Location: England, UK

Award: GBP 1,000 to GBP 12,000 per individual for creative-practice development (research, training, time to think, travel, mentoring, etc.). No application fee.

Duration: Project-based (practice-development period)

Deadline: 02 Jul 2026

Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) supports individual creative and cultural practitioners in England to take time to develop their practice, across all disciplines including digital and media arts. The funding is for practice development (research, training, mentoring, travel, experimentation) rather than producing or presenting finished work. ELIGIBILITY: England-based independent creative practitioners with a track record who work outside the major-funded organisations. Round 24 opens 4 June 2026 (12:00) and closes 2 July 2026. Apply via the Arts Council England DYCP page.

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Location: London / UK-based

Award: GBP 7,500 stipend plus up to GBP 3,000 production budget.

Duration: September 2026 to July 2027

Deadline: 02 Jun 2026

A collection-based artistic research fellowship at the British Library responding to climate and the Amazon through the Library's holdings. The fellow develops new work informed by the collections over roughly a year (September 2026 to July 2027), receiving a GBP 7,500 stipend and up to GBP 3,000 for production. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based artists, over 18, not currently a student, with a public track record and an interest in collection-based research and climate issues.

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Location: United Kingdom

Award: Up to GBP 5,000 per individual (can fund up to 100% of a project under GBP 10,000). No application fee.

Duration: Per project

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

Project grants from the Hugo Burge Foundation supporting individual creatives across all disciplines based in the UK, with a focus on craftsmanship, creative communities and education. The Creative Individuals stream awards up to GBP 5,000 and can cover up to 100% of a project budget under GBP 10,000. ELIGIBILITY: practitioners in all creative disciplines based across the UK. Applications open 1 June 2026 via Submittable and close 31 July 2026.

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Location: Within 40 miles of John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK

Award: GBP 2,000 artist fee (including up to four meetings with students), plus travel expenses, access costs and a materials budget to be defined. No application fee.

Duration: Project running July 2026 to a February 2027 exhibition

Deadline: Closed 25 May 2026

Open call from John Hansard Gallery for one disabled artist to collaborate with Occupational Therapy and Engineering students at the University of Southampton to make or adapt tools that support their artistic practice. The tools and resulting artwork are displayed in an exhibition at John Hansard Gallery in February 2027, curated by Jess Starns as part of the Future Curators Programme, a disability-justice residency programme for Disabled curators founded by the Disabled artist-led organisation DASH. The work involves collaborating with students in July and August, testing and refining the tools through autumn, and creating artwork for the exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: disabled artists living and working within a 40-mile distance of John Hansard Gallery. Submit an Expression of Interest via the gallery's open-call page; access requirements supported (contact jennifa@jhg.art).

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Location: England and Wales, UK (in-kind studio space at a partner institution)

Award: GBP 10,000 unrestricted bursary over the 10-month fellowship, plus in-kind studio space, mentorship from a partner institution, professional development, and a co-curated end-of-fellowship group showcase. No application fee.

Duration: 10 months (October 2026 to July 2027)

Deadline: 12 Jun 2026

Needs-based fellowship from the Artists' Futures Fund bridging the gap from graduation to professional visual-arts practice. ELIGIBILITY: recent BA or MA visual-arts graduates (within two years of October 2026) from an AFF partner institution (Cardiff School of Art & Design, Chichester College Group, Liverpool Hope, Loughborough, Manchester Metropolitan, City of Portsmouth College, Sunderland, Swansea College of Art UWTSD), or a relevant Level 3 UAL Diploma/A Levels from City of Portsmouth College; must be eligible to live and work in England or Wales, facing socio-economic, mental and/or physical health barriers, and able to commit fully to the 10 months without additional formal study. Applications open 15 May 2026. Apply via the Artists' Futures Fund support page.

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Location: London, United Kingdom (residency held at Gasworks; applicants must be based in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe)

Award: Fully funded residency: single-room accommodation in Gasworks' Residency House (shared two-storey house with three communal bathrooms and a kitchen); economy return flights and taxi transfers from the artist's home country to London (one cabin + one hold bag); all visa costs and visa application support; weekly stipend of £175 for living expenses; materials budget up to £800; prepaid TFL zones 1+2 travel card for unlimited central London travel throughout the residency.

Duration: Eleven weeks, 30 September - 15 December 2026

Deadline: Closed 18 May 2026

Eleven-week fully funded residency at Gasworks in London for an early-career artist based in Southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe). Gasworks' residency programme supports professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation, hosting up to twenty residencies a year. Residencies are self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based: artists are expected to be self-motivated and to lead on the research and production of their own work, while Gasworks provides administrative, pastoral and curatorial support. Includes 24/7 access to a fully accessible private studio at Gasworks alongside resident artists and a community of London-based studio holders. ELIGIBILITY: early-career artist based in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, or Zimbabwe.

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Location: London, United Kingdom (residency held at Gasworks; applicants must be based in Greece)

Award: Fully funded residency: single-room accommodation in Gasworks' Residency House (shared two-storey house with three communal bathrooms and a kitchen); economy return flights and taxi transfers from the artist's home country to London (one cabin + one hold bag); all visa costs and visa application support; weekly stipend of £175 for living expenses; materials budget up to £800; prepaid TFL zones 1+2 travel card for unlimited central London travel throughout the residency.

Duration: Eleven weeks, 30 September - 15 December 2026

Deadline: 01 Jun 2026

Eleven-week fully funded residency at Gasworks in London for an artist based in Greece at a pivotal moment in their career. Gasworks' residency programme supports professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation, hosting up to twenty residencies a year. Residencies are self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based: artists are expected to be self-motivated and to lead on the research and production of their own work, while Gasworks provides administrative, pastoral and curatorial support. Includes 24/7 access to a fully accessible private studio at Gasworks alongside resident artists and London-based studio holders. ELIGIBILITY: artist based in Greece, at a pivotal moment in their career.

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Location: London, United Kingdom (low-residency hybrid; three in-person weekend intensives in London required)

Award: £10,000 award per fellow (4 fellows: individuals or collectives), plus travel and accommodation support for the three London intensives, plus specialist seminars, workshops and structured peer learning through the cohort.

Duration: Six months, September 2026 to March 2027 (low-residency hybrid). Biweekly online cohort sessions and bespoke mentorship plus three in-person weekend intensives in London: 16-20 September 2026, 11-15 November 2026, and 24-28 March 2027.

Deadline: 07 Jun 2026

Inaugural Future Art Ecosystems (FAE) R&D Fellowship from Serpentine Arts Technologies, supporting individual practitioners and ecosystem development in art and advanced technologies. Four fellows (individuals or collectives) selected. Open to artists, curators, technologists, organisers and producers working at the intersection of art and advanced technologies. International applicants welcome provided they can attend the three in-person London intensives. Inaugural theme: Art x Convergence, framed as a prompt to explore how AI is reshaping cultural and societal systems and to develop new frameworks for embodiment, robotics, legal constructs, markets and planetary organisation in light of AI's capacity to pursue goals, model environments and act in the world. Fellows pursue a defined research question connected to their practice or a project in development, supported through professional and specialist mentorship, network development, cohort exchange, and public-facing process sharing. FAE was initiated by Victoria Ivanova in 2019; programme led by Tommie Introna, Tsige Tafesse, and Kay Watson. Info sessions online on 15 May and 22 May 2026. Application deadline midnight BST 7 June 2026. Free to apply.

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Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom (residency in Cambridge for at least 6 months up to 1 year)

Award: Stipend £10,000 (inclusive of taxes) plus rent-free accommodation and meals at Girton College during the residency, £10,000 production budget for new work, and up to £3,000 travel budget. Total cash and in-kind value approximately £23,000 plus accommodation and meals.

Duration: One year (October 2026 to October 2027); residency in Cambridge of at least 6 months up to 1 year, with exact dates flexible.

Deadline: Closed 16 May 2026

Annual fellowship for one artist to develop new work-in-progress through engagement with physicists at the Cavendish Laboratory and researchers in adjacent fields. Open internationally; not confined to any single aesthetic, theme, or medium. Artists with no previous experience working with scientists or in scientific environments are explicitly encouraged to apply. The brief favours adventurous artists exploring alternative ways of knowing the world and working with communities not privileged in mainstream science. Past Fellows include Logan Dandridge, Ain Bailey, Robert Ssempijja, Akeelah Bertram, and Thulani Rachia, with practices spanning experimental film, sound, dance, and immersive technology. Strong fit for critical-AI / data / surveillance / sensory-translation practices framed as artistic-scientific dialogue. Application by online form only. Deadline 16 May 2026 at 11am BST. Free to apply.

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Location: Peckham, London, United Kingdom (in-person festival 22 to 25 October 2026)

Award: Paid: facilitators and speakers compensated at Artist Union England pay rates (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead)

Duration: Festival programme slot (22 to 25 October 2026)

Deadline: 14 Jun 2026

Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing. This call is for the PROGRAMME track: artists, creative technologists and creative coders to facilitate workshops, present talks, provide demos, or deliver performances (the separate Artwork Open Call covers exhibition pieces). Emerging applicants explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Selected facilitators/speakers paid at Artist Union England rates. Workshop facilitators are asked whether their software will be open-source. Application requires: type of contribution (demo/workshop/talk/performance/other), 200-word description (text or video), 250-word facilitator statement on experience, 200 words on professional development impact, sample images or video, technical requirements, and any access needs. Equal Opportunities form also requested. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed; if their funding application is not successful the festival will not go ahead.

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Location: Peckham, London, United Kingdom (in-person festival 22 to 25 October 2026)

Award: Paid: each selected artist receives a fee (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; outcome expected early July 2026; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead). Submission to the open call is free.

Duration: Festival exhibition slot (22 to 25 October 2026)

Deadline: 14 Jun 2026

Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing in all its shapes and forms. This call is for the ARTWORK EXHIBITION track only (the separate Programme Open Call covers talks, workshops, demos, performances and films). Looking for artists, creative technologists, creative coders and performers to exhibit artworks. Emerging applicants and early-career creative technologists explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Submission to the open call is free; selected artists receive a fee. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed (decision expected early July 2026); if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead. Read the Application Guidelines before submitting.

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Location: London Boroughs of Hackney and Waltham Forest, UK

Award: Up to £10,000

Duration: One-off bursary

Deadline: Closed 11 May 2026

New bursary from House of Hackney and William Morris Gallery, in partnership with IntoUniversity, supporting the next generation of artists in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Waltham Forest. Provides up to £10,000 to 16 to 25 year olds with creative potential who face barriers to accessing education, training, materials or mentorship. Inspired by William Morris's values of art for all and the transformative power of creativity.

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Location: London, UK (on-site Wed-Fri at 8 Angel Mews, N1)

Award: £34,500 pro-rata for 3 days/week (24-month fellowship)

Duration: 24 months (June 2026 to May 2028)

Deadline: Closed 10 May 2026

15th edition of the Cubitt Curatorial Fellowship: a 24-month residency for one curator with in-depth contemporary-art knowledge and an interest in Cubitt's growing Civic, Education and Community programmes. The only scheme of its kind in the UK; previous fellows have gone on to lead at Glasgow International, Rijksakademie Amsterdam and Kunsthalle Wien. Three days/week (Wed-Fri) on-site, with evening/weekend work and TOIL policy. Mentorship and practical support from senior management. Application deadline 23:59 Monday 10 May 2026; interview invites 21 May; interviews 28 May.

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Location: London, UK

Award: Workshop participation (funding TBC)

Duration: 1 day workshop, 13 July 2026

Deadline: Closed 23 Apr 2026

Call for papers, pictorials or videos for a workshop bringing together HCI, interaction design, AI, explainable AI and digital-arts researchers and practitioners to examine explainability through creative and artistic domains. Notifications 14 May 2026.

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