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Creative Scotland Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA)
- Who Can Apply: Practising visual artists and craft makers who live or maintain a studio in a participating Scottish local authority area and have experience presenting work publicly; full-time students are not eligible.
- The Focus: Creative and professional development: training, mentoring, research and development, new techniques, residencies, essential equipment and new work.
- The Funding: Fixed bursaries of £500 or £1,000; separate Personal Access Costs available for disabled applicants and carers.
- Key Requirements: Apply on your local partner's application form with your CV, 6 examples of recent work and an Equalities Monitoring Form; activity must start at least 8 weeks after the deadline; include a confirmation letter from the venue/host for exhibition or residency proposals.
DeadlineTuesday, October 20, 2026
AwardFixed bursaries of £500 and £1000.
LocationScotland
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesVisual arts, Crafts
Application notesApply through your local VACMA partner's website using that area's form (links on the Creative Scotland page); not all partners offer both deadlines. Activities must begin at least 8 weeks after the application deadline. Decisions within 8 weeks of the deadline. VACMA cannot be used as partnership funding for other Creative Scotland programmes.
Contactvisualarts@creativescotland.com
Creative Scotland