Commissions for artists
11 commissions open now, closing soonest first.
1 of them has no entry fee.
The next deadline is 13 November 2026.
Most listed by The National Gallery.
Where a cash award in GBP is stated, the median is £10,000.
Updated
- CommissionMarlborough Sports Garden Supergraphics Commission. Fee not stated. 4 days left, closes 13 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) · London · Any stage£10,000 artist commission budget, excluding fabrication and installation
- CommissionSelby Park Artworks. Fee not stated. 7 days left, closes 16 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.North Yorkshire Council · Selby · Any stage£10,000 commission budget (excluding VAT), covering fees, travel, expenses, materials, transport and installation
- CommissionConnected Canvas: The National Gallery Digital Commission. Fee not stated. Closes 17 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The National Gallery · London · Emerging£15,000 commission; up to ten shortlisted applicants receive £500 each to develop proposals
- CommissionConnected Canvas: Digital Commission for the Sainsbury Wing Entrance. Fee not stated. Closes 17 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The National Gallery · London · Emerging, Early career£15,000 commission covering all creative and production costs; £500 for each of up to ten shortlisted applicants attending IdeasLab
- CommissionShoeburyness Commission. Fee not stated. Closes 24 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Essex Cultural Diversity Project · Shoeburyness · Any stage£10,000 commission budget
- CommissionHalle/Saale Campus Handwerk: Kunst am Bau competition. No fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 11:00, Berlin time.Handwerkskammer Halle (Saale) · Halle (Saale) · Any stageImplementation budget up to 210,000 EUR gross; 2,500 EUR fee for each invited competition participant
- Commission2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, New York time.Beam Center · Strafford · Any stage$5,000 award and a $15,000 fabrication budget
- CommissionKunst am Bau Competition: New Accommodation for the Mounted Police Unit, Dresden. Fee not stated. Closes 1 December 2026 at 13:00, Berlin time.Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB) · Dresden · Any stage€56,000 gross implementation budget; €500 expense allowance per shortlisted competition entry
- CommissionPalm Park Call for Artists. Fee not stated. Closes 7 December 2026 at 23:59, Chicago time.Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Austin · Any stageCommissions of $80,000 to $100,000 per entry portal (two), $100,000 to $120,000 for a large wall, and $10,000 to $15,000 per seating piece
- CommissionArtist Call-Out: Future Focus. Fee not stated. Closes 20 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Positive Life Workshops CIC · St Helens · Any stage£250 per session, £750 in total for three sessions
- CommissionPublic Art Commission: 220 Blackfriars Road. Fee not stated. Closes 4 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Southwark Charities · London · Any stageOverall budget of around £200,000 to £300,000 covering all costs; up to five shortlisted artists paid to develop proposals
