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Freelance Gallery Co-ordinator
Bridport Arts Centre is seeking a freelance Gallery Co-ordinator to support the co-ordination and workflow of our exhibitions and events in the Allsop
Closing
17:00 16/02/26
Fee
£300 per month
Region
Dorset
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Public art
Rivers and Moorland Festival Water Commission
Up to £
10
,
000
available for a new work exploring themes of water in the natural environment.
Closing
12:00 23/02/26
Fee
£10,000
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Rivers and Moorland Festivals Small Projects Funds
Up to £
500
available to Devon based artists for small projects for the Rivers and Moorland Festival in June
2026
Closing
12:00 23/02/26
Fee
£500
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Bridport Arts Centre is looking for new trustees
We are looking for new trustees to contribute to the successful future of Bridport Arts Centre.
Closing
17:00 23/02/26
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Café and Operations Co-ordinator
Café and Operations Co-ordinator at Redwing Gallery , Penzance
Closing
17:00 25/02/26
Fee
£13.45 per hour @25-30 hrs per week
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Become an
RWA
Academician
Apply to join the
RWA
as an Academician
Closing
12:00 28/02/26
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Chair of Trustees
Help Shape the Future of Craft, Creativity, and Community. New Brewery Arts is looking for a new Chair of Trustees
Closing
00:00 02/03/26
Region
Gloucestershire
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Public Art
A.I Viewpoints: Artist Commission
Co-create a prototype artwork / artist-led workshop that playfully engages people in big topics around A.I
Closing
09:00 06/03/26
Fee
£3000
Region
Bristol
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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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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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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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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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Education
Arts University Plymouth Charitable Trust secures charity place in
TCS
London Marathon
2026
Arts University Plymouth Charitable Trust has secured a charity place in the
TCS
London Marathon
2026
, one of the world’s most iconic running events.
Closing
12:00 27/04/26
Region
Devon
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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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