Opportunities
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Awards and Prizes
Contemporary art prize LAB ART PRIZE Deadline: 19 December
Farfield Mill Textile Competition 2025/26 – Metamorphosis Deadline: 7 January 2026
The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council’s 2025/26 Competition is now live Deadline: 11 January
Derwent Art Prize Deadline: 13 January
The National Embroidery Awards 2026 Deadline: 16 January
Creative Scotland: Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards Deadline: 3 February
2026 Awards Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers Deadline: 5 February 2026
Exhibitions
Join our riverside jewellery gallery at Oxo Tower Wharf as an Associate member - Deadline: 14 December
Society of Designer Craftsmen membership application open - Deadline: 15 December 2025
Efflorescence Open Call – The Sussex Contemporary - Deadline: 30 November
Farfield Mill Textile Competition 2025/26 – Metamorphosis - Deadline: 7 January
The Royal Society of British Artists - Deadline: 9 January
Jobs
Sales Assistant – Fred Aldous, Manchester Deadline: 5 December
River Avon – Textile Artist Callout – Stan's Cafe Theatre Company Deadline: 8 December
Clay and Pottery Tutor Deadline: 10 December
Ceramics Now Magazine - new call for papers for publication in 2026 Deadline: 15 January
Propose an Exhibition - Craft NI Deadline: Rolling: 31 December, 31 March, 30 June, 31 August
Residencies and Studio Spaces
Art Encounters – Engage Deadline: 8 December
Studio space available for ceramic artists Deadline: 31 December
Pottery Studio Spaces in Bristol Deadline: 17 January
RSA Residencies for Scotland is an artist-led scheme which provides valuable research and development opportunities for visual artists Deadline: 18 January
Studio Membership Ceramics Deadline: 31 January
Bench Space Available Deadline: Various
The Hugo Burge Foundation - 2026 Residency Programme, Scotland Deadline: Various
Selling
Join our riverside jewellery gallery at Oxo Tower Wharf as an Associate member Deadline: 14 December
Call for Entries – MADE Winchester Craft & Design Festival 2026 Deadline: 15 December
Call for Applications: ROSA Botanical Art Fair Deadline: 31 December
Local Makers Markets – 2026 applications open, Cambridge, London, Norwich Deadline: 1 January
Professional Development
Upland - Call for Mentors Deadline: 17 December
The Leach Year: For Intermediate potters Deadline: 18 December
