UKNA 4C Group £10,000 Bursary Now Open for Applications
‘And Eventually, a Plate’ with UKNA 4C Group Bursary Awardee 2023/2024 Parham Ghalamdar held at Canopy by Hilton London City.
Application Deadline: Sunday 7 April at Midnight
UK New Artists and 4C Group are offering a £10,000 bursary for UK-based UKNA Alumni artists who consider themselves at a turning point in their career. UKNA and 4C Group recognise the difficulties faced by those struggling to further their career without support. You may feel that you have faced difficulties due to social, cultural, economic or access conditions, which has impacted the development of your practice. Over one year 2024/2025, the selected artist will:
Receive a bursary of £10,000 to fund the development of their practice
Access to knowledge and support from the UKNA team and our wider family, friends and partners
An opportunity to be part of East Midlands Rising (subject to funding)
The awardee will also enjoy opportunities to engage with Canopy by Hilton London City during the year through presentations and residencies as appropriate to the work selected
How to Apply
Further information, including application and proposal guidance, key dates and criteria can be found in the brief below. Please read this carefully before making an application.
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Application Deadline: Sunday 7 April at Midnight
Eligibility
Artists must be within the first 10 years of their professional practice
Artists from all art forms can apply
You must be eligible to live, study or work in the UK and be doing so at the time of making this application
Individuals, collaborators and or collectives can apply
You are a UK-based UKNA Alumni (we consider this to be those who have been selected for any UK New Artists or UK Young Artists programme from 2015 to present)
Parham Ghalamdar UKNA 4C Group Bursary Awardee 2023/2024.
We are extremely grateful to 4C Group for their investment, through their generous support of the UKNA 4C Group Bursary which allows UKNA to provide ongoing support as part of our commitment to longer-term development for our UKNA Alumni.
“The UKNA 4C Bursary has been a transformative force in my journey as an artist, especially considering my background as a working-class asylum seeker. The bursary has been instrumental in overcoming financial hurdles, enabling me to focus fully on my artistic endeavours.’’
Parham Ghalamadar UKNA 4C Group Bursary artist 2023/2024
About 4C Group
4C Group manages and develops properties and hotels in key business districts and leisure hot spots across the UK, Middle East, East Africa and Canada. The company was formed in 2010, building on the foundations of a family property business that stretches back to the 1990s. The group’s mission is to operate sustainably, delight guests and investors, whilst striving to deliver a positive environmental and social impact within local communities.
This Call for Entries has been generously supported by Zealous.