Want to make your work more accessible using Alt text and Audio Description but not sure where to start? We can help - our tips on writing descriptive alt text can dramatically reduce confusion and improve the user experience for everyone. buff.ly/QdZ4y1U #Access #DigitalInclusion #AltText

Using alt text effectively | The Space

Tips on writing descriptive alt text to dramatically reduce confusion and improve the user experience for everyone.

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Have you heard the (Un)Common Ground podcast by Battersea Arts? It's a special live recording at the @artsprofessional.co.uk Business of the Arts Summit and looks at what the rise of right-wing populism could mean for the arts sector.

Four brilliant creatives working at the cutting edge of AI and the arts share their experiences of navigating the tension between innovation and ethics. Catch up on our YT channel: 👀 Full vid: bit.ly/4bM2kFp ⚡ 5 min highlights: bit.ly/4fP7QJS #AI #DigitalArt

Hurry - the deadline to apply for free digital mentoring is Thursday 30 July.

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Are you in an arts or cultural organisation looking to unlock your digital potential? Want to reach wider audiences or create compelling digital content? Our FREE digital mentoring programme has already transformed organisations across England and can support you...

Are you in an arts or cultural organisation looking to unlock your digital potential? Want to reach wider audiences or create compelling digital content? Our FREE digital mentoring programme has already transformed organisations across England and can support you...

Mentoring for cultural organisations | The Space

The Space's Strategic Mentoring Programme supports cultural organisations to tackle digital challenges

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Could you be one of It's Nice That‘s Ones to Watch? It’s an annual showcase celebrating emerging creative talent, featuring creatives across graphic design, illustration, photography, moving image and art. Submit your work to be part of a showcase. buff.ly/C2SL51N

What does Home mean to you? Join us on Thursday 13 Aug, as we hear from 3 wonderful creatives, Dr Rianna Walcott, Daya Bhatti, and Donald Shek, who are all using digital technologies to explore this universal theme Book here: bit.ly/4fAkts9 #Home #DigitalArt

The Space recently commissioned Image Empire, a project by Alan Warburton that discusses the links between AI, creative labour and game worlds. Here he explores how creatives, storytellers and artists are the next frontier for investment capital.

Discover how to create stronger hooks, how to clip & reuse existing content and other excellent practical tips for creating great short form content, over on our YT channel Full vid: bit.ly/4vqaRVK TLDR: bit.ly/4gvqgAh #ContentCreation #SocialMediaTrends

We’ve opened the call for our Talent Development Awards which give up to £10k for researchers to learn new skills - eg in languages, research methods, quant/digital/AI. Apply by 7 October www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Have you heard? The shortlist for the first UK Town of Culture has been revealed. 15 towns are set to receive £60,000 to work on their full bids - selected from almost 400 applications with the winner announced early next year.

Shortlist for UK Town of Culture revealed

Fifteen towns shortlisted for the first UK Town of Culture competition

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Applications are now open for @britisharts.bsky.social Connections Through Culture. Grants between £5k – £15k are available to enable partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries.

Connections Through Culture 2026

Apply now for a grant of £5,000-£15,000, supporting artistic collaboration be

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Our Conference 2026 programme is out now 🙌 Provocations, conversations... perhaps some libations? This year's conference in Birmingham and online is set to be unmissable. Browse the programme now for tours, workshops, keynotes, parties and much, much more.

We've supported Contemporary Glass Society to launch a new series of films that lift the lid on the inspiration, perspiration and determination behind working with glass. Studio visits and BTS insights explore the processes and people that make up the contemporary glass community. 👀

Glass Really Is The Ultimate Medium - a CGS Film

The Contemporary Glass Society are delighted to launch our new series of films funded by The Space, Arts Council and The Glass Sellers Charity. Filmed by the fabulous Ben Seale, from Directed by…

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Severn Arts are seeking an artist or arts organisation to create an interactive walkabout artwork for Bridges of Light 2026. Inspired by the theme ‘reflections’, there's a budget of£6,000. buff.ly/9eoTM42

At our next webinar we’ll be discussing the practicalities of art & AI, like how AI tools are used to solve production challenges, but also ethical issues like what role artists can play in shaping media literacy. Join us on 7 July at 11am: bit.ly/44bFFOE #AI #DigitalArt

Explore a surreal version of the The New Art Gallery Walsall in ‘Lost in Art’, a new supernatural puzzle adventure game, that's set inside the #Museum. The demo is now available to download and play on Steam - buff.ly/CZ0JGa6 #NewArtGalleryWalsall #PuzzleGame #MuseumGames #SteamGames #DigitalArt

Are you an artist wanting more info about how London theatre orgs can support you? * Want to meet + chat with those theatre orgs? * Want to find out more about @artscouncilengland.bsky.social? #STAMPConnects2026 is back @ Shoreditch Town Hall on 2 July buff.ly/RQbb3YR 📸 Marshall Stay

Are you in an arts/cultural organisation in need of some digital support? 🤔 Thinking about.... ❓Developing online audiences ❓Creating digital content ❓Generating income from digital ❓Making best use of archive content or collections Find out about our FREE support - bit.ly/Ment26_Bluesky

Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks, Separated for 400 Years, Have Been Reunited and Put Online www.openculture.com/2026/06/leon...

Have you used our award-winning Creative Climate Tools to report your environmental data? NPOs and IPSOs only have until this Friday 26 June to submit your @artscouncilengland.bsky.social environmental data and stories to us via the tools. Head here for reporting support >> tinyurl.com/5fw7huaz

AI is reshaping what it means to make art. It’s changing how stories are told and our relationship with truth. Join our webinar on Tue 7 July as we talk to 4 digital artists who are navigating the tensions between innovation, ethics and limited resources: bit.ly/44bFFOE #AI #DigitalArt

Applications are now open for British Council‘s Connections Through Culture. Grants between £5k – £15k are available to enable meaningful partnerships, cross-cultural exchange and long-term collaboration between the UK and participating countries.

Connections Through Culture 2026

Apply now for a Connections Through Culture grant, supporting artistic collab

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We've supported New Art Gallery Walsall to launch a new video game set within the museum - it’s demo on the global gaming platform @Steam ! 🎮🎨

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Lost in Art #Windows (New Art Gallery Walsall) が、2026年配信と発表されました。 store.steampowered.com/app/44...

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social‘s Developing your Creative Practice is open for applications. It’s a funding programme that supports you as an individual creative and cultural practitioner to focus on your career development. buff.ly/L042aed

Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP)

Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) is a funding programme that supports you as an individual creative and cultural practitioner to focus on your career development.

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The government must work with the EU and individual member states to support artists looking to perform in Europe, MPs say in a report published by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee today (15 June).

Government urged to break down post-Brexit touring barriers by CMS Committee - Arts Professional

The government must work with the EU and individual member states to support artists looking to perform in Europe, MPs say in a report published by the

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In next week’s webinar, we’ll be looking at how short-form content is evolving and how you can make it work for you. How do you create great intros and teasers using the content you already have? Join us Wed 17 June at 10.30am to find out: bit.ly/4tYrrLs #ContentCreation #SocialMediaTrends

@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing their research and findings. It needs to be simple, engaging and effective at communicating to multiple audiences. Budget up to £40,000 available for final artwork.

Artwork commission: expressions of interest welcome - ESRC Digital Good Network

The ESRC Digital Good Network is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing our research and findings. This could be created by an artist or visualiser […]

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Everything is clips on social media but with platforms, trends & formats constantly changing, what do you focus on? And what might and might not work for you? The award-winning Amrit Singh can help! Join us on Wed 17 June at 10.30am: bit.ly/4tYrrLs #ContentCreation #SocialMediaTrends

The Art Explora European Award encourages new forms of audience engagement and participation in arts and culture. Cash prizes of €30,000+ are available for projects supporting innovative projects, across all art forms, that can be shared, replicated and scaled across Europe.

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