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Arts independents Ash Bowmott & Laura Sweeney work together to 〰️produce〰️curate〰️facilitate〰️advocate〰️ Mostly known for making them templates 🔗https://linktr.ee/theuncultured

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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We’re looking for 12 freelance artists + arts workers to join a 2-hour group discussions on either scarcity or rejection and their impact on hope. You’ll be paid £50 to come. Participants will be chosen by random number generator. www.the-uncultured.com/blog/creativ... Closes 14th October.
Pale yellow background with black text reading “wanna come chat with us about scarcity and rejection in the arts? (yes, we’re fun at parties)” with the words scarcity and rejection highlighted in blue with a cursor pointing towards it.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Find out more about the Framework and three objectives to support excellence, deliver for everybody, and reach everywhere. www.artscouncil.org.uk/our-strategy
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Our strategy
Learn more about our strategy and our delivery plans.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Introducing our new Strategic Framework: it sets out how we will make it easier for applicants and partners to work with us, as we start work developing a new longer-term strategy later this year.
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Our strategy
Learn more about our strategy and our delivery plans.
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Touring is in a critical state – it’s time for a reset, writes Lyn Gardner in this week's @TheStage. Read more: www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/tour... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
ACE PROJECT GRANTS ACCESS SUPPORT We’ve got a few spaces for under £30k applications to be submitted before June 2026. If you’re deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and/or experiencing poor health, you qualify for access support. Interested? Get in touch on contact @ the-uncultured .com
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We had our first ever 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨 Board Game Night last week Bradford Arts Centre along with @bdproducinghub.co.uk. It turns out exploring freelance working conditions with some dice & a bag of frazzles is exactly what we all needed on a wet January night! Photos: @tomwoollard.bsky.social
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Frazzled in Bradford
We had our first ever Frazzled Freelancers Board Game Night last week B radford Arts Centre  along with Bradford Producing Hub. It turns out exploring freelance working conditions with some dice and.....
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Pause: A Self-Care Support for Producers is a resource for producers navigating burnout. Incl. 8 commissioned writings with personal insights from producers, practical reflections + useful signposting. producergathering.com/resource/pause-for-producers/ @the-uncultured @producergathering
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
We’ve only gone and made a bloody board game! After years of researching and experiencing freelancer precarity and burnout, we’ve stepped out from behind our spreadsheets to design ‘Frazzled Freelancers’ - the fast paced roll-and-move board game for burnt out freelancers! Game Night coming soon 🔥
Two versions of the same white person with mid-length brown hair, sitting playing a board game that is on fire. Both people look engaged but in jeopardy, Game pieces are flying out of the fire. The logo, and title of the board game, read: Frazzled Freelancers
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Are you a Black, Asian or ethnically diverse theatre maker in the North of England looking to make ambitious new work? We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇 buff.ly/MjwaSsk Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje © Smart Banda
A Black, female actor performs on stage. Red strips of fabric hang behind her as part of the set, and she holds a large round bowl. Her eyes are closed.
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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 18/11/2025
Parents in the arts sector work in a system that fails to support them adequately. Here, producer and new mother Nora Laraki shares her experience of taking a baby on tour.
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Touring, parenthood and the art of making it work - Arts Professional
Parents in the arts sector work in a system that fails to support them adequately. Here, producer and new mother Nora Laraki shares her experience of taking a baby on tour.
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Pause: A Self-Care Support for Producers is a resource for producers navigating burnout. Incl. 8 commissioned writings with personal insights from producers, practical reflections + useful signposting. producergathering.com/resource/pause-for-producers/ @the-uncultured @producergathering
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
ACE NEWS: if you're planning to go in for the new R&D NLPG, they will be adding a new dropdown next week so you can say you'd like your application to be considered for this strand, instead of the general NLPG. It's already technically open, but there is no way to denote it's for that strand now...
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Nick Murray @cassettewitch.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I wrote a small thing for this. Burnout is hard and tricky to find the edges of. Instead of looking directly at it I wrote about those bits around the sides.
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
ICYMI ✨
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
You can apply to this funding now, or if you would prefer, you can wait for the next round of Developing Your Creative Practice next April. Take a look at the information on our website to learn more about this temporary change, and why we’ve made it 👇 buff.ly/AYO3QFu
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DYCP change: New Research and Development funding in National Lottery Project Grants
All the information you need about the changes to Developing Your Creative Practice and National Lottery Project Grants
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
NEW FROM ACE: "We’re pausing the next round of DYCP, until April 2026 + using this year’s remaining DYCP budget to immediately launch a ringfenced £7.5 m Research&Development (R&D) fund within National Lottery Project Grants (NLPG)." www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp#t-in-pa...
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Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP)
Find out more about Developing your Creative Practice
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
NEW RESOURCE! Pause: A Self-Care Support for Producers is a new free resource for producers navigating burnout. Incl. 8 commissioned writings with personal insights from producers, practical reflections + useful signposting. Co-produced by @the-uncultured.bsky.social @producergathering.bsky.social
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Pause: A self-care support for producers - Producer Gathering
PAUSE: A Self-Care Support for Producers. Co-produced by The Uncultured and Producer Gathering, with support from Artsadmin and Marlborough Productions, this resource offers a supportive lens on exper...
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Funding update 📢 Our National Lottery Project Grants strands for Major Projects, Place Partnerships, and Touring will be fully reopened on Monday, 20 October. Access Support is available now. Find more information in our Q&A 👇 buff.ly/uPUmaK6
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Live Art Development Agency @thisisliveart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Are you a live artist or practitioner eager to explore how and why you make? Applications for Do It Together are now open! tinyurl.com/49ce24w4 ⏰Deadline to apply: Wednesday 12 November, 5pm #DIT2026
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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 08/10/2025
This is what is says on the tin, but also: paying artists, creatives, producers & crew fairly & on time would deflate the false profit margins of *every* creative industry. Paying workers fairly wd "kill" industry *as an endless profit machine*. Not defending AI, saying this problem is baked in.
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
ACE funding: If you're applying for Arts Council England under £30k Project Grants and use our templates, make sure you download the newest version rather than using an old one as we've updated it to reflect the new form www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar...
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Thoughts and tips on the seemingly unnamed ACE under £30k application portal...
Screenshot of the submission page of Arts Council England's new under £30k portal. It shows the ACE logo and the words "Thank you for making an application to National Lottery Project Grants" can be seen
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Will share some thoughts and tips later on - just submitting an application now...
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Unlimited @weareunlimited.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
💥 Applications are now open for our Open Awards 2025/26! 💥 We’re offering £413k to disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales. Got a bold, brilliant idea that’s ready to shake things up? Applications are open now until Monday 29 September 2025. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4mHxqRZ
A graphic introducing our open call. Text reads 'Open Awards. Supporting bold creative visions from disabled artists.' Next to this is a photo of three performers in colourful costumes dance on a circular, illuminated stage under a large ring of lights suspended from the ceiling. The theatrical set resembles a futuristic nightclub or cabaret venue with neon signage, curved architectural elements, and vibrant purple and blue lighting throughout the space.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We are very sorry for the disruption this causes, and we are working as quickly as we can to accept applications again. Please see more info here: buff.ly/8gdTBxY (3/3)
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In the meantime, we are building a bespoke digital application form for the fund, which will be open again by mid-September at the latest. (2/3)
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Grant management system update: We continue to make alternative solutions available to users, while our usual system is unavailable. As part of this, we are pausing new applications to National Lottery Project Grants. (1/3)
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
ACE Grantium update: Project Grants temporarily closed, opening the programme again no later than mid-September 🤯 www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Update on Grantium: It will remain unavailable to users until next Weds, 6 Aug. We've shared more information in relation to our different funding programmes online today. Once again, we're very sorry for the frustration this is causing. Info here: buff.ly/iOZtzqQ
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
An update before this evening: We’ve now emailed all DYCP applicants directly with their funding decisions; and we have confirmed a new deadline of 3pm Monday 4 August for Creative Foundations Fund and Libraries Development Framework funds. More info here> www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-mat...
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Statement: an update on our application portal Grantium
An update on our application portal Grantium
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
We have emailed applicants awaiting their decision for Developing Your Creative Practice to confirm we plan to let them know decisions early next week.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Update: 5pm Friday 25 July Grantium is still not available for users. We’re continuing our work to resolve this issue over the weekend. We’re very sorry for the frustration that this has caused people.
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Pretty savage that DYCP applicants got an email saying their decision letters are ready but Grantium is down so no-one can see them 😵‍💫
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits. Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
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Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
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Disability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Join us on 15 June for a webinar covering Access to Work renewals and reconsiderations. You'll get tips for navigating the process, including negotiation and making a complaint. If you can’t attend, you can book to receive the webinar recording. 🎟️ disabilityarts.online/events/acces...
A blue background with a photograph of a laptop showing the gov.uk Access to Work renewals page. White text underneath reads: Access to Work Renewals and Reconsiderations, Tuesday 15th July, 1.30pm-3pm, Online. £10 Individuals /£30 Organisations.
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
ICYMI ✨
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
*new blog post* The Levelling Up for Culture Places list is no longer part of ACE delivery plan: 56 locations that were not included in Priority Places list are no longer ‘underrepresented places’. Including St Helen’s, Eastbourne, Harlow, Torbay and Solihull. Linktr.ee/theuncultured
*new blog post* Arts Council England: quiet change to locational priorities
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Touretteshero @touretteshero.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
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Pete Mitchell @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
If you work in arts/heritage/culture, please consider supporting this call for support for a sector-wide response to rising hostility towards LGBT+ communities - deadline for responses 12 noon, Thursday 17: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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National response to rising hostility to LGBTQIA+ cultural activity: Call to Action from Curious Arts and Marlborough Productions, with Fatt Projects
Urgent deadline for responses is Thursday 17th April, 12 noon. Acknowledging State / Context Over recent years, we have seen a consistent rise in anti LGBTQIA+ behaviour. The anti-abuse LGBTQIA+ chari...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 16/04/2025
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
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Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Applying for DYCP? We’ve got a template for that ✨ www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar... Always best to write your app outside of the portal cos Grantium is not user friendly.
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Arts Council England DYCP access requests open today, can take 5 working days to sign off. But wow look at that Project Grants lead-in time now 😵‍💫 Factor this in if you’re hoping to apply any time soon!
Our team are currently experiencing a period of high demand. Our response times are now as follows:
- We aim to reply to enquiries regarding National Lottery Project Grants (NLPG) within 20 working days (excluding bank holidays).
- We aim to reply to enquiries regarding Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) within 5 working days (excluding bank holidays).
We will always do our best to prioritise urgent enquiries. Thank you for your patience.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Could you do with £10k for some humanities or social science research? We’ve opened the call for our small grants. These are assessed using partial randomisation - after applications meet our quality threshold awards are allocated at random, reducing bias www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
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British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
ICYMI
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
DYCP new round announced! Round 23 Opens: 24 April at midday Closes: 22 May at midday Decisions announced: 24 July 2025 www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp If you’ve made 2 unsuccessful or 1 successful application to DYCP since 05 August 2021 (Round 11), you won’t be eligible to apply to Round 23.
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Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP)
Find out more about Developing your Creative Practice
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Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#CreativeClimateLeadership is a commitment & invitation to us all! Today we’re excited to introduce our new podcast - Conversations on Creative Climate Leadership hosted by musician & zoologist @itslouisvi.bsky.social & our Climate Justice Lead @farzja.bsky.social >> juliesbicycle.com/CCL-podcast
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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The @bectu Guide to Good Practice on Touring Productions is a ‘living document ’that will be adjusted & refined as trends across the industry become clearer & as better examples of good practice evolve into standard practice. members.bectu.org.uk/advice-resou... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
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Bectu Guide to Good Practice on Touring Productions July 2024 - Bectu
<b>No match for DESCRIPTION in documents</b>
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Adam Lenson @adamlenson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I just found out that my book on musical theatre is one of the many many books pirated by Meta and other AI companies
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The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
UPDATE: Changes to our National Portfolio Today we've shared our National Council's decision to no longer launch our next Investment Process in April. Instead, we are recommending to Government that our current National Portfolio extends to 31 March 2028.
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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 20/03/2025
Do this! The Uncultured are incredible 💞
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