Visual Arts and Craft Makers Awards 2027 for East Dunbartonshire

Visual artists and craft makers who live or have a studio in East Dunbartonshire are being offered the chance to draw down funds to boost their creative and professional development.

EDLCT has secured external funding from Creative Scotland to provide fixed grants of £500 or £1,000.

It is part of the 2027 Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA). The deadline for submissions is 5pm on 2 February 2027.

The bursaries can be used to support a wide range of activities that support applicants to develop their creative practice.

Activities could include (but are not limited to):

• Professional training, courses and/or peer-to-peer learning
• Mentoring and skills development
• Testing new ideas and processes
• Researching and developing a new body of work
• Residencies that are tailored to your creative and professional development.

Please ensure you read the VACMA guidance carefully before filling in an application form. Completed forms should be emailed to Culture01@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

To be eligible, you must:

• Live or maintain a studio space in East Dunbartonshire
• Work in the visual art or craft artforms 
• Have submitted an End of Project Report if you are a previous VACMA recipient
• Not be a full-time student.

Part-time students can, but must:

• Provide evidence of part-time status
• Confirm the activity does not contribute toward academic studies.
  For more information about the scheme visit the Creative Scotland website.

VACMA is supported by Creative Scotland through funding from The National Lottery.

If you have any questions or want to request materials in a different format or language, please email Culture01@eastdunbarton.gov.uk