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Are you aged 18–30 with a creative idea you want to explore? Maybe you’re ready to take your creativity more seriously but need funding, confidence or support to get started. TIA Emerge gives you a £600 project grant plus free coaching, specialist mentoring and creative development.

We are looking for an Evaluation Partner with experience of working across an extended, phased project. The programme will take a “test and learn” approach and be shaped by participant feedback throughout.

Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Create a set of works that can work as back-lit screens or sculptural pieces in 2 separate locations.

Black Country Touring is pleased to announce our latest Artist in Residence commission, Smethwick Folk. We are commissioning one artist to undertake a six-month residency on Smethwick High Street, between September 2026 and March 2027.

Creative Youth Network is inviting applications for the next Creative Futures Residency + Commission, offering four southwest-based artists aged 16 - 25 the chance to develop new projects and receive a £500 commission, creative mentorship, studio & recording space and a group exhibition

Barnsley Council’s Arts & Events team are looking for an artist/s who work with light, sound and immersive installations to bring to life The Yorkshire Roses at Barnsley Bright Nights 2026, our town centre light festival.

Musician Collaborator role for 14 days work from November 2026 - July 2027. Based at The Mill Arts Centre Banbury.

Wigan Council is seeking to appoint a Digital Artist to produce a new digital work to introduce Wigan’s identity as part of Wigan Museum’s main gallery development. The commission to be an immersive and imaginative digital art work, a central focus of our reimagined long-term museum exhibition.

Are you a London-based artist and interested in being part of a new ambitious art trail for Eastern City’s historic alleyways? Design a series of back-lit sculptural panels which will form an inter-connected mural in Bengal Court.

St John Ambulance is seeking to commission design services for exhibitions celebrating our 150th anniversary.

Wigan Museum is seeking to appoint a freelance Community Artist (open to all art forms) to work alongside our staff to lead on delivering creative outreach workshops and a final art work by engaging diverse, underserved communities in the borough as part of its main gallery redesign for 2027 launch.

Down to Earth is seeking an artist to design and deliver creative parade makes for Light Up Leigh 2026. We're looking for an artist/team to lead the development of an exciting new parade section, working alongside participants to create engaging visual elements to add to the spectacle of the event.

We are looking for two creative practitioners with experience of working with early years children (aged 0-3) and a passion for books and reading.

Thanks to the generous support of The Headley Trust, we are delighted to establish this new Curatorial Fellowship in Ceramics — the first of two Fellowships for early-career curators that will be delivered over the next three years.

Are you a contemporary genre-pushing jazz artist creating new and surprising music? Would you like to play at manchester's longest running music festival? Then this is the opportunity for you! Apply to play mjf2027 (21-30 May).

Are you a creative aged 18–30 ready to take your work further? Whether you want to develop a project, build your skills or grow your network, TIA Elevate gives you a £1,000 project grant plus six weeks of free coaching, specialist mentoring and creative development.

rb&hArts is inviting artists to propose for a new commission to develop two artworks exploring the themes of organ donation and transplantation, including hope, generosity, connection, renewal and the gift of life. One artwork will be for Royal Brompton Hospital and one for Harefield Hospital.

DX Associates Programme is designed to support and elevate early career artists and curators from under represented Global Majority and working class background.

Barnsley Museums are looking for an artist/s who works with light, projection mapping, sound and immersive installations to bring to life Barnsley Town Hall and Experience Barnsley Museum at Barnsley Bright Nights 2026.

We are looking for a Live Illustrator / Graphic Recorder / Visual Note-taker with experience of working across an extended project.