Gasworks residency open call – artists based in the Baltics 2027
Gasworks · London
- Deadline
- Closes 2 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- £2,725
Residency
Open
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Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA) 2026/27
Creative Scotland with local authority and arts partners (e.g. Shetland Arts) · United Kingdom
- Deadline
- Closes 2 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- £1,000
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+8
Open
Fine Arts Work Center Provincetown – Visual Arts Fellowship 2027–28
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown · Provincetown, MA
- Deadline
- Closes 7 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- US$40 ≈ £31
- Prize
- Apartment, studio, $1,250/month sti…
Residency
Open
Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize 2027
Ravenswood School for Girls · Sydney
- Deadline
- Closes 10 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Australia
- Entry
- A$50 ≈ £26
- Prize
- A$58,000 ≈ £30k
Prize / award
Open
Plantae 2027 - Society of Botanical Artists Open Exhibition
Society of Botanical Artists · London
- Deadline
- Closes 12 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- £25
Open call / exhibitionPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+2
Open
Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year (Series 13) / Portrait Artist of the Year (Series 14) - Applications
Storyvault Films for Sky Arts · London
- Deadline
- Closes 12 Feb 2027
- Open to
- UK & Ireland, United Kingdom, Ireland and 3 more
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- £10,000
CommissionPaintingDrawingMixed media+1
Open
Portrait Society of America – 2027 International Portrait Competition
Portrait Society of America · Washington, DC
- Deadline
- Closes 17 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- US$75 ≈ £59
- Prize
- US$210,000 ≈ £164k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingSculpture
Open
John Villiers Outback Art Prize 2027
Outback Regional Gallery, Waltzing Matilda Centre · Winton, QLD
- Deadline
- Closes 19 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Australia
- Entry
- A$30 ≈ £16
- Prize
- A$22,500 ≈ £12k
Prize / awardPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+1
Open
2027 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (Telstra NATSIAA)
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) · Darwin
- Deadline
- Closes 22 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Australia
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- A$190,000 ≈ £99k
Prize / award
Open
New York Open Call – Arrival Gallery (Brooklyn)
Arrival Gallery · New York
- Deadline
- Closes 25 Feb 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- Group exhibition in Brooklyn, physi…
Open call / exhibitionPaintingDrawingPhotography+9
Open
Art and Design Teacher at Wider Ambition (Lokrum Fields)
Wider Ambition · Bromsgrove
- Pay
- Salary based on experience and resp…
- Deadline
- Closes 28 Feb 2027
- Open to
- United Kingdom
On-sitePart-time
Posted 2 weeks ago
Open
Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Summer Exhibition 2027 / Arddangosfa Haf 2027
Plas Glyn-y-Weddw · Llanbedrog
- Deadline
- Closes 1 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- £15
- Prize
- £2,000
Open call / exhibitionPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+5
Open
Alberta Foundation for the Arts – Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Edmonton
- Deadline
- Closes 1 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- CA$18,000 ≈ £10k
Grant / bursary
Open
Alberta Foundation for the Arts – Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding
Alberta Foundation for the Arts · Edmonton
- Deadline
- Closes 1 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- CA$18,000 ≈ £10k
Grant / bursary
Open
Winnipeg Arts Council – Individual Artist Grant 2027
Winnipeg Arts Council · Winnipeg
- Deadline
- Closes 2 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- CA$7,000 ≈ £4k
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Open
Bayside Painting Prize 2026 (formerly Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize)
Bayside Gallery (Bayside City Council) · Brighton (Melbourne)
- Deadline
- Closes 5 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Australia
- Entry
- A$35 ≈ £18
- Prize
- Main acquisitive painting prize (am…
Prize / awardPainting
Open
Waterfowl Festival 2027: Exhibiting Artist Application
Waterfowl Festival · Easton
- Deadline
- Closes 15 Mar 2027
- Open to
- United States
- Entry
- Free
Fair / festivalPaintingSculpturePhotography+2
Open
Manitoba Arts Council – Create Grant
Manitoba Arts Council · Winnipeg
- Deadline
- Closes 20 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- CA$15,000 ≈ £8.6k
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+11
Open
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2027
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata · Wellington
- Deadline
- Closes 24 Mar 2027
- Open to
- New Zealand
- Entry
- NZ$50 ≈ £24
- Prize
- NZ$25,000 ≈ £12k
Prize / award
Open
Larnaca Biennale 2027 – international open call
ARTION Cultural Association of Larnaca · Larnaca
- Deadline
- Closes 31 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- €50 ≈ £43
- Prize
- Exhibition in the biennale; Grand P…
Biennale
Open
XVI Florence Biennale 2027
Florence Biennale · Florence
- Deadline
- Closes 31 Mar 2027
- Open to
- Worldwide
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- Lorenzo il Magnifico awards conferr…
Biennale
Open
Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst 2027 (Royal Award for Modern Painting)
Stichting Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam · Amsterdam
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Netherlands
- Entry
- Free
- Prize
- €27,000 ≈ £23k
Prize / awardPainting
Open
Toronto Arts Council – Visual Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council · Toronto
- Deadline
- Open, no deadline published
- Open to
- Canada
- Entry
- Fee not stated
- Prize
- CA$10,000 ≈ £5.7k
Grant / bursaryPaintingDrawingPrintmaking+8
Open
Teaching Artist at Art Start
Art Start · Milwaukee
- Pay
- $30 an hour, temporary
- Open to
- United States
On-siteTemporaryPart-time
Posted 4 weeks ago
Open