1 2 3 YOUR BASKETOrder total£0.00“Slaving,” Enslavement and the Black presence in Devon — Dr Todd Gray MBE

Devon’s history of involvement with Africa initially centred on the trade of human cargoes but the lack of research has lead to divergent assumptions.

Date

04/05/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

1980s Britain: Money Changes Everything

The Museum of Gloucester is delighted to announce that their new exhibition, 1980s Britain: Money Changes Everything, arrived in the city on Saturday

Dates

22/10/22 – 08/01/23

Organisation

The Museum of Gloucester

Region

Gloucestershire

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2 spaces available on ebc Day School

we have had 2 spaces come up at Day School and the opportunity to join the current group of participants until august 2022.

87a CRITS

87a CRITS is a new peer-led critique space for contemporary artists exploring risk, research, and material enquiry. Now open for applications.

Writing

A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach Writing Workshop

Take part in a free two-part writing workshop at The Box this Easter in celebration of our much-loved painting, ‘A Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach’.

Writing

A greener future? — Exeter Literary Festival

A lively afternoon of insight, discussion and debate, and a chance to have your say among the UK’s leading green writers and thinkers.

Date

09/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Black and white photograph of an elderly woman outside holding a walking stick.

Drawing

A Life Outside: Hope Bourne on Exmoor

Discover the extraordinary creative output of nature writer and artist Hope Bourne in this new appraisal of her work on display at Somerset.

Dates

27/09/25 – 10/01/26

Organisation

South West Heritage Trust

Region

Somerset

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Writing

A Paper Maker’s Field Trip, Maria Amidu

Maria Amidu’s short residency A Paper Maker’s Field Trip explores writing, paper, and the artist-artwork-viewer relationship.

Multidisciplinary

A Picturesque Tour

An online talk where Professor Malcolm Andrews will discuss the continued relevance and the history of the idea of the ‘picturesque’.

Curating

Professional development

A reading list by Amal Khalaf

An invitation to discover lines of enquiry into how we relate, and new frameworks for caring action at the intersection of art and social justice.

Posted

23/05/23

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Multidisciplinary

A Sound Journey to Freedom by Phantom Limb and Noise in Yangon

A Sound Journey to Freedom is a collaborative exhibition by Phantom Limb and Noise in Yangon, exploring musical ideas through visual art.

Research

A Tale of Two Libraries : the legacy of Exeter’s bibliophile bishops

Join Emma Laws, Librarian at Exeter Cathedral, to hear the extraordinary story of the medieval manuscripts from the Library at Exeter Cathedral

Date

01/06/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Public art

A‑Z of Care

Gentle evening of reflection using KWMC’s new A‑Z of Care cards. Explore how we express and receive care and our own unique care langauges 💌

Date

03/11/22

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Performance

Above and Below — Launch

Launching ‘Above and Below’, an exhibition of curated works and artefacts.

Painting

Above and Below (Part of Devon Open Studios)

An exhibition of curated works that call communities to action in a collective response to the threats facing our coastlines and wider environment

Above and Below — Part of Devon Open Studios 2022

An open call for new works that respond to the Time & Tide Bell project and their warning about the risks affecting coastal communities.

Access BEAF Residents Programme

BEAF are now inviting applications to join our first cohort of the Access BEAF Residents Programme.

Multidisciplinary

Access-ing Hybrid Events

This workshop will explore how access, as a creative, community-building tool, can drive the artistic response to hybrid events.

Multidisciplinary

ACE Funding Workshop

‘a space’ arts are pleased to be kicking off 2022 with a new ACE Funding Workshop.

Multidisciplinary

ACT — creative commoning with PaP

You are invited to join PaP to walk, talk, share and dine together in an act of creative commoning in the New Forest.

Activate your art practice in 2023 with The Women’s Art Activation System

Monthly online Activation Group facilitated by The Women’s Art Activation System.

Multidisciplinary

AFTER DARK IN LUNA PARK

A pop-up performative exhibition featuring the work of Edwina Ashton / Kit Poulson & Friends

Multidisciplinary

All the Being and the Doing: Making Mothers Visible

This exhibition brings together creative journaling work by participants of Maternal Journal circles held by Stroud Motherhood Collective.

Dates

10/01/25 – 18/01/25

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Image courtesy of the artist, Poulomi Basu

Multidisciplinary

‘Always Coming Home’ by Poulomi Basu

East Quay is pleased to present ‘Always Coming Home’, a new solo exhibition by Indian artist and activist, Poulomi Basu.

Dates

23/05/26 – 02/09/26

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Region

Somerset

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Writing

An Evening with John Wedgwood Clarke — Part of Devon Open Studios

Artizan Collective are pleased to welcome John Wedgwood Clarke to the gallery during their exhibition ‘Above and Below’

Multidisciplinary

An Introduction to Arts Funding with Laura Porter (online workshop)

An informal session discussing funding applications; how to approach them, the different kinds of funds available, and sharing insight.

Research

An Ode to the Sea

A celebration of creative and artistic inspiration architects, writers, researchers, and artists have drawn from the sea, specifically Firestone Bay.

Date

27/09/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Painting

Ancient Jewellery

Be the envy of your friends with a unique necklace or ancient tablet decorated with your name written in cuneiform.

Date

28/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

Andrew Brewerton Professorial Lecture ‘On Making: Learning as Artefact’

Arts University Plymouth’s inaugural professorial lecture, held in recognition of Andrew Brewerton’s appointment as Professor Emeritus.

Date

17/11/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Installation

Angus Macdonald: EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER FALLS APART

Everything Put Together Falls Apart: is the first solo exhibition by 2020 Glasgow School of Art graduate Angus Macdonald.

Multidisciplinary

Anima Mundi Presents: G7 — Castles of Sand

‘Castles of Sand’ at Anima Mundi coincides with the 2021 G7 World Leaders Summit taking place less than a mile from the gallery.

Multidisciplinary

Anthony Sully — art and design career since 1958

Apply for the Making Room Residency

‘a space’ arts are pleased to announce the Making Room Residency, which will offer a fully funded studio residency for local artists

Apply to the Dorset Artists Emergency Fund

Freelance creatives living and working in Dorset who are experiencing severe financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Photography

Architecture of Fear and Resistance

An exhibition of photography by Sławek Rzewuski & poetry by Tamer Nafar

Dates

08/08/25 – 24/08/25

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

Region

Bristol

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BUP Digital Library Get Catalogue 550x400

Multidisciplinary

Arnolfini at 60

Arnolfini celebrates its 60^th anniversary in 2021.

Multidisciplinary

Art Car Boot

Join CAMP for their first Art Car Boot at Ocean Studios. With a range of indoor and outdoor stalls by CAMP artists, performances & food.

Multidisciplinary

Art Connect

Join us for a friendly and informal evening of networking and refreshments at the Locksbrook Campus.

Date

29/03/23

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Art Exhibition — Our Positive Futures

Exhibition of Art journaling for health and wellbeing.

Multidisciplinary

Art in and with Public/s Conversation

A conversation between Can Altay, Luminara Florescu, Anna Haydock-Wilson, Young In Hong, Susie Olczak and Ellie Shipman

Art Vending Machine

The Art Vending Machine dispenses packet sized art, created by local and international artists. Located at the Exeter Phoenix.

Painting

Arthur Lanyon, ‘Sandbox’

Anima Mundi are delighted to present ‘Sandbox’, the latest solo exhibition of energetic paintings by British artist, Arthur Lanyon.

Artist commission: a new Christmas tradition

Godolphin Cross is seeking to commission an artist or collective to develop a new annual Christmas tradition beginning in December

Closing

23:59 19/07/26

Fee

£2000 fee with separate materials budget

Artist Commission: heritage trail

We are looking for a contemporary artist to develop a co-designed heritage trail around Godolphin Cross, alongside digital & print interpretation

Closing

23:59 19/07/26

Fee

£1500 materials budget agreed separately

Artist Commissions

Creative Youth Network is looking for emerging and early career artists aged 16 – 25 years old to create artwork for The Courts.

Artist Development Bursaries

The Box welcomes applications for five £1,000 bursaries from SW artists, to support and share their practice through its digital platforms.

Printmaking

Artist Fair

The return of our Xmas artist fair

Dates

10/12/20 – 14/12/20

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Artist/Maker Residency — Real Art Make Print — Creative Intersections

Apply for a free Residency. Real Art Make Print (RAMP) invites seven local artists, makers, or printmakers to join our Programme at Ocean Studios.

Artist Open Call

Artist Open Call for artists experienced in community engagement, co-creation and socially engaged practice

Artist Open Call

Artist Open Call — This Land (The Last Landscape)

Artist Opportunity — Access and Inclusion Artist Facilitator

‘a space’ arts is looking to work with an artist in the creation and expression of a new Access & Inclusion Action Plan (AIAP).

Closing

09:00 07/11/22

Fee

£3150 (includes fees, materials etc)

Artist Opportunity — Black History Month 2022 Commission

‘a space’ arts are pleased to welcome Expressions of Interest for a new commission at God’s House Tower, to mark Black History Month 2022

Artist-producer callout

Cornwall-based lead artist to lead a collective of interdisciplinary creative practitioners to work alongside our University community in Penryn.

Closing

12:00 10/01/24

Fee

Commission Budget £43,000 inc VAT

Artist Residencies

Artist Residencies in 2024

Artist Residency: Future High Streets

Knowle West Media Centre are looking to commission an artist from the global majority to co-create artwork in response to Future High Streets.

Closing

23:59 20/03/24

Fee

£3,500 inclusive of VAT

ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois

ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois brings together works which she made during the last twenty years of her life, a period of extraordinary creativity.

Dates

18/11/23 – 11/02/24

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

Region

Devon

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Writing

Artist Statement Writing Workshop with Laura Porter

Learn new skills and build confidence in writing about your work.

Printmaking

Artist Talk : Carl Middleton

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Eleanor Matthews @postart_uk

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Gordon Coldwell

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Textiles

Artist Talk : Jennifer Collier

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Michael Leigh

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : The Bruton Correspondence School

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, this is the first in a series of Artist Talks, exploring the lives and practice of art

Writing

Artist Talk : The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Performance

Artists’ talk and Vocal Performance : A Maid In Bedlam

A reworking of a classic Cornish song through the collaboration of traditional and contemporary vocal artists.

Artizan Women’s Open

Artizan’s first Women’s Open Exhibition is accepting submissions.

Artizan Women’s Open Exhibition

We’re excited to be revisiting the Artizan Women’s Open Exhibition as we invite submissions to the second installment of this new regular feature in o

Arts and Culture Programme Manager

We are looking for an experienced creative programme manager to further the University of Exeter Arts and Culture Strategy 2022 – 27 in Cornwall.

Closing

00:00 28/09/22

Fee

£22,485 (£37,474 pro rata)

Region

Cornwall

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Arts & Ecology residency programme open for applications

We are inviting applications for a three-week residency at Dartington. These three weeks start on 6^th September and lead up to Cyfest 14: Ferment

Arts Engagement Officer

Come work at the University of Bristol as the Arts Engagement Officer

Arts & Tech Producer

Looking for an Arts & Tech Producer to deliver ambitious socially engaged arts and tech programmes and artwork.

Arts University Plymouth Summer Shows 2023

You’re invited to see our graduates showcase their creative perspectives for a changing world.

Dates

23/06/23 – 29/06/23

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Arts Workshops 2022

Dates

08/05/22 – 16/10/22

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

Find out more +

Multidisciplinary

As The Crow Flies

A Journey of Memory Through Found Image

Aspire Bursary

Aspex Portsmouth is offering 3 fully funded bursaries for the Aspire professional development course.

Aspire Short Course

Aspire is a dynamic six-month professional development course for artists, curators and arts professionals.

Associate Programme Producer

Multidisciplinary

Autumn Online Programme Announcement

We are delighted to announce that our autumn online professional development programme will be curated by dhaqan collective.

Multidisciplinary

b‑side festival 2021

The b‑side team and directors have decided that the b‑side Festival 2020 will be postponed until 11 – 19 September 2021.

BAN Seminar: Quality Dis/Abled

Watch the Quality Disabled seminar, organised by Amanda Lynch and facilitated by Disability Arts Online.

Banner Commission

‘a space’ arts are looking to commission a new text based artwork that will be printed on a banner overlooking the railway line.

Multidisciplinary

Bat, Moon, Womb by Tump

Artist collective exploring the speculative past, present and future of the region’s enigmatic megalithic structures.

Public art

Bath Artists Studios 25^th Anniversary — OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND

Bath Artists Studios 23 – 25 September 2022. Visit the largest studio community in Bath. Meet the artists, painters, potters, photographers and more. Fr

BEAF FESTIVAL — COMMISSIONS OPPORTUNITY 2023 – UNHEARD VOICES

BEAF Commissions Programme provides opportunities for artists and groups to create new, temporary events performances, exhibitions and community works

Become an RWA Academician

Apply to join the RWA as an Academician

Photography

Behind the Scenes Artist Studio Visits: Amak Mahmoodian

Join us for a behind the scenes studio visit at Spike Island.

Multidisciplinary

Being Othered In A Region That Has Been Historically Othered — Elsa James online talk

Online talk with Elsa James: Thursday 5 August 2021, 6pm‑7.30pm on Zoom. Free for CAMP members / £3 non-members

Painting

Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy

Celebrate the life, work and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists in the most extensive display of Beryl Cook’s work to date.

Performance

Between the Pearl and Berry Laden : Performance

A performance and installation in response to our unique setting here in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Part of RESIDENT at UNIT3 SPACE

Multidisciplinary

Between the Pearl and Berry Laden : Sound and Plant Gathering Walk

You are invited to help create this work by joining a plant and sound gathering walk that will feed into an installation and performance

Writing

Beyond the Page: In Conversation with Hammad Nasar and Sathnam Sanghera

Come to a special in-conversation featuring two of the country’s leading thinkers on the subject of the British empire and its impact on the world.

Performance

Bibliotherapy for the Anthropocene with Bram Thomas Arnold

Join a performance in the guise of a reading group…

Writing

Bitesize: Poetry and Blue Humanities

Dr Mandy Bloomfield draws on her research expertise in poetry, critical theory and literary environmental studies.

Date

15/11/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Black History Month at GHT

This October is Black History Month UK, and we’re marking the occasion at our flagship venue God’s House Tower with a programme of exhibitions & more

Sculpture

Blandine Anderson Talk and Book Signing

Ceramic artist Blandine Anderson will be at The Burton next month to discuss her new book and exhibit a series of new ceramic works.

Date

10/08/24

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

Care, Arts Organising, Connecting

Updated: BLM Resources Compiled by VASW

An ongoing list of resources to help us learn and relearn all we can about racism within the arts and within wider society.

Rights & Pay, Care, Mentoring, Connecting

BLM Resources from Jody Mulvey / @sadgrads2020

A collection of books, articles, charities and other resources exploring racism within the arts.

Posted

03/06/20

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Multidisciplinary

Bloom again

Bloom again brings together the works of four individuals exploring states of in-between within their creative practices.

Writing

Book Launch: Ella Frear’s Good Lord

Join Ella Frears to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated new publication Goodlord

Printmaking

BORDERLAND

An exhibition of print works by Pauline Scott-Garrett that explore a sense of loss and identity in the atmospheric setting of Walcot Chapel, Bath.

Dates

29/10/24 – 03/11/24

Organiser

Pauline Scott-Garrett

brb

brb… is a remote mentoring opportunity aimed at early-career artists based in the Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

Bridport Arts Centre is looking for new trustees

We are looking for new trustees to contribute to the successful future of Bridport Arts Centre.

Bristol City Council; Creative Engagement Commissions

Bristol City Council have launched three new engagement commissions up the value of £4500, as part of the development of Bristol’s Culture Strategy.

Bristol Creatives New Website Live

Sign-up for our FREE monthly eBulletins, which are full of the latest news, opportunities and jobs

Multidisciplinary

Bristol School of Art Degree Show

Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows 2022!

Dates

08/06/22 – 13/06/22

Organisation

Bristol School of Art

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Bristol School of Art Foundation Show

Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows 2022!

Dates

24/05/22 – 29/05/22

Organisation

Bristol School of Art

Region

Bristol

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Drawing

Bristol Studio Social

The RWA is delighted to present a social evening for all artists working in studios across Bristol.

Bursary: Lucky Dip 2025

The Lucky Dip bursary scheme offers eight artists in the SO postcode £500 to fund the creation of a new artwork or activity.

Call for Creative Writing Workshop Leader

We are looking for a creative writing workshop leader to run two individual adult sessions in November engaging with our group exhibition.

Call for Entries: Creative Writing Submissions for Public Art Project ‘Seeds of Change Extended’

Taking creative writing submissions to be featured within a public art project.

Call out for Artist-Educator

Seeking an Artist-Educator to run a series of 10 art workshops exploring the history of young people’s phone use

Call out for creative practitioners to deliver workshops

Call out for creative practitioners to deliver workshops at the Burton

Call out for Visual Arts Tour Booker

Roaring Girl Productions are looking to connect with an experienced Visual Arts Tour Booker and/or experienced curator

Closing

12:00 05/01/26

Fee

15 days at £250 - £350 funding dependant

Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2023

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

Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2025

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.

Call-out to Artists for Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2022

FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators and Artists, or those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene

Call-Out to Curators for FaB Festival 2025

Do you have an idea for an exhibition, performance, intervention or event? Tell us about it. If you’re selected, we’ll help you make it happen for FaB

Call-out to Curators for Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2024

Have an idea for an exhibition? Tell us about it. Fringe Arts Bath (FaB) is a test-bed for the new, wonderful and sometimes odd. We invite fresh and

Multidisciplinary

CAMP Huddle #2

CAMP Huddle is a series of virtual events showcasing the work of artists based in & around the four BAS9 host cities throughout the British Art Show.

Multidisciplinary

Canopy artsJAB: Forest of Dean Creative Showcase Festival

Creative organisations within the Forest of Dean join together for a combined arts event. A day of fun for all the family!

Date

02/10/21

Organisation

Canopy Creative Network

Caraboo Loops

We are offering two artists the opportunity to each co-produce a podcast episode with the Caraboo team and a multimedia composer.

Multidisciplinary

Cartographies of Care: Women/Land/Art

This exhibition explores gender and ecology through the everyday and peripheral encounters of artist-women with land and landscape.

CATALYST | Mentorship Program

CATALYST | Mentorship Program. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. Deadline 13 September 2020

Children’s Art Week 2020: Register your activity

Registration for Children’s Art Week 2020 is now open. This year, Children’s Art Week 2020 will run across three weeks from Monday 29 June – Sunday 19

Writing

CKA Mixer: The Power of a Pause | Lucy Beckley

Creative writing workshop exploring what it means to slow down

Date

21/01/25

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Come Together: Digital Storyteller Commissions

Digital Storyteller Commissions Callout at KWMC, Come Together Programme, July-October 2021

Multidisciplinary

COMMUNAL

COMMUNAL is a diverse programme of events led by local artists, creatives and performers

Communications Manager

An experienced professional with marketing and communication skills, a strong work ethic and an enthusiasm for team dynamics.

Closing

09:00 27/04/23

Fee

Salary of up to £28k is available

Communications Producer

Shapes how Radical Ecology speaks to the world across platforms, print, and publications.

Closing

10:00 16/06/25

Fee

£27,160 pro rata (0.2 FTE)

Region

Devon

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A digital image with a warm cream background. There is a graphic image of twi hands, one dark pink, one light green, holding a sun. The words "modelling self care supports a cultural change that puts the care of people, communities and the planet at the heart of our work" at the top of the image in dark red font

Multidisciplinary

Professional development

Contract of Self Care

Luminara Florescu’s Contract of Self Care, avoid burnout and explore sustainable working for artists with physical and mental health disabilities.

Posted

23/05/23

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Writing

Copperplate Calligraphy with Meticulous Ink

This accessible creative workshop will introduce you to the wonderful world of copperplate calligraphy.

Performance

CORPOREAL

Out of body experiences and atmospheric exhibition for halloween weekend featuring visual arts, screenings and performances.

COVID-19: Artists Survival Guide by a space arts

a space arts have shared the first of their regular Artist Survival Guides designed to offer support during the Coronavirus’ restrictions on movement.

Posted

25/03/20

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A photograph of a group of eight smiling people gathered together for a portrait in an urban garden space.

Multidisciplinary

Professional development

Creating Kind Spaces by Gaylene Gould

How do you care for those you are working with, how do we care for ourselves? Restorative Care Practice is way to hold space for yourself and Others

Creative Engagement Coordinator

Aspex Portsmouth is looking for two highly motivated and dynamic individuals to join the team as Creative Engagement Coordinators.

Creative Futures — Paid commission and Free studio space

A 3‑month paid commission for multidisciplinary artists as part of the Creative Futures programme at Creative Youth Network

Creative Futures Producer

Creative Youth Network is seeking a producer for the Creative Futures programme of delivery for 16 — 25 year olds who face barriers to entering into a

Closing

17:00 06/05/24

Fee

£29,615 FTE (£17,769.00 pro rata)

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Creative Methodologies

Unlock your creative potential and embark on a transformative artistic journey with acclaimed painter and printmaker Adam Grose.

Multidisciplinary

Creative Repair Café

Free! In the day use our space as you need. In the evening come together to develop practice through skill sharing, exploring ideas, peer support.

Date

28/07/25

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

Creative Writing Workshop with Jess Green

A great opportunity to work with an accomplished writer, Jess Green (Eastenders, Casualty & Holby City writer & winner of BBC Slam Champion in 2018)

Multidisciplinary

Crit Club

Join the Crit Club, every third Thursday of the month as part of Ocean Studios late opening 6 – 8pm

Date

19/05/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Curator/Programme Manager

Aspex is looking for a driven and critically-engaged person with a passion for contemporary visual art to be their Curator/Programme Manager.

Multidisciplinary

Dappled Light

Dappled Light is an exhibition that brings together diverse contemporary artists within the context of Woodgreen Village Hall Murals of the New Forest

Multidisciplinary

Dartmoor Tors Festival

The first Dartmoor Tors Festival brings together thinkers and creatives who are interested in culture and place.

Day School Open Call ²⁴⁄₂₅

Day School is a year-long programme, offering artists a shared studio space alongside monthly education days with guest artists.

Multidisciplinary

Deitritus: A Solo Exhibition by Rose Hatcher

Fish Factory founder and director Rose Hatcher explores the idea of the materiality of the image in a solo exhibition.

Dates

09/09/21 – 20/09/21

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Designer: West Waterlooville

We’re embarking on a new public art initiative in West Waterlooville and are seeking creative, experienced freelancers to collaborate with us.

Closing

23:59 08/11/24

Fee

£10,000 + £9,000 production (ex VAT)

Desk spaces available at The Fish Factory, Penryn

Desk spaces available at Fish Factory Arts CIC

Multidisciplinary

Dhaqan Collective: Archiving Glitches

An exhibition of Dhaqan Collective’s new and recent work across sound, film and image making.

Digital Content & Social Media Officer

Arts University Plymouth is seeking to appoint a full-time Digital Content & Social Media Officer to join a dynamic, fast-paced and creative team.

Digital Content & Social Media Officer

Arts University Plymouth (AUP) is looking to appoint a Digital Content & Social Media Officer to join our Brand & Communications team.

Director

Bridport Arts Centre, an ACE NPO, is looking for a new Director

Writing

Do Your Own Thing with Richard Phoenix — with support by AIM

Do Your Own Thing is a full-length work of non-fiction from artist and musician Richard Phoenix.

Multidisciplinary

DOOZY002:Lore

A Doozy: exhibition + zine launch + new mural unveiling + live AV gig + clubnight on the theme of lore.

Multidisciplinary

Connecting

Drawing for Reflection and Resilience by Migrants in Culture

A drawing exercise by Migrants in Culture, shared during their workshop What are we designing to replace borders?

Posted

24/11/23

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Dream Mythology and Fairytale Creative Conversation Group

Join us on 12 January for the first of 7 creative conversations to take place on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month.

Performance

Dreaming up the Past — Roman mythology by the Roman wall

Roman mythology by the Roman wall part of Cygnets Dream Festival.

Date

17/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Earth Action North Devon: Explorers Create!

Co-curated with Earth Action North Devon, formerly Plastic Free North Devon. You are invited to attend the exhibition launch on 11 October, 2 – 4pm.

Dates

11/10/25 – 22/11/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

‘Earthly Spirits’ by Pinkie Maclure

‘Earthly Spirits’ brings together newly commissioned and existing stained glass works which explore environmental activism and the natural world.

Dates

31/01/26 – 07/05/26

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

East Quay Open 2024: OPEN ABOUT IDENTITY

We are inviting artists from Somerset and further afield to submit works which explore and reflect on the theme of identity.

Eastleigh Town Centre Artist in Residence

Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists or an Artist Collective to undertake a residency in Eastleigh town centre.

EBC Night School 2023 (Term IX)

Night School is an alternative evening class. Participants take part in a 6 week course. Each session is led by a different guest artist.

Multidisciplinary

Ecotones Programme Launch

A creative and participatory evening to mark the launch of Ecotones, in partnership with Hauser & Wirth.

Installation

EDGELANDS

EDGELANDS exhibition is put together by this years Day School ²⁴⁄₂₅ cohort for Bristol Art Weekender Private View, Friday 21^st, 6 – 9 pm

Performance

Elg Post 57 Ep 2 ‘Dawn’ by Rebecca Birch

For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post 57, a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway.

Performance

Elg Post 57 Ep 3 ‘Quarry’ by Rebecca Birch

For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post 57,a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway

Writing

Ella Frears Workshop and Reading

In partnership with ArtfulScribe, join poet Ella Frears to celebrate the release of her new publication, Goodlord: An Email.

Emerging Artist Commission: Mangotsfield Folly

Artists/artist collectives sought to develop a funded site-specific project at Mangotsfield Station on the Bristol-Bath Railway Path

Closing

17:00 11/07/22

Fee

3 commissions available @ £1,500 each

Emerging Poets in Residence

One of four national residency opportunities offered through the Emerging Poets in Residence Programme 2026, led by the Charles Causley Trust.

Engagement Fellowship for South West-based Curators

Opportunity for independent curators based in the South West of England to plan, create and deliver a programme of engagement with Spike Island

Multidisciplinary

‘Englishness is a Moving Target’ by Chris Alton at Studio KIND.

Including ‘English Disco Lovers’ and other key works, ‘Englishness is a Moving Target’ brings together a selection of artworks from the last 9 years.

Evaluator — Gods House Tower, Southampton

An evaluator is required to help us to measure and assess the impact and progress we are making against a NLHF project at Gods House Tower, Southampt

Closing

09:00 02/12/24

Fee

£6000 (plus VAT and materials)

Evaluator: West Waterlooville

We’re embarking on a new public art initiative in West Waterlooville and are seeking creative, experienced freelancers to collaborate with us.

Writing

Exercises in Exchange: ‘Small Bodies of Water’

Join us for a collective reading of excerpts from Nina Mingya Powles’ Small Bodies of Water led by curator Dot Zhihan Jia.

Multidisciplinary

Exhibition launch: The Valley: Art on the border

A celebration the launch the opening of The Valley: Art on the border – a cultural history of Marsland exhibition with Peter Stiles.

Date

30/05/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Photography

Exhibition: The Voices of Carers (Unpaid)

Showcasing the hidden lives of unpaid carers through photography and writing

Expressions of Interest: Artist’s Neon Signs

4x opportunities for SW-based visual artists to have a new artwork fabricated as a neon sign.

Writing

Family Workshop — Creative Writing

Begins with a visit to a Heidi Morstang: Field Observations exhibition, followed by a story making and storytelling workshop.

Date

11/03/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Far South-West based emerging art writer commission

We are offering an art writing opportunity to respond to our pilot programme.

Far South West Emerging Art Writer Commission Open Call

Far South West Emerging Art Writer Commission Open Call for Rame Projects

Research

Fiction Machines IV

For this iteration of Fiction Machines we are interested in methods of fiction and personification within art practice.

Film project — Bristol Creatives

Bristol Museums Learning is commissioning films exploring the work of creative practitioners from diverse backgrounds.

Closing

23:59 04/11/21

Fee

£500 (for one day's filming)

Region

Bristol

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Installation

Flamm

Flamm is a pilot visual art event led by Creative Kernow, happening 21 – 22 October 2023, Redruth, Cornwall

Public Art

Flamm 2026

Flamm 2026 brings bold new art to Bodmin, transforming the town with installations, film, sculpture and community‑led creativity.

Dates

28/02/26 – 01/03/26

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Flamm Pop-up Shop: Flash Call-Out

Flamm 2026, taking place in Bodmin, invites submissions to be part of its Pop-Up shop for artist publications, editions and products.

Multidisciplinary

For My Only Love, Yours in Body and Soul Exhibition

For My Only Love, Yours in Body and Soul is a new solo exhibition by London-based multidisciplinary artist Ebun Sodipo.

Installation

Forest: Wake this Ground

Explore the many interconnected layers existing above and below the forest floor with Forest: Wake this Ground.

Four month residency at Back Lane West project space in Redruth, Cornwall

For the first time, Back Lane West is offering a longer artist residency period from Wednesday 5^th January — Sunday 1^st May 2022.

Painting

Frank Bowling | Feeling Guide

Our How Do You Feel Guide? encourages you to experience Frank Bowling’s exhibition through your senses, feelings, imaginations and memories.

Performance

Friday Late: Traces of Light

Late night-social exploring how new worlds can be co-created through art, movement , community and performance.

Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2025

Free festival of exhibitions, interventions and events, bringing contemporary visual art to unexpected spaces across the City of Bath.

Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026

FaB is a free visual art festival, bringing exhibitions, events & surprises to empty shops & unexpected spaces in Bath. All welcome.

Multidisciplinary

Funding Workshop: Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice

VASW advises artists and independent art workers on applying for Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice fund.

Research

Futures Forum #5: Longing and Belonging

Global majority artists, art workers & creatives, you’re invited to join the discussion at Futures Forum #5: Longing and Belonging with Rakhee Jasani

Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

A multi-venue art exhibition in Redruth, showcasing the work of thirteen recent graduates across Back Lane West, CMR and Auction House.

Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

A multi-venue art exhibition in Redruth, showcasing the work of thirteen recent graduates across Back Lane West, CMR and Auction House.

Multidisciplinary

GATHER at THE HIDE

Join GATHER for a morning of networking focused on the theme ‘Care’ in creative careers.

Date

11/03/24

Organisation

The Hide Artist Retreat

Region

Gloucestershire

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People grouped together in an interior for a talk with a speaker

Multidisciplinary

GATHER at The Hide for International Women’s Day. An art networking event with guest speaker — Jo Harrison

We invite you to GATHER with us for International Women’s Day, 8^th March. Come and enjoy a relaxed art networking event with speaker Jo Harrison.

Date

08/03/25

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Get Creative Outdoors

Get Creative Outdoors is a campaign/festival that invites people to try something creative in the open air.

Digital

‘Get Going’ Marketing Workshops for Artists

A series of bespoke workshops led by Gillian Taylor, PR and marketing consultant, cover writing, produce images, create your website and video.

GHA Open Exhibition 2024

Exhibiting Opportunity

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group #1

Join us for this new series of Creative Writing workshops in the beautiful surroundings of God’s House Tower hosted by Susmita Bhattacharya

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group #2

Join us for this new series of Creative Writing workshops in the beautiful surroundings of God’s House Tower hosted by Susmita Bhattacharya.

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group #4 — Black History Month

Join us for this new Creative Writing workshop, as we explore the theme of Black History Month with host Susmita Bhattacharya

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group with Liz Amos

Led by Led Amos, the GHT CWG offers a series of free writing workshops using our contemporary art programme as the stimulus for creativity.

Installation

Golowi — an immersive arts exhibition

Our artists-in-residence Katie Platts and Phoebe Bray present ‘Golowi’, an immersive arts exhibition that culminates their residency at Back Lane West

Painting

Grant Foster: Human Made

Human Made is an installation of free-standing, double-sided paintings, that suggest the permeability between memory and dream.

Multidisciplinary

Ground Works

Ground Works will be welcoming artists and writers whose inspiration and concern is for our landscape and environment.

Multidisciplinary

Guided tour of Earth Spells — International Women’s Festival

Join our Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband for a guided tour around RAMM’s newly opened exhibition EARTH SPELLS: Witches of the Anthropocene.

Date

11/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Hamble Peninsula Sounds

Commissioning a Sound Archive capturing field recordings and creative commissions, and engaging residents in its creation.

Sound

Hannah Catherine Jones: Owed to Humana

Obsidian Coast is excited to present Owed to Humana, an online commission by Hannah Catherine Jones, as the final tide of (Extra)Terrestrial Currents.

Multidisciplinary

Happenings: Creative Weekender by Together We Make, Pri’s Art Salon & Marma Sessions.

A weekend celebrating creativity; multi-sensory installations, workshops, artist-led showcases, exhibition space, play and immersion.

Hatch Farm Public Art: Lead Artist

A Public Art Commission within the residential development known as Hatch Farm.

Head of Creative

The Head of Creative leads on delivery & development of our artistic & creative programmes, events exhibitions & productions for 10 – 25 year olds.

Closing

09:00 15/04/24

Fee

£49,334 (£39,467.20 pro rata)

Head of Development

We are looking for an enthusiastic, Head of Development to join our busy and fabulous team on a Permanent basis.

Closing

09:00 17/01/23

Fee

Salary £32,000 – £38,000 pro rata

Region

Bristol

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Sculpture

Holding Space: Nine artists explore relationships between objects, bodies and space

Holding Space — Nine artists explore relationships between objects, bodies and space in a dynamic group exhibition at The Launderette, Bristol.

Dates

15/01/26 – 18/01/26

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Bristol

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Photography

Holding the Baby, A Conversation

Join us for a conversation about parenthood, photography, and sharing stories.

How to Have a Sustainable Creative Career with Ceri Hand, 24 April

An online workshop with creative coach and mentor Ceri Hand, supporting artists to make an impact and create sustainability.

Writing

How to Structure, Develop & Build a Narrative

Join us at Puppet Place for this two-day workshop on Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April 2025, from 10am-4pm on both days.

Dates

12/04/25 – 14/04/25

Organisation

Puppet Place Trust Ltd

Region

Bristol

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Writing

How to Write About Your Work

Write about your practice and produce an artists statement

Moving Image

Huw Wahl | Talk and Screening

Filmmaker Huw Wahl will visit CAST to talk about his film ‘The Republics’

Writing

I Am Making Art: Poetic Archives of the Everyday

A dynamic and fun workshop of art-making, writing, collage, and collective narrative-building.

Writing

Ian Hamilton Finlay: Trim here, Score here, Fold here

Exhibition of printed matter by Scottish poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay with additional works by contemporary artists.

Multidisciplinary

Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021

Ida Applebroog’s exhibition consists of important new works created over the past year, with highlights from the her largest retrospective to date

Dates

28/01/22 – 02/05/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

IGNITE Business Programme

Kickstart your business ideas in this free training at Arts University Plymouth

Moving Image

In Conversation: James Paddock and Lisa Slominski

Join artist James Paddock in-conversation with curator Lisa Slominski to discuss his solo exhibition Life Could Be Done So Much Better

Moving Image

In conversation with artist Michelle Williams Gamaker

Join moving image and performance artist Michelle Williams Gamaker in conversation with RAMM’s Curator of Ethnography and Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen.

Date

23/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

In Plain Sight: Transatlantic slavery and Devon

A major exhibition exploring the museum’s and Devon’s links with centuries of trading enslaved African people across the Atlantic.

Dates

29/01/22 – 05/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Drawing

‘IN THIS PLACE’ — Workshop with artist Janie M McDonald

In this workshop we will look at ‘place’ and explore ideas about landscape.

Multidisciplinary

Independence is a myth: Exploring care in collaboration

Kyla Harris and Lou Macnamara, the creators of ‘It’s Personal’, will lead this workshop on reframing interdependence and collective care

Sculpture

Inside UFO

A sculpture show by four KARST studio holders

Multidisciplinary

Into another intensity

How art can open up new encounters with, and ways of thinking about rural places in the context of an ever more interconnected world.

Writing

Introduction to Nature Journaling with Alex Boon

Join author and artist Alex Boon in this six-hour introduction to nature journaling

Multidisciplinary

Isn’t Bite Also Touch? An event on Contagion and Desire

Join us at Spike Island for a dynamic hybrid session including films, small group conversations and live readings from artists and writers.

Sculpture

Jam Westwood Ceramics: Don’t Look At My Jugs… And Other Stories

A collection of reimagined historical artefacts made by Jam Westwood

Dates

17/06/23 – 19/09/23

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

Region

Devon

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Painting

Janet Sainsbury: Artists Talk

An informal discussion and walk through the exhibition

Painting

Janet Sainsbury: The Gift of Nearness

New canvases and works on paper

Painting

Jean Jones: A Life Uncovered

An exhibition of newly discovered works by artist Jean Jones.

Dates

08/05/21 – 29/05/21

Organisation

The Brownston Gallery

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

Jim Carter — ‘Bone Skin Spirit’

View the sculpture of Jim Carter; complex, organic forms that evoke anger, fear, sorrow, but also magic, fertility and renewal.

Sculpture

Jim Carter ‘Scraps From the Crow Cult’

Anima Mundi are delighted to present ‘Scraps From The Crow Cult’, a solo exhibition of sculpture and installation by British artist Jim Carter.

Multidisciplinary

Jitish Kallat: Tangled Hierarchy

Tangled Hierarchy explores the relationships between silence/speech, visibility/invisibility, action/inaction, bodies/phantom pain.

Job Opportunity: Arts and Culture Programme Manager (Cornwall) — Maternity Cover

An experienced creative programme manager to further the University of Exeter Arts and Culture Strategy 2022 – 27 in Cornwall.

Closing

23:59 10/12/23

Fee

From £41,732 (pro rata) per annum

Job Opportunity — Communications Manager

‘a space’ arts is recruiting for a new Communications Manager.

Closing

09:00 09/01/23

Fee

26k – 28k (dependent upon experience)

Job opportunity: Communities Curator

John Hansard Gallery is currently looking for a Communities Curator to join our Engagement and Learning team.

Closing

00:00 08/01/23

Fee

£25,627 to £30,497 per annum

Job Opportunity — Creative Programme Assistant

‘a space’ arts are now recruiting for a Creative Programme Assistant to join the team.

Closing

09:00 10/01/22

Fee

£9.90 per hour (Real Living Wage)

Join Access BEAF: Supporting Neurodivergent and Disabled Artists 2025

We are inviting applications from neurodivergent and disabled creatives living or working in Dorset and Hampshire to be part of this year’s residency,

Writing

Journey of the Mind: An Exhibition of Self Discovery

Journey of the Mind combines Sikh teachings with new forms of storytelling to encourage visitors to think about their own minds & mental wellbeing.

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.

Photography

Judith Nagala Crispin, ‘Ascending Beings’

Judith Nangala Crispin’s ‘Ascending Beings’ is a genuine collaboration with the landscape, utilising camera-less ‘Lumochrome’ photographic techniques.

Kaleidoscope Network | Financial Recording, Tax & Self-Assessment

An artist development focused session on financial recording, tax, and self-assessment by bookkeeper Neisa Reid.

Painting

Kate Walters | The Beauty Way | Workshop

Mystic paths (in nature and in our bodies): how are we carried by them, how they create maps in our being-ness…

Dates

08/08/22 – 12/08/22

Organisation

School of Art & Wellbeing

Region

Devon

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Performance

Katrina Brown — Em[bed]ding circle

What traces do we leave behind? Join a live-streamed performance and an installation of the residues…

Painting

Keith Woodhouse

New work by Keith Woodhouse

Dates

11/02/23 – 23/04/23

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Digital

KINETIC JAM

Live event featuring Angus Macdonald, James Bragg and MontenegroFisher, all improvising in response to Exhibition: Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

“KIT FORM STUDIO opens its doors every last Monday of the month. Free space to meet, test ideas, document, install or make work — with free Wi-Fi.”

Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

KIT FORM STUDIO opens its doors every last Monday of the month. Free space to meet, test ideas, document, install or make work — with free Wi-Fi

Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

A shared studio space for everybody to use, for free.

Dates

27/04/26 – 28/04/26

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

KRATE

Public facing residency initiative exploring creative tactics in response to The-Climate-Change-Emergency.

Fee

£500+ (dependent on funding).

Region

Region-wide

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Multidisciplinary

Laura Eldret: From and To

An evolving exhibition about creativity and freedom by artist Laura Eldret created in collaboration with the communities of Bridport and West Dorset.

Lead Artist for Community Engagement & Public Art Vision

A creative community engagement programme developing a Public Art Vision for Hedge End, West End and Botley.

Lead Artists for Creativity Walks

Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists or an Artist Collective to lead Creativity Walks across Bursledon, Hamble and Hound.

Learning Coordinator

We are looking for a Learning Coordinator to provide support to the development and delivery of learning initiatives at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Closing

00:00 31/01/23

Fee

£33,000 - £35,000 per annum

Libraries Unlimited — Cultural Credit Scheme

We are looking for innovative artists to work with our libraries during our creative programme which will run from April 2025 – March 2026.

Installation

LIFESCAPE by Alice Ladenburg

A solo exhibition exploring human perception, navigation, and our interconnectedness with the natural world, highlighting key landscapes in Somerset.

Dates

24/05/25 – 31/08/25

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Region

Somerset

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Performance

Live Drawn Stages

Camille Aubry, recipient of a WEVAA R&D Bursary, reflects on a project and collaboration with performer Tom Marshman & photographer Khali Ackford.

Photography

Love Bites: A Photography Exhibition

Set in an alternate world, Love Bites is a photography series that examines love through the darkest lens.

Make yourself at home

Hweg Gallery – Open Call for group exhibition.

Multidisciplinary

Mark Samsworth — Showdown

In Test Space’s final show at Spike Island Mark Samsworth makes transparent the hidden machinations of the art institution.

Multidisciplinary

Marsland Valley: An illustrated talk with Peter Stiles

A talk by the curator of an exhibition exploring the cultural heritage of the Marsland Valley, situated between Devon and North Cornwall.

Date

24/05/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Painting

Martin Shaw, INIS OIRR (Inner-Seer)

New works by Martin Shaw.

Multidisciplinary

Masters Summer Show 2022 | Matters Arising

At the Masters Summer Show 2022, postgraduate students from Arts University Plymouth will showcase a variety of exciting and dynamic research projects

Dates

02/09/22 – 08/09/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Sculpture

Materiality

4 women artists: Fiona Campbell, Kelly O’Brien, Kate McDonnell and Nicola Turner are showcasing large-scale objects and interventions in the Chapel.

Member of East Quay Learn + Reflect panel

An invitation to be part of a new kind of group, here at East Quay

Moving Image

MEMENTO | Film & Memory

Curated to run alongside the From Page To Screen Film Festival, this immersive exhibition playfully explores the link between film and memory.

Moving Image

MEMENTO | Oops Wow Messy Art Kid’s Workshop

As part of MEMENTO | Film & Memory, Jo from Oops Wow Messy Art will host a busy and fun workshop aimed at kids aged 6 – 12 ish

Curating

Mentor Mondays: Kinnari Saraiya

SO Artists, sign up for our first Mentor Monday with Kinnari Saraiya

Curating

Mentor Mondays: Rahila Haque

Mentor Mondays is back this October and we’re delighted to be joined by guest mentor, curator and researcher Rahila Haque.

Writing

Meow Meow Real Estate: A Reading by Nancy Lupo

Join Nancy Lupo as she reads from her novel, Meow Meow Real Estate.

Micro Commissions 2026

Somerset Artist Opportunity

Multidisciplinary

Migrating Rocks: q and a with poet and curator

There will be a conversation between the poet/artist and curator and a chance to explore the exhibition.

Writing

Modern Calligraphy with Lyndsey from Wild Sea Calligraphy

Join Lyndsey from Wild Sea Calligraphy for an introduction to modern calligraphy.

Installation

Artificial Ruin — Molly Erin McCarthy

Molly Erin McCarthy’s sharing event for the end of her Residency at Rame Projects, Maker Heights, Cornwall

My Story — LGBT+ Micro-Commissions

The Box has announced four £500 micro-commissions aimed at those who identify as part of Plymouth’s LGBT+ community.

Writing

My Words poetry writing workshops

Would you like to learn new writing skills and develop your poetic voice? Join writer and poet Louisa Adjoa Parker in this poetry writing workshop.

Date

22/01/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

Nancy Lupo: Several Chickens Later

Spike Island presents Several Chickens Later, Nancy Lupo (b.1983, Flagstaff, AZ)’s largest exhibition in the UK to date.

Multidisciplinary

Naomi Frears: Men Falling

A solo exhibition by Cornwall-based artist Naomi Frears, which includes recent works spanning film, painting and print.

Installation

Natasha MacVoy: Eye Witness

A solo exhibition of installation, sculpture, film, performance, and text, that explores ideas around invisible labour, care, and neurodiversity.

Performance

National Poetry Day – Speakeasy Poetry Evening

An evening of poetry, featuring Sue Hill and Louise Hill-Davis plus an eclectic line up of Open Mic Poets.

Writing

National Poetry Day – Writing for Wellbeing with Dr Claire Williamson

A relaxing opportunity to write freely and share with others (optional) in a nurturing space with prize-winning author, Dr Claire Williamson

Multidisciplinary

Nature Naturally

New Artists Mentoring Programme

A year-long programme of mentoring and support for young visual artists.

Writing

North Devon’s Home Front Writers, 1937 – 45

A reflection on the lives of people visiting and living in North Devon during WWII as captured in the nation’s Mass Observation Diaries.

Dates

25/07/26 – 17/10/26

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Nothing‘is’ Immediate, a series of multi-sensory exhibitions in Hampshire, exploring 3D geometry, five elements & therapeutic sounds

Multidisciplinary

Od Arts Festival 2021 — Alone with Everybody

Od Arts Festival returns this May, bringing exhibitions, performances, film and workshops by local and international artists to not-so-sleepy Somerset

Office and Operational Coordinator

Ilminster Arts centre is looking for an Office and Operational Coordinator to support the delivery of it’s services.

Closing

23:55 05/05/26

Fee

£14469 per year (part time)

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

On Care with The Walking Reading Group

A series of intimate exchanges over an hour solo walk through the landscape.

One Horton Heath Artist Residency PhD Studentship

Eastleigh Borough Council & John Hansard Gallery at the University of Southampton are inviting EoIs for a fully funded PhD Studentship residency.

Closing

12:00 30/04/25

Fee

£19,237 starting stipend + £5k expenses

Region

Hampshire

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Digital

CREATING STORIES: GAME DESIGN FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS

Are you curious about the idea of interactivity and storytelling? Have you considered learning about game design? Game Design for beginners, run by

Online Talk: WOTTA WITTA?

Art writer Lizzie Lloyd and artist Kit Poulson explore artist writing through the WITTA (Writing In / To / Through Art) research initiative

Multidisciplinary

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

An online zine making workshop which revolves around the idea of junk mail.

Open Call: Climate Action Commission

Visual artists, submit your Expressions of Interest for ‘a space’ arts Climate Action Commission.

Open Call: Dreamtime Fellowship 2023 – 24

Spike Island is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the Dreamtime Fellowship, made possible thanks to the support of artist Luke Jerram.

Open Call Exhibition for Young Artists of Colour in Bristol

To celebrate Black History Month, Creative Youth Network are inviting young Black people aged 11 – 25 to submit their artwork for an exhibition.

Open call for creatives, University of Bristol

University of Bristol is looking for an artist, writer, filmmaker, illustrator, performer or animator to work on a project with our students.

Open Call for Happenings: Exhibition Space

Exhibition Opportunity with Together We Make for 23^rd and 24^th of October as apart of ‘Happenings’ @ Strange Brew!

Open call for miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Work is sought for an exhibition of miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Open Call for UK-based Artists: Spike Island and Creative Youth Network Engagement Fellowship 2024

Spike Island and Creative Youth Network are pleased to invite applications from UK-based artists for the WEVAA Engagement Fellowship for Artists.

Open Call for UK-based Artists: Spike Island & Creative Youth Network Engagement Fellowship 2023

Spike Island and Creative Youth Network are inviting applications from UK-based artists for the second Engagement Fellowship for Artists.

Closing

23:59 05/09/22

Fee

£5,000 fee & £8,000 production budget

Open Call For Visual Arts Commission

Open call for artists aged 18 — 25 in Bristol with Creative Youth Network.

Open Call — Hosts for Futures Forum

‘a space’ arts is now recruiting hosts from all creative disciplines to join Futures Forum as guest hosts.

Open Call: Love Letters

We want you to send us your love letters as part of our upcoming Black History Month exhibition.

Open Call: OUR TOWN Artist commission

Yeovil Art Space (YAS) invites creative practitioners/artists (individuals or groups) to submit an EOI to create a new public artwork.

OPEN CALL: Passing Through with East Quay and Studio KIND

Studio KIND and Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay are teaming up to host two exhibitions throughout 2025 – 2026

Closing

11:59 06/07/25

Fee

£100 contribution towards travel

Open Call: Somerset Artist Residency 2024

East Quay is offering a 5‑week residency slot in our sought-after Studio 10 Project Space to a Somerset-based artist.

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.

Open Call: Engagement Fellowship for UK-based Artists

UK-based artists are invited to apply for a new Engagement Fellowship, working with Spike Island and Creative Youth Network

Open Call: Works In Progress Exhibition at Centrespace Gallery

A space for creatives to share works they are developing, an opportunity to take these works out of the making environment and into a fresh space.

Open Call: Writer-in-Residence, Traces of the Non-Existent

Aspex Portsmouth is partnering with Photoworks to offer an exciting opportunity for a writer to be in residence.

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios 2023

Open Studios is a once-a-year chance to go behind the scenes at Spike Island.

Multidisciplinary

Opening Reception: ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’

Join us to celebrate the opening of ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Date

28/01/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Opportunity for Writers

We are looking for experienced writers to run workshops in West Waterlooville.

Closing

23:59 27/01/25

Fee

£4,225 per writer plus materials budget

Region

Region-wide

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Multidisciplinary

OSC: Artist Talk with Delaine Le Bas

Join acclaimed artist Delaine Le Bas as she reflects on her work currently exhibited in Boscombe, and offers insight to her wider practice.

Marketing

OSC: Building Creative Budgets, with Christina Poulton

Build your confidence in creating, applying for and managing art project budgets — and learn how to make them work for you with Christina Poulton.

Digital

Palace of Culture — Creating a Pantoum Poem

In collaboration with V21 Artspace and Arts Council Collection we have created a virtual Palace using the latest computer-generated imagery.

Dates

14/06/21 – 30/07/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Pamela Colman Smith: Resonances of Being

Pamela Colman Smith: Resonances of Being Unfolding Archives as Spiritual Practice

Paper and Print: Exeter’s papermaking history

an exhibition exploring the history of papermaking in Exeter

Dates

08/02/25 – 15/02/25

Organisation

Double Elephant Print Workshop

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Parallels / Encounters: Art, Words and their Meetings

Two part symposium on the parallel of art and words in contemporary visual art practices and how they come together in forms of publication.

Writing

Patrick Gale and Petroc Trelawny in Conversation

Patrick Gale will be joined in conversation by Petroc Trelawny for a special evening event .

Writing

Pausing yet still moving

Workshop 1: Pausing. Join writer Jess Ione Henshall in exploring phases of limbo and uncertainty through creative writing.

Writing

Pausing yet still moving

Workshop 2: Moving. Join writer Jess Ione Henshall in exploring phases of limbo and uncertainty through creative writing.

Writing

Pausing yet still moving

Workshop 1: Pausing. Join writer Jess Ione Henshall in exploring phases of limbo and uncertainty through creative writing.

Writing

Pausing yet still moving

Workshop 2: Moving. Join writer Jess Ione Henshall in exploring phases of limbo and uncertainty through creative writing.

Multidisciplinary

People Came For Tea and Stayed Forever

An exhibition of new and existing work by Somerset-based artist Sam Francis, made in response to Nettlecombe estate in Exmoor National Park.

Dates

20/01/24 – 11/05/24

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Region

Somerset

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Sculpture

Phoebe Cummings, ‘Thought Barefoot’

Anima Mundi is delighted to present ‘Thought Barefoot’, a solo exhibition of new works by Phoebe Cummings taking place on one floor of the gallery.

Phoenix Archive Project Commissions

2x £4,250 Commissions to creatively respond to recently digitised archive film footage.

Pod 5 Immersive Art Residency

East quay are looking for an energetic, hands-on artist to create a new immersive installation in Pod 5, for the duration of 2024.

Closing

17:00 03/11/23

Fee

£1500 (including production budget)

Region

Somerset

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Performance

POETRY AFTERNOON WITH RACHAEL ALLEN

An informal poetry afternoon, with Rachael Allen

Writing

Poetry and Practice: John Lyons and Osman Yousefzada in conversation

Join us for a very special in conversation event focusing on the importance of poetry in the work of artists, John Lyons and Osman Yousefzada.

Writing

Poetry and wine, with David Briggs, Sally Flint, Andy Brown and Corinna Wagner

Join us for an evening of free wine and poetry readings from established poets and creative writers at Studio KIND. to celebrate ‘Unstable Ground’

Writing

Poetry Book Launch

This poetry event launches the books of two University of Plymouth based authors. Anthony Caleshu and Rachel Gippetti.

Date

07/11/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Writing

POETRY EVENING | PENELOPE SHUTTLE AND KATRINA NAOMI

Prize-winning poets Penelope Shuttle and Katrina Naomi present an evening of poetry including readings from their upcoming publications.

Poetry Reading by David Herd and Peter Gizzi

Poetry reading by David Herd and Peter Gizzi from a collection of their works.

Date

11/10/22

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Writing

Poetry reading with Caspar Heinemann

Join us for a poetry reading by artist and writer Caspar Heinemann on the occasion of Flo Brooks’ solo exhibition ‘Harmonycrumb’.

Multidisciplinary

Practice — Group Exhibition

An exhibition of work including drawing, print, photography, sculpture, mixed media.

Dates

07/04/22 – 11/04/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Pre Degree Lecturer (Film & Media Production) Extended Diploma 1.0

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative lecturer in Film & Media Production at our dedicated Pre-Degree campus.

Multidisciplinary

Preview Night: Spike Island Open Studios 2024

Book your free place for the evening preview of Open Studios 2024.

Multidisciplinary

Preview: Open Studios 2023

Join Spike Island for the Preview evening for our Open Studios weekend

Painting

Primordial Dance

An exhibition of paintings by Helen Garrett with poetry by Kate Innes.

Printmaking

Print and Zine Fair

Art Prints Books & Zines Fair

Date

05/12/20

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Print in Action : Call for Artists, Exhibition Submissions

Exhibition Submissions now open for Print in Action Festival 2022

Multidisciplinary

Print in Action — Creative Intersections

Join Print in Action at Ocean Studios on Saturday, 24^th Feb, a day of creative discovery, discussions, demos, artist’ open studios & exhibitions.

Date

24/02/24

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Print in Action Festival

Print in Action – Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd October, Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard, Plymouth

Dates

22/10/22 – 23/10/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Print In Action Festival 2025

Celebrate Printmaking at our next Print in Action Festival April 26^th — 27^th. Highlighting print from all corners of the Southwest and beyond.

Dates

26/04/25 – 28/04/25

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Print in Action Festival :Browser Submissions — Pop-up Print Shop

Browser Submissions — Call for Artists for the Ocean Studios Pop-up Print Shop

Print in Action Festival: Stall

Apply for a stall at Print in Action Festival! We are on the hunt for Printmakers and suppliers supporting printmaking to join us on ²²⁄₂₃ October 22.

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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Sculpture

Privilege Feeds Privilege: On the Toppling of Edward Colston and What Came Next

Bristol based Savinder Bual, artist, and Angie Bual, Artistic Director of Trigger Stuff, share their thoughts on Marc Quinn’s statue of Jen Reid.

Ceramic Residency at Clay Shed

Our Ceramic Residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.

Multidisciplinary

Promenade Weekender

A weekend of local art commissions, activities, and events in Weston-super-Mare.

Public Art Producer

Bricks are recruiting for a Public Art Producer to join our team.

Performance

Indigenous Film+Zoom Screening followed by Q&A with Artist Dakota Camacho

In this live conversation Performance Artist Dakota will unfold the meanings and indigenous Micronesian knowledge embodied in their new film Etak.

Date

23/03/21

Organisation

The Conscious Sisters CIC

Queering the Museum: Creating, Uncovering and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Heritage at RAMM

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery commissions 2 QTIPOC (Queer/Transgender/Intersex People of Colour) performance makers or writers.

Reaching Resilience — Artist Cohort — Open Application to artists in Bristol, Bath, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Bricks invites applications from visual artists in Bristol and West of England to join its new artist programme Reaching Resilience.

Writing

Reading Event: Natasha MacVoy and Carol Laidler with Caroline Vitzthum

Part of Spike Island Open Studios Online 2021

Writing

Reading Group: Braiding Sweetgrass

Artist and participatory educator Jack Young leads a reading group on excerpts from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braiding Sweetgrass.

Multidisciplinary

Recipes for Making

Join us for an evening delving into the processes of three graduating artists, on the occasion of the 2024 Undergraduate Degree Show!

Dates

18/06/24 – 19/06/24

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Reclaiming Disability in Co-creation

Kelsie Acton and Harsha Balasubramanian will explore co-creative strategies for reclaiming knowledge contributed by disability communities.

Multidisciplinary

‘Recollection’ and ‘Ship of Fools / The Dockers’ Museum’

Two exhibitions exploring the motivations, connections and narratives formed during the process of collecting art.

Dates

25/01/25 – 07/05/25

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Recruiting: Artist Programme Producer

Recruiting Artist Programme Producer to support Reaching Resilience. Starts as a six month, part time contract which we hope will build.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk four: One Red River

The fourth in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk one: Noise and Silence

The first in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk three: Eloquent Sediments

The third in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk two: Clarity and Opacity

The second in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River Stannary

A day of poetry, talks, presentations and discussions about the Red River.

Moving Image

REMIX 2025: Race & Representation Symposium

REMIX 2025 is a one-day symposium supported by Screen Research at UWE Bristol, on the eve of the Cinema Rediscovered Festival at the Watershed.

Multidisciplinary

Resilient

Join us for a collective exhibition of new work by emerging artists on the theme of resilience — of humans and nature

Dates

25/05/21 – 30/05/21

Organisation

Creative Youth Network

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Restriction : Online Exhibition by The Correspondence Collection

An online exhibition based around the theme of restriction, showcasing new work from artists involved in The Correspondence Collective

Multidisciplinary

Self-Employment, Collectives, Care, Arts Organising, Mentoring, Professional development

Rethinking Governance by Dr Cara Courage

What does fit-for-purpose governance for you, your way of working, and your organisation look like?

Revolve:R, edition four (Arrow Bookworks, 2023) / Artwork Gifting

Artwork Gifting. Plus an Open-Call for future edition.

Moving Image

Right Of Way: Artists’ short film and discussion

3 stunning new artists’ commissions with discussion and performance.

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

Education

‘Present Tense’ Safe Space Reading Circle

A reading circle series led by some of the artists in the exhibition ‘Present Tense’ Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Dates

21/04/24 – 22/04/24

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Printmaking

Sandra’s Salon with David Ferry RE, Printmaker

Join Sandra Higgins and David Ferry for an evening of lively discussion about David’s work, where audience participation is warmly encouraged.

Photography

Sandra’s Salon with Max Milligan, Photographer + book signing

Join Sandra and Max for an evening of lively discussion about Max’s career, and his book ‘Birth of a Volcano’.

Writing

Sandra’s Salon with Suzannah V. Evans, Poet

Join Sandra Higgins and Suzannah V Evans for an evening of discussion about Suzannah’s poetry, where audience participation is warmly encouraged.

Multidisciplinary

SAY SOMETHING

A conversation discussing Ida Applebroog’s life and timely work, alongside her pioneering contribution to the feminist movement since the 1970s.

Date

08/03/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Moving Image

Science Fictions

Apply to collaborate with artist Bedwyr Williams to create a new commission for the Science Museum’s National Collections Centre, Wiltshire.

Seaside: Photographed | Call for an Artist & Arts Educator at John Hansard Gallery

John Hansard Gallery is seeking an Artist and Arts Educator to develop an outreach programme to accompany the touring exhibition, Seaside Photographed

Seeking an Artist Facilitator

The West of England Visual Arts Alliance, hosted at Bath Spa University, are seeking an experienced Artist Facilitator to lead a series of workshops.

Senior Lecturer & Course Leader, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer with expertise in graphic design to lead the development and teaching of our BA (Hons) Graphic Communication degree.

Closing

09:00 20/02/23

Fee

£39,740 - £53,348 per annum

SENIOR LECTURER [COURSE LEADER REMIT] BA (Hons) Graphic Communication 1.0

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer with expertise in graphic design to lead the development & teaching of BA (Hons) Graphic Communication at AUP.

Multidisciplinary

Shallal presents Underworld art exhibition as an interactive ebook

Inclusive arts organisation Shallal publishes creative, interactive ebooks to share exhibition and project artwork

Multidisciplinary

Shaping the Visual Arts Nationally

Creative coach and entrepreneur Ceri Hand interviews CVAN’s national director, artist and curator Paula Orrell about making the arts more equitable.

Multidisciplinary

Shifting States

Shifting States brings together ten artists from CAMP’s (Contemporary Arts Membership Platform) Plymouth Kin group.

Multidisciplinary

Shiraz Bayjoo in conversation with Melissa Chemam

Join artist Shiraz Bayjoo, in conversation with writer, journalist and Arnolfini Writer in Residence, Melissa Chemam.

Multidisciplinary

Social [practice]: Creative Roaming #2

Join us for a social walk along a section of the Green Circle in Exeter and meet like-minded creative people in the process!

Somerset Art Weeks Festival

Open Call for exhibitions, events, and festival activities

Somerset Artist Residency

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.

Public art

Somerset Reacquainted Exhibition

A collective reflection by 63 Somerset artists during lockdown

Multidisciplinary

Sound-Image-Text

Drop networking & making using text & sound, as part of CAMP on Tour

South West Artist Residency

We are pleased to offer a 6‑week residency to a South West based artist in Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay.

Closing

17:00 30/05/25

Fee

£1200 (+ additional contributions)

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios

This year, Spike Island Open Studios is taking place online so you can enjoy it from wherever you are in the world.

St Annes Micro Commission

3 x Micro Commission opportunities to develop/test new work in St Annes Bristol as part of Creative Community Mapping project.

Start Something Print — Residency

Real Ideas are here to help with your next steps in your print making journey. This summer, we are looking to support six print focused short-term res

State of Emergency — Contemporary Art Micro-Commissions

The Box is inviting applications from artists based in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall, to consider how Covid-19 has impacted on our notion of freedom.

Multidisciplinary

Stay Late, Late Drive

A fresh duo exhibition by upcoming artists Eve Aspland and Jessie Buers

Stone City

This open call is for art to be exhibited in the Fringe Arts Bath (FaB) Festival from 26^th May to 11^th June 2023, surrounding the theme of Bath Stone.

Studio 10 Exhibition Open Call

East Quay would like to show your work in 2023 & 2024!

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

We are looking for emerging artists to submit exhibition or installation proposals for exhibition in Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay.

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

We are looking for emerging artists to submit exhibition proposals within the theme of Climate and Change — for exhibition in Studio 10 at East Quay.

Painting

Studio KIND. presents: ‘Cathedral II’ by Peter Stiles

Peter Stiles will be returning to Studio KIND. with ‘Cathedral II’ in the form of a pop-up exhibition

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2024

Studio KIND. is inviting artists in Devon to be part of our second Summer Open, as a celebration of the variety of work coming out of our region.

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2025

The Studio KIND. Summer Open is back for the third year!

Studio & Operations Manager

Contract: Fixed term, 2 years Salary: £32,980 pro rata (0.5 FTE) Location: Studio-based (Webbers Yard, Dartington) Closing Date: 16 June 2025, 10am

Closing

10:00 16/06/25

Fee

£32,980 pro rata (0.5 FTE)

Summer Gatherings at Arnolfini

Host a community gathering in Arnolfini’s gallery — creative, reflective, and open to all!

Writing

Supper Club & Book Launch With Emily LaBarge and Polly Barton

Join Emily LaBarge for an exclusive evening to celebrate the launch of her newly anticipated book, Dog Days.

Photography

Susan Derges and Mark Haworth-Booth in Conversation

Poet and artist Mark Haworth-Booth and photographer Susan Derges in conversation, followed by Q&A.

Swindon Artist Bursaries

2 x £2000 bursaries for artists based in or around Swindon

Symbiosis: A showcase of creative culture in the South West

Participate in our multidisciplinary show at St Dunstans House in Bristol 12^th til 16^th September

Multidisciplinary

Talk — Dhaqan Collective: Archiving Glitches

Join Dhaqan Collective to hear about the patterns that connect Somali spirit possession, finger weaving & EDM.

Multidisciplinary

TALK — I Wrap My Fear Around Me Like A Blanket — Artist Cross Disciplinary Panel Discussion

A panel of artists including Helen Barff, Julie Brixey Williams, plus historian Andrew Powell-Thomas discuss their work and themes around safe refuge.

Writing

TALK: Michael Bird: How Artists Made Twentieth-Century Britain

Join author and art historian Michael Bird to rediscover the stories of how the lives of British artists

Painting

Talking Brushes, and Figures of Speech

Exhibition of new work by five Cornwall artists who work from life and from words, with an extra focus on people reading during Penzance Litfest.

Writing

Tate St Ives Ithell Colquhoun Study Day — The spaces between: From the individual to the collective

A social evening and study day to gather and share reflections on the work of artist Ithell Colquhoun

Performance

Tattoo by The Outsiders Project

Re-launch of our sell out 2021 show ‘Tattoo’ including some old favourites and brand new unheard stories.

The Alfred Arcade Banner Commission 2024

‘a space’ arts are looking to commission a new artwork that will be printed on a banner and hung on back of The Alfred Arcade on Old Northam Road, ove

The AREVA Writers’ Room II

A 6‑part, 3‑month programme helping organisations examine institutional language, reduce bias, and create vocabularies of equity and care.

Multidisciplinary

The Art of Resurgence: Celebrating 60 Years of Resurgence

A Community Gallery exhibition co-curated with The Resurgence Trust celebrating 60 years of Resurgence.

Dates

23/05/26 – 18/07/26

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

The Art of Rewilding Workshop — Animal Tracks and Signs

Art and ecology workshop with artist James Aldridge using visual arts methods to explore the relationship between ecological and human well-being.

The Art Working Parents Alliance with Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah

Join The Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) to discuss and share ideas on how to improve working conditions for parents in the artworld.

Drawing

The Big Draw | A Picture of Health and Jo Spence

A range of free creative activities inspired by exhibitions at Arnolfini.

Research

The Blue Description Project

The Blue Description Project is a new, experimental iteration of Derek Jarman’s Blue on the 30^th anniversary of its release and the artist’s death.

Research

The Boat in the Writing Room

A new film retracing the origins of the poet Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Stonypath, Little Sparta.

Multidisciplinary

The Clayhill Creative Forum

A series of talks, training and online networking opportunities happening in the flexible platform Hopin.

The Courts Visual Arts Commission 2024

Creative Youth Network is looking for emerging and early career artists aged 16 – 25 years old to create artwork for their new creative enterprise hub

Performance

The Earth Turns

Cygnet Theatre brings to life climate stories from We Still Have a Chance anthology in English and Arabic.

Date

02/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

The Gleaning

Collaborative community arts project; exhibition & events, Somerset Art Weeks Festival. Textiles installations in beautiful 12^th c. church, Somerset

Multidisciplinary

The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase

THISS 2022 — The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (Part of SITE Festival)

Dates

11/06/22 – 19/06/22

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

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Public art

The Last Word

A book launch performance of Andrew Wood’s long term WORD project by Charles Landry.

Date

24/11/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Painting

The Lost Spells: Listening to a Landscape of Voices

This family-friendly exhibition showcases artworks by Jackie Morris and poems by Robert Macfarlane, from their best-selling book The Lost Spells.

Writing

‘The Most Tiresome Place in the World’: Jane Austen & Bath

In 2025 No.1 Royal Crescent will celebrate the 250^th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a new temporary exhibition, ‘The Most Tiresome Place in t

Photography

The Poetry of Landscape Workshop with Mark Haworth-Booth

Poet and artist Mark Haworth-Booth will lead this workshop on connecting photography and verse.

Installation

The Poetry Salmon

An interactive art installation where visitors help complete the artwork

The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out: EQUALITY

Open call for work, which responds to the theme EQUALITY.

Moving Image

The Republics | Screening

We will be screening the beautiful black and white 16mm documentary essay ‘The Republics’ at CAST from 8 June — 10 July.

Multidisciplinary

The Resilience Reading Circle with Caroline Vitzhum

The Resilience Reading Circle is a space to nurture creative strategies for radical resilience in the face of climate emergency.

Multidisciplinary

The Scale of Water

A group exhibition by MASER ( Material Art Science Environment Research Group) Bath Spa University.

Dates

19/04/24 – 13/05/24

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Moving Image

The Silver Wave by Michelle Williams Gamaker

By critically-acclaimed artist Michelle Williams Gamaker, The Silver Wave was commissioned by RAMM in 2020 to celebrate the theme of ‘Untold Stories’.

Dates

20/10/22 – 09/10/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

The Space’s Online Audiences Toolkit

A user-friendly guide to building your online audiences, created by The Space.

Posted

19/02/20

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Performance

The Superhero Beaver and other Beaver Tails

Heard the story about the beaver who saved the world? Do you know how the beaver got a flat tail?

Date

26/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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The Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists 2022

Applications are now open for the Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists, previously known as the Talent Development Bursary.

The Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists 2023

Applications are now open for the second half of ‘a space’ arts biennial talent development programme, the Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists

Painting

The Unspeakable by Kate Walters

Kate Walters’ exhibition of watercolours and oil paintings, accompanied by sketchbooks and poetry, gather together works from the past twenty years.

Multidisciplinary

The Valley: Art on the border — a cultural history of Marsland

An exhibition curated by the artist Peter Stiles exploring the Marsland Valley, its heritage and the people who have been inspired by its charms.

Dates

24/05/25 – 06/07/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Writing

The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists…

Uncover the story of the talented artists who illustrated Ladybird books for more than 30 years. Curated by Ladybird expert and enthusiast Helen Day.

Dates

26/06/21 – 28/09/21

Organisation

The Museum of Gloucester

‘The World In The Woodland’ Artist Commission

A commission to explore the multiple histories, expansive geographies and new imaginative possibilities within the Tortworth Tree collection.

Closing

17:00 03/02/23

Fee

£5000 Fee & £2000 production budget

Region

Gloucestershire

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Writing

THEIR x FLARB (Free Lazy Arty Radical Bookclub)

Join Ellen Gillett (she/they) for FLARB, the Free Lazy Arty Radical Bookclub, in a special THEIR session.

Performance

This Is What The Menopause Looks Like

Osbourne & What present a day of events around the theme This Is What The Menopause Looks Like.

Multidisciplinary

This Is Where I Leave You by Alison Lam

Alison Lam, a neurodiverse British-Chinese artist, explores the themes of difference, belonging, and inclusion through her work.

Thriving Neighbourhoods Residencies: Future Green Spaces

Join a community of change makers, spend time in/with Knowle West & bring your unique practice to co-create artwork in response to Future Green Spaces

Closing

00:00 13/07/23

Fee

The Artist will receive a fee of: £3,000

Throes of Grief : Open Call

An open call for artists who have experienced or who may be experiencing Deep Grief.

Multidisciplinary

Through Line

A contemporary exhibition with a variety of works and disciplines in a unique space.

Research

Transitional Waters: Art and Ecology on the Feeder Canal

Transitional Waters is a weekend event and exhibition that explores Bristol’s Feeder Canal as a cultural and ecological place in transition.

Trinity Community Arts are reaching out for new Trustees

Trinity is reaching out for new Trustees to join the existing Board on the next phase of our journey.

Photography

Unstable Ground at Studio KIND.

In partnership with Corinna Wagner (University of Exeter), Unstable Ground brings together nine artists based in the South West.

We are actively seeking tutors…

We are actively seeking tutors who teach, support and mentor students through sharing their own artists practice.

WEVAA Research and Development Fellowship and Bursary Information Session

An online meeting hosted by Lucy Badrocke, Sector Support Manager VASW. All welcome.

What if…?

Seeds of Tomorrow Growing Today. Join us online or in-person in Bristol for a night of exploration into the world of community tech and art!

Date

17/10/24

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

What Is Beautiful Project

Bridport Arts Centre is looking for workshop facilitators for a community engagement project based in the Allsop Gallery

Multidisciplinary

WHAT REMAINS Solo Exhibition by Crystal D. Evans

A multimedia solo exhibition exploring memory, identity, and human resilience through sculpture, photography, film, and poetry.

Multidisciplinary

Where Being Found Begins

A group exhibition exploring ideas of being found.

Writing

Who were the women in TS Eliot’s Life?

Join us for an evening of performance and discussion to uncover the great women who inspired T.S Eliot’s The Waste Land.

Multidisciplinary

Wild Apples by Serena Korda

East Quay gallery in Somerset is thrilled to present ‘Wild Apples’, an exhibition by renowned artist and sculptor Serena Korda

Dates

21/09/24 – 05/01/25

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Region

Somerset

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Education

Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge

This exhibition celebrates the life and work of John Aubrey, born 400 years ago in Easton Piercy, near Kington St Michael.

Multidisciplinary

Work Party for Cheats

A playful communal space for creatives to get the stuff done that we just can’t get done. Each partygoer brings a task that has defeated them.

Date

01/10/24

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Writing

Workshop: GHT Creative Writing Group with Liz Amos

Led by Liz Amos, the GHT Creative Writing Group offers a series of free writing workshops using our contemporary art programme as the stimulus

Drawing

Wow! Amazing Science in Children’s Books Exhibition

Explore the fascinating world of science through captivating artwork from renowned children’s illustrators in this family-friendly exhibition.

Dates

22/07/25 – 01/11/25

Organisation

South West Heritage Trust

X2 SPACES AVAILABLE AT EBC DAY SCHOOL (ALT ED ART SCHOOL)

Day School offers artists a shared studio space alongside monthly education days with guest artists, support and advice for work and careers.

Sound

Yellowfields: Overburden

Eleanor Duffin, Olivia Jones, Abigail Reynolds, Libita Sibungu, with Suzanne Lacy and Sharon Allen

YOUNG PENWITH ARTISTS EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY!

Funded Exhibition Opportunity for a month show at Penwith Gallery in St Ives for all Artists aged 35 years or younger based in Cornwall!

Words / Design / Image in neon

We are commissioning a new artwork to install in the foyer of our flagship venue, God’s House Tower.

ZELDA Free Artist Mentorship Programme: Call for Applications!

ZELDA’s first artist mentorship programme is now accepting applications. We’re looking for 8 mentees to pair with 8 expert mentors from Oct-Jan.

Writing

Filter Writing

In Focus Edu­ca­tion & Devl­op­ment CiC

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Art In Motion

Dart­ing­ton Trust

The Muse­um of Gloucester

37 Looe Street

Uni­ver­si­ty of Plymouth

Arte­lier Art Consultancy

Exeter Phoenix

Arts and Cul­ture, Uni­ver­si­ty of Exeter

A Some­times Project

Back Lane West

Bath Art Depot

Bath Artists Studios

Cre­ative Morn­ings Bristol

Bris­tol Pop-Up Shop

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Ply­mouth Char­i­ta­ble Trust

Cine Sis­ters SW

The Hide Artist Retreat

TOSH (The Old School House)

Cul­ture Declares Emer­gency: Bris­tol and Beyond

Day School Bristol

GUG­GLE­TON FARM ARTS

Clay­hill Arts

Doozy Mag

east bris­tol contemporary

The Edge & Andrew Brownsword Gallery

‘a space’ arts

Libraries Unlim­it­ed

MIR­ROR

Land­mark Arts Centre

Flock South West

Fish Fac­to­ry Art Space CIC

Gallery Grounds CIC

BEAF Arts Co

Babe Sta­tion

Bricks

Nailsea Arts Centre

No Place Art

Art Work Exeter

CAST

CAMP

Cara­boo Projects

Cre­ativ­i­ty Works

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Field Notes

Fore­ground

Fringe Arts Bath

Gods House Tower

Ilmin­ster Arts Centre

Open­Sto­ry­Tellers

Pho­toworks

Sev­ern­side Com­mu­ni­ty Rail Partnership

Stu­dio Response

The Pearl Exchange

Trin­i­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

ZEST Col­lec­tive

CVAN LON­DON

Bris­tol School of Art

John Hansard Gallery

Uni­ver­si­ty Of The West Of England

The Arts Devel­op­ment Company

Per­adam

ACE

tre­nar­ren HOUSE

Hweg

Telling Our Sto­ries, Find­ing Our Roots

Stu­dio KIND

More Than Ponies

Arnolfi­ni

Make­tank Cul­tur­al Lab CIC

The Sher­borne

ZEL­DA

Matthew Lany­on Festival

Dream​stu​dio​.io

The Moth­er­ship

West of Eng­land Music and Arts

Art­Port | Por­tishead Arts Festival

In Focus Education & Devlopment CiC

Dartington Trust

Dartington Trust

The Museum of Gloucester

University of Plymouth

Artelier Art Consultancy

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter

A Sometimes Project

Creative Mornings Bristol

Bristol Pop-Up Shop

Arts University Plymouth Charitable Trust

Cine Sisters SW

Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond

GUGGLETON FARM ARTS

Clayhill Arts

east bristol contemporary

Libraries Unlimited

MIRROR

Landmark Arts Centre

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Babe Station

Caraboo Projects

Creativity Works

Dartington Trust

Foreground

Ilminster Arts Centre

OpenStoryTellers

Photoworks

Severnside Community Rail Partnership

Studio Response

Trinity Community Arts

ZEST Collective

CVAN LONDON

Bristol School of Art

University Of The West Of England

The Arts Development Company

Peradam

trenarren HOUSE

Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots

Studio KIND

Arnolfini

Maketank Cultural Lab CIC

The Sherborne

ZELDA

Matthew Lanyon Festival

Dreamstudio.io

The Mothership

West of England Music and Arts

ArtPort | Portishead Arts Festival

The Studio in Bath

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Art Business Ltd

Watershed

Bridport Arts Centre

Creative Minds

SERCHIA

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Cheltenham Borough Council

Penzance Life Group

Visual Arts Plymouth

Visual Culture Research Group

Falmouth University

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A greener future? — Exeter Literary Festival

A Life Outside: Hope Bourne on Exmoor

A Picturesque Tour

A reading list by Amal Khalaf

A Sound Journey to Freedom by Phantom Limb and Noise in Yangon

A Tale of Two Libraries : the legacy of Exeter’s bibliophile bishops

Above and Below — Part of Devon Open Studios 2022

Access BEAF Residents Programme

ACE Funding Workshop

ACT — creative commoning with PaP

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All the Being and the Doing: Making Mothers Visible

‘Always Coming Home’ by Poulomi Basu

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