STARVING ARTISTS
THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
Welcome to Starving Artists – the UK’s ultimate hub for art opportunities, designed to free up your creative time. We search the internet for every commission, award, grant, residency, and more, so you can focus on creating rather than endlessly browsing. With hundreds of opportunities tailored to help you gain recognition, support your artistic journey, and keep your career moving forward, we’re here to make forging your path as an artist easier.
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Group Exhibition and Publication
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
Call for works on dissonance - law, protest, materiality, resonance and sound for exhibition. Submissions will be eligible to be presented in the physical magazine alongside the exhibition. Open to artists, lawyers, advocacy groups and activists.
Entry Fee:
FREE
Apply to Exhibit 2026
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
This sculpture opportunity is an outdoor selling exhibition that has been operating for over 30 years showing renowned national and international artists alongside emerging new talent. We are looking for fresh new work with artistic intent in addition to technical proficiency - that is original, handmade or partly handmade, has been recently created and has not been previously exhibited within a 30-mile radius. All work should be of a suitable scale for a large outdoor garden setting and be robust enough to withstand the vagaries of the British weather.
Entry Fee:
FREE
Sculpture Bursary Scheme
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
We are committed to supporting new, emerging and developing artists. A limited number of Bursaries of up to £1000 each are available for artists who wish to create new work that is substantially different from their usual practice. A bursary award would mean automatic inclusion in our exhibition, so we will be looking for artists whose work can be exhibited outside and is of a scale suitable for an outdoor garden setting.
Entry Fee:
FREE
Project Development Call Out
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
We are inviting applications from those working in the creative sector for 6 paid professional development placements with. You do not need prior professional or work experience in screen media or archives – we welcome applications from people across the creative sector who want to develop new screen heritage skills. Open to people aged 18+ who are currently living in the West Midlands.
Entry Fee:
FREE
Call for Queer Artists
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
Call for Queer Artists. Our theme is a chance to engage with this topic from either end and however you see fit and to perhaps consider new ways of being or explore a re-envisioning of this current moment and experiences. We invite you - the creator -to bring to this publishing space whatever offering carries you into this conversation even if it doesnt carry you through or out.
Entry Fee:
FREE
Emerging Artist Program
Any
Closes: 01/12/25
Entry Fee: FREE
The Emerging Artist program will help five new and/or emerging artists prepare for and participate in the festival. Each selected emerging artist will receive $5000 in unrestricted funds to pursue investment that supports their work.
Entry Fee:
FREE
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Our mission is simple: Help artists build sustainable, fulfilling careers. With Starving Artists, access a world of opportunities at your fingertips, updated daily by a team of artists who understand the struggle. For just £38 a year (or £3.80 a month), our small monthly subscription fee saves you hours of admin each week, letting you put your energy back into the studio.
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Choose between our annual plan of £38 or monthly at £3.80. Both options provide full access to Starving Artists’ members area, including hundreds of opportunities, personalised opportunity filtering, and our weekly newsletter.
- 350-400+ Live art opportunities at any one time
- Personalised Opportunity Filtering, to save you time
- 50-80 New Opportunities added each week
- A Weekly Newletters with our favourite opportunities
- A dedicated team finding the best opportunities for artists
- Connect with our tutors at a discounted rate
Choose between our annual plan of £38 or monthly at £3.80. Both options provide full access to Starving Artists’ members area, including hundreds of opportunities, personalised opportunity filtering, and our weekly newsletter.
- 350-400+ Live art opportunities at any one time
- Personalised Opportunity Filtering, to save you time
- 50-80 New Opportunities added each week
- A Weekly Newletters with our favourite opportunities
- A dedicated team finding the best opportunities for artists
- Connect with our tutors at a discounted rate
Join over 1500 Artists finding opportunites perfect for them
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- Live Opportunities
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- Hours Spent Searching Last Year
- 2731
- Total Opportunities Found Last Year
Let's find your next big art opportunity
Our Opportunity Table makes finding the perfect match effortless. Sort by deadline, location, entry cost, and more – giving you the power to discover what’s right for you in seconds. See what’s newly added in real-time and filter down to the details that matter.
BECOME THE ARTIST YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
Need guidance on an application or some creative direction? Our tutoring service connects you with established artists who understand the ins and outs of the art world. From one-on-one sessions to focused feedback, you’ll find the support you need to elevate your practice and applications.
Glen Ogden - Performance
Starving Artists opened my mind to what’s out there! I’d only been subscribed to Starving Artist for a day before I’d found 5 opportunities well suited to me. I had no awareness of these awards or projects beforehand - As a result I was long listed for one and shortlisted for another! I’m now off to Berlin to perform in the BBA art prize. How did that happen?! The table format for navigating the opportunities makes Starving Artists great, It allows you to personalise the table to your practice without sifting through hundreds of irrelevant opportunities. Let’s see what else I can find!
Delphi Campbell - Sculpture & Installation
The Starving Artists opportunity table has been so handy for my practice, it saves me time and even more valuably it saves me energy when I am looking for work. The table has opportunities of all kinds and it’s easy to filter to what works for my practice. Combined with the application support and tutoring available, Starving Artists is a godsend that I’d recommend to anyone making art.
Montana Cooke - Painter
Starving Artists Opportunities is exactly the tool which every artist needs! This platform has saved me hours of online research trying to find open calls, residencies and exhibitions. More often than not, when searching for these opportunities myself I find the deadline has already passed, rendering my research almost entirely wasted! Becoming a member of Starving Artists changes this altogether. Being able to see all current open calls and tracking their deadlines means you are able to be completely up to date and not miss any opportunities! Thank you Starving Artists Opportunities!