Featured Opportunities

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This group exhibition is open to emerging and mid-career contemporary artists and aims to explore themes of Identity (personal/collective narratives, cultural influences, interpretations of identity in a multicultural world), Cultural Dialogue (works that spark conversations about cultural differences, connections, and shared experiences), and Social Inequality & Representation (highlighting issues of race, gender, class, and equity).

Artists can submit up to 3 artworks (2D or 3D) and one will be selected for display. Benefits include: exhibition at White Space Gallery in central Edinburgh (76 East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HQ), participation in opening events, artist talks and panel discussions, social media promotion and professional press release coverage, exhibition review in JustArt Newspaper Club, and assistance with sales (no commission charged).

Artists must deliver works to the gallery by 20th March 2026 or arrange mail delivery/printing service (costs covered by artists). Small participation fee to be confirmed upon selection.

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This month-long residency for pairs of visual artists offers studio time at the historic Porthmeor Studios in St Ives, Cornwall. One artist must be based in Devon or Cornwall, and their collaborator must be based anywhere else in the UK. Applicants must have at least 5 years of professional practice (five years after BA graduation or equivalent experience) and be UK-based with studio-based visual arts practice. Both artists must be available for at least one of three proposed residency months: March, May, and September 2026.

The residency provides shared use of Studio 5 at Porthmeor Studios, shared accommodation in St Ives, covered travel expenses, and £2,000 stipend per artist for participation and living costs. Artists receive support from Porthmeor Studios and Freelands Foundation’s Artist Development Team. The residency focuses on exploration, experimentation, and shared learning, with no expectation of final works or resolved outcomes. Artists are encouraged to document their experience and engage in dialogue, experimentation, and reflection.

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Free artist-led creative workshop programme for people aged 16-30. Term 2 runs 10 January – 21 March 2026, led by Diasporas Now members Paola Estrella and Joshua Woolford, focusing on translating ideas and stories across artistic mediums. The programme takes a multidisciplinary, genre-fluid approach covering writing, image-making, movement, performance and set design. Comprises six workshops using the ICA Studio as site-specific location.

Participants develop projects reflecting their experiences of contemporary culture. No prior art-making experience necessary, but must commit to all sessions. Programme culminates in a building-wide public showcase at ICA in summer 2026 where participants from all three terms present collective work. Offers access to ICA’s wider programme (exhibitions, live music, cinema), opportunities to meet industry professionals and get behind-the-scenes experience at world-class interdisciplinary arts organisation. Part of ICA’s mission to create inclusive pathways and progression routes for emerging creative talent.

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This open call invites contemporary artists working across all media in the UK or internationally. The call seeks art engaged with emotion and human identity in relation to society and/or landscape, environment, plants and animals. Submissions should demonstrate boldness, risk and conviction, and explore the unique quality of their medium across drawing, painting, print, sculpture, photography, digital, performance, installation, or mixed media. Cross-disciplinary approaches and collaborations are encouraged.

The selection panel will shortlist up to 40 artists for inclusion in an exhibition in summer 2026 at The Rodd, Sidney Nolan’s former 17th-century home in rural Herefordshire near Presteigne. Artists may enter up to three artworks. £15 first entry, £10 additional.

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This fully funded 2-week intensive residency is for UK-based emerging or early career artists who have not had access to similar opportunities and haven’t been part of New Contemporaries exhibition programme before..

Taking place at Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Scotland (5th-19th June 2026), the residency provides accommodation and full board (meals on weekdays), a £1,000 bursary for research and travel, and an additional access and care-givers bursary if applicable. Artists receive workspace including 24-hour access artist studios, time to develop projects or ideas, and opportunities for collaborative learning, reflection, and practice exchange across disciplines with interdisciplinary peers.

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The Puffin Foundation’s first 2026 grant cycle (September 15th – November 21st) accepts applications for fine arts, music, and photography projects, with a second cycle for environmental artistic activism projects beginning February 13, 2026. Grants up to $3,500 are available to US residents with social security numbers or US-based non-profits. US citizens residing in or working on projects in other countries are eligible. The Foundation does not fund projects with budgets over $250,000, organizations with annual budgets over $250,000, travel, education, or book writing/publishing.

Applications begin with an online request form, after which applicants receive login details and full application instructions. Previous grantees must allow a one-year hiatus before reapplying. Applicants may submit only one proposal per year. Completed proposals are due by 5pm EST on Monday, December 8th, 2025. Applicants notified via email on a rolling basis. No status reports available during review process.

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The NAE Open is an annual group exhibition bringing together up to 50 artists, creating a vibrant snapshot of contemporary practice across all artforms. Open to UK-based artists who identify as being from the Global Ethnic Majority (defined as people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual heritage, Indigenous to the global south, and/or have been racialised as ethnic minorities), as well as all artists living in Nottinghamshire. The exhibition takes place in NAE’s Main Gallery from May–September 2026 and is selected anonymously by a panel of respected artists, creative professionals, and community representatives.

Selected artists exhibit in one of the UK’s leading contemporary art spaces and are considered for prizes including solo exhibitions, residencies, and other developmental opportunities. Participants receive support through three key events: exhibition launch, professional development day, and awards ceremony. NAE covers delivery/collection transport and travel to exhibition events.

Applicants must be 18+, living in the UK, submit one artwork only (created within last five years), and own/hold copyright of submitted work. While no artist’s fee is available, NAE provides professional platform, networking, and increased visibility within the arts sector.