Top Exhibitions Open Calls 2026

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Deadline

May 5, 2026

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Royal Birmingham Society of Artists - Summer Show

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 18.06.2026 - 01.08.2026
Prize: 600 £

Budget

unknown

Location

Birmingham
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

May 5, 2026

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Hampstead Art Society - Summer Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Theme: No theme
Period: 05.07.2026 - 12.07.2026
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

May 6, 2026

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South Square Centre - Joan Day Bursary

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

1,000 £

Location

Bradford
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Yorkshire and the Humber
For Yorkshire-based emerging artists

Deadline

May 11, 2026

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Hampstead Art Society - Summer Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Theme: No theme
Period: 05.07.2026 - 12.07.2026
Prize: 3,000 £

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

May 13, 2026

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Canary Wharf Winter Lights

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Architecture / Installation / Sculpture
Theme: RE(IMAGINE)
Period: 19.01.2027 - 30.01.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

May 17, 2026

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Finnish Institute & Fruitmarket

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Sound / Video / Installation / Performance / Sculpture
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

12,000 € + Mentoring

Location

Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Finland
Nationality: Finnish

Deadline

May 20, 2026

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Ferens Art Gallery - Annual Open Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 16.10.2026 - 10.01.2027
Prize: 350 £

Budget

unknown

Location

Hull
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United Kingdom
We only accept artworks created by the applicant during the previous 18 months.

Deadline

May 31, 2026

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East Quay - Joy

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Photography / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: Joy
Period: 19.09.2026 - 31.01.2027
Prize: 1,000 £

Budget

unknown

Location

Watchet
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of South West England
For artists from Somerset and further afield

Deadline

May 31, 2026

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Institute of Contemporary Arts - Glue Book Fair

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics / Publishers / Independent book makers
Theme: Book
Period: 12.09.2026 - 13.09.2026
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

June 1, 2026

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Beers London Gallery - Group Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

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