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Multidisciplinary
Open Call for Artists —
23
rd
Community Art Exhibition
Exhibit your artwork at Circular ArtSpace – East Bristol’s vibrant gallery supporting emerging and under-represented artists
Closing
23:59 29/01/26
Fee
£25 or £35
Region
Bristol
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Public art
Studio
11
Tenant
We are seeking a new studio tenant for our non-public-facing Studio
11
.
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Region
Somerset
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Research
Member of East Quay Learn + Reflect panel
An invitation to be part of a new kind of group, here at East Quay
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Region
Somerset
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Public Art
Facilities and Maintenance Technician
We are looking for a practical, proactive, and community-minded Maintenance Technician to join our team at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Fee
£16,800 to £18,000 for 24 hours per week
Region
Somerset
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Public Art
OPEN
CALL
— Outdoor Furniture Commission
East Quay is looking for architects, craftspeople, artists and designers to create a new piece of outdoor furniture for our building in Somerset.
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Fee
£3,300 (fee + travel)
Region
Somerset
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Public Art
Finance Officer
We are seeking a trustworthy, reliable Finance Officer to join the East Quay team.
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Fee
£28,000 to £31,000
Region
Somerset
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Printmaking
Print Studio Manager/Technician
We are seeking a Print Studio Manager and Technician to run the print studio at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 30/01/26
Fee
£21,000 to £22,500 for 32 hours per week
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Dorset Art Weeks
2026
Headline Commission Award —
FLOW
To celebrate the launch of Dorset Art Weeks
2026
we are announcing an exciting commission opportunity.
Closing
23:00 30/01/26
Fee
£1,000 + support
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Platform Bursary
b‑side and Dorset Visual Arts are offering a £
1000
artist bursary open to emerging artists or established artists based in Dorset.
Closing
12:00 31/01/26
Fee
£1000
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
An Tobar | An Fenten (The Well): Mull/Cornwall Artist Exchange
An artist exchange between Cornwall and the Isle of Mull, Scotland
Closing
23:59 31/01/26
Region
Cornwall
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Education
Burton Futures Schools Coordinator
A new role as part of the Burton Futures programme to help increase access to art for young people.
Closing
10:00 02/02/26
Fee
£10,800 per year
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Head of Operations and Finance (Maternity Cover)
Super Culture are looking for a dynamic, nurturing, strategic-thinking individual with a good eye for numbers.
Closing
09:00 03/02/26
Fee
£40,000 FTE. Pro Rata £24,000 for 3 day
Region
North Somerset
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Public Art
Public Art Opportunity
Public Art for The New Garden Neighbourhood at Matford Barton.
Closing
23:59 03/02/26
Fee
Up to £35,400 (inc. VAT) for both pieces
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Pitch Your Project: International Women’s Day
‘
A space’ arts are looking to award a £
2000
bursary to a creative, community-focused, women-led initiative in the
SO
postcode.
Closing
00:00 09/02/26
Fee
£2000
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
South West Showcase
MIRROR
is seeking applications for exhibition proposals from visual artists based in the South West Region.
Closing
10:00 09/02/26
Fee
£2000
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
B‑
SIDE
OPEN
CALL
—
ARTIST
COMMISSIONS
Up to £
2500
for work in any medium for new, temporary, site-responsive commissions as part of b‑side
2026
.
Closing
12:00 09/02/26
Fee
Up to £2500
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
OPEN
CALL
:
RESEARCH
&
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY
b‑side invites proposals from artists working in any medium for a site-responsive Research
&
Development opportunity as part of b‑side
2026
Closing
12:00 09/02/26
Fee
£2500
Region
Dorset
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Sculpture
Little Forest Open Competition
Display your work at Art in the Garden
2026
, an open studio type event in the Hampshire countryside in late spring.
Closing
17:00 09/02/26
Fee
Winner: £150 & People's Choice: £50
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
KRATE
Public facing residency initiative exploring creative tactics in response to The-Climate-Change-Emergency.
Closing
11:00 15/02/26
Fee
£500+ (dependent on funding).
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call for Artists —
35
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
A unique opportunity to exhibit in our MetArtSpace and connect directly with a global audience. Don’t miss it!
Closing
23:59 15/02/26
Fee
£20 to £40
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Become a Trustee at The Burton at Bideford
With new leadership, big ambitions, and our
75
th
anniversary in
2026
, we’re looking to strengthen our Board as we shape the next chapter of our story.
Closing
10:00 16/02/26
Region
Devon
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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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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
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
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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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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Education
Become a Trustee at Bristol Folk House
Help shape the future of one of Bristol’s most creative and inclusive spaces.
Closing
00:00 31/12/26
Region
Bristol
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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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