The Sound/Image Research Centre has successfully supported artists in receiving Research and Development funding from Arts Council England. Over the years a number of artists have received Developing Your Creative Practice Funding from Arts Council England. The aim of this funding is to support “individual creative and cultural practitioners to focus on their development and take them to the next stage of their practice.”
Arts Council England Funding
The Developing Your Creative Practice Fund has been paused up until April 2026. ACE have said that “We’ve launched new ringfenced R&D funding for individuals, while our Developing Your Creative Practice fund is paused until next April.” They are encouraging artists to apply for National Lottery Project Grants.
The National Lottery Project Grants funding is available while Developing Your Creative Practice is paused until next year.
You can apply for £1,000-£30,000. This opportunity will close on Thursday 26 February 2026. You can apply any time up until this date. Decisions take about 12 weeks. You will find more information here about this funding.
****Check out this Arts Council England Webinar: Research & Development Funding for Individuals for more information
What types of projects will they fund:
ACE list some examples of R&D projects which they will support:
- Developing and testing new ideas, which could include sector sharings of your R&D work
- Taking up creative residency opportunities, in England and internationally, that will have a longer-term effect on your future practice in England
- Getting access to mentoring and shadowing opportunities, including peer networks and critique groups, to trial new ideas and develop a market or commissioning opportunities
- Having access to production space or workspace to develop new ideas and work
- Taking up opportunities to ‘go see’ to guide your own practice, where that would have a longer-term effect on your work in the future
- Developing new partnerships and networks
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Exploring working across different sectors, for example collaborating with non-arts practitioners to explore practice or process
What we offer
At the University of Greenwich our facilities and experience provide a valuable resource for potential artist development. In partnership, we can provide opportunities for research and development, mentorship and spaces for artistic creation. We can support you in your application and project planning.
Our established Loudspeaker Orchestra programme and SHIFT lab workshops provide the perfect opportunity to connect your work with audiences, specialist communities of creative practitioners and publics to demonstrate benefit across diverse communities.
So whats next?
- Take a look at our research blog to get a sense of what we do as a research community
- Check out our facilities and learn more about our SHIFT (Shared Hub for Immersive Future Technologies)
- Think about the skills you might need to develop in order to create new work
- Do you need mentoring in certain areas like Spatial Audio Workflows, Sound Design, Immersive AV Production, Virtual Production, Electroacoustic Composition, Sound Art Installation?
- Would you benefit from taking part in one of our Short Courses in Spatial Audio Fundamentals or Creative Sound Design in Ableton Live?
- Think about how you want to present and share your work at the end of the project?
Get in touch with us
If you would like to do a residency with us please fill out the Expression of Interest form and we will get back to you as soon as possible