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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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

Philip Watkins

I'm a painter. Here's a link to little filmed interview that was done to coincide with my selection for the 2022 National Eisteddfod of Wales. https://culturecolony.com/en/media/video/y-lle-celf-2022-philip-watkins

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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

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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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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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

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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Upcoming opportunity

Open Call for Artists - 33rd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality

04/12/2025     

Open Call for Artists! Be part of the 33rd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality—an immersive and accessible showcase open to artists worldwide. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to exhibit in the Metaverse and connect directly with a global audience. Don’t miss it—it’s the final exhibition of 2025!

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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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Artist profile

Dr Bobbi Burton Phd

Rob Burton is a researcher, academic, and critical artist working in the discipline of textile art whose research explores themes of memory, post memory, hauntology, identity and space, loss, and transformation. He has a Phd in Creative Art Practice and an international exhibition profile.

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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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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

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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Upcoming opportunity

I AM NOT A SIZE MAGAZINE DECEMBER ISSUE

05/12/2025     

I AM NOT A SIZE MAGAZINE DECEMBER ISSUE!

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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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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

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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Upcoming opportunity

Transcendence- Call for Artists

05/12/2025   London  

Will future generations grasp the depth of our love, the transformations we undergo, and the mysteries we conceal just beneath the surface?

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Artist profile

Isobel Richards

I am a painter born and raised in the heart of Cumbria and currently based in West Yorkshire. I am enthusiastic about eduction, particularly art education and provision, and being outside. My practice is rooted in these two passions as well as a love of experimentation and play. I like to apply...

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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

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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Upcoming opportunity

Art As A Response to Mental Health Exhibition 2026 - 7th Edition

07/12/2025     

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the call for submissions for the upcoming "Art as a Response to Mental Health 2026" online exhibition, now in its 7th edition. We extend an open invitation to aspiring, emerging, and established artists worldwide to contribute their work to this significant project. As the global conversation around mental health continues to evolve, art has emerged as a powerful medium for self-expression.

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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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Event

Holding space

The laundrette, 145 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol
Exhibition
15/01/2026 to 18/01/2026

Nine established artists from across Britain come together at The Laundrette in Bristol for a captivating exhibition exploring the relationships between objects, bodies, and space.

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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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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.

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Upcoming opportunity

Open Call: 13b Virtual Gallery (online exhibition)

07/12/2025     

13b Virtual Gallery (online exhibition) Our aim it to showcase talented artists from around the globe, not limited by the cost of travel/postage and the usual expenses associated with exhibiting. We plan to run monthly exhibitions in parallel to our physical gallery in Slovenia.

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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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Artist profile

CA Ryan

CA Ryan began their practice in 2020, a year marked at the outset by ferocious wildfires in Australia. The artistic identity of CA Ryan is intended to be a sacrificial one—the canary in the mine, registering the impending threat.

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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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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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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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Upcoming opportunity

States of Uncertainty

07/12/2025   London, London  

In a world where capitalism is out of control and change feels just out of reach, life goes on. But can we continue living in outrage, and who bears the cost if we do?

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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.

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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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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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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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Artist profile

Jilly Lovett

I create one of a kind folk art dolls using reclaimed wool and other vintage finds.

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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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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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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

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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Artist profile

Lindy DeMelo-Garner

Lindy works from her studio in Cheadle and is inspired by her coastal New England roots. Her work is colourful as she layers glazes to make pieces with movement & depth. She strives to make functional tactile pieces people will reach for time and again.

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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

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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