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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Magazine Cover Competition

Any

Closes: 31/08/25

Entry Fee: FREE

Calling all artists & designers to submit an image for the cover of the Autumn/Winter 2024 issue. We are looking for a cover that can really - Blow the Trumpet to celebrate the Magazine. The Winner will see their work published on the cover and exhibited in the windows of Jack Barclay. The runners-up will have their submissions published inside the magazine.

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Exhibition

Any

Closes: 20/08/25

Entry Fee: FREE

Call for artists and illustrators making work with a political or social commentary between 2016 and 2024. It does not have to be overt or party political - but something that responds to these years, society or hopes for the future. This is an online show from March to November 2024 and will also appear in physical pop-ups across the UK during these dates. No hanging fees or other charges. If chosen - the work will be licensed for use in the show and a range of fine art prints or illustration merchandise will be made from it.

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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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Artist Residency

Research

Closes: 30/09/25

Entry Fee: FREE

We are welcoming new proposals for artists to take up residency with us in 2025. This residency offers an environment for artists to develop projects that explore new processes / ideas / techniques and critical thinking. We will work responsively with your research and development proposal and can support your practice through mentoring / bid writing / access to audio-visual resources / a project space and unique archival resources.

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Exhibition on the Broad Theme of Sexuality

Any

Closes: 01/09/25

Entry Fee: FREE

For the 2025/2026 season - we will organize a series of exhibitions on the broad theme of sexuality. From eroticism to lgbt / queer and non-binary themes / from fetish to bdsm / to postpornography. All without any kind of censorship - because art is and must always remain a free expression of human thought and creativity.

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Group Exhibition in Rome

Any

Closes: 01/06/25

Entry Fee: FREE

Open Call for a Group Exhibition in Rome in September 2025. Open to all artists working with photography / video and digital techniques who are interested in experiencing - Northernness. The theme - which is intentionally broad invites artists to engage with either the geographic—everything connected to - the North — or an imagined place shaped by mythology / imagination and fantasy. What is the North and how can it be represented or perceived through images and visual arts?

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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.

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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!