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Multidisciplinary
Green Hill Arts — Winter Fair
2025
Calling all South West based makers!
Closing
12:00 06/10/25
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Flamm x Auction House: The Manchester Contemporary Open Call
2025
Open call for an exhibition of Cornwall-based artists in Manchester
Closing
23:59 06/10/25
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call for Artists!
31
st
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Be part of this immersive
VR
show. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to exhibit in the Metaverse and connect directly with a global audience.
Closing
23:59 09/10/25
Fee
£20 to £40
Region
Region-wide
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Curating
DASH
Future Curator
Newlyn Art Gallery
&
The Exchange are looking for an early-career curator with lived experience of disability to join our team.
Closing
18:00 13/10/25
Fee
£26,154.39 – £28,579.61 (0.4 FTE)
Region
Cornwall
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Public Art
Public Art Opportunity
A piece of Public Art based on the theme of nature at Matford Barton, Exeter.
Closing
23:59 14/10/25
Fee
Up to £22,125 (inc VAT)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call for Artists —
20
th
Community Art Exhibition
Exhibit your artwork at Circular ArtSpace – East Bristol’s vibrant gallery supporting emerging and under-represented artists
Closing
23:59 15/10/25
Fee
£25 or £35
Region
Bristol
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Education
Job Opportunity: Communities Curator at John Hansard Gallery
We are looking for a Communities Curator to help deliver our innovative programme for schools, colleges, community groups, families and young people.
Closing
12:00 17/10/25
Fee
£31,236-£35,608
Region
Southampton
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Public Art
Head of Creative Infrastructure and Public Art
Lead Bricks work to secure spaces for community and creativity across the West of England, and deliver programmes of community responsive Public Art.
Closing
17:00 19/10/25
Fee
£37,000 FTE
Region
Bristol
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Ceramics
The Burton at Bideford Ceramics Residency
2025
–
26
The Burton at Bideford is welcoming applications for our Ceramics Residency
2025
–
26
, bringing contemporary art into conversation with our collections.
Closing
10:00 20/10/25
Fee
£3000 inclusive of all associated costs
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Calling all creatives — applications now open for leading Cornish arts festival
Artists and Makers apply now to take part in
FORM
arts festival, the three day art buying event in Falmouth in May
2026
.
Closing
23:59 26/10/25
Region
Cornwall
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Public Art
Lead Artist for Habitat Sculptures
Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists to develop and deliver a Public Art Commission providing new wildlife habitats.
Closing
12:00 27/10/25
Fee
£33,000.
Region
Hampshire
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Curating
Call to Curators : Fringe Arts Bath Festival
2026
FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists
&
those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.
Closing
23:59 31/10/25
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Call for Traders — Community Artists’ Fair
🎨 Calling All Artists, Makers
&
Independent Creatives! We’re getting ready for our next Community Artists’ Fairs – and applications are now
OPEN
!
Closing
23:59 27/11/25
Fee
£20
Region
Bristol
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Research
Discounted Memberships for Clay Based Graduates
UK
Clay based Graduates
2025
! Begin your next chapter with £
25
off any studio membership for your first
3
months, plus £
30
kiln firing credit.
Closing
23:59 30/11/25
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Call for Makers, Artists and Artisans: Maker Takeovers
2026
Artizan Collective is seeking applications from artists and makers to take on Maker Takeover spaces in The Stalls as part of Delamore Arts
2026
.
Closing
00:00 05/12/25
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call: Short Term Artist Studios
Short Term artist studios available at Porthmeor Studios St Ives and Anchor Studio in Newlyn, from January
2026
Closing
00:00 05/12/25
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Contemporary British Printmakers
2026
Call for Artists
Artizan Collective are seeking printmakers to join them for the third year of Contemporary British Printmakers
2026
.
Closing
00:00 15/12/25
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
The Kiln Room
2026
Call for Artists
Artizan Collective are seeking potters, ceramicists and those with clay-based proclivities to join them in
“
The Kiln Room”
Closing
00:00 15/12/25
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Desk spaces available at The Fish Factory, Penryn
Desk spaces available at Fish Factory Arts
CIC
Closing
23:00 30/12/25
Region
Cornwall
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Research
Kift Ceramics: Open-Access Studio Space Available
Spaces are currently available for open-access studio membership for ceramic artists and part-time potters at Kift Ceramics Studio in Frome.
Closing
00:30 04/01/26
Region
Somerset
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Photography
Call for entries — Young Digital Documentary Photography Open
‘
This is me’ is the theme for our Young Digital Documentary Photography Open Exhibition,
2026
Closing
16:00 11/04/26
Region
Devon
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Photography
‘
This is me’ – Call for entries: Documentary Photography Open
2026
‘
This is me’ is the theme for our next annual Documentary Photography Open Exhibition. It explores who the people living in North Devon are today.
Closing
16:00 11/04/26
Region
Devon
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Research
Project Residency
Our project residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.
Closing
23:30 31/08/26
Fee
£315
Region
Bristol
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