Where We Land, a gathering for South West Disabled Artists
Ham Green House
Symposium
09/09/2026
Where We Land is a new gathering for disabled, deaf and neurodivergent artists from across South West England. Created by Spectroscope, the day brings together conversations, workshops, keynote speakers, quieter spaces and opportunities to reconnect with creative practice.
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.
Stefan J Schaffeld
Studying Fine Art with UCA (University for the Creative Arts) through its distant learning unit OCA.
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.
Dream world: Envisioning better futures
HULME COMMUNITY GARDEN CENTRE, 28 Old Birley St, Hulme, Manchester , United Kingdom
Workshop
12/09/2026
SPARK #50 - Dream World: Envisioning Better Futures Saturday 12th September, 3-4:30, Hulme Community Garden Centre Join Bunny X for this collage making workshop as part of Wild Witness. Tickets are free of cost, please sign up through the Wild to witness linktree https://linktr.ee/sparkartistnetwork?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=46b90e4c-410d-44c9-a78a-e8eaad608a1d
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...
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.
GO! Artists – Oldham Art Fair
Gallery Oldham, Gallery Oldham, Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Art fair
17/10/2026
GO! Artists – Oldham Art Fair brings together 19 artists and makers from in and around Oldham for a day celebrating local creativity. Discover and buy original artwork and handmade pieces, meet the artists, and enjoy an art tombola. Saturday 17 October, 10am–4pm at The Creator Space, Gallery Oldham. £1 entry.
Windows and Doors exhibition - open call
08/09/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fronteer Gallery are looking for artwork for our exhibition Windows & Doors
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.
Adele Doxey
I am a lifelong self taught artist who at a point in life when many of my peers retired began a project with three artists friends to firmly place creativity, artistic exploration & development of practise firmly at the centre of life by opening a gallery, studio & workshop. When I am not...
Art Lab September 2026
Everybody Gallery, Shaw Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Talk
12/09/2026
Join us for a relaxed ‘show-and-tell’ style Art Lab where everyone is invited to bring along a piece of their own work or an artwork that inspires them. There’s no obligation to present - whether you share or simply listen, all artists, creative practitioners and people who are interested in art are welcome, at any stage of their career or otherwise.
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.
'The Warp and the Weft' Open call for submissions ( Sussex only )
08/09/2026 Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 08-09-2026 After the success of last year's, 'The Stolen Orange' exhibition, the team at Bond Street Gallery Brighton are now opening submissions for a new curated group show: 'The Warp and the Weft'
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...
And Then The Artists Moved In
Barnoon Arts, Barnoon ARts, St Ives, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
Exhibition
23/08/2026 to 26/09/2026
"Then the Artists Moved In" marks Barnoon Arts move to its new home, on the first floor of the former Post Office Building on Tregenna Place in St Ives. The exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists to celebrate this transition and to celebrate the building’s layered history.
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.
Wings, Birds, Flight | International Online Group Exhibition | 2026
10/09/2026 london, London, United Kingdom
No. 35 Gallery invites artists from around the world to submit work for WINGS, Birds, Flight & Beyond, an international group exhibition exploring birds, flight, freedom, movement, migration, and everything that takes us beyond the ground.
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.
This Is My Brighton
The Vault Conrtemporary Art, 42-43 Kings Road Arches, Brighton
Exhibition
07/09/2026 to 28/09/2026
This Is My Brighton is Wach’Art’s first major civic open-call exhibition: a collective portrait of the city created by artists, photographers, writers, makers and local people.
Jana Bareham
Jana Bareham is a printmaker working with mokuhanga, the traditional Japanese woodblock printing method that uses hand-carved woodblocks, watercolours, washi paper, and a bamboo baren. Rooted in natural materials and slow, tactile processes, her work reflects a deep respect for ecology and...
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.
101 Contemporary artists and more.../ Book Edition
10/09/2026 Tbilisi, Georgia
Collect Art continues publishing books of '101 contemporary artists and more...', which include painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textile, illustration, collage, digital art, installation, architecture and many more...
Beyond Horizons
Stoberry Park Gardens, Stoberry Park, Wells, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/09/2026 to 04/10/2026
A new outdoor sculpture show set to become an annual event. Stunning landscaped grounds offer dramatic views of Wells Cathedral and Glastonbury Tor.
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...
YVAN
YVAN is made up of Visual arts professionals, individual artists and makers, studios, collectives, Higher and Further Education departments and professionals, visual arts organisations and artist networks in Yorkshire. Alongside region-specific advice, opportunities, events and support, they have also gathered regional and general resources to support artists in developing their practice.
WRITING with PLACE, Group Residency, Italy
Workshop
01/10/2026 to 08/10/2026
We welcome applications from people working in creative practices, research, writing, poetry, performance, scenography, education etc. and for those who have a strong interest in ‘writing’ as an area of practice.
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'.
amandacastleart
Welcome to amandacastleart! Contemporary art with a modern style. Based in the UK Amanda is an artist holding a BA (Hons) in Art and Design. Her work showcases a sophisticated blend of emotional depth and imaginative storytelling, inviting viewers into a world of creativity and...
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.
Drawing Club Term 3
Workshop
06/08/2026 to 08/10/2026
The SHARP gallery will be starting term 3 of their online drawing group for anyone who wants to start drawing or build on their skills and experiment with new ways of working. The gallery is for anyone who feels art will help with their mental health. If you are unable to come to all the classes but would still like to join some, that is not a barrier. You do not have to have done term 1 or 2.
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Art Now Fair, Unit 0/8 Copeland Park, Peckham - Rescheduled to 18-20 Sept 2026
11/09/2026 Peckham, London, United Kingdom
Take part in our 22nd London event!
Open Call: Wonder Walls at Exhibit Here's Art Now Fair (18-20 Sept 2026)
11/09/2026 Peckham, London, United Kingdom
Exhibit Here’s Wonder Walls are dedicated curated spaces within our art fair created to spark admiration and curiosity with visitors. Artists pay per artwork rather than for a booth space and are not required to be present daily.
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,...
40th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
17/08/2026 to 08/10/2026
Circular ArtSpace presents the 40th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, a vibrant celebration of creativity unfolding online from the 17th of August to the 8th of September 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.
Shape Arts
Shape Arts is a disability-led arts organisation which works to improve access to culture for disabled people by providing opportunities for disabled artists, training cultural institutions to be more open to disabled people, and through running participatory arts and development programmes.
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.
Alexa Molyneux
I am a visual artist, primarily working with oil paints. I trained at university in Canterbury, obtaining my BA in Fine Art in 2005. I moved to Yorkshire in 2006 and later completed my Masters degree in Art Therapy in 2012. I currently live in Leeds and work from my home based art studio. I...
Group Residency Programme Italy - Place, People and Time: ART and FOOD
The Museum of Loss and Renewal, Via Collemacchia, Italy
Workshop
09/10/2026 to 16/10/2026
The Group Residency is devised around the relationships of ‘place, people and time’ and residents will be welcomed to Collemacchia, in Italy’s Apennine Mountains and the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise. The aim of the Group Residency is to develop approaches to the relationships between art and food that are experimental and inventive in their form, in a specific environment.
How to Crowdfund Your Project
With traditional funding routes increasingly constrained, filmmaker Dan Edelstyn shares a practical perspective on building ambitious projects outside conventional systems. Drawing on firsthand experience of taking independently crowdfunded films from idea to international platforms and nationwide screenings, he outlines why developing a direct relationship with your audience may be one of the most viable routes for artists working today.
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...
TAKING TIME Residency, Italy
Workshop
01/05/2026 to 31/10/2026
An Individual Residency provides uninterrupted periods of time in the beautiful environment of Collemacchia in Italy’s Molise region, for centuries home to the family of Tracy Mackenna, curator of The Museum of Loss and Renewal. There is no expectation of a final residency outcome.
CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #29
The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice. The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #29 are Henry Cottam, Ngo Chun Tse, Tom Fairlamb, and Maija Liepins. Their projects span photography, video installation, sculpture, and drawing.
Leena McCall
Leena McCall is an award winning artist, working predominantly in oil. Her work explores portraiture and the female form beyond the male gaze. After completing an HNC in Fine Art in London, Leena continued her art studies at the Charles Cecil Studios in Florence going on to work in Berlin and is...
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.
Holding and Yielding
WestOx Arts Gallery, Bampton, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
04/10/2026 to 31/10/2026
Holding and Yielding Exhibition. An exhibition of collaborative sculpture by Helen Pakeman and Mary Norowzian.