Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards: Dundee

In partnership with Creative Scotland, the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards: Dundee has been established to support Dundee-based visual artists and craft practitioners in their creative and professional development.

The awards are intended to encourage artists to live and work in Dundee and to ensure that the arts play a vital and lasting role in the city.

VACMA offers fixed bursaries of £500 and £1000. The purpose of these bursaries is to support visual artists and craft makers in their creative and professional development.

VACMA HAS TWO DEADLINES:

• Autumn deadline: 5pm, 20 October 2026
• Winter deadline: 5pm, 2 February 2027

VACMA offers fixed bursaries of £500 and £1,000. You should apply for the level of bursary that best suits your proposed activity, regardless of your career stage.

To apply, please send a completed Application form, your CV, 6 images of examples of recent work and a completed Equalities Monitoring Form by email to themcmanus@leisureandculturedundee.com by 5pm on the date of deadline.

For more information about the application process and eligibility, please see our VACMA Guidelines.

VACMA Application

Application guidelines

Artist Checklist

Equalities Monitoring Form