Wild Lives – Exhibition Closing Event
Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Exhibition
07/11/2026
Wild Lives is a free solo exhibition by Oldham wildlife artist Anne Bardsley, celebrating the character, beauty and vulnerability of the animal world. The exhibition comes to an end on Saturday 7th November, with a special closing event from 2pm–4pm at Gallery Oldham.
Case Study: Alan Dunn
Alan Dunn is an artist, lecturer, curator, and Reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University where he lectures on the MA Fine Art course. Through his collaborative projects, he has worked with Bill Drummond, Douglas Gordon, Yoko Ono, Bikini Kill, Philip Jeck, redmentv, Pauline Oliveros, Einstürzende Neubauten and Brian Eno.
Robert P. Clarke
Robert P. Clarke is a new media artist using photography, video, sound, digital media, drawing and performance. His main influences are figurative works, everyday life and capturing a moment or action. Clarke has exhibited widely in the United Kingdom in Galleries and has been published...
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #34: Dan Harland
Dan Harland is an artist based in Leeds, UK. Working from memory rather than direct observation, his practice examines memory as a fluid construction that fragments, distorts, and merges with other experiences or even figments of the imagination. Using drawing, painting and material experimentation, his work asks the question: how reliable are the stories people tell themselves about their own lives?
Gold Leaf Wooden Mandala Workshop
Sunfyr Barns, Manor Farm Barns, Manor Farm Barns, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Workshop
08/11/2026
Spend four relaxed hours creating your own personally engraved wooden mandala with Indian gold ink, gold leaf and acrylic colour markers. Guided by artist Amber Stefani, work slowly and intuitively, with no creative experience needed. All materials, a drink and cake included. £65 per person. 10:30am–2:30pm.
13 b
13b is an artist run project space and gallery founded by LJW at her home in the medieval town of Kamnik, Slovenia. Born out of a desire to create a space for artists to show their work and try out ideas outside of the traditional white cube, the gallery explores questions of what art is, how...
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.
Colourful Language: How to Apply Colour Theory
Barnoon Arts, Tregenna Place, St. Ives, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
Workshop
05/11/2026
Discover the secrets of colour in this practical, hands-on workshop with artist Zoe Eaton. Learn how colours interact, how to mix them effectively, and how to use colour with greater confidence and creativity in your own artwork. Suitable for beginners and more experienced artists alike, this workshop offers an inspiring and practical introduction to the fascinating world of colour.
Association of Finnish Sculptors residency in London with the Royal Society of Sculptors
03/11/2026 London, United Kingdom
Applications are invited from members of the Association of Finnish Sculptors for a four-week residency in London with the Royal Society of Sculptors.
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.
Kara Simpson
Kara Simpson is a London-based digital artist whose work explores impressions, internal dialogue, and the emotional landscapes we carry. Through playful, otherworldly imagery, she blends nostalgia with darker themes, creating spaces where complex feelings can be approached with softness and...
Interior Monologues : making and unmaking
The Hive, Vittoria Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Workshop
19/01/2027
Explore expanded drawing practices, including bilateral, blind and touch led approaches using the gallery space at The Hive in BIrmingham.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #33: Junshu Gu
Junshu Gu is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and flâneuse, working across painting, sculpture, installation and time-based media. Her current research centres on the absent figure of the female flâneur within historical narratives and contemporary urban discourse. Through walking-based fieldwork, writing, sound and object-making, she explores how women move through, read, and are interrupted by public space.
Open Call Exhibition - Merry Making – 21 November 2026 – 9 January 2027
03/11/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Despite the frustration and hard work in the act of making we can not deny the joy it brings us all. As Merry Making is a joyful, noisy celebration or the act of having fun with others during a festive gathering. We want to celebrate the act of making itself.
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...
'The Places We Become' Portable Altar Workshop
Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Manchester , Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Workshop
07/11/2026
Redacted, who will be joined by Cheng, are both artists who will guide you through the process of making your own portable tin altar. We invite you to bring along small personal objects, photographs, fragments, or found materials that hold meaning for you and can fit inside a small tin. Aiming to explore how these fragments can be brought together to create a personal collection of memories.
Artist Rates of Pay
Artist Union England
A guide to help artists and their employers in England to determine fair pay for artists' labour.
Abstract Art - Open Call
04/11/2026 Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Call for Artists: ‘Abstract Art' Exhibition – November/December 2026. Open Gallery is inviting submissions of original artworks on the theme ‘Abstract Art’ for a vibrant Autumn exhibition in November-December 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity for UK-based artists to showcase their work at the Open Gallery in Halifax and connect with a new audience.
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.
Salon des Refusés – Opening Night
Studio BRUT, Arclite House, Century Road, Peatmoor, Swindon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
04/12/2026
Opening night of Studio BRUT's Salon des Refusés: work that got turned down, hung with its rejection story. Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7-9pm, Arclite House, Swindon. Free.
Richard Heley
Fine art painter, international performance poet, UK Poetry slam champion, storywriter, songwriter and interactive painting with children (60+ murals/wall hangings in UK, USA, Australia and South Africa.) Live performance painter.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #32: Darren Calder
Darren Calder is a contemporary tapestry weaver based in Brighton, UK. His practice brings together questions of identity, history, and language, often through unconventional materials. He sees weaving as a way of thinking as much as making.
OPEN CALL for artists and writers - Labour Repetition of the Print Process
06/11/2026 Worldwide!
Art and written open call submissions on the theme of LABOUR REPETITION of the PRINT Process for Issue 76 of Haus-a-rest
42nd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
12/10/2026 to 03/11/2026
Circular ArtSpace presents the 42nd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, a vibrant celebration of creativity unfolding online from the 12th of October to the 3rd of November 2026. This immersive digital showcase brings together a wide range of artistic voices, offering global audiences an engaging and interactive way to experience contemporary art.
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...
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.
The body as an archeological site: Abraham babajide cole
The Hive Gallery, 43-47 Vittoria Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Exhibition
15/10/2026 to 04/11/2026
An exhibition exploring the body as a vessel for memory, place, identity, and new beginnings.
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'.
Oly Bliss
Queer Craftivist exploring social and political issues with an interest in sexuality and gender
A New Approach to Artist Bursaries at CuratorSpace
CuratorSpace has updated its bursary programme to better support the realities of working as an artist. The new model removes the administrative barriers and fixed deadlines that often make funding difficult to access.
Wild Lives: Solo Exhibition By Anne Bardsley
Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/09/2026 to 07/11/2026
Wild Lives is a free solo exhibition by Oldham wildlife artist Anne Bardsley at Gallery Oldham. Through colourful acrylic, oil and mixed media paintings inspired by animals in conservation-focused zoos and wildlife parks, the exhibition celebrates wildlife, personality and conservation.
Transcendence - 4th edition Call For Artists
06/11/2026 London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Will future generations grasp the depth of our love, the transformations we undergo, and the mysteries we conceal just beneath the surface?
DREDGE - a collective exhibition OPEN CALL
07/11/2026 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
DREDGE - a collective exhibition at The Gate Art Space, Gloucester Samson Arts Gloucester is looking for artworks to be involved in the upcoming exhibition DREDGE, being exhibited at The Gate Art Space, Westgate Street, Gloucester. DREDGE is fishing for artists describing their connection to Gloucestershire and its local aquatic life, and any feelings of loss or deficit. Eco friendly or recycled works desirable.
Harriet Titlow
We support artists to experiment, collaborate and produce bold animation projects. We are a catalyst for connection. We believe that artists’ animation empowers people to see their world differently. The guiding principles that underpin our work are: curiosity, collaboration, support,...
Autumn Exhibition
Earlestown Arts Club and Gallery, 64 Market Street, Newton Le Willows, United Kingdom
Exhibition
31/10/2026 to 21/11/2026
Join us at Earlestown Arts Club and Gallery for our Autumn Show, bringing together talented artists from across the North West and beyond in one creative space. From painting and photography to sculpture, textiles, jewellery and mixed media, the exhibition will showcase a diverse collection of original artwork, celebrating different perspectives, styles, stories and creative ideas.
Leeds Arts Health and Wellbeing Network
A network to champion, support and connect people interested in how arts and culture can have benefits for health, care and wellbeing in the Leeds City Region. Focus on Place-Based Arts and Health, Creative Ageing, Creativity Wellbeing, Creativity Workforce Wellbeing. Regional and general resources available.
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.
Ruth Packham
I am an artist/maker based in a small village on the West coast of Wales. I have been practicing for over 30 years. I work from a small studio at the back of my house. My surroundings are a constant source of inspiration to me; the colours of the expansive skies, the flocks of corvidae...
The Wild Within Art Exhibition part of the VAA Open Spaces Global Arts Trail
Art at Vixen home gallery, 87 Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley
Exhibition
07/11/2026 to 21/11/2026
A free exhibition of contemporary animal portraits by Lancashire artist, Kirsten Todd as part of the VAA Open Spaces Global Art Trail
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #31
The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice. The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #31 are Emma Bolland, Lucy Mulholland, Maybelle Peters, Cameron Lings, and Blandine Martin. Their projects span sculpture, performance, light, 3D scanning, film, and sound.
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...
31st Community Art Exhibition
Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
28/10/2026 to 21/11/2026
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #30
The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice. The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #30 are Anna Li, Ziyan Liu, Alison Lowry and Dominika Jackowska. Their projects span installation, animation, projection mapping, sculpture, photography, textiles, and performance.
Cherish Marshall
Cherish is a mixed media artist, who's work explores the complexities of trauma, the multi-faceted nature of human experience and the expression of sexuality. Through her art, she seek to create a dialogue around these themes, allowing the viewer to reflect on their own experiences and emotions.
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.
The Horton Epsom - Festive Makers Market - December 2026
The Horton Arts Centre, Haven Way, EPSOM, Surrey, United Kingdom
Art fair
04/12/2026 to 05/12/2026
The Horton Marketplace - approximately 40 stallholders selling their handmade items which include jewellery, textiles, ceramics, artwork and much more!