The Supporting Act Foundation – 2025 Artist Grant

Deadline: 13/10/2025

The Artist Grant is designed to help emerging artists from underrepresented groups whose practices involve some form of collaborative, collective, or creative processes that incorporate or benefit their community. This opportunity offers…

https://thesupportingact.org/programs/2025-artist-grant

The Elephant Trust: Grants for the Visual Arts

Deadline: 19/10/2025

The Trustees’ main objective is to support new work. Given The Elephant Trust’s modest resources, grants are usually between £2000 and £5000, but with the addition of the Shelagh Wakely Bequest some…

https://www.elephanttrust.org.uk/

St Margaret’s House Artists in Residence

Deadline: 20/10/2025

St Margaret’s House are currently looking for local artists to apply for their 2026 residencies. You can be an artist of any kind, working in any medium. All you need is the drive to…

https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/artist-in-residence-application

The Burton at Bideford Ceramics Residency 2025-26

Deadline: 20/10/2025

The Burton Ceramics Residency provides an opportunity for an artist in the early stages of their career to explore and develop their practice in relation to The Burton’s collections resulting in an exhibition…

https://www.burtonartgallery.co.uk/open-call-for-the-burton-at-bideford-ceramics-residency-2025-26/

Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Studio Award 2026

Deadline: 22/10/2025

The Lewisham Arthouse Graduate Award 2026 is an opportunity providing recent graduates (between 2022 2025) with free studio space, mentorship and production support for 12 months. Applicants must have completed or graduated from either…

https://www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk/graduateaward

Habitat Sculptures public art commission

Deadline: 27/10/2025

Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists to develop and deliver a Public Art Commission providing new wildlife habitats. This project aims to use funding available to commission public art providing new wildlife habitats…

https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/parks-leisure-and-culture/arts-and-culture/public-art/habitat-sculptures

A4 International Residency Program 2026-2027 

Deadline: 31/10/2025

A4 Residency Art Center respects creative outcomes in various forms and disciplines, encouraging artists to use diverse media and approaches to forge connections and collaborations with the local environment, with a focus on interdisciplinary integration…

https://www.a4artmuseum.com/en/a4-residencyartcenter/residing/latest-recruitment/

Scholarship for drawing and paper art from the city of Waiblingen

Deadline: 31/10/2025

The city of Waiblingen invites three international artists to work at the Galerie im Kameralamt for six weeks, starting June 15, 2026. Once a week, the public and groups…

https://www.galerie-stihl-waiblingen.de/Papierkunststipendium/Bewerbung

Between Bridges Residency

Deadline: 02/11/2025

Between Bridges is pleased to announce the open call for the next residency for visual artists. The residency includes a working phase as well as a one month exhibition or public presentation. The residency is open to…

https://www.betweenbridges.net/residency

Constellations ° Residency

Deadline: 02/11/2025

UP Projects is partnering with the Royal Parks to offer a new, 6 month residency opportunity for an artist to be based at Greenwich Park. The selected artist will receive free studio space at St Mary’s Lodge…

https://upprojects.com/projects/constellations-residency

University of Exeter Creative Fellowship 2025-26

Deadline: 02/11/2025

Applications are invited from creative practitioners for this year’s Arts and Culture Creative Fellowship, which will be hosted by the Gender and Sexuality Collective, and will focus on reimagining the possibilities for sexuality and…

https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/creative-fellowship-2025-26-callout-for-artists

a-n Artists’ Bursaries 2025–26

Deadline: 03/11/2025

As part of their commitment to supporting artists, a n is offering bursaries of £500 to £1,500. A n are looking for applicants with innovative and ambitious thinking who want to make a step change in…

https://www.a-n.co.uk/bursaries/artists-bursaries-2025-26/

Let’s Not Forget: A Walk in the Past – Artist Commission

Deadline: 03/11/2025

Let’s Not Forget is a community driven heritage project designed to celebrate and preserve the rich heritage of the Dallow area of Luton. Through the project, Mary Seacole Housing…

https://www.revolutonarts.com/opportunity/lets-not-forget-a-walk-in-the-past-artist-commission-call-out/

Co-Act – Artist Development Programme

Deadline: 04/11/2025

Co Act is a new artist development programme for socially engaged artists and artists working at the intersection of art and community practice, supported by Jerwood Foundation. The programme will support two, early career artists…

https://thenewbridgeproject.com/news/open-call-co-act/

Venice Fellowships Programme for Axis Members

Deadline: 12/11/2025

The Venice Fellowships Programme offers an opportunity for an Axis member to spend a month in Venice during the biennale. Fellows spend half their time working at the British Pavilion, acting as Exhibition Ambassadors…

https://axisweb.org/blog/venice-fellowships-programme

The Royal Academy Schools Post-Graduate Programme

Deadline: 08/12/2025

The RA Schools postgraduate education in contemporary art practice is a three year post graduate programme. Committed to wide access to art education the RA charge no fees, successful applicants are typically provided with…

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/page/the-ra-schools

ARTCRY

Open deadline

ARTCRY is a new fund supporting urgent artistic responses to current social and political events. The fund aims to encourage artists to create bold political work with funding in seven days to enable fast action. ARTCRY are seeking applications…

https://www.artcry.co.uk/apply

Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants

Open deadline

National Lottery Project Grants is an open access programme for arts, museums and libraries projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations. National Lottery Project Grants supports a broad…

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/projectgrants