2025 Blueprint Snapshot

Designed to support the Research & Development (R&D) of bold and innovative outdoor arts projects, the 2025 Blueprint Open Call took place between February and June.

As a network that supports artists to experiment and collaborate through Blueprint, and acknowledging the high volume of high quality proposals received in 2025, we want to share more details on the selection process and proposals received.

• April: Deadline for submission of all proposals
• April – June: Artistic Directorate, Without Walls and Programme Advisors read all applications
• June: Artistic Directorate submit their selection scores
• June: The top scoring proposals are shared with representatives of the Touring Network Partners to read
• June: Artistic Directorate, Without Walls and Touring Network Partners meet for selection meeting
• Late June: Final decisions are made and notifications are sent to applicants

All of the applications we received were read and scored by our Artistic Directorate. Each Artistic Directorate partner submitted their preferences, which were used to identify the top scoring proposals for further consideration at a final selection meeting.

The top scoring proposals were read by two representatives from our Touring Network Partnership ahead of the final selection meeting, who also joined the meeting to offer additional insights and perspectives.

During the selection meeting, attention was paid to projects led by artists and companies currently under-represented in the sector, ensuring that the final body of work selected reflects our shared commitment to representation, equity, diversity and inclusion.

As part of our commitment to transparency, all Artistic Directorate partners were required to declare any conflicts of interest, whether financial, personal, or professional, in relation to any of the projects under consideration.

In attendance at the selection meeting:

• Clive Lyttle (Certain Blacks)
• Parmjit Sagoo (Inspirate)
• Bradley Hemmings (Festival.org)
• Evie Ayres-Townshend (Festival.org)
• Juliet Hardy (SIRF)
• Kate Wood (Activate Performing Arts)
• Mark Denbigh (Norfolk and Norwich Festival)
• Matt Evans (Birmingham Hippodrome)
• Simon Chatterton (101)
• Polly Barker (Brighton Festival)
• Sophie Eustace (Creative Crawley)
• Tanya Steinhauser (Festival of Thrift)
• Grace Neville-Evans (Without Walls)
• Irene Segura (Without Walls)
• Ralph Kennedy (Without Walls)
• Sophie Akbar (Without Walls)

In the coming months we will be announcing the next Blueprint R&D Open Call. If you have submitted a proposal before or are looking to share one with us for 2026, we will be updating everyone on the criteria in the run up to the announcement. We are always listening and learning from your feedback to make our open calls as accessible as possible. We hope this helps to shed more light on what’s involved.