The Gallery - Open Call

10 x £2,000 awards, Basquiat exhibition, drawing bursary, arts jobs & opportunities

Sep 22, 2022

Hi! As the sun sets on summer an abundant autumn of art competitions, children’s competitions, photography contests, exhibitions & interesting things lies ahead…

The Gallery returns with an open call to create a work of 2D art in response to the theme ‘The State We’re In’. 10 selected artists will each receive £2,000, their proposals will be reproduced at scale and displayed for millions to see in public sites across the UK. Open to artists from any country, free to enter (18 and over).

Selected artists will be invited to the exhibition launch in January 2023. If based in the UK, standard travel and one night accommodation will be included. For artists based outside of the UK, a travel stipend of £200 towards any/all travel expenses, including visa fees and one night’s accommodation is included (closes 6th October, 2022)

Art Competitions

Newly opened on MoMa UK…

Huluku - £250 prize, authentic representation in digital art, UK & Int. (30 Sep)

Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary - £1,500 prize, London show, UK only (11 Oct)

Artworks Open - 2 x £1,000 prizes, residencies & London show, UK & Int. (2 Nov)

Annual Open Exhibition - £1,000 prize, Royal Cambrian Society, UK & Int. (15 Nov)

UK Art Competitions - 27 open

Closing soon elsewhere…

Foundwork Art Prize - Sign up to the Foundwork platform (30 day free trial, $4 a month), list a portfolio of at least 6 images and the jury will choose 2 artists in November to receive $10,000 grants. International. FAQ’s here. (26 Sep)

Photo Contests

Black & White Photography Awards - $10,000 prize, London Show, UK & Int. (19 Oct)

iPhone Photography Awards - prizes include iPad Air, Gold & Platinum Bars, Apple Watches, $5.50 fee for 1 image, UK & Int. (31 Mar)

Photo Competitions - 6 open

‘The Echoes of the Birds’ oil on canvas, Rob Van Hoek - £2,362 (with 15% off code: ART15)

Kids Competitions

Brandon’s Best Upcyclers Competition - Win 4 tickets to Legoland, draw your upcycling idea, primary school age children, UK only (10 Oct)

Asda Design a Christmas Card Competition - Family tickets to CarFest and your design in Asda stores, ages 4-11, UK Only (10 Oct)

Keeping Fit Poster Competition - Win Apple iPads in 3 age groups, UK only (25 Nov)

Centre for Personalised Medicine Art Competition - £100 1st prize, create art about measurements in health and disease. Year 7, 8 or 9 of UK secondary school (20 Jan)

Global Canvas 2023 - Wildlife art competition with £800 of art vouchers prizes, ages 4-16, free to enter from any country (10 Feb)

Children’s Art Competitions - 10 open

Ellen Gallacher’s grid of sixty prints based on 1930s-70s magazine ads aimed at the ‘improvements’ African-American audiences can make to their appearance. Gallagher’s witty interventions redress the creative balance. (2m 50s)

Art Opportunities

New arts jobs this week in England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Ireland & UK wide.

Art opportunities worldwide from Art Deadline, Art Rabbit & ArtistOpenCalls.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure an NYC exhibition “organised and curated by the family of Jean-Michel Basquiat, this exhibition of over 200 never-before-seen and rarely shown paintings, drawings, multimedia presentations, ephemera, and artifacts tell the story of Jean-Michel from an intimate perspective, intertwining his artistic endeavours with his personal life, influences, and the times in which he lived”.