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Exhibition Design Commission

Museum of the Order of St John

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

Amount not publishedCloses in 12 days (4 September 2026)Not stated
Charity

We have an exciting opportunity for sculptors in the heart of London's historic Mayfair in partnership with Stoneman Collins, Art Advisors, curators of the project for The Beaumont Mayfair. The Beaumont is seeking sculpture for the four plinths at the corners of Brown Hart Gardens, outside its new..

Amount not publishedCloses in 1 day (24 August 2026)Not stated
Partnership

Barnsley Museums Commission - Barnsley Bright Nights 2026

Barnsley Museums and Heritage is an award winning museums and heritage service which is part of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

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.

Amount not publishedCloses in 15 days (7 September 2026)Not stated
Artist

Curatorial Fellowship (Ceramics)

The Burton at Bideford

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.

Amount not publishedCloses in 17 days (9 September 2026)Not stated
FreelancerIndividualArtist

Artists' Submissions Open Call for mjf2027

manchester jazz festival (mjf)

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).

Amount not publishedCloses in 19 days (11 September 2026)Not stated
Artist

Open Call for Speakers - Pitch Your Idea

Gareth Lewis Marketing & Events

Pitch Your Idea is a curated intellectual open mic at The London Art Bar. We’re seeking speakers for our August and September pilots. 15-minute slots, all subjects welcome. £50 honorarium.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeNot stated

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

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeNot stated
Artist

Learning Through Making fund

Freelands Foundation

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. Applications close 12pm, 11 September 2026.

Up to £25kRolling — apply any timeNot stated
Charity

We are looking to commission black creatives in a range of artistic styles from poetry, dance, music, theatre etc, for a Midlands based tour.

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeNot stated
ArtistLocal authority

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

Amount not publishedRolling — apply any timeNot stated
Artist

S2 Partnership Community Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Home S2 Partnership Community Fund Overview The S2 fund offers grants of up to £5,000 for community projects within a 10-mile radius of Elsworth. S2 are keen to support projects that: • Benefit children, young people, and families • Provide support for educational events and experiences • Focus on S

Up to £22kCloses 1 November 2026Not stated
CharityPartnership

Microsoft Research Limited Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Home Microsoft Research Limited Fund Overview The fund offers grants to voluntary and community organisations in Cambridgeshire that deliver support for people facing disadvantage. The total amount for distribution each year is around £23,500 split across two rounds. The average grant size is £2,900

Up to £5,000Closes 1 February 2027Not stated

Bristol City Council Culture Fund

Quartet Community Foundation

What is the Bristol City Council Culture Fund? This grant programme aims to make arts and culture accessible for all of Bristol’s citizens. Bristol City Council wants to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in arts and culture for all Bristol’s citizens and invest in people, places and partnershi

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineNot stated
Local authorityPartnership

Mark McQueen Foundation

Lancashire Community Foundation

Mark McQueen Foundation Home About the fund The Mark McQueen Foundation has been set up by the McQueen family from Liverpool in loving memory of their son Mark. Fund Criteria The fund can consider projects that meet the funding criteria below: Mental Health Priority will be given to projects working

Up to £3,000No published deadlineNot stated
CharityIndividualStudentFaith organisation

Lancashire Women’s Fund

Lancashire Community Foundation

Lancashire Women’s Fund Home About the fund The Fund ​aims​ ​to​ ​support​ ​women​ ​who​ ​are​ ​most​ ​marginalised​ ​to​ ​overcome​ ​barriers that​ ​prevent​ ​them​ ​from​ ​fulfilling​ ​their​ ​potential. ​ The​ ​programme will benefit women and girls, investing in a wide variety of projects, that

Amount not publishedNo published deadlineNot stated
CharityStartupIndividualFaith organisation

RWE Hameldon Hill Wind Farm Community Fund

Lancashire Community Foundation

RWE Hameldon Hill Wind Farm Community Fund Home About the fund Following the extension of the Innogy Renewables UK Wind Farm on Hameldon Hill, a community investment fund has been set up to benefit local communities throughout the lifetime of the wind farm (up to 25 years). The fund wants to encoura

Up to £5,000No published deadlineNot stated
CharityIndividualSchoolLocal authority+1 more

Common Barn Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Home Common Barn Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund Overview This fund offers grants of between £2,500 and, on exception, up to £19,000 for non-profit organisations delivering projects with public benefit for the residents of Southoe and Midloe, as well as Diddington, in Huntingdonshire. Please note t

Up to £19kCloses 1 August 2027Not stated
Local authorityFaith organisation

The BIBAs Foundation

Lancashire Community Foundation

The BIBAs Foundation Home About the fund The BIBAs Foundation, managed by the Community Foundation for Lancashire has been created to develop an enterprising culture in the youth of Lancashire. The fund is made up of business and personal donations, prize draw money and net surplus from the Be Inspi

Up to £2,000No published deadlineNot stated
CharityStartupIndividualFaith organisation

SWEF Enterprise Fund

Lancashire Community Foundation

SWEF Enterprise Fund Home About the Fund The SWEF Enterprise Fund awards grants to young people in Lancashire who need support with business costs that they would otherwise not be able to afford, and particularly those who are not in education, employment or training. This is not a loan scheme and r

Up to £2,000Rolling — apply any timeNot stated
Startup

Step Change Fund

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Step Change Fund The Step Change Fund focuses on capacity building and strengthening of Oxfordshire’s charitable sector. Amounts available: £10,000–£50,000 Group annual income: Minimum £100,000, maximum £1m; total grants will be capped at £75,000 and will not normally be greater than 30% of the appl

Up to £1mNo published deadlineNot stated
CharityCICLocal authorityCooperative