Micro-Commissions for Newham - Round 3
Closing date: Tuesday 15 July 2025, 9am
Organisation: Culture Within Newham
Fee offered: Up to £3,000
Contact email: loose.baker@culturewithin.org.uk
Culture Within Newham, the borough-wide arts programme unleashing new creative opportunities for all residents, is launching our next micro-commissioning scheme for projects up to £3,000.
This is for creative activity that will take place in October-December 2025.
All activity must happen within:
Green Street,
Manor Park,
Little Ilford,
East Ham,
Beckton,
Royal Albert, or
Custom House.
Timeline
Application opens: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Application deadline: Tuesday 15 July 2025
Results shared by: Friday 29 August 2025
What are Micro-Commissions?
We have up to £3,000 available for each micro-commission, allocated to Culture Within Newham by Arts Council England, from National Lottery Funding.
We hope that our micro-commission programme will support artists and organisations with creative ideas, who would like more experience of delivering their artistic or cultural projects.
In this round we are aiming to support people who would like to start a new cultural or creative activity for Newham. We will be commissioning five activities in this round.
How to apply
First, read our Micro-Commission Brief, and then apply using our online form.
In the Micro-Commission Brief you’ll find key information including:
Applicant criteria - what we’re looking for in an artist, collective or arts organisation
Project criteria - What we are looking for in a proposal
Project timelines and budget
Detail on the application process
Examples of previous micro-commissions
Support and training
We will be hosting a free information session for people to learn about Culture Within Newham, ask questions about the micro-commission, and to support applicants in writing their application.
What: Applying for a Micro-Commission – training and Q&A
Where: Online
When: Tuesday 1 July at 12:30-13:30pm
Sign up and more information HERE
If you’re not available for this sessions, or would prefer to ask questions by email please get in touch with Nazia Sultana on nazia.sultana@culturewithin.org.uk