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Open Calls for Main Season Programme
Programme Seasons Open Call is OPEN - Deadline Sunday 11th October 2026 11pm.
Applications can be made using the online e-form or by video submission in e-form.
Please make sure to read the open call information on the relevant documents hyperlinked below:
Performances Open Call for The Library Presents 2027 Spring and Autumn Seasons
Workshops Open Call for The Library Presents 2027 Spring and Autumn Seasons
To access the e-forms to apply, please click the appropriate e-form hyperlinked below:
Commission Opportunities
Artist Training and Development
We’re working on some new training with The Library Presents, sign up to the mailing list to hear when it is available.
Meanwhile here is training / networking opportunities other organisations have shared with us.
Please note we take no responsibility for the information or conduct of other organisations whose training is shared here during our low season, please do your own research.
Funding for Dummies through Norfolk and Norwich Festival : online session at 6pm on Wednesday 30 September. FLOCK’s event will demystify the world of cultural funding, exploring a range of funding types and most importantly, how to put together a successful application. Sign up for FREE here.
THE CREATIVES PLAYGROUND
A brand-new day for artists from across the region to come together to connect, collaborate and play.
Friday, 23 October 26 10:00 – 17:00
March Library, City Road, March, PE15 9LT
£5.00 per person. BOOK HERE
ALL CREATIVE FOLK WELCOME
Whether you're a dancer, musician, theatre-maker, visual artist, producer, writer, designer, film-maker or work creatively in another way, this day is for you.
Expect conversations, new connections. Space to reconnect with your own creativity PLUS, a playful, hands-on session with CoDa Dance, using creative tech to connect, experiment and try something new together.
Funding available to support a carload of artists travelling from Norwich, Ipswich and Cambridge. Plus, childcare and travel bursaries available. Please email steph@movementconnects.org.uk for more information.
Opportunities with other Organisations
Please note we take no responsibility for the information or conduct of other organisations, please do your own research.
Norfolk and Norwich Festival : 16 x £2500 Bursaries for Artist & Young Creatives: Each year Norfolk & Norwich Festival award 8 x £2500 Bursaries for Artists and 8 x £2500 Bursaries for Young Creatives (18–25-year-olds) across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. The bursaries support recipients to develop and deliver their own creative projects around the region to enrich the cultural journeys of children or young people. Each application has a local partner organisation (e.g. school, charity or cultural organisation) to provide in-kind support and further the impact of the project. Application deadline: 10am Monday 2 November. Find out more here.
Norwich and Norfolk Festival : Creative Schools Micro Grants initiative – a series of £500 seed funding grants for schools and educational settings in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Designed to support artist-led practical arts activities and the development of relationships between schools and artists, and strengthen creative networks, collaboration, and connectivity across East Anglia. Find out more here.