Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards

Run in partnership with Creative Scotland, this scheme offers awards to individual artists and makers, based or resident in Glasgow. The 2020/21 scheme is now open. 

This year, in place of the usual Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA), and in recognition of the ongoing impact of COVID-19, this revised scheme will offer fixed fee bursaries at two levels:

-Bursaries of £500 for New Graduates /Emerging Artists/Makers. Applicants must have less than 5 years’ experience outside of education or training or to have graduated in 2015 or later.

-Bursaries of £750 for more Established Artists/Makers

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 2 February 2021 at 5pm

To apply, please read the Guidelines carefully and submit a completed Application Form and Equalities Monitoring Form by email to gl.learningteam@glasgowlife.org.uk. (Scroll down to download these documents. You can also download Frequently Asked Questions and the Glasgow Life Privacy Notice for your information.)