The Horton, Epsom - August Marketplace
The Horton Arts Centre, Haven Way, EPSOM, Surrey, United Kingdom
Art fair
29/08/2026
The Horton Marketplace - approximately 40 stallholders selling their handmade items which include jewellery, textiles, ceramics, artwork and much more!
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.
Hannah Robson
I am an artist based in Leeds, UK, interested in the spatial qualities of textiles, how their ubiquity make them a potent marker of time, change and human life. Often overlooked in daily exchanges, they quietly carry rich meanings in their materiality, as their patterns and surfaces tell us...
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.
Soil Chromatography
Photofusion, UNIT 2 2 BEEHIVE PLACE, BRIXTON, London, United Kingdom
Workshop
22/08/2026
Join photographer Aindreas Scholz for a hands-on soil chromatography workshop in Brixton. Using a cameraless photographic process from biodynamic agriculture, you will collect local soil, make 2 to 3 circular “soil portraits”, and learn how their colours and patterns can reveal vitality, care, pollution, memory, and inequality in the land beneath our feet.
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...
Contract of Self Care
Luminara Florescu
This toolkit supports a best practice model for artists who have a social practice as well as the participating members of the public involved in their projects. It explores ways of working as a social practice artist that are sustainable for artists, including those with physical and mental health disabilities. Funded by a-n Artist Bursary 2021 TIME, SPACE, MONEY.
Lowe! Visual Art commissions
17/08/2026 North Shields, United Kingdom
North Shields Cultural Quarter is seeking proposals for ambitious, site-responsive artworks that explore the theme of illumination through light, storytelling, participation, place, memory or visibility. Inspired by the High Light and Low Light of North Shields and the Northumbrian word "Lowe" meaning blaze or flame. LOWE! Will be a long weekend of creative activity that takes place in March 2027 across the town centre, focused around the transport hub and the Cultural Quarter.
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.
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.
Kirsty O'Leary-Leeson
I have exhibited widely across the UK. I have work in both public and private collections in the UK, US, China and Middle East; my artwork is now far better travelled than I am. My oeuvre is predominantly drawing, but I also enjoy painting oil landscapes; portraits in a variety of media; and...
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.
Open Call for Artists - 29th Community Art Exhibition
18/08/2026 Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibit your artwork at Circular ArtSpace – East Bristol's vibrant gallery supporting emerging and under-represented artists
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...
28th Community Art Exhibition
Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
06/08/2026 to 29/08/2026
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.
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.
Artistic features for Sutton Courtenay Village Green
19/08/2026 Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Sutton Courtenay Parish Council is seeking expressions of interest from artists, craftspeople or designers to design and create a series of artistic works for the village green that also have a functional value as vehicle barriers to prevent cars parking and damaging the grassy areas of the Green. Currently there are 199 wooden posts covering a circumference of 300 meters (please see the figures below). These posts are in constant need of maintenance due to damage from cars as they access the roads between the grass areas.
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.
Rhian K-Millar
I trained in theatre design at Central St Martins and have worked within the creative arts for over 25 years in fields as diverse as making carnival costumes to lead designer on a Bafta winning computer game. My work explores themes such as mental health and politics through a masquerade/...
Jackal Print Exchange
Jackal, 30 Hide Hill, Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom
Exhibition
31/07/2026 to 31/08/2026
Created to encourage artists to make new work, share it with others, and celebrate the spirit of printmaking, the Jackal Print Exchange is open to all printmakers and artists working in print. An exhibition of prints will be on display at Jackal in October 2026.
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.
Salt of the Earth folklore exhibition - Open Call
19/08/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fronteer Gallery are looking for submissions to our exhibition of local folk customs and culture Salt of the Earth.
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...
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.
Peninsula: The South-West Open 2026
Artizan Collective, 74 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
26/07/2026 to 04/09/2026
An exhibition grounded in the dramatic landscapes, tactile materials, and the legendary quality of light that defines the peninsula.
Icons of Life
19/08/2026 Tbilisi, Georgia
For this open call, we invite artists to explore the theme of Icons of Life through their own unique perspective. Your work may celebrate influential individuals, meaningful objects, cultural symbols, everyday rituals, landmarks, or moments that have left a lasting impression. We encourage interpretations that examine the significance of what we choose to value, remember, and preserve.
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'.
Lucy Cade
Lucy is a painter and educator. She completed an MA Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School in 2023. Recent shows include a guest artist slot in the Young Masters Art Prize exhibition at The Exhibitionist Hotel, hosted by the Cynthia Corbett Gallery; a group show with Stretch, a...
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.
The Great Torre Abbey Paint Out
Torre Abbey, The Kings Drive, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Festival
05/09/2026 to 06/09/2026
The Torbay Paint Out series is returning! Three years after our first event in Paignton, we are pleased to announce The Great Torre Abbey Paint Out, taking place on the 5th and 6th of September.
Exhibit in Brazil - Pulse Exhibition
20/08/2026 São Paulo, Brazil
A unique opportunity for artists to show their work in a different country without having to be physically present.
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,...
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.
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...
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: 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.
Michel Ducos
Michel Ducos is a potter, sculptor and Art facilitator based in Alford, Lincolnshire. Having been a professional potter with his wife, Heather, since 1972 as Alford Pottery, for the last 20 years or so, ceramic sculpture has become an all engrossing activity which sits comfortably alongside the...
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.
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.
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.
Janey Hunt
Janey is a landscape painter, using charcoal, pastel and watercolour crayons. She is influenced by contours of the landscape, ancient monuments, historical field patterns and modern farming, old estate maps and archaeological drawings. Janey feels a tie to the land and landscape that she...
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.
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.