New Conversations is offering funding of up to £3,500 for partnerships to explore how they can develop new creative ideas, exchange knowledge and practice without meeting in person. The fund is open to UK and Canada-based individual artists, collectives, independent companies and organisations of theatre and dance, but we welcome applications from collaborations across art forms.

We're inviting proposals from researchers to research into India’s trade publishing and literature sectors. The work aims to identify opportunities for internationalisation and the challenges and issues faced by publishers and other literature organisations from working and collaborating more internationally, specifically with the UK.

Want to explore a rich programme of queer arts with Outburst Arts Festival 2020? From 14–21 November, you can experience Outburst’s events online, for free. If you’re in Belfast, you can catch live events too. This year includes discussions, cutting-edge theatre and dance commissions, film, art and music collaborations - with lots to watch online.

We are delighted to launch our brand new Creative Hub Leader’s Toolkit, a free practical guide for emerging and established creative hubs. The toolkit can be used by hubs at varying stages, whether emerging or established, as it can provide a foundation or a refresh of thinking.

From 12–16 November, Fondazione Modena Arti Visive will stream a world preview of the new film by Willie Doherty. The film was commissioned for the WHERE / DOVE exhibition, co-produced by FMAV and National Museums Northern Ireland and with the support of the British Council as part of our UK / Italy Season 2020.