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Apply for The William Morris Art Futures Bursary – £10,000 funding for artists aged 16-25 in Hackney and Waltham Forest facing barriers to arts education. Recipients announced Summer 2026. Deadline: 11th May 2026.

Rolling deadline for Bexley-connected creatives to register interest with Do It Projects. Express interest for commissions, residencies, workshops, exhibitions, and collaborative opportunities across London Borough of Bexley.

Rolling deadline for FVU:LAB supporting four emerging moving image artists with £500 bursary, five days access to cutting-edge NTU facilities, mentoring, and expenses for experimentation with new technologies.

The Gallery Holt presents Put The Cat Among The Pigeons, mixed media exhibition celebrating cats and birds (30 May-7 July 2026). Deadline: 27th April 2026.

Apply by 5th April 2026 for D Contemporary Award exploring the theme of ‘Soft Power’. Open to emerging, and early mid-career artists. Deadline: 5th April 2026.

Apply by 30th March 2026 for Cody Dock’s Cabinet of Curiosity No.3 commission. Create permanent outdoor artwork exploring River Lea’s hidden histories. £5,400 budget, revealed September 2026 at Totally Thames.

Apply by 27th February 2026 for An Táin Arts Centre’s Emerging Visual Artist Residency, July-September 2026. €2,000 bursary, studio space, gallery access, and community engagement support for early-career artists.

Apply by 27th March 2026 for Women in Art Fair, 7-10 May in Central London. Submit up to five artworks for £20-£60. WIAF Prize 2026 includes cash prizes and promotional support.

Apply by 24th March 2026 for Freelands Awards. Three UK visual art organisations win £100,000 each for progressive art education projects, plus video case studies and celebration event in London.

Submit artwork for Newcastle Art Space’s Freshwater to Fatbergs exhibition by 24th March 2026. Hunter Water-supported group show exploring water conservation, May 2026. Free entry.

Apply by 24th March 2026 for Batsford Prize 2026. Over £4,000 prizes for UK art, design, illustration, and architecture students exploring “Connections” theme.

Apply by 30th March 2026 for New Contemporaries. Artist Development Programme September 2026-June 2027 for emerging UK artists aged 21+, culminating in group exhibition at Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, June 2027. £25 fee to apply.

Submit your visual art to The Curator’s Salon’s Art Seen Magazine by 20th February 2026. International publication featuring established artists with interviews, studio visits, and global distribution.

Submit by 18th March 2026 for Freelands Painting Prize. UK art schools nominate one final-year student. Shortlisted artists exhibit at Freelands Foundation Autumn 2026, winner receives £1,000 Wallace Seymour materials.

Apply by 13th March 2026 for CRIPtic Arts’ four disabled-led artist development programmes. Reach, Launchpad, Breakthrough, and Incubate support emerging to experienced disabled creatives telling big stories beyond disability narratives.

Apply by 9th March 2026 for Studio West Residency. Five-month fully funded studio and mentorship at Koppel Heights, London, April-August 2026 for artists in first three years of professional practice.

Apply by 8th March 2026 for South Open 4 at OHSH Projects. Free annual open call for South London-based artists over 18 working in any medium. Submit CV, statement, and portfolio of up to ten works.

Submit artwork for Blackburn Museum Art Open. £5 entry fee, open to artists 16+ all levels. Exhibition 14 March-16 May 2026 with £175 total prize money.

Society of Women Artists 165th Annual Open Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London. Open call for female artists in painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, mixed media. £20 entry (£10 young artists 18-35). Approximately 450 works exhibited, awards available. Deadline to apply: 7th March 2026.

Apply by 19th March 2026 for CURATE at New Art Exchange. Curatorial development programme for emerging Global Ethnic Majority curators in the Midlands. Three-day residency 29 April-1 May plus placement and bursary included.

Apply by 31st March 2026 for The Patricia Sutcliffe Artist Residency. One-month flexible residency for UK disabled artists, £2,500 budget, accessible studios, accommodation, and mentoring at The Art House. No final outcome required.

Bader + Simon Empowerment Grant offers $7,500 to U.S. emerging artists without MA/MFA or extensive exhibition experience. Deadline: 1st March 2026.

Apply by 1st March 2026 for Public Canvas International Women’s Day. Five women artists selected for central London digital billboards across King’s Cross, Shoreditch, Waterloo, Tower Bridge on 8th March 2026. £25 fee.

Apply by 1st March 2026 for K Blundell Trust grants. £2,000-£3,000 for British authors under 40 with previous commercial publication working on fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or scripts increasing social awareness.

Apply by 29th March 2026 for Art Fund’s London Gallery Weekend Travel Bursaries. Grants cover travel and three nights’ accommodation for UK curators visiting LGW 4-7 June 2026, with networking opportunities included.

Free entry for Delphian Gallery Open Call 2026, closing 28th February. International competition for printable artwork with London group exhibition and first prize solo exhibition. Submit via Instagram.

Throwing Shapes Free to Apply Closing: 28th February ’26 This 3-month professional residency (June 1 – August 31, 2026) is for established ceramic artists and potters with 3+ years of independent work outside an institution and proven track records. Applicants must be legally entitled to live and work in Ireland and commit to full participation…

The Caine Prize for African Writing awards £10,000 annually for best short story by African writer published in English. 3,000-10,000 words. Publisher submissions only. Winners/shortlist invited to international events, published in anthology. Deadline: 27th February 2026.

Apply by 27th February 2026 for Milton Keynes Arts Centre’s Artist Associates programme. £30/hour freelance participatory artists to design and deliver community arts events across Milton Keynes.

Apply by 25th February 2026 for We Are Here Scotland’s Creators’ Fund+. £2,980 support package including £1,514 direct funding and 20 hours paid mentoring for Black and Global Majority creatives in Scotland.

Apply by 23rd February 2026 for Rivers & Moorland Festival Water Commission. Up to £10,000 for South West artists exploring water themes on Dartmoor. Launch 5-7 June 2026, Heritage Lottery and Arts Council England funded.

Apply by 23rd February 2026 for Photoworks Writers in Residence. Two paid positions for early-career photography writers, £600 total (two articles at £300 each) for Photography+ magazine, April 2026-March 2027.

Apply by 23rd February 2026 for LADA’s Do It Together programme. Join 10 peer-led artist projects across the UK, April-September 2026, exploring experimental Live Art practice through collective enquiry and co-learning.

Apply by 22nd February 2026 for Digital Crip Camp. 14-week paid programme (£1,155 fee) for D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent producers developing accessible immersive projects. FACT Liverpool partnership with DaDa, March-June 2026.

Apply by 22nd February 2026 for ‘Look How Brightly’ at Hypha Gallery, London. Interdisciplinary exhibition exploring liminality, transcendence, and cyclicality. All mediums welcome. Exhibition 22 May-21 June 2026, curated by Jenn Ellis and Alex Mills.

Apply by 20th February 2026 for St Helens Arts in Libraries Creative Commissions. Three £3,000 awards for site-specific artworks at Moss Bank, Thatto Heath, and Eccleston Libraries. 12-month semi-permanent installations with production support.

Submit by 19th February for Manchester Open 2026 at HOME. Free entry for all experience levels. Up to 450 artworks displayed, awards include development packages and solo exhibition.

Submit by 18th February 2026 for a-n’s Class of 2026 Degree Shows Guide. Free opportunity for UK undergraduate visual arts graduates to feature work in national digital publication celebrating emerging artists.

Submit proposals for Outset Gallery’s 2027 programme by 16th February 2026. Open to artists, curators, and creatives for exhibitions, events, and collaborations with potential Arts Council funding support.

Global Climate Design Awards’ NextGen Climate Creatives Award seeks bold art, architecture, design ideas addressing climate crisis from ages 16-30. Deadline: 14 February 2026.

Apply by 15th February 2026 for Liverpool Biennial x SEVENSTORE Artist Bursaries. Three £3,000 awards for Merseyside emerging artists whose practice engages with children and young people’s experiences.

Jackson’s Art Supplies presents Jackson’s Art Prize 2026 – international art competition for painting, drawing, printmaking. First Prize £6,000 plus materials. 31 awards available. Open to all ages and abilities. Exhibition opportunities at London galleries.

Grand Plan offers £1,000 grants to people of colour (18+) in UK for creative projects. Supports all art forms from poetry to workshops. Simple application, no-fuss process. Rolling deadlines with decisions 22nd December or 20th March 2026.

Submit small-scale 2D works for Newcastle Art Space’s Other Worldly exhibition by 10th February 2026. Free entry, competitive selection, salon-style group show exploring eerie and familiar themes, March-April 2026.

Leeds City Council commissions 1-3 artists for Woodhouse Lane Gateway public art. Up to £50,000 budget for integrated street furniture art. Installation 2027. Ideally Yorkshire-based artists. Materials, fabrication, installation included. Deadline 9 February 2026.

Submit site-responsive art proposals for b-side 2026 on Isle of Portland by 9th February. Commission fees up to £2,500. Theme: That Other Place exploring parallel worlds and Portland’s historic Fair.

Apply by 8th February 2026 for Wild Rumpus Artist Retreats in Cheshire woodland. Week-long residencies March-September exploring Play and Nature Connection themes with community sharing opportunities.

Amos Eno Gallery seeks US-based artists for online exhibition “A Long Train: 250 Years of Hypocrisy” on Artsy.net (Feb 22-April 4, 2026). Deadline to apply: 8th February 2026.

Apply by 7th February 2026 for The Ian Rosenfeld Fund. £7,500 award for early-to-mid-career artists with no artwork donation required, plus ongoing mentorship from Gallery Rosenfeld. Winner announced 13th February.

Harlow Open 2026 at Gibberd Gallery for artists connected to Harlow, Uttlesford, East Herts, Epping, Broxbourne districts. All mediums accepted. £6-£7 per piece submission fee. In-person submission 6th-7th Feb 2026.

Apply by 2nd February 2026 for The Yard Theatre’s Live Drafts. Six artists receive £1,000, rehearsal space, and performances exploring transformation in the new Yard Theatre’s 2026 opening season.

Creative Debuts presents FACE 2 FACE at Laundry Studios, Hackney (March-June 2026). Seeking portraiture and figurative works exploring identity, intimacy, vulnerability. Artists receive 100% sales. International Women’s Month celebration. Deadline 1 February 2026, 8pm.

East Quay invites architects, craftspeople, artists, designers to create outdoor furniture for Watchet, West Somerset. £3,000 commission fee (inclusive VAT), £300 travel budget, two-night accommodation stay. For Pod 3 terrace. Previous outdoor/public space experience beneficial, not essential. Deadline 30th January 2026.

Paul Mellon Centre Research Support Grants offer up to £2,000 for individuals researching British art, architectural history or visual culture. Funds cover visiting collections, libraries, archives, historic sites (UK/abroad). Particularly welcomes under-represented applicants. Deadline 31 January 2026.

Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket connects documentary filmmakers with 150+ international funders, broadcasters, and sales agents. Features and series at any production stage welcome. Curated thirty-minute meetings, 11-12 June 2026. Podcast-originated projects encouraged. Deadline: 28 January 2026, 6pm.

Pilgrim’s Art Postcard offers up to £25 for low-income, early-career Midlands creatives to visit exhibitions and arts events. Covers travel, admission, food, and access needs. Rolling deadline (funding dependent). Submit receipts and optional postcard. One grant per applicant.

National Portrait Gallery’s NPG LAB offers 50 young people aged 16-21 a 10-month creative programme (March-December 2026). Deadline 26th January 2026.

Videoclub seeks film/video submissions from LGBTQIA+ artists and filmmakers for Queer Night Watch outdoor projections in Shoreham and Worthing exhibition/screening 2026. Deadline 25th January 2026.

Royal Court’s Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme offers six grants of £4,000-£6,000 for UK theatres/producers commissioning ambitious new plays. Deadline 23rd January 2026.

Hastings Contemporary and Sussex Contemporary present Odyssey Open exhibition (March-May 2026). Theme: journeys, tides, coastal transformation. Sussex-connected artists, all disciplines. £15-£45 entry. Prizes include Sussex Spotlight hang, mentoring, exhibition spots. Judges: Chris Packham, Elena Crippa, Fiona Banner. Deadline: 18th January 2026.

World Press Photo Contest 2026 recognizes best photojournalism and documentary photography worldwide. Free entry for professional photographers. Prizes up to €11,000, global traveling exhibition, yearbook publication. Singles, Stories, Long-Term Projects categories. Deadline 17 January 2026.

FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video 2026 offers €45,000 to international artists. Submit experimental video proposals (up to 3 minutes). 10 finalists receive commissions and exhibit in Greece. Open worldwide, no fees or age restrictions.

Outside In and The New Art Gallery Walsall offer free two-day Development Lab for West Midlands artists facing barriers to art world. 8 places available, 5-6 February 2026. Includes funding guidance, portfolio development, workshop facilitation training, £40 travel bursary. Deadline: 15 January 2026.

Somerset House Studios and UNESCO commission three international mid-career artists (NOT UK-based) for remote AI ethics residency. £15,000 total per artist (£7,500 fee + £7,500 production). Attend UNESCO Global Forum June 2026, present work December 2026. Non-Western perspectives encouraged. Deadline 15th January 2026.

Scottish Portrait Awards celebrate Scottish talent across fine art, photography, and phone portraits. Total £16,000 prizes including £5,000 first prizes and National Galleries commissions. Open to artists 16+ born/living/studying in Scotland. Exhibition Autumn 2026-Spring 2027 at Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.

The Hepworth Wakefield Print Fair 2026 (13-14 June) for UK printmakers, textile designers, illustrators. Sales opportunity reaching 4,250+ visitors. Stalls £200-£400. All print media accepted. Extensive marketing, media coverage. Applications via CuratorSpace. Deadline: 14th January 2026, noon.

Autograph seeks collage/photomontage artists questioning dominant narratives. Open globally to all ages, especially emerging artists. Successful applicants receive £400 fee, online exhibition (10-20 images), editorial support, and promotion. Submit three images. Series of 10+ works required. Deadline: 12th January 2026.

The Photographers’ Gallery seeks six emerging creatives aged 18-24 for Develop Collective 2026: Publications. Free collaborative programme creating photography-based publication through workshops and talks with industry professionals. Hands-on experience in publishing. London-based. Deadline 12th January 2026, noon.

The Courthouse Gallery & Studios (Clare, Ireland) seeks artists for 2027 cultural programme. Open to all disciplines, career stages – digital art, installation, performance, site-specific work. Island of Ireland artists only. Fair pay (funding dependent). No submission fee. Deadline 12th January 2026.

Studio Voltaire offers fully funded 12-week residency (April-June 2026) for emerging/mid-career Congolese (DRC) artists. £2,400 stipend, materials budget, all travel/visa costs covered. Live/work studio in South London artistic community. Professional development, mentoring, open studio. Deadline 11th January 2026.

British School at Rome (with Bridget Riley Art Foundation) offers six-month residency (September 2026-March 2027) for UK/Commonwealth painters, drawers, sculptors. Includes studio, accommodation, board, library access, Italian lessons, workshops, site visits. Early-mid career artists. Deadline: 9 January 2026.

Prince Claus Fund Seed Award 2026 offers €5,000 trust-based grants to 100 emerging artists/cultural practitioners (1-5 years career) from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East, Eastern Europe. Socially/politically engaged work. Free application. Deadline 8th January 2026, 17:00 Amsterdam time.

Tate Collective and Girls in Film open call for women, trans+ and non-binary artists aged 16-25. Submit photography or film (max 3 mins) responding to Lee Miller exhibition themes: community identity, resistance, surrealism, activism. Free. Selected works shown at Late at Tate Britain 13 February 2026. Deadline: 7th January 2026.

National Portrait Gallery From Free – £40 Closing: 6th January ’26 This international portrait painting competition is open to all artists aged 18 and over as of 1st January 2025, limited to one entry per artist. Works must be predominantly painted in oil, tempera, or acrylic on stretcher or board (preferably framed and unglazed), completed…

V&A Illustration Awards (biennial, established 1972) for UK residents or international artists with UK clients. Five categories including Emerging Illustrator. Winners receive £3,500, runners-up £1,000. Overall winner receives additional £5,500 plus V&A collection inclusion. Exhibition summer 2026. Deadline: 5 January 2026.

Ode to the Midlands seeks ten East/West Midlands visual arts organisations to commission Global Majority, Disabled, d/Deaf, or Neurodivergent mid-career artists. £8,000 support provided (£2,000 organisational contribution required). Digital artworks, cross-regional collaboration. Deadline: 5th January 2026.

Outhouse Gallery calls for submissions to Outhouse Magazine Issue 3 exploring “Urban Dreamscapes” theme. Seeking essays, think pieces, creative writing about cities. Essays/fiction max 1,500 words, poetry up to 3 poems. Free submission. Deadline 2 January 2026.

Chance to See Fund supports young people (11-18) in Wigan Borough with creative opportunities. Organisations can apply for £500-£2,000; individuals for £50-£500 (via referral partners). Covers costs for lessons, equipment, trips. Three funding rounds through December 2025.

Cream Athens & D Contemporary London open call for emerging and mid-career artists worldwide. £30 fee. Opportunities include 2026 London group exhibition and Collector Access digital program. Painting, sculpture, photography, installation, mixed media accepted. Deadline 24 December 2025.

Stray Pages invites submissions for Risograph-printed booklets and zines (max 32 pages, A5). Artists receive 5 copies plus 50% profit share after production costs. No upfront fees. All work types welcome. First run: 100 copies per publication.

Sunniside Project commissions experienced mural artist for £5,000 large-scale exterior wall painting in Sunderland. Contemporary design celebrating local heritage and creative community. Deadline 19th December 2025. Installation by March 2026. IPAF training and insurance required.

Visual Art Open Prize offers £10,000 fund for artists worldwide. Categories include painting, sculpture, photography, digital art. Overall winner receives £2,000 plus solo London show. All finalists exhibit at Minster Building. Deadline: 18 December 2025.

Reflective Creative Journal seeks visual essay submissions (3-8 images, 250-500 words) from creatives worldwide. Reflects on learning, projects, collaborations, exhibitions. Peer-reviewed by editorial board. Unpaid opportunity. Free PDFs published regularly. Rolling submissions. Suggested £5 donation per submission.

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards for independent filmmakers worldwide. Five categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Student, Future Format. Shortlisted attend four-day LA program at Sony Pictures Studios. Winners receive camera equipment, cash prizes ($2,500-$5,000 USD). Deadline: 16 December 2025.

JustArt Collective Voices exhibition for emerging/mid-career artists exploring identity, cultural dialogue, and social inequality. Submit up to 3 works (one selected). White Space Gallery, Edinburgh. Opening events, talks, press coverage, sales assistance (no commission). Deadline: 15 December 2025.

Two Together residency at Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, for pairs of UK visual artists (5+ years experience). One from Devon/Cornwall, one from elsewhere. £2,000 stipend each, accommodation, travel covered. March/May/September 2026. Process-focused, no final work required.

ICA Creatives × Diasporas Now offers free multidisciplinary workshops for ages 16-30. Term 2 (Jan-Mar 2026) led by Paola Estrella and Joshua Woolford explores translating ideas across mediums. Six sessions, summer 2026 ICA showcase. Deadline 14 December 2025.

Sidney Nolan Open 2026 seeks contemporary artists working across all media. Up to 40 selected for summer exhibition at The Rodd, Herefordshire. Art exploring emotion, identity, society, landscape. £15 first entry, £10 additional. Deadline: 10th December 2025.