Event

Intro to Ecological Film Making Workshop

The Quaker tapestry Museum, The Quaker Tapestry Museum, KENDAL, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
16/08/2025

This workshop offers an easy and experimental introduction for anyone interested in making moving-images responding to the natural world. The workshop provides an overview to non-fiction filmmaking (AKA creative documentaries), enthusing participants with the techniques to play with creative approaches towards documentation in their own lives.

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Case study

Case study: The Dispensary Gallery

The Dispensary Gallery is a research-led art gallery in Wrexham. Its dynamic programme of exhibitions and events brings together local, national and international artist-researchers, providing a supportive hub and a space to display their work.

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Artist profile

Sheila MacNeill

About me I am a Glasgow based artist working in a range of paint based mediums. My work is a representation of my interactions with, and reflections on, my immediate environment. Through my work I explore and share my reactions to the boundaries between the natural environment and human imposed...

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Event

Couched/Laid Bayeux Stitch Workshop

The Quaker tapestry Museum, The Quaker Tapestry Museum, KENDAL, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
24/05/2025

Often known as Bayeux stitch, laid and couched work was used all over Europe throughout the middle ages, often for very large pieces of embroidery/ Learn this fun easy technique using naturally dyed wool.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Alice Sheppard Fidler

Alice Sheppard Fidler received the Gilbert Bayes Award from the Royal Society of Sculptors, the CAS Emerging Sculptor Development Award in 2023/4, and is an Associate at Spike Island, Bristol. She is a founding member of Studio Voltaire Gallery and Arts Charity and runs the artist-led initiative The Hide Artist Retreat. Before completing her MA in Fine Art at the University of the West of England in 2020, she worked in design for television, film, and fashion.

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Event

Japanese Papercut Workshop

The Quaker tapestry Museum, The Quaker Tapestry Museum, KENDAL, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
06/09/2025

In this mindful and session, professional artist Pui Lee will help you to create your own unique design to be cut into paper to create a wonderful artwork to take home with you

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Curator profile

Fruitmarket

Fruitmarket is a free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiration and opportunity for artists and audiences.

We programme, develop and present world-class exhibitions, commissions, publications, performances, events and engagement...

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Event

Mala Necklace Workshop

The Horton - Epsom, Haven Way, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Workshop
11/04/2025

Friday 11th April, 10am – 1pm Design and make your ‘Mala style’ necklace. This knotted necklace is similar to the traditional Mala in style, using your own sequence of beads and finishing with the traditional tassel.

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Resource

Funding library

The White Pube

This library is a resource of successful funding applications that you can learn from to write your own bids. It also includes links to other resources such as application templates and crib sheets.

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Event

Children's Lino Printing Workshop

The Horton - Epsom, Haven Way, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Workshop
08/04/2025

Tuesday 8th April, 10.30am- 12.30pm Young artists will learn the traditional relief printing method using poly blocks to create colourful prints to frame at home. Artists will explore images, scale, line, composition, colour and the reduction process to create their prints.

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Upcoming opportunity

Leek Open Studios - Meet the Maker 2025

04/04/2025   LEEK  

This is a one-day event and will be held on Saturday, 20th September 2025, from 10 am until 4 pm. Leek is a wonderfully creative town, and our event is designed to offer local (30-mile radius) artists or designer-makers the chance to celebrate their creativity and showcase how they work to an engaged and enthusiastic audience.

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Event

Chinese Brush Painting - Magnolia

The Horton - Epsom, Haven Way, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Workshop
10/04/2025

Thursday 10th April, 10:30am – 3pm Capture the spirit of spring with this Chinese Brush Painting workshop. Experienced tutor Angela Reich would love to help you enjoy this unique art form. Anyone can learn – no previous art experience is needed.

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Artist profile

Marsh & Moor

Textile artist and environmentalist, exploring ways in which art can contribute to healing for both humans and the planet. Fascinated by the soil, working with plants to extract colour and aiming to create a connection between growers, the potential of British soil for both fibre and pigment and...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson's art practice focuses on the body, movement, and embodied experience, with a strong emphasis on mark-making and line. She works intuitively to create drawings, paintings, and mixed media pieces that explore and express these themes drawing upon personal experiences.

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Event

Art School Nepal

Til Swuara Hill Farm where you will be overlooking Annapurna Range, Nepal
Workshop
24/03/2025 to 03/04/2025

Art Holiday in Nepal

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Curator profile

Saltaire Inspired Team

Saltaire Inspired is an ambitious arts charity, creating quality contemporary arts events in unique settings.

We have a vision to establish Saltaire as an internationally recognised centre for the visual arts, inspiring people of all ages and...

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Case study

Case Study: The Kent Downs AONB

The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a nationally protected landscape stretching from the white cliffs of Dover to the Surrey and London border. With ancient bluebell woodlands, rugged chalk coastline, internationally rare chalk grassland, and ragstone villages, there is beauty to explore all year round. The North Downs Way National Trail, one of 15 national trails in England and Wales, is home to the arts trail, and much of it follows the legendary Pilgrims Way from Canterbury to Winchester.

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Event

Care-Full Creativity

Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre, Hopwood Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
10/04/2025

How can cultural sector freelancers develop resilient practices that maintain wellbeing and sustain creativity? Free one-day course

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Upcoming opportunity

Spring Show

04/04/2025   Leeds  

SPRING Show - Open Call for Exhibition (2 - 5th May 2025)

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Event

25th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality

Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
14/03/2025 to 12/04/2025

Circular ArtSpace is delighted to announce the 25th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, an immersive digital showcase running from 14 March to 12 April 2025. This innovative exhibition brings together a diverse group of talented artists, offering audiences worldwide the opportunity to engage with contemporary art in a unique and interactive way.

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Resource

Platforma Arts and Refugee Network

Platforma arts and refugee network supports and develops arts and culture by, about and with refugees and migrants. Platforma is managed by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with organisations across the country. Every two years they run the Platforma Festival in a different part of England. They also provide one-to-one information to artists and organisations on subjects including, access to opportunities, contacts, project development and fundraising.

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Event

Artizan Women's Open Exhibition 2025

Artizan Collective, 74 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
09/03/2025 to 13/04/2025

The Artizan Women’s Open Exhibition returns for 2025, continuing its mission to celebrate, amplify, and champion women artists in a diverse and inclusive showcase.

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Curator profile

Alice Bradshaw

Alice Bradshaw is an artist, curator and writer. She is interested in discarded, everyday materials and words. Recycling and repetition are important strategies in her work, which sets up a dialogue around the value of rubbish through objects, publications, exhibitions and events. Alice's...

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Event

Any Other Business

The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park. Clinton Road, London, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
04/04/2025 to 14/04/2025

The renowned international Prism Textiles returns to the Art Pavilion in Mile End with their latest exhibition of contemporary textile-inspired art inspired by Any Other Business.

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Artist profile

Eunice Gonçalves Duarte

I’m a performance artist and researcher. My main research topics are everyday technology (handheld devices) for performance practice, low-tech images and the emotional reception in neuroaesthetics. I work with autobiography material (snapshots and home movies) and historical archives. I...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Sam Ivin

Sam Ivin is a photographic artist who explores social issues and the people connected with them. By documenting their stories and perspectives he hopes to provide a more personal, tangible understanding of them. His process often involves hosting photography workshops, where he creates collaborative artwork with project participants.

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Event

Mind the Gap

Westminster Reference Library, 35 St Martin's Street, London, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
29/03/2025 to 16/04/2025

Have you ever felt stuck, unsure how to move forward? Or the euphoria of a moment so big it feels like you might burst? These extremes and the transitional spaces between them, form the heart of my immersive exhibition Mind The Gap.

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Upcoming opportunity

*** OPEN CALL FOR ALL STUDENTS of ART & WRITING *** GET YOUR WORK PUBLISHED AND BUILD YOUR CV

04/04/2025     

CALLING art students pursuing a BA, MA, or PhD. We are running a student issue and are so excited to see your work included in the art zine Haus-a-rest

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Event

Creative Typography Course

The Horton - Epsom, Haven Way, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom
Workshop
16/04/2025 to 23/04/2025

Two week course running on the 16th & 23rd April, 1:30pm – 4:30pm. The tradition of illustrating with type dates back to the earliest documents and books.

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Upcoming opportunity

Threshold Issue 01: Artwork and Writing Open Call

06/04/2025     

Threshold is an experimental publication. We are accepting submissions of artworks and writings for our first issue around the themes of 'contamination'.

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Event

Hand and Treasure

Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Art fair
26/04/2025 to 27/04/2025

A curated art and vintage fair in central Hebden Bridge with a good reputation and high footfall. Held at Hebden Bridge Town Hall; a community hub with a cafe and a lovely large hall. The fair is run by artist Julia Ogden and is the fifth fair.

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Case study

Case Study: Fronteer

Fronteer is run by Michael and Sharon Borkowsky and began as a freelance arts initiative to provide exhibition spaces and host open calls for artists. In October 2020 they opened a gallery of their own; Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield and have established the annual art prize 'The Fronteer Open'.

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Event

14th Community Art Exhibition

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/04/2025 to 27/04/2025

Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond. A true celebration of creativity!

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Curator profile

Animate Projects

Animate Projects is an arts agency working at the intersection of film, animation and art, established in 2007 by curator/producers Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas. We're based in Derby and Folkestone. Since 2007 we've worked with over 120 artists, filmmakers and animators to make ambitious...

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Event

IMAGINISM – A Celebration of Art & Imagination at Vellum Mill Gallery 🎨✨

Vellum Mill Gallery, 76a Mill Lane , London, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
25/04/2025 to 02/05/2025

**IMAGINISM** is a vibrant exhibition celebrating creativity and imagination through diverse artistic styles. Featuring expressive paintings, mixed media, and sculpture, this dynamic showcase brings together established and emerging artists. Join us at Vellum Mill Gallery for an inspiring journey into art, with live music at the exclusive Private View on 25th April! 🎨✨

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Artist profile

Anna Walker

Artist, researcher, storyteller and educator.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Milly Aburrow

Through a playful colour palette and a comical stylisation, Milly Aburrow's work characterises the parameters of commercialisation, consumerist society, and particularly contemporary food culture. She was a recipient of the Kenneth Armitage Young Sculpture Prize 2023 and exhibits in galleries across the UK.

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Event

Swipe Right 4 Art

Artizan Collective, 74 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
18/04/2025 to 04/05/2025

Sienna Editions presents their first exhibition 'Swipe Right 4 Art' at Artizan Gallery, opening April 17th for a special two-week showcase.

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Resource

Artist Rates of Pay

Artist Union England

A guide to help artists and their employers in England to determine fair pay for artists' labour.

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Event

Lucy May Schofield - Scrolls: The Continuous Page

WYPW at the Piazza Huddersfield, 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Talk
09/05/2025

Join artist Lucy May Schofield as she discusses the scroll as a record of time, distance, and unfolding narratives. In this talk and Q&A, Lucy explores the significance of the scroll as both a historical form and its contemporary relevance in telling stories.

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Upcoming opportunity

Kirkstall Art Trail 2025

06/04/2025   Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire  

Kirkstall Art Trail is an annual celebration of art in the community, featuring local artists and creative organisations. For two days in July, venues throughout Kirkstall will host a variety of exhibitions, free workshops, and activities. Kirkstall Art Trail began in 2015. Now in its 10th year, the Art Trail is looking for artists, makers, and creative organisations based in West Leeds and the surrounding areas to take part in the weekend-long celebration of creativity.

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Event

Drawing in Provence

Maison Sylvette, Place Du Patiol, Camaret sur Aigues, France
Workshop
19/05/2025 to 25/05/2025

Maison Sylvette is the home of Sylvette David, who is Picasso's last surviving muse. Isabel is her daughter and as a practising sculptor herself enjoys using their family French home to share her extensive knowledge of drawing and carving. The house is old and a beautiful artistic venue, full of inspiring cameos. This is a truely authentic experience.

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Curator profile

Karen Sherwood

Cupola Contemporary Art was established in 1991 and has grown to become on eof the largest most highly respected privately run contemporary art galleries in the North of England.  With a reputation for quality shows and innovation, the gallery regualrly hosts approximately 10 themed or solo...

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Event

Into the Wildwood

Mill Bridge Gallery, 3, Mill Bridge, Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
11/04/2025 to 25/05/2025

This is a themed exhibition staged by the six resident artists at Mill Bridge Gallery. The exhibition will include paintings, ceramics, sculptures and wood turnings.

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Upcoming opportunity

FLUX Virtual Exhibition and FLUX Review TV

06/04/2025   London  

The FLUX Review Unveiling Perspectives Virtual Exhibition

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Case study

Case Study: Benji Appleby-Tyler

Benji Appleby-Tyler is an emerging artist turned curator, who is currently studying Fine Art at University. He create an open call on CuratorSpace to work with other artists on his participatory project 'IDEA Portable Protest Kit'. Artists followed instructions to construct a 'soap box' and create an individual performance which was collated into a showreel.

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Event

History of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Online
Workshop
27/04/2025 to 01/06/2025

Exploring the Art of MENA Led by a renowned art historian, critic, and Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London, this online course examines modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa. Covering key movements since the 1930s, it explores global influences, curatorial trends, and the role of diaspora across diverse media, from painting to performance.

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Artist profile

Steve Hawker

A relative newcomer to the world of art. Winner of the King Lear Prize for Art (Beginners) 2023. Working mostly in acrylics but also in pencil. I have an eclectic range of paintings from pop art to seascapes, cloud studies and flowers to pencil drawings. Currently I am experimenting with pallet...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #23: Gil Mualem-Doron

Gil Mualem-Doron is a transdisciplinary artist working across photography, film, large-scale installation, and textile art. His work focuses on decolonial practices, intersectional identities, everyday urbanism, and social and climate justice. While his practice is research-based and socially engaged, it is deeply influenced by his lived experiences as a neurodiverse, queer, Jewish migrant, and is firmly rooted in activism.

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Event

PYRAMIDION

T&T GALLERY, lower ground floor , Millfield House, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
29/03/2025 to 07/06/2025

PYRAMIDION is the art work of POP ARTIST TeeBee.

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Resource

Contemporary Visual Arts Network England

CVAN England leads a collective agenda for policy change across the visual arts. They campaign to be heard, valued, and recognised so that the sector can thrive now and in the future. Links to nine regional networks across England.

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Event

Untethered

WYPW at the Piazza Huddersfield, 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/04/2025 to 14/06/2025

This solo exhibition by artist Lucy May Schofield brings together a selection of work on paper and textile presented alongside new sculptural pieces. The show centres around her relationship to light and time, showcasing the performative prints she creates each solstice and equinox within the vast Northumberland landscape.

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Curator profile

b-side

b-side is an arts organisation based in Dorset, UK. We work with and commission artists to make new site-responsive work revealing the marginal, often forgotten and less commercial aspects of our coastal towns and communities. We invite professional artists to make artworks in response to...

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Event

Spring Sculpture Exhibition

Artizan Gallery, 7 Lucius Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/04/2025 to 21/06/2025

The Artizan Sculpture Season offers a refined exploration of contemporary sculpture, presenting a series of quarterly exhibitions that showcase the diverse practices within 3D art.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #25: Matilda Moors

Matilda Moors an artist and academic working with sculpture, writing, print and installation. She deploys languages associated with youth culture to create pieces with a skewed-cartoonesque-cuteness. Her practice and research focus on the tension between cuteness and violence as a way to probe the contradictions in contemporary consumer culture.

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Event

Summer Hues, creative workshop

The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford , Derbyshire., Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
17/08/2025 to 18/08/2025

Two day workshop exploring colour and the therapeutic value of handstitching.

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Artist profile

Allison James

Allison James is a textile artist based in West Yorkshire who enjoys playing with colour, shape and texture in the making of her art quilts.

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Case study

Case Study: ARTbound

ARTbound is an arts organisation, developed and managed by photographer and curator, Meg Oxford. It began in 2014 and primarily creates events and exhibitions, by building partnerships with other art organisations, galleries and creative venues, to support artists in showing and selling their work.

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Event

Circular ArtSpace Members Exhibition 2025

Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
14/02/2025 to 31/12/2025

The Members Exhibition is Now Online in our MetArtSpace in Virtual Reality!

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