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A new online programme of talks and knowledge sharing sessions for Artquest Exchange members.
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Finding and Applying for Opportunities
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Date: Thursday 24 September 2026, 10–11.30 am (UK time)
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Location: Online talk hosted on Zoom
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Booking: FREE event, but booking is essential
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In this session we’ll explore and pool our experience of artist opportunities including:
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Different types of opportunities available:
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- Where to find them
- What they offer at different career stages
- How to assess whether they’re right for you
- How to decide when an application is worth your time, energy and resources
- Practical tips for applying
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Image credit: Jonas Pequeno, T ENSEMBLE, 2019
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Highlighted opportunities
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The Art Prize supports contemporary artists by offering them the opportunity to create a new, site-specific artwork which will remain on permanent display in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, will become part of the Foundation’s art collection, and will join an important cultural heritage as well. The Art Prize 2027 is open to visual artists working in the fields of sculpture, installation, …
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The ARCAthens Athens Residency 2027 is accepting applications for its Spring 2027 fellowship program in Athens, Greece. Open to international artists, curators, and scholars who do not reside in Greece, the three-month residency runs from February 4 through April 26, 2027. Two fellows, one in Visual Art and one in Curatorial Practice, will participate in a structured program of research, …
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As one of Cove Park’s key programmes, the biennial call for Awarded Residencies reflects the ongoing commitment to the support of local, national, and international artists, researchers, writers, and creative practitioners, working in all art forms and at every career stage. These residencies offer supported time for research, creative development, and the production of new work. The fully funded Awarded …
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Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) is inviting artists and designers to apply for a £10,000 Supergraphics Commission as part of the redevelopment of Marlborough Sports Garden in Southwark, London. The selected artist will work collaboratively with BOST, the project architects and local communities to develop designs for a range of surfaces. BOST has allocated a budget of £10,000 for the …
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The National Festival of Making invites applications for two paid artist residencies with manufacturers in Lancashire as part of Art in Manufacturing, its headline commissioning programme. Each residency offers the opportunity to develop new work through research and collaboration within a distinctive manufacturing setting. Each residency has a commission budget of £8,000 covering artist fees and the making of the …
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The National Gallery invites UK-based emerging creatives to develop a digital work for the Connected Canvas, a group of linked large-scale digital screens in the Sainsbury Wing entrance. The opportunity is open to individuals and multidisciplinary teams within the first five years of professional practice. Applicants are invited to explore how digital experiences can bring the human stories behind paintings …
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The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize 2027 is an international art prize for visual artists proposing an original, large-scale sculptural installation for an outdoor site at Minos Palace in Agios Nikolaos, Crete. The selected artist receives €15,000, while the Foundation covers the agreed construction, transportation, and installation expenses for the work. Additional support includes a return trip to …
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Art Explora – Cité internationale des arts are accepting applications for its 2027 Artist’s Residency Programme in Paris. The programme is open internationally with no age limit. Applicants need at least five years of professional practice and an international record of presenting their work and research. Eligible disciplines include visual arts, performing arts, and digital arts. Solo and collective residency …
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Essex Cultural Diversity Project invites proposals for a new project to creatively respond to the history of Shoeburyness near Southend. The commission aims to engage local communities, and underrepresented voices enabling them to tell their own stories in their own words. The creative vision, participatory process and final artwork will be shaped by the creative practitioner, their proposed project and …
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The Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Award is an opportunity providing recent graduates from universities colleges and alternative art education programmes with a free studio space, a mentorship programme and production support for nine months. The award includes a stipend of £500, £1,000 towards a mentoring programme and £1000 production budget for and end of residency event.
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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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Open call - Apply to Art Worlds
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For this Art Worlds call for proposals, we would like to commission at least one artist to contribute a written article, video, or audio piece exploring what value means within their practice and experience as an artist.
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Value is a term that is often discussed in relation to the financial worth of artworks, yet artists create many different forms of value through their practices. Artistic work can generate cultural, social, public, educational and economic value, but artists are not always recognised, paid or compensated for the value they create.
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We invite proposals that reflect on the value your work creates, the value you aspire for it to have, and the factors that shape, influence or determine that value. We are interested in personal perspectives, critical reflections and lived experiences.
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Deadline 10am, 14 September, 2026
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Image credit: Jamila Prowse from the series Things We Remember
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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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Art and design A-levels at record low uptake
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The Campaign for the Arts’ analysis of 2026’s A-level results reveals that arts subjects now account for just 10.0% of all A-level entries – a record low.
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Stopping while ahead
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London gallery Sid Motion to shut after a decade, she says she is winding up "while the programme and finances are still intact"
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John Cage changes his tune
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A 639-year-long John Cage organ piece just changed chord, for the first time in two-and-a-half years
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Female artists garden told to vacate roof terrace
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The Artist's Garden on the roof of Temple Station has been told by owner Places for London, Transport for London's commercial property arm, to move out so that the area can be assessed for potential repairs.
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