How to throw your own party: peer mentoring as infrastructure
About this article This article was written by Sophia Kosmaoglou one of the long term advisors on the Artquest One to One programme. Artquest One to One’s saw Artquest staff…
FVU:LAB
Open deadline
FVU:LAB is delivered in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University and provides opportunities for four UK based emerging moving image artists to work with cutting edge technologies at NTU’s new Design and Digital Arts building. This can be either for…
S+T+ARTS Prize 2026
Deadline: 04/03/2026
The S+T+ARTS Prize aims to showcase and celebrate visions and achievements at the interface between innovation and creation—driven by both science/technology and the Arts. The submission is open to all forms of artistic work and all types…
Black Makers and Designers Residency
Deadline: 08/02/2026
Makerversity is launching the Black Designers and Makers Residency. A programme designed to offer long term support, space and resources to Black designers, makers, creatives and innovators. Each resident will receive £100 every month, to…
https://www.makerversity.org/blog-post/black-makers-and-designers-residency
Four Nations International Fund
Deadline: 25/02/2026
The Four Nations International Fund helps artists and creative practitioners from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales collaborate with each other and with partners around the world. The fund exists to make international collaboration easier at…
Massee Arts Grant
Deadline: 31/03/2026
The Massee Arts Grant provides an annual fund of £10,000 to support new individual projects up to a maximum of £5,000 each. Artists who can help encourage all sectors of society to engage with and learn about…
Prix Ars Electronica 2026
Deadline: 04/03/2026
The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s longest running media art competition. Winners are eligible for the coveted Golden Nica awards and monetary prizes of up to 10,000 euros in each of the 4 categories. The…
Pitch Your Project International Women’s Day 2026
Deadline: 09/02/2026
To celebrate International Women’s Day, ‘A space’ arts are looking to award a £2000 bursary to a creative, community focused, women led initiative in the SO postcode. Projects will be selected by the…
https://aspacearts.org.uk/news/open-call-pitch-your-project-iwd-2026
Honeybourne Line public art commission
Deadline: 27/02/2026
Cheltenham Borough Council is seeking a public artist to transform the Honeybourne Line, a historic disused railway turned vibrant cycle path, into an inspiring cultural journey. This commission offers an opportunity to create bold, imaginative…
https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/info/33/parks_and_open_spaces/547/honeybourne_line/2
The Drawing Year
Deadline: 01/04/2026
The Drawing Year is a full time, full scholarship postgraduate level programme. It is designed for artists and creatives who wish to engage in creative exploration and critical enquiry, and discover how drawing can further enrich their…
https://royaldrawingschool.org/courses/postgraduate-drawing-year
Fall of Freedom
On 21 November 2025, artists and cultural workers in the US are launching a nationwide ‘cultural celebration of art against fascism and censorship’. Operating under the banner ‘Fall of Freedom’ (FoF), they are joining cause with widespread…
Lifting the Veil
The Great Art Fraud was televised by the BBC in August 2025, documenting one of the biggest art frauds in art market history. British born contemporary art dealer Inigo Philbrick was the perpetrator, who emerged as ‘an…
Fake or Fortune?
On 29 July 2025, a landmark lawsuit ended concerning a living British artist. The principal claimant was Robert Fletcher, who was a correctional officer at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre (TBCC) in Ontario, Canada, in the 1970s.…
The Art of Progress Prize
Deadline: 01/03/2026
The Art of Progress Prize is a global award where art, innovation, and sustainability intersect, supporting the next generation of creative changemakers. Applications are invited from artists aged 35 and under from anywhere in the…
https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/art-of-progress-prize/en/home.html
How to submit a proposal to Art Worlds
Art Worlds articles share practical advice on the realities of operating in the art world. We’re inviting proposals for articles that offer insights on being an artist from diverse lived experiences. A central focus is how to develop and maintain a sustainable career. We want to hear: In return, we offer up to £250 per […]
On Being an Artist and Running a Business
Being an artist is not my job, it’s who I am. I can’t turn off the part of me that’s constantly looking, listening and feeling the world, then thinking of ways to…
Applied: the questions
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Lost in Translation
Plagiarism and copyright infringement are often misunderstood as being the same, but are not: they may overlap, but are separate wrongs. Plagiarism is a violation of ethical norms and policies, typically in academic and professional disciplines, but…