What We’ve Funded

The Sputnik Patrons scheme has funded a huge variety of projects since 2017.

We’re busy putting together the archive of all these projects! In the meantime, for a handful of interviews with some of our Grant recipients, see our Grants page.

March 2025 Grants

Hannah Kelly

Writer, artist and art educator Hannah Kelly—winner of the 2019 Scottish Emerging Writer Prize—applied for funds towards a writing retreat, enabling her to complete a draft of her next novel.
Reece Joseph

Musician and producer Reece Joseph is creating a short film for his upcoming single, ‘Easier Said Than Done’. Our grant is going towards the production costs of this film.
Dohyun Baek

Fine artist Dohyun Baek will be completing a Morphe Art Residency at St Barnabas Church Dalston, London, with the aim to create a new body of work; which our grant will help to support.
Michael Coppelov

Painter Michael Coppelov is completing a book and series of paintings based around the Transcontinental Race: he applied for a grant to support him in the 2025 Race so that he can finish the project!
Beth Pickett

Printmaker and illustrator Beth Pickett has been offered a solo exhibition space in Thrive Cafe in Cambridge. We are supporting the production costs (framing, promotion, transportation etc) to help this happen.
Rachel Ho

Rachel Ho, a ceramicist inspired by the art of kintsugi, is undertaking a public art project in her home of Macclesfield, called ‘Gift to the Town’. Our grant is helping with the material costs behind it.