We are pleased to share a commentary on the Immersive Arts first funding call, which took place across 2024.

At the start of the programme, in anticipation of high levels of application, we made the difficult decision not to offer feedback on individual submissions. We appreciate how frustrating this position can be, and we do not underestimate how valuable feedback is when developing new or evolving work.

In recognition of this we committed to writing a commentary on what we observed during the first round assessment process. We’ve gathered and compiled comments from everyone involved, with the aim of sharing an honest view of feedback at all levels. We’ve learnt a huge amount through the process that will inform the next funding round, and we hope the collective feedback will support applicants to make strong applications. You can read the commentary here.

We also want to acknowledge that we initially planned for the second round of funding to go live in Spring 2025. We made the decision to move this to Summer 2025 and will share more detail about the next funding call in June.