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.
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.
Claire Cansick
I'm a painter of nature, climate, weather and natural phenomenon using recessive colours, working in Norfolk, UK. My work is associated with embracing the shadow side of the natural world, themes of non self, and a deep concern for the state of the climate. I predominantly use oil for landscapes...
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.
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
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...
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.
GO! Artists – Oldham Art Fair
Gallery Oldham, Gallery Oldham, Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Art fair
17/10/2026
GO! Artists – Oldham Art Fair brings together 19 artists and makers from in and around Oldham for a day celebrating local creativity. Discover and buy original artwork and handmade pieces, meet the artists, and enjoy an art tombola. Saturday 17 October, 10am–4pm at The Creator Space, Gallery Oldham. £1 entry.
Windows and Doors exhibition - open call
06/09/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fronteer Gallery are looking for artwork for our exhibition Windows & Doors
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.
Esther Adesigbin
Esther Adesigbin is an artist and passionate advocate of community art engagement, she believes sharing tools for creative expression empowers lifelong freedom of thought. ‘I believe that the power of creative discovery, play, and material making is key to unpacking individual thoughts and...
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.
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.
Flock - An exhibition of birds - Open Call
06/09/2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fronteer Gallery are looking for bird related artwork to be part of our exhibition Flock.
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...
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.
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.
OPEN CALL - Quote & Curate Autumn Objects Curation - Design Centre Chelsea Harbour
06/09/2026 London, London, United Kingdom
Open Call for Artists to submit work for the Quote & Curate Autumn Curation. Showcase your ceramics, glass, sculpture, textiles, jewellery and objects at The Design Centre Chelsea Harbour in September 2026 and open up opportunities directly with Interior Designers.
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.
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.
Sally Hunter Philburn
I am a Yorkshire lass from Barnsley. I recently graduated from Hull with a fine art degree. I have immersed myself in creativity to cope with a long term illness fibromyalgia. Using open water swimming and the combination of a fibre arts based creative practice has seen i through difficult times.
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.
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.
Open Call for Artists - 41st Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
07/09/2026
Open Call for Artists! Be part of the 41st Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality — an immersive and accessible showcase open to artists worldwide. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to exhibit in a professional 3D virtual gallery and connect directly with a global audience. Don't miss it!
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...
And Then The Artists Moved In
Barnoon Arts, Barnoon ARts, St Ives, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
Exhibition
23/08/2026 to 26/09/2026
"Then the Artists Moved In" marks Barnoon Arts move to its new home, on the first floor of the former Post Office Building on Tregenna Place in St Ives. The exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists to celebrate this transition and to celebrate the building’s layered history.
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.
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'.
Frank Walters
Frank is the resident Watercolour Tutor at Kew Studio in West London. He specialises in teaching Watercolour Landscape painting in an expressive 'quick n'slick' style that everyone can learn. He also works in Oil and Gouache and is a regular contributor to Artist & Illustrator magazine.
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.
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.
Venice Biennale 2026 - Bring your own Jellyfish to Life
07/09/2026 Venice, Italy
Create your unique jellyfish which will debut it's life during the Venice Biennale 2026, receive a unique one-off high quality print, and full credit in the film debut taking place on 14th October 2026
Black/White; Photography Exhibition
07/09/2026 United Kingdom
Our exhibitions will explore the polarities of our lives and the world around us. These themes, shaped by your involvement, will give rise to exhibitions that are engaging, reflective, and thought-provoking. For this exhibition, we have chosen the theme, Black / White. The Exhibition will take place in November 2026
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.
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,...
Artist Rates of Pay
Artist Union England
A guide to help artists and their employers in England to determine fair pay for artists' labour.
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.
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.
Angelika Addison
Angelika Addison is a painter and maker of artists' books based in the North East of Scotland. Her practice explores memory, family histories and inherited archives through painting, artists' books and mixed media, drawing on photographs, handwritten notes and found materials.
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.
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...
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.
Kaori Homma
Born in Japan. BA in Fine Art Tokyo University of Art and Design. MA in Fine Art Sculpture Chelsea School of Art. Based in London, exhibiting internationally. Homma is one of the directors of Art in the Nuclear Age, a Trust member of Morphe Arts and a core steering team member of Brockley...
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.
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 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.