Grant · Dundee, Scotland artists
Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) 2026/27: Dundee
Leisure & Culture Dundee
You should apply if you’re a visual artist or craft maker based in Dundee, at any stage of your career.
About
The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA), run in Dundee by Leisure & Culture Dundee and The McManus with Creative Scotland, offer fixed bursaries of £500 or £1,000 to Dundee-based visual artists and craft practitioners for creative and professional development. Applicants pick the bursary level that suits the activity they propose, whatever their career stage. Applications go by email with a completed form, a CV, six images of recent work and an equalities monitoring form. The winter deadline is 5 pm on February 2, 2027.
Eligibility
Dundee-based visual artists and craft practitioners at any career stage; see the local VACMA guidance for full eligibility rules.
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