Event

Interior Monologues : making and unmaking

The Hive, Vittoria Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Workshop
19/01/2027

Explore expanded drawing practices, including bilateral, blind and touch led approaches using the gallery space at The Hive in BIrmingham.

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Case study

Case Study: Alan Dunn

Alan Dunn is an artist, lecturer, curator, and Reader in Art & Design at Leeds Beckett University where he lectures on the MA Fine Art course. Through his collaborative projects, he has worked with Bill Drummond, Douglas Gordon, Yoko Ono, Bikini Kill, Philip Jeck, redmentv, Pauline Oliveros, Einstürzende Neubauten and Brian Eno.

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Artist profile

Alfred Neil

As a neurodivergent artist I greatly value the transformative power of art, having worked as a care worker with people with autism and other neurodivergent conditions for many years. Self expression, self realisation and actualisation are the central pillars of my artistic practise.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #35: Kate McDonnell

Kate McDonnell is an installation artist based in Bath, UK. Through processes of crushing, twisting, redacting, scribbling and binding, she transforms feelings into physical forms. Using everyday materials and found objects that carry traces of lived experience, she creates works that explore anxiety, insomnia, loneliness, isolation and complex family relationships.

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Event

Salon des Refusés – Opening Night

Studio BRUT, Arclite House, Century Road, Peatmoor, Swindon, United Kingdom
Exhibition
04/12/2026

Opening night of Studio BRUT's Salon des Refusés: work that got turned down, hung with its rejection story. Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7-9pm, Arclite House, Swindon. Free.

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Curator profile

13 b

13b is an artist run project space and gallery founded by LJW at her home in the medieval town of Kamnik, Slovenia. Born out of a desire to create a space for artists to show their work and try out ideas outside of the traditional white cube, the gallery explores questions of what art is, how...

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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

If/Then: Chance and Creativity - Vol. 2: Ritual

09/11/2026   Devon, United Kingdom  

For the second volume of If/Then: Chance and Creativity, we are looking for artists, writers and makers whose work explores ritual – repetition, routine, ceremony, habit, superstition, preparation, and the strange meanings that can emerge from doing something again and again. The publication is interested in both the rituals that shape creative practice and the moments where repetition begins to produce something unexpected. As with every issue of If/Then, chance sits somewhere in the background: interrupting, altering, or quietly changing what we thought we were doing.

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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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Event

Autumn Exhibition

Earlestown Arts Club and Gallery, 64 Market Street, Newton Le Willows, United Kingdom
Exhibition
31/10/2026 to 21/11/2026

Join us at Earlestown Arts Club and Gallery for our Autumn Show, bringing together talented artists from across the North West and beyond in one creative space. From painting and photography to sculpture, textiles, jewellery and mixed media, the exhibition will showcase a diverse collection of original artwork, celebrating different perspectives, styles, stories and creative ideas.

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Artist profile

bill chambers

I am based in Newport, South Wales and am a long-standing member of Cardiff Print Workshop. Over the years I have been self-employed as an artist and teacher, offering workshops and master classes to a variety of organisations and individuals. I strive to exhibit my work where ever I can. I have...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #34: Dan Harland

Dan Harland is an artist based in Leeds, UK. Working from memory rather than direct observation, his practice examines memory as a fluid construction that fragments, distorts, and merges with other experiences or even figments of the imagination. Using drawing, painting and material experimentation, his work asks the question: how reliable are the stories people tell themselves about their own lives? 

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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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Upcoming opportunity

Parkscapes II

09/11/2026   Primrose Hill, London, London, United Kingdom  

London gallery is holding a Festive Season Exhibition, 3rd - 19th December 2026. We’re inviting you to enter paintings, drawings & original prints of parks and other places you find nature in a city. Our patrons love to see the parks in paint, so let's tempt them with your take on the landscapes, flora and fauna, or water features of these much loved green spaces.

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Event

The Wild Within Art Exhibition part of the VAA Open Spaces Global Arts Trail

Art at Vixen home gallery, 87 Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley
Exhibition
07/11/2026 to 21/11/2026

A free exhibition of contemporary animal portraits by Lancashire artist, Kirsten Todd as part of the VAA Open Spaces Global Art Trail

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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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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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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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Artist profile

John Dilnot

My main interest is in our relationship with the natural world. My practice incorporates painting, book art, printmaking and box assemblage.

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Event

31st Community Art Exhibition

Circular ArtSpace Gallery, 780 Fishponds Road, yard behind The Crafty Egg Café, Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom
Exhibition
28/10/2026 to 21/11/2026

Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #33: Junshu Gu 

Junshu Gu is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and flâneuse, working across painting, sculpture, installation and time-based media. Her current research centres on the absent figure of the female flâneur within historical narratives and contemporary urban discourse. Through walking-based fieldwork, writing, sound and object-making, she explores how women move through, read, and are interrupted by public space. 

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Upcoming opportunity

Animal Group Exhibition

09/11/2026   london, United Kingdom  

No. 35 Gallery invites artists worldwide to submit work for Animal—International Online Group Exhibition 2026. This exhibition explores animals across contemporary artistic practices, from wildlife, domestic animals, birds, marine life, and insects to symbolic creatures, imagined species, expressive representations, abstraction, and conceptual interpretations of the animal world.

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Upcoming opportunity

Open Call for Artists - 32nd Community Art Exhibition

10/11/2026   Bristol, Somerset, United Kingdom  

Exhibit your artwork at Circular ArtSpace – East Bristol's vibrant gallery supporting emerging and under-represented artists

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Curator profile

Harriet Titlow

We support artists to experiment, collaborate and produce bold animation projects. We are a catalyst for connection. We believe that artists’ animation empowers people to see their world differently. The guiding principles that underpin our work are: curiosity, collaboration, support,...

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Event

43rd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality

Circular Artspace - MetArtSpace
Exhibition
09/11/2026 to 30/11/2026

Circular ArtSpace presents the 43rd Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality, a vibrant celebration of creativity unfolding online from the 9th of November to the 3oth of November 2026. 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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Resource

Contract of Self Care

Luminara Florescu

This toolkit supports a best practice model for artists who have a social practice as well as the participating members of the public involved in their projects. It explores ways of working as a social practice artist that are sustainable for artists, including those with physical and mental health disabilities. Funded by a-n Artist Bursary 2021 TIME, SPACE, MONEY.

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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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Artist profile

melissa holdsworth

I am a leather jewellery maker based in South Yorkshire. I use re cycled leather and experiment with paint, heat and metal leafing to form unique pieces of jewellery . I am a self taught Artist and maker and I absolutely love what I do. I am always keen to explore new ideas and collaborate...

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #32: Darren Calder

Darren Calder is a contemporary tapestry weaver based in Brighton, UK. His practice brings together questions of identity, history, and language, often through unconventional materials. He sees weaving as a way of thinking as much as making.

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Event

The Horton Epsom - Festive Makers Market - December 2026

The Horton Arts Centre, Haven Way, EPSOM, Surrey, United Kingdom
Art fair
04/12/2026 to 05/12/2026

The Horton Marketplace - approximately 40 stallholders selling their handmade items which include jewellery, textiles, ceramics, artwork and much more!

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Upcoming opportunity

The Unfinished

11/11/2026   London, United Kingdom  

CISTA ARTS invites artists worldwide to submit work for The Unfinished, an international online group exhibition taking place in December 2026. Exploring what remains unresolved, what continues to change, and what is yet to come, the exhibition welcomes diverse artistic interpretations of incompleteness, uncertainty, transformation, growth and possibility. Artists working across all contemporary art forms are encouraged to apply. Submitted artworks do not need to be physically unfinished or newly created.

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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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Upcoming opportunity

Craft Open and Market

12/11/2026   Blackburn, United Kingdom  

Are you a craft maker, artist or creative? Do you sew, knit, crochet, make jewellery, create ceramics or produce handmade items of any kind? We’re inviting makers and craftspeople to take part in our Craft Exhibition at The Bureau Centre for the Arts. This is an opportunity to showcase your work, reach new audiences and celebrate the creativity of local and emerging makers. Whether you’d like to exhibit your work in our gallery or sell your creations directly to the public, we’d love to hear from you!

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Resource

Leeds Arts Health and Wellbeing Network

A network to champion, support and connect people interested in how arts and culture can have benefits for health, care and wellbeing in the Leeds City Region. Focus on Place-Based Arts and Health, Creative Ageing, Creativity Wellbeing, Creativity Workforce Wellbeing. Regional and general resources available.

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Event

Winter Open Studio event

Cyan Clayworks, 5 Commercial Street, Edinburgh
Exhibition
26/11/2026 to 12/12/2026

I'll be taking part in our studio's open event and exhibition this winter in Edinburgh, as part of the Leith Creative Trail and Fair Saturday.

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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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Artist profile

Sarah Burgess

I taught in further and higher art education for 20+years, exhibited widely in UK and Europe, taught freelance on degree courses and now work with groups and individual students. I have an MA ADD from Manchester School of Art. I live and work near woods and water, involved in environmental...

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News article

A New Approach to Artist Bursaries at CuratorSpace

CuratorSpace has updated its bursary programme to better support the realities of working as an artist. The new model removes the administrative barriers and fixed deadlines that often make funding difficult to access.

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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

Dark to Light

Art Central, King's Square, Barry, United Kingdom
Exhibition
31/10/2026 to 09/01/2027

The 'South Wales' showing of the show that was first exhibited in the Royal Cambrian Academy in Conwy, North Wales.

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News article

CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #31

The CuratorSpace Artist Bursary is a quarterly award to support contemporary artists to develop their practice. The artists selected for CuratorSpace Artist Bursary #31 are Emma Bolland, Lucy Mulholland, Maybelle Peters, Cameron Lings, and Blandine Martin. Their projects span sculpture, performance, light, 3D scanning, film, and sound.

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Artist profile

Sophie Hannah Walker

Sophie Hannah Walker is a mixed media contemporary artist who has been practicing and exhibiting for over 30 years. Currently her work is about 'The Art of Feeling Better' which is a combination of the therapeutic effects on the artist when creating work and making canvases designed to have a...

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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

The Expressions

The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street , Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Exhibition
24/11/2026 to 14/01/2027

An exhibition of the experimental expression paintings of Alice Farrar's work so far.

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