The International Art Prize is a free to enter open call for artists making drawing and painting in London, New York, Copenhagen, Shanghai, Antwerp, and Nottingham. Win £1,000 of Winsor & Newton art materials and £1,000 from Paul Smith’s Foundation to create a new piece of work. Artists will be enrolled on an online mentoring programme with industry experts, exhibit at their local Paul Smith store followed by a group exhibition in London with travel funded by Winsor & Newton. This year’s theme is: ‘Defining your Point of View’.

Eligibility: Artists making paintings and drawings

What you get: Win £1,000 of Winsor & Newton art materials and £1,000 from Paul Smith’s Foundation to create a new piece of work. Artists will be enrolled on an online mentoring programme with industry experts, exhibit at their local Paul Smith store followed by a group exhibition in London with travel funded by Winsor & Newton.

Deadline 17 April 2025

RAMM are looking to commission an artist to run a series of 7 textiles-related workshops with a selection of community groups. The work produced through the project is intended to bring new readings and stories to the museum.

Eligibility: Socially-engaged practitioners based in Devon or Cornwall

What you get: Fee - £5000 + materials budget. A fee of £300 will be paid to each of 3 shortlisted artists to work up their proposal.

Deadline 22 April 2025

The Exhibitions Hub is pleased to launch its fourth Alumni Commission Award, in partnership with the Institute of International Visual Arts (iniva) and Camden Art Centre.

Following 6 months of research with iniva’s archive, the selected artist will develop new work to be presented as part of Camden Art Centre’s Public Programme in December 2025. Artists can work with any media, but the work should be designed for a live environment. The outcome is intentionally open to allow for creative experimentation and interdisciplinary approaches.

Eligibility: Graduates of Goldsmiths Department of Art 2020-2024

What you get: £1500 artist fee £500 production budget £500 presentation budget Members of staff from iniva and Camden Art Centre will provide individual mentorships to guide and support the successful artist during the development of the project. (3x1HR sessions from each organisation). Curator of the Exhibitions Hub: Fran Painter-Fleming, and Director of the Exhibitions Hub: Nick Grimmer will also be providing mentorship throughout the commission.

Deadline 16 April 2025

Bushwick Gallery invites submissions for “Echoes of the Earth,” an exhibition exploring environmental art and activism, curated by Mekhi Deleon.

Eligibility: Artists working with sustainability, ecology, or climate justice themes are encouraged to apply. Mediums accepted include Painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital art.

What you’ll get:

Please note the exhibition dates below:

Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 8, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday May 1 2025

Deadline 17 April 2025

RUPTUREXIBIT is proud to be part of the Richmond Borough Arts & Ideas Festival 2025. We are offering an opportunity for a four-week residency with a stipend to an artist or artist collective with an established practice to develop work in response to the theme of Cultural Reforesting.

Eligibility: Open to a small group of artists (up to 5) or an individual artist. Open to international applicants (but does not include travel or accommodation costs).

What you get: The artist will be in residence in RuptureXIBIT's 360 sq ft front gallery space for 4 weeks, from 3 June to 30 June. The artist will be in residence for two weeks prior to the Festival and will continue working through the two weeks of the festival. £250 stipend. The studio is based in Hampton Wick, 5 mins walk from Bushy Park and the River Thames, as well as 10 mins walk from Home Park which leads to Hampton Court. and Kingston town centre. Open to a small group of artists (up to 5) or an individual artist. The artist will be required to hold Open Studios as part of the festival during the weekends of 14th & 15th, 21st & 22nd and 28th & 29th June RuptureXIBIT artists in residence Kate Howe and Sally Mins will be responding to the theme in the back studios concurrently with your residency RuptureXIBIT will be open in its entirety during the Richmond Arts & Ideas Festival with all resident artists’ open studios at RuptureXIBIT promoted across the borough This residency also offers the following opportunities (optional): Present an Artist Talk Co-Host workshops Hold a show with PV during the final weekend

Deadline 18 April 2025

Created in 2010 by the COAL association, the COAL Prize is a vehicle for identifying, promoting and disseminating artists around the world who bear witness to, imagine and experiment with solutions for transforming territories, ways of life, organisation and production.

Eligibility: 18+

What you get:

The winning artist of the COAL Prize will receive €12,000 and a creative residency at the heart of the Domaine de Belval, owned by the François Sommer Foundation and run by the scientific and educational teams of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature and the Domaine de Belval. A true observatory of rurality and wildlife, each year the Domaine welcomes artists selected for their contribution to renewing the vision of the relationship between humans and their natural environment.

The winning artist of the Special Jury Prize receives 3,000 EUR.

The winner of the Ateliers Médicis award will benefit from a residency in Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil, in association with the Bondy regional forest.

The winning artist in the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles/ Paris aka le vaisseau award receives 2,000 euros and will be invited to exhibit at the Paris institution.

Deadline 20 April 2025

CO.LABS Art Residency project is intended for skilled artists as well as for creative people who are at the beginning or their artistic process. Project is open for various art forms – visual arts, fine art, multimedia arts or others.

Eligibility: Anyone who agrees with co.labs' code of ethics

What you get: networking with other artists who will be in other residencies at co.labs - performing arts, marketing, technics and mentoring support established Brno

Deadline 20 April 2025

Middlesbrough Art Week are seeking applications for existing work by artists and creatives either based in the North East or who have a connection to the area for an exhibition that forms part of MAW25. The selected artists are invited to show their work in a group exhibition or in appropriate interventions across Middlesbrough.

Eligibility: Early to Mid Career Artists and Creatives.

What you get: A group exhibition that forms part of MAW’s core programme Artist Fee: £500 A Studio Visit with the NEOC curator Penny Payne (Inperson or online depending on location). An online studio visit form one of the selection panel. Professional photography of your work installed at MAW. Artist Social event during MAW. Travel and accommodation for the opening night of the festival.

Deadline 20 April 2025

Canal Convergence seeks proposals for outdoor, temporary public artworks to be featured in, around, and suspended above the Arizona Canal at the Scottsdale Waterfront in Scottsdale, Arizona. Canal Convergence will be on view for 10 days, from Nov. 7–16, 2025. Of the final selected artworks (typically between 8 and 15 artworks), one project will be selected to remain installed at the Scottsdale Waterfront for an additional month after the Canal Convergence event dates. This call is specifically targeting outdoor, light-based installations. Nighttime presence is required; daytime is encouraged.

Eligibility: All local, regional, and international artists, artist teams, architects, designers, and multimedia specialists are invited to submit proposals. International artists who apply must include remote installation as an option in their proposals.

What you get: We will accept budgets between $5,000 and $35,000 (USD) for this exhibition opportunity which includes artist payment. Selected artists will have the opportunity to network with others, and their pieces will be reflected in a variety of marketing and press instances.

Deadline 23 April 2025

Are you an artist or maker with a strong connection to Waltham Forest, or an interest in our local area, looking to develop your practice? We would love to hear from you.

We are offering a creative practitioner with an interest in our local area and community the opportunity to grow their skills and practice with a three month residency at Blackhorse Workshop. This includes access to our shared studios, free use of our wood and metal workshops, guidance, and skill development with our specialist technicians.

Eligibility: Creative practitioners with a strong interest in wood and/or metalwork. You value community-driven spaces and believe in the power of making to create positive change – whether through promoting creative health and wellbeing, or highlighting the societal power of art You have a strong connection to Waltham Forest, or an interest in location specific research or local communities

What you get: Free desk space in our shared makers’ studio for 3 months. Free access to our wood and metal workshops. Free workshop induction (wood machine shop, metalwork). Development support through regular feedback sessions with our team. The opportunity to present your work through a public event at the end of the residency (e.g., talk, workshop, or small showcase). Opportunities to develop teaching skills. The chance to get involved in our young people and community outreach programme.

Deadline 23 April 2025

Open Call for early career Black and People of Colour artists from the London Borough of Lewisham, to create work for the festival. Selected artists will receive a commission fee, production budget, and curatorial support.

Eligibility: * The Supported programme is in response to underrepresentation in the arts, and so applications are open to early career artists living in or working within the London Borough of Lewisham or around its borders. * By early career we mean an artist, regardless of age, who is within the first 7 years of commencing their practice, whether from completion of formal or non-accredited learning programmes, or completely self-taught. This also include artists who may have had a significant break from their practice and within the first 7 years of recommencing.

What you get: * Selected projects will receive a fee of £1000, a production budget of up to £800 and curatorial support to produce their work for this year’s Deptford X festival. * All applicants will be invited to attend free artist development workshops.

Deadline 13 April 2025

Cambridge Artworks and Artspace invites artists of all disciplines to apply for the 2025 Caravanserai summer residencies, located in a bright blue repurposed caravan-studio adjacent to the main studio building in central Cambridge.

Eligibility: Professional artists of all disciplines

What you get: Opportunity to concentrate exclusively on individual practice and take time out of usual routines for experimentation, critical thinking and development of new work in the context of a vibrant artist community.

Deadline 13 April 2025

TYPA's Linocut Contest is an annual event that celebrates printmakers from Estonia and all over the world. This year, additionally to Estonian Book Year, we are also celebrating the 10th year of TYPA's annual Linocut Contest. And instead of going big, we are going small!

The theme of 2025 is "ex libris".

Eligibility: All linocut artists. Beginniners. to experts!

What you get: Artist will have their work displayed in TYPAs annual linocut contest exhibition. Winners will be announced in four categories: Grand Prix — selected by the artists’ committee. Youth Prize — selected by the artists’ committee. Public Prize — selected by an online voting system found on Facebook. TYPA Special Prize — selected by the TYPA team.

Deadline 08 April 2025

The Whitelock Art Center in New York, USA, announces an open call for global artists to participate in the online international art competition "Chaos Code — 2025 New York International Art Competition.

Eligibility: The competition accepts various art forms, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, video, new media, ceramics, installation art, digital art, visual arts, and AI technology and art. Open to artists and art enthusiasts aged 18 and above; global open call for artists.

What you get: Opportunities for exhibition and the chance to join the academic committee.

Fee: $45

Deadline 10 April 2025

The showcase the work of a group of emerging contemporary artists within an ornately decorated Georgian regency home —a space reminiscent of a wedding cake’s elaborate frosting —the setting of The Adelaide Salon. The artists will present their work amongst covered monuments composed from the furniture inhabiting the space.

These monuments will act as vessels, presenting individual ‘wonder-rooms and spaces’ that offer a glimpse into the artist’s psyche and process.

We are open to challenging ideas and innovative thinking on how the artists’ approach this.

Eligibility: We welcome submissions from artists working across all visual disciplines, including, but not limited to painting, sculpture, installation, textiles, ceramics, photography, video, and mixed media.

What you get: Free Exhibition Opportunity during May Artist Open Houses Festival

Deadline 10 April 2025

‘Urban Biophilia ~ Your Sanctuary’ is a multimedia exhibition as part of Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2025. This group exhibition will be held at Walcot Chapel in Bath, Somerset, UK (23rd May - 7th June). This is a beautiful, serene venue, where art can be brought together to engage all senses and remind those visiting, of the healing power of nature. We are specifically looking for your response to the idea of forest bathing and our biophilic connection to trees. Please submit examples of previous works and clear ideas of what work(s) you will offer, including your inspiration.

Eligibility: Everyone can submit, from anywhere in the world, using all forms of 2D, 3D, Sound, Video, Projection, Textiles etc.

What you get: The opportunity to share your works with hundreds of visitors over the duration of the two week Festival, networking with fellow artists, listing on relevant marketing materials.

Deadline 11 April 2025

As one of Cove Park’s key programmes, the 2025 & 2026 Awarded Residencies supports local, national, and international artists, researchers, writers, and creative practitioners, working in all art forms and at every career stage. These residencies offer supported time for research, creative development, and the production of new work. The appointed residents will receive a fee, funding for travel and, when required, for materials, access support, and the visa application process.

Eligibility: Please note, for 2025 and 2026 these residencies are open to individuals, collectives, and collaborative groups based in Scotland and the UK and in Central and South America. Artists from the Central and South American diaspora based in Europe and North America are also welcome to apply. Intended for artists, researchers, writers, and creative practitioners, working in all art forms and at every career stage.

What you get: Private accommodation suitable for individuals and for those working in collaboration or attending with children. Cove Park’s residencies are self-catering and each unit of accommodation has its own kitchen. Private studios. Workspace and meeting space within the Jacobs Building, a communal building which has a library, a large rehearsal room with a wooden floor, open-plan kitchen, and dining area. Unlimited access to Cove Park’s 50-acre rural site. A range of tools and equipment, including a 60-litre kiln and upright piano. The full support of Cove Park’s team.The appointed residents will receive a fee/stipend of £750 GBP per week, funding for travel, and when required, for materials, access support, and the visa application process.

Deadline 11 April 2025

Inspired by Stavanger writer Alexander Kielland's evocative phrase about 'itchy fingers', this unique residency invites a writer to explore the tactility of art books – their delicate presence, the challenges of delivering them to eager hands, and their power to metaphorically or literally move the world.

Eligibility: The open call is open to anyone with an interest in artist books. Some experience in writing is needed, but we welcome experimental formats.

What you get: Text(s) published on CAS and in the channels of Stavanger Library and Culture Centre + 20,000 NOK honorarium + Up to 5,000 NOK in travel costs + Free accommodation + Per diem (105 NOK per day) + Free use of Stavanger Library and Culture Centre's writing room (Skrivestuen) for the duration of the stay + Festival pass for the Kapittel, Stavanger International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech + Introductions to local art institutions and individuals.

Deadline 11 April 2025

Wembley Park, London Wembley Park invites artists to create a landmark mural for Union Park North, a new public park in the heart of the neighbourhood. This 70m long hoarding offers a high-profile canvas for a visually striking piece that reflects themes of belonging, culture, nature, and celebration. We welcome bold, engaging proposals that push creative boundaries, whether through paint or innovative materials - or both. The selected artist will have their work showcased for 3–4 years, seen by thousands of visitors. Fair compensation, exposure, and community engagement opportunities are offered.

Eligibility: This open call is open to professional and emerging artists working in mural art, street art, fine art, or other large-scale visual mediums. Individuals or artist collectives may apply. No specific nationality or residence restrictions – artists from the UK and internationally are welcome. Applicants must be 18 years or older. Experience with large-scale outdoor artworks is preferred, but we welcome innovative proposals from artists exploring new techniques. The mural must be designed for durability in outdoor conditions and can incorporate paint, mixed media, or other creative materials.

What you get:

Compensation: £12,698.41 total fee, covering planning, execution, rights package, and expenses per Artists' Union England rates.

High-Profile Exposure: Mural displayed for 3–4 years at Wembley Park, a major London cultural destination.

Wembley Park Art Trail: Featured alongside notable artists like Mr Doodle, Jason Bruges Studio, and Pref.

Marketing & Promotion: Included in Wembley Park's PR, social media, and digital campaigns.

Community Engagement: Opportunities for workshops, collaborative sessions, or public participation activities.

Support & Guidance: Coordinated installation with Wembley Park's team.

Deadline 11 April 2025

The 14th International Showing of Sound and Interactive Art will take place in Madrid in March 2026. In 20 years of IN-SONORA’s trajectory, we are still eager to give support and visibility to experimental artistic proposals related to interactive and sound art. That is why we have decided to make an accessible and completely open call for projects in order to put together a very diverse and totally renewed program for the 14th edition of the showing. The dates will be specified once the selection of projects has been made.

Eligibility: All artists of legal age and of any nationality may participate. However, special attention will be given to up-and-coming artists or those who have not participated in the show before.

What you get: Selected applicants will receive an exhibition opportunity along with a virtual extension.

Deadline 07 April 2025

Artists are being invited to apply for the Liverpool Sculpture Prize, as it opens for its second year. The winning artist will see their work displayed in Liverpool for twelve months with a prize fee of £2500.

The work will be displayed at Liverpool Parish Church, either on the plinth on Chapel Street, or in the church gardens overlooking Liverpool’s waterfront from June 2025.

Eligibility: Any sculptor living and working in the UK

What you get: Prize fee £2500

Deadline 08 April 2025

The Usher Gallery Trust is hosting their second Open exhibition in Summer 2025 ‘Art of the Now’ and invites submissions from all Lincolnshire artists.

Eligibility: Open to all Lincolnshire Artists.

What you get: Five prizes, with selected submissions featured in an exhibition.

Deadline 07 April 2025

Symbols of Creation is an innovative initiative by Gallery Renaissance that challenges young artists to explore and reinterpret the representations of the forces of procreation. Such images became taboo when Christianity and Islam became dominant but the underlying ideas, far from being eliminated, merely metamorphosed in unaccountable ways. Our objective is to revisit these questions and to obtain a fresh perspective through the eyes of young artists.

Eligibility: Graduates of all ages

What you get: Artists will receive 70% of the sale of their workSelected artists will benefit from strong curatorial guidance and promotion, ensuring their work reaches a wide and engaged audience..

Deadline 31 March 2025

Through the Massee Arts Grant, the British Mycological Society supports arts projects that raise awareness and celebrate fungi. We recognise that art, in all its forms, provides a powerful route through which we can attract new audiences, provoke discussion and stimulate interest in mycology.

Eligibility: Artists from all disciplines who can help us encourage all sectors of society to engage with and learn about the world of fungi are eligible to apply.

What you get: The grant supports individual projects up to a maximum of £5,000 each. (Grants are competitive: the total available fund is £10,000.)

Deadline 31 March 2025

Inspired by the critical discourse surrounding Eurocentrism and the unique cultural identity of Eastern Europe, ""Matrix-Ost"" aims to recontextualize the visual art of Eastern Europe within a broader historical and political framework. The exhibition will serve as a platform for dialogue, reflection, and rediscovery of the multifaceted artistic traditions that emerged from the Eastern Bloc.

This project seeks to challenge such narratives by highlighting the diversity and richness of Eastern European art, often overshadowed by the homogenizing forces of post-1989 cultural integration.

Eligibility:

What you get:

Deadline 31 March 2025

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage are looking for emerging Black female artists based in the UK. Launchpad is an initiative that works across all art forms to mentor and share their ideas and showcase their work as part of BlackInk, a magazine focusing on Black arts, heritage and cultural politics published each year for Black History Month. For Launchpad 2025, the commission seeks to support artists to navigate multifaceted ways of working by developing a project that translates across a print magazine and online content.

Eligibility: Independent artists from the African, African Caribbean and Latin American Diaspora and based in the UK (including England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and British Isles). Serendipity are looking for proposals that would be suitable for publication in a print magazine but also can be creatively adapted for online formats.

What you get: Launchpad is offering artists a feature as part of BlackInk Issue 6 (published in October 2025) and online, a £750 fee, support and mentorship, opportunities to build industry networks, and consideration for future opportunities.

Deadline 28 March 2025

The "Anomalous Mathematical Patterns", international sci-art competition organised by the Isaac Newton Institute, UK invites all artists worldwide who are 18 years old or older to participate. The entry must be connected to the mathematical themes as described on the contest website. There are three competition categories: Photograph, painting, film, print, animation; Textile, sculpture or other medium; AI and computer-generated art.

Eligibility: The contest is open to artists who are 18 years old or older.

What you get: The contest features multiple awards: £750 each for the top entries in photography, painting, print, textile, sculpture, and computer-generated art. Additionally, each category has a £300 runner-up and £150 honourable mention. Public voting will award a £750 People’s Choice Prize, and a £500 Programme Participants' Choice Award will be selected by participants from the 30 finalists.

Deadline 31 March 2025

£2,000 to undertake a narrative photography project with a social or political context; mentorship; support from the Trust towards public and industry exposure of the work; mentorship from Shutter Hub.

Judges include: Caroline Hunter (Guardian), Emma Lynch (BBC) and Jennifer Thatcher (critic and curator)

Eligibility: Who can apply: An early-to-mid-career photographer in or from the UK.

What you get: £2000 grant to undertake a photograhy project.

Deadline 31 March 2025

Women in Art Fair, Mall Galleries. Photo by Stephen Chung. Courtesy Women in Art

Founded in 2023, Women in Art Fair is dedicated to redressing the gender imbalance in the art industry. This year the Fair is launching the Women in Art Fair prize to honour three women artists whom the jury believe show exceptional talent. Cash prizes of £1500, £750 and £400 will be awarded to support the winning artists' ongoing practice. Women artists and those identifying as women who enter work via the

Fair's open call will automatically be entered for the prize as well. The Fair will take place at gallery@oxo on London's South Bank.

Eligibility: Women artists and those identifying as women of any age and nationality

What you get: Selected artists will be able to show their work at gallery@oxo on London's busy South Bank in peak season, when gallery footfall is at its highest. They will also benefit from the Fair's dedicated marketing and PR programme, including social media and a high profile talks programme.

Fee: Up to 3 artworks £50; Up to 5 artworks £60

Deadline 31 March 2025

FLAMIN Productions is now open for applications until 31 March 2025.

Part of Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN), FLAMIN Productions aims to support the most exciting, innovative and challenging moving image projects with development and production finance. In 2025, FLAMIN Productions will be investing production funding through an award of £40,000 for one project.

Eligibility: Applicants who have been making moving image work and practicing professionally within the art world for over five years since graduation or equivalent. (Applicants do not need to have engaged in higher education to be eligible for the programme). Applicants with a track record of producing moving image work that has been exhibited or distributed and reached significant audiences. Applicants whose main address is in England. Applicants cannot be students at the time of applying and not intending to be students during the development and production period (including full-time and part-time education and PhD research). Projects must be at concept stage or in development (the fund is not suitable for production-ready projects or projects part-way through production). Note: FLAMIN Productions supports visual artists, who have chosen film as their medium, to make new moving image artworks. Though these creative works may be shown in a variety of contexts, including cinemas, the scheme does not support mainstream or genre-led film-making. Film London delivers other commissioning and support schemes for feature film and short film and these may be more appropriate for some projects. Please speak to the FLAMIN Team for advice on eligibility.

What you get: £40,000 Production Funding for a new moving image work (inclusive of artist fees) £1,000 Development Fee towards artist time during the development phase £1,000 to cover development support or advice from external collaborators Support from FLAMIN team and other Film London staff for advice and guidance at all stages of development and production

Deadline 31 March 2025

Modern Painters, New Decorators are pleased to invite proposals from artists, based in the UK, from Africa or the African Diaspora for an exhibition commission. This is an opportunity for an artist to realise a project with the support of Modern Painters, New Decorators as part of our new exhibition programme focusing on folk cultures and ecology. The project will be the very first exhibition presented in our new gallery space and arts venue in Loughborough, East Midlands, opening in September 2025.

Eligibility: This opportunity is for artists of African heritage, living, working or studying in the UK.

What you get:The successful proposal will receive: £1,500 artists fee Up to £1,000 for production and other costs related to making the project including materials, fabrication, travel, accommodation and transport. Curatorial and installation support from the Modern Painters, New Decorators team. Marketing, documentation and additional wrap-around administration. An interview published with Young Artists in Conversation.

Deadline 27 March 2025

The second in a series of three works funded by the Heritage fund, Cody Dock will commission an artist or creative collective to design a public work to illustrate the rich and endless history of the Lower Lea River, focusing particularly Pre- industrial period.

We expect the artist to take inspiration from the dockside carts that vendors used to sell their wares in London’s docklands, to produce a publicly engaging, outdoor work that will be moveable around our site.

Eligibility: Any individual artist or collective. Applications from Newham will instantly be added to the shortlist.

What you get: £5400 fee, including production budget. Support through R&D and production processes as well as marketing once work is completed. The work will be revealed on 21st September 2025 and will remain as a permanement exhibition on our site.

Deadline 28 March 2025

Magmart | video under volcano is an international videoart festival, which over the years has seen the participation of more than 1400 artists from +80 different countries, with thousand submitted videos.

The Festival is open to all international videoartists. Participation is free. Between all submitted video, will be done a final selection based on vote of a Jury composed by experts. The 30 selected artworks will become part of CAM Museum permanent collection. All sended materials don't will be return, and will be stored in the Festival's archive like documentation.

Eligibility: Everyone

What you get: Exhibition opportunity

Deadline 31 March 2025

The Social Art Award 2025, an initiative started by the Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI), invites artists from around the globe to submit their visionary works under the theme: “Planetary Healing – Blue Tribes for Ocean Health.” This year, we focus on the urgent need for ocean restoration, biodiversity protection, and fostering harmony between humans and other species. We encourage submissions that showcase innovative ideas, compelling narratives, and creative visions to inspire coexistence and planetary resilience.

Eligibility: The Award is open to anyone aged 18 years and over. There are no restrictions based on gender, age, training, or nationality.

What you get: The jury selects the Top 100 submissions, which will be published in the official Social Art Award 2025 Book. From the 12 finalists, the jury will select the 3 winning artists, honoring their exceptional contributions to this year’s theme. The first winner will receive a 1,000 EUR prize. The work of the 3 winning artists will be highlighted through interviews and showcased at events such as BitBasel, with additional opportunities being explored, including touring exhibitions like COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.

Deadline 31 March 2025

The Call for Submissions for the 14th Edition of Sculpture in the City is now open. Deadline for submissions: 12.00pm (GMT), Tuesday 18th March 2025.

Eligibility: We encourage all artists, whose work meets the above criteria, to apply. SITC is an inclusive and diverse community; artists of all races, genders, disabilities and identities are invited to apply.

What you get: An artist fee of £750 is offered to all exhibiting artists. SITC is responsible for all other costs, including insurance and transportation (from the UK), install/deinstall, marketing and press.

Deadline 18 March 2025

Profiles seeks portraiture across all visual media for the fourth issue of our literary and vis-arts journal. We’re open to experimental twists on the definition of ‘portrait’ — we want to see a vibrant personality, however you’ve captured it. Selected artworks will appear in print and be featured in our exhibition at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin, Ireland, in November 2025.

Profiles is an independent journal dedicated to character studies and portraiture, supported by Dublin City Council. We feature work by writers, translators and artists living in Ireland and abroad.

Eligibility: No specific requirements for the artists - their submission must be a portrait and it must be printable (so no moving images or sculptures)

What you get: €200 per published work, plus opportunity to exhibit in the James Joyce Centre, Dublin.

Deadline 18 March 2025

Bushwick Gallery invites artists to capture the essence of urban life through their work. From graffiti and murals to street photography, painting, and mixed media, we are showcasing dynamic expressions that reflect the energy and complexity of the city.

Insurance coverage up to $10,000 while on-premises.

Deadline 20 March 2025

Are you a curator, artist or collective looking for the resources to stage an exhibition of new or revisited work?

Thanks to funding gratefully received from Calderdale Council's Multi Year Culture fund, we’re thrilled to announce a new commission opportunity to co-create an exhibition in late 2025 in our spacious and inspiring gallery.

We’re looking for a curator, artist or collective who are looking to stage an exhibition of visual art and creatively transform our spacious gallery in Halifax.

Eligibility:

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Deadline 24 March 2025

East Quay is pleased to offer a 5-week residency to a Somerset-based artist, in our sought-after Studio 10 Project Space here at East Quay. The residency will run as part of our contribution to this year’s Somerset Arts Week’s Open Studios Festival, which will take place between Saturday 13 - Sunday 28 September 2025. We are accepting applications from artists working in all mediums. The residency dates are Saturday 30 August - Sunday 5 October 2025 inclusively.

Eligibility: This is an opportunity for a Somerset-based artist, living and/or working in Somerset. Artists of all ages and nationalities are welcome to apply. We are accepting applications from artists working in all mediums.

What you get: Production budget and honorarium of £1,200 (inclusive of VAT). Artists will have studio space for the duration of 5 weeks, and receive a stipend for the residency. They will have the chance to meet other studio artists working at East Quay and the opportunity to engage with the public during a busy period. Their residency will be publicised on our website, social media, leaflets etc and have the opportunity to sell work during the residency.

Deadline 21 March 2025

Scholarships for final year and postgraduate artists and architects to spend 6 to 12 weeks in Florence to develop their practice.

Eligibility: Art and architecture students in final or postgraduate years at specified Scottish schools

What you get: £2,800 initial payment for travel and subsistence, £200 upon satisfactory completion

Deadline 23 March 2025

We’re inviting the public to submit their brightest idea for an artwork to be produced and exhibited at Lumiere 2025. You don’t need to be a practising artist or have any previous experience to apply to BRILLIANT, you just need a BRILLIANT idea. BRILLIANT is a national commissioning scheme aimed at encouraging creativity across the UK as well as highlighting brilliant ideas from people living in or originally from the North East.

Eligibility: Anyone aged 18 or over and currently living in the UK can apply, with a particular focus on individuals from or based in the North East, especially Durham. We especially encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including people of color and those who are d/Deaf, disabled, or neurodivergent.

What you get: BRILLIANT artists receive: A fee of up to £1000; Support from an Artichoke Producer and Production Manager to realise their BRILLIANT idea; Production / materials / fabrication / installation costs up to £7000 Artichoke will pay for the costs of event management and security associated with your installation; Bespoke professional development, including ongoing mentoring and advice after Lumiere; An international platform to exhibit your artwork. Lumiere is attended by hundreds of thousands of people and receives significant coverage from local, national and international media; Introduction to appropriate networks to support future exhibitions and showings of your artwork

Deadline 23 March 2025

The Equiano Family Project at St Andrew’s Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, are seeking an artist to design a new Stained Glass Window to commemorate the celebrated author and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797) and his family.

The Equiano Family Project is an arts, education and cultural initiative based at St Andrew’s Church, designed to promote awareness and reflection on the Equiano family story.

This is an exciting artistic opportunity to engage with all that the Equiano family story embodies, and contributes to British and Black transatlantic history.

Eligibility: UK-based artists

What you get: A commissioned fee. If an artist creating design, then collaborating with a stained glass workshop to make and install: £6,000. If a stained glass artist generating a design, then making plus installation incl. materials: £30,000 + VAT.

Deadline 24 March 2025

John Moores Painting Prize 2025 is open to all UK artists – the undiscovered, emerging or established – working with paint. JMPP25 is judged anonymously by a jury of art world and creative industry figures. They will select the prize-winners and the exhibiting works in the JMPP25 exhibition at Walker Art Gallery, which opens in September 2025.

Eligibility: John Moores Painting Prize 2025 is open to artists – working with paint - aged 18 years or above,  who live in the UK or are UK-based (this includes England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. It does not include the Republic of Ireland).

What you get: If selected, artists will exhibit in the JMPP25 exhibition at Walker Art Gallery, which opens in September 2025, plus an exhibition fee. Additional prizes awarded include:

First Prize: £25,000 and a solo exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

Lady Grantchester Prize: £5,000, £2,500 in Winsor & Newton art materials, and a month-long residency in London

Visitor's Choice (selected by visitors to the exhibition): £2,025

Deadline 24 March 2025

In collaboration with the Collaborative Research Centre ISOQUANT at Heidelberg University and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Art Hub Copenhagen invites artists to apply for a six-month residency exchange programme that brings together artists and quantum physicists. Deadline for applications is Wednesday 26 March 2025.

Eligibility: The residency is open to professional artists from all disciplines and practices. However, due to visa regulations and the duration of the residency, only artists from an EU/EØS country are eligible to apply.

What you get:

Stipend: Artists will receive a monthly stipend (2.000€) to cover living expenses during the residency period (first 6 months of the program). If childcare is needed, we offer access to facilities at Heidelberg University.

Accommodation: Art Hub Copenhagen will facilitate finding a rented room/apartment practically located in Copenhagen and cover the costs. The CRC ISOQUANT will offer and cover costs for accommodation in a fully equipped apartment centrally located in Heidelberg.

Workspace: Art Hub Copenhagen will offer a studio and access to workshops, including metal, wood, printing, assembly, and digital workshop facilities. Moreover, Art Hub Copenhagen will assist in finding other relevant production facilities if needed. The CRC ISOQUANT will grant full access to all university research facilities, laboratories, and a shared office space. Heidelberg University will provide working facilities specific to the hosting institutes.

Travel: The programme covers round-trip travel between Copenhagen and Heidelberg, with an emphasis on eco-friendly options such as train travel. Additionally, local commuting in Heidelberg and Copenhagen will be facilitated and covered by ISOQUANT and Art Hub, respectively. Events and Public

Presentation: Art Hub Copenhagen and ISOQUANT will take full responsibility for organizing and funding events during the residency, such as artist talks, as well as the final public presentations of the works in Copenhagen and Heidelberg. This includes covering the costs of supplies and materials for the artworks (up to 5.000 €), an exhibition fee of 2.500 € per exhibition, and transportation costs for both the artworks and the artists. Additionally, exhibition-related costs, such as room rental and materials, will be covered (up to 2.500 € per exhibition).

Deadline 26 March 2025

‘Living Without Leaving?’ is an art competition inviting young artists (18-35) from the Adriatic-Ionian region to reflect on the right to stay, migration, identity, and belonging. Selected artworks will be part of a touring exhibition across Belgium, Greece, Albania, and North Macedonia in 2025.

The initiative is part of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR).

Eligibility: Open to emerging and established artists (18-35 years old) who are residents or nationals from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia. Accepted formats: Painting, ceramics, digital art, mixed media & more

What you get: Nomadic exhibition across 4 different countries (Belgium, Greece, Albania, North Macedonia) + 15 selected artist will receive an artist fee of 200 euros as compensation for their contribution to the exhibition.

Deadline 15 March 2025

Roseberry Road Studios, in collaboration with Photo Frome, invites photographers to submit work exploring the theme of INEQUALITY. Selected pieces will be showcased in a thought-provoking exhibition at our gallery.

Eligibility: Photographers and videographers

What you get: Entries will be selected by Homer Sykes (Photographer), Toufic Beyhum (Photographer) and Calum Mackenzie (Creative Director at Roseberry Road Studios). Selected work will be exhibited at our gallery at Roseberry Road Studios.

Deadline 14 March 2025

Zenjob, in partnership with ArtRabbit, is looking to commission a new artwork that embodies the company's history, mission, and ethos, to be installed at their headquarters in Berlin. This is the first commission of its kind for Zenjob, who are excited to commission an emerging artist, creator, illustrator, or muralist for this project, thereby creating something memorable for the company and its team while supporting the creator's professional career in the arts.

For this commission, broadly titled "History Wall," the theme is deeply linked to the company's history, ethos, and mission. Source material about Zenjob is available via links below to enable research and inform your proposal/sketch. The style is entirely up to you; the team is open to any creative direction that can visually express their history and mission, from collage to comic, illustration to fully representative art, whether painted onsite or as a triptych. We welcome your suggestions.

Objective

The artwork should creatively represent the timeline and key achievements of Zenjob, integrating elements that reflect the company’s ethos and spirit. The work can be a mural, illustration, comic strip, collage, mixed media, the team is open to your ideas.

Production and Installation Requirements

Artists are encouraged to propose innovative approaches and concepts that align with the brief. You are encouraged to bring the brief to life as you see fit. However, the following installation requirements are important to consider:

What you get: EUR 4,000 art commission to cover artist fees, materials, and all direct costs associated with the commission. Your work will then be installed in Zenjob's headquarters in Berlin, and will remain in private collection.

The completed artwork will be owned by Zenjob. However, the artist retains the right to display the work in their portfolio and for promotional purposes.

Deadline 15 March 2025

The City of West Hollywood presents Art in Odd Places) 2025: VOICE scheduled for July 25, 26, and 27, 2025, curated by Deborah Oliver, invites proposals for its twentieth annual outdoor public visual and performance art festival in the City of West Hollywood at Plummer Park, West Hollywood Park, and Sunset Plaza. Deadline: March 16.

Eligibility: any age - no students

What you get: an honorarium

Deadline 16 March 2025

Amplify is an award designed to celebrate the most impactful works related to the future.

In a world brimming with both uncertainty and possibility, creativity offers a powerful lens to shape our vision of the future. The State of Tomorrow invites creatives to imagine what lies ahead—not just as a response to the challenges we face today, but as an exploration of the positive changes we can create together.

Eligibility: Open to all creatives working in any medium, as long as work can be submitted digitally.

What you get: First Place: £1000 cash prize, Exclusive interview on our blog + newsletter, Promotion across our social media channels (combined audience of 72,000+). Second Place: £250 cash prize. Third Place: £150 cash prize. Public Vote Award: £100 Amazon voucher. The shortlisted artists will also be invited to a virtual talk on networking by Ceri Hand, as well as a discount her for self-study course, Unlock Your Artworld Network.

Deadline 17 March 2025

The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) is seeking to appoint a Communications & Audiences Manager to join the organisation and lead the development and implementation of a communications strategy to drive BCB’s vision and mission.

Eligibility: At least two years’ experience in a successful marketing and communications role, Graduate and/or professional marketing qualification such as CIM (relevant experience may compensate), job is not remote

What you get: £33,120 p/a pro rata (£23,185 p/a for .7 FTE)

Deadline 17 March 2025