know decisions early next week.

Update: 5pm Friday 25 July

Grantium is still not available for users. We’re continuing our work to resolve this issue over the weekend. We’re very sorry for the frustration that this has caused people.

Oh this is awful!

It looks like it’s been working sporadically so probably hasn’t sent them all out yet. Fingers crossed for you!

Pretty savage that DYCP applicants got an email saying their decision letters are ready but Grantium is down so no-one can see them 😵‍💫

Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…

Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources

Omg 4 years ago!!! 😵‍💫 Need to do that again

A blue background with a photograph of a laptop showing the gov.uk Access to Work renewals page. White text underneath reads: Access to Work Renewals and Reconsiderations, Tuesday 15th July, 1.30pm-3pm, Online. £10 Individuals /£30 Organisations.

Join us on 15 June for a webinar covering Access to Work renewals and reconsiderations. You'll get tips for navigating the process, including negotiation and making a complaint.

If you can’t attend, you can book to receive the webinar recording.

🎟️ disabilityarts.online/events/acces...

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*new blog post* Arts Council England: quiet change to locational priorities

*new blog post* The Levelling Up for Culture Places list is no longer part of ACE delivery plan: 56 locations that were not included in Priority Places list are no longer ‘underrepresented places’. Including St Helen’s, Eastbourne, Harlow, Torbay and Solihull.
Linktr.ee/theuncultured

A photo of Jess Thom, a white, wheelchair using woman looking into the camera with a serious expression. She is wearing a blue and green hoodie, black padded gloves and is pictured in from of a brick wall

I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4

National response to rising hostility to LGBTQIA+ cultural activity: Call to Action from Curious Arts and Marlborough Productions, with Fatt Projects Urgent deadline for responses is Thursday 17th April, 12 noon. Acknowledging State / Context Over recent years, we have seen a consistent rise in anti LGBTQIA+ behaviour. The anti-abuse LGBTQIA+ chari...

If you work in arts/heritage/culture, please consider supporting this call for support for a sector-wide response to rising hostility towards LGBT+ communities - deadline for responses 12 noon, Thursday 17: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Applying for DYCP? We’ve got a template for that ✨
www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar...
Always best to write your app outside of the portal cos Grantium is not user friendly.

Our team are currently experiencing a period of high demand. Our response times are now as follows: - We aim to reply to enquiries regarding National Lottery Project Grants (NLPG) within 20 working days (excluding bank holidays). - We aim to reply to enquiries regarding Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) within 5 working days (excluding bank holidays). We will always do our best to prioritise urgent enquiries. Thank you for your patience.

Arts Council England DYCP access requests open today, can take 5 working days to sign off.

But wow look at that Project Grants lead-in time now 😵‍💫 Factor this in if you’re hoping to apply any time soon!

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...

Could you do with £10k for some humanities or social science research? We’ve opened the call for our small grants. These are assessed using partial randomisation - after applications meet our quality threshold awards are allocated at random, reducing bias
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...

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Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) Find out more about Developing your Creative Practice

DYCP new round announced!

Round 23
Opens: 24 April at midday
Closes: 22 May at midday
Decisions announced: 24 July 2025

www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp

If you’ve made 2 unsuccessful or 1 successful application to DYCP since 05 August 2021 (Round 11), you won’t be eligible to apply to Round 23.

#CreativeClimateLeadership is a commitment & invitation to us all!

Today we’re excited to introduce our new podcast - Conversations on Creative Climate Leadership hosted by musician & zoologist @itslouisvi.bsky.social & our Climate Justice Lead @farzja.bsky.social >> juliesbicycle.com/CCL-podcast

Bectu Guide to Good Practice on Touring Productions July 2024 - Bectu <b>No match for DESCRIPTION in documents</b>

The @bectu Guide to Good Practice on Touring Productions is a ‘living document ’that will be adjusted & refined as trends across the industry become clearer & as better examples of good practice evolve into standard practice.

members.bectu.org.uk/advice-resou...

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

I just found out that my book on musical theatre is one of the many many books pirated by Meta and other AI companies

UPDATE: Changes to our National Portfolio

Today we've shared our National Council's decision to no longer launch our next Investment Process in April. Instead, we are recommending to Government that our current National Portfolio extends to 31 March 2028.

Do this! The Uncultured are incredible 💞

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