Maker Community

Residencies & Jobs South House Silver Workshop Trust: Silversmithing Graduate Apprenticeship Scholarship 2021

The South House Silver Workshop Trust is now accepting applications for the Silversmithing Graduate Apprenticeship Scholarship 2021.

Closing date: 30 Sep 2020

Awards & Competitions Open Call: Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2021

Submit an application for Toyama International Glass Exhibition 2021. 

Closing date: 10 Dec 2020

Funding The Social Entrepreneurs Fund

The Social Entrepreneurs Fund is back! This is great news if you are thinking about or already in the process of starting a social enterprise in Scotland.

Closing date: 29 Sep 2020

Conferences & Maker Training Call for Paper: Exhibiting Craft - Histories, contexts, practices

Respond to a Call for Paper for the Association for Art History's Annual Conference 2021, focusing on exhibiting craft. 

Closing date: 19 Oct 2020

Studio & Workshop Spaces Bench Rental at Vanilla Ink

Vanilla Ink give practicing jewellers individual studios and communal studios/workshop with access to tools, equipment, knowledge and a community.

Closing date: 30 Sep 2020

Exhibit & Sell Application for Schmuck and Talente 2021 now open

“Schmuck” and “Talente” are special shows at the Internationale Handwerksmesse (IHM) in Munich, organized by the Department for Fairs and Exhibitions of the Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern under the…

Closing date: 5 Oct 2020

Residencies & Jobs PhD Opportunity: 21st Century Tapestry

21st Century Tapestry: an investigation of smart materials, technology interplay and heritage craftsmanship, supported by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH).

Closing date: 30 Oct 2020

Funding Black Artists Grant

The Black Artists Grant is £2,000 given out monthly to black artists and makers in the UK, with each artist selected receiving £500 each.,

Funding Grants for families financially affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Grants to help parents and carers who have worked in the UK fashion or textile industry and whose household income has reduced as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Funding The Furniture Makers' Company Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Grants

A package of support is available from the Furniture Makers’ Company to support struggling employees and sole traders during the COVID-19 crisis.