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Public Art Commission: Artist Expression of Interest Call Out
The commissioned public art will support the regeneration of Hastings, East Sussex, Town Centre by enhancing placemaking, aligning with public realm improvements, and reflecting the area’s identity and heritage, inspired by the benefits of bringing nature and biodiversity into urban areas. To deliver the project a max. budget of £90,000 is available.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to: Individual artists or artist collectives who can provide evidence of previous relevant experience creating art in the public realm - (artist collectives must provide evidence of working together previously) Artists from any discipline or background who can meet the brief creatively and professionally.
What you get: The chosen artist(s) will collaborate with ARUP, a global leader in sustainable design. To deliver the project a max. budget of £90,000 is available, this must include all Artist(s) fees, production costs, third party fabricators, installation, all expenses, and VAT. A payment schedule will be agreed with the appointed artist.
Deadline 08 June 2025
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Call for Artists: “Art Is #2” The International Exhibition, South Korea
CICA Museum invites artists worldwide to participate in the International Exhibition “Art Is #2.” The exhibition will showcase various creative works such as photographs, prints, paintings, video art, sculptures, and installations that explore the questions of what Art is, why artists create Art, and what Art personally means to the artist.
Exhibition Dates: February 11 – March 1, 2026
Eligibility: Category -Photographs & 2D Digital Art -Video & Interactive Art -Painting, Sculpture & Installation Art
What you get: exhibition opportunities
Deadline 16 June 2025
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Error 406 [Tech Fascism] Not Acceptable — Call For Projects​
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Error 417 Expectation Failed is looking for 10 scores against tech fascism. Artists, curators, and collectives worldwide are invited to apply with project ideas, instructions, how-tos, interventions and practices that engage with the contemporary condition. This call for resistance is not about global fixes or sweeping victories — it’s about finding ways to challenge the current systems with the means available: misdirection, opting out, and pushing back.
Respond to Tech Fascism with Error 406 Not Acceptable.
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Jury: Hito Steyerl, Nora O' Murchú and Sam Lavigne
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Deadline for the work: 30 November 2025
What we are looking for
The aim of this call for projects is to reflect on, resist, and ultimately undermine the power dynamics imposed by tech fascism.
Projects should be developed and realised in your specific context and must be implemented as a score, a simple set of instructions that can be shared online.
Eligibility: The application is open to artists worldwide, collectives, curators, arts initiatives, exhibition spaces, online platforms, and developers of software and hardware — basically anyone exploring the possibilities of contemporary, networked technologies as art and their significance for society.
We encourage proposals from people who are historically underrepresented in art and technology spaces.
What you get: Grants from € 1500 to € 7000 plus a mentoring session with a member of the jury.
Deadline 17 June 2025
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Connections Through Culture Grants 2025
The British Council’s Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grants support artistic collaboration between the UK and select countries in Asia, Europe and Australasia’. The grants support collaborative projects between artists, creative practitioners and arts organisations, fostering cross-cultural exchange and lasting relationships. Applications for the latest round of grants are now open. It is expected that approximately 90 grants of up to £5,000 or £10,000 to support new collaborative projects will be awarded. Each application must comprise of at least one UK partner and one international partner from select countries in Asia, Europe and Australasia.
Deadline 23 June 2025
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Curator Residency Program 2026
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The open-call program “Curator Residency Program” aims to invite distinguished and highly motivated curators in the fields of curation, art criticism, and cultural research from all over the world and offer them with opportunities to conduct research in Tokyo. We provide financial support to allow curators to develop and present their research and ideas. Selected curators are required to give mentoring sessions to local emerging creators, and deliver a public talk.
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Resides outside of Japan
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Has 3 years or more of experience in his/her specialized area of expertise
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Has sufficient ability to communicate in English with other residing creators and TOKAS staff for mutual understanding
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Independent and capable of working and living on his/her own
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Curators working as a duo are ineligible
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Students are ineligible (except for Ph.D. candidates)
What you get: Living space (single room), airfare, and fee for research/project
Deadline 25 June 2025
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​Malta Biennale 2026 Open Call
The open call for artists to participate in the second edition of @maltabiennale.art is officially launched.
The title of the Malta Biennale 2026 is: CLEAN | CLEAR | CUT - TNADDAF | TGĦARRAF | TFERRAQ - learn more about the theme and the conceptual framework of the upcoming biennale and download the call's guidelines:
Deadline 30 June 2025
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ACS is offering a recent graduate the chance to win £6,000 to contribute to the cost of an artist’s studio in a UK city of their choice. If you are a national of the UK, EEA, Australia or New Zealand and are an undergraduate or postgraduate university student on an accredited art course who is about to graduate, or if you have graduated from a university accredited art course within the last four years, and you work in pictures, collage, painting, sculpture, tapestry, ceramics, glassware or photography, then you are also eligible to apply for the prize.
Deadline 30 June 2025
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The Dark Side | Sales & Exhibition Opportunity in London
Boomer Gallery invites artists to submit work exploring introspective themes for “The Dark Side,” a curated group exhibition in London’s Tower Bridge district, with guest curator Lee Sharrock.
Eligibility: Open to international artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, print, textiles, installation, digital, AI-assisted art, and poetry.
All mediums and experience levels welcome.
What you get: Inclusion in a London show, printed catalogue, promotional support, VIP opening night with champagne and caviar.
Key dates: deadline 2 July, show runs 11–16 July.
Deadline 02 July 2025
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Singularity Exhibition Open Call
The MSU Museum’s CoLab Studio invites global submissions for Singularity, an exhibition exploring the impacts of artificial intelligence surpassing human intelligence. We welcome bold, interdisciplinary ideas—artworks, research, games, performances, and more—that imagine utopian or dystopian futures shaped by AI. Themes include ethics, identity, creativity, consciousness, and democracy.
Eligibility: This open call is extended to everyone, from every level of experience and discipline including students. Submissions from individuals or groups working locally or internationally in fields related to computer or data science, communications, human-computer interaction, art, psychology, biology, music, or a diverse combination of fields and beyond are welcomed. Proposals can be for an existing exhibit or an idea in development, such as a new or existing artwork, digital intervention, research project, a virtual game, a series of visualizations, or something else.
What you get: Selected projects will receive funding of up to $3,000 to support production costs, shipping, and other expenses. Submissions must include a draft budget as part of the application process.
Deadline 04 July 2025
The Society of Wildlife Artists Open Call 2025 is Now Open
The Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) invites artists worldwide, aged 18 and over, to submit artwork for the SWLA Annual Exhibition 2025 at Mall Galleries.
Selected artists will have their work exhibited at Mall Galleries, London, with potential for sales and commissions.
Eligibility:
Artists worldwide may submit up to six artworks each. All works must have been completed within the past three years and must not have been previously exhibited at Mall Galleries. Each piece should measure no more than 2.4 metres along its longest side.
Work may be in any medium except photography, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and original prints.
Computer-generated images are also accepted if submitted as original prints. All artworks should depict the world’s wildlife, focusing on non-domestic animals such as birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, and insects.
What you get:
The total prize fund is over £5,000, including £500 for the best work in the show that celebrates birds, from the British Trust for Ornithology Award.
Deadline 22 August 2025
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