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.
Lisa Pettibone
I am a visual artist working in sculpture installation and print. With a BA in 3D Design in Glass from UCA Farnham, I graduated with an MA in Art and Science from Central Saint Martins London 2018. Investigating themes related to natural forces and perception, I won the National Open Art Prize...
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.
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.
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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
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...
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
Jenny Marshall
Based in the UK East Midlands, I became a full time artist in 2019. Semi abstract in nature, my work combines a fine art background and a long held fascination with wood in all forms. Sustainability underpins my practice; resource management and contributing to art communities is very...
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.
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...
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.
Poppy Whatmore
Poppy Whatmore is a visual artist based in London. She studied an MA Fine Art at Slade School of Fine Art with an Arts Council Award. She was nominated for the Adrian Carruthers Studio Award and won the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2013 . Selected group shows include, 'A Body A Part', APT gallery,...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
The Palette of Place
25/08/2026 Tbilisi, Georgia
For this open call, we invite artists to explore The Palette of Place through their own creative perspective. Consider how a location can evoke emotion, identity, culture, history, or belonging. Your work may celebrate the beauty of a familiar environment, capture the atmosphere of a distant destination, or interpret a place through memory, abstraction, or imagination.
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.
bill chambers
I am based in Newport, South Wales and am a long-standing member of Cardiff Print Workshop. Over the years I have been self-employed as an artist and teacher, offering workshops and master classes to a variety of organisations and individuals. I strive to exhibit my work where ever I can. I have...
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.
Fantasy
25/08/2026 Tbilisi, Georgia
For this open call, we invite artists to explore the theme of Fantasy in all its forms. Whether inspired by mythical creatures, enchanted landscapes, folklore, surreal visions, speculative futures, or entirely imagined realms, we welcome works that celebrate the limitless power of imagination. Your interpretation may be whimsical, mysterious, symbolic, or deeply personal.
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,...
29th Community Art Exhibition
Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Cafรฉ, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
03/09/2026 to 26/09/2026
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.
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.
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 buildingโs layered history.
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.
Timothy Davis
Tim Davis is a contemporary sculptor creating one-of-a-kind works from reclaimed timber, resin and cast pewter. Inspired by rivers, geology and the unseen forces of nature, his sculptures explore movement, light and transformation through a process led by the unique character of each piece of wood.
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.
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.
MeFiO
Mefio is a London-based contemporary artist exploring the interplay of light, colour, and perception through optical glass and mixed-media assemblage. Her goniochromatic works shift with the viewerโs perspective, merging technical precision with poetic abstraction to transform light into a...
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: 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.
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.