Guidance and templates
Arts and cultural organisations based in England, including museums, libraries, community organisations and local councils with a cultural project, can apply for a digital commission of up to £16,000, including VAT. There is a maximum budget of £8,000 for audio-only projects.
Please read the guidance below before completing your application.
Guidance
Guidance: PDF version (442 KB) or DOCX version (219.2 KB)
Easy Read Guidance: PDF version (14.1 MB)
Terms and Conditions: PDF version (177 KB) or DOCX version (111 KB)
Budget Template: XLS version (21 KB)
Templates
You can download a copy of the application form so you can review your questions before completing the online version.
Draft Application Form DOCX version (49KB)
Apply here
About the commissions
Commissions are for you to develop and deliver a creative digital project. This might be a video or audio project, or an interactive or immersive experience.
If your application is successful, we can provide support in areas where you may need help, e.g., digital production, content distribution, audience development and online rights.
- Arts and cultural organisations based in England are invited to apply for funding for a digital creative project of between £4,000 and £16,000 (maximum funding for audio-only projects is £8,000 inc. VAT).
- Museums, libraries, community organisations and local councils are eligible to apply, providing the proposed project is culturally focused.
- This is an opportunity to develop and deliver a creative project for online or in-person audiences, using digital elements that your organisation has perhaps not worked with before.
- Your project might be a video or audio piece, or an interactive or immersive experience. We welcome work that uses technology or platforms in innovative ways that may provide new insights and case studies for the cultural sector.
Working with The Space
What’s it like working with The Space? How much support will I get and what should I expect?
We’ve talk to people who have been through the commissioning process and produced a digital project.
In these short chats, all under 4 minutes in length, previously commissioned artists and organisations tell us about the type of support they received and the impact it had.
Niamh White, Hospital Rooms
Hospital Rooms is an award-winning charity that commissions artists to work in partnership with patients and staff to create artworks and radical new versions of clinical spaces for locked and self-cure mental health units.
Niamh talks about the ways in which The Space helped them reach new audiences, increase visibility and expand their programme.
“The Space are so fantastic at meeting you where you are. They’ll guide you in the right direction. Just go for it. Speak to them and they will set you on the right way.”
Carly McConnell, Open Clasp
The Space worked with Open Clasp to capture their production of Key Change. Carly McConnell, Executive Producer from Open Clasp talks about what it was like when the organisation first connected with The Space; the connections that were made and the distribution support that they were offered as part of the commission.
“Invaluable mentoring and shared partnership and learning.”
Paul Long, MBD
MBD is a creative organisation that specialise in making experiences using a blend of art and immersive technology.
The Space has supported the team in research and development, recently working with them on Voyagers, a project that explores and expands the use of Virtual Production and Motion Capture (Mocap) techniques in filmmaking.
“They are not afraid to take a risk. They are such a supportive organisation.”
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