Artist Opportunities

A selection of international open calls and opportunities for contemporary art-related competitions, prizes, exhibitions, awards, proposals, and grants for artists, writers and curators.

3 Grant opportunities listed

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Grants for creatives to co-create with ocean scientists, aiming to raise societal awareness and embrace connection to the ocean.

Eligibility: Creative individuals/groups from any country, both emerging and established, in a wide range of disciplines

What you get: €10,000 grant and networking opportunities with marine scientists

Deadline 17 February 2025

European Marine Board, Global

Grant

RSA John Kinross Art & Architecture Scholarships

Updated: 24 January 2025

Scholarships for final year and postgraduate artists and architects to spend 6 to 12 weeks in Florence to develop their practice.

Eligibility: Art and architecture students in final or postgraduate years at specified Scottish schools

What you get: £2,800 initial payment for travel and subsistence, £200 upon satisfactory completion

Deadline 23 March 2025

The Royal Scottish Academy, Florence

The Drawing Year is a full-scholarship postgraduate-level course run by the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch, London. The course offers up to thirty students the opportunity to focus on drawing from observation for one year. There are no tuition fees and all students receive a free studio space.

Every course offered at the School is taught at postgraduate-level by a distinguished faculty of over 75 practicing artists. Students have three end of year exhibitions and international residency and teaching opportunities after graduation.

Eligibility: Applicants will usually have completed a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art or a related subject, but this is not essential. Applicants are expected to show a strong portfolio of work demonstrating a commitment to drawing and a level of artistic professionalism appropriate for study at postgraduate level.

What you get: A full-scholarship postgraduate-level course in drawing, including free studio space

Find out more about our postgraduate programme, hear from faculty and alumni and ask any questions you may have during our online or in person Open Days, see here for more info.

Deadline 02 April 2025

The Royal Drawing School

ww.royaldrawingschool.org

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