Grant · Scottish Borders, Scotland artists
Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) 2026/27: Scottish Borders
Live Borders
You should apply if you're a practising visual artist or craft maker living or working in Scottish Borders, Scotland.
About
The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA), run locally by Live Borders in partnership with Creative Scotland, offer fixed bursaries of £500 or £1,000 to visual artists and craft makers in Scottish Borders for creative and professional development. The money can support training, mentoring, research, making new work, residencies, equipment or a more sustainable practice. Applicants choose the bursary level that suits their proposed activity, whatever their career stage. The winter deadline is 5 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2027.
Eligibility
Practising visual artists and craft makers who live or keep a studio in Scottish Borders. Full-time students and past recipients who have not submitted an end-of-project report are generally not eligible; see the local guidelines.
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Applications happen on Live Borders's website. Seeke reviews and indexes the listing but does not accept applications.