Immersive Arts

The Immersive Arts Programme

From £5,000No closing date statedUK-wide

A three-year programme funding artists to explore, experiment with or expand work using immersive technologies. It suits individual artists, creative practitioners and small arts groups based in the UK.

What it pays for

  • Innovation and R&D

Conditions to know about

Applicants must be based in the UK, aged 18 or over, with a UK bank account. Arts organisations or collectives may apply with 10 or fewer people for Explore/Experiment, up to 50 for Expand. Larger organisations can be named as partners. Over 200 artists to be funded across three rounds, 2024 to 2027.

How to apply

Applications go through the funder. Read their page for the full rules and the form.

Go to the funder’s page

Check if you can apply

Is each of these true for your business?

The business is based in the UK
The funder’s wording
Based in the UK, aged 18 or over, with a UK bank account.
You are an individual, a charity, a social enterprise, a company or partnership or a sole trader
The funder’s wording
An individual artist, creative practitioner, or technologist.

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Source: North East Growth Hub: finance and funding. Last checked 11 Nov 2026. Read from the funder’s page by AI, with each key fact checked against the page text.

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Listed under Innovation and R&D, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

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