Open call: perform your show at Spots on West 2025
Open Doek
Open Doek
MetX
De Grote Post
Art Public Space – Culture Matters
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
Sunday, January 19, 2025
REON
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Leicester City Council’s Festivals & Events Department, BID Leicester, and Art Reach are seeking new commissions to feature in the ambitious Light Up Leicester event, animating the public realm with illuminated light-based artworks.
Eligibility: Open to all.
What you get: A fee of £3,000-£5,000, inclusive of all materials, fabrication, and production costs.
Deadline 01 December 2024
Landscapes can provide us with beauty from any point of view, natural or unnatural. From vast forestry, running rivers, sprawling buildings, or sandy beaches, inspiration can strike from all surroundings. For this online group exhibition, we invite artists to submit any artwork that was inspired by, or showcases, landscapes in any of its forms.
Eligibility: Any age older than 18 years old. Open to any artists worldwide. All levels welcome. Any medium accepted the artist is willing to ship to buyer.
What you get: Opportunity to show art alongside other artists from across the world in a group exhibition.
Fee: $20 USD
Deadline 28 November 2024
We are accepting submissions for our pop up immersive exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Artists are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN.
Eligibility: Open to all
What you get: Three day long exhibition held in Toronto, Canada between 16 - 18 December, 2024, with a private viewing hosted on Monday,16 December from 19.30 - 22.00. You should expect an open bar (wine) & professional photography & videography.
Fee: The participation fee is £120 incl. VAT for 1 artwork; £180 incl. VAT for artworks; £260 incl. VAT for 3 artworks.
Deadline 29 November 2024
Edinburgh Printmakers is inviting applications from early-career artists (up to 5 years professional experience) with a passion for intaglio and etching processes to undertake bespoke supported paid residencies in our studio in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Eligibility: This residency opportunity is open to artists based in the UK. We are specifically looking for artists with up to 5 years' experience working in etching/intaglio printmaking processes.
What you get: Artists will receive 15 days access to our facilities, 15 days self-catering accommodation in our onsite artist flat, a fee based on Scottish Artist Union Rates, a year-long membership.
Deadline 29 November 2024
Arts Rights Truth at the University of York invites artists and activists to engage with the human rights issues highlighted in Amnesty International's report, focusing on the state of the right to protest across 21 European countries. The call seeks creative responses that provoke thought and dialogue.
Eligibility: Open to all artists and activists of any nationality, provided the proposed projects address issues in one of the 21 specified European countries.
What you get: Grants of up to £4,000.
Deadline 30 November 2024
The Thin Red Lion Artist Collective is excited to announce an exhibition opening in London, Spring 2025, and we are looking for a proactive curator to collaborate with us. Shortlisted curators will be invited to respond to the exhibition concept following their initial submission, and final decisions will be made based on these responses. Disclaimer: This opportunity is unpaid.
Eligibility: Anyone who's interested in curation of a group show.
What you get: The successful candidate will have an opportunity to curate a group exhibition opening in London, Spring 2025.
Deadline 01 December 2024
Award-winning charity Outside In is delighted to announce that Christie’s London and The New Art Gallery Walsall in the West Midlands will host its seventh National Open exhibition in 2025-2026.
The exhibition has the theme of ‘Shelter. Selected artists will exhibit in the physical show, however, all artists who submit work will have the opportunity to showcase their work on dedicated screens at the final exhibition.
Eligibility: Artists who fit Outside In’s criteria (of encountering significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance or isolation) and who sign up to create a free online gallery, can all submit work on this theme for consideration. Submissions are welcomed from artists at all career stages and in any medium.
What you’ll get: Display in a physical group exhibition of 80 selected artists. One winner will receive the potentially life-changing prize of a solo show.
The deadline for submissions and applications is 12 noon, 2 December 2024. Detailed information and how to enter can be found at outsidein.org.uk.
Deadline 02 December 2024
RA Schools, 2024 © David Parry
The RA Schools have been a key part of the Royal Academy since its founding in 1769. We offer a full-time, three-year programme with no fees. This postgraduate programme is studio-based, and incoming students join a community focused on critical debate with access to specialist workshops, lectures, group critiques, tutorials, and artist talks. Our graduates go on to make significant cultural contributions in the UK and around the world. Applications for October 2025 entry are now open. Learn more about the programme and how to apply by visiting roy.ac/raschools. You can also sign up for an in-person or online open day event to discover more.
Eligibility: Candidates have usually gained a BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art or have equivalent experience. In recent years we have accepted candidates straight from BA, but the majority have spent time working independently as artists.
As of admissions season (2023/24) we will not consider applications from those who have an MA in Fine Art.
Candidates may have exhibited in group or solo shows, but it is by no means required.
There is no upper age limit for candidates. The current age range of artists in the RA Schools is from early 20s to late 40s. There are between 10-17 places per year.
What you get: We offer a full-time, three-year programme with no fees, studio space, specialist facilities, small cohorts.
Deadline 06 December 2024
The Material Works Art Award supports artists by offering a one-time grant of $2,500.00 in exchange for an original artwork that will join our expanding contemporary art collection. This award acknowledges artistic excellence and aims to promote career development by enhancing visibility and exposure.
Eligibility: We are currently inviting applications from artists engaged in contemporary art practices. Visual artists worldwide, working in painting, photography, installation, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, experimental, and conceptual art, are eligible to apply.
What you get:
Winner: The selected artist receives a $2,500.00 grant in exchange for an original artwork, which will be added to our collection and possibly featured in future exhibitions. MW covers shipping, features the artist on our website and social media, and offers the chance to join as a jury member for future opportunities.
Shortlisted: Five artists will be shortlisted, each receiving an interview and profile on our website and features on our social media. They are also invited to represent MW in future opportunities.
Fee: $40 USD
Deadline 08 December 2024