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Stanley Picker Fellowships in Design & Fine Art 2021
The Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University is seeking to appoint two contemporary practitioners to the Stanley Picker Fellowships in Design & Fine Art 2021. Each Fellowship provides up to £… Continue Reading Stanley Picker Fellowships in Design & Fine Art 2021
Black Cultural Collections Commission
The Black Culture Collective and Peabody are seeking creative and ambitious proposals to celebrate Thamesmead’s diverse cultures and heritage with the wider community. £30,000 is available to commissi… Continue Reading Black Cultural Collections Commission
Cambridge City Council: Public Art Expression of Interest
Cambridge City Council is working in partnership with Cambridge Junction to offer a commission/s to an artist or artist partnership, to deliver a work/s of public art that explores the theme of playfu… Continue Reading Cambridge City Council: Public Art Expression of Interest
The Elephant Trust: Grants for the fine arts
The Trust offers grants to artists and for new, innovative visual arts projects. It aims to make it possible for artists and those presenting their work to undertake and complete projects when confron… Continue Reading The Elephant Trust: Grants for the fine arts
UK New Artists: Future Producers
UK New Artists are offering a new programme to support artists and creatives across the UK and invest in the next generation of creativity. Future Producers is seeking three projects led by you and yo… Continue Reading UK New Artists: Future Producers
Liberty Open Call: Funding for D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists
The Mayor of London is offering new funding towards Research & Development projects by London based D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists or organisations. £70,000 of grant funding available… Continue Reading Liberty Open Call: Funding for D/deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew at Wakehurst – Open call to artists for Summer 2022
RBG Kew Wakhurst are seeking submissions for artists of all disciplines eg. sound designers, sculpture artists, food artists etc for their Summer programme 2022. The main theme of the summer 2022 prog… Continue Reading Royal Botanic Gardens Kew at Wakehurst – Open call to artists for Summer 2022
The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) Studio Prize 2021
The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) is offering one student or recent graduate £4,500 to contribute to the cost of an artist’s studio in a UK city of your choice. The Studio Prize was established by… Continue Reading The Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) Studio Prize 2021
V&A Digital Wonderlands Residency
The Victoria and Albert Museum is inviting applications from UK based practitioners working across the mediums and disciplines of digital creative arts who wish to develop their practice or portfolio… Continue Reading V&A Digital Wonderlands Residency
RPS Environmental Bursary 2021
The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Photographic Angle is offering a 1-year bursary to support a photographic project that will promote environmental awareness. Applications are inv… Continue Reading RPS Environmental Bursary 2021
The Spectrum Art Award
The Spectrum Art Award is a national competition, created to celebrate the creative excellence of artists on the autistic spectrum. It is open to all UK adults over the age of 18 who identify as being… Continue Reading The Spectrum Art Award
Cement Fields – Development Support for Visual Artists
Due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the livelihoods of artists, Cement Fields would like to offer informal, practical advice and support to help visual artists navigate this difficult period. Whe… Continue Reading Cement Fields – Development Support for Visual Artists
2021 Foundwork Artist Prize
The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried award to recognise outstanding practices by contemporary artists working in any media. This year, two selected artists will receive unrestricted $10,000… Continue Reading 2021 Foundwork Artist Prize
Black Artists Grant
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 arti… Continue Reading Black Artists Grant
The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme
The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme will support 50 salaried jobs in arts and cultural organisations across the UK, for individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds. The programme is de… Continue Reading The Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries programme
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants
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. Until 31… Continue Reading Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants