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  New Emergence Art Prize 2026

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  Deadline: 03/08/2026

  New Emergence Art

  The New Emergence Art Prize 2026 is calling for entries from emerging artists working in any medium. With a £5,000+ prize fund, 9 awards, independent judging and an online exhibition for shortlisted artists, the prize offers recognition, visibility and meaningful career support.

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  ARTISTS OF THE SEASON OPEN CALL - AUTUMN 2026

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  Deadline: 25/08/2026

  City: London  |  Region: London  |  Country: United Kingdom  |  ART from HEART

  ARTISTS OF THE SEASON OPEN CALL - AUTUMN 2026

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  87a CRITS 2026/27 OPEN CALL

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  Deadline: 01/08/2026

  City: Cheltenham  |  Region: Gloucestershire  |  Country: United Kingdom  |  J Hepburn

  87a CRITS is a free, in-person crit programme for UK-based contemporary artists working across all art forms. We are looking for our 2026/27 cohort for monthly sessions in Cheltenham. This is a programme created to support artists through open discussion, experimentation, and collective critical exchange.

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  Open Call for JustArt Newspaper Club Issue 7 Precarity

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  Deadline: 15/08/2026

  Country: United Kingdom  |  JustArt Collective

  JustArt Collective is an artist-led initiative, founded in Hong Kong and now active in the UK, dedicated to supporting emerging and mid-career contemporary artists.

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  Issue 2 Under My Skin Magazine | Euphoria

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  Deadline: 01/08/2026

  City: San Francisco  |  Country: United States  |  Robyn Mallery

  Transgender, Genderqueer, Intersex, and Nonbinary artists - how do you experience euphoria?

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  CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #33

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  Deadline: 31/07/2026

  Curator Space

  Paid opportunity

  The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary programme supports professional contemporary visual artists by contributing to the ongoing costs of sustaining and developing their practice. One bursary of £1000 will be awarded each month.

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  VVASD Gallery: Open Call

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  Deadline: 02/08/2026

  Vega Collective

  Call for submissions to our new VVASD Gallery.

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  Workshop and Residential Tutors

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  Deadline: 31/07/2026

  City: Scarborough  |  Christopher Shaw

  Paid opportunity

  We are currently seeking experienced and enthusiastic workshop tutors to deliver inspiring art workshops and residentials at our venues in Scarborough and at the beautiful Cober Hill in North Yorkshire. We are actively building our 2027 schedule and beyond, and we’re particularly interested in fresh, high-quality workshops and new creative experiences that will excite our loyal community of adult learners.

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  Architecture of Silence - Digital Exhibition, Madrid, Spain

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  Deadline: 01/01/2027

  City: Madrid  |  Country: Spain  |  Monica Mardare

  Architecture of Silence Open Call — Digital Art, AI & Moving Image 19–25 April 2027 · Madrid City Centre, near Atocha Station

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  take to the greenwood

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  Deadline: 24/07/2026

  City: Liverpool  |  Country: United Kingdom  |  Jonathon Beaver

  take to the greenwood - to escape into the forest. As stated in the 20th Century novel Maurice by E.M Forster, ‘such...can vanish’ into the woodlands. Those such, the LGBTQIA+ community, can escape from the world with its prejudices, judgements and threat; a retreat to nature for ecological, political and romantic stances. Forster also created the woodland Piney Copse, a safe space for him, his friends and lovers. Furthermore, literature like A Shropshire Lad, the tale of Robin Hood as well as texts about the Arcadian utopias of Ancient Greece and Rome, queer the pastoral.

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