We’re here to support bold creative visions from disabled artists based in England, Scotland, and Wales

Open Awards under £25,000 are ideal for testing, exploring, and playing with early ideas.

They’re designed to give you time, space, and support to take creative risks. We know powerful work doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with a spark.

These criteria will be used by our selection panel to assess your application. We’re looking to invest in work that will have a life beyond the initial commission. We expect all the work we fund to reach multiple audiences, as part of our wider mission to challenge and change the world.

The panel will consider:

• High quality 
• Disabled-led 
• Innovative and ambitious 
• Clear with strong development potential for future touring or exhibition  
• Artist has some track record of creating work and reaching audiences 
• The work can be completed within a 12-month timeframe 

Small awards available:

• Two x £20,000 Open Awards for artists based in England
• One x £18,000 Open Award for artists based in Scotland
• One x £15,000 Open Award for artists based in Wales

At this expression of interest stage, you don’t need to supply a detailed budget. You just need to give an idea of the overall cost of your project.

Match funding is not required for our small awards.