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Creative opportunities for artists in the North
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Workshop and Residential Tutors
Scarborough
Throughout 2027
Deadline: Midnight on Friday 31st August
“We are currently seeking experienced and enthusiastic workshop tutors to deliver inspiring art workshops and residentials at our venues in Scarborough and at the beautiful Cober Hill in North Yorkshire. We are actively building our 2027 schedule and beyond, and we’re particularly interested in fresh, high-quality workshops and new creative experiences that will excite our loyal community of adult learners.
We run a friendly, well-established programme of art workshops, courses, and residential breaks in two excellent locations: our dedicated studio in Scarborough and the historic Cober Hill country house near Scarborough.
We are looking for new tutors to bring exciting workshops and residentials to our customers in 2027 and beyond.
We welcome both traditional fine art subjects as well as fresh, different, or heritage craft workshops that will add variety and energy to our programme.”
Free to apply via Curatorspace.
Pop-Up Studios at Sunny Bank Mills Heritage Festival 2026
Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th September
Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 2nd August
“Join us for our first ever pop-up open studios on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of September in the Main Yard at Sunny Bank Mills. This is an opportunity for artists, craftspeople, and makers who live in Leeds and do not belong to a collective or studio that is participating in Leeds Open Studios to join us in our inaugural open air pop-up studios as part of our Heritage Festival!
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to 12 artists to sell and exhibit their work over one or two days in the Main Yard of Sunny Bank Mills - any and all mediums are accepted.
This event will be taking place on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of September 2026 as part of Heritage Open Days – England’s largest celebration of history and culture.
The theme for Heritage Open Days 2026 is Everyday Histories and aims to highlight the everyday stories of working lives.
The pop-up studios will be part of a vibrant weekend of festivities celebrating the rich history of the people of the Mills, including Open Studios across our Spinning Mill, Twisting Mill and Red Lane Mill Studio community.
We're inviting artists, makers and creatives to be part of the festivities by exhibiting and selling their work, in this unique historic setting.”
Free to apply via Curatorspace.
Sunny Bank Mills Christmas Market 2026
Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th November 2026
Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 2nd August
“Apply now for Sunny Bank Mills Christmas Market 2026! We're looking for artists, designers and makers to fill our iconic 1912 Mill with handcrafted gifts from Friday 27th November to Sunday 29th of November.
We are looking for original, handmade, handcrafted gifts including ceramics, prints, jewellery, glass, textiles, homewares, cards, art and more!
The Market will take place on the first floor of the 1912 Mill, one of the Mills' historic industrial buildings.
The 1912 Mill is now an established venue for exciting events aiming to support local artists, makers and sellers, including our annual Print Festival and Threads: Textile Festival.
These events are all organised and run by the Gallery and Estates office team, and we pride ourselves on creating a friendly and welcoming space for both stallholders and visitors.
Sunny Bank Mills is a historic former worsted textile mill, set in the heart of the community of Farsley, Leeds.
Since 2010, it has been developed as a business and artistic community, with a Gallery selling fine art by local and international artists, a textile and local history archive, shops, cafes, artist studios and more.
2023 was our tenth year of arts and culture at the Mills, and in that time we supported over 900 artists in 75 exhibitions.
During last year's Christmas Market, we welcomed over 5000 visitors through the doors! The event will be promoted via the local press and extensive leafletting. We have an established social media presence (over 40k total followers) and will promote the event on our website.”
Free to apply via Curatorspace.
Day & Night exhibition - Modulart Open Call
Modulart Gallery, Southport
Friday 21st August - Friday 2nd October 2026
Deadline: Midnight on Sunday 2nd August
“Modulart Gallery are looking for artworks to be part of a group exhibition, located within the new Warehouse Arts centre in Southport. This exhibitions theme is ‘Day and Night’. There is no wrong way to interpret this theme, with artists having the flexibility and freedom to create and submit work in whichever way this theme resonates with them.
This open call is open for all artists across the UK.
Artists' work can be in any medium, including video works.
Modulart aims to celebrate all forms of visual creative arts, with a particular focus on hosting what we would consider as underrepresented art forms within our gallery space, such as digital illustration, textile arts, printmaking, zines and mixed media works.
We believe creativity extends further than the traditional, contemporary fine art gallery spaces, and aim to provide an inclusive platform, particularly to those whose works may not be seen in traditional gallery settings.”
Free to apply via Curatorspace.
Rolling Applications
Below are opportunities with applications that are open throughout the year.
Studio Greenly Artist Expression of Interest
Leeds/Bradford
2026
“We are looking into commissioning artists/illustrators/designers for the creation of our event artwork. This typically consists of making marketing materials such as event posters and social media posts.
We are looking for artists to create artwork and text layouts. You must be confident at both and ideally proven past experience of working on similar projects or commissions.
Please use this form to express interest in being commissioned by us. We typically pay a flat fee but we are open to negotiation with your hourly rate.
We are also looking for artists to be a part of future exhibitions, collaborations and other opportunities.
We will be in contact with you if a project comes up that suits your work and/or style. Selected artists will be given their own section on our website with a bio, photos of their work and links to their socials/website.”
Applications are free to submit via the Google Form.
Stock with us at The Crafty Corner
Brighouse, Calderdale
Rolling applications throughout 2026
“The Crafty Corner in Brighouse is looking for talented artisan makers to showcase their work in our beautiful West Yorkshire shop!
We offer a rent-a-shelf scheme, giving you the perfect space to display and sell your handmade creations in a supportive, creative environment.
If you create unique, handmade products and would love to be part of our shop, we’d love to hear from you.”
Free to apply via Google Form.
7th Magpie Stockist Call Out
Sheffield
Rolling applications throughout 2026
“We are on the lookout for some new makers to join our upcoming new shop location (to be announced soon!)
If you are a maker who prides themselves on being a little different, we want to hear from you.”
Free to apply via Google Form.
Meanwood Market Trader Callout
Meanwood Park, Leeds
Rolling applications throughout 2026
“Meanwood Market runs from 10.30am to 2.30pm on the third Saturday of every month, except during January.
There will be two festive markets in December, both run from 10.00am to 3.00pm
The market is held in the centre of Meanwood at the Green Road Shopping Precinct, Meanwood, LS6 4JP
The dates for 2026 are: 21st February, 21st March, 18th April, 16th May, 20th June, 18th July, 15th August, 19th September, 17th October, 21st November, 5th December and 19th December”
Free to apply via form on their website.
Tilly & Primrose Artisan Markets
Various venues throughout 2026
Various dates throughout 2026
“At a Tilly & Primrose Artisan Market you can expect to find a wonderful selection of artisans and independent creative businesses showcasing their work.
My markets are thoughtfully curated to ensure high quality products, and venues are chosen to give visitors lots to enjoy and discover while they visit.”
Applications are free to submit on Eventaly.
Mindful Markets
Various venues throughout 2026
Various dates throughout 2026
“You must have a strong brand presence that is cohesive across your packaging, website, marketing streams and stall set-up. It must clearly and professionally reflect your products and ethos, I am looking only for high-quality brands & products. Mindful Market is not a makers market or a craft fair, not to say that hand-made and art items are excluded, it just means it’s not a priority within our curation.
Being the Mindful Market, we curate our line-up with these principles in mind. If you do not have the below ethos', you are not considered a mindful business and therefore will not be selected. If you do, please ensure this information is available to view clearly via your website and marketing streams.”
Applications are free to submit via the form on their website.
Good Market
Penny Lane Church, Liverpool
Various dates throughout 2026. Applications are continuous.
“Each of our Markets are hand curated - that means we hand select the best traders for the venue and specific audience/ date, also this ensures there are never too many of one category at any event - where there are multiple stall holders of similar products, we ensure the product ascetic/ packaging/ offering etc is different enough to attract a different customer and is not in direct competition and also never placed in close proximity.
Our Markets are not 'First come, First served' - as mentioned each market is hand selected to make the Best Market for trader and customer.
We continuously review our applications and the traders and you may be invited to attend a Market you didn't apply for if we think you would suit the venue/ audience.”
Applications are free to submit via the Google Form.
Where do I find more opportunities?
We recommend CuratorSpace and HappeninginMCR as great resources for open calls and events.
Where do I find creative jobs?
We recommend using Art Jobs to search for full and part time jobs. Try using the filters to search for jobs in a specific discipline or area of the UK. We also recommend Keighley Creative’s Opportunities Page for Bradford based opportunities.
If you are hosting an opportunity or there’s an opportunity you’d like to see on this page, get in touch with us!