Chain Making for Jewellery
The Hive, The Hive, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Workshop
27/10/2026
Chain Making for Jewellery Tuesday 27th October |1:00pm – 3.30pm | £45 Heritage Crafts at the Hive is a new year long programme, featuring a new heritage craft each month. This series of workshops and courses is celebrating Birmingham’s award of World Craft City status by the World Crafts Council in 2025. Each craft will be showcased in a display in the Hive’s Heritage Lounge.
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.
Dominika Jackowska
I’m a visual artist and animator based in Edinburgh, and I love creating interactive experiences that mix technology with animation. My focus is on making art accessible to everyone, especially for disabled and neurodivergent audiences. Through projection mapping, I invite people to engage...
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.
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...
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.
30th Community Art Exhibition
Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
01/10/2026 to 24/10/2026
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.
Revolution: Open Call for artists in any medium
25/10/2026 London, London, United Kingdom
REVOLUTION What is REVOLUTION? Your ideas may be framed in terms of change, transformation, alteration: as a physical movement or cycle. Be it personal or global, destructive or renewing, we invite your interpretation in any medium.
Art by Nina Bradshaw
I’m a textile artist using the ancient craft of feltmaking and other fabrics to create unique, organic designs. I’m inspired by the natural world, by subverting traditional forms and putting my own ideas into practice. I think my insight into the human psyche through my experience as a...
The Places We Become
Carlton Club, 1JA, 279 Bury Old Rd, Prestwich, , Manchester , Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Exhibition
16/10/2026 to 24/10/2026
The Places We Become is an exploration of identity, belonging, memory, displacement, and transformation. More than 10 artists have come together to answer how do we imprint on places and how do they imprint on us? The exhibition features artwork showing us stories of gentrification, lost land, colonialism, migration and belonging.
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.
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.
Autumn Workshops - Halloween Craft - York
Made In Yorkshire Halloween Festival, Parliament Street, York, United Kingdom
Workshop
22/10/2026 to 30/10/2026
Felting Workshops - 3 to choose from!! Sunflower & Pumpkins & Autumn Wreath
Life models wanted in Durham and Hartlepool
26/10/2026 Durham, Durham, United Kingdom
Looking for life models for regular monthly in-person sessions in Durham, North East England. 2nd Saturday of the month. 1:30 pm-3 pm with a break. £45 fee. Very friendly class of 10-20 people per month, with a range of artistic abilities.
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...
Heritage Crafts at the Hive: Rigid Heddle Weaving
The Hive, The Hive, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Workshop
16/10/2026 to 30/10/2026
Our Heritage Craft programme celebrates rigid heddle weaving this month. This is a simple form of hand weaving on a loom. This is a great way in for beginners to have a go at hand weaving cloth. We're offering three sessions which can be booked as stand alone sessions or together as a course. The workshops will be delivered by Jewellery Quarter based Emily Hawkins @mletextiles.co.uk
Case studies for reducing your carbon footprint
Sustainable Arts in Leeds
SAIL are a group of organisations, individuals and networks, working together to promote a zero carbon / zero waste future for the cultural and creative industries of Leeds and beyond. Their website features case studies of how SAIL members on how they’ve managed to reduce their carbon footprints.
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.
Madi Acharya-Baskerville
I am a South Asian British artist and I was born in India and spent my early childhood there. I have continued to return to India for inspiration and my work is informed by experiencing the duality of cultures.
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.
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.
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.
The Fronteer Open 2026
26/10/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Submissions for The Fronteer Open 2026 are now open. Fronteer Gallery's annual open exhibition offers the chance to win an exhibition to two prize winners. Sponsored by CuratorSpace.
Were We Are: Place, Persence and Belonging
The Vault Brighton Contemporary Art, 42-43 Kings Road Arches, Brighton
Art fair
01/10/2026 to 31/10/2026
WHERE WE ARE is Wach’Art’s evolving month-long exhibition for Brighton Photo Fringe 2026. Through two distinct curatorial chapters exploring identity, belonging, masculinity and inheritance, the exhibition brings socially engaged photography into dialogue with a living tribute to artist and director Pierre‑Yves Monnerville.
0% Commission Art Selling Platform from CuratorSpace
26/10/2026 United Kingdom
Exhibtd is an online art marketplace from CuratorSpace where artists can sell their work directly to buyers with no listing or commission fees.
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...
Signature XIII
Guildford House Gallery, 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Exhibition
14/10/2026 to 31/10/2026
Signature XIII brings together work by members of Zero3 Textile Group at Guildford House Gallery. The free exhibition presents a diverse range of contemporary textile-based art, exploring individual ideas through stitch, print, constructed surfaces and other processes.
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.
Dr Sally Bailey
Dr Sally Bailey is a full-time painter/writer/researcher based in Birmingham. She completed her Fine Art MA at the Birmingham School of Art in 2016, and her practice-led PhD in 2021. Bailey’s painting practice acknowledges the traditions and past histories of painting, but is not bound by a...
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.
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 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'.
PHOTOGRAPHY COMMISSION: WOMEN’S STORIES FROM HULL & THE HUMBER
26/10/2026 Hull
Over the Bridge is inviting photographers to submit an expression of interest for a new photographic commission exploring women’s stories in Hull and the Humber region. We are looking to commission two photographers to develop new, place-responsive photographic work for an exhibition at the Streetlife Museum in Hull in February 2027. The exhibition will celebrate International Women’s Day and explore the women, stories and experiences that have shaped Hull and the Humber, past and present.
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.
One Colour Challenge
27/10/2026 Tbilisi, Georgia
Collect Art is thrilled to announce a new international open call, inviting artists to explore the radical power of limitation: ONE COLOUR CHALLENGE.
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.
Simon Minto
Simon Minto is based in North Yorkshire beneath the Cleveland Hills. Simon, who is self taught, began painting in oils only in 2024. His work is inspired by the views of the majestic North York Moors, coastline and industrial heritage.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Pete Hind-Fletcher
I graduated with a Fine Art degree from Wimbledon College of Art in 2014 and work primarily in acrylic and oil on canvas. My paintings draw on memories, feelings and emotions shaped by personal experience. They explore silence, isolation and those moments when language falls short—when...
Winter Open Studio event
Cyan Clayworks, 5 Commercial Street, Edinburgh
Exhibition
26/11/2026 to 12/12/2026
I'll be taking part in our studio's open event and exhibition this winter in Edinburgh, as part of the Leith Creative Trail and Fair Saturday.
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 Expressions
The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street , Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
24/11/2026 to 14/01/2027
An exhibition of the experimental expression paintings of Alice Farrar's work so far.