Art Residencies

Res Artis open calls, $45k Beautiful Bizarre art prize, new art competitions, art jobs & opportunities

Jun 02, 2021

La Macina di San Cresci – Tuscany residency

Res Artis Resource

Hi all. With glimmers of travel on the short or long term horizon I’ve been researching the best art residency resources and Res Artis is the clear standout. On the go for 27 years Res Artis is a network of arts residency centres with 580 members in over 85 countries. Search open calls with your start date and countries of choice then check the Covid-19 section for updates & resources. That Icelandic farmhouse…

GilsfjordurArts – artist residency in a remote former farmhouse in Brekka, Iceland

Closer to home London’s Delfina Foundation has an open call for The Politics of Food with art residencies and bursaries of £2,000 open to UK & international artists on the climate emergency, takes place in Autumn 2022 (apply by 14th June).

EVE Book Winners

Thanks for everyone who entered the EVE by Una book giveaway last week. The draw was made on Monday and the 5 winners contacted, still waiting on a couple to get back so check your inboxes or spam folders!

CannibalMalabar entry inspired by retro wallpapers

Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize

Now in its 4th year the international Beautiful Bizzarre Art Prize is open for entries. Run by the Australian based Beautiful Bizarre magazine, it echoes the magazine’s styles/genres of art including Pop Surrealism, Lowbrow Art, Magical Realism, New Contemporary Art, Fantasy Art, Realism, Hyperrealism, etc. See this MyModernMet interview for more details.

Prizes are impressive with $10,000 (US) for the winner and a total prize fund of over $45,000. Select entries are posted to their Instagram. (closes 17th July)

New Art Competitions

Talp Open - £13,500 of prizes from The Artist and Leisure Painter magazines (3 Jun)

48 Film Project Edinburgh - £3,400 of prizes, make a movie this weekend (4-6 Jun)

Royal Miniature Society Annual Exhibition - £3,000 prize fund (14 Sep)

Urban Photo Awards - €1,500 1st prize, international competition (13 Jun)

Arebyte Open Screen - £850 to digital artists with disability for new work (13 Jun)

New Mills Festival - 4 x £500 commissions & art trail places available (11 Jun)

Asiatic Cheetah Art Competition - exhibition, film premiere tickets & dinner (10 Jun)

UK Art Competitions - 26 prizes open.

Baby albatross, via todays bird

Kids Art Competitions

National Book Token Design Competition - weekly prizes of up to £350 book tokens for your class (13 Jun)

Stigma Art Competition - vouchers & various prizes, DrinkLink charity are helping raise awareness of the stigma around alcohol abuse & dependency (25 Jun)

Edinburgh international children’s festival - Guardian 4 star review (online to 6th June)

Children’s Art Competitions - 11 open.