VACMA Funding 24-25

Support available for artists and craft makers in Dumfries & Galloway and The Scottish Borders through VACMA Scotland funding.

Practising Visual Artists and Craft Makers across the South of Scotland, (Dumfries and Galloway and The Scottish Borders), are invited to apply for grants of up to £1000 to support their creative and professional development, thanks to funding from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland and in partnership with Live Borders Arts & Creativity, Dumfries & Galloway Council, DG Unlimited and Upland.

The Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) funds activities such as mentoring and skills development, testing new ideas, experimenting with sustainable and renewable materials, purchasing necessary equipment, and residencies tailored to the artist’s creative and professional development.

The programme offers a newly enhanced £1000 bursary for artists and makers who have been practising for over 5 years, as well as a £500 early-career bursary for artists and makers that have been practising for less than 5 years. Artists must live and work in Dumfries and Galloway or The Scottish Borders to be eligible.

Bursaries of £500 and £1000 now available

  • Autumn deadline: 5pm, 22 October 2024
  • Winter deadline: 5pm, 4 February 2025

Should an applicant wish to discuss any aspect of submitting an application to VACMA – and this is strongly recommended– we urge you to please contact Amy Marletta (Dumfries and Galloway) or Jane Somers (The Scottish Borders):

Applicants from either, Dumfries and Galloway and The Scottish Borders must submit their applications, by the round deadline, to Live Borders Arts & Creativity: artservice@liveborders1.org.uk

For more information visit the VACMA page on the Live Borders Website