Lerwick 28, UK

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Closes

October 16, 2026, 10 days left

Effort

About 3 hours

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

Lerwick 28 is shortlisted to become the UK's first Town of Culture in 2028. This commissioning opportunity invites ambitious new cultural work across three chapters: Inspiration (January-April), Play (May-August), and Launch (September-December). The call seeks nine principal commissions at three funding levels within each chapter. This is a light-touch Expression of Interest stage where applicants need not have all partners, production details or confirmed budgets in place.

Who it is for

Artists, creatives, companies and organisations from Shetland, across the UK and internationally.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

UK artists

Where

Lerwick, United Kingdom

When

October 16, 2026, 10 days left

Runs January 1, 2028 to December 31, 2028

What you get

A funded commission to create and deliver new cultural work, with funding up to £200,000, £100,000, or £50,000 depending on scale, or potentially up to £20,000 for smaller projects if successful.

What you need to apply

Expression of Interest describing your idea, how it tells the Lerwick 28 story, who it involves, what difference it could make, and whether there is a credible route to delivering it at the scale proposed

How long it takes

About 3 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MC9P6Z