Live Bordersgrant
Live Borders Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award (VACMA)
- Who Can Apply: Individual practising visual artists and craft makers living and working in the Scottish Borders or Dumfries and Galloway may apply at any career stage. Full-time students are excluded; part-time students must document eligibility.
- The Focus: Bursaries support creative development and new skills or ideas in visual art and craft, including training, mentoring, experimentation, research, equipment and tailored residencies.
- The Funding: Choose £500 or £1,000 according to your activity. Separate Personal Access Costs may support disability or caring needs; the bursary cannot match other Creative Scotland grants.
- Key Requirements: Email the local application to artservice@liveborders1.org.uk with an artist CV, six recent work examples, a labeled image list and Equalities Monitoring Form. Include relevant host confirmation and student evidence, and allow eight weeks before the activity starts.
DeadlineTuesday, October 20, 2026
AwardBursary tiers are £500 and £1,000
LocationDumfries, Scotland
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinesvisual art, craft
Application notesEmail the local application and supporting material to artservice@liveborders1.org.uk. Include a professional artist CV, six recent work examples, an image list showing dates/medium/dimensions and the Equalities Monitoring Form. Include an exhibition/residency host confirmation letter and part-time-student evidence if applicable. The guidance’s application questions specify: activity summary 30 words; practice 250; supported activity 300; development benefit 300; timeline/risks 200; public access, if applicable, 200; barriers, if supplied, 200; environmental impact 200. Supply contact and studio details, dates, award level, total project cost, other income and funding history, plus an access-cost breakdown if requested. The DOCX form/equalities files could not be read; no local media file-size or duration limit was verified. Activity must start at least eight weeks after the deadline. Guidance: https://www.liveborders.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VACMA-Guidance-26-27-final.pdf
Contactartservice@liveborders1.org.uk
Live Borders
Organization based in Newtown St Boswells