Latest Support from Visual Arts
17th July 2023
Bursaries, Fellowships And Commissions In Visual Arts.
The West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA) aims to transform Bristol and the West of England into a place where the visual arts can thrive, providing critical opportunities and support to enable diverse local artists, curators and young people to develop their careers and achieve their potential.
Research And Development Bursaries Of £500 – £1,000.
The bursaries are available to develop ideas in your art practice and can be used for research, travel, materials and any other costs related to the development of your work. The panel are looking for you to clearly evidence how these costs are critical to the development of new work and opportunities.
Up to 14 Research and Development Bursaries will be awarded to artists, ranging from £500 – £1,000 each. A minimum of three bursaries will be allocated to creatives that self-identify as Global Ethnic Majority.
For further information and details of how to apply please visit: VASW – OPEN CALL: Announcing a WEVAA opportunity
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 7th August 2023.
Research And Development Fellowships Of £10,000 In Visual Arts.
The Alliance is seeking visual art projects that have considered how their work contributes to and develops the broader visual arts community in the West of England region across Bath, Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare. These could be projects in early stages of development, for which time, space and support is needed in order to progress to a scale that has lasting benefits for other artists and the region. You may need the opportunity to focus on research, gathering insight and input from other artists and communities.
The selected Fellows are each awarded £10,000 for one year, and all projects have to be completed within twelve months. Desk space for selected Fellows is available in the Visual Arts South West office based at Spike Island, Bristol. As this opportunity is funded by Arts Council England, applicants cannot seek match funding from Arts Council England (through Projects Grants or similar).
For further information and details of how to apply please visit: VASW – OPEN CALL: Announcing a WEVAA opportunity
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 7th August 2023.
£8,000 Commission.
The Brunswick Club & West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA) are commissioning an Open Call opportunity for artists, organisations, and collectives who are based in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.
The commission could be for a project, exhibition, publication or other activity. The project must be completed by August 2024.
- The £8,000 includes your production costs, your time, and space hire.
- Think about the support you might need to deliver the project, for example, paying for technicians, or producers. This needs to be factored into your budget.
Particularly welcome applications from people who are currently underrepresented in the UK arts sector, including those who identify as D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or living or working in areas of socio-economic deprivation, and Global Ethnic Majority artists and creative practitioners.
For further information and details of how to apply please contact Rosie at: bristolbrunswickclub@gmail.com
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 27th August 2023.
