Open calls, grants and residencies in England
24 calls in England open now, closing soonest first.
2 of them have no entry fee.
The next deadline is 11 November 2026.
Most listed by Lewisham Arthouse, Royal Drawing School and The National Gallery.
Where a cash award in GBP is stated, the median is £10,000.
Updated
- Open callThe Unfinished. £30 fee. 2 days left, closes 11 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.CISTA ARTS · London · Any stageOnline exhibition (1 to 29 December 2026), printed and PDF catalogue, social media features, certificate; no commission on sales
- 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
- Open call2027 KCCUK Open Call for Emerging Artists. Fee not stated. 6 days left, closes 15 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Korean Cultural Centre UK · London · EmergingGroup exhibition at KCCUK with opening event, promotion and a £250 support fee per artist
- ResidencyLewisham Arthouse Graduate Award 2027. Fee not stated. 7 days left, closes 16 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Lewisham Arthouse · London · EmergingFree studio space for nine months, mentorship, stipend and production budget
- ResidencyGraduate Studio Award 2027. Fee not stated. 7 days left, closes 16 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Lewisham Arthouse · London · EmergingFree studio for 9 months, £500 stipend, £1,000 mentoring and £1,000 production budget
- 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
- 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
- ResidencyThe Don Bachardy Fellowship. Fee not stated. Closes 19 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · London · Emerging$7,500 stipend towards travel and accommodation and a ten-week Summer Term fellowship at the Royal Drawing School
- Open callThe Pastel Society Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 20 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Pastel Society / Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and over £5,000 in prizes including the £1,000 Caran d'Ache Prize
- ResidencyACRE (Academic and Creative Research) Residency Programme Open Call. £560.15 fee. Closes 25 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Braziers Park · United Kingdom · Any stageAccommodation and a place in the Braziers Park community for between one week and three months; no stipend
- Residencyn-Space Fellowship: Prediction. Fee not stated. Closes 7 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Somerset House Studios · London · Any stage£10,000 fee and access to a £30,000 shared R&D fund
- GrantFLAMIN Productions 2026. Fee not stated. Closes 9 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) · London · Mid career, Established£40,000 production funding for one project
- Open callRoyal Academy Schools: Applications for October 2027. US$46 fee. Closes 14 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Academy Schools · London · Any stageFree three-year postgraduate programme and an annual bursary of at least £4,000, with extra funds for those in financial need
- GrantThe Mick Bateman Memorial Award. Fee not stated. Closes 29 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Bow Arts · London · EmergingTwo years of studio cost support at Bow Arts (up to £2,000 a year) plus up to £1,000 of courses or workshop time at London Sculpture Workshop
- Open callTake Your Art to London This January 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Arrival Gallery · London · Any stageInclusion in an international group exhibition in London, 15 to 17 January 2027
- 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
- PrizeSony World Photography Awards: Single Image competition. No fee. Closes 5 January 2027 at 16:00, London time.World Photography Organisation · London · Any stage$5,000 for the overall winner, Sony imaging equipment, trip to the London ceremony, book and exhibition inclusion
- Open callThe Royal Society of British Artists Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 8 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of British Artists · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, with £15,000 of prizes and awards including the £10,000 Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence
- PrizeSony World Photography Awards 2027: Series competition. No fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 16:00, London time.World Photography Organisation · London · Any stage$25,000 and Photographer of the Year title for the overall winner, plus Sony equipment, a solo display at the London exhibition the following year, and exhibition and book inclusion for winners and sh
- PrizeFirst Plinth: Public Art Award 2027. £34 fee. Closes 12 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · London · Any stage£20,000 to create a work for the sculpture terrace at Dora House and a second site, plus a gallery show; shortlisted artists receive a maquette grant
- Open callRoyal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 215th Exhibition 2027 Open Call. £22 fee. Closes 22 January 2027 at 14:00, London time.Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours / Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and eligibility for prizes worth over £15,000
- Open callRoyal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Open Call 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 22 January 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries, London, and over £10,000 in prizes and awards including the Winsor & Newton Prize
- Open callThe Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2027 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 2 February 2027 at 23:59, London time.Mall Galleries / Royal Society of Portrait Painters · London · Any stageExhibition at Mall Galleries and over £35,000 in prizes, including the £20,000 William Lock Portrait Prize
- GrantThe Drawing Year: full-scholarship postgraduate programme. Fee not stated. Closes 31 March 2027 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · London · Any stageFull scholarship for a year-long postgraduate drawing programme with studio space, tuition and end-of-year exhibitions; living grants available
Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide
These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the England page.
- Prize2. Artplaner Prize. No fee. Closes 29 November 2026 at 23:00, UTC time.Artplaner · Any stage
- GrantThe Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027. US$25 fee. Closes 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time.Vital Impacts · Any stageOne US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places