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Open Calls for Creatives

CVAN London: Curate Brent: Emerging Curators Training Programme → 12 January
A training programme for emerging curators to curate exhibitions at Willesden Gallery, Brent, with a bursary and hands-on experience in exhibition planning.
https://www.cvanlondon.art/programme/education/2024/11/curate-brent-programme/

Whitechapel Gallery: London Open Live → 13 January
A call for live art works to be showcased in the London Open exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery.
https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/london-open-live-open-call/

Cove Park x Business of Broadway Residency for Creative Theatre Producers → 13 January
One-week residency for early to mid-career theatre producers based in the UK and Ireland. Workshops on commercial theatre producing, including Broadway-related topics.
https://covepark.org/announcing-new-creative-producers-res

Amsterdam Fringe: Open Call → 13 January
Opportunity for artists to participate in Amsterdam Fringe Festival. Includes workshops on marketing, fundraising, and networking.
https://amsterdamfringefestival.nl/home-eng/join-us/

Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2025 → 14 January
A prestigious international painting competition with a top prize of £35,000. Shortlisted works will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 10 July to 12 October 2025. Open to artists aged 18+ worldwide.
https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2025/hsf-portrait-award/

FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video 2025 → 15 January
€45,000 in total prizes, including a €600 commission fee for selected participants. Open to artists of all disciplines and career stages. Exhibition runs June–September 2025, with online promotion and prize allocation at its conclusion.
https://fluxusmuseum.org/prize2025

Bridget Riley Fellowship: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture → 15 January
A fellowship for an early- to mid-career artist in painting, drawing, and/or sculpture to spend six months at the British School in Rome, including board, accommodation, and a £1,500 monthly grant.
https://bsrome.slideroom.com/#/login/program/82276

FluxusMuseum Prize for Experimental Video → 15 January
€45,000 in prizes for experimental video works, with selected artists receiving €600 to support their projects. Works will be exhibited in the FluxusMuseum gallery and online platforms.
https://fluxusmuseum.org/prize2025/#Dates

DBACE 2025 → 29 January
Creative entrepreneurs (18+) with game-changing ideas or established ventures can apply for the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs.
https://dbace.org/

Call for Proposals: The Changing Faces of Diss → 31 January
A £10,000 commission to create a project celebrating community, diversity, and identity in Diss. Open to creative practitioners working in any discipline.
https://essexdiversity.org.uk/changingfacesofdiss

Funding, grants, scholarships, fellowships

QEST grants: Sustaining vital skills in traditional and contemporary crafts → 10 February
QEST offers three grants to support makers and conservators at various career stages. Grants are available for education and training, with Scholarships of up to £18,000, Emerging Maker grants of up to £10,000, and up to £12,000 towards an apprentice’s salary. Applications are open twice a year, the autumn round will take place 9 July to 13 August.
https://www.qest.org.uk/qestgrants/

Jobs

Actionspace: Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator → 23 January
£15,600 (part-time, fixed term, 6 months)
Open to candidates with experience in social media, accessible marketing, and data analysis.
https://bit.ly/3vFl97L

Useful information for artists

ONCurating
Free curatorial journal
https://on-curating.org/issues.html

DAZED: How to get an art education without going to art school https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/26908/1/how-to-get-an-art-education-without-going-to-art-school

Access Docs for Artists
https://www.accessdocsforartists.com/

How to Put On An Accessible Exhibition
Shape Arts have created this short guide for curators, programmers and exhibition organisers to give an overview of how to ensure that the exhibition you’re putting on is accessible and inclusive of disabled people.
https://www.shapearts.org.uk/news/accessible-exhibitions

Artquest Salon: bookings open
Online semi-independent artists’ forums with ongoing peer-to-peer feedback on your work and presentations by art world professionals. Artquest Salon bridges gap between one-off Artquest Crits and running your own independent artist peer mentoring groups. Bookings are now open for the new season.
https://artquest.org.uk/project/advice-and-networks/artquest-salon/