Top Exhibitions Open Calls 2026/2027

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Deadline

Nov 15, 2026

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SERF

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

Budget

unknown

Location

Leeds
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

Nov 15, 2026

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Korean Cultural Centre UK

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Performance / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 01.02.2027 - 01.04.2027
Prize: 250 £

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of Korea, South, United Kingdom
Nationality: South Korean
Applicants must be of Korean nationality or Korean heritage and have previously graduated from a UK-based art school (BA, MA, or PhD) or now work and reside in the UK

Deadline

Nov 19, 2026

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Cryptic Nights

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Sound / Video / Installation / Performance / Music
Theme: Works which combines original sound or music with performance, installation, screen-based art or technology
Prize: No

Budget

800 £ + two-day residency

Location

Glasgow
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

No students
Resident of Scotland
For emerging artists

Deadline

Nov 20, 2026

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The Pastel Society - Annual Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Drawing
Theme: Pastels, oil pastels, charcoal, pencil, conté, sanguine, or any dry media
Period: 27.01.2027 - 06.02.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Nov 23, 2026

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Rugby Art Gallery and Museum - Open Art Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Digital / Painting / Drawing / Photography / Video / Printmaking / Sculpture / Textile Art / Ceramics
Theme: No theme
Period: 09.12.2026 - 20.02.2027
Prize: 1,000 £

Budget

unknown

Location

Rugby
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of West Midlands
For artists from Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and the City of Coventry

Deadline

Dec 4, 2026

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Responsa Foundation - This Memory

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Textile Art
Theme: This Memory
Period: 22.09.2027 - 03.10.2027
Prize: No

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Dec 13, 2026

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Spike Island - South West-Based Artist Commission

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

Budget

8,500 £ + 4,000 £ honorary

Location

Bristol
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Resident of South West England

Deadline

Dec 15, 2026

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Royal Photographic Society - International Photography Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Photography
Theme: No theme
Prize: 1,000 £

Budget

unknown

Location

RPS partnering venues
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

Deadline

Dec 31, 2026

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Barbican Library Art Exhibitions

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

Resident of United Kingdom

Deadline

Jan 8, 2027

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Royal Society of British Artists - Annual Exhibition

Genre: Exhibition Open Call
Art field: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Sculpture
Theme: No theme
Period: 25.02.2027 - 06.03.2027
Prize: 10,000 £

Budget

unknown

Location

London
United Kingdom

Eligibility conditions

The submitted work must not have been exhibited previously in London

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