Submission Guidelines for Totally Thames Festival

Submit your ideas!

  • We support artists and arts organisations in any artform including performance, visual arts, digital and film.
  • We are also looking for heritage, community, environmental, and river activities.
  • All work must be inspired the River Thames, waterway or sustainability.
  • You must apply by Monday 10 March 10AM to be a participant in our 2025 programme.
  • Need funding? For a select amount of art projects we offer Seed Funding for up to £1000. Check out our Seed Funding application to find out more.
  • Need a Venue? For selected projects we will assist in locating exciting, unique river locations. Please note venue costs may still be attached.
  • All participants will receive marketing support, networking opportunities, and the chance to be part of one of London’s major festivals.
  • We do not charge a registration fee. It is completely free to take part.

 

We’re looking for projects which

  • Has the river at its heart. We are particularly interested in climate change and sustainability-themed work.
  • Has funding in place or has a realistic funding plan.
  • Has a digital dimension (an aspect of the work which has been specifically created for our online platforms). We also accept fully digital events.
  • Takes place in London on or around the Thames between 1 - 30 September 2025.

 

If you are selected, and prior to us promoting your work, you will be expected to provide us with

  • All appropriate licenses and permissions.
  • Public Liability insurance.
  • A Risk Assessment.
  • A PRS form submitted by you for any live music component.

 

If you are interested in taking part, apply below by Monday 10 March 10AM. 

Got an idea you want to chat through? We will be holding online one to one catch ups WC 10th & 17th Feb, contact Annabel to book your place. Please note these are given on a first come first serve.

If you would rather answer the questions in a video please make this no more than 5 minutes and email to Annabel.

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Annabel Taylor-Munt

Totally Thames Programme Manager

Annabel completed her Degree in Design at Goldsmiths University of London, before going on to receive various grants to write and produce moving image work. Taking a keen interest in community-focused projects and local history she joined the Thames Festival Team as an intern in the heritage department before becoming the Totally Thames Programme Manager.

Here Lay Your Hearts

Totally Thames Festival: Seed Fund Programme

Are you an artist or art collective developing a River Thames, waterway, or sustainability themed project? Do you want extra support from us to take part in Totally Thames Festival?

Apply here

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About You
Age
You Are?
Event Title
Venue

If you don't have a venue secured please indicate what stage you are at in this process. 

Start Date

Please indicate rough dates if these are not secured yet.

End Date
About The Event
Digital Element

We require each event to have a digital element must be included (be it live stream, pre-recorded experiences relating to the event, etc) which we can advise on. 

Category
Borough
Age Suitability
Ticketing
Pricing

Thames Festival Trust can handle the ticketing of your event, please note we take 10% net of VAT of all ticket sales to cover admin and credit card fees.

Image, Portfolio & Risk Assessment Upload

On no more than 4 pages of A4 please show a selection of your previous work which best describes your Totally Thames festival project. Please include video links will passwords. 

Please upload any images or portfolio to support your application. Applications will not be accepted without examples of previous work.

Funding Status

Please indicate here that your activity has no funding requirements. If the funding is not yet secured please indicate what stage you are at. Please note we are not able to include events that are not funded by the time we announce the full programme.

I have read the submission guidance notes

A completed application form and risk assessment need to be submitted with this form. Please email Annabel if you would like to schedule a call to talk through any elements of the application.

Banner Photo Credit

Artists: Aishwarya Raut and Antonello Sangirardi | Photo: Deborah Jaffe