Closing date: Tues 25 February 2025

Organisation: Culture Within Newham

Fee offered: Up to £1,000

Contact email: loose.baker@culturewithin.org.uk

Culture Within Newham are launching a new micro-commissioning scheme for grants of up to £1,000. This is for creative activity that will take place between May and June 2025. The micro-commissions are aimed at supporting new ideas and providing an opportunity to build experience in delivering artistic or creative projects.

There will be two micro-commission rounds, covering different areas in Newham. This web page is about the second round of micro-commissions.

Round 1 – Green Street, East Ham, Manor Park, Little Ilford (Closed)

Round 2 - Custom House, Beckton, and Royal Albert (Open from Tues 4 February)

Download brief

What are Micro-Commissions?

We hope that our micro-commission programme will support artists and organisations with big ideas, who would like more experience of delivering their creative or artistic projects.

There are two different types of micro-commission available. One is a ‘Booster Commission’ and the other is a ‘Seed Commission’.

Here’s what this means:

The Booster Commission is for enhancing or adding to the creative, artistic or cultural aspect of an existing activity. The Booster Commission is for up to £500.
The Seed Commission is for creative, artistic and cultural activity. The Seed Commission is for up to £1,000.

We will commission 3 Booster Commissions and 3 Seed Commissions 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

Apply here