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Multidisciplinary
Exeter Contemporary Open
2026
Submissions are now invited from contemporary visual artists working across the
UK
for up to three artworks for a £
10
entry fee. Deadline
7
June
Closing
23:59 07/06/26
Fee
£10 fee includes up to 3x artworks
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Chapel Arts Studios, Andover — Summer Open Exhibition
Artists are invited to submit work in any contemporary art medium that addresses the themE THAT’S
HOW
THE
LIGHT
GETS
IN
Closing
23:59 07/06/26
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Day School Bristol, Alternative education programme
2026
/
2027
Day School is a year-long programme designed to support individual progression and professional development.
Closing
23:59 08/06/26
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call:
2126
– From Here to There
As part of Portsmouth’s
100
-year anniversary celebrations, Aspex Portsmouth invites proposals for its
COMMUNAL
programme in Summer
2026
.
Closing
12:00 14/06/26
Region
Hampshire
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Photography
OPEN
CALL
The Art of Experimentation
Seeking artists for an Alternative Photography Symposium at Bristol Folk House
Closing
00:00 15/06/26
Fee
Ticket sales to be shared with speakers
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Studio
KIND
Summer Open — Call for Artists
Studio KIND’s Summer Open invites artists from across Devon to be part of this exciting celebration of creativity and contemporary artistic practice.
Closing
23:00 15/06/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Open Call: Letters to Tomorrow
Aspex Portsmouth invites artists in Portsmouth
&
Hampshire to submit work for Letters to Tomorrow, imagining the city in
100
years time.
Closing
12:00 21/06/26
Region
Hampshire
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Drawing
Open Call —
173
Annual Open Exhibition
The
RWA
is now welcoming submissions for the
173
Annual Open Exhibition until Monday
22
June
2026
.
Closing
23:59 22/06/26
Fee
£22 per entry
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Under the Tree: Open Call for Exhibitors
Under the Tree is an exhibition of small-batch
&
one-of-a-kind crafts for Christmas gift-buying visitors at
MAKE
Southwest.
Closing
23:00 25/06/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Everyone Different Everyone Equal Tavistock
4
artists from diverse backgrounds to each run a half day workshop at Tavistock Youth Café on the theme
“
Everyone Different Everyone Equal” during Aug
Closing
17:00 26/06/26
Fee
£150
Region
Devon
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Disability arts
Spectroscope Residency at East Quay
We are inviting one deaf, disabled or neurodivergent artist living in South West England to take part in a self directed residency at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 26/06/26
Fee
£2000
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
Open Call: Emerging Photographers Commission
We are looking for emerging photographers or photography-based artists to create small-scale commissions that explore the meaning of
‘
home’.
Closing
12:00 29/06/26
Fee
£1,000 fee + £500 production costs
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibition Call Out:
MAKING
IT
2027
MAKING
IT
is a biennial exhibition celebrating emerging artists, makers,
&
designers from across the Southwest.
Closing
23:00 29/06/26
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Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Where We Land, a free gathering for South West Disabled Artists,
9
th
September
2026
Where We Land is a new gathering for disabled, deaf and neurodivergent artists from across South West England.
Closing
17:00 21/08/26
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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