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 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.

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.

Discover how public libraries are helping people build digital confidence and skills....

Reflections on a year in Digital Culture. We've produced a 2025 Reflections Report, featuring the voices of The Space’s team who work with artists and organisations every day. Find out what’s happening across the sector: what’s working, what’s emerging, and what’s needed next.

The Barbican Theatre Open Lab programme supports early to mid-career artists and companies working in theatre and dance. It offers an opportunity to develop a new project idea or performance as well as funding of £2.5k and a year-long programme of support.

Emerging producers are encouraged to apply to the 2026 Fellowship Program for Creative and Independent Producers. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The MiraBan Film Pitch Fund + is an exciting opportunity for bold storytellers to secure £500 in funding to support the development, production, post-production, or distribution of their film projects

How are artists and creatives adopting AI to innovate new forms of cultural engagement? Can we use tech to transform how audiences experience performance? Join us at Digital Culture Talks -

Join our webinar where we'll be talking to artists about what inspires them and how they approach creative opportunities that are destined for digital platforms. Tuesday 9 December Book now: bit.ly/445UbrB #DigitalStorytelling

Department for Culture, Media and Sport is looking for Advisory Panel members to support the next UK City of Culture 2029 competition, helping to assess bids. Cultural experts, leaders and those experienced in working with partners at local and national levels should apply.

Digital Culture Talks brings together artists, cultural leaders and technologists to explore how creativity can thrive in physical and digital spaces. Discussion and debate exploring how technologies shape experiences and open up opportunities for collaboration. Join us online bit.ly/DCT3Day1LkdIn

Where can digital skills, practices & tools act as a good friend to an artist and where can they be a foe? Join our webinar to find out what can make your creative process easier and how to deal with things that don't: bit.ly/445UbrB #DigitalStorytelling

There’s so much good content out there, you can’t simply point a camera and hope. So how do you make the most of digital platforms to deliver brilliant and joyful experiences to your audiences 🎉 ? Find out in our latest YT video: 👀 Full vid: bit.ly/4nUXdWX ⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/47ATHw3

You know the story you want to tell but how can you use digital skills, practices & tools to tell it? And what are the pitfalls🥴 ? Join us to find out: bit.ly/445UbrB #DigitalStorytelling

📣 Calling UK Filmmakers – get a spot on IFFR Rotterdam Lab 2026 and take part in a five-day training workshop for emerging international professionals. 👉 Rotterdam Lab runs from 31 January until 4 February 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/jIZspaz

Join our Head of Innovation, Harmeet Chagger at Arts Marketing Association's Digital Marketing Day to discuss the future of digital creativity.

We’re looking for freelance digital specialists and would like to hear from those with experience in marketing, audience development, digital content strategy and content creation in the heritage and cultural sectors based in Scotland. Find out more and apply: thespace.org/were…

🔥We’re excited to be a part of Hot Poets🔥 Ignite a brand new climate & poetry education campaign featuring Michael Rosen - watch the poem, buy the children's poetry book, or book hot poets at your school at hotpoets.org #climateaction #education #hotpoets

Setting clear goals and metrics is a vital part of evaluating projects but how can you plan to understand any unexpected outcomes from your work? Hear from @valuingculture.bsky and artist @louiseorwin.bsky.social about their tips for expansive approaches to evaluation.

Paisley Arts Festival seeks a visionary Digital Media Artist to collaborate on the creation of a large-scale, outdoors digital artwork. The artwork should be a high-impact public spectacle celebrating creativity, community, innovation and be rooted in place.

Headlong Theatre are looking for emerging theatre directors based outside London to join Headlong Origins 2026, a year-long artist development programme supporting directors across the UK. buff.ly/H8eKnaK

Not only do libraries provide essential services like internet access, training, and meeting spaces, they are vital civic spaces for people to gather, connect, and learn. Our #DigitalSpaces project is delivering an array of digital experiences in libraries. Take a look....

Today, we are launching our new directory, where you can find expertise across disciplines and institutions, all focused around our central question: what makes a good digital society and how do we get there? digitalgood.net/launching-ou...

"Arts and culture are not peripheral to economic development but essential...We need to move away from viewing arts and culture as a cost and towards recognising them as an investment." Mariana Mazzucato states the case for putting culture at the heart of policymaking.

We recently captured 'A Choral Pilgrimage with The Sixteen'. You can watch it on the BBC iPlayer. Tune in for some luminous choral music on the theme of peace, performed by one of the world’s finest choirs in the glorious Peterborough Cathedral. Presented by Hannah French. buff.ly/1xYYKUw

Interested in virtual production? Digital Catapult is hosting a webinar exploring how deep tech and AI are unlocking new possibilities in content creation.

Liverpool's International Slavery Museum has launched a call for an artist or collective to design a new public entrance.

A new programme - Black Country Digital Firsts - shows how even modest support for artists in under-represented regions can unlock remarkable creativity, build confidence and generate lasting cultural impact, argues Rob Lindsay of The Space.

There’s so much good content out there, you can’t simply point a camera and hope. So how do you make the most of digital tools and platforms to create super satisfying digital experiences? Join our webinar next week to find out! Book now: bit.ly/3VBsuT0 #DigitalExperiences #AudienceEngagement

BBC Writers Open Call submission window is open. It's not a competition but a means by which the BBC seeks out the best writing talent. They look for writers with the strongest potential to be developed and produced for BBC broadcast.

🐙 It's #WorldOctopusDay Watch a short - set in the future - where our Octopus Overlords visit the Black Country. youtu.be/4eyGPeDCzwY?...

Join experts Cat McGill from @livetoyourlr Damon Jackson-Waldock from @thearthouseuk and Head of Programmes at The Space, Rob Lindsay, as they explore how to make the most of digital platforms to engage your audiences! bit.ly/3VBsuT0 #DigitalExperiences #AudienceEngagement

The winter round of the @jerwoodfoundation.bsky.social Fund is open! For organisations with a focus on making art available for public benefit and working with the Jerwood Collection. jerwood.org/fundi…

Applications for the 2026 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course are open. It offers 12 writers new to television drama an insight into how the industry works and to provide a “dry-run” of what it can be like to write under a television drama commission.

Join Greg Mothersdale, Research and Development Producer at Media Cymru from 2pm on 23 October 2025 to hear about two R&D projects that are exploring ways to make virtual production more sustainable 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1748551587...

How do you strike the balance between planning and breaking the rules when innovating in your digital projects? Get some invaluable advice from artists who have been there in our latest YT video 👀 Full vid: bit.ly/4gQpdci ⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/4pMR1SY #DigitalInnovation #CreativePractice

Scottish Ballet are looking for early-career artists – choreographers, filmmakers, directors- to produce a new short film, featuring their professional dancers. Receive mentoring and production support - a paid opportunity!

Join our next webinar where we’ll be thinking about how to make the most of digital platforms and tools to deliver joyful and brilliant experiences ☺️ Book your place here: bit.ly/3VBsuT0 #DigitalExperiences #AudienceEngagement

🤩 BFI and Film4 Productions have joined forces for Future Takes. It offers support for live action, short-form projects from teams of writers, directors and producers based in the UK. They are looking to support up to 6 short films, with funding of £60,000 - £90,000 per film. ℹ️ buff.ly/8AMqfz4

In this piece from @thespacearts.bsky.social, Centre associate @emmamcdoofus.bsky.social shares three simple and practical tips to help you get the most out of your evaluation & signposts evaluation resources available for free on our resources platform. www.thespace.org/resource/mak...

The Birmingham Rep‘s Feedback Fridays provide professional support, advice and feedback for scriptwriters. It takes place every 2 months and gives scriptwriters from the W Mids the opportunity to receive support and feedback on their work from The Rep’s in-house directors.

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social £14m National Lottery Project Grants programme is now open for applications to the £30,000 and under strand.

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.