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PRS Foundation's Composers' Fund call for entries open
PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund is an opportunity for composers with a strong track record, giving direct access to funding at pivotal stages in their career. A contribution of up to £10,000…
Array Collective nominated for Turner Prize 2021
We are delighted to share the news that Array are one of five artist collectives that have been nominated for the Turner Prize which will be held in Coventry as…
Royal Court Theatre announces Jerwood New Playwrights 2021
Now in its 26th year, the Royal Court Theatre Jerwood New Playwrights Programme continues to support emerging writers to develop their practice, take risks and create extraordinary new work. Zia…
In Memory of Sarah Williams
Sarah passed away following over two years living with triple negative breast cancer. She fought it with her typical tenacity, energy and humour and was seeking new treatments right until the very end. As…
Creative Freelancers: Shaping London’s Recovery
Creative Freelancers: Shaping London’s Recovery is a scheme in which 50 freelancers in the performing arts will collaborate with cultural organisations on how to improve working practice. Since March 2020,…
Inside Out Dorset 2021
From Friday 17 – Sunday 26 September 2021, Inside Out Dorset is an international outdoor arts festival that returns to wow audiences this September. Expect live performance in unexpected places…
Strike A Light: ‘Let Artists Be Artists’ appointed
For too long, there have been massive inequalities in terms of who benefits from ‘the arts’ – both as audiences and professionals. Artists go underpaid, under-heard and under-supported. And it’s…
Awardees announced for Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open 2021
The artists were selected from over 500 applications by an independent panel comprising: Yinka Ilori, artist and designer; Junko Mori, artist maker in metal; Dame Magdalene Odundo, potter; Christine Rew, Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Manager; and Harriet…
Jerwood/Photoworks Awards call for entries opens
Applications are now closed. The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards are a major commissioning opportunity supporting early-career artists working with photography to make new work and significantly develop their practice. Two artists will…
Yomi Sode signs with Penguin Press
We are excited to share that Yomi Ṣode, Nigerian-British poet, playwright and facilitator, and recipient of the 2019 Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship, will be publishing Manorism with Penguin Press, in…
Jerwood Foundation announces Blue Sky Fund
Jerwood Foundation, Jerwood Arts benefactor, is delighted to launch Jerwood Blue Sky Fund, a £1 million donation to the Theatre Artists Fund and Help Musicians. It will fund small grants…
Jerwood Solo Presentations launches 2021 Exhibitions and Events programme at Jerwood Space
We are delighted to announce that Jerwood Solo Presentations will launch our 2021 Exhibitions and Events programme at Jerwood Space in London. Opening to the public on Wednesday 19 May,…