Rural Touring Awards – Access Champion Award
This award recognises a project, touring show, artist, promoter or programming organisation that has improved access to arts and culture through accessible practice or by removing barriers to participation.
Do you?
- Have accessibility and inclusion at the heart of your project or practise?
- Have evidence of barriers to arts and culture being reduced or removed as a direct result of your work?
- Facilitate access for underrepresented or underserved audiences in rural settings?
Eligibility:
- Activity or projects must have taken place between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2026
- Work must demonstrate a clear connection to rural touring contexts
- Nominations should provide clear evidence of impact
- Nominees can be new to working in accessible formats, or have sustained practice, but must demonstrate a commitment to working in ways which remove barriers to engagement
To Apply:
- Self nominations are accepted.
- Where you are nominating a candidate for an award, please provide an email address or link to their website to allow us to contact them for supporting information.
- Nominations are made via this form and need to be received by 18th May 2026. We will contact nominees by 22nd May 2026 and confirm the shortlist by 5th June 2026.
- If you do not have access to google forms you can complete this .docx version and email to events@nrtf.org.uk: NRTF Access Champion Nominations 2026