Watch the moment the five £20,000 Fellowships for Film, Literature, Music, Theatre and Visual Art are announced at The Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2026.
With a poignant and rousing welcome address given by Sir Ben Okri and live performance by Festival Voices, conducted by Gregory Batsleer (Choral Conducting Fellow, 2015), the Award Ceremony took place on 2 February 2026 in London.
The ceremony shared the extraordinary and varied practices of the twenty Shortlisted Artists across this year’s categories.
The annual Arts Foundation Futures Awards support the UK’s most promising artists and creatives at a pivotal moment in their career, providing £115,000 in unconditional grant funding, awarding five transformative £20,000 fellowships, with all shortlisted artists receiving £1,000 towards the development of their practice.
With heartfelt thanks to our award supporters for their partnership and belief in the importance of artists and developing creative practice: The David Collins Foundation, The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Fund and the Yoma Sasburg Estate.