Featured Opportunities

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The Rivers & Moorland Festival invites South West-based artists with a connection to Dartmoor to apply for a commission of up to £10,000 (including artist fee and all production costs) for a new community and environmentally focused work exploring themes of water in the natural environment. The commission launches during the first Rivers & Moorland Festival in Ivybridge, 5th-7th June 2026.

Artists can explore themes of water, rivers, flooding, and how humans interact with water whilst living and working in the environment in any art form including sculpture, music, performance, video, photography, and more. Open to South West-based artists who live on, work on, or have relationship with Dartmoor with track record or experience with similar projects – ideal for mid-career or earlier career artists building to larger-scale commissions. Individual and collaborative applications welcome.

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Hypha Gallery invites artists working in any medium to submit work for ‘Look How Brightly’, a bold interdisciplinary exhibition inspired by acclaimed London-based composer and artist Alex Mills’ new album, showcasing his decade of creative output. This exhibition reimagines the intersection of contemporary art and music, exploring themes of liminality, presence and absence, fragmentation and reintegration, cyclicality, and transcendence.

Selected works will be part of an entire exhibition experience that bridges contemporary art and musical composition. This is an exciting opportunity to exhibit work within a curated context that pushes boundaries between artistic disciplines and explores profound themes of transformation and transcendence.

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FACT Liverpool and disability arts charity DaDa launch Digital Crip Camp, a 14-week paid programme supporting early-career producers in developing immersive narrative projects centred on accessibility. Supporting 10 projects with up to 20 participants (maximum 2 per project), this innovative programme advances concepts to pitching level while embedding accessibility at the earliest stage of immersive production. The name honours the historical Crip Camp, reclaiming “crip” as a site of creative resistance and community.

Open to early-career producers outside formal education (within first 3-5 years) developing immersive projects rooted in VR, XR, spatial audio, or interactive narratives. Projects must be led or predominantly led by D/deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent creatives/producers with clear, early-stage concepts. Emphasis on North West England and North Wales-based projects, though UK-wide applications welcome.

Participants receive £1,155 (£110/day for 10.5 days: 5 days Liverpool, 11 half-days online), plus travel/accommodation when visiting FACT. Comprehensive support includes mentorship from Lesley Taker, Myra Appanah (BRiGHTBLACK Co-Director), and FACT Studio/Lab team; guidance on project development, business strategy, accessibility embedding, audience identification, marketing, and pitch preparation.

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St Helens Library Service invites artists and creatives to apply for three £3,000 commissions (£9,000 total fund) to create original, site-specific works for Moss Bank Library, Thatto Heath Library, and Eccleston Library. Each commission is worth £3,000 inclusive of material budget, with works remaining as semi-permanent fixtures for a minimum 12-month period.

Open to artists/creatives working in any visual, textual, sculptural, or other form who are living in or connected to St Helens Borough. St Helens particularly encourages applications from global majority, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and/or working-class people underrepresented in the Arts. Artists should be open to projects being shaped by engagement with library staff, building heritage, and service users.

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HOME Manchester invites artists to submit work for Manchester Open 2026, the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester’s creative talent, running 20th June-6th September 2026. This biennial exhibition fills HOME’s Main gallery with up to 450 artworks selected by a panel of art experts and community representatives. Open to all experience levels – established professionals, students, graduates, emerging talent, enthusiastic amateurs, and first-time artists aged 18+ (under 18s may enter via parent/guardian submission).

Submit work in categories including painting, drawing/print, photography, sculpture/installation, digital/moving image, textiles, and ceramics/glass. Awards include three artist development packages managed by Castlefield Gallery and HOME, one HOME Award for a solo exhibition in Granada Foundation Galleries focusing on new work development, and the People’s Prize voted by gallery visitors.

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a-n invites UK undergraduate visual arts students graduating in 2026 to submit work for their annual Degree Shows Guide, published each May to celebrate the most exciting art and ideas from graduating students across UK art colleges. This is a straightforward, free opportunity to gain national exposure for your work through a-n’s widely-read digital publication.

Submit three images of your work (in-progress or completed, not necessarily final degree show pieces—if selected, you’ll later submit updated images), a short statement about your work (50-75 words), degree show details (location, dates, weblinks), and personal information including name, pronouns, university/course, contact details, Instagram handle, and website. Images should be .jpeg or .png attachments (max 3mb each) with full captions including artist name, title, year, medium, dimensions, and photographer credit. A completed Equal Opportunities form is also required.

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Outset Gallery invites artists, groups, curators, and producers to submit proposals for their 2027 programme (February–October 2027). This open call features two strands: Visual Art/Exhibitions for solo, duo, or group shows, and Arts Programming for street art, performance, literature, spoken word, film, music, and events. Selected projects may be included in Arts Council funding applications, with priority given to work emphasizing public engagement, education, or outreach—though all proposals receive equal consideration.

As a newly Arts Council-funded, artist-run space, Outset offers production support, creative collaboration, and potential integration with external curators and producers. While core delivery costs are covered, projects requiring substantial additional budgets should be prepared to seek supplementary funding. Standard gallery commission applies unless fully funded. Applications require CVs, proposal summaries, and supporting documentation (images, videos, budgets). Successful applicants will be contacted 12–20 weeks after the deadline. Open to all ages, nationalities, and locations.