London Gallery Weekend Travel Bursaries

Small grants to support travel and accommodation costs for curators working at regional museums from across the UK to visit London Gallery Weekend, 6 – 8 June 2025.

Application deadline: 2 April 2025

Professional Get funding London Gallery Weekend Travel Bursaries

Small grants to support travel and accommodation costs for curators working at regional museums from across the UK to visit London Gallery Weekend, 6 – 8 June 2025.

London Gallery Weekend (LGW) unites the galleries of the capital, as they present exhibitions by major international names and emerging artists, alongside a public programme of events that includes gallery receptions, exhibition tours, performances, and artist talks.

For the fourth year, Art Fund and London Gallery Weekend are partnering to offer grants to support travel and accommodation costs for curators working at regional museums across the UK to visit London Gallery Weekend, 6 – 8 June 2025.

The partnership aims to create new and stronger connections between UK museums, London galleries, and the artists they support, and is part of Art Fund’s ongoing support for curators’ professional development. As well as providing funding for travel and accommodation, London Gallery Weekend will help facilitate networking opportunities so the funding recipients can make the most of the weekend.

When considering your application, we encourage to undertake your journey in the most environmentally sustainable way possible. Please read our Green Travel Policy for applicants and awardees when planning your travel. For additional resources and support to reduce the environmental impacts of travel, please visit the Gallery Climate Coalition's Climate Conscious Travel page.

What we can fund

What’s covered by the bursary: Accommodation (arranged by London Gallery Weekend at a Central London hotel) and travel to and from London (including public transport while in London).

What’s not included: Per diems, meals and beverages, transportation to/from train stations or airports.

Who can apply

The fund is designed for curators from organisations that would otherwise be unable to cover travel and accommodation costs and it’s aimed at individuals working in acquisitions, programming exhibitions and commissioning artists.

The programme is open to curators from public museums and galleries, visual arts festivals, historic houses, libraries and archives based anywhere in the UK, outside of London, that are:

Open for at least half the week for at least six months of the year
Fully or provisionally Accredited through the Arts Council Accreditation scheme or other national equivalents

Most organisations we support will hold collections, including contemporary art, fine and applied art and design, archaeology and/or social history. They will also be committed to delivering activity that increases public access to these collections, which has public benefit and aligns with Art Fund’s charitable objectives.

We do not offer funding under this programme in the following instances:

Organisations that exist to make a profit, including Private Limited Companies, Public Limited Companies, Unlimited Companies, or Sole Traders
General Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, or Limited Liability Partnerships

Key deadlines

Applications should be submitted by midnight on Wednesday 2 April 2025.

How to apply

Your application

Submit your application

Please ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria and review the full terms before submitting your application. Curators can apply for a bursary for their travel and accommodation (up to two nights maximum).

To apply for a bursary, please submit your application via the online form. Applications should be submitted by midnight on Wednesday 2 April 2025.

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Submit your EDI form

We are committed to representation from diverse backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity within the museum sector. We encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other minority groups.

Please fill out our equality, diversity and inclusion form as part of your application. This monitoring form is voluntary but the information we collect here helps us ensure that we are inclusive. Please be assured that this information is confidential and will only ever be processed or analysed on an anonymous basis.

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After you've applied

Acknowledgement of application

We endeavour to notify all applicants by the following two weeks.

Claim your grant

If your application is successful, we will request that you book your travel tickets as soon as possible and email your receipts to arianna@londongalleryweekend.art at London Gallery Weekend, along with an invoice with your bank details. Please note that by accepting your bursary, you commit to actively participating in the LGW Programme and consent to share your contact details with LGW participating galleries to facilitate connections ahead of your visit.