Featured Opportunities

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A free two-day Development Lab for artists based in the West Midlands who face barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance, or isolation. Taking place at The New Art Gallery Walsall on Thursday 5 & Friday 6 February 2026. Limited to 8 artists selected through application process.

Programme includes guidance on arts funding opportunities, portfolio development with feedback, sessions on workshop design and facilitation, and support to develop next artistic steps.

Selected artists receive £40 travel bursary. Attendance on both days is compulsory. Provides professional development support for artists encountering significant barriers to inclusion in the art world. Places allocated through application process.

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Remote residency commissioning three international artists (NOT UK-based) to create new online works critically engaging with intercultural ideas around AI, ethics, governance and regulation. For mid-career artists over 18 with 6+ years’ experience producing and presenting work, from any discipline. Particularly interested in non-Western perspectives.

Each artist receives £7,500 artist fee plus £7,500 production budget. 3-month R&D period (April-June 2026) includes monthly meetings with Somerset House Studios’ producers, advisory sessions with UNESCO, dedicated mentor from Studios community and UNESCO Expert Network, regular cohort meetings, facilitated introductions to Studios artists/alumni. Artists attend UNESCO’s Global Forum on Ethics of AI in June 2026 (location TBC, travel and accommodation covered) to share research/works in progress with international policymakers from 80+ countries. Final works presented on Somerset House’s Channel platform December 2026, with potential London event. A

rtists must engage with UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI human-rights-centred principles. Must NOT use generative AI tools in artwork creation. Applications accepted in written, audio or video format. Selection panel includes Marie McPartlin, Dr James Wright, Dr Jahnavi Phalkey, Nouf Aljowaysir.

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Sales opportunity for emerging and established UK-based artists, textile designers and illustrators working in screen print, etching, monoprint, giclée, risograph, lithograph, collagraph, linocut, letterpress and other print media. Taking place Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June 2026 (10am-5pm) at Carding Shed, Tileyard North (adjacent to The Hepworth Wakefield). Around 60 artists, collectives and galleries across various stall types, reaching approximately 4,250 visitors over the weekend (based on 2025 figures). Weekend includes family activities, street food, discounted exhibition entry.

Four stall options: Standard Table (£200), Standard Table + Print Rack (£250), Large Stall with wall space (£300), Booth (£400). Applications via CuratorSpace, submit up to 5 work examples. Stallholders must attend both days and have £5m Public Liability insurance. Selected by panel in late January 2026.

Promotion via gallery website, social media (107k Instagram, 32k Facebook), e-newsletters. Previous media coverage: BBC, Crafts Council, Elle Decoration, Guardian, Time Out. Accessible ground floor venue. Encourages applications from underrepresented artists.

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Autograph is inviting artists working with collage and/or photomontage to question or disrupt dominant narratives to submit their work. Open to anyone of any age, based anywhere in the world (text captions must be in English), the call is particularly keen to work with emerging artists in the early stages of their artistic career who may not have had a mainstream platform before. Artists must have a series of 10 or more pieces of work.

Successful applicants will receive a £400 fee, an online exhibition on Autograph’s website featuring around 10-20 images, and editorial support from Autograph’s experienced staff. The work will be promoted via Autograph’s newsletter, social media channels and networks. Initial submissions require just three representative images via Google Form.

The call is inspired by Autograph’s exhibition “I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies,” examining issues of political dissent and erasure through collage. Judges include Bindi Vora (Senior Curator), Sunil Gupta (photographer), and Livvy Murdoch (digital content and learning manager).

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Open call for the 2027 cultural programme inviting artists of all backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages based on the island of Ireland only. Welcomes proposals across all themes and both solo and joint applications. Embraces wide range of practices including digital art, large-scale installations, performance, outdoor, off-site, and site-specific work. All selected artists will be paid fairly in line with fair pay for artists, with fees dependent on confirmed funding.

Expression of interest should take no more than 20 minutes. Application requires: project title, full name (as on passport), artist name (if different), email, phone, project idea/proposal (200-400 words), proposed budget, 3 images of work, artist CV, optional website and social media handles.

Selected work may be combined with other artists for joint exhibitions. Successful applicants notified by mid-March 2026. Located in Ennistymon, Co Clare. Submission information may be used for CHG&S funding applications for 2027 programme. Due to volume of applications, may only respond to selected artists.

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Open call for six emerging creatives aged 18-24 to join the 2026 Develop Collective focusing on Publications. Participants will collaboratively research, plan and create a photography-based publication as part of the Gallery’s Develop programme. The Develop programme (2023-2026) supports and commissions emerging creatives through annual photography-focused projects.

Building on the 2025 theme of ‘extended realities’, the 2026 focus is on publishing. Participants will take part in workshops and talks designed to introduce key skills, techniques and approaches to creating a publication, led by industry professionals. Programme offers hands-on experience, skill development and collaboration on a real-world creative outcome at The Photographers’ Gallery. Free to participate.

Application requires downloading and completing application form and emailing to [email protected] with subject header ‘Develop Publication Collective 2026′. Based in London at The Photographers’ Gallery (16-18 Ramillies Street, W1F 7LW).

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Fully funded 12-week residency (April-June 2026) for emerging or mid-career visual artists from the Democratic Republic of Congo working across all disciplines. Provides 24-hour access to fully accessible private Live/Work Residency Studio at Studio Voltaire in South London, within a community of 51 onsite artists.

Includes £2,400 stipend for living expenses, materials/research/production budget, plus funds for public events, dissemination and access costs. All travel and visa costs covered with application support provided. Open Studio event showcasing work/research with access to international arts audiences. Dedicated pastoral care from Curator and Programme Coordinator. Bespoke professional development, networking and mentoring programme. Dedicated residency webpage and short video interview for social media. Social events with studio artists and cultural tenants. Access to workshop and AV equipment. Prepaid TFL zone 1-2 travel card for duration. Non-prescriptive residency offering space, time and resources for research and new work.