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Bursary Support for Designers and Makers to Attend Trade Fairs

Belinda Glennon Pots

CABN offering bursary support for designers and makers to attend trade fairs and is keen to hear from any design or craft businesses who have secured a place or are planning to attend an exhibition or trade fair at national or international level. We have Bursaries of up to £500 to support with costs to attend such events, which could cover stand expenses, travel and marketing costs for example.

This support is for businesses at any stage of their career, but they must show a commitment to practice, and be able to articulate in their application how the opportunity will have a significant impact on their profile and business.

The application is light touch with no fixed deadline, and is currently available until 31^st March 2022. The Bursary can support events which happen after this date, but are confirmed by this deadline.

Please click HERE for details on how to apply.

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2026 (22)

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2025 (22)

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2022 (23)

21 December Mary’s Speech for MANIFEST 2022
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23 February What Next? – a Gathering Perspectives Meet Up
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2021 (15)

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2020 (5)

22 December CABN Update December 2020
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2019 (21)

04 December Manifest 2019
14 November RISE | Arts & Wellbeing Network Meeting 03
12 November Job Opportunity | Marketing and Projects Assistant – CABN
06 November Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | November Gathering
11 October Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | October Gathering
10 September PechaKucha Night Galashiels – VOL. 9
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29 August South of Scotland VACMA Advice Sessions | Scottish Borders
29 August Now Open | South of Scotland VACMA Scheme 2019-20 – Round 1
22 August RISE | Arts & Wellbeing Network Meeting 02
22 August National Theatre of Scotland | Engine Room : Grounding, Borders Roadshow
26 June Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | September Gathering
18 June Invitation to Tender – Feasibility Study | The Mill – Scottish Borders Printmaking & Textiles Hub
30 May Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | June Gathering
22 May Scottish Borders Creative Spaces & Facilities Survey
02 May Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | May Gathering
28 March Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | April Gathering (Film themed)
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05 March Scottish Borders Cultural Forum (with RSA) | March Gathering 2019
09 January VACMA Advice Session | Wednesday 23 January 2019, 10am – 12 noon
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2018 (24)

15 November MANIFEST 2018
06 November RISE | Arts and Wellbeing Network Meeting
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06 November CABN Indie Author Gathering | Book Week Scotland Event
30 October Green Tease | Re-imagining the Dunion, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
30 October Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | November Gathering
25 October Call out | CABN Advocate for Craft & Design
02 October Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | October Gathering
07 September VACMA Advice Sessions | Scottish Borders
15 August Extra Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | DRAFT Cultural Strategy
04 July Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | Sept Gathering
04 July Sarah Taylor – A Thank You
29 May Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | June Gathering
17 May New CABN Advocate for Public Art & Community Engagement | Welcome to Lara Greene
16 May PechaKucha Night Galashiels – VOL. 6 | YOYP Themed
16 May Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | May Gathering
09 May RISE – Arts & Mental Health Symposium (24 May 2018)
19 April Neville Rae – a Thank You
18 April Drawing Inspiration from Collections | Talk
17 April Scottish Borders Cultural Forum | April Gathering
14 March Ley Lines | An exhibition by Australian Artist Kate Scardifield
07 March March Gathering of Scottish Borders Cultural Forum
15 February February Gathering of Scottish Borders Cultural Forum
31 January Live Borders secures funding to support the Creative Sector in the Scottish Borders

2017 (17)

07 December MANIFEST 2017 – GUEST PERFORMANCES ANNOUNCED
16 November MANIFEST 2017
02 November Dreamtime Dance Residency November 2017
30 October PechaKucha Night Galashiels Vol 5 (Mapping the Borders)
26 October November Gathering of the Scottish Borders Cultural Forum
06 September Call out for Hosts for Scottish Borders Cultural Forum Gatherings
17 August Launch of the 2017-18 South of Scotland Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards
08 August September Gathering of the Scottish Borders Cultural Forum
08 August Patricia Cain – Seeing Beyond the Immediate
20 July Developing a Culture Strategy for Scotland
13 July Made in Grey Britain
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17 May Community Consultation for Galashiels Masterplan
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2016 (1)

14 March Borders creatives attend Cross Party Group on Culture