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Artquest Exchange Updates
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Artquest Exchange is our online community for professional visual artists, bringing together practitioners from across the UK and around the world. Members can connect with peers, share experiences, and take part in our annual 30/30 creative challenge.
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As we continue to develop Artquest Exchange, we're introducing a range of exciting new benefits and improvements for members.
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Updated Artquest Exchange membership criteria
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We’re also launching a programme of free online talks exclusively for Artquest Exchange members. These sessions will cover key topics for developing artists’ careers. Join or log in to let us know what you’d like the next talk to focus on.
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Highlighted opportunities
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The Artist Grant supports underrepresented artists who are working collaboratively to benefit their communities – offering time, visibility, and support to grow their practice. Open to those who identify as an emerging artist and have at least two and no more than 10 years of professional experience. There are 10 unrestricted grants of €10,000 intended to support living costs and …
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Submissions to the 10th edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize are now open. Inspired by LOEWE’s own beginnings as an artisanal workshop, the prize recognizes excellence, artistic merit, and innovation in craft, in all its forms. The Prize for the winning entry is 50,000 euros. The winning work selected by the Jury, as well as the works of the …
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The Camargo Fellowship offers a 10-week research-based residencies to 14 fellows per year (7 artists and 7 scholars & thinkers). The Camargo Fellowship not only provides time and space for the residents, but also initiates exchanges within the group and develops a collective spirit, which is one of the program’s distinctive features. The interactions developed among the program’s fellows are …
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Torridge District Council invites expressions of interest for a new public art commission in Westward Ho!, a vibrant village on the Atlantic coast within the Northern Devon UNESCO Biosphere. The selected artist will work with Westward Ho!'s community steering group and creative participants to develop an original, site-specific public artwork for the village. The Project Steering Group and Community Panel …
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České Budějovice ECoC 2028 and Ars Electronica invite artists, designers, creatives, and artist collectives to apply for a fully funded program designed for direct collaboration with local scientists. The two residency positions offer opportunities to integrate scientific research into new or ongoing artistic practices, culminating in a public presentation through the collaboration with Ars Electronica and other partners. The selected …
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Brave New Visions: Creativity as Rebellion, is PhotoVogue’s Global Open Call inviting photographers and video makers from around the world to submit work that engages with the present through original and compelling visual storytelling. Open to artists across all medias, from fashion to documentary, portraiture, fine art, and beyond. A total of $12,000 in grants will be awarded to three …
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The Attainable Art Show is a new public selling exhibition, bringing together 40 emerging artists in a curated, gallery-style show with a strict £1,000 price cap. The show is designed to open up collecting to new audiences while giving artists a platform to sell work, gain visibility, and access professional development. Selected artists benefit from studio filming a programme of …
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DASH in partnership with Art Riot Collective are offering an opportunity for a home-based visual artist interested in pursuing a curatorial practice fellowship. The Fellowship is part of Coventry Art Show, a city-wide response to the themes of British Art Show 10; putting access, local people and communities at the heart of a major celebration of culture and art. The …
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Radical Sabbatical is a collaboration between University Collections, University of Birmingham and Eastside Projects which offers the opportunity for two artists to each undertake a six-month residency at the University of Birmingham centred on research and development. Radical Sabbatical 2027 will take ideas of touch as a starting point and are interested in receiving proposals that interpret this theme from …
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Applications are open to join the sixth cohort of the Other MA (TOMA), a 15-month artist-led education programme based in Southend-on-Sea. Each programme welcomes a cohort of 12 - 15 selected artists, working in any art form to take part in the active, intensive and responsive learning offer. Together, the cohort decide on their programme of workshops, visiting artists, exhibition …
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Professional visual artists anywhere in England can ask us a question related to their practice and get a clear, concise answer for free.
Includes information on arts-related legal issues through our Artlaw programme.
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Contact us any time: our small, part-time team of practising artists aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
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Artists Now Green Manifesto
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The Artists Information Company has relaunched as Artists Now. Along with the new name, they have rebranded and launched a new website.
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To coincide with the launch Artists Now have developed a Green Manifesto as a guide to assist artists in building a more environmentally responsible practice. The Green Manifesto was written by artists for artists. The process was led by the Artquest's Tom Pope alongside artists Alys Scott Hawkins, and Melanie Wheeler.
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Artquest Exchange
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Image: 'The Exchange' art collaboration Wayne Chisnall & Calum F Kerr
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Artquest Exchange is our free, professional network for visual artists anywhere in the world. Find artists around the corner or around the world to:
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- work with, get feedback on your work, and advice on your career,
- meet in new places when you plan to travel,
- extend your professional network,
- arrange temporary studio and apartment exchanges.
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Artquest Exchange is open to any professional artist to join for free.
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News
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Campaign for the Arts
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The Campaign for the Arts has launched a new petition, urging the new Prime Minister to make the arts and culture an integral part of his forthcoming “10-year plan” for the UK.
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Creative Clusters, Geography and University-Industry Links
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New research published today by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) reveals the vital role universities play in supporting place-based growth and innovation.
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Research finds biggest obstacle to creative exports not demand but ‘mechanics of trade’
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The report finds ‘significant challenges’ such as global trade uncertainty and geopolitical tensions must be overcome to realise the ambitions of the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
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Jessica Morgan named as new Tate Director
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Director of Dia Art Foundation in New York will take up role on 1 January 2027
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