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Mar 12
SHUTTER HUB CALL FOR ENTRIES: DREAMS & VISIONS

The second online exhibition in our Curate for the Community series, DREAMS & VISIONS explores ethereal and abstract imagery in an escape from reality through the imagining of…

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Mar 05
 Sandra George Archive Commission for Glasgow International

 Sandra George Archive Commission for Glasgow International The Glasgow School of Art Exhibitions in partnership with Craigmillar Now are seeking to commission a Scotland-based Black or…

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Feb 27
Format Portfolio Review

FORMAT Portfolio Review The FORMAT Portfolio Review is returning in 2024. It will take place online on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 March. Bookings will go on sale on Monday 11 December at…

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Feb 24
SOURCE: Research Meetings with Photographers

As part of research for future issues, Source Photographic Review will be organising in-person and zoom meetings with photographers to look at their new photographic work. Each meeting…

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Feb 04
BRAW Darkroom Collective: New Member Application

As part of opening our new Glasgow space, we’re seeking TWO new members to join us! Please follow the link in bio to find out more or message @danielalbertmooney if you have any…

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Jan 30
Hapax Magazine: Open Call

OPEN CALL until 16th February – Now welcoming submissions of interest for making new work for issue #6 Hapax Magazine commissions artists and curators working with photography.…

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Jan 30
Greater Govanhill: Photographers Meet-up

Ever wanted to get involved in taking photos for the magazine but didn’t know where to start? Want to learn new skills and meet others? We are organising a photography meet-up hosted by…

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Jan 13
Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation Grants

Applications to the Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation open on the 18th of January! The Foundation offers grants of up to £1000 for artists and photographers who want to work with…

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Dec 13
Stills and Verzasco Foto Residency 2024

Stills is delighted to be joining-up with Verzasca Foto, Switzerland to invite applications from Scotland-based photographers for the Stills & Verzasca Foto Residency 2024 supported…

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Dec 03
RSA Residencies for Scotland 2024

RSA Residencies for Scotland is an artist-led scheme which provides valuable research and residency opportunities for artists. It forges important networks with centres of artistic…

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Dec 03
FORMAT24 Portfolio Review

We are delighted to announce that StreetLevelPhotoworks, Glasgow and Stills, Edinburgh have teamed up once again to support Scottish Photographers to attend the FORMAT24 Portfolio…

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Dec 03
Tidespace ‘RURAL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION’

Tidespace is absolutely delighted to welcome you to take part in the first Tidespace ‘RURAL PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION’   This competition is for 14-25 year olds Iiving (or…

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Jul 04
Stirling Photography Festival 2023 – Announce Programme of Events

Stirling Photography Festival has announced this year’s theme of REFLECT and the festival programme can be found here. Featuring The Light Around Us – a workshop on…

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Jun 15
Looking North | Call for Participation: Round Table Discussion

Call for Participation: Exploring Sufficiency and De-Growth in Visual Art Making and Exhibition Practices in Scotland – A Roundtable Discussion – While de-growth and re-framing our…

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May 23
Open Call: ‘Uncertain Futures’ Residency Programme

SaltSpace would like to invite emerging artists based in Scotland to submit proposals for our new residency programme funded by Creative Scotland and in partnership with Print Clan,…

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May 05
Apply | Short Circuit: Sharp Shorts

Short Circuit annual short film scheme is an opportunity for Scotland’s most exciting emerging talent to create distinctive work that can travel internationally and compete on the global…

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May 05
Open for Entries: The RSA Morton Award

The RSA Morton Award (£5,000) is for artists working in a lens-based media in Scotland. The award is funded by The Morton Charitable Trust and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy…

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Apr 12
Opportunities | SOURCE Call for New Work & Writing Prize

Call for New Work: As part of research for future issues, Source will be organizing Zoom meetings with photographers to look at their new photographic work. Each meeting provides an…

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Mar 30
Open Call | Satellites Programme 2023

Each year we Collective Edinburgh invite emerging creative practitioners at a pivotal point in their practice to submit a proposal for their Satellites Programme. Four creative…

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Mar 29
Apply: Stills School – CONTACT (16 – 25 year olds)

Stills School is an alternative photography school for 16-25 year olds who face barriers to accessing the arts. The school is free of charge. All materials and equipment are provided,…

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Mar 29
One month artist residency at Tabakalera, San Sebastian

One month residency for a Scotland based artist at Tabakalera, San Sebastian Ends on April 20, 2023 Dates at Tabakalera: November 2023  Places: 1 Application deadline: 20 April 2023,…

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Mar 25
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2023

The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported generously by Nikon UK, is granted annually to a professional womxn photographer towards the…

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Mar 16
David Dale Gallery | Studio Residency 2023

David Dale Gallery are excited to be accepting applications for Studio Residency 2023! We will be welcoming two Scotland-based artists to use the gallery as a studio for three months…

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Mar 15
Photomonitor + University for the Creative Arts | Opportunity: new writing on photography.

Photomonitor is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Photography Department and bookRoom at the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, where a team of academic creatives…

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Mar 12
Open Call | Centre for British Photography

The Centre for British Photography is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for photographers to exhibit their work in this central London location. The Centre for British…

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Mar 02
Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023

Creative Scotland and Engage Scotland are delighted to announce the Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023 is open for applications. The fund, now in its second year, provides support…

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Mar 02
Govanhill… as I see it!

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Led by Jude McKechnie and Martyna Maz Introductory Session: 30 March 2023, 6-7.30pm Venue: The…

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Mar 01
Open for entries: Scottish Portrait & Landscape Awards 2023

The Scottish Landscape Awards are open to anyone over 16 years born, living or studying in Scotland, and for works in any media – painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, all forms of…

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Feb 28
Call for Entries: RPS – International Photography Exhibition 165

Photographers and image-makers, of all ages, can submit their work to the RPS International Photography Exhibition. Submissions are encouraged from new, emerging and established…

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Feb 21
[im]PACT Open Call for Photography Graduates

Street Level Photoworks are delighted to announce new opportunities within our Culture Collective programme for the community of recent photography graduates. [im]PACT offers supported…

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Feb 08
Photoworks Writer in Residence 2023

Photography+ is Photoworks’ quarterly online magazine. Read by international audiences, the digital publication showcases new writing, imagery, and perspectives on photography. Each…

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Jan 28
Apply: Stills School – CONTACT (16 – 25 year olds)

Stills School is an alternative photography school for 16-25 year olds who face barriers to accessing the arts. The school is free of charge. All materials and equipment are provided,…

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Jan 27
News: International Exhibitions – Arpita Shah & Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert

Work by Arpita Shah from the series ‘Nalini’, shown at Street Level Photoworks in 2019, is included in Light Work’s 50th Anniversary exhibition on now at Everson Museum, Syracuse NY,…

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Jan 17
The Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation | Grants for Analogue Photography

Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023! The Richard and Siobhan Coward Foundation was established to honour the life and work of photographer and artist Richard Coward. The Foundation…

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Oct 19
Submit: Field Notes

Field Notes is a series of high quality, affordable zine titles by Another Place Press – showcasing photographic projects that explore our relationship with ‘place’.…

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Oct 04
Vacancy: Full-time, Permanent Curator – Impressions Gallery (Bradford)

Curator Full-time, Permanent. Closing date: Monday 10 October 2022 at midday. Impressions Gallery is a charity that helps people understand the world through photography and acts as an…

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Sep 27
Island Darkroom – Winter Residencies

Applications for 2023 Winter Residencies will be open between Friday 23rd September – 1st November 2022   During the winter months of 2023, Island Darkroom and Hebridean Bothy…

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Sep 14
Call for Papers for a Symposium on ‘Photography and Memory’

To be held at Edinburgh Napier University School of Arts and Creative Industries in collaboration with the City Art Centre Edinburgh and The Glasgow School of Art The symposium will take…

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Sep 06
Call out for Hothouse in Newcastle upon Tyne 2022

On Saturday 29th of October, Redeye’s Hothouse arrives in Newcastle upon Tyne for a free, daylong celebration of photography. It’s a showcase of new talent and a hive of…

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Sep 02
Join Glasgow AMIS Board of Trustees

Glasgow Artists’ Moving Image Studios are now welcoming applications from individuals who wish to contribute to shaping their fledgling arts charity as they embark on an exciting new…

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Jul 30
Meet Document Scotland | Museum Europäischer Kulturen

Formed in 2012, Document Scotland is a collective of three Scottish documentary photographers, Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert, Colin McPherson, and Sophie Gerrard, brought together by a common…

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Jul 27
Introducing the New Photographers Guild 2022 Mentees

Meet the New Photographers Guild 2022 mentees! Laura Prieto (@lauraprieto___) is a Spanish photographer, her work explores the concepts of identity, memory and youth through the use of…

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Jul 14
Vacancy: Curator, Photography – University of St Andrews

This is an exciting time to join the Libraries and Museums team as Curator, Photography. We recently acquired a major photographic archive of Document Scotland photojournalist, Jeremy…

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Jul 13
16 Nicholson Street Gallery: Exhibition Open Call 2023-2024

16 Nicholson Street Gallery is welcoming exhibition proposal submissions to take part in our curated 2023-24 programme. We are interested in visual artists seeking to collaborate with…

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Jul 03
Stills School: CONTACT

Contact is an introductory photography course for 16-25 year olds that will teach you basic photography skills as well as encourage you to develop your own projects. Contact is an…

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Jul 02
Publication Campaign: Alicia Bruce – ‘Menie: TRUMPED’

    A photobook about a Scottish coastal community and land impacted by Trump’s plans to build “The Greatest Golf Course in the World”   Menie: TRUMPED’…

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Jun 23
Colin Gray exhibits in Parents exhibition at Fotomuseum Den Haag

Parents  2nd July – 13th November 2022 Fotomuseum Den Haag _____________________________________________________________________________ Glasgow based photographer Colin Gray is…

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Jun 23
Camera Amnesty Projects

Shutter Hub‘s Camera Amnesty supports the delivery of hands on workshops, exhibitions and print projects, enabling participants to express their ideas and creativity. Building…

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Jun 22
Redeye Graduate Mentoring Scheme 2022

Redeye have just launched their graduate mentoring scheme, available to anyone graduating from or leaving a Photography BA , MA or similar course in 2022.  If successful you will receive…

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Jun 15
Greater Govanhill: Objects Speak Louder Than Words

Take part in our project to tell the stories of the people of Govanhill through the objects that mean something special. The objects will be photographed using an innovative technique…

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Jun 09
Apply – North Lands Creative: Artist in Residence

A reflective period of photographic research with the North Lands Creative archive, collection and artworks, and an opportunity to produce a set of documentary based photographs of the…

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Jun 07
Island Darkroom Residency: Kit Martin

If you ever needed more reasons to visit the Isle of Lewis; We share the thoughts and feedback from recent Island Darkroom resident, Kit Martin, with words taken from the Island Darkroom…

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May 12
RPS Bursaries

The Royal Photographic Society are offering photographers at all levels the opportunity for a creative research bursary with three separate deadlines throughout June and July –…

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Apr 20
Scotland + Venice presents Alberta Whittle and ‘deep dive (pause) uncoiling memory’ – Venice Biennale 2022

Scotland + Venice 2022 for the 59th International Art Exhibition 23 April – 27 November 2022, Docks Cantieri Cucchini Alberta Whittle has been commissioned to develop new work and will…

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Apr 03
Document Scotland: Show Us Colonsay

Show Us Colonsay is a community focused photography event devised and delivered by Document Scotland in partnership with the Colonsay and Oransay Heritage Trust, which will offer the…

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Apr 01
Street Level Open 2022

Street Level Open 2022 28th May – 7th August The Street Level Open is a celebration of the strength and diversity of contemporary photographic makers in Scotland. Since the last…

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Mar 20
The Richard and Siobhán Coward Foundation: Grants for Analogue Photography

  These grants are to support photographers in projects for which the use of analogue techniques are central to implementation. Grants of £250 – £1,000 are available. For the…

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Mar 20
Open Letter by Scottish Photographers Against Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

John Perivolaris invites all Scottish photographers to read the attached letter below and consider signing the related form. He hopes to use this statement to express the collective…

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Mar 19
New Photographers Guild 2022 Open Call

New Photographers Guild is a mentored photography programme preparing recent graduates for professional life beyond education led by Claire Stewart (photography lecturer), James…

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Mar 16
View: Scottish Portrait Awards 2021 Exhibition

2021 Scottish Portrait Awards Exhibition Dates 15 January to 19 March 2022 – Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries DG1 1JQ 26 March to 23 April 2022 – Glasgow…

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Mar 09
Open Call | Satellites Programme 2022

Open for Applications Applications for Satellites Programme 2022 are now open. We invite emerging creative practitioners at a pivotal point in their practice to submit a proposal. Four…

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Mar 02
International Photography Exhibition 164 Open Call

Be part of the longest run­ning pho­tog­ra­phic exhi­bi­tion celebrating photography from across the globe. Entries are now open to every­one with one free entry avail­able to all. The…

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Mar 02
Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award

A £2,000 cash bursary, plus additional benefits, for a professional photographer to undertake a narrative photography project. The winner receives: £2,000 to cover all costs (including…

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Feb 22
Fisherwoman – Craig Easton exhibits at Oriel Colwyn (North Wales)

Fisherwoman – Craig Easton 5th March – 14th May 2022 Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay, North Wales.   Fisherwomen follows women in the fishing industry past and present, through a…

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Feb 20
Open Call – Sustainability | Loupe Magazine

Theme: Sustainability –  The environment is probably what first comes to mind and we are keen to cover that however, we would also like to receive submissions that offer a wide…

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Feb 16
Apply: Stills – No Filter

No Filter A photography course for 12-15 year olds facing barriers accessing the arts. 13th March – 6th April  Sunday Afternoons 1-4pm No Filter is a four week photography course for…

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Jan 26
EXHIBITION: POSTCARDS FROM EUROPE AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, 12 JAN – 25 FEB 2022

On 12 January 2022 POSTCARDS FROM EUROPE will open at Cambridge University, showcasing several hundred photographic images from across the continent. This exhibition has been created…

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Jan 19
Frank McElhinney | Impression Remains – Helsinki Darkroom Festival

Scottish artist Frank McElhinney has been selected to exhibit as part of Impression Remains, the main exhibition of Helsinki Darkroom Festival. Celebrating current darkroom art and the…

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Jan 12
Stills | Vacancies: Development Manager & Front of House Assistant

Work with Stills! Are you looking for an opportunity in Edinburgh and have a passion for photography and art? Read on for more information on two exciting opportunities at Stills: Centre…

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Dec 19
Hermes & the Veil — Crystal Bennes Solo show at Gallery North, Newcastle

HERMES & THE VEIL – CRYSTAL BENNES 20th January – 5th February 2022 Gallery North (Newcastle upon Tyne)   On the reverse side of the Nobel Medal for Physics, awarded…

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Dec 10
RSA RESIDENCIES FOR SCOTLAND

Deadline: 23 January 2022, midnight Presented by the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, the RSA Residencies for Scotland is an exciting, artist-led scheme which enables…

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Dec 08
Open Call: Visualising the impact of childhood bullying

Visualising the impact of childhood bullying on adult life Would you like to take part in this collaborative art project? My image and your words will combine to tell a powerful and…

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Dec 04
Entries Open: Stirling Photography Festival | Your vision of Flow

Here at The Stirling Photography Festival we are preparing to wrap up Flow 2021, and we need one last thing: Your vision of Flow for our online Flow 2021 exhibition and commemorative…

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Nov 27
Where I thrive: photography call-out (Edinburgh)

iThrive Edinburgh is looking for photography work from Edinburgh’s citizens inspired by the theme ‘where I thrive’. We’re looking for work that explores the places and spaces that keep…

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Nov 19
Maud Sulter: The Centre of the Frame | New Hall Art Collection

Maud Sulter: The Centre of the Frame spotlights the work of Scottish-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter (1960–2008), whose practice is rooted in questioning the representation of Black women in…

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Nov 09
Call for UK Curator: Harmful Practices in Nepal

Call for a UK curator to work with a Nepali photojournalist (artist) to develop an exhibition for our Women of the World Festival in March 2022 The British Council has been organising…

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Nov 09
Crew Call: Female/Femxle DOPs & Gaffers | All Up There

Crew Call for female/femxle DOPs & Gaffers All Up There is a short film funded by GMAC’s Little Pictures scheme, directed by Bonnie MacRae around a personal experience around…

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Oct 21
Great Exposure Photography Competition

The Great Exposure Photography Competition is a celebration of how beautifully diverse, vibrant and innovative the UK is. A unique opportunity for you to take a picture that perfectly…

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Oct 20
‘Mon The High Street Day! Glasgow, Saltmarket

Across September and October, New Practice alongside Dr. Alan Leslie will plan a number of opportunities to present our analysis and recommendations and gather feedback and input from…

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Oct 07
Emerge 2022 Applications Open

Applications are now open for the Emerge Mentoring Programme 2022. Emerge is a 7 month programme of mentoring and a bursary of £1,000 for emerging artists or makers, working in any…

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Sep 29
Island Darkroom Winter Residencies

WINTER RESIDENCIES Applications for 2021/22 Winter Residencies are now OPEN During the winter months (November 2021 – March 2022, inclusive) Island Darkroom and Hebridean Bothy…

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Sep 28
Visit Online | Shutter Hub: Yearbook 2021

YEARBOOK is a group show by Shutter Hub, promoting the skill and talent of photographers working now. After the success of YEARBOOK 2020, which began in response to events and…

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Sep 24
Call for Papers: New Perspectives on Contemporary Scottish Photography

The Scottish Society for the History of Photography (SSHoP), also known as Studies in Photography, invites proposals for its inaugural Student Symposium, entitled New Perspectives on…

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Sep 19
Diffusion Festival 2021

Now in its fifth biennial edition ffotogallery presents Diffusion 2021 ; a month long festival of exhibitions, discussions, screenings, performances, events and celebrations in both…

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Sep 12
Call for Submissions | Filtr Collective

Filtr Collective is a new way of showcasing photography. Join us! Filtr Collective is a new venture designed to take the risk out of exhibiting photography. Filtr uses independent…

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Sep 08
Apply: Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards

The Visual Artist and Craft Makers Awards (VACMA) are a programme of small grants schemes delivered with a range of local authorities and art agencies across Scotland to support…

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Aug 29
Open Call: Talbot Rice Residents 2022–24

Open Call for emerging artists based in Scotland Talbot Rice Gallery invites applications for the Talbot Rice Residents programme which runs from January 2022 to January 2024. The…

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Aug 27
Stirling Photography Festival 2021

Our 2021 theme is FLOW With time over the past year melting day-into-day, swept along by the impact of the pandemic, and reflecting on Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waterways, the…

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Aug 12
Govanhill Baths | Vacancies: Moving Image Artist, Culture Collective Project

Opportunities for: 1. A staff moving-image artist and, 2. Freelance photographer and freelance video-maker for project documentation.…

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Aug 07
Street Level Photoworks | Everything Flows – Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21

For Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21 Street Level Photoworks are co-ordinating a series of exhibitions and events between July and October in various locations, making up an photography…

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Jul 14
ATLAS | CULTURE COLLECTIVE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2021-2022

ATLAS Arts are seeking notes of interest for an artist in residence as part of Culture Collective, a new cultural exchange programme across Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh. The selected artist…

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Jul 13
FLOW Photofest 2021 Announced

Announcing FLOW Photofest 2021 – LEGACY Saturday 4th September to Saturday 2nd October 2021 We are delighted to announce that the biennial international photography festival across…

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Jul 08
EVOLVE ARTS & TOURISM: BUTE, DUNOON, OBAN ARTS COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES

CHARTS is pleased to announce artist/arts collective commission opportunities as part of the forthcoming programme, Evolve Arts and Tourism, supported by Creative Scotland and Argyll and…

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Jul 07
Vacancy | Digital Imaging & Compositing Assistant – Artist Rachel Maclean

We’re looking for a Digital Imaging and Compositing Assistant to work alongside Rachel Maclean and her studio to produce large scale prints using photographic images and…

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Jul 07
SHUTTER HUB – CALL FOR ENTRIES: YEARBOOK 2021

YEARBOOK was launched in 2020 as an answer to all the canceled graduate shows, and uncertainty about when events of that size and nature would be able to resume. We at Shutter Hub…

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Jun 27
Inaugural SSHoP Student Symposium: Call for Papers

New Perspectives on Contemporary Scottish Photography The Scottish Society for the History of Photography (SSHoP), also known as Studies in Photography, invites proposals for…

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Jun 25
Close Up: Margaret Watkins + Black Light at diChroma Photography (Madrid)

Margaret Watkins was a photographer of portraits and landscapes, still lifes, street scenes and works of early advertising and commercial designs. In the 1920s she was at the height of…

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Jun 17
Source Photography Writing Prize 2021

Writing Prize: We are always looking for new writers to contribute to Source. If you’ve not written for Source before we invite you to send us an article. The winning entry will…

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Jun 16
Brian Sweeney | North Glasgow Outdoor Exhibition

Brain Sweeney’s work is now on display at the Lochburn Road construction site LIFE in Maryhill, Glasgow. This exhibition at the Stockingfield Junction, will be on show until October…

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May 20
TPA/RPS Environmental Bursary | The Royal Photographic Society

The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with The Photographic Angle is offering a 1-year bursary to support a photographic project that will promote environmental…