In Motion 2027 — Applications open this October
Posted by Sound and Music
Applications for In Motion 2027 will open on Monday 5 October 2026 . In Motion is our transformational 18-month artist development programme for original creators who are committed to challenging and evolving their practice and are ready to invest time, attention and energy in where it could go next. It is the UK’s only long-form, holistic and bespoke programme designed specifically around each artist’s creative ambitions. We support up to 10 creators to design and embark on the next chapter of their creative and professional journey, providing the space, personalised support, funding, networks and skills development to realise their ambitions. Our alumni go on to make significant contributions across the musical ecology and the Sound and Music-funded projects continue to evolve for years. The end of our programme often marks the beginning of a new trajectory for the works and a new identity, ambition and era for the creators. Applications open: Monday 5 October 2026 Applications close: Monday 2 November 2026 An artist development programme built around you There is no single route through In Motion — and no predetermined version of what success should look like. Built on our 18 years of artist-development learning and expertise, In Motion is genuinely artist-centred . The programme responds to the needs, strengths and ambitions of each creator, giving artists the time and support to reflect deeply on their practice, take creative risks, explore new possibilities and make positive and lasting changes in their work. You might want to deepen an existing area of your practice or explore something completely new. You might bring together previously separate strands of your work, collaborate across disciplines, engage audiences and communities differently, or rethink what a sustainable and fulfilling creative practice means to you. What matters is that you are ready to explore where your practice could go next. “New music has never mattered more than it does right now. W
Application deadline
2 November 2026
Payment
£1,800 + up to £4,000