Featured Opportunities

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The Aesthetica Art Prize 2025 is an international competition celebrating contemporary art across various media, including painting, drawing, video, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, digital art, artists’ film, ceramics, illustration, and mixed-media. The prize offers £10,000 in cash, a group exhibition at a major public gallery, editorial coverage in Aesthetica Magazine, and a profile on the Aesthetica website. Artists can submit up to two works per entry, with a regular entry fee of £25. Late entries are accepted with a fee of £35. The exhibition is scheduled to run from 19 September 2025 to 25 January 2026 at York Art Gallery.

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The Unlimited Open Awards provide disabled artists based in England, Scotland, or Wales with funding to create, develop, and share new work across all artforms, including theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature, and combined arts. Awards range from £15,000 to £80,000, supporting both early-stage ideas and projects nearing public presentation. Applicants can be individual professional artists or disabled-led companies aged 18 and over. The program aims to help artists make ambitious, high-quality work that reaches diverse audiences.

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Immersive Arts is a funding and support programme for UK-based artists designed to help them develop their art using immersive technologies. Artists at all levels of experience are invited to apply through three funding strands: Explore (up to £5,000) for artists with little or no experience in immersive arts; Experiment (up to £20,000) for artists ready to test their work with audiences; and Expand (up to £50,000) for artists with immersive projects in development. You don’t have to be tech-savvy to apply – all you need is a curious mind and a creative practice. The programme has £3.6 million funding available between 2024 and 2027 to support over 200 UK-based artists. Applications can be submitted by audio, video or text, in English, Welsh, or British Sign Language.

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Forest Lane Park Public Art Commission invites artists with the right to work in the UK to submit proposals for a new, permanent artwork that reflects the layered histories of Forest Lane Park in Newham, London. The commission honours the legacy of Lucel Tate, a midwife and community activist, and draws on themes of care, heritage, memory, and renewal. The selected artist will collaborate with the local community, particularly Afro-Caribbean communities, to co-create the artwork, ensuring the park’s uncovered histories are shared with future generations.

The commission offers a budget of £37,500 to deliver the project, including artist fees, workshops, fabrication, and travel expenses. Three shortlisted artists will each receive £500 to support their proposal pitch. The installation will be located in a prominent area of the park, continuing the legacy of the original ‘Guardian’ statue, which was removed due to deterioration.

This opportunity provides a platform for artists to engage with the community and contribute to the cultural heritage of Forest Lane Park.

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The UrbanGlass Visiting Artist and Designer Fellowship offers artists and designers working with glass in the United States the opportunity to develop new work with $15,000 in combined support for their proposal. This fellowship provides financial assistance to facilitate the creation of innovative projects and encourages the exploration of glass as a medium.

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The UrbanGlass Studio Residencies offer artists and designers in the United States the opportunity to develop new work using glass as a medium. This residency provides a $5,000 budget to be used for scheduled studio rentals and classes, with $500 of the total amount available for materials. The program fosters experimentation and aims to advance the critical understanding of glass as a creative medium. Selected residents will have access to UrbanGlass’s facilities and resources to support their artistic practice.

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British Art Prize 2025 is an open competition welcoming artists of all levels – amateur, emerging, or professional—to submit their work. The prize offers a £2,000 cash award, a solo exhibition at Panter & Hall’s Cecil Court Gallery, a £750 Royal Talens art materials voucher, and a six-page feature in Artists & Illustrators magazine. Shortlisted artworks will be displayed at gallery@oxo in London from 26–30 November 2025, with a private view reception on 27 November. 

The entry fee is £22 for the first artwork, with an additional £18 for each subsequent piece. Artists may submit up to 20 artworks. All entries must be framed and available for sale. AI-generated works are not eligible.

This competition provides a platform for artists to gain exposure and recognition in the art community. Whether you’re an emerging talent or an established artist, the British Art Prize offers opportunities to showcase your work.