Featured Opportunities

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Sustainable Darkroom is seeking written contributions for a collection of essays and creative texts exploring the afterlives and futures of photography, titled “Bury After Reading: The Afterlife of Images.” Open to practitioners, writers, researchers, and artists worldwide, the call invites voices that go beyond technical processes into the environmental, social, and political dimensions of photographic practice. The publication aims to challenge existing structures of image-making and imagine futures where sustainability and ecological regeneration are central. Final texts should be 1,000-6,000 words and could include historical reflections on photography’s extractive materials, speculative texts imagining new systems for photographic production post-climate breakdown, critical responses to consumerist “green” solutions, or creative texts imagining alternative futures for photography outside consumerist frameworks. This is NOT seeking recipes or material experiments divorced from wider socio-ecological-political investigation. Selected contributors receive editorial and critical support, a copy of the finished book, and a writer’s fee of £150. Applications require a proposal (200-500 words), short bio (max 200 words), and website link. Generously supported by the Siobhán Coward Foundation.

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Must be a current a-n Artist member to apply. a-n is offering bursaries of £500 to £1,500 to current a-n Artist members at every stage of their career to develop new skills and networks to take their work to the next level. Applications close on Monday 3rd November 2025 at 12noon. Only current a-n Artist members can apply via the online form (applicants must be logged in to their a-n membership to access the form). Application guidance is available to download, providing a step-by-step guide outlining all required information. Applicants are encouraged to write their application offline before transferring answers to the online form. Access support costs can be covered for those who need assistance completing their application – applicants should email with details to arrange this support.

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Photoworks is seeking photographic submissions related to the environment for the November issue of Photography+. Images can explore climate change, society’s impact on the natural world, environmental racism, climate activism and justice, and the photographer’s role in documenting and confronting the climate crisis. The opportunity is open to all – you don’t have to be a professional photographer, and submissions are welcomed from young people and those new to photography. Artists should submit one image per person. The selected image will be published in the next issue of Photography+ and the selected artists will receive an artist fee of £80.

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The National Arts Club Artist Fellowship program provides established young professional artists with one year of full membership to the historic club in Gramercy Park, New York City, with the goal of furthering their careers. Open to artists aged 21 or older working in any discipline including archaeology, architecture, art and technology, culinary arts, dance, decorative arts, fashion, film, fine arts, literature, music, photography, and theater. Applicants should reside within the NYC metro area to receive maximum benefit. Artist Fellows receive complimentary Club membership providing access to the historic clubhouse, over 150 arts programs throughout the year, discounted private overnight rooms, a $100 monthly allowance for the Club’s dining room/parlours/bar and lodging, networking opportunities, and opportunities to be featured in Club programming, exhibitions, and presentations. Applications require CV, cover letter (500 words max), five work samples/performances, and 2-3 references. Selected by a rotating jury of arts specialists, NAC Board members, and previous Artist Fellows.

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The LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize celebrates outstanding work in contemporary craft, highlighting originality, technical skill, and strong artistic vision. Open to professional artisans aged 18 and over from anywhere in the world, applicants can apply individually or as a group. The submission should be an original, one-of-a-kind piece that is handmade or partly handmade, created within the last five years, and must not have won any previous prizes. The work should be innovative in the sense that it updates tradition and fall within an area of the applied arts such as ceramics, bookbinding, enamelwork, jewellery, lacquer, metal, furniture, leather, textiles, glass, paper, wood, etc. The winner receives €50,000, and the work of all finalists will be featured in an exhibition in Singapore in spring 2026. Applications require 2-5 photographs of the work and a brief conceptual statement about the piece. 

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At The Library is seeking three women artists working in any discipline to help shape the 2026 Colour of Pomegranates programme, a relaxed creative space for sanctuary-seeking women to connect with each other and local women through conversation and creativity. Selected artists will work closely with sanctuary-seeking and longer-term residents of Bootle and Sefton over 12 months to develop creative, engaging projects in libraries and community spaces. Artists should be organised, dependable, confident supporting community workshops, sensitive to working with people who may have experienced displacement or trauma, comfortable working with adults in mixed-language groups with children present, and excited by co-creation and socially engaged practice. Artists receive £35 per hour plus £10 travel per session, with a guaranteed minimum of 8 paid workshops during 2026, plus quarterly collective meetings and training opportunities including reflection, trauma-aware practice and collaborative facilitation. Sessions take place on Saturday mornings and Wednesdays. Applications are especially welcomed from artists with experience of migration (personal or familial) and those based in Liverpool City Region (Halton, Wirral, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Knowsley), though all North West artists may apply.

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Matthew Burrows is inviting any artist, anywhere in the world, who feels they’ve lacked access to the networks or resources that help a practice grow to join him for a free six-month series of Studio Conversations. The opportunity includes four one-to-one Zoom sessions over six months, providing space to talk about artistic practice, questions, and next steps. Applications are informal – no CV or formal portfolio required. Artists should send one email, video, or voice note telling a little about their life and why these Studio Conversations would help them, attaching up to four images of artwork of their choice. The application should be written in the artist’s own voice and doesn’t need to be polished or perfect. This opportunity is about connection and possibility, not credentials, offering time, care, and dialogue to artists who might not usually have access to support.