Wysing Arts Centre X St Peter’s School Artist Residency

Deadline: 30/01/2026

Wysing Arts Centre and St Peter’s School are inviting applications from artists for a paid residency built around an academic year embedded within the school environment. This programme supports sustained creative…

https://wysing.art/event/st-peters-school-residency-artist/

2028 McKinney International Art and Design Residency

Deadline: 01/02/2026

The Eskenazi School of Art Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for a 4–6 week McKinney International Art and Design Residency. An established artist or designer will be selected whose…

https://indiana.slideroom.com/#/login/program/87381

Black Makers and Designers Residency

Deadline: 08/02/2026

Makerversity is launching the Black Designers and Makers Residency. A programme designed to offer long term support, space and resources to Black designers, makers, creatives and innovators. Each resident will receive £100 every month, to…

https://www.makerversity.org/blog-post/black-makers-and-designers-residency

Pitch Your Project International Women’s Day 2026

Deadline: 09/02/2026

To celebrate International Women’s Day, ‘A space’ arts are looking to award a £2000 bursary to a creative, community focused, women led initiative in the SO postcode. Projects will be selected by the…

https://aspacearts.org.uk/news/open-call-pitch-your-project-iwd-2026

Four Nations International Fund

Deadline: 25/02/2026

The Four Nations International Fund helps artists and creative practitioners from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales collaborate with each other and with partners around the world. The fund exists to make international collaboration easier at…

https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/targeted-funding/four-nations-international-fund

Honeybourne Line public art commission

Deadline: 27/02/2026

Cheltenham Borough Council is seeking a public artist to transform the Honeybourne Line, a historic disused railway turned vibrant cycle path, into an inspiring cultural journey. This commission offers an opportunity to create bold, imaginative…

https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/info/33/parks_and_open_spaces/547/honeybourne_line/2

The Art of Progress Prize

Deadline: 01/03/2026

The Art of Progress Prize is a global award where art, innovation, and sustainability intersect, supporting the next generation of creative changemakers. Applications are invited from artists aged 35 and under from anywhere in the…

https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/art-of-progress-prize/en/home.html

Prix Ars Electronica 2026

Deadline: 04/03/2026

The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s longest running media art competition. Winners are eligible for the coveted Golden Nica awards and monetary prizes of up to 10,000 euros in each of the 4 categories. The…

https://ars.electronica.art/prix/en/

S+T+ARTS Prize 2026

Deadline: 04/03/2026

The S+T+ARTS Prize aims to showcase and celebrate visions and achievements at the interface between innovation and creation—driven by both science/technology and the Arts. The submission is open to all forms of artistic work and all types…

https://starts-prize.aec.at/en/open-call/

Massee Arts Grant 

Deadline: 31/03/2026

The Massee Arts Grant provides an annual fund of £10,000 to support new individual projects up to a maximum of £5,000 each. Artists who can help encourage all sectors of society to engage with and learn about…

https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee-arts-grant.html

The Drawing Year

Deadline: 01/04/2026

The Drawing Year is a full time, full scholarship postgraduate level programme. It is designed for artists and creatives who wish to engage in creative exploration and critical enquiry, and discover how drawing can further enrich their…

https://royaldrawingschool.org/courses/postgraduate-drawing-year

FVU:LAB

Open deadline

FVU:LAB is delivered in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University and provides opportunities for four UK based emerging moving image artists to work with cutting edge technologies at NTU’s new Design and Digital Arts building. This can be either for…

https://www.fvu.co.uk/projects/fvulab

ARTCRY

Open deadline

ARTCRY is a new fund supporting urgent artistic responses to current social and political events. The fund aims to encourage artists to create bold political work with funding in seven days to enable fast action. ARTCRY are seeking applications…

https://www.artcry.co.uk/apply

Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants

Open deadline

National Lottery Project Grants is an open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. National Lottery Project Grants supports a broad…

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/projectgrants

Black Artists Grant

Open deadline

The Black Artists Grant is £1,500 given out monthly to black artists in the UK, with each artist selected receiving £500 each.The BAG is no strings attached financial support to help the selected artists in whatever they…

https://creativedebuts.co.uk/bag/

Interfaces Monthly

Open deadline

Interfaces Monthly is a get together for people working at the junction of art and technology, organised by the Barbican and The Trampery. Each event includes selected artworks, presentations and discussions. They accept proposals on any form of work…

http://bit.ly/2cDgTfd

Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants – Small grants

Open deadline

The Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants support UK curators, museum professionals and researchers to undertake travel and other activities that will extend and develop their curatorial expertise, collections based knowledge and art historical interests.…

https://www.artfund.org/professional/get-funding/programmes/jonathan-ruffer-curatorial-grants

Palazzo Monti Artist Residency

Open deadline

Palazzo Monti is an artist residency program based in Brescia, housed in a palazzo dating back to 1200. The Palazzo is an incubator for creativity and productivity, offering artists a chance to find inspiration, forge new…

http://www.palazzomonti.org/