Rural Touring Awards – Connection Award

This award recognises a project, touring show, programming organisation or partnership that has created meaningful connections between artists, communities and / or the wider rural touring sector. 

2026 Winner – Jeremy Brown – Culture on Scilly

2026 Nominees:

  • Abi Mortimer – Lîla dance
  • Alys Williams – The Light House
  • Cheshire Rural Touring Arts – Jodrell Bank – From a UNESCO World
  • Heritage Site and the UK’s largest radio telescope, to a Rural Touring Venue.
  • Dawn Badland – Create Tour Connect by Applause Rural Touring
  • Elle While – Pentabus – Make Good: The Post Office Scandal
  • Emyr Bell – North East Arts Touring
  • Hannah Prior – Arts Alive
  • Jeremy Brown – Culture on Scilly
  • Jessica Pinson – Tappin’In, Live & Local’s Rural Hub Town Project
  • Jessica Pinson – Essence of Eckington Tile Mural Project, Live & Local
  • Jordan Sheard – The Joy of Kissing
  • Kathryn Gordon – Kathryn Gordon, A Journey of Flight
  • Laura Leech – Black Country Touring
  • Luca Silvestrini – May Contain Food May Contain You
  • Peter Stone – Just Some Theatre – ‘Eyes Down’
  • Simon Hart – Arts D&G