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Multidisciplinary
Facilities and Events Manager
The position offers the opportunity to contribute to creative projects and help shape the visitor experience at Roseberry Road Studios.
Closing
10:00 13/03/26
Fee
£16,253 per annum
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Duty Manager
We are looking for a new full-time Duty Manager to join our small dynamic team, contributing to the smooth running of our front of house operation.
Closing
09:00 20/03/26
Fee
£24,784.50 per annum
Region
Somerset
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Public Art
Micro Commissions
2026
Somerset Artist Opportunity
Closing
17:00 20/03/26
Fee
Up to £2000
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Mark Tanner Sculpture Award
2026
⁄
27
— Call for Entries
The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award offers £
10
,
000
in financial support towards the production of new work, plus a funded solo exhibition.
Closing
23:59 22/03/26
Fee
£10,000 over 1yr plus touring exhibition
Region
Region-wide
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Education
Applications now open: Freelands Awards
2026
Freelands Awards – championing and celebrating
UK
galleries and museums’ commitment to art education.
Closing
12:00 24/03/26
Fee
£100,000
Region
Region-wide
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Installation
The Open-Door Residency
KWMC
is looking for an established visual artist or designer with experience of co-creating visual storytelling or wayfinding around buildings / publi
Closing
23:59 29/03/26
Fee
£8,000 inclusive of VAT
Region
Bristol
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Textiles
The Courtyard Shop — Delamore Calls
2026
New to Delamore Stableyard Arts Quarter
2026
, the Courtyard Shop will showcase high quality arts products from Devon artists, artisans and makers.
Closing
00:00 31/03/26
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Elevation Film Festival — Call For Artists
Elevation celebrates artistic, experimental, and expanded cinema across southwest England, the
UK
and internationally.
Closing
23:59 01/04/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call — Somerset Artist Residency
2026
East Quay are pleased to offer a
5
‑week residency to a Somerset-based artist, in our sought-after Studio
10
Project Space here at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 05/04/26
Fee
£1200
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival
2026
FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists
&
those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.
Closing
23:59 10/04/26
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Photography
‘
This is me’ – Call for entries: Documentary Photography Open
2026
‘
This is me’ is the theme for our next annual Documentary Photography Open Exhibition. It explores who the people living in North Devon are today.
Closing
16:00 11/04/26
Region
Devon
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Photography
Call for entries — Young Digital Documentary Photography Open
‘
This is me’ is the theme for our Young Digital Documentary Photography Open Exhibition,
2026
Closing
16:00 11/04/26
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Elevation Film Festival — Call for Entries
Elevation celebrates artistic, experimental, and expanded cinema across southwest England, the
UK
and internationally.
Closing
23:59 12/04/26
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Open Call: Spike Print Fair
Spike Island is welcoming submissions from printmakers and galleries for the inaugural Spike Print Fair — a contemporary print fair coming to Bristol
Closing
23:59 12/04/26
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Back To The Market Artist Commissions
Studio
KIND
is commissioning three artist/researchers to investigate areas of heritage around its venue, The Corn Store, in Barnstaple Pannier Market.
Closing
23:00 20/04/26
Fee
£1500 / £2000
Region
Devon
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VASW
Co-Chair Opportunity
We’re recruiting for a shared leadership role at Visual Arts South West. Deadline
20
April.
Closing
23:30 20/04/26
Region
Region-wide
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Public art
Somerset Art Weeks Festival
Open Call for exhibitions, events, and festival activities
Closing
11:59 30/04/26
Region
Somerset
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Mentoring Opportunity: Curator Bank
An initiative to support artists living in the South West through mentoring and one-to-one support.
Closing
23:30 30/04/26
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Auto Amor x Traction Project Space Exhibition Open Call
Exhibit in a three-week group exhibition in Traction Project Space, in collaboration with Auto Amor.
Closing
23:00 23/05/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Joy: Open Exhibition — Applications Now Open
We are delighted to announce that East Quay will be hosting our second Open Exhibition in Watchet, in Autumn
2026
.
Closing
00:00 31/05/26
Region
Region-wide
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Research
Ceramic Residency at Clay Shed
Our Ceramic Residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.
Closing
23:30 31/12/26
Fee
£315
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Emerging Artists Bursary
LEARN
FROM
PROFESSIONAL
ARTISTS
. We are now offering
80
% off bursaries to Emerging Artists aged
19
to
35
, living in Cornwall.
Closing
00:00 01/01/27
Region
Cornwall
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