Funding
- PRS Foundation: Beyond Borders – 30 June
- Arts Council England: Developing Your Creative Practice (Round 24) – 2 July
- Push The Boat Out & National Theatre of Scotland: Call for Commissions – 6 July
- CoSTAR Live Lab: Intelligent Venues – 21 July
- Hugo Burge Foundation 2026 Grant Programme – 31 July
- PRS Foundation PPL Momentum Music Fund – 10 August
- British Council: Connections Through Culture 2026 – 12 August
- The British Academy: SHAPE Involve and Engage – 15 September
- AHRC Responsive Mode: Curiosity Award – rolling
- AHRC Responsive Mode: Catalyst Awards – rolling
- Arts Council England: National Lottery Project Grants – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Features Fund – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Immersive Formats – rolling
- BFI Doc Society: Research & Development Fund – rolling
- British Council: Short or Feature Film Festival / XR Showcase Travel Grant – rolling
- Creative Debuts: Black Artists Grant – rolling
- Creative UK: Creative Enterprise Business Builder – rolling
- Creative UK: Creative Growth Finance (Loan) – rolling
- Creative Scotland Open Fund – rolling
- Figurative Arts & Culture Impact Fund (Loan) – rolling
- Grand Plan £1k grants for artists of colour – rolling
- Glasgow City Council: Meanwhile Use Fund – rolling
- Glasgow City Council: Tech Ecosystem Event Subsidy – rolling
- Interface Innovation Vouchers – rolling
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Migration Fund – rolling
- PRS Foundation: International Showcase Fund – rolling
Opportunities
- Tron Theatre: Outside Eyes (Scratch Night) call for submissions by global majority artists – 30 June
- National Theatre of Scotland ESEA Research Project: Paid opportunity for artists with East or Southeast Asian heritage to take part in a paid focus group – Deadline 5 July, sessions take place across July
- TRC & ScreenSkills: ‘Making AI Work For You’ two-hour training module for unscripted development freelancers – Deadline 6 July, training dates 14 July or 6 October
- RIG Arts: Participatory Arts Practitioner Callout X3 (paid) – 6 July
- Creative UK: Screen Launchpad Business Support Programme for Underrepresented Founders – 6 July
- Film Hub Scotland: Marketing & Outreach Coordinator – 6 July
- Glasgow Life Arts Development Scheme for cultural organisations and community groups – 10 July
- RENDR: Open Call to exhibit at RENDR Festival 2027 – 13 July
- Artsadmin Lab 2026: Curated residency programme for contemporary performance artists – 14 July
- Glasgow Film Festival: Programme Coordinator – 15 July
- Theatre in Schools Scotland: Open call for touring productions – 21 July
- Snap-Elastic: Call Out for Associate Artist – 23 July
- Imaginarius: Open call to present work during the 2027 festival – 30 July
- DV8 Film: Call out for short films shot on alternative media – 10 August
- North East Arts Touring: Open call for small-scale productions touring between February and May 2027 – 16 August
- RCS: Starting a Creative Career Summer School for Adults – 17-21 August
Events
- National Festival of Youth Theatre 2026 – [Inverness] 3-6 July
- The Space: Make it or fake it! Artists on AI webinar – [online] 7 July
- Innovate UK Talent & Skills Project Showcase – [Glasgow] 8-9 July
- creative soundLAB: JULY 2026 – [Edinburgh] 27 July
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe – [Edinburgh] 7-31 August
- Rachel Maclean ‘They've Got Your Eyes’ Exhibition – [Liverpool] until 16 August
- New Music Scotland 2026 Gathering and Celebration – [Glasgow] 28-29 August
- Immersive Arts: The Big Thing – [Llandudno, Wales] 9-11 September
- ARS ELECTRONICA Festival for Art, Technology & Society – [Linz, Austria] 9-13 September
- Sonica 2026 – [Glasgow] 24 September - 4 October
- AND (Abandon Normal Devices) Festival 2026 – [Barnsley] 25-27 September
- ELIA Biennial Conference 2026 – [Zwolle, Netherlands] 18-21 November
- BEYOND Conference – [Salford] 23-25 November
- Unlimited Symposium on disabled-led arts – [London] 15-17 March 2027
Published on 29 June 2026
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