Submissions are now OPEN for Bagri Foundation Autumn Grants. The organisation awards grants ranging between £5,000 - £150,000 to non-profit arts organisations actively engaged in the cultural sector, supporting artistic projects rooted in Asian arts and culture.

🎨 Want to reach new audiences for your arts, culture or heritage work? Collaborating with social media influencers can help. ✨ Our new guide shows you how to find the right partners, plan campaigns, and build creative, authentic relationships. 📖 Read the full guide: buff.ly/BZYlrsE

Cuseum helps #museums improve visitor and member engagement using digital tools. They've collated key research findings from around the world, highlighting different uses of tech in the museum and heritage sector. An interesting read....

⭐ Artists - Immersive Arts UK - funding is available ⭐ Creatives across Scotland, Wales,England and Northern Ireland can apply for funding and support to explore, experiment or expand creative practice with immersive technologies.

What do you do when you encounter a glitch on a creative project? Join us this Thursday at 11am as we discuss practical ideas for problem-solving when things go wrong and how to build flexibility into your creative practice Book now: bit.ly/47kAkHE #DigitalInnovation #CreativePractice

ArtFlicks is a creative commission for bold, emerging artists aged 18–30. Rural Media offers £1,000 bursaries and support to create 3x 90-second films — whether that’s dance, spoken word, music, visual arts, crafts, animation, or something completely different.

What do you do when you encounter a glitch on a creative project? How can you turn it around? Join us on Thur 18 Sept at 11am as we discuss practical ideas for problem-solving when things go wrong and how to build flexibility into your creative practice Book now:

Audio Description can be a powerful creative tool, enhancing the experience for all and enriching the artistic integrity of your work. Thinking creatively about it from the beginning of your project can lead to more engaging, informative, and truly accessible experience.

🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | the National Gallery announces a MAJOR expansion and two of the largest single donations ever received by a museum

@weareunlimited.bsky.social's Open Awards offer ten opportunities for disabled artists in England, Scotland or Wales. Supporting brilliant disabled artists to create, develop and share work. 🔹 Small awards: new, exploratory ideas 🔹 Large awards: work that’s closer to production

Are you involved in cutting-edge research and/or innovation projects and want to find out more about Horizon Europe funding? Join a webinar hosted by Innovate UK. Most orgs can participate and apply - businesses, academia, research organisations, charities, NGOs and more! buff.ly/5nV888c

The New Art Gallery Walsall and @multistory.bsky.social are accepting applications for Assembly 2026. Three artists will receive development support and mentoring from both organisations, a commission fee of £1,500 to create new work and have access to a production budget.

Thinking outside the box is part of the joy of creating a digital project but what if something unexpected pops up 👀? Join our brilliant speakers Harmeet Chagger-Khan, @psiconlab.bsky.social & @louiseorwin.bsky.social to learn how to face challenges head on. Book: bit.ly/47kAkHE #DigitalInnovation

For National Lottery Project Grants (NLPG), we’re confirming that applications for under £30k will reopen in mid-September. Applications for NLPG £30k - £100k will open by the end of September, and Touring, Place Partnerships, and Major Projects will open by mid-October.

Huge congratulations to Displace Studios and @psiconlab.bsky.social on being selected as a FINALIST for the Lumen Prize! Their project, supported by The Space - Replica - combines Dance, Mixed Reality and Volumetric Capture, allowing a performer to duet with her digital double. buff.ly/Ykav0rQ

Trying something fresh means taking risks, and facing the possibility it may not go as planned. So how can you keep pushing the boundaries, and embrace the unforeseen in your work?

New Art Exchange in Nottingham is looking for artists and creatives from the Global Majority to present ambitious work at the gallery rooted in equity, creativity and social change. Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.

The BFI Filmmaking Fund is OPEN! It awards National Lottery funding to support original live action and animated feature filmmaking. The Impact Fund operates on a rolling basis and the Discovery Fund closes on 29 August, 5pm buff.ly/IefrTGT

Is your digital offer is in need of a refresh🤔? Want to breathe some new life into your content and social channels? Here's some great budget-friendly tips to improve engagement, make your website more eco-friendly, and much more. Watch the video

📢 The National Gallery is looking for 50 digital creators to join their 200 Creators Network. Meet Gallery staff, see behind-the-scenes and visit out-of-hours to explore the Gallery’s collection. Be inspired to create and share content with your online communities.

ECSTATIC to announce we're a FINALIST for the Lumen Prize! With over 2,200+ submissions from 71 countries, amongst the most boundary-pushing, conceptually rich, & technically innovative work in the world, we are truly honoured for REPLICA to be chosen! lumenprize.org/2025-perform...

Digitally innovative projects mean taking risks. But just how do you deal with unforeseen challenges in your work? Join us on Thur 18th Sept at 11am to find out how to embrace the unexpected! Book here: bit.ly/47kAkHE #DigitalInnovation #CreativePractice

Apply for an Alan Turing Institute Open AI Fellowship. Researchers and technologists can spend 12 months as a Fellow with the Turing, embedded within the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and anchored with the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence. buff.ly/m61D37G

MuseumsCamp is an in-person event to bring together people interested in museums and collections. Run in the style of an unconference, learn, share ideas and discuss the future of museums. 🏛️ Friday September 19th at the Birmingham & Midland Institute. buff.ly/xIL7DJ3 #Museums

We're getting ready for the September edition of Creative Economy Digest, for those working at the intersection of creativity, technology and business. 📣 Send us your news, events, research, jobs, funding and development opportunities before the end of August! t.ly/VGV6w

People of #Leeds, does gardening or gardens mean something to you? Be part of #thespeakinggarden - a multimedia installation inspired by the @britishlibrary.bsky.social's Unearthed exhibition, Leeds Libraries special collections and the gardeners and growers of Leeds. buff.ly/qrqGreV

Funding opportunities for disabled artists based in England, Scotland or Wales ⬇️ ⬇️

VR is able to offer different types of experiences, from mindfulness and poetry to gaming or history, you can find something for everyone. Our #DigitalSpaces project places VR in libraries and is opening doors to new audiences and possibilities. buff.ly/enmMtHE

The @theturing.bsky.social has announced an Open AI Fellowship. Researchers & technologists can spend 12 months as a Fellow with the Turing, embedded within the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and anchored with the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence.

Why come to BEYOND Conference? - Connect with collaborators, researchers, funders - Experience pioneering R&D projects - Engage with the global conversation on innovation, creativity, opportunity. - Explore the relationship between creative research and business innovation. MediaCity, 24-26 Nov!

Ireland extends basic income for artists pilot by six months as it continues to have a positive impact.

Today sees the opening of a bunch of Festivals in Edinburgh, including @edfringe.bsky.social. Check them out ⬇️ ⬇️ buff.ly/U6rkSKo

How can practitioners and policymakers measure the cultural vitality of their communities? A new project from the Centre for Cultural Value aims to deepen that understanding, as Rob Eagle and Anna Kime explain. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

🔊 Content creators 🔊 @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social has teamed up with YouTube to launch Creator Incubator - a new 12-month diploma course to support the next generation of creators and digital producers. The course is free to all selected participants. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/gFPiQW3

Could a micro or nano influencer be just what you need to attract new audiences to your projects? Find out how to find the right fit over on our YT channel. 👀 Full vid: bit.ly/44OTl26 ⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/3GFA3nV #InfluencerMarketing

📢 Commissioning opportunity Culture House Sunderland seeks to commission an artist or artistic collective to deliver Timepiece, an audiovisual installation that will be exhibited digitally on screens in the venue's new atrium space. buff.ly/dN6xjzi

As tributes are paid to the Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, we look back at the Home of Metal project that celebrated 50 years of the iconic band. In 2019, we supported @homeofmetaluk.bsky.social‬ Black Sabbath – 50 Years, at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery www.thespace.org/.../50-years...

This October, Immersive Experience Network will gather live and immersive creators for 2 days of innovation, inspiration, and insights. Meet with new collaborators, discuss the latest trends shaping live and immersive experiences. 📅 20th & 21st October 2025
 📍 Beams, East London

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

Our #DigitalSpaces project continues it's tour of libraries and we'e delighted to have reached #Sunderland. Try an exciting collection of VR experiences in your local library. Drop in this July - It's FREE, no booking required: buff.ly/vBiCOv3

🏆 Submit your digital work to the Artist of the Future Prize. There's a prize worth up to £10,000 – consisting of £5,000 cash and a £5,000 media package designed to elevate your profile. Shortlisted entrants will be exhibited within a major exhibition space at Saatchi Gallery.

Immersive Arts Producers - Crossover Labs is looking for someone to work with them on the Immersive Arts UK programme. Help them produce projects with artists who are experimenting with new technologies. Apply before 23 July ➡️.

🤔 Unsure about using AI? @artscouncilengland.bsky.social has created a toolkit made up of seven guides to help you take a thoughtful and collaborative approach to building AI policies and practices that match your organisation’s purpose.

Amazon is supporting charities which develop creative careers with the launch of its Regional Creatives Fund. 🌠 It offers grants of up to £30,000 to charities that help underserved communities pursue their creative ambitions.

🥽🕹📹 What do audiences want from immersive experiences? We asked Catherine Allen, CEO of Limina Immersive - a company that has run hundreds of VR events. They have witnessed the potential of immersive media for broad audiences and found increased demand for this sort of experience. buff.ly/WClNNnA

🚩 Calling creatives across the Black Country. CreaTech Frontiers is offering support and grants of £5k and £10k to help bring your creative and innovative ideas to life Find out more in an info session: 🗓️ Wednesday 16th July 🕛 13:00 – 14:00 📍 Online via Zoom Register ➡️

Art Explora is an international foundation that inspires new encounters between arts and audiences – locally, nationally and internationally. They are looking for innovative projects that enhance audience engagement. Up to €50,000 available to support innovative practices.

Last chance to apply | Join our next Anti-racist Museums Programme cohort 📝 We're looking for six museums that want to make progress towards becoming anti-racist organisations, creating meaningful change in the UK museum sector through organisational and professional development. Apply by 9 July 👇

We supported #thearthouse #wakefield on Paradise Carpet: An Audio-Visual Meditation. Designed and animated by Zara Hussain, the work is voiced in languages including English, Arabic, Kurdish, and Urdu. You can watch the meditation here: