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Open calls for artists in the UK

Open calls in the UK run from the UK. Some are open to UK artists only and some accept entries from anywhere; each listing gives the deadline, any fee and who can apply, checked against the organiser's page every day.

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DREDGE: A Collective Exhibition Open Call

Samson Arts Gloucester · Gloucester

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
UK & Ireland, United Kingdom
Entry
£10
Open call / exhibitionPaintingDrawingPhotography+4
Closing soon

Red, Green and Gold

Fourth Wave · Brighton

Deadline
Closes in 2 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£5
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

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

If/Then (Brandon J. Barnard, editor) · United Kingdom

Deadline
Closes in 4 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
Publication in digital magazine; PD…
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

Common Things – SPIRA9 Art & Othering

spira9art · London

Deadline
Closes in 8 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£30
Prize
Exhibition place, online profile, d…
Open call / exhibitionPaintingPhotographySculpture+8
Closing soon

Open Call: Horses

Nancy-Violet Downs and Annabelle Keyes · London

Deadline
Closes in 9 days
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£20
Open call / exhibition
Closing soon

Royal Watercolour Society Open 2027

Royal Watercolour Society · London

Deadline
Closes 8 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£15
Prize
2026 prizes: David Gluck Memorial A…
Open call / exhibitionPainting
Open

MAXIS 2027 Call for Submissions

MAXIS (Scott Hawkins) · Moffat

Deadline
Closes 21 Dec 2026
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
£250
Prize
Presentation/performance slot, acco…
Open call / exhibitionSoundPerformanceInstallation
Open

Malton Sculpture Trail 2026

Malton Sculpture Trail · Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire

Deadline
Open, no deadline published
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Free
Prize
£200
Open call / exhibitionSculpturePaintingDrawing+4
Open

British Ceramics Biennial 2027 – Fresh

British Ceramics Biennial · Stoke-on-Trent

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom, Ireland
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
£10,000
Open call / exhibitionCeramics & glass
Dates unconfirmed

NAE Open 2027

New Art Exchange · Nottingham

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
United Kingdom
Entry
Free
Prize
Exhibition, development day and con…
Open call / exhibition
Dates unconfirmed

RPS International Photography Exhibition 168

Royal Photographic Society · Bristol

Deadline
Dates unconfirmed
Open to
Worldwide
Entry
Fee not stated
Prize
Selection for a touring exhibition…
Open call / exhibitionPhotography
Dates unconfirmed