Opportunities

Sandwell Youth Offending Service (YOS) and the Institute for Community Research and Development developed this good practice guide with the aim of helping others design and implement creative arts approaches [...]

This blog looks at the evidence for social prescribing, the approach being taken to support its growth across prisons and probation, and how you can get involved.

Find the latest jobs and trusteeships in the arts and criminal justice sector via Clinks website

Innovate 2023-24 applications are now open! If you are working with young people aged 0-25  through music then you can apply for support and investment of up to £2,000 to […]

The National Lottery Community Fund is delivering new funding for organisations that support people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living. Applications can be made […]

Applications deadline Monday 3 July 2023 The Arts Council England Capital Investment Programme supports cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve […]

ARTS ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION FUND This Fund addresses inequalities of opportunity to access and participate in the arts. We want to support change in the way the arts are created, […]

The Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund provides support to freelancers / self-employed people working in the visual arts in Scotland, to connect with peers across the UK, and enhance their […]

Are you new to working or volunteering in prisons? Do you have volunteers or staff members who want to increase their understanding of the prison system? Working or volunteering in […]

2023 Koestler Awards Deadline: Thurs 6 April 2023 Share your visual art, writing, design or music in the 2023 Koestler Awards. This year’s Themed Category is ‘A Day in the […]

The Collaborate Fund from  The Centre for Cultural Value is an open-call funding programme awarding between £5,000 and £20,000 to successful arts, cultural, heritage and screen practitioners and organisations. The […]

Potential mentees and mentors are invited to apply for the scheme by 6th January 2022.

A new fund will support the development of collaborative research projects between the cultural sector and academic researchers.

A self-paced e-course from RJ4All International Institute for artists and professionals working in the cultural sector

We’re looking for someone to play a leading role in promoting and advocating for the arts and arts organisations working in the criminal justice system.

Synergy Theatre are inviting people with experience of the criminal justice system to take part in a free playwriting course.

The No Bars project is inviting creatives with experience of the criminal justice system to join them online for creative writing, chat and networking.

Post-grad students and early career researchers with an interest in music in detention are invited to share their research experience at the 4th SIMM seminar.

Koestler Arts is recruiting ex-prisoners for roles enhancing visitor experience at a national exhibition.

Prison arts charity Koestler Arts is looking for three new trustees with a passion for social justice and the power of art to change lives.

We're pleased to announce that the 2021 NCJAA bursary scheme is now open to arts practitioners working in criminal justice settings looking to develop their practice. The bursary is a [...]

We've rounded up February's arts in criminal justice jobs, callouts, funding and more for you below. Collective Power: 2021 CHWA awards call for submissions  Apply by 12th February Submissions are [...]

Apply by 4th January The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a profound effect on voluntary organisations. To support organisations' long-term sustainability, Clinks has launched a new round of Covid-19 grants, [...]

We’ve rounded up  December’s jobs and opportunities for you to get involved in arts in criminal justice below. Opportunities for early career artists from low socio-economic backgrounds  Over 2020-2022, the […]

We've rounded up the latest funding, callouts, competitions and opportunities for December 2020 - find out more below. Thriving Communities Fund to support creative social prescribing activities Apply by 8th [...]

Please note this vacancy has now closed. Vacancy: Clinks, National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance – Development Officer Home based (ideally West Midlands), with an option of office space in Birmingham, […]

The Prison Reform Trust and the Barrow Cadbury Trust have partnered with The Griffins Society to support two research fellowships in 2020–21 focused on the treatment of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) […]

Nesta has launched a new impact investment fund for the UK’s arts, culture and heritage organisations. The Arts and Culture Impact Fund will invest in organisations of all sizes that […]

The National Justice Museum is looking for two creative engagement practitioners to work on its three-year project developing and delivering creative workshops in prisons and with groups of people impacted […]

Community Plan For Holloway is an independent organisation working to ensure that local needs, rather than developer’s profits, are met through the redevelopment of the former Holloway women’s prison. This […]

HM Prison and Probation Service is offering a grant of up to £225,000 (awarded for a maximum of three years) to “increase offender engagement in a range of art activities.” […]

This year’s Koestler Awards are now open for entries. The annual arts awards from Koestler Arts offer cash prizes, written feedback, certificates, mentoring, publication, exhibition and sale opportunities to people […]

The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries 2020-2022 programme provides an opportunity for talent from socio-economic backgrounds that are currently under-represented across the arts to develop and thrive. A briefing paper gives […]

InHouse Records is an award-winning record label created with and by prisoners. Its aim is to create safer communities and reduce reoffending. The label is seeking a full-time InHouse Creative [...]

Geese Theatre Company is a team of actors and group workers who present interactive drama and conduct workshops, staff training and consultation within the criminal justice system and wider social […]

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service’s (HMPPS) grant programme for 2020-2022 is now open for applications. The grants HMPPS is offering are for activity over two years (April 2020– March […]

Geese Theatre Company is seeking one male Actor / Groupworker to join its Birmingham-based team. Geese Theatre Company is a team of actors and groupworkers that present interactive drama and […]

Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours? Synergy Theatre Project is recruiting for its latest Introduction to playwriting course. The course is for people with lived experience of the […]

Please note this position is now closed Project Manager 4 days a week, £30,689 (FTE £37,849) London Closing date: 2nd September 2019, 5pm We are looking for an experienced Project […]

Do you provide arts programmes or activities for young people at risk of offending? Would you be interested in delivering work in Herefordshire, Shropshire or Worcestershire from 2020? Arts in […]

Please note this position is now closed The University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology seeks to appoint a Research Assistant/Associate [£26,243 – £39,609, full time, Cambridge] for a three-year programme […]

Koestler Arts is looking to recruit a group of ex-prisoners to invigilate its 2019 national exhibition alongside Southbank Centre’s own Host Team, 7 days a week for the 7-week run. […]

Music and criminal justice charity The Irene Taylor Trust is recruiting for a Personal Development Coordinator [£24,000 – £27,000, London, full-time] to support participants from its programmes with ex-prisoners and young people facing challenging […]

Good Vibrations is looking for freelance facilitators to join its team, using communal music-making to support people with complex needs in challenging settings. Most well known for its use of Javanese […]

Safe Ground is a national charity with over 20 years’ experience of designing and delivering high quality programmes and interventions in custodial and community settings, using the arts to improve people’s […]

The Koestler Trust encourages people in the criminal justice system to take part in music, writing, design, performance and the visual arts; and showcases this unique work to the public […]

Following its announcement in November 2018, Sheffield-based social enterprise Key Fund has now launched a new fund open to creative and cultural organisations that provide a meaningful social impact in […]

Synergy Theatre Project is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Learning and Engagement Manager [£33,000, full-time, London] to manage its Young People’s Programme, which involves touring productions into schools […]

The Masonic Charitable Foundation has expanded its small grants policy to include running costs and other core funding expenses of small charities. The new offer awards unrestricted grants of up to £5,000 […]

Lighting the Fire is Leap‘s annual awards event that celebrates the young people, adults and organisations that excel at supporting young people to manage the conflict in their lives. Now […]

The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance, Clinks and the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) would like to hear about your experiences of using the new online procurement system for education services, […]

The Prisons Mission of the Churches Together in Westminster (CTiW) last year organised a touring exhibition of artworks by prisoners in St James’s Piccadilly, the Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church and St […]

With funding from Arts Council England, the Institute of Fundraising has embarked on a four-year programme of support for fundraising and development professionals working within the arts, culture and heritage sector; RAISE : Arts, Culture […]

Transform Justice is offering pro-bono communications coaching and support to six organisations in the criminal justice voluntary sector. This is an opportunity for organisations to review and refine their approach […]

National charity Good Vibrations is seeking an experienced Grants and Trusts Fundraiser [£28,000 – £31,000, part-time, flexible] to join the team. Good Vibrations uses communal music-making to support people with complex […]

Grow Inspires is looking for budding entrepreneurs who have been in contact with the criminal justice system to attend courses in Bristol in April 2019. Funding from the Big Lottery […]

FACT Liverpool is seeking to commission an artist, art collective or design studio with experience of designing participatory learning experiences to create and produce a ‘Knowledge Library’ – the first commissioned […]

The Prisoners’ Education Trust share work, research, training, volunteering, learning or speaking opportunities specifically aimed at people who have been in contact with the criminal justice system. It currently includes opportunities […]

Clean Break theatre company is looking for a Development Manager. The post is in the Development and Communications Team and plays an integral role in cultivating Clean Break’s development opportunities. […]

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has opened applications to the Tampon Tax Fund. The fund allocates money generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects to […]

Clinks, the national charity for voluntary organisations in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, is looking for a Development Officer – Health and Justice (30 hours a week, £31,401 pro rata) […]

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to spend £250,000 ensuring Birmingham children don’t get involved in gangs and violence. David Jamieson is inviting all community and voluntary sector […]

Prison Reform Trust has announced the launch of the Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Re-integration, which celebrates outstanding rehabilitative work with prisoners done by a charity or community group. Dominique […]

Clinks, the national charity for voluntary organisations in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, is looking for a Membership and Events Officer (full-time, £26,470 plus 6% pension contribution) to join […]

Give A Book is recruiting for a highly-organised Administrator to become a key member of the team on a part time basis (two days per week). The innovative, fast-growing UK charity started […]

Clean Break theatre company is looking to fill new roles of Philanthropy Manager, Engagement Producer and Creative Associate. The Philanthropy Manager post is an exciting opportunity to join the Development and Communications Team […]

The Irene Taylor Trust is looking for a new Community Projects Coordinator and Business Development Manager to join its team in Borough, London. The charity is small, but with big ambition, determined […]

Birmingham based Geese Theatre Company are looking for one male and one female actor / groupworker to join their team and deliver across the full range of performance, workshop and groupwork […]

Following its Arts Impact Fund, Nesta has announced an innovative, new social impact investment fund for socially-driven arts, cultural and creative organisations – the Cultural Impact Development Fund (CIDF). Over a […]

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has today announced more than £3 million will be invested to support creative and cultural organisations across the Northern Powerhouse. Sheffield-based social enterprise Key […]

Odd Arts is recruiting for an Assistant Drama worker [£16,500 pro rata, Manchester, part-time]. The successful candidate will support, assist and co-deliver creative projects in community, education and criminal justice […]

26th – 30th November London Free Synergy Theatre Project is offering a free directing course to those with experience of the criminal justice system. Through practical exercises, theatre trips and […]

Ikon is inviting artists to apply for a three-year residency at HMP Grendon. It follows on from artist Edmund Clark’s residency (2014-2018), which culminated in the Ikon exhibition and publication In […]

Clinks is seeking written evidence on how supporting women in contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) to engage with their families can lower recidivism, aid rehabilitation and assist in addressing intergenerational crime. […]

The Arts Award Access Fund provides grants of between £100 – £1,500 to centres working on Arts Award projects with young people where access and inclusion is an issue – including youth justice settings. […]

Youth Justice Board is putting on a youth justice convention in Leicester on 27th and 28th November, and is holding an art work competition for children in the youth justice system (10 […]

Two exciting opportunities to work with Synergy Theatre Project producing a high quality arts programme within the criminal justice system and in leading theatres. Synergy is looking for highly motivated and […]

Would you like to get more guidance and top tips on delivering Arts Award with young people at risk of offending? Trinity College London’s free webinar, taking place on Tuesday 2nd October […]

Culture Seeds is a two-year rolling programme from the Mayor of London. Applicants can apply at any time (up until spring 2020) for funding between £1,000 – £5,000. The fund is part of […]

The Reading Agency are a looking for a freelance consultant [UK, £4,000 inclusive of VAT and expenses, 16 days] to run a series of focus groups with women in prison […]

Clean Break are recruiting members for the 2018/19 season of their free specialist theatre programme – starting in September. Members receive a foundation of learning and skills in theatre performance, […]

Fine Cell Work has a post-release Open the Gate Programme for people with convictions who want to learn more about the textiles industry. If you work with someone who would […]

Music in Detention (MID) are recruiting for a Communications and Public Engagement Manager [£34,000, part-time, London] to lead the development of MID’s communications work and activities to engage the public and […]

The Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) contracts come to an end in March 2019, making way for a new era of governor-led education commissioning. The Ministry of Justice’s new […]

FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is a media art centre based in Liverpool, hosting a diverse programme of activities in its galleries, lab spaces and cinemas. They are […]

The Prison Radio Association run National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for prisoners, and current Independent Production Company of the Year. They are looking for an exceptional Radio Producer [£23,000 […]

Do you have a project that needs some dedicated time and resource? Could you benefit from the expertise of a frontline prison officer passionate about rehabilitation? Unlocked Graduates are offering […]

The Koestler Trust are looking for someone exceptional, with proven practical skills and knowledge in at least one of the artforms they work with, for a key role in their arts […]

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced woman cultural leader to join Clean Break as it launches its new business model in the run up to an ambitious year […]

The National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) are recruiting for a Development Officer to develop new and diverse networks outside of London (initially in the West Midlands and North West). 2.5 […]

The Night Alphabet: A mentoring opportunity Joelle Taylor, leading spoken word artist and performance coach, is working with Safe Ground to offer a unique opportunity to a woman with demonstrable […]

HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) has launched the Innovation grant funding programme for 2018-2020. The programme awards one-off grants to enable the voluntary sector to contribute to better outcomes […]

Imagine If Theatre Company are a charity and theatre company who use drama to make an active difference to people’s lives. They work with prisoners, former prisoners and people from […]

Loved Up Fudge Ltd is a fudge manufacturer established in 2017 that gives half of its profits to Working Chance, the UK’s only charitable recruitment consultancy for female former prisoners […]

A group is forming of creatives working specifically on design projects that run in prison. Would you be interested in joining teams from Makeright at Central Saint Martins; Making for […]

Please note this scheme is now closed. We know how a lack of funding, even small sums, can be a significant barrier to pursuing creativity and our experience is that […]

We are looking for new research and evaluation reports on the impact of arts in criminal justice settings to publish in our Evidence Library. The Evidence Library is an online […]

Following the book and national exhibition ‘Great Interactions’, which captured images and stories of people with learning disabilities and autism in educational and care settings, award-winning photographer Polly Braden and […]