Exhibiting, commission and residency opportunities

Braintree Art Trail
Artists with local connections are invited to submit proposals for new or existing works to be exhibited in the ‘Three Town Trail’. We welcome artwork in all mediums, from photography to sculpture, painting to textile and are particularly interested in work which responds to the urban landscape, celebrating the rich heritage of the built environment in this part of Essex. Full details can be found on the artists information sheet.
Deadline: 12 March

Call for artists in Ipswich
Key Arts, the artist run space in Ipswich, is programming St Mary at the Quay church near the waterfront during 2010 and they want to hear about your ideas to use the space for visual arts projects and exhibitions. There are spaces in the programme from February - July 2010, for projects of between 1 day and 1 month in duration. For more information please visit the Key Arts website and download a membership form and a proposal form.
http://keyarts.org
Deadline: 31 March or earlier

Call for Disabled Artists and Performers
Be part of amazing events to celebrate disability. The Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People is launching a search for local disabled artists and performers, to be part of exciting events to showcase our lives and experiences. We would particularly welcome work that is informed by the experience of disability. If you would be interested in performing or exhibiting, please contact Ann Young. Email. ann.young@ncodp.org.uk Tel. 01508 491218
Deadline: 30 April

Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery calls for entries for Suffolk Showcase 2010
Entry forms for Suffolk Showcase, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery’s open exhibition for artists and makers throughout Suffolk, are now available. This is an opportunity for all Suffolk-based artists, aged 16 years or over, to show their work to the public and compete for prestigious prizes. The exhibition will be held in the Gallery’s historic Market Cross building from Saturday 10 July to Saturday 28 August. Artists requiring an entry pack should contact the Art Gallery on 01284 762081 or download information and an Entry Form from the website www.burystedmundsartgallery.org.

Empty Shop Revival Fund
In partnership, Ipswich Central and Ipswich Borough Council are looking for community focused arts projects that will enliven our town centre by making use of vacant shops.
If you would like to discuss your ideas please contact: Rebecca Weaver (Ipswich Borough Council, Arts Development Manager) on 01473 432863 or email visualarts@ipswich.gov.uk

UK Young Artists 2010 - Call for submissions going live soon
combined arts, dance, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music, theatre, visual arts
The first UK Young Artists event will take place in the Autumn of 2010. Artists who are selected to take part in this event could also be selected to represent the UK at the XV edition of the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean.
Work should be new and can be from any art form including visual arts, performing arts, literature, applied arts, film and fashion. Artists must be between 18 and 30 and be a UK citizen or have been resident in the UK for at least one year.
To register your interest and be notified when the call goes live please visit: www.ukyoungartists.co.uk/content/biennale-2009

Home Grown
A project intended to inspire, elevate, enhance and nurture groups that organise - or might wish to organise - arts events in their local community. There will be three special launch days for Home Grown, held in Coddenham, Newmarket and Ipswich, in January and February 2010. Each will feature showcase performances and advice sessions. Spaces are FREE, but booking is essential. click here for the leaflet

Artists' Residencies at Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Applications are now invited for the new Artists’ Residency Programme. Successful artists will be based for a period of either 3 or 6 months at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, part of Aberystwyth University, in newly built studios designed by the award winning Thomas Heatherwick. www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/information/artistsinresidence.shtml
Deadline: Ongoing

Sketchbook in Schools
Open invitation to ANY adult who uses sketchbooks (or you might call them notebooks, or journals.. ) as an aid to thinking, working or dreaming... The Sketchbook in School website already features sketchbooks submitted by a variety of visual artists (fine artists, illustrators, architect, animators etc). http://www.accessart.org.uk/sketchbook
Deadline: Ongoing

Colchester Slack Space Gallery - Expressions of Interest
Empty retail units + arts use = success. The goal is to take over an empty retail unit and several window spaces in the Colchester for the purpose of engaging the public with work from local artists within the main shopping district of the town centre. For more information click here or visit http://iheartslackspace.blogspot.com/
Deadline: Ongoing

The Takt Residency Program, Berlin, Germany
Duration: 1-3 months. 10 rooms are set up as an Artist Residency program, designed to host active artists visiting Berlin. The artists participating in the program have the opportunity to participate in open studio events. www.taktberlin.org/residency
Deadline: Ongoing