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Open calls for creative practitioners

DUMP: Open Call for Unwanted Works → Apply by 12 December or 31 January
Archive seeking artworks at risk of disposal due to storage or financial pressures.
https://www.hellodump.com/

Engage: Art Encounters 2025–26 → Apply by 8 December 2025
8-month peer-learning and development programme in the West Midlands.
https://engage.org/happenings/art-encounters-training/

Akademie Schloss Solitude: Solitude Fellowship 2026–2028 → Apply by 19 December 2025
6–9 month funded residency in Stuttgart for early- to mid-career practitioners.
http://akademie-solitude.de/en/fellowship/solitude-fellowship/

Culture, Health & Wellbeing Alliance / London Arts and Health → Apply by 5 January 2026
Designer role for Creativity & Wellbeing Week visual identity (£1,000 fee).
https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/news/news-and-blogs-chwa/brief-designer-redesign-creativity-and-wellbeing-week-assets

Photofusion: Memberships and Operations Coordinator → Apply by 9 January 2026
Paid front-of-house and administrative role.
https://www.photofusion.org/opportunities

Oxford House: Artist Commission – Made in the East End → Apply by 12 January 2026
£1,500 commission for a textiles-based, socially engaged project in Bethnal Green.
https://www.oxfordhouse.org.uk/news/artist-commission-made-in-the-east-end/

Gasworks: Residency open call for Palestinian artists → Apply by 12 January
An eleven-week, fully funded residency in London (7 July – 21 September) for emerging and mid-career Palestinian artists based anywhere in the world. Supports professional development, cultural exchange, and experimentation.
https://www.gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-palestinian-artists-2026

Photofusion: Honorary Treasurer (Trustee) → Apply by 16 January 2026
Voluntary trustee role for someone with finance or accounting experience.
https://www.photofusion.org/opportunities

OPDC: Gateway to Park Royal – Subway Improvements → Apply by 25 January
Public art commission for murals or integrated artworks (up to £50,000).
https://consult.opdc.london.gov.uk/park-royal-subway-improvements

Deptford X: DX Associate Programme → Apply by 26 January 2026
Nine-month mentoring and professional development programme (£2,000 fee).
https://deptfordx.org/dx-associate-programme/

Useful information for artists

A New Direction: How can we creatively activate citizens? → Apply by 15 January
Free online masterclass for creative learning professionals exploring art and homemade political activism, its role in engaging children and young people, and using creativity to inspire civic action.
https://anewdirection.org.uk/events/how-can-we-creatively-activate-our-citizens-jan2026