Saffron’s artist development programme for Black women and gender diverse music creators has returned for a new round.
The next instalment of EMERGING, a year-long mentoring programme, scheduled to begin in September, will support three artists, and will take in a creative retreat, music industry training and a bursary towards music creation.
In order to be eligible for the programme, applicants must be 18 or older and living in South West England for its duration (September 2026 until August 2027). They should also be a woman, non-binary, trans, intersex or gender non-conforming, and be Black or of Black heritage (including mixed heritage).
The deadline for application is 6pm on Friday, 31st July. You can find…