Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA)

Visual Artists And Craft Makers Awards

The Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards: Aberdeenshire is closed for submissions to the 2023-2024 funding programme in Aberdeenshire.

These awards are supported by Creative Scotland through funding from the National Lottery, in partnership with Live Life Aberdeenshire, and were open to visual artists and craft makers who could demonstrate a commitment to developing their creative practice and who are living within Aberdeenshire.  

The Aberdeenshire VACMA scheme 2023-2024, had a single deadline of 24th OCTOBER 2023, and offered two levels of bursaries:  

• Bursaries of £750 (for applicants that have been practicing for over 5 years, regardless of whether they have gone through formal education or not).
• Early-career bursaries of £500 (for applicants that have less than 5 years’ experience outside of education/training, graduated in 2018 or later, or that have not studied art formally but have been practising as an artist for up to 5 years).

Application 2023-2024 now closed.

We requested that all applicants submitted a completed Equalities Monitoring Form. This would be processed anonymously and would not impact on applications.

• Application Form 
• Equalities Monitoring Form
• Guidance for applicants
• FAQs

Further information and additional advice

For further information and guidance please visit the Creative Scotland VACMA page.

Additional advice check list:

• Make sure you update your CV: Ensure it is a professional artist / maker CV and take out anything that isn’t relevant.
• Have Good Photographs: Particularly of recent work. Carefully select images of your work to back up your application.
• Label your Supporting Material: Include an image list with the dates and sizes.
• Check that you are accurate: Does your budget request match what you’ve described in the application?
• Ask a friend: Get a friend to check your application. Is it easy to understand what you do and it is clear what support you’re looking for? Ask someone who doesn’t know your practice to check over what you’ve written.

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