All Funded Projects & Programmes

All areas of activity
FACT
Meaningful, career-enhancing opportunities for trans-disciplinary artists, film-makers, creative technologists and critical thinkers
FACT Jerwood FACT Fellowships Programme
Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships
Support for individual artists whose practice encompasses poetry in the broadest artistic and cultural sense
Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowships
Somerset House
A transformational experience for five artists to develop expertise in spatial sound and work at the forefront of this new immersive sound technology
Somerset House Sonic Terrains
Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Intensive support for eight artists to develop their knowledge and understanding of presenting music in unusual spaces and new formats, culminating in eight newly-commissioned works
Cheltenham Jazz Festival Jerwood Jazz Encounters
Apples and Snakes
Space, time and creative support for selected poets to create new work in an environment which respects the integrity of spoken word
Apples and Snakes Apples and Snakes: Jerwood | Apples and Snakes Poetry in Performance
Jerwood Bursaries 2020-2021
Jerwood Bursaries provide funding to help artists explore and develop their next steps, whether through supporting skills and knowledge development and/or supporting the first stage development of a new idea.
Jerwood Bursaries 2020-2021
PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund
A development opportunity for composers with a strong track record; giving direct access to funding at pivotal stages in their careers
PRS Foundation’s Composers’ Fund
Jerwood New Work Fund
Support for artists, artistic groups and artist-led organisations to undertake the research, development and creation of new work to enable a step-change in their practice and profile
Jerwood New Work Fund
Jerwood Bursaries 2019
Support to help artists explore and develop their next steps, whether through supporting skills and knowledge development and/or supporting the first stage development of a new idea
Jerwood Bursaries 2019
Exhibitions and Events
A national exhibitions and events programme supporting visual arts practice
Exhibitions and Events
Pacitti Company
Sonia Hughes first major public realm commission exploring hospitality a time where borders are being moved and contested, breached and erected and when who is entitled to claim land and citizenship is a hugely vexed question
Pacitti Company SPILL Festival of Performance 2020
Activate
Two new site responsive works in the rural landscape as part of Activate's biennial festival Inside Out Dorset
Activate Inside Out Dorset 2020
Prime Cut
A  significant opportunity for Northern Irish artists to create, to make and to develop their practice
Prime Cut Reveal 2.0
National Centre for Circus Arts
Expanding the creative practice of artists and companies; advancing the art form of circus; and producing work that will attract and develop audiences for circus
National Centre for Circus Arts Jerwood Circus Residencies
Whitstable Biennale
A significant opportunity for three artists to develop their practice, exploring new ideas and taking the risks that have the potential to transform practice and career
Whitstable Biennale Jerwood WB Artist Attachments
Royal Court Theatre
Three commissions for new writing and a range of bespoke research and development opportunities at the Royal Court, for writers at an early stage in their career
Royal Court Theatre Jerwood New Playwrights
The Gate Theatre
Support for three designers and three design assistants each year to work on a professional production at the Gate
The Gate Theatre Jerwood Designers Programme
Young Vic
Mentorship, training and paid positions within the team for five emerging directors
Young Vic Jerwood Assistant Directors Program
The Tetley
Commissions for three artists or curators based in the North of England, offering the opportunity to develop a significant body of work or curate a group exhibition, with support of a mentor, a research and development budget, and production resources
The Tetley The Tetley Jerwood Commissions
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Opportunities for artists to work within the organisation, exploring and developing their own practice in response to the wider mission of the Gallery
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange The Jerwood Newlyn Residency
Glyndebourne
Support for aspiring soloists from the Glyndebourne Chorus to access career-changing support and professional development over a full Glyndebourne Festival season
Glyndebourne Jerwood Young Artists Programme
Heart n Soul
Responsive and sustained support to five learning disabled artists who are at a breakthrough moment in their development, working in visual art, music, performance or across other art forms
Heart n Soul Don't Step On My Burger
g39
An intensive 10-week residency and professional development scheme at g39, during which the organisation will foster a strong studio community for five artists
g39 UNITe 2020
Dance4
An action-research project, seeking to build capacity with independent producers to realise the research, development and production of new work for the gallery
Dance4 Re-Framing Dance
Fierce
Support for four of the UK’s most promising early-career Live Artists over a 30-month period to catalyse a step change in their practice and career
Fierce Fierce Further Jerwood Commissions
Milk Presents
A development programme for LGBTQIA+ identifying artists entering the industry and starting out in theatre and performance
Milk Presents Making An Entrance
Imaginate
A career-changing programme for Scotland-based theatre or dance artists in the first 10 years of practice, making innovative contemporary performance for children and young people with a range of additional support needs
Imaginate Jerwood Fellowships
Jerwood Collaborate!
A major new group exhibition presenting commissions by early-career artists working in collaborative and collective practices based across the UK
Jerwood Collaborate!
Jerwood Staging Series
A curated platform for event-based, performance and moving image works
Jerwood Staging Series
14-18 NOW
Three significant commissions to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act
14-18 NOW Represent
Writer in Residence
A paid, publishing opportunity online for outstanding arts writers with an open brief around our exhibitions and events
Writer in Residence
Jerwood Solo Presentations
Critical and curatorial support to make a new body of work for a solo presentation at Jerwood Space, London
Jerwood Solo Presentations
Survey
An artist nominated survey exhibition of the most dynamic early-career artists from across the UK
Survey
Jerwood/FVU Awards
A major commissioning initiative for moving image artists, in partnership with Film and Video Umbrella
Jerwood/FVU Awards
Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open
A commissioning initiative supporting self-directed projects in the applied arts
Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open
Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
A commissioning initiative supporting artists working with photography, in partnership with Photoworks
Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
Terrestrial
Commissions and bespoke artist development for five socially engaged artists/ collectives in Weston-Super-Mare
Terrestrial Weston-Super-Mare
Block9
Research and development for a new production with Bloc9 taking the artistic lead
Block9 Touring Project
3-Phase
A new and forward thinking model for working in partnership to provide development support for three artists nationally over a period of 18 months
3-Phase
Jerwood Artists Bursaries
12 bursaries of £1000 each for artists' self-defined development needs
Jerwood Artists Bursaries
Animate
A two-year practice development programme supporting four animation and moving image artists
Animate WORK
Arvon
Guidance and support for emerging writers in poetry, playwriting and fiction
Arvon Jerwood Arvon Mentoring Programme
HighRise Theatre
Early stage research for a new concept-rave exploring the history of Grime music through the eyes of a female MC
HighRise Theatre Lill.Miss.Lady
Phoenix Dance Theatre
A structured programme of development for eight artists, four choreographers and four composers to share practice and develop material
Phoenix Dance Theatre Choreographers and Composers Lab
ARC Stockton
Support for an interdisciplinary collective to make the shift from small to mid-scale work
ARC Stockton 154 Collective
Serious
Time out for emerging jazz musicians to develop their craft and skills
Serious Take Five
Stanley Picker Gallery
A series of artist sound commissions, released as podcasts, bringing together the foundational principles of augmented reality and digital podcast radio
Stanley Picker Gallery Cold Protein
OTO Projects
Two-three night residencies by music artists, programming their work and influences at Cafe OTO
OTO Projects UK Artists Development Fund
Marlborough Theatre
12 month development programme supporting five LGBTQ+ artists from the theatre's grass-roots networks
Marlborough Theatre Queer Connections
Coney
Structured development programme and seed commissioning for Coney's Associate Artists across the UK
Coney Associate Development
Southbank Sinfonia
A tailored programme of professional development for concert musicians
Southbank Sinfonia #ConcertLab
Association of British Orchestras
Leadership development for 12 up and coming individuals from UK orchestras
Association of British Orchestras Find Your Way
Gate Theatre
Supporting up and coming theatre designers
Gate Theatre Jerwood Designers
Glyndebourne
Performance and training opportunities for outstanding future soloists
Glyndebourne Jerwood Young Artists
Pavilion Dance South West
A sector-changing three year professional development programme for dance artists to work with producers and promoters
Pavilion Dance South West Surf the Wave
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
A pioneering performance coaching programme that will support up to 25 musicians contracted by the orchestra yearly, across three editions
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic  Elite Performance in Professional Musicians
Flatpack Film Festival
An artist development programme as part of Flatpack Film Festival for artists working with sounds and image
Flatpack Film Festival Wave Form
Royal Court Theatre
Discovering and supporting the next generation of world class playwrights
Royal Court Theatre Jerwood New Playwrights
The White Review
A new prize for debut collections of page poetry
The White Review The White Review Poet’s Prize
Trigger
R&D for a large scale outdoor performance work in Bristol
Trigger
Young Vic
Structured professional development programme for emerging directors
Young Vic Jerwood Assistant Directors Programme
London Symphony Orchestra
A programme supporting emerging composers to create and manage their own opportunities to present work in the Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
London Symphony Orchestra LSO Jerwood Composer+
Edwin Rostron
A collaboration between animator Edwin Rostron and musician and writer William Goddard
Edwin Rostron
Emma Critchley
A single-screen artist short film that is set around two critical frontiers, deep sea and space
Emma Critchley Common Heritage
National Theatre Wales
Seven residencies supporting theatre makers embedded in landscape or community and two producer roles
National Theatre Wales Located Residencies and Emerging Producers
Abandon Normal Devices
Six new commissions exploring the future scenario of a Digital Darkage
Abandon Normal Devices Digital Dark Ages
Merit Ariane Stephanos
A new opera based on the 1975 novel Woman at Point Zero by feminist Egyptian author Nawal El Saadawi
Merit Ariane Stephanos Woman at Point Zero
BE Festival
Artist development for 36 artists throughout 2017 and 2018
BE Festival UK Artist Development Programme
Arnolfini
Collective Assemble in residence for six months, working with the communities of Bristol
Arnolfini Artist Innovation Residency
Live Art Development Agency
Resources to expand the range and scope of DIY activity in 2017, with three DIY+ sessions, with seed funding for the development of three associated project ideas
Live Art Development Agency DIY Professional Development Projects
Louise Orwin
Research for new touring show, Oh Yes Oh No
Louise Orwin OH YES OH NO
London Sinfonietta
A showcasing opportunity for five early-career composers
London Sinfonietta Writing the Future
Art Licks
A two-week residency for four artists in partnership with Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Art Licks On the Heights
Magnetic North
Long-term professional development support for two artists
Magnetic North Artist Attachment Programme
jamielewishadley
A number of commissions exploring the history, politics and craft of barbering
jamielewishadley CUT Festival
Empirical
An entrepreneurial way to increase Empirical’s exposure and to take jazz to new audiences
Empirical Pop-up Jazz Lounge
Manchester International Festival
Supported placements for six Manchester based artists and commissions for MIF 2017
Manchester International Festival Jerwood Creative Fellows
Shubbak
Tailored Professional development support for three artists and one producer as they develop work to be showcased at Shubbak 2017
Shubbak Professional Support for Emerging Arab Theatre Makers in the UK
Emma Frankland
Research and development support for the staging of a historical work about gender identity
Emma Frankland Galatea
59 Productions
Research and Development for new production Paul Auster’s City of Glass
59 Productions Paul Auster’s City of Glass
Performing Arts Micro Bursaries
Support for independent artists and producers with awards of between £250 and £1,000
Performing Arts Micro Bursaries
Penned in the Margins
Support for six artists to make new work
Penned in the Margins Fair Field
LIFT
Six early career theatre makers embedded on three large-scale commissions
LIFT Jerwood Futures
Kelly Best and Georgie Grace
Supporting a continuing dialogue between two early-career artists
Kelly Best and Georgie Grace Do Without
PRS for Music
Tailored professional development support for 10 composers
PRS for Music New Music Biennial
South East Dance
Access to a specialist dance dramaturg for over 40 artists
South East Dance Dramaturg in Residence
Edwin Rostron
Supporting the curatorial practice of an animator and the presentation of a number of artist films
Edwin Rostron Edge of Frame Weekend
Fierce Festival
Seed funding for ten live artists, four of which will be commissioned to develop projects for Fierce 2017
Fierce Festival FWD 2017
Roman River Music
Artistic and professional development for six early career classical and contemporary musicians through performance opportunities and mentoring
Roman River Music Roman River Jerwood Musicians
Forest Fringe
Making space for risk and experimentation at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond
Forest Fringe Inside Out
Situations
Professional development for three artists working on substantial new commissions
Situations Artist Development
Yorkshire Dance
Supporting three artists and two artist-led organisations to curate the work of others
Yorkshire Dance Artists curating dance
Nick Anderson
A new live-art and performance commissioning model in Glasgow
Nick Anderson Amplifier
Resonance FM
New work for DAB radio by 31 artists of different disciplines and practices
Resonance FM Strands
Matt's Gallery
A new residency programme on Lydney Estate
Matt's Gallery Blackrock Artsist Residency Programme
Home for waifs and strays
A roadshow of emerging live art talent from the West Midlands
Home for waifs and strays Homegrown
The Royal Society of Literature
Supporting the critical research phase for first works of non-fiction
The Royal Society of Literature RSL Jerwood Awards for Non-Fiction
DanceXchange
Supporting new thinking in choreographic practice
DanceXchange The Jerwood Choreographic Research Project
Rosana Cade
Support to develop a touring performance work into a film
Rosana Cade Walking:Holding
Camden People's Theatre
Production support from conception to stage for establishing companies
Camden People's Theatre Home Run
Marta Michalowska
A collaborative dialogue between artists across disciplines
Marta Michalowska Drawing in Space, Drawing in Time
Clean Break
A first full scale commission for Clean Break graduate Sonya Hale
Clean Break Sonya Hale Commission
Alderney Performing Arts Festival 2016
A development opportunity for emerging jazz musicians
Alderney Performing Arts Festival 2016
Cardboard Citizens
Supported research and development for seven writers and one emerging company
Cardboard Citizens Home Truths
Activate Performing Arts
Eight new outdoor commissions across disciplines
Activate Performing Arts Inside Out Dorset Festival
University of Sheffield
Embedding artists in current thinking about climate change
University of Sheffield Climate Change in Residence, Future Scenarios
Dance Umbrella
Online access to professional development in movement and choreography
Dance Umbrella The Making Of/The Making By
Cove Park
Research and thinking time for emerging artists across disciplines
Cove Park Jerwood Residencies
Artsadmin
Space and time for eight live artists
Artsadmin Artists' Bursary Scheme
Pacitti Company
Supporting emerging live artists to make and present work
Pacitti Company SPILL Artist and Producer Development Programme
Jerwood Studio at Sadler's Wells
A four-year programme for emerging dance makers
Jerwood Studio at Sadler's Wells Summer University
Bristol Old Vic
Four bursaries for producers in the South West, 19 artist retreats and six commissions
Bristol Old Vic Ferment
Animate Projects
Professional development and £3,000 bursaries for animators
Animate Projects Drive
Snape Maltings
Opera development opportunities for composers, writers and directors
Snape Maltings Jerwood Opera Writing Programme