Amplifying Accessibility - IN TUNE sessions
IN TUNE is a series of FREE, virtual networking sessions for Disabled, Neurodivergent and Deaf workers in the music industry in Wales.
Deadline: Sessions between 4th December 2025 and 18th January 2026
Music Theatre Wales - Street Art Opera Call Out
MTW is inviting Welsh artists, and artists developing their practice in Wales, to pitch bold ideas for two brand-new Street Art Operas for public showings in Autumn 2026.
Deadline: 30th January 2026
Anthem Gateway - Callout For Music Creators
Are you a musician, filmmaker, blogger, illustrator, industry professional, or someone with experience to share?
If you are, we want to commission you and your ideas for the Anthem Gateway!
Anthem Gateway Survey
We want to hear your voice!
Across the next 15 months, the Anthem Gateway team will hone the web platform, making it more user friendly and easy to navigate. 40 new resources will be created including online resources, three podcast series and 6 webinars led by young creatives.
Platfform @ Wales Millennium Centre
Fuel your creativity with free courses, training, experiences and workshops at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
South Wales Improvisers
South Wales Improvisers run regular workshops at SHIFT in Cardiff.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
National Youth Arts Wales - Audition & Projects
Get involved in music projects and ensembles with National Youth Arts Wales.
Deadline: Currently Closed - Next audtions 2027
DIVERGE: Monthly co-working space for neurodivergent creatives in South Wales
DIVERGE wants to create spaces where neurodivergent creatives can get together and build solidarity, support and collaborations. Based in Cardiff.
Deadline: Regular Sessions
Arts Council Wales - Creative Steps
The aim of this programme is to support individuals and organisations who have experienced barriers to accessing funding.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
BBC Horizons Launchpad Fund
The Launchpad Fund aims to help talented artists or bands in Wales to further their music careers by providing them with vital access to finance. Eligible artists, bands or labels can apply.
Deadline: Next deadline - October 2026
Tŷ Cerdd Lottery Funding
Tŷ Cerdd distributes Lottery funds on behalf of Arts Council of Wales, to help organisations develop music-making of all genres in communities around Wales. Apply now for Create, Engage & Inspire strands.
Deadline: 5pm 21 January 2026
Youth Music - NextGen Fund
Applications open!
The Youth Music NextGen Fund offers young creatives grants of up to £3,000 to make their ideas happen.
It's open to 18–25-year-olds (and up to 30-year-olds who identify as d/Deaf, neurodivergent or Disabled) who live in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Youth Music want to support the future of the music industries. Singers, Rappers, Songwriters, Producers, DJs, A&Rs, Managers and Agents, right through to roles that have yet to be defined.
Deadline: Next deadline - Friday 6th February 2026
PPL Wales Momentum Accelerator Fund
The PPL Momentum Accelerator Fund offers grants of up to £5k for Wales based artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.
Deadline: Currently Closed
Beacons Cymru Birthplace Fund
In aim of supporting the current and next generation of original music-makers across Wales, The Birthplace Fund offers grants of up to £2,500 each, to ten successful applicants.
Deadline: Currently Closed
Saunders Lewis Memorial Fund
Are you passionate about Welsh literature, theatre, politics, drama, film, or fine arts?
Up to £10,000 over two years for individuals to study drama, film, political systems, literary/fine arts including music on the European continent, or research Saunders Lewis’s contribution to Welsh literature, theatre, or politics. Priority for applicants under 35. Applications close 30 June 2025. Interviews 12 July in Aberystwyth.
Deadline: Currently Closed
It's My Shout - Call out for Film Composers
We are looking for music makers and aspiring film composers either born in, or currently living in Wales, who would relish the challenge of working on a professionally produced film as part of the It's My Shout scheme this Summer!
Deadline: Currently Closed - Next applications 2027
Night Out - Performance Opportunities
Night Out works across Wales with community volunteer promoters in village halls, community venues and a few small unfunded theatres.
Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Composition: Wales 2026
BBC National Orchestra of Wales is passionate about supporting and showcasing the work and talent of Composers across Wales. Composition: Wales offers the opportunity to a selection of composers to have their music workshopped, performed and recorded by BBC NOW at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay.
Deadline: Currently Closed / Concert in February 2026
Brwydr y Bandiau / Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands - A partnership between the National Eisteddfod (Maes B) and the BBC, to discover new Welsh language contemporary music talent.
Deadline: 1st May 2026
The Pendine Young Musician of Wales Competition
The Pendine Young Musician of Wales Competition is a unique opportunity for young musicians born or living in Wales to showcase their talents at the North Wales International Music Festival.
Deadline: Currently Closed
FOCUS Wales 2026 – International Showcase Festival
FOCUS Wales will be back for 2026, taking over Wrexham from 7–9 May with 250+ live performances, a global music industry conference, and a chance for artists to perform in front of international delegates, media, and new audiences. Open to emerging artists of all genres from around the world, this is your chance to join one of the UK’s leading showcase festivals.
Deadline: Currently Closed
Swn Festival - Performance Opportunity
Sŵn Festival returns for its 16th edition this October, and they're on the hunt for the next bunch of talented artists to welcome to Wales' leading music discovery festival.
Deadline: Currently Closed - Next applications 2027