Event

20th Community Art Exhibition

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
30/10/2025 to 22/11/2025

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

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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

Neil Robinson

Surfer, artist and teacher who wades with his work through dark tides and folding waves. Living in the coastal landscape, I am interested in critiquing contemporary coastal politics, and the ways in which coastal cultures are perceived by outsiders, and through this, extends into politics more...

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Event

The Public Dream

The Art House UK, Drury Lane , Wakefield, United Kingdom
Exhibition
21/11/2025 to 23/11/2025

'During Light Up Wakefield, Emma Bolland unveils The Public Dream, a poetic installation of drawing, light, and text that draws of the building's history as a library. Developed during a two-week experimental residency in the Gallery, the work invites audiences into an evolving space where dreams, archives, and speculative futures converge'.

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News article

CuratorSpace launches new 0% commission art selling platform

CuratorSpace is excited to introduce the launch of Exhibtd, a new online marketplace that connects artists and buyers, offering a fair and transparent way to buy and sell original art and limited editions without commission or listing fees.

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Event

'Mixed Media' and 'Surrealism'

Open Gallery CIC, 4a Broad Street Plaza, Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
12/11/2025 to 27/11/2025

'Mixed Media' and 'Surrealism' at Open Gallery CIC presents bold, original 2D and 3D artworks by UK artists, celebrating creativity and imagination in a vibrant, inclusive space. Exhibitions run 7–27 November 2025 in central Halifax.

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Curator profile

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...

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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

Dick Onians a retrospective

T&T Gallery, Miry Lane, Thongabridge , United Kingdom
Exhibition
21/08/2025 to 29/11/2025

Dick Onians: A Retrospective Thomas & Thomas is proud to present A Retrospective of Dick Onians, the first major exhibition of Onians' work since 1972. Spanning over five decades, this retrospective celebrates a remarkable body of work rooted in tradition yet driven by continual reinvention. This exhibition brings Onians’ extraordinary vision back into public view.

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Upcoming opportunity

The Secret Salon: David Bowie / Glam Rock

19/11/2025   London, London  

THE SECRET SALON is excited to announce an exclusive DAVID BOWIE / GLAM ROCK pop up art gallery celebrating a historic David Bowie gig and hosted in the exact venue that David Bowie played in 1976. We are looking for bold and exciting work that will bring The Chislehurst Caves alive with art celebrating the era, the Glam Rock movement and David Bowie.

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Artist profile

Kavel Rafferty

I am a multi-disciplinary artist, working in collage and assemblage art. In my work I examine the possibilities available when using found materials and appropriated images. I mix abstract shapes, redact, edit and censor the photographs and text to create new stories about form, negative and...

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Event

Flex & Fluff

ACME Glassyard Studios, 276 Oak Square, London, London, United Kingdom
Talk
30/11/2025

TwoPlusTwo will be hosting an artists' talk, moderated by gallerist Domo Baal and curator William Sharp, on Sunday 30th Nov, 3-5pm. 'Flex & Fluff'', curated by Linda Khatri and Sam Haynes, showcases 21 emerging and established artists working across a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, collage, textiles and photography.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #28

The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award that supports contemporary artists working across a wide range of disciplines, helping them to test new ideas and develop their practice. The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #28 are Caitriona Dunnett, Natalia Janula, Emanuela Cusin, and Holly Foskett-Barnes. Their projects span photography, sculpture, performance, and socially engaged practice and each artist is using the bursary to explore new materials, processes, and ways of connecting with audiences.

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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

32nd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality

Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
16/11/2025 to 07/12/2025

Circular ArtSpace presents the 32nd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, a vibrant celebration of creativity unfolding online from 16 November to 7 December 2025. This immersive digital showcase brings together a wide range of artistic voices, offering global audiences an engaging and interactive way to experience contemporary art.

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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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Upcoming opportunity

The Secret Salon: David Bowie / Glam Rock - Digital and Screen Open Call

19/11/2025   London, London  

THE SECRET SALON is excited to announce an exclusive DAVID BOWIE / GLAM ROCK pop up art gallery celebrating a historic David Bowie gig and hosted in the exact venue that David Bowie played in 1976. We are looking for bold and exciting work that will bring The Chislehurst Caves alive with art celebrating the era, the Glam Rock movement and David Bowie.

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Event

Folded Realities

The Mill Gallery, Unit 5 Cardinal House, Swinnow Grange Mills, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
14/11/2025 to 12/12/2025

Folded Realities: Where stories bend, zines speak, and imagination unfolds, a snapshot of DIY culture in motion.

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Resource

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.

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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

21st Community Art Exhibition

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
27/11/2025 to 20/12/2025

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

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Artist profile

Jan Beesley

I am a Sussex based artist inspired by the landscape and our emotional and physical connection with it. I use photography as my primary medium of expression, my aim being to create intuitive abstracted works as a response to the environment in all its seasonal changes and moods.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #27

The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice, The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #27 are Kenny Ros, Kerrie Hanna, Amy Jackson, and Chloe Monks.

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Event

Capturing Moments in Time — Works by Jo McChesney

Artizan Printmaking & Sculpture Gallery, 7 Lucius Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
15/11/2025 to 24/12/2025

Discover the fleeting beauty of the natural world in Capturing Moments in Time, a new exhibition by printmaker Jo McChesney, launching with an exclusive artist preview on 14th November.

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Upcoming opportunity

Exhibit in Brazil - Flow Exhibition

20/11/2025   São Paulo  

A unique opportunity for artists to show their work in a different country without having to be physically present.

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Event

English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition and Launch

Artizan Collective, 74 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
09/11/2025 to 24/12/2025

Launching on Saturday 8th November, Celebrate the season with a vibrant showcase of contemporary art at the English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition 2025.

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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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Upcoming opportunity

OPEN CALL - Quote & Curate Winter Curation - Opportunity to exhibit at Chelsea Harbour, London

20/11/2025   London, London  

Open Call for Artists to submit work for the Inaugural Quote & Curate Winter Curation. Showcase your art at The Design Centre Chelsea Harbour in December 2025.

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Event

L8ER

Queen's Street Gallery, Oxford Street, Neath, United Kingdom
Exhibition
06/12/2025 to 27/12/2025

This is the 'Grand Finale' exhibition round-up of 'The 8 Small Shows' Welsh Group series that started in March 2024.

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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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Artist profile

Vic Jay

Murals, installations and sculptures

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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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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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Resource

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.

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Event

The Blood Bag Project: Scotland

Exhibition
08/10/2025 to 31/01/2026

A call-out for Scottish artists and makers to submit textile 'blood bags' for exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh 2026. The Blood Bag Project is a socially engaged craftivist project that aims to raise awareness of the rare blood condition Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, and highlight the importance of blood donation!

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Upcoming opportunity

Performance Open Call: Queer Feminist Utopia

21/11/2025   London  

We’re inviting proposals for performance works of up to 15 minutes to join us in our upcoming event Queer Feminist Utopia, on Saturday 29th November at RuptureXIBIT.

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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

Felting Retreat: Working with Luxury Fibres

Rydal Hall, Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
25/02/2026 to 26/02/2026

On this course, students will learn how to create gossamer weight felt to make beautiful wraps and scarves.

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Upcoming opportunity

Deck the Walls

21/11/2025   Cambridge  

Be part of Deck the Walls a festive, curated pop-up exhibition of small-format artworks and handmade cards, launching alongside the iconic Mill Road Winter Fair (Saturday 6th December 2025). Taking place in a vibrant Cambridge studio space, this event brings together art lovers, local shoppers, and fairgoers looking for unique, giftable pieces.

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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

SHED Art Club

The Bradbury Makers Shed, Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
11/11/2025 to 21/04/2026

Join award winning artist Donna Brewins-Cook for a monthly relaxing, friendly, adult mindful art club that will SHED the stresses of the day!

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Artist profile

Nicola Hepworth

I am a painter who is interested in people, places, objects and groups in society. My role as a teacher informs my work and I often respond to my immediate environment. Painting offers a special opportunity to combine imagery, technique and art historical references to tell stories and suggest...

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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

Soulful Creativity

Rydal Hall, Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
21/04/2026 to 22/04/2026

Using stories of wandering in the wilderness and facing the wildness of life's storms, we will explore how Jesus triumphed over the temptations and tempests of life. Through exploration of stories and passages in the gospels in which Jesus amazed individual characters & crowds we will creatively engage with the 'awe and wonder' of Christ

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Resource

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.

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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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Event

ENCAUSTIC HIVE UK ‘The Art of Place’

Exhibition
30/09/2025 to 28/04/2026

UK Encaustic wax artists Julie Wrathall and Lyn Kirkland have set up an online project group called ENCAUSTIC HIVE UK. The purpose is to foster a stronger connection amongst UK encaustic artists. To encourage creative exploration, in a supportive space. A series of informal zoom calls to make connections, culminating in an online exhibition of UK encaustic titled ‘The Art of Place’.

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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

Stone Carving Retreat: Stone Carving for Beginners

Rydal Hall, Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
27/05/2026 to 29/05/2026

This is a high quality workshop where participants will be taught how to create a small stone sculpture that they can keep.

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Artist profile

Richard Scott

I am an artist and musician based in Birmingham with interests in pattern, organisation, liminality and varying modes of perception and control. My practice was almost exclusively focused on abstract drawing until 2017, when I began seeking new ways to engage with and develop these concepts.

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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

Nature Making: The Artist’s Way

Rydal Hall, Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
13/07/2026 to 16/07/2026

This retreat is a spiritual and creative journey, a cocoon of connection, to ourselves, to each other and to God.

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