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Artquest

Advice, opportunities, and insight for visual artists

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Opportunities

Find opportunities and open calls for exhibitions, funding and more, and learn how to make better applications

30works30days

See new art made every day in April by artists from around the world

Artquest Exchange

A free peer to peer online community for individual professional visual artists, anywhere in the world. Find other artists to:

  • work and collaborate with, get feedback on your work, or advice on your career,
  • get to know artists in new places when you plan to travel,
  • find relevant content on our site more easily,
  • take part in our annual 30works30days challenge.

Find out more about Artquest Exchange, read the frequently asked questions and our code of conduct.

Rebecca Ryan, Neighbours, 2022
Rebecca Ryan, Neighbours, 2022

Research

Join us in researching the structures in the arts that impact artists working conditions, wellbeing and diversity, and help campaign for positive change.

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Each year Artquest works with hundreds of visual artists, as service users or freelance workers. We survey thousands more with our sector partners, and carry out formal and informal research into artists demographics, working conditions, barriers, ambitions and income.

All of our projects both directly benefit artists in their careers while finding out more about how they live and work. We use our research to generate insights into artists’ working conditions and the health of the arts workforce, without which the arts sector cannot exist.

Latest updates

 Unlimited Micro Awards: Round Six
Opportunities

Applications are open for round six of the British Council and Unlimited Micro Awards, funded by the British Council and administrated by Unlimited. The aim of these awards is to help facilitate partnership and collaboration between artists and/or collectives in…

Taipei Residency: Artist Call Out
Opportunities

In partnership with Artist in Residence Taipei and East Street Arts, applications are welcomed from artists based in the UK for a six week residency in Treasure Hill Artist Village, Taipei. One artist will be supported to visit Taipei to…

Gwen May Trust Recent Graduate Award
Opportunities

The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (RE) is offering a student membership of two years plus £1000 from the Gwen May Trust to eight recent printmaking graduates. Membership to the society includes the opportunity to participate in RE exhibitions for…