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Boomer Gallery Sales Exhibition in London Bridge on the Theme Identity
Who are you when no one’s watching? And who do you become when everyone is? Take part in Boomer Gallery’s upcoming London sales exhibition exploring personal and cultural identity. Showcase your artwork, connect with collectors, and enhance your professional visibility in a vibrant setting.
Eligibility: Open to artists worldwide working in painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media.
What you get: Inclusion in exhibition, printed catalogues, promotional support, professional photography of your work, networking opportunities, and opening reception.
Fee: £189 (including VAT) upon selection.
Fresh 2025 Exhibition Opportunity
Fresh celebrates and promotes artists in the UK and Ireland at a pivotal moment in their practice, with twenty-five artists selected from an open submission process by a panel comprising leading professionals who are advocates for emerging contemporary art and making alongside a youth panel.
Eligibility: -Have been maintaining a sustained commitment to creative practice with clay for between 3 and 7 years. -Be living in the UK or Ireland from the point of application to November 2025.
What you get: Fresh provides a unique platform for early-career artists to inspire and challenge as part of the UK’s largest contemporary ceramics event. It will bring opportunities for networking and benefits from exhibiting alongside established artists. Each exhibitor in Fresh will receive a £300 exhibition payment and £50 towards the transportation of the work to and from the exhibition venue. Fresh exhibitors will benefit from a national PR and marketing campaign. Exhibitors in Fresh will also be considered for the Fresh Talent Prizes.
NEAC Scholarships 2025-26
Early-career artists working in figurative painting, drawing or original printmaking are invited to apply for the NEAC Artist Scholarships 2025-26 worth £6,000. The three annual scholarships are aimed at individuals who have not historically benefited from many opportunities to engage with the NEAC and aim to support those who face financial barriers in pursuing the arts in a professional capacity.
Eligibility: Early-career artists includes anyone who feels they are at the beginning stages of their professional artistic career, regardless of age (although applicants must be aged 18 and over and living in Great Britain)
What you get: Scholarship award of £5,000 (two runners-up awards of £500). All three Scholars have the opportunity to attend NEAC classes and workshops for free, and the chance to develop mentoring relationships with the talented members of the NEAC.
The Cass Art Prize 2025
The Cass Art Prize 2025, presented by The Cass Group, aims to champion contemporary art from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland with a £10,000 cash prize and a free stand at The Other Art Fair in spring 2026 to the overall winner of the competition. There are additional prizes worth £15,000 including a Students Award, an Art Educators Award and more! Plus a prestigious group exhibition at Copeland Gallery, London in autumn 2025.
Works will be judged by a respected panel of guest judges with extensive knowledge and experience across the art industry, and there are category prizes specifically for oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastels, drawing and sketching, 3D artwork, mixed media and printmaking to ensure a wide range of art is represented.
New prizes this year include, the Pastel Award - supported by Sennelier, the Emerging Artist Award - supported by Arches for artists aged 35 and under, the Over 65 Award - supported by Mark Cass for artists aged 65 and over and the Judge’s New Talent Award - supported by Soho Review; a solo show at Soho Revue kindly offered and selected by guest judge India Rose James.
Royal Court Theatre Launches Young Playwrights Award
Are you a young writer with a story to tell? Then the Young Playwrights Award is for you! We’re looking for exciting new voices, and we want to help you try new things and develop your skills. The competition opens in March 2025. If you win, your play will be performed at the Royal Court in July – and published by Nick Hern Books! You can also access creative resources and a video course to help every writer’s journey, whether solo or with your school or group. For our pilot year in 2025, the Award is open to any 13-18 year-old living or attending education in Greater London.
Call for Eco-Art: Echoes of the Earth
Bushwick Gallery invites submissions for “Echoes of the Earth,” an exhibition exploring environmental art and activism, curated by Mekhi Deleon.
Eligibility: Artists working with sustainability, ecology, or climate justice themes are encouraged to apply. Mediums accepted include Painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and digital art.
What you’ll get:
Showcase Your Work in NYC – Gain exposure in Brooklyn’s thriving contemporary art scene.
Marketing & Promotion – Featured on our website and social media channels.
Exclusive Networking – Connect with collectors, curators, and fellow artists at our VIP opening.
Please note the exhibition dates below:
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 8, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday May 1 2025
FLAMIN Animations 2025
FLAMIN Animations is a £3,500 commissioning programme for early-career Black and global majority animators living in the England. This year, the scheme is presented in partnership with the award winning London-based animation studio Blinkink, who will be providing focused support to the selected animators throughout the development and production process alongside the FLAMIN team.
Eligibility: For early-career Black and global majority animators
What you get: £3,500 commissioning programme
You Always Have Options Art Contest
Call for graphic design or handmade art to promote a website with safe abortion options in the US. The winning design will win $1500 and be printed on a limited run of t-shirts.
Eligibility: Anyone! The contest is open internationally and to all expertise levels.
What you get: $1500 + winning design on limited t-shirt run.
Makers-in-Residence 2025
Are you an artist or maker with a strong connection to Waltham Forest, or an interest in our local area, looking to develop your practice? We would love to hear from you.
We are offering a creative practitioner with an interest in our local area and community the opportunity to grow their skills and practice with a three month residency at Blackhorse Workshop. This includes access to our shared studios, free use of our wood and metal workshops, guidance, and skill development with our specialist technicians.
Eligibility: Creative practitioners with a strong interest in wood and/or metalwork. You value community-driven spaces and believe in the power of making to create positive change – whether through promoting creative health and wellbeing, or highlighting the societal power of art You have a strong connection to Waltham Forest, or an interest in location specific research or local communities
What you get: Free desk space in our shared makers’ studio for 3 months. Free access to our wood and metal workshops. Free workshop induction (wood machine shop, metalwork). Development support through regular feedback sessions with our team. The opportunity to present your work through a public event at the end of the residency (e.g., talk, workshop, or small showcase). Opportunities to develop teaching skills. The chance to get involved in our young people and community outreach programme.
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