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The Abbey Scholarship and Fellowships in Painting
Abbey Awards offer all expenses paid residencies at the British School at Rome for artists showing exceptional merit and promise. The Abbey Scholarship offers one annual nine month residency for an ea… Continue Reading The Abbey Scholarship and Fellowships in Painting
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
Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2021
The seventh year of the internationally successful Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize is open for entries! The prize is open to artists working across all genres, styles and backgrounds. Artists who enter… Continue Reading Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2021
Holt/Smithson Foundation Research Fellowships 2021
The Holt/Smithson Foundation Research Fellowships aim to encourage new research on the work, ideas, and creative legacies of Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson. The Fellowship Program is open to graduate… Continue Reading Holt/Smithson Foundation Research Fellowships 2021
Dover Art Prize 2021
The Dover Prize 2021 has launched with a prize fund of £17,500 to support excellence and experimentation in the arts, and is available to artists and creative practitioners from across the UK. Applica… Continue Reading Dover Art Prize 2021
World Illustration Awards 2021
This year The AOI, in partnership with USA-based Directory of Illustration, will be celebrating great illustration from across the globe, with an emphasis on supporting illustrators many of whom have… Continue Reading World Illustration Awards 2021
Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP ) Round 9
Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) supports individuals who are cultural and creative practitioners and want to take time to focus on their creative development. This could be for a period of re… Continue Reading Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP ) Round 9
Solo Residency at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop in London
Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop is offering one artist access for three months to one of its studio spaces. The successful applicant has the opportunity to network with artists, curators, collectors and the… Continue Reading Solo Residency at Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop in London
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2020 is now open for applications. Applications are welcome from individuals and collaborative groups of emerging and early career artists who are final year students, rec… Continue Reading Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021
Kresen Kernow Public Art Commission
This is a call for artists interested in applying for a visual public art commission being offered by Cornwall Council for Kresen Kernow, the new archive centre in Redruth. Funded by Arts Council Engl… Continue Reading Kresen Kernow Public Art Commission
International Belfast Photo Festival
Belfast Photo Festival is offering artists/photographers the opportunity to exhibit their work in the main Festival gallery and have their work taken on tour to be exhibited at the 2022 Photo Schwiez… Continue Reading International Belfast Photo Festival
London Art Biennale 2021
Applications are now open for the 5th edition of the London Art Biennale commencing in 2021. A celebration of modern art, and a calling for artists from all over the world with every stylistic choice… Continue Reading London Art Biennale 2021
Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2021-22
The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award is unique in its combination of offering both £8000 in financial support towards the production of new work and a solo exhibition to an exceptional emerging sculptor. T… Continue Reading Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2021-22
The Royal Photographic Society – International Photography Exhibition
The worldwide open-call is now open for the 163rd edition of the International Photography Exhibition. Photographers and image-makers, of all ages, are invited to submit work for exhibition. Submissio… Continue Reading The Royal Photographic Society – International Photography Exhibition
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 Apr… Continue Reading Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants
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
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