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The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. Fund open.

Funding for large scale productions to film in Scotland, utilising crew, locations and facilities based here.

Development and production funding for screen projects by filmmakers based in Scotland.

Updated: 23 July 2026 The WRG Digital Call-Out invites emerging artists and designers to respond to a theme and create an animation/artwork for the White Rabbit Gallery website landing page. There will be two digital call-outs each year, with each round’s theme aligning with a new exhibition at the

Updated: 23 July 2026 Everything Then is Now II: PLATFORM 0, presented by CAM – Casoria Contemporary Art Museum and SPIRA9 ART as part of London Design Festival 2026 and Othering London 2026, invites artists, designers, architects, performers, and interdisciplinary practitioners to respond to the th

Updated: 23 July 2026 The Photographers’ Gallery invites applications for a new residency in Derbyshire. Based at Wigwell Lodge, this two-month residency in February - March 2027 is for artists working with expanded photography and digital practices. This is an opportunity to research, experiment an

Updated: 23 April 2026 Apply for unrestricted grants supporting visual artists to develop their practice, including funding for materials, studio costs, exhibitions and living expenses. Who can apply: Professional visual artists working in painting, sculpture or works on paper, with an active exhibi

Updated: 09 July 2026 Since June 10th the archives of the European Cultural Foundation's (ECF) are open to the public at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU). To encourage research into ECF's historical holdings at the HAEU, ECF opened a new annual Fellowship programme. This ECF Fell

Updated: 11 August 2026 Announcing the international open call for the 2026 Foundwork Artist Prize, Foundwork's annual juried award to recognize outstanding artistic practices in any media. The 2026 jury brings together five leaders within the contemporary art community including Stefan Benchoam, Ar

Updated: 16 July 2026 We are looking to commission a short solo or duet created for children and tourable to primary schools, festivals and other public spaces around the country. We welcome applications from dance artists as well as artists from other disciplines who use movement in their practice.

Updated: 06 August 2026 Aspex Portsmouth is looking for an experienced and ambitious Curator to shape the contemporary visual arts programme. Working with the Director and wider team, you'll develop and deliver exhibitions, artist residencies and artist support initiatives, creating ambitious, engag

Updated: 20 August 2026 Our Partner Awards help disabled artists bring ambitious new work to life. Applications are open for Unlimited’s Partner Awards. There are 11 awards. Together they total £280,000. Who can apply: Disabled artists What you get: £15,000 to £40,000

Updated: 16 July 2026 AMADEUS Festival Vienna launches its fifth International Design Competition 2026/2027, inviting emerging visual artists and graphic designers to create the official 2027 festival poster. The competition supports fresh talent and celebrates creative perspectives inspired by clas

Updated: 06 August 2026 Light Up The North (LUTN) is launching ILLUMINE 2, an exciting commissioning opportunity for Black and People of Colour (POC) artists. As a positive action initiative, ILLUMINE 2 aims to address the underrepresentation of Black and POC artists at light festivals by supporting

Updated: 23 July 2026 Call for Applications: INHABIT Artist-in-Residence at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Who can apply: Focus: time-based arts (performing arts, film, sound/music). What you get: fully funded residency, collaborations with scientists, different facilities, produc

Updated: 18 June 2026 Applications are open for Learning Through Making, a new fund from Freelands Foundation that provides grants of up to £25,000 for visual art education projects that creatively engage audiences with the process of making and exploration of materials. Freelands Foundation welcome

Updated: 14 August 2026 Rose Choreographic School is an experimental research and pedagogic project based in Sadler’s Wells East, London, UK. We propose a postdisciplinary approach to the question of the choreographic, and use an expanded notion of a school to frame our explorations. There is no set

Updated: 30 July 2026 Travel and residency grants supporting visual artists connected to Hesse through self-directed international research, residencies and artistic development in destinations including New York, London, Paris, Istanbul and Kyoto. Who can apply: Visual artists born in Hesse, reside

Updated: 25 June 2026 An annual research grant supporting postdoctoral research in art history, with a focus on François Daulte’s fields of study, including Impressionism, Frédéric Bazille, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and 19th-century art history. Who can apply: Postdoctoral researchers un

Updated: 30 July 2026 Teatri Riflessi Festival 2027 has opened its call for short performances: live works no longer than 15 minutes, including dance, theatre, circus and performance. Selected works receive a cachet and partial support for travel expenses, compete for several monetary prizes and the