Immersive Arts, a three-year programme encouraging artists to engage with immersive technologies, is now open for applications with grants of £5,000, £20,000 and £50,000 available!
Immersive Arts is a groundbreaking UK-wide programme designed to help artists develop their practice using immersive technologies (virtual, extended, and augmented realities), working to break down barriers and making what can be an exclusive field of practice much more accessible.
With £3.6 million in funding available to support artists across the UK, whether they’re curious about immersive technologies or ready to dive in, successful applicants will have the opportunity to explore, experiment, or expand how they work within this exciting field.
As part of a series of drop-in days, the Immersive Arts Producer for Scotland will be in Dundee at Hapworks_00 on Mon 28 October to talk to anyone interested in the programme and to answer your questions. Click here to pre-book a 30min slot and find out more.
How to apply:
There are three funding levels available and applicants should apply for the full amounts available in each (ie £5,000, £20,000 or £50,000). You do not require match funding to apply.
Explore – £5,000
- Ideal for artists with little or no experience in immersive arts; individuals, small creative collectives or organisations (10 people or fewer).
- Designed to help artists with early stage exploration of immersive technologies, developing basic knowledge or skills, experiencing immersive artworks, meeting potential collaborators, or expanding their networks.
- Successful applicants will be supported for up to six months by the Immersive Arts producers and wider network.
- Applicants will not be expected to produce a piece of work with the funding but will be asked to share their learning.
Experiment – £20,000
- Ideal for artists who are ready to get their ideas off the ground and test their work with an audience; individuals, small creative collectives or organisations (10 people or fewer).
- Designed to help artists create experimental works, proofs-of-concept or prototypes to test out with small audiences, experiment with immersive technology in a way that develops their practice, and consider access, diversity and inclusion relevant to their project.
- Successful applicants will be supported for up to nine months with training through Development Labs and opportunities to test and refine prototypes with small audiences.
Expand – £50,000
- Ideal for artists with an immersive project in development; creative collectives and organisations (of 50 people or fewer).
- Designed to help artists significantly progress existing projects or prototypes, bring well-developed concepts to fruition with comprehensive support, enhance audience engagement and reach, and consider access, diversity and inclusion relevant to the project.
- Successful applicants will be supported for up to twelve months with bespoke mentoring from Crossover Labs, the Immersive Arts partnership and network, support to develop and implement their project, opportunities to enhance and scale the impact of their work.
Deadline for all applications: Mon 2 December 2024
Immersive Arts is run by a collaborative consortium of ten partners who are embedded within the UK’s immersive arts and research communities, and committed to creating positive change in the sector – Pervasive Media Studio, University of Bristol, Cryptic, Nerve Centre, Wales Millennium Centre, Watershed, Crossover Labs, Unlimited, XR Diversity Initiative, and Immerse UK.
