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.
Does your project?
- Evidence strong collaboration or partnership?
- Demonstrate engagement with communities and / or partners?
- Have clear benefits or outcomes created through the theme of ‘connection’?
Eligibility:
- Activity must have taken place between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2026
- Work must demonstrate a clear connection to rural touring contexts
- Tour-based nominations must have completed at least 5 performances in rural settings and / or by one of our membership rural touring schemes
- Nominations should provide clear evidence of impact for each award
Further Information:
- 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 Connection Award Nominations 2026