Omi Art Gallery invites artists to apply for our new curated online exhibition, Biography – Before, Now, or After, featuring a selection of works chosen by guest curator Anzhela Popova, a London-based gallerist and curator from ADH Studio, Notting Hill.

Eligibility: Local and international artists, emerging and professional

What you get: Curated online exhibition, certificate, catalogue

Fee: £20

Deadline 15 May 2025

Tate Papers is seeking contributions for a special issue exploring transgenerational connections and ancestral knowledge in art. Submissions may explore themes of matrilineage, rematriation and interconnected transnational histories. Reflecting the museum’s wider programme, the issue will focus on artists who are centring modes of embodied and ancestral knowledge primarily passed on through women. Please send submissions and questions to tatepapers@tate.org.uk.

Eligibility: Emerging and established art historians, arts professionals and artists

What you get: Publication opportunity

Deadline 12 May 2025

From the island, we extend our greetings to nature, exploring celestial harmony and the evolving relationship between land, water, and unseen forces. How do you define an island? Is it a historical witness, an ecological laboratory, or something more?

This exhibition moves beyond human-centered narratives, embracing coexistence through the rhythms of tides, wind, and soil. By reinterpreting island ecologies, it invites us to rethink our connection with nature. Join us in reshaping perspectives on islands and your living worlds.

Eligibility: Age: 20 and above; artists, researchers, and creative practitioners are welcome.

What you get: Artist Fee & Shipping: – Artist fee: RMB 3,000~5,000 (Tax Included; As decided by the organizations) – Shipping (for artists based in China): Covered for packages within 68x48x36cm per box (max: 3 boxes); two ways. – Shipping (for artists outside China): To be discussed with organizers and the venue. Additional taxes or fees may apply. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses. We can assist in providing an invitation letter if needed. The organizations reserve the right of final interpretation.

Deadline 12 May 2025

King's Lynn is looking for experienced artist(s) or arts organisation to deliver a series of light projections in partnership with communities to feature in the HANSA20 celebrations

Eligibility: Light projection artists or organisations

What you get: Budget of up to £25,000 inclusive of VAT, to include artist fee, delivery of community workshops, and costs of production, presentation and promotion. There is a discretionary budget of up to £10,000 for capital items which may be required to deliver the project.

Deadline 12 May 2025

Calling all UK-based emerging artists. Light Up The North are seeking innovative light artwork ideas for their 2025 programme, offering commissions of up to £18,000 along with mentorship support. Exhibit your work at 4-5 incredible light festivals including: Lightpool Blackpool, Light Night Leeds, BD is LiT (Bradford), Barnsley Bright Nights, Light Up Wakefield, Nightfall Middlesbrough, Lightwaves Salford, Illuminate Oldham and Colliderfest (Hull). They are looking for sustainable, captivating mid/large-scale pieces.

Eligibility: UK residents, 18+

What you get: £18K for 2 artists + mentoring, marketing and producer support

Deadline 12 May 2025

The Cass Art Prize 2025, presented by The Cass Group, aims to champion contemporary art from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland with a £10,000 cash prize and a free stand at The Other Art Fair in spring 2026 to the overall winner of the competition. There are additional prizes worth £15,000 including a Students Award, an Art Educators Award and more! Plus a prestigious group exhibition at Copeland Gallery, London in autumn 2025.

Eligibility: The prize is open to all artists of all abilities based in the UK, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) & the Republic of Ireland aged 18+. Accepting all forms of 2D & 3D artworks made using analogue materials. Not accepting photography, videography, sound art, performance art, architectural designs, NFTs, fully digital and AI artworks. Artworks which have previously won prizes or awards may not be submitted. Artworks must have been created since 1st March 2022. Artists can enter up to 4 artworks.

What you get: The Main Winner will receive £10,000 cash plus a free stand at Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair in spring 2026. Works will be judged by a respected panel of guest judges with extensive knowledge and experience across the art industry, and selected artists will be invited to take part in a group exhibition in London from 24th October - 1st November 2025. There are 14 additional prizes worth over £15,000 including the Judge's New Talent Award - a Solo Show at Soho Revue, the Development Award courtesy of Contemporary Art Academy and more!

Fees: £12 for 1, £20 for 2, £28 for 3, £36 for 4. Students & Art Educators get discounts on entry fees.

Deadline 13 May 2025

The Hopper Prize is accepting submissions for $3,500 and $1,000 artist grants. They will be providing 6 grants totaling $11,000 USD. 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000. All media is eligible. Numerous past winners from the UK. Additional exposure is available via a 30 artist shortlist, online journal, & Instagram currently reaching over 150k.

Eligibility: Visual artists age 18 and older

What you get: 2 artists will each receive $3,500 and 4 artists will each receive $1,000

Fee: $40 USD

Deadline 13 May 2025

This unique fellowship offers opportunities for playful experimentation and the space to re-imagine beyond conventional artistic and scientific boundaries.

Eligibility: Open to artists internationally and is not confined to any single aesthetic, theme or medium. Artists with no previous experience of working with scientists or in a scientific environment are particularly encouraged to apply.

What you get:

● £10,000 GBP stipend paid to the artist towards living costs and expenses

● Rent-free accommodation and meals provided at Girton College during the residency period in Cambridge

● Travel budget of up to £3,000 GBP (depending on where the artist is based) will be made available to support the cost of travel to/from Cambridge

● Production budget of £10,000 GBP will be made available to support the development of new work arising from the Fellowship.

About Cavendish Arts Science

Rooted in an ethos of experimenting, decentring and re-imagining, CAS supports artistic work that questions traditional centring of voices and ways of knowing, and creates new spaces to re-imagine material and immaterial universes.

Deadline 10 May 2025

INSTINC seeks for artists/creative individuals whose work embodies clear conceptual ideas and innovative approaches that resonate deeply with the contemporary cultural landscape.

Eligibility: We welcome artists, artist duos, collectives, or any other practitioners from any medium or discipline, irrespective of their geographical location, who are craving for a dedicated space and focused time in initiating, expanding and finalising a project.

Open to all local and international artists.

What you get: The residency is split into 2 sections: Production and Exhibition. 6 weeks of residency is equivalent to 5 weeks of Production + 1 week of Exhibition.

All artist-in-residence will be given an opportunity to exhibit in the gallery space of INSTINC for one week at the end of their residencies, regardless of the duration of residency. Opening reception and Artist Talk scheduled during the exhibition. Each artists will be included on the website of INSTINC, along with mention in the press release. During the residencies, social media campaign will be scheduled for the promotion of artists and projects.

Deadline 07 May 2025

We are looking for artist submissions of all genres and media themed around the intersection of digital and organic art for a mixed media exhibition and live gig. Each successful applicant will receive a percentage of ticket sales from the show and will be featured in our next publication Doozy 003.

Eligibility: No restrictions to who can apply - for international artists please specify any installation requirements as early as possible.

What you get: An agreed % of ticket sales on the door. And the chance to be featured in our exhibition pamphlet/magazine.

Deadline 06 May 2025

The 5th edition of ALA Art Prize launches its Open Call to all Italian and foreign artists and collectives working in Italy. This open call is dedicated to a cross-cultural artistic community, with no age limits, which stands out for the variety of its experiences, perspectives and languages.

The winning project, selected by Giovanni Carmine, Eugenio Viola, and Alessia Volpe, will receive a production prize of €10.000, plus a €2.000 fee for the artist.

There’s also a new prize for under-35s: in 2025’s edition we created an Acquisition Award for young artists.

Eligibility: The call is open to all artists or collectives of artists of Italian nationality and to foreign artists, or collectives of artists, active in Italy

What you get: The winning project will be awarded a prize of € 10.000,00 including applicable legal charges and net of VAT as required by law, inclusive of the all costs, such as production and insured transport, related to the artwork, whose property will be transferred without reserve to ALA SpA by virtue of the acceptance of this regulation. The winning artist will also receive a fee of € 2.000,00, including applicable legal charges and net of VAT in the legal measures. In the case of collective artists, the sum is to be paid to the collective and not to individual members. ACQUISITION PRIZE (NEW!) The acquisition prize is intended to promote and enhance the work of artists and collectives under 35 through the purchase of a completed artwork. The winner will be selected by ALA among the artists under the age of 35 taking part in the Open Call, and the acquired work, whose ownership will be transferred unreservedly to ALA S.p.A. by virtue of acceptance of this Regulation, will become part of the corporate collection.

Deadline 08 May 2025

Who are you when no one’s watching? And who do you become when everyone is? Take part in Boomer Gallery’s upcoming London sales exhibition exploring personal and cultural identity. Showcase your artwork, connect with collectors, and enhance your professional visibility in a vibrant setting.

Eligibility: Open to artists worldwide working in painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media.

What you get: Inclusion in exhibition, printed catalogues, promotional support, professional photography of your work, networking opportunities, and opening reception.

Fee: £189 (including VAT) upon selection.

Deadline 03 May 2025

The New Forest National Park Artist in Residence Programme is an opportunity for artists of any discipline to work with and comment on a chosen area, idea, or community within or engaging with the National Park. The brief is purposefully open to encourage artists to pursue a line of prolonged research whilst on their residency and to connect with a local and national audience with site specific work and/or a gallery show six months on. The residencies are designed to allow artists to build closer links between contemporary questions of the Forest and the people and more urban spaces that make up the National Park. We are looking for artists with an inspiring vision and a sense on urgency, whose focus is on creativity inspiring change. The highly protected nature of the National Park means that we are interested in artists who can understand this special landscape and respond to this positively in their work. This is an incredible chance to build a collection of responses from artists whose knowledge and experience can help to positively promote arts throughout the National Park.

Eligibility: Open to UK and International Artists

What you get: The value of each residency is £8,000, which includes a cash payment to the selected artists of £3750 plus £1250 towards travel and materials.

Deadline 02 May 2025

Artelier has an exciting new opportunity for a hybrid role of Sales/Marketing Coordinator and Art Consultant. Artelier is a leading Art Consultancy and Curatorial Services company with its head office in Bristol, UK and European office in Granada, Spain. Working internationally across Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, the company’s portfolio of projects includes public art/exhibitions, artist estate services, private residential, yachts/aviation, corporate collections and high-end hotels. We are a small team of 12+ friendly, worldly, passionate and highly dedicated individuals. Learn more about our work here: www.artelier.com

The hybrid role consists of two core strands of work, which at times may be independent and at others they will seamlessly crossover. We are looking for a talented individual with solid marketing track record and an ‘eye on the prize’, complemented with a deep passion and knowledge of contemporary and modern art.

Role Outline – Marketing/Sales Coordinator

Role outline – Art Consultant

Alongside your marketing work you will be supporting the company in its art research and art consultancy for projects.

Eligibility: Education and experience

What you get: Full-time 5 days/ 37.5 hrs per week (part time may be considered) / salary industry competitive. Office based in either Bristol, UK or Granada, Spain.

Deadline 02 May 2025

Image: A Burmese map of the world, showing traces of Medieval European map-making from The Thirty-Seven Nats: A Phase of Spirit Worship Prevailing in Burma (1906) by Sir Richard Carnac Temple (1850-1931). The Himalayas are shown by a horizontal green line: above is the magical land of seven lakes and Mount Meru; below is where strangers come from.

TULCA is pleased to announce details of its 2025 Open Call curated by Beulah Ezeugo; Strange lands still bear common ground. The 23rd edition of the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts invites proposals from artists whose work orbits around themes of collectivity, binarism, solidarity, affinity, and exchange. To learn more about how to apply and read the full curatorial statement from this year's curator, Beulah Ezeugo, visit: www.tulca.ie/open-call-2025 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts Strange lands still bear common ground Curated by Beulah Ezeugo 7-23 November 2025 Galway, Ireland

Eligibility: 18+

What you get: Exhibition opportunities, artist fee, installation costs, accommodation (if required), insurance (gallery), curatorial support, marketing, promotion, opening reception, exhibition catalogue, professional documentation, invigilation, sales support.

Deadline 02 May 2025

The Processing Foundation Fellowship Program proudly announces its return for 2025, featuring an invigorating theme: Data Storytelling.

Eligibility: We invite individuals and collectives working across creative coding, interactive fiction, time-based media, and live performances to propose artistic or technical projects that explore innovative approaches to telling stories through data.

What you get: Fellows will receive support through a $10,000 stipend, mentorship, workshops, public programs, and community engagement opportunities.

Deadline 02 May 2025

Walking through the streets of Tokyo, what kind of places and people will bring us unknown discoveries and creative experiences?

We are now calling for new “sanpo” art projects to join us in our explorations!

We look forward to receiving your new “sanpo” art project ideas that match the originality and social engagement of “SOCIAL DIVE,” which is conceptualised as immersing oneself in the local culture and community of Tokyo, Japan!

Eligibility: Open to all ages over 18 years old

What you get: Round-trip Travel expenses (Up to 300,000JPY including tax based on efficient and reasonable economy class tickets between Tokyo and your country.) (Maximum 1 person) / Accommodation in Tokyo -/Coordination of venue for the art program /Support fee for project development (with a budget limit of 200,000JPY including tax) /Honorarium 100,000JPY, including tax /Interpretation and translation support /Issue of Invitation Letter

Deadline 02 May 2025

Fall into Focus Periods: 1 month (29 days) When: Oct / Nov 2025 Where: Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland Application deadline: 1st May 2025 Fall into Focus residency program is for artists, writers and researchers who want to concentrate on their creative practice, projects, writing or research. The program brings together creative individuals from various different fields and backgrounds.

Eligibility: Emerging and professional artists, writers, designers from all fields of creativity + Researchers, scientists, philosophers, psychologists engaged with areas such as Psychology / Philosophy / Cosmology / Neuroscience / Nature / Meditation / Mysticism / Spirituality / Metaphysics / Math & Physics / A.I. / Future studies

What you get: Residency program

Fee: No application fee, but monthly residency cost is €1,350-1,950

Deadline 01 May 2025

Call for graphic design or handmade art to promote a website with safe abortion options in the US. The winning design will win $1500 and be printed on a limited run of t-shirts.

Eligibility: Anyone! The contest is open internationally and to all expertise levels.

What you get: $1500 + winning design on limited t-shirt run.

Deadline 01 May 2025

The Langham Estate is seeking an emerging artist to create a striking new mural for the Fitzrovia Quarter in central London, which captures the vibrancy of the area’s past and present.The new commission for 63-65 Mortimer Street is a rare opportunity for an emerging artist or collective to add to Fitzrovia’s diverse streetscape, creating a new local landmark.

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to submissions from emerging or early career artists, working in any discipline. Those underrepresented in the creative communities due experience of barriers related to socio-econmic status, ethnicity, disability, gender and sexuality are particularly encouraged to apply. ‘Emerging’ artist is often defined as being one of the following: Being no more than 7 years post graduating from your most recent qualification Having set up your practice in the last 7 years An artist who has had a break from their practice, but is still within the first 7 years of commencing

What you get: The budget for this project is £15,000 + VAT including fees, materials and installation costs. For guidance, the artists’ fee should be 15% of this total as a minimum.

Deadline 01 May 2025

The 2025 Abbey Mural Prize is juried by members of the National Academy, including both artists and architects. The Abbey Mural Prize supports projects with grants typically ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. Grants are awarded to create or restore public murals, especially those that promote accessibility and serve local audiences. While murals are conventionally defined as paintings or mosaics on a wall, the prize also encourages proposals that broaden and challenge the definition of what a contemporary mural can be.

Eligibility: Applications are open to all artists, architects, and designers, as well as arts and community-based organizations and other nonprofits, with project leads eighteen years of age or older. Projects must be for public buildings or buildings owned by a charitable institution; otherwise, there are no restrictions. Applications are open to all artists, architects, designers, as well as arts organizations, community-based organizations, and nonprofits. Lead artist must be selected prior to application submission. Project location must be selected with necessary permissions/approvals procured from legal owners. Applications will be required to provide a letter of commitment from the organization on their letterhead. Projects must be for public buildings or buildings owned by a charitable institution. Project proposals must be for sites located within the United States, Tribal Nations, or U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Project Leads must be at least 18 years old.

What you get: Between 10,000-40,000 USD

Deadline 02 May 2025

The residency program is designed for international artists - or national artists residing abroad - for the development of artistic projects, individual or collective.

Driven by the desire to intensify and exchange knowledge with artists through creative and productive practices, in 2015 Zaratan announced the promotion of an international art residency. Our goal is to mix experienced with emerging artists and give them the possibility to bring their work in an experimental context through exchange and collaboration within the local network.

Eligibility: All are welcomed!

What you get: The artists-in-residence at Zaratan are given the opportunity to develop a project over a fixed period of time, and to reflect and consolidate their artistic practice in the specific context of Lisbon. We provide private accommodation, 24/7 private working studio, technical assistance, promotion and communication support, open public presentation of the residency process. Although labs and technique-specific facilities are not available, we will do our best to fulfill your needs, providing logistical support for producing work and events within our network of partners and collaborators. All artists are encouraged and welcome to share the outcome of their residency through talks, performance, open studios or other formats of public presentations.

Deadline 30 April 2025

Fotografic Gallery, Prague announces two international open calls for exhibition projects for 2026! Both open calls are meant for Czech and international artists (based in Europe), both individuals and art collectives. Fotografic focuses primarily on contemporary photography with overlaps and crossovers to other art fields and art experiments.

Eligibility: Artists based in Europe

What you get: PR (social networks, newsletter, media) – curator – installation assistance – organisation of an exhibition opening – corresponding accompanying art events during the exhibition – duration of the show 4-6 weeks, open to public Tue-Sat

Deadline 30 April 2025

With this open call we are searching for 6 artists to work at a new unconventional touristic guidebook in collaboration with Ukrainian local communities.

Eligibility: Call open to individual artists working with any media and who are citizens or permanent residents of all EU eligible countries and Ukraine.

What you get: A grant of EUR 3000 €; travel to and hospitality at Bakota Hub (Horaivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine) during 2 weeks of residence; 3-days three-day capacity building activity in Warsaw in 14-17 July 2025 (travel costs are covered by the partners) on the art & community-based methodology that artists are invited to adopt for developing the proposed artwork; artistic curatorial and tutoring feedback sessions; network and exchange opportunities with other residency artists at Bakota Hub in Ukraine; artwork featured in an international publication; International dissemination of the publication in festival and book fairs.

Deadline 30 April 2025

The Art Vacancy (TAV) is seeking proposals for Dirty Dishes, a conceptual art installation delving into domestic labor, emotional dynamics in modern relationships, and interpersonal communication.

Eligibility: Open to all applicants

What you get: Artist Stipend: $3,000​ Materials Budget: Up to $1,300, curatorial support, production oversight, and logistical assistance throughout the project.​ Opportunity to work with national brand (this information is not released until final selection of artists so please do not disclose), Potential opportunity for future collaborations. Sales support, networking, marketing.

Deadline 30 April 2025

International Artist Grand Prize Competition (I.A.G.P.C.)is one of Asia’s top art contests organized by Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association. Combining I.A.G.P.C. with Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), Organizer will display artworks created by the most distinguished artist all over the world in order to promote individual artists to Asian market. The combined power of both of these unrivaled art outlets will result in more opportunities of sponsorship, exhibition and sale.

Eligibility: Open to all top artists over 18 years old

What you get: Award and opportunity to exhibit in Taiwan

Deadline 30 April 2025

A Summer Exhibition of the North. Open to all media, wall-hung and free-standing sculpture (no photography). Panel of judges comprised of curators, practising artists and writers. 8 x £500 bursaries to be given to 8 shortlisted artists. Selling exhibition plus workshops and demonstrations.

Eligibility: Artists from the North of England over 18yrs

What you get: 8 x £500 bursaries awarded to selected artists. All shortlisted artists will be invited to take part in an exhibiton in 1912 Mill at Sunny Bank Mills plus online gallery on New Light website. Marketed by both New LIght and Sunny Bank Mills.

Fee: £10 per entry

Deadline 30 April 2025

The National Asian Culture Center (ACC) invites international applications for the ACC CREATORS 2025 Residency, an interdisciplinary program supporting innovative projects at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

The residency will support eight projects across five categories: Art & Technology, Kinetic Media, Audiovisual, Mixed Reality, and Immersive Sound. Selected projects will receive KRW 20–30 million in production funding, studio access, technical resources, and expert consultation.

Eligibility: Creators with experience in relevant fields such as interdisciplinary arts, media, engineering, biotechnology, etc., through labs, projects, exhibitions, performances, or similar activities. Foreign nationals must be eligible to obtain a visa to stay in Korea for the duration of the residency. For team applications, a maximum of two members (based on residency participants) may apply (Ineligible Applicants). Those who have participated in the ACC’s Residency programs (including as team members) within the past three years (2022–2024). Applicants applying with the project that is already receiving funding from another grant program in 2025 Individuals unable to use the workroom and residency accommodation for at least 10 days per month during the residency period Individuals unable to participate in the residency program and final exhibition due to personal scheduling conflict

What you get: Project Budget: 20,000,000 KRW per project (General categories) 30,000,000 KRW per project (Kinetic Media), Creative Activity Stipend: 2,000,000 KRW per individual, Travel Support: One round-trip airfare (for international residents only), Workspace: ACT Studio, Accommodation: Asia Plex Studio

Deadline 30 April 2025

NOoSPHERE Arts’ Residency Award @ Kingsland Wildflowers is an annual open-call contest for unique, site-specific installations created by local artists for our green rooftops. Typically, the winning proposal is displayed on the Upper Meadow of the Kingsland Wildflowers rooftop community center throughout the outdoor season. The program aims to showcase non-intrusive, sustainable artwork that highlights our one-of-a-kind surroundings and encourages reflection on the environment and the mission and vision of the WE ARE NATURE series.

Eligibility: Contemporary Local artists (Tri-State Area) New York

What you get: $2000 Production & Artist Fee, Opportunity to exhibit, give talks and present the work from June - October 2025

Deadline 30 April 2025

For this online group exhibition, we invite artists to submit any artwork that was inspired by their sense of home. Whether good, or bad, a home base shapes the person we become.

Eligibility: All countries. Any age over 18 years old. All levels of extertise welcome. Any medium artist willing to ship.

What you get: Exhibition opportunity to showcase globally with other artists from around the globe.

Fee: $20 USD

Deadline 29 April 2025

The Poorly Project is an editorial and curatorial project dedicated to artists, makers and craftspeople contributing to the worlds of sickness, health and well-being.

Sickness remains on the societal side-lines and contemporary conversations on health and well-being are becoming part-time, the exchange of information, experience and wisdom has become evermore valuable.

The Poorly Project aims to bring greater public awareness to the expressions and obstacles associated with these imperative matters.

Eligibility: Please be above 18 years of age, London/UK-based with accessible studio space. All creative mediums are welcome. Artists must have a portfolio of work (a selection of completed pieces). We kindly ask all applicants to read our participation pack prior to applying..

What you get: Artists will be interviewed and have their tales published on our official website, featured on our social media pages and shared with a growing community of artists, curators, researchers and art-enthusiasts.

Deadline 30 April 2025

The Objectifs Documentary Award champions Objectifs’ mission to broaden perspectives through image making, by supporting original voices in visual storytelling in Singapore and the wider region. The Award enables photographers to work on new or existing projects, encouraging them to tell stories about their native communities. It welcomes different creative approaches to non-fiction storytelling, from conventional documentary photography to visual experiments. Projects may be presented in still images or use multimedia.

Successful recipients will be given professional and financial support to work on their projects over a 6 month-long period. The final works will exhibited at Objectifs in May 2026.

Eligibility: Open to Southeast Asian photographers (including Singapore), irrespective of age. Southeast Asian photographers who are not currently living/working in Southeast Asia may also apply.

What you get: Successful applicants receive curatorial or mentorship support, exhibition at Objectifs in May 2026, funding of up to SGD$8,000, production and logistical support, travel and accommodation (if applicable), and promotion via Objectifs’ platforms to grow their practice and visibility.

Deadline 27 April 2025

County Hall Pottery is a vibrant new ceramics studio and gallery dedicated to celebrating and supporting the art of clay in all its forms.

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic ceramic artist/designer/potter to join us for a year-long residency. The residency provides the time, space, and resources to experiment and produce a new body of work. If you are ready to take your practice to the next level and join a dynamic new organisation that is set to become a significant name in contemporary ceramics.

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to applicants aged 18 and over who have prior experience in ceramics and are comfortable working independently. We warmly welcome applications from artists of all backgrounds. However, please note that we are unable to sponsor or assist with visas for international applicants. All applications will be assessed based solely on the information and documents provided.

What you get: A one-year residency offering a £20,000 salary, personal workspace, full studio and kiln access, paid teaching, a solo exhibition, and professional promotion. Residents contribute 20 weekly hours to studio support and dedicate equal time to their personal practice.

Deadline 28 April 2025

The Xi’an Culture & Trade Hub is a landmark project in the historic city of Xi’an, China, developed as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative to foster collaboration and cultural exchange among Central Asian countries and with China. The project features five pavilions, each representing one country. To bring these pavilions to life, we are launching an open two-stage competition to design and create five contemporary art installations (one for each pavilion) that will serve as iconic symbols of cultural identity and creativity.

Eligibility: We invite professional and upcoming artists, designers, and creatives from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan to take part in this unique opportunity. Share your creative vision and submit your proposal for an art installation that reflects Central Asia’s rich heritage and aspirations on an international stage. The selected designs will be manufactured and displayed in the Xi’an Culture & Trade Hub, creating a lasting connection between your work and a global audience.

What you get: The selected designs will be manufactured and displayed in the Xi’an Culture & Trade Hub, creating a lasting connection between your work and a global audience and with commission.

Deadline 25 April 2025

Reclaiming Post-Industrial Futures is a multi-residency programme exploring forgotten industrial heritage sites in Romania as places for collaboration and community building, designed and developed by EUNIC Romania. It involves eight cultural institutions operating in Romania - the British Council, the Czech Centre, the Embassy of the Netherlands, the French Institute, the Italian Institute for Culture, the Cervantes Institute, the Polish Institute and Fundația9, each engaged in supporting one residency. The project was framed by this consortium of European partners, in collaboration with curator Ilinca Păun.

Eligibility: Interdisciplinary artists, architecture historians, architects/landscape architects, anthropologists, community organisers from Czech Republic, Italy, UK, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Romania

What you get: Two weeks at various dates between July to August 2025 in post-industrial cities across Romania.

Deadline 27 April 2025

The exhibition Living Labyrinths will explore themes such as symbiosis, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and the role of fungi in shaping our world. The selection panel is looking to commission two artworks that breaks down traditional boundaries between disciplines and engages with complex scientific concepts through a lens of critically engaged, contemporary art. During the process of creating new work, you will have the opportunity to visit RAMM’s stores, be inspired by the museum’s collections and work with its curators.

Eligibility: RAMM is seeking two artists based or working in the south west to produce regional-specific work. We are looking for artists working in any medium except photography and moving image, such as drawing and painting, sculpture or textile. Artists should have a track record of exhibiting nationally.

What you get: RAMM is offering £6,000 for the commission fee in addition to the production budget, limited to a maximum of £2,500. A fee of £300 will also be paid to each of three shortlisted artists to produce and present a proposal for the selection panel.

Deadline 28 April 2025

We are excited to announce a call for artists to showcase their talent in our globally distributed magazine. This open call invites painters, photographers, and all visual artists to submit their work for a chance to be featured in both print and digital versions of our magazine.

Eligibility: Submissions are open to artists from any country who are 18 years and older. All forms of visual art are accepted.

What you get: Selected artists will be featured in both the print and digital versions of the magazine. Chosen artists will receive a free digital copy of the magazine (in PDF format) and photos of their physical magazine pages. All selected artists will also be featured on our Instagram account (50k+ subscribers).

Fee: $20 USD

Deadline 28 April 2025

Artists' Drawings magazine is seeking submissions for its first issue. Artists are invited to submit up to three images of their work in response to the theme 'drawing sculpture'. Selected submissions will be published in print in Summer 2025.

Eligibility: Open to all.

What you get: Selected artists will receive two copies of the magazine.

Deadline 25 April 2025

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