Artist Open Calls
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Opportunities
New Listings!
New listings are what we have found this week and will be dropped into upcoming deadlines after one week
Job: Assistant Visual Arts Producer - Transport for London
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 3 January
Type: Full time 18 month fixed term contract
Salary: £30,000
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2326265761/
Job: Curator - Transport for London
Location: London, UK (remote)
Deadline: 5 January
Type: Full time
Salary: £36,000 - £37,000
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2326267680/
Job: Business & Finance Administrator - Islington Mill
Location: Salford, UK
Deadline: 11 January
Type: Full time, fixed term for 3 years
Salary: £20,000 - £23,000 per annum
More Info: http://www.islingtonmill.com/2020/12/business-and-finance-administrator-job-role/
Commission: Beacon Tower Commission - Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Eligible: Individuals and collectives
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 31 January
Budget: £500 bursary £500 production budget
Media: Sound
More Info: https://edinburghsculpture.org/whats-on/beacon-tower-sound-commission/
AIR: Circling The Square - Visions of an Unmade City
Eligible: UK artists
Location: Derby, UK
Deadline: 10 January
Residency: 9 weeks & online exhibition
Budget: £1,000 x 2 artists
More Info: https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/circling-the-square--visions-of-an-unmade-city/5021
AIR: Fondation Fiminco Residency
Eligible: International artists
Location: Romainville, France
Deadline: 21 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspaces
Residency: 11 months
Budget: Up to €4,000 production assistance
More Info: http://speakart.info/2020/12/10/fondation-fiminco-residency-2021-2022/
Call: Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival
Eligible: under represented artists from across the Balkans
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Deadline: 31 January
Media: Visual art, poetry, writing, performance, video and film
More Info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZrBh94ORy1VDRZK3B4xSTB8qZJTuVwGJOwYwTv2WL186nOA/viewform
AIR: Villa Waldberta Residency
Eligible: International artists x 2
Location: Munich, Germany
Deadline: 31 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspace
Residency: 2 x 2 months
Budget: €1,200 monthly grant, travel up to €350 side Europe & €800 outside
More Info: https://www.artistinresidence-munich.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Call_for_Applications_Artist_in_Residence.pdf
AIR: Foundation of Lower Saxony - Edith-Russ-Haus for Media
Eligible: Individuals or groups - video, net-based, audio and audio based installations
Location: Oldenburg, Germany
Deadline: 10 February
Facilities: Accommodation
Residency: 6 months and stay at least 1 month
Budget: €12,500 x 3
More Info: https://www.edith-russ-haus.de/en/home.html
Upcoming Deadlines!
-Arts Jobs
Job: Arts Strategy Manager
Location: Newport, UK
Deadline: 17 December
Type: 16 hours flexi
Salary: no info
More Info: https://jobs.onthewight.com/job/quay-arts-centre-3-arts-strategy-manager/
Job: Communications & Marketing Manager - The Big Draw
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 18 December
Type: Freelance 5 months
Salary: £100 per day, 2 day per week
More Info: https://thebigdraw.org/opportunities
Job: Digital Marketing Officer - Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Deadline: 21 December
Type: Full time
Salary: up to £25,000
More Info: https://ysp.org.uk/about-ysp/jobs-and-opportunities
Job: Retail & Business Manager - Intaglio Printmaker
Location: London
Deadline: 2 January
Type: Full time permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000 + bonus
More Info: https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/7139480/retail-and-business-manager/
-Professional Development
Professional Development: Copyright for Artists: An Introduction
Location: Online
Date: 16 February
Cost: £25
More Info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copyright-for-artists-an-introduction-tickets-130247922041
-Residencies
AIR: MUR.AT (digital outcome)
Eligible: Visual artist
Location: Graz, Austria
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspace
Residency: 2 months
Budget: €3,000, travel & production costs
More Info: https://mur.at/post/opencall-air21/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Visual artist from EU member states
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82568/eib-institute-residency-disruption/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Artist or duo from Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland or Romania (under 35)
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82573/eib-institute-regional-call-residency/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Visual artist or duo from EU member state (Under 35)
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82380/eib-institute-artists-residency-in-luxembourg/
AIR: Bernheim Artist in Residence Program
Eligible: Up to 4 international artists are selected for residencies at Bernheim on an annual basis. One residency is always dedicated to a regional artist currently living in Kentucky or in Clark and Floyd counties of Southern Indiana
Location: Kentucky, USA
Deadline: 18 January
Facilities: Rustic housing & workspace
Residency: 5-6 weeks up to 2 months
Budget: $2,500 stipend, artist responsible for all travel & living expenses
More Info: https://bernheim.org/program-and-events/air/
AIR: Landskrona Foto
Eligible: non Swedish photographers
Location: Sweden
Deadline: 31 January
Facilities: Apartment & office space
Residency: 6 weeks
Budget: 15,000SEK + travel
More Info: https://www.landskronafoto.org/en/residens/
-Open Calls
Call: PRINTIN - St. Louise Artists' Guild
Eligible: Based in USA
Location: St. Louise, USA
Deadline: 19 December
Fee: 3 works $24 members, $35 non members
Media: Printmaking
Prizes: Totalling $1,000
More Info: https://www.stlouisartistsguild.org/calls-for-entry
Call: Fotofestiwal 2020
Eligible: International
Location: Łódź, Poland
Deadline: 20 December
Fee: no info
Media: Photography
Prizes: Artistic fee €400, accomadation, travel up to €200 and a production budget of €450
More Info: http://fotofestiwal.com/2020/en/open-call/
Call: Digital U - Art-Gene
Eligible: Under represented groups
Location: Online
Deadline: 4 January
Fee: Free
Media: Works exploring low carbon, sustainability, food, futures, biodiversity and environmental themes
Prizes: Exhibition fee £250
More Info: https://www.art-gene.co.uk/news/digital-u-opportunity-2020/
Call: International Prize for Contemporary African Photography
Eligible: International artists engaging with the African continent or its diaspora
Location: Large scale outdoor exhibitions around the world
Deadline: 7 February
Fee: Free
Media: Photography
More Info: https://www.capprize.com
Call: North West Graduates Call - AIR Gallery
Eligible: North West UK 2020 graduates
Location: Manchester, UK
Deadline: 31 January
Fee: Free
Media: All media
Prizes: 20 artists selected awarded £100 each for taking part plus prizes
More Info: https://www.airgallery.space/opencall
-Bursaries/Commissions/Fellowships
Commission: Digital Artsist Curator - Art-Gene
Eligible: Under represented groups
Location: Online
Deadline: 20 December
Budget: £1,500
Media: Digital media, including film, animation, performance, and sound
More Info: https://www.art-gene.co.uk/news/digital-u-opportunity-2020/
Fellowship: Mill's Reality Salon
Eligible: International
Location: Brussels, Belgian
Deadline: 5 January
Budget: €10,000 granted to one or several artists
Media: All media
More Info: https://www.needcompany.org/nl/mill-s-beauty-reality-salon
Commission: Adaptations - ArtQuest
Eligible: Artists from under represented groups
Location: One artist London, one based elsewhere in England
Deadline: 18 January
Budget: £3,000
Media: It will support new ways of working
More Info: https://www.artquest.org.uk/project/adaptations/
Grants: Mophradat
Eligible: Artists from or living in the Arab world, and/or engaged with the Arab world
Deadline: Two deadline per year, 1 Oct & 1 April
Budget: 10 to 15 grants up to $5,000
Media: All disciplines
More Info: http://mophradat.org/open-calls/grants-for-artists/
Grants: Creative Debuts Black Artists Grant
Eligible: Black artists, UK
Location: UK
Deadline: Ongoing
Funders: Multiple
Budget: £500
Media: All media
More Info: https://creativedebuts.co.uk/BAG/
Funding: National Lottery Project Grants - Arts Council England
Eligible: UK individuals and independent organisations
Location: UK
Deadline: April 2021
Budget: £1,000 - £100,000+
More Info: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/national-lottery-project-grants/applying-national-lottery-project-grants-three-steps
New listings are what we have found this week and will be dropped into upcoming deadlines after one week
Job: Assistant Visual Arts Producer - Transport for London
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 3 January
Type: Full time 18 month fixed term contract
Salary: £30,000
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2326265761/
Job: Curator - Transport for London
Location: London, UK (remote)
Deadline: 5 January
Type: Full time
Salary: £36,000 - £37,000
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2326267680/
Job: Business & Finance Administrator - Islington Mill
Location: Salford, UK
Deadline: 11 January
Type: Full time, fixed term for 3 years
Salary: £20,000 - £23,000 per annum
More Info: http://www.islingtonmill.com/2020/12/business-and-finance-administrator-job-role/
Commission: Beacon Tower Commission - Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Eligible: Individuals and collectives
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 31 January
Budget: £500 bursary £500 production budget
Media: Sound
More Info: https://edinburghsculpture.org/whats-on/beacon-tower-sound-commission/
AIR: Circling The Square - Visions of an Unmade City
Eligible: UK artists
Location: Derby, UK
Deadline: 10 January
Residency: 9 weeks & online exhibition
Budget: £1,000 x 2 artists
More Info: https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/circling-the-square--visions-of-an-unmade-city/5021
AIR: Fondation Fiminco Residency
Eligible: International artists
Location: Romainville, France
Deadline: 21 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspaces
Residency: 11 months
Budget: Up to €4,000 production assistance
More Info: http://speakart.info/2020/12/10/fondation-fiminco-residency-2021-2022/
Call: Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival
Eligible: under represented artists from across the Balkans
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Deadline: 31 January
Media: Visual art, poetry, writing, performance, video and film
More Info: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZrBh94ORy1VDRZK3B4xSTB8qZJTuVwGJOwYwTv2WL186nOA/viewform
AIR: Villa Waldberta Residency
Eligible: International artists x 2
Location: Munich, Germany
Deadline: 31 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspace
Residency: 2 x 2 months
Budget: €1,200 monthly grant, travel up to €350 side Europe & €800 outside
More Info: https://www.artistinresidence-munich.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Call_for_Applications_Artist_in_Residence.pdf
AIR: Foundation of Lower Saxony - Edith-Russ-Haus for Media
Eligible: Individuals or groups - video, net-based, audio and audio based installations
Location: Oldenburg, Germany
Deadline: 10 February
Facilities: Accommodation
Residency: 6 months and stay at least 1 month
Budget: €12,500 x 3
More Info: https://www.edith-russ-haus.de/en/home.html
Upcoming Deadlines!
-Arts Jobs
Job: Arts Strategy Manager
Location: Newport, UK
Deadline: 17 December
Type: 16 hours flexi
Salary: no info
More Info: https://jobs.onthewight.com/job/quay-arts-centre-3-arts-strategy-manager/
Job: Communications & Marketing Manager - The Big Draw
Location: London, UK
Deadline: 18 December
Type: Freelance 5 months
Salary: £100 per day, 2 day per week
More Info: https://thebigdraw.org/opportunities
Job: Digital Marketing Officer - Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Deadline: 21 December
Type: Full time
Salary: up to £25,000
More Info: https://ysp.org.uk/about-ysp/jobs-and-opportunities
Job: Retail & Business Manager - Intaglio Printmaker
Location: London
Deadline: 2 January
Type: Full time permanent
Salary: Up to £40,000 + bonus
More Info: https://jobs.theguardian.com/job/7139480/retail-and-business-manager/
-Professional Development
Professional Development: Copyright for Artists: An Introduction
Location: Online
Date: 16 February
Cost: £25
More Info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/copyright-for-artists-an-introduction-tickets-130247922041
-Residencies
AIR: MUR.AT (digital outcome)
Eligible: Visual artist
Location: Graz, Austria
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Accommodation & workspace
Residency: 2 months
Budget: €3,000, travel & production costs
More Info: https://mur.at/post/opencall-air21/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Visual artist from EU member states
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82568/eib-institute-residency-disruption/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Artist or duo from Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland or Romania (under 35)
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82573/eib-institute-regional-call-residency/
AIR: EIB Institute
Eligible: Visual artist or duo from EU member state (Under 35)
Location: Luxembourg
Deadline: 10 January
Facilities: Living/working space
Residency: 6-8 weeks
Budget: €100 per day living costs, €500 contribution toward production & €1,000 success fee at the end
More Info: https://www.stone-ideas.com/82380/eib-institute-artists-residency-in-luxembourg/
AIR: Bernheim Artist in Residence Program
Eligible: Up to 4 international artists are selected for residencies at Bernheim on an annual basis. One residency is always dedicated to a regional artist currently living in Kentucky or in Clark and Floyd counties of Southern Indiana
Location: Kentucky, USA
Deadline: 18 January
Facilities: Rustic housing & workspace
Residency: 5-6 weeks up to 2 months
Budget: $2,500 stipend, artist responsible for all travel & living expenses
More Info: https://bernheim.org/program-and-events/air/
AIR: Landskrona Foto
Eligible: non Swedish photographers
Location: Sweden
Deadline: 31 January
Facilities: Apartment & office space
Residency: 6 weeks
Budget: 15,000SEK + travel
More Info: https://www.landskronafoto.org/en/residens/
-Open Calls
Call: PRINTIN - St. Louise Artists' Guild
Eligible: Based in USA
Location: St. Louise, USA
Deadline: 19 December
Fee: 3 works $24 members, $35 non members
Media: Printmaking
Prizes: Totalling $1,000
More Info: https://www.stlouisartistsguild.org/calls-for-entry
Call: Fotofestiwal 2020
Eligible: International
Location: Łódź, Poland
Deadline: 20 December
Fee: no info
Media: Photography
Prizes: Artistic fee €400, accomadation, travel up to €200 and a production budget of €450
More Info: http://fotofestiwal.com/2020/en/open-call/
Call: Digital U - Art-Gene
Eligible: Under represented groups
Location: Online
Deadline: 4 January
Fee: Free
Media: Works exploring low carbon, sustainability, food, futures, biodiversity and environmental themes
Prizes: Exhibition fee £250
More Info: https://www.art-gene.co.uk/news/digital-u-opportunity-2020/
Call: International Prize for Contemporary African Photography
Eligible: International artists engaging with the African continent or its diaspora
Location: Large scale outdoor exhibitions around the world
Deadline: 7 February
Fee: Free
Media: Photography
More Info: https://www.capprize.com
Call: North West Graduates Call - AIR Gallery
Eligible: North West UK 2020 graduates
Location: Manchester, UK
Deadline: 31 January
Fee: Free
Media: All media
Prizes: 20 artists selected awarded £100 each for taking part plus prizes
More Info: https://www.airgallery.space/opencall
-Bursaries/Commissions/Fellowships
Commission: Digital Artsist Curator - Art-Gene
Eligible: Under represented groups
Location: Online
Deadline: 20 December
Budget: £1,500
Media: Digital media, including film, animation, performance, and sound
More Info: https://www.art-gene.co.uk/news/digital-u-opportunity-2020/
Fellowship: Mill's Reality Salon
Eligible: International
Location: Brussels, Belgian
Deadline: 5 January
Budget: €10,000 granted to one or several artists
Media: All media
More Info: https://www.needcompany.org/nl/mill-s-beauty-reality-salon
Commission: Adaptations - ArtQuest
Eligible: Artists from under represented groups
Location: One artist London, one based elsewhere in England
Deadline: 18 January
Budget: £3,000
Media: It will support new ways of working
More Info: https://www.artquest.org.uk/project/adaptations/
Grants: Mophradat
Eligible: Artists from or living in the Arab world, and/or engaged with the Arab world
Deadline: Two deadline per year, 1 Oct & 1 April
Budget: 10 to 15 grants up to $5,000
Media: All disciplines
More Info: http://mophradat.org/open-calls/grants-for-artists/
Grants: Creative Debuts Black Artists Grant
Eligible: Black artists, UK
Location: UK
Deadline: Ongoing
Funders: Multiple
Budget: £500
Media: All media
More Info: https://creativedebuts.co.uk/BAG/
Funding: National Lottery Project Grants - Arts Council England
Eligible: UK individuals and independent organisations
Location: UK
Deadline: April 2021
Budget: £1,000 - £100,000+
More Info: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/national-lottery-project-grants/applying-national-lottery-project-grants-three-steps
Artist Open Calls
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9 The Arches
Clive Street
Bolton
BL1 1ES
United Kingdom
