The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize
Location: Open to applicants worldwide
Amount: £1,000
The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize seeks to discover talented writers on contemporary art. The winner of the Prize receives £1,000, their review is published on Burlington Contemporary and they have the opportunity to publish a review of a future contemporary art exhibition in The Burlington Magazine.
Deadline: July 20th
Apply here: https://contemporary.burlington.org.uk/writing_prize
Arts Council Northern Ireland Support for Individual Artists Programme
Location: Northern Ireland
Amount: £62 – £15,000
Based in Northern Ireland? The Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP) offers several grants for artists, ranging from £62 to £15,000. The funding can be used to help you develop your practice, create new work, cultivate fresh ideas, receive mentoring and travel.
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply here: https://artscouncil-ni.org/funding/funding-for-individuals
The Artist Prize
Location: UK
Amount: £30,000
Cost: Entry fee from £10
The Artist Prize is the first UK art prize of this scale built on open submissions, national curatorial judging, and full transparency - no nominations required. Open to any artist in the UK, working in any medium. Entry fees start from £10. Submit your work to win £30,000 cash and a solo show at @firstsitecolchester in 2028. 20 shortlisted artists will be exhibited together at @firstsitecolchester in January-May 2027.
Deadline: July 8th, Midday (BST).
Black Artists Grant
Location: UK
Amount: £500
The Black Artists Grant offered by Creative Debuts, a global art platform, is a no-strings-attached financial grant to help Black artists. Grantees can spend the funds on whatever they want, be that to make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or even just to cover some life expenses.
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply here: https://www.creativedebuts.co.uk/bag/
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Location: Scotland
Amount: £500 – £50,000
The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes. It’s meant to support periods of research, development, or delivery of specific projects from creative practitioners in Scotland. Freelance and self-employed artists and creative practitioners living in Scotland who are at least 18 years old are eligible to apply.
Deadline: Opens throughout the year
Apply here: https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-funding/open-fund-for-individuals
Heart and Soul Free Weekly Art Sessions
Location: Online (Zoom) every Friday 10:30am-12pm
Cost: Free
Heart n Soul is an award-winning creative community and arts charity. We believe in the power and talents of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. We work together to make great art with imagination, love and trust. Join us and spend a chilled out morning getting creative with artist Ben Connors!
Join here: https://www.heartnsoul.co.uk/whatson/art-sessions-2026
Arts Council of Wales Creative Steps for Individuals
Location: UK
Amount: £500 – £7,500
Run by the Arts Council of Wales, this fund supports artists who have experienced barriers to accessing funding – specifically creatives who identify as being ethnically and culturally diverse, deaf, disabled or neurodivergent. Some of the activities they fund include training courses, mentorship, and business development, as well as support to set up a new organisation.
Deadline: Ongoing
Apply here: https://arts.wales/funding/individuals/creative-steps-for-individuals
British Film Council Short/Feature Film Grants
Location: UK
Amount: £100-£1,500
Offers grants to help Short and Feature filmmakers, and XR creatives, travel to international events where their work is being presented.
Deadline: Ongoing
