Immersive Arts Funding Programme

About the Open Call

Immersive Arts is a funding and support programme for UK-based artists, designed to help them develop their art by using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply, to explore, experiment or expand how they work with this exciting field of practice. You don’t have to be tech-savvy (though you can be) to apply. All you need is a curious mind and a creative practice. Essentially, it’s about breaking down barriers, making what can be an exclusive field of practice, much more accessible to all. With over £3.6million funding available between 2024 and 2027, we will support over 200 UK-based artists through three strands: Explore £5,000, Experiment £20,000, Expand £50,000. Each strand is designed to support artists at different stages in their creative development with immersive technologies. We hope you will apply to push the limits of your practice. You could use the funding for: planning, researching and developing, or delivering, a new immersive arts project; attending residencies, relevant events and workshops; accessing training and other forms of support; buying materials, software licences and other technical tools; paying artists, technologists and other collaborators; hiring studio, rehearsal, exhibition or event spaces; researching and integrating accessibility options for audiences’ access needs; making audience testing or exhibitions more accessible, diverse and inclusive (by, for eg, paying for BSL interpreters, accessible formats, captioning, etc); marketing your project and developing your audience (Expand and Experiment only).

What is Offered

Funding up to £50,000, tailored workshops, mentoring, expert support, access to training and events, materials, software licenses, technical tools, payment for collaborators, studio/rehearsal/exhibition/event spaces, accessibility integration support, and marketing/audience development (for Experiment and Expand strands).

Requirements

Applicants must be an individual artist, creative practitioner, or creative technologist, or applying on behalf of an arts-based organisation, small group, or collective (10 people or fewer for Experiment and Explore, up to 50 for Expand). Must be based in the UK, aged 18 or over, and have a UK bank account in their own name. Eligible artists can submit one application per round.

How to Apply

You can apply to Immersive Arts by audio, video or text, and in English, Welsh, or British Sign Language using our application portal: https://immersivearts.grantplatform.com/. Funding guidelines are available to download.