RBSA Gallery
United Kingdom
An artist-led charity in Birmingham that supports artists and promotes engagement with the visual arts, and runs the RBSA Gallery.
1 openDeadline: 5 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Arts organisations in United Kingdom running open calls
Foundations, residencies, festivals and arts councils in United Kingdom that run open calls for artists: 227 in all, 77 accepting applications now, with every call they ran before.
227 organisations · 77 accepting applications
Who runs open calls for artists in United Kingdom — mostly non-profits, public bodies and arts centres. Each page shows what the organiser has open now, the calls it ran before, when its deadlines usually fall and whether it is free to apply.
London Camera Exchange
United Kingdom
UK camera retailer that runs the free LCE Photographer of the Year competition.
1 openDeadline: 20 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Photoworks
United Kingdom
Photoworks commissions new photography, produces exhibitions and events, publishes books and an annual publication.
1 openDeadline: 3 Feb 20272 calls in totalCompetitions
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Ceramic Art London
United Kingdom
Ceramic Art London ceramics pottery fair and show in London, uk, featuring ceramic art, interior design
1 openDeadline: 28 Feb 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Sunny Bank Mills
United Kingdom
2 openDeadline: 25 Oct 20262 calls in totalExhibitions
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Gateway Gallery
United Kingdom
A gallery that brings artists together for exhibitions in a space where, in its words, art feels close and every exhibition changes the view.
1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Shapes and Things
United Kingdom
An independent art collective based in West London that has curated events, exhibitions and workshops across the UK since 2021.
1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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British Centre for Literary Translation
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 2 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies
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London Borough of Merton — Merton Libraries
United Kingdom
Local authority in London whose library service runs the Artists Work in Libraries commission, part of Merton's Culture and Creativity Programme funded through Arts Council England.
1 openDeadline: 6 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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Cryptic
United Kingdom
Scottish producer of music, sound and visual art that presents pioneering and emerging artists.
1 openDeadline: 19 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Eastside Projects / University Collections, University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
Birmingham contemporary art space, an artist-led gallery whose stated mission is that it makes art public, run with University Collections, Birmingham City University.
1 openDeadline: 20 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies
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Fluxus Art Projects
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 24 Nov 20262 calls in totalGrants
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ART from HEART CIC
United Kingdom
ART from HEART is a London based Organisation that Curates, Organises and Manages large Multidisciplinary Group Art Exhibitions and Events focusing on contemporary issues and advocating socio-cultural causes.
1 openDeadline: 25 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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The Gallery at Green & Stone
United Kingdom
An art shop and gallery on Fulham Road in Chelsea, London, founded in 1927. Each year it hosts two open-call exhibitions, a summer show and Works on Paper, alongside invited group shows.
1 openDeadline: 25 Nov 20261 call in totalExhibitions
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DELETE TV
United Kingdom
DELETE TV is an international platform for video art, experimental short films and AI cinema, structured in broadcast seasons since 2015.
1 openDeadline: 31 Dec 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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The Biscuit Factory
United Kingdom
A gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It runs The Biscuit Factory Art Prize, an annual open-call exhibition of contemporary art, and a yearly young artist award.
1 openDeadline: 8 Jan 20271 call in totalCompetitions
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Fabrica
United Kingdom
An art space in a Grade II listed former regency church in Brighton, where, in its words, everyone can experience art.
1 openDeadline: 21 Feb 20271 call in totalExhibitions
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Kendal Museum
United Kingdom
A museum founded in 1796 with collections of local archaeology, history, geology and natural history.
1 open1 call in totalExhibitions
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Scott Creative Arts Foundation
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 31 Oct 20261 call in totalCompetitions
About the organiserShape Arts
United Kingdom
Disability-led arts organisation that improves access to culture for disabled people by providing opportunities for disabled artists and training cultural institutions.
1 openDeadline: 1 Nov 20261 call in totalResidencies
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The John Ruskin Prize
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 17 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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World Sports Photography Awards
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 23 Nov 20261 call in totalCompetitions
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Essex Cultural Diversity Project
United Kingdom
1 openDeadline: 24 Nov 20261 call in totalOther
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Argentina45
Australia54
Austria55
Belgium41
Bosnia and Herzegovina6
Brazil16
Bulgaria6
Canada96
Chile9
China16
Colombia10
Croatia9
Cyprus4
Czech Republic21
Denmark27
Egypt3
Estonia8
Finland25
France131
Georgia5
Germany222
Greece35
Guatemala3
Hong Kong11
Hungary11
Iceland8
India11
Indonesia3
Ireland44
Israel4
Italy154
Japan84
Latvia10
Lebanon4
Lithuania7
Luxembourg6
Malaysia5
Mexico13
Morocco3
Nepal3
Netherlands56
New Zealand7
Nigeria5
Norway20
Panama3
Peru5
Poland26
Portugal38
Romania7
Russia3
Serbia7
Singapore9
Slovakia5
Slovenia10
South Korea18
Spain193
Sweden26
Switzerland47- Taiwan17
Thailand9
Turkey11
Ukraine7
United Arab Emirates6
United States1050
Uruguay8
FAQ
Which organisations are listed?
Every foundation, residency, festival, museum, gallery and arts council whose open calls are in our catalogue — including those between calls, with the calls they ran before.
How do I know when an organiser opens its next call?
Each page shows the months its deadlines usually fall in and its past calls. Sign in to get a reminder when it opens a new one.
What does sign-in add?
The links to apply, deadline reminders, artists’ reviews of organisers and who each organiser selected in its past calls. It is free.