Opportunities
Our brand new section is now live! Explore a world of opportunities tailored for artists and creatives in the UK and Greece, and discover exciting international prospects for those with adventurous spirits. Your creative journey awaits!
Open Call: Insistrum x T.A.F. -the art foundation. Deadline 22nd December 2024
Are you an artist passionate about sustainability and the creative potential in discarded materials? This is your chance to be part of a transformative exhibition in the heart of Athens! Insistrum, in collaboration with T.A.F. - the art foundation, invites artists worldwide to join a unique showcase that blends art and environmental consciousness, sparking a fresh dialogue about waste, consumption, and beauty.
This exhibition is more than just an event—it’s a call to action. We aim to spotlight how creativity can shift our perspectives on waste and inspire sustainable practices. If your work explores the possibilities of reused materials or tells stories that reflect an eco-conscious spirit, this is the perfect platform for you. Join us in creating a space where art not only reflects but actively contributes to ecological awareness.
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Exhibition Dates: March 13 - March 23, 2025
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Theme: Exploring sustainability, reuse, and the transformation of waste into art. Artists are encouraged to present works that embody this spirit, whether through materials or messages.
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Eligibility: Open to artists working in all mediums, including sculpture, painting, installation, digital art, and mixed media. All backgrounds are welcome as long as your work aligns with the theme.
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Location: Monastiraki, Athens GR
2025 Applications, Make Your Own Masters (MYOM). Deadline 14th December 2024.
MYOM is an experimental, self-directed creative learning system designed to support individuals from underrepresented backgrounds, in bridging the gap between creative education and industry. It provides a space for participants to develop their portfolios and practices within a supportive, interdisciplinary community. The program offers a year of self-directed learning within a multi-disciplinary collective, providing a supportive space for those who can’t afford traditional Master’s programs or struggle to break into the field.
Open Call, The Toe Rag Spring 2025 ‘Technology’. Deadline 14th December 2024.
The Toe Rag invites contributions for our forthcoming Spring 2025 issue on the theme: TECHNOLOGY. Shiny and new, metallic and everywhere, technology has become the flesh of the everyday. It has enabled progress, prosperity and comfort, but has also estranged us from one another and our surroundings: the relationship between nature, human and machine is increasingly in question. The Toe Rag seeks work that reflects on technology’s place in the material and social world. To submit to their open call, please send proposals of maximum 300 words to hello@thetoerag.com by 14th December, along with a short bio and a writing sample. In your proposal, please clearly indicate structure, content and intended word count. For arts reviews, please send an expression of interest with a short bio and writing sample. The Toe Rag welcomes contributions that are formally ambitious, considered and incisive, and are open to non-fiction, fiction, poetry and texts that fall in-between.
East Quay Outdoor Bridge Commission. Deadline 15th December 2024
East Quay are seeking proposals for a new piece of outdoor artwork to engage both physically and conceptually with the building's unique architecture and coastal location. We are particularly interested in receiving proposals for artworks which are predominantly painted and made up of sculptural and/or planted elements, reflecting our surrounding environment. Proposals should animate different facets of the Bridge/Walkway site, from the walls, to the floor, to the open space between either side of the bridge. The theme is 'Joy & Wonder'.
Eligibility: Open to artists of all ages and nationalities. We welcome submissions from practitioners working in a range of media.What you get: An artist stipend of £1500 and a materials budget of £1000. Support by the cultural team throughout the process, with marketing and publicity on East Quay's website and social media.
The CREA-TEC project at the University of Edinburgh invites artists to submit proposals exploring how AI technology impacts our understanding of authenticity. We’re commissioning artworks for public exhibition in alignment with the Edinburgh Arts Festival.
Eligibility: UK-based artists at all career stages, including PGR/PGT/PhD students with right to work.
What you get: £5,000 per selected artist, inclusive of all costs. Support for travel, accommodation, and production is available.
Open Call for Events, Spirit of London, Autograph. Deadline 6th January 2025.
Autograph’s Open Call programme offers emerging creatives, with less than 3 years experience of working in the arts, a paid professional development opportunity to develop and deliver a live event at Autograph's gallery space in London. This call is part of Autograph's new exhibition Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos. This vibrant exhibition explores themes of community, celebration and cultural preservation. Your event proposal should explore these themes in relation to communities in London. The successful applicant will receive a £400 programming fee and have a budget of £600 for the event
Call for Writing, The Liberatory Space of the Photography Studio, Autograph. Deadline 6th January 2025.
Autograph are inviting pitches for texts that critically engage with the ways in which the photography studio can serve as a liberatory space to explore expression and identity. This call is part of Autograph's new exhibitions Rotimi Fani-Kayode - The Studio: Staging Desire and Abi Morocco Photos: Spirit of Lagos. They will consider submissions for writing in a range of formats so long as it speaks to the themes. This might include – but certainly isn’t limited to – a comment piece, a remembrance, a piece of poetry, a listicle or a short work of fiction. The successful applicants will receive a £312 fee to produce the full text, editorial support from Autograph and publication on their website.