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Event

Intro to Ecological Film Making Workshop

The Quaker tapestry Museum, The Quaker Tapestry Museum, KENDAL, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
16/08/2025

This workshop offers an easy and experimental introduction for anyone interested in making moving-images responding to the natural world. The workshop provides an overview to non-fiction filmmaking (AKA creative documentaries), enthusing participants with the techniques to play with creative approaches towards documentation in their own lives.

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Case study

Case study: The Dispensary Gallery

The Dispensary Gallery is a research-led art gallery in Wrexham. Its dynamic programme of exhibitions and events brings together local, national and international artist-researchers, providing a supportive hub and a space to display their work.

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Artist profile

Laura Clarke

Laura is a self taught artist creating nature themed pieces. She works mostly in watercolour, though occasionally uses mixed media to complete a piece (using gouache, coloured pencil or pastel pencils for final details). Laura also enjoys experimenting with other techniques and media, such as...

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Event

Japanese Papercut Workshop

The Quaker tapestry Museum, The Quaker Tapestry Museum, KENDAL, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Workshop
06/09/2025

In this mindful and session, professional artist Pui Lee will help you to create your own unique design to be cut into paper to create a wonderful artwork to take home with you

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #27

The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice, The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #27 are Kenny Ros, Kerrie Hanna, Amy Jackson, and Chloe Monks.

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Event

Start With One

The Mill Gallery, Unit 5 Cardinal House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
16/05/2025 to 06/06/2025

An Exhibition for First-Time Collectors – All Artworks Priced at £100

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Curator profile

Fruitmarket

Fruitmarket is a free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiration and opportunity for artists and audiences.

We programme, develop and present world-class exhibitions, commissions, publications, performances, events and engagement...

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Resource

Case studies for reducing your carbon footprint

Sustainable Arts in Leeds

SAIL are a group of organisations, individuals and networks, working together to promote a zero carbon / zero waste future for the cultural and creative industries of Leeds and beyond. Their website features case studies of how SAIL members on how they’ve managed to reduce their carbon footprints.

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Event

PYRAMIDION

T&T GALLERY, lower ground floor , Millfield House, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
29/03/2025 to 07/06/2025

PYRAMIDION is the art work of POP ARTIST TeeBee.

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Upcoming opportunity

16th Community Art Exhibition

03/06/2025   Bristol, Somerset  

🎨 Open Call for Artists: 16th Community Art Exhibition 🎨

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Curator profile

Animate Projects

Animate Projects is an arts agency working at the intersection of film, animation and art, established in 2007 by curator/producers Abigail Addison and Gary Thomas. We're based in Derby and Folkestone. Since 2007 we've worked with over 120 artists, filmmakers and animators to make ambitious...

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Event

Abstract Stories

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
03/06/2025 to 08/06/2025

A journey through creativity and connection, 'Abstract Stories' traces the evolution of artistic expression across disciplines and friendships.

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Artist profile

Zara Ramsay

Zara Ramsay is a mixed media artist working across sculpture and installation. Since receiving her BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins (2016) Ramsay has continued to develop her practice independently whilst developing technical skills through studio placements including those at Troy Town...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Alice Sheppard Fidler

Alice Sheppard Fidler received the Gilbert Bayes Award from the Royal Society of Sculptors, the CAS Emerging Sculptor Development Award in 2023/4, and is an Associate at Spike Island, Bristol. She is a founding member of Studio Voltaire Gallery and Arts Charity and runs the artist-led initiative The Hide Artist Retreat. Before completing her MA in Fine Art at the University of the West of England in 2020, she worked in design for television, film, and fashion.

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Event

Creativity and Mental Health Workshop

Blue Star House, 234-244 Stockwell Road , London, United Kingdom
Workshop
22/05/2025 to 12/06/2025

A three-part creative writing workshop, exploring our experience and how it relates to our creative flow.

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Case study

Case Study: The Kent Downs AONB

The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a nationally protected landscape stretching from the white cliffs of Dover to the Surrey and London border. With ancient bluebell woodlands, rugged chalk coastline, internationally rare chalk grassland, and ragstone villages, there is beauty to explore all year round. The North Downs Way National Trail, one of 15 national trails in England and Wales, is home to the arts trail, and much of it follows the legendary Pilgrims Way from Canterbury to Winchester.

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Event

Untethered

WYPW at the Piazza Huddersfield, 42-44 Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/04/2025 to 14/06/2025

This solo exhibition by artist Lucy May Schofield brings together a selection of work on paper and textile presented alongside new sculptural pieces. The show centres around her relationship to light and time, showcasing the performative prints she creates each solstice and equinox within the vast Northumberland landscape.

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Upcoming opportunity

Haus -A -Rest - issue 60 -OPEN CALL for Artists & Writers, the theme - "Continuing Conversations"

03/06/2025     

We’re seeking artists and writers for our next exhibition and publication themed “Continuing Conversations.” This open call invites work that engages with dialogue between people, places, artworks, or communities. Whether through sound, text, image, or interaction, we’re looking for pieces that respond, echo, challenge, or extend a conversation.

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Resource

Contemporary Visual Arts Network England

CVAN England leads a collective agenda for policy change across the visual arts. They campaign to be heard, valued, and recognised so that the sector can thrive now and in the future. Links to nine regional networks across England.

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Event

Spring Sculpture Exhibition

Artizan Gallery, 7 Lucius Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
05/04/2025 to 21/06/2025

The Artizan Sculpture Season offers a refined exploration of contemporary sculpture, presenting a series of quarterly exhibitions that showcase the diverse practices within 3D art.

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Curator profile

Karen Sherwood

Cupola Contemporary Art was established in 1991 and has grown to become on eof the largest most highly respected privately run contemporary art galleries in the North of England.  With a reputation for quality shows and innovation, the gallery regualrly hosts approximately 10 themed or solo...

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Upcoming opportunity

Horror In Nature

05/06/2025   Leicestershire  

Phantasmal Gallery is looking for artwork under the theme 'Horror In Nature' artwork of all mediums for a online exhibition.

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Event

The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase 2025

The Hide Artist Retreat, Pinfarthings, Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
14/06/2025 to 22/06/2025

The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (THISS) presents artworks by artists from London, the South West and local young people in gardens on the edge of Minchinhampton Common, Stroud. This free exhibition is part of Stroud’s annual Site Festival, showcasing unique contemporary sculpture in a stunning rural location.

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Artist profile

Donna Andronicos

I have been painting for approximately 12 years but have only recently taken steps towards building my artwork in to more than just a hobby. This increased focus has seen an evolution in my work, moving towards stronger, bolder and more colourful creations, which I feel reflects the newfound...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Helen Thompson

Helen Thompson's art practice focuses on the body, movement, and embodied experience, with a strong emphasis on mark-making and line. She works intuitively to create drawings, paintings, and mixed media pieces that explore and express these themes drawing upon personal experiences.

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Event

27th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality

Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
21/05/2025 to 22/06/2025

Circular ArtSpace presents the 27th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, a vibrant celebration of creativity unfolding online from 21 May to 22 June 2025. This immersive digital showcase brings together a wide range of artistic voices, offering global audiences an engaging and interactive way to experience contemporary art.

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Upcoming opportunity

Open Call for Bramley & Stanningley Artists

06/06/2025   Leeds, West Yorkshire  

Are you an artist living in Bramley or Stanningley? The Mill Gallery wants to hear from you!

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Event

Artizan Collective Geopark Artists Residency Exhibition

Artizan Collective, 74 Fleet Street, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
25/05/2025 to 22/06/2025

Artistic Journeys Through Torbay’s Heritage

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Case study

Case Study: Fronteer

Fronteer is run by Michael and Sharon Borkowsky and began as a freelance arts initiative to provide exhibition spaces and host open calls for artists. In October 2020 they opened a gallery of their own; Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield and have established the annual art prize 'The Fronteer Open'.

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Curator profile

b-side

b-side is an arts organisation based in Dorset, UK. We work with and commission artists to make new site-responsive work revealing the marginal, often forgotten and less commercial aspects of our coastal towns and communities. We invite professional artists to make artworks in response to...

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Event

GLOUCESTERSHIRE SOCIETY OF ARTISTS - ART EXHIBITION

LOWER SLAUGHTER VILLAGE HALL, LOWER SLAUGHTER, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
18/06/2025 to 24/06/2025

Art Exhibition held by the Gloucestershire Society of Artists at Lower Slaughter Village Hall near Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds'.

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Resource

Artist Rates of Pay

Artist Union England

A guide to help artists and their employers in England to determine fair pay for artists' labour.

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Upcoming opportunity

Summer Makers' Fair 2025

06/06/2025   ILKLEY  

Attention all talented crafters and makers! We would like to invite you to submit your application to be a part of the enchanting Ilkley Manor House Summer Makers’ Fair, happening on the third weekend of July.

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Event

Community Artists' Fair

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Art fair
28/06/2025

Join us for a vibrant day cel­e­brat­ing local creativity!

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Artist profile

Nick Claiden

I am an artist painting on glass and paper to create 2d and 3d works. My work is strongly narrative and explores the interaction of people and landscape aided by birds. My starting point was as a painter using watercolours and mixed media, around 2000 I began to study stained glass and I have...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Sam Ivin

Sam Ivin is a photographic artist who explores social issues and the people connected with them. By documenting their stories and perspectives he hopes to provide a more personal, tangible understanding of them. His process often involves hosting photography workshops, where he creates collaborative artwork with project participants.

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Event

Anise Academy | Summer 2025

Anse Gallery, 27-33 Malham Road, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Workshop
17/07/2025 to 18/07/2025

Join us on 17 & 18 July 2025 for 2 days of talks, discussions and workshops lead by Gallerists, Directors, Art Critics, Artist and other art professionals. We'll cover a wide range of topics to help you navigate the commercial art scene.

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Curator profile

Saltaire Inspired Team

Saltaire Inspired is an ambitious arts charity, creating quality contemporary arts events in unique settings.

We have a vision to establish Saltaire as an internationally recognised centre for the visual arts, inspiring people of all ages and...

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Event

History of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Online, London, United Kingdom
Talk
22/06/2025 to 27/07/2025

Exploring the Art of MENA Led by a renowned art historian, critic, and Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London, this online course examines modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa. Covering key movements since the 1930s, it explores global influences, curatorial trends, and the role of diaspora across diverse media, from painting to performance.

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Upcoming opportunity

Horsforth Summer Arts Club

07/06/2025   Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire  

We are looking for children's creative workshop proposals and ideas for paid opportunities in Aug 2025 in Horsforth, Leeds. This opportunity is open to all but please be aware that we cannot pay for travel, sustenance and accommodation. We are happy to take proposals from any art form e.g. Skateboard art, street art, Warhammer painting, Cosplay, Puppetry, digital art, sewing, upcycling, digital art, graphic novels, Manga, Screen Printing, Jewellery, Clay, Watercolour, Typography etc.

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Resource

YVAN

YVAN is made up of Visual arts professionals, individual artists and makers, studios, collectives, Higher and Further Education departments and professionals, visual arts organisations and artist networks in Yorkshire. Alongside region-specific advice, opportunities, events and support, they have also gathered regional and general resources to support artists in developing their practice.

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Event

Artist Talk: Natalia Millman and Kate Ray, Founder, Art of Grieving

St Peter's Church, St Albans , Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk
13/08/2025

Natalia Millman, lead artist of "Letters to Forever" project in conversation with Kate Ray, the founder of Art of Grieving. Artist Talk: Natalia Millman & Kate Ray. 13th August, 1-2PM

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Case study

Case Study: Benji Appleby-Tyler

Benji Appleby-Tyler is an emerging artist turned curator, who is currently studying Fine Art at University. He create an open call on CuratorSpace to work with other artists on his participatory project 'IDEA Portable Protest Kit'. Artists followed instructions to construct a 'soap box' and create an individual performance which was collated into a showreel.

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Curator profile

Alice Bradshaw

Alice Bradshaw is an artist, curator and writer. She is interested in discarded, everyday materials and words. Recycling and repetition are important strategies in her work, which sets up a dialogue around the value of rubbish through objects, publications, exhibitions and events. Alice's...

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Event

Change, release, Belonging for the Ukrainian community

St Peter's Church, St Peter's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
17/08/2025

Self-discovery, stree release and gentle movement practice in Ukrainian language. 17th August, 1-4.30PM

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Artist profile

Gemma

I create sculptural lights using repurposed materials and everyday objects. My latest projects are a collaboration between my brother and me. The lights we craft together originate from ordinary items that we assemble into articulated shapes, which we then enhance with carefully selected paper...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #26: Milly Aburrow

Through a playful colour palette and a comical stylisation, Milly Aburrow's work characterises the parameters of commercialisation, consumerist society, and particularly contemporary food culture. She was a recipient of the Kenneth Armitage Young Sculpture Prize 2023 and exhibits in galleries across the UK.

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Event

Summer Hues, creative workshop

The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford , Derbyshire., Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
17/08/2025 to 18/08/2025

Two day workshop exploring colour and the therapeutic value of handstitching.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #23: Gil Mualem-Doron

Gil Mualem-Doron is a transdisciplinary artist working across photography, film, large-scale installation, and textile art. His work focuses on decolonial practices, intersectional identities, everyday urbanism, and social and climate justice. While his practice is research-based and socially engaged, it is deeply influenced by his lived experiences as a neurodiverse, queer, Jewish migrant, and is firmly rooted in activism.

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Event

Mindful Clay

St Albans Museum & Gallery, St Peter's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
19/08/2025

A mindful clay workshop to gently explore loss through creating personal grief jars in a supportive space. 19th August, 1-3PM

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Artist profile

Dr Bobbi Burton Phd

Rob Burton is a researcher, academic, and critical artist working in the discipline of textile art whose research explores themes of memory, post memory, hauntology, identity and space, loss, and transformation. He has a Phd in Creative Art Practice and an international exhibition profile.

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Case study

Case Study: ARTbound

ARTbound is an arts organisation, developed and managed by photographer and curator, Meg Oxford. It began in 2014 and primarily creates events and exhibitions, by building partnerships with other art organisations, galleries and creative venues, to support artists in showing and selling their work.

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Event

Caring for Carers: for companions of people with dementia

St Peter's Church, St Peter's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Workshop
20/08/2025

A creative wellbeing workshop for companions of people with dementia to explore self-care through movement, writing and art. 20th August, 1-3.30PM

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