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Open calls, grants and residencies in the UK

42 calls in the UK open now, closing soonest first.

2 of them have no entry fee.

The next deadline is 10 November 2026.

Most listed by Arts Council of Wales, Royal Drawing School and Lewisham Arthouse.

Where a cash award in GBP is stated, the median is £9,000.

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  • ResidencyEilean Shona Residency 2027. Fee not stated. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Society of Sculptors · Eilean Shona · Any stageFour-week residency with accommodation and studio, £1,000 stipend and £500 towards travel
  • Open callOpen Call for Artists - 32nd Community Art Exhibition. £35 fee. Closes today, closes 10 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Circular ArtSpace · Bristol · Any stageOne work shown in a group exhibition, 26 November to 19 December 2026, with promotion and no commission on sales
  • 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
  • Open callCraft Open and Market. £10 fee. 3 days left, closes 12 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Bureau Centre for the Arts · Blackburn · Any stageInclusion in a group craft exhibition, with an optional market stall
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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: 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 Dumfries House Residency. Fee not stated. Closes 19 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.Royal Drawing School · United Kingdom · Any stageFunded residency with private studio and self-catering accommodation on the estate
  • 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
  • ResidencyArt in Manufacturing Artistic Residencies. Fee not stated. Closes 23 November 2026 at 23:59, London time.National Festival of Making · United Kingdom · Any stage£8,000 commission budget per residency plus up to £600 for travel and accommodation
  • 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
  • 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
  • GrantNational Lottery Individual Artists Digital Evolution Awards. Fee not stated. Closes 26 November 2026 at 12:00, London time.Arts Council of Northern Ireland · United Kingdom · Any stageGrant funding for digital art projects; amount not stated on the page
  • ResidencyTwo Together: Porthmeor Studios Residencies 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 30 November 2026 at 10:00, London time.Freelands Foundation with the Borlase Smart John Wells Trust · St Ives · Mid career, EstablishedOne-month shared residency in Studio 5 at Porthmeor Studios with shared accommodation, travel costs and a £2,000 stipend per artist
  • PrizeThe Magic Lantern Society Awards. Fee not stated. Closes 6 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.The Magic Lantern Society · United Kingdom · Any stageTwo cash awards of £300 and books from the Magic Lantern Society
  • 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
  • ResidencyCove Park Awarded Residencies 2027 & 2028. Fee not stated. Closes 11 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Cove Park · United Kingdom · Any stageFully funded residency of two weeks to three months with £775 per week stipend, accommodation, travel, and support for materials, access and visas
  • 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
  • GrantCreate and Engage. Fee not stated. Closes 16 December 2026 at 13:00, London time.Arts Council of Wales · United Kingdom · Any stageSmall awards up to £10,000; large awards £10,001 to £60,000
  • Open call30×30 Call Out: VAS Annual Exhibition 2027. Fee not stated. Closes 18 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.Visual Arts Scotland · Edinburgh · Any stageDisplay and sale of small works in the 30×30 section of the VAS Annual Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
  • 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
  • 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
  • Open callOpen Call for Artists: Workshops, Talks and Events. Fee not stated. Closes 31 December 2026 at 23:59, London time.NICOLA Arts · United Kingdom · Any stageGallery space, promotion and an audience; financial terms set by the artist
  • 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
  • GrantCreative Steps for Individuals. Fee not stated. Closes 3 March 2027 at 13:00, London time.Arts Council of Wales · United Kingdom · Any stage£500 to £7,500 plus access costs, covering up to 90% of development costs
  • GrantScreen South Showcase Artists 2026-7 Open Call. Fee not stated. Closes 30 March 2027 at 23:59, London time.Screen South · United Kingdom · Any stageTailored support package including equipment, studio access, advice, exhibition and marketing support, and bursaries up to £1,500
  • 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
  • GrantSharing Together 2026-2027. Fee not stated. Closes 2 June 2027 at 13:00, London time.Arts Council of Wales · United Kingdom · Any stageGrants of £500 to £3,500, covering up to 100% of project costs, plus separate access costs if needed

Also open to you: 2 calls open worldwide

These take entries from any country, so they are listed here as well as on the UK page.

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