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, Einstรผrzende Neubauten and Brian Eno.
Jonathon Beaver
I am a visual artist, animator and educator based in Liverpool, North West England. Incorporating textiles with natural and industrial materials, I explore themes of literature and language, folklore, superstitions as well as exploring histories both hetero-normative and queer.
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 โsoil portraitsโ, and learn how their colours and patterns can reveal vitality, care, pollution, memory, and inequality in the land beneath our feet.
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.
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.
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.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐: ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ก
๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ข, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, Peckham Rye Station, Station Way,, london
Exhibition
03/09/2026
๐๐ผ๐๐๐: ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ข, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
This Is My Brighton
22/08/2026 Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
This Is My Brighton is WachโArt Spaces & Creative Developmentโs only open call of 2026, marking The Vaultโs anniversary month. We invite artists, photographers, illustrators, makers, writers and multidisciplinary creatives to help co-author a collective portrait of Brighton through four evolving September themes: Places, People and Communities, Hidden Brighton and Future Brighton.
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.
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
Dave Mitchell
Dave Mitchell is a Gay artist working predominantly on canvas particularly focused on the pervasive nature of darkness upon a world of colour, as a visual metaphor for mental health challenges in the modern age; primary vision is through the eyes of an LGBTQ+ adult. Dave believes that Art is a...
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.
28th Community Art Exhibition
Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Cafรฉ, 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.
Drift Work
23/08/2026 Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Drift Work invites submissions from artists exploring coastal environments through material, memory, and transformation. We welcome works that consider marine and coastal life, ecological change, erosion, salvage, and the objects, traces, and stories returned by the tide. The exhibition explores the shoreline as a space of exchange, where natural forces, human histories, and more-than-human worlds meet.
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...
Where are we now?
44AD Artspace, 4 Abbey Street, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
25/08/2026 to 30/08/2026
Five years after a touring exhibition that spanned the South West, members of the Inch by IN:CH collective reconvene to review their previous journey and start another.
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 theyโve managed to reduce their carbon footprints.
Salt of the Earth folklore exhibition - Open Call
24/08/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fronteer Gallery are looking for submissions to our exhibition of local folk customs and culture Salt of the Earth.
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.
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.
Leo Caillard
Leo Caillard was born in Paris, France in 1985. He belongs to this new generation of artists associated with the significant changes that have been taking place since the 2000s with the dawn of the digital age and the new concerns of societies.
Taking up space
Chats palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London , London, United Kingdom
Exhibition
21/08/2026 to 31/08/2026
TAKING UP SPACE Photography Exhibition in collaboration with @eastlondonpride! Join us at Chats Palace from 1-31 August for a powerful celebration of queer creativity, community, and visibility. Discover striking photographic works from current/ up and coming Black and Brown Queer visual artists, alongside contributions from African Rainbow Family, Rainbow Migration, Positive East, and Spectra.
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.
OPEN CALL - Public sculpture in Mayfair
24/08/2026 London, United Kingdom
We have an exciting opportunity for sculptors in a very prestigious location, in the heart of Londonโs historic Mayfair.
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.
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.ย With a reputation for quality shows and innovation, the gallery regualrly hosts approximately 10 themed or solo...
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.
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.
ARTISTS OF THE SEASON OPEN CALL - AUTUMN 2026
25/08/2026 London, London, United Kingdom
ARTISTS OF THE SEASON OPEN CALL - AUTUMN 2026
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'.
Manchester Open artist exhibition 2026
HOME, 2 Tony Wilson P, Manchester
Exhibition
21/08/2026 to 06/09/2026
The Manchester Open is the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester's artists and creative talent - and it returns this summer. Taking place every two years, The Manchester Open is an exhibition of artworks from people across Greater Manchester of all experience levels, including first-time artists and enthusiasts as well as emerging talent and established professionals.
Becky Long-Smith
My practice is muti-disciplinary but a unifying starting point for most of my work is print or collage. I am an artist and educator interested in the social applications of art. Ritual, play, wonder, performance, perceptions of reality and imagined narratives are all important themes within my...
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.
Colourscapes
The Gallery at the Playroom, 99 Junction Rd, London
Exhibition
01/09/2026 to 06/09/2026
My first solo exhibition showing major and minor works from the last 3 years, including cards and small editions.
Structure - Open Call Exhibition
25/08/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Structure - Open call exhibition at Cupola Contemporary Art. Exhibition dates: 12 September - 10 October 2026 We are looking for submissions that respond or relate to the title structure. A structure can be a building, a social heir achy, the formation of a sentence and many more besides. Work across media considered. All work must be for sale.
Harriet Titlow
We support artists to experiment, collaborate and produce bold animation projects. We are a catalyst for connection. We believe that artistsโ animation empowers people to see their world differently.ย The guiding principles that underpin our work are: curiosity, collaboration, support,...
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.
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.
Saltaire Inspired Team
Saltaire Inspiredย 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 โwritingโ 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.
Gil Mualem-Doron
I am a multi-disciplinary artist, with 15 years of experience of socially engaged art / social practices projects. My work is informed by my Ph.D. thesis, activism and personal experience as a mix race person and migrant. Much of my work concentrates on themes of place and belonging, identify...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 โplace, people and timeโ and residents will be welcomed to Collemacchia, in Italyโs 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.
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.
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 Italyโs 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.