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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Online Artist Residency

Any

Closes: 31/12/25

Entry Fee: FREE

Our Digital residency program is a series of online artist residencies designed to elevate emerging artists / forge long-lasting connections between artistic communities and intensify the accessibility of art ideation. This residency includes - a 2 week Instagram takeover - sharing work / ideas or process every day. Your artist statement and bio are highlighted in a month long landing page feature. A written interview for a permanent media story. An invitation to show work in an annual physical group exhibition.

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FREE

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Emerging Artists Bursary

Any

Closes: 24/12/25

Entry Fee: FREE

This Emerging Artists Bursary is aimed at young creatives taking their first steps into professional art practice. We would like to hear from 19-25 year old emerging artists living in Cornwall - who would benefit from additional expert tuition from professional artists. Successful applicants will be able to choose a 3 or 4 day art course of their choice at the historic St Ives School of Painting and 80% of the fee will be covered by the bursary - up to a maximum of £340.

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Art Residency

Any

Closes: 31/10/25

Entry Fee: FREE

Our new art residency programme in the Andalucian mountains offers artists a fantastic opportunity the creation of new work and the opportunity for reflection / research and the creation of new work to work alongside other international artists. Offering private accommodation / private and shared working areas / ceramics workshop / woodworking / metalworking and welding stations. Reservations are now open for the period of - 17/05/25 - 31/10/25.

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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.

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Emerging Artist Commissions

Any

Closes: 31/03/26

Entry Fee: FREE

We are seeking artists across disciplines under the age of 30 who have an interest in working in a participatory way and an interest in digital practice - although experience in these areas is not essential - this is an opportunity for you to explore / develop / learn and accelerate. This is a 10 day paid engagement including access to mentoring to develop concepts and ideas / training /support to develop digital content to profile your work across our social channels / time to develop and deliver a participatory piece of work with a target group and the chance to showcase work created at our annual flagship event - the Young Digitals Festival 2026. Fee - £1665.

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Roma Artist Call Out

Any

Closes: 30/04/26

Entry Fee: FREE

We are reaching out to artists with Roma origins based in the UK - whether you are an emerging or established artist working in theatre / visual arts / music / writing or any other creative form - we would love to connect. We are building relationships with Roma-origin artists to - Support emerging talent / Create opportunities to develop new artistic work / Amplify Roma voices across the UK arts landscape.

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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.

Find the opportunities perfect for your practice

Discover over 350 live art opportunities, with 50-80 new listings added every week. Save time with our filtering tools and tailor results to your creative practice. Whether you're looking for your first award or residency, or seeking public art commissions and community workshops, we've got the opportunities perfect for taking your practice to the next level.

Benefit from our experienced team

For almost three years our all artist team have been committed to finding the best opportunities for ourselves and for you! We put together a weekly newsletter featuring our handpicked highlights, making sure you never miss a great opportunity and we have all the real world experience to spot the best ones and weed out the rubbish!

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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.

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  • 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
Membership Plan
£
38.00
/month

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.

Join now
  • 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

Join a thriving community of artists finding the right opportunities to develop their creative practice. At Starving Artists, you’ll receive the support you need to advance at every stage of your artistic journey. 

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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.

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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.

Meet Our Tutors

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!