CuratorSpace — open calls and a grant up to £500 a quarter
At CuratorSpace, the catalogue of open calls and the applications themselves are free, with no limit on how many.
CuratorSpace open calls and a grant up to £500 come with one paid subscription, though.
It costs from £3 a month and gives you the right to enter the platform’s own grant.
Once a quarter, CuratorSpace pays out £100 to £500 to subscribers like that.
CuratorSpace open calls and a grant — how it all started
The platform was founded in 2015 by artist Louise Atkinson and web developer Philip Bennison in Leeds.
Atkinson had organised exhibitions for more than 15 years.
But she struggled to keep track of replies across Facebook, email, Twitter and Instagram at once.
Together with him, she also built one unified system for it.
CuratorSpace Limited is registered in the UK and still runs today.
What’s free, and what a subscription unlocks
A free account lets you browse the catalogue and submit an unlimited number of applications.
You can also message organisers and store 200MB of files.
The Artist plan costs £3 a month or £30 a year.
It adds a dedicated profile, invitations to relevant opportunities, and 1GB of storage.
There’s also Artist Plus at £40 a year — it comes with £5m public liability insurance, but only for UK residents.
Only the paid subscription gives you the right to apply for the platform’s own grant.
A grant of its own, every quarter
Applications for the CuratorSpace grant open four times a year.
The dates are fixed too — 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November.
The amount is £100 to £500 per round.
Any artist with an Artist or Artist Plus subscription can apply, from any country.
There’s just one restriction — a winner sits out the next 12 months.
Where the calls come from, and who they suit
CuratorSpace is headquartered in Leeds.
Judging by the catalogue at the time of checking, 18 September 2026, most listings are from the UK.
That said, some opportunities do reach beyond the country, including international online projects.
Disciplines aren’t narrowly limited — they take painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, performance and social art practice.
Artist Plus insurance is only available to UK residents, and all other terms are the same for any country.
Who it suits especially
Good fit if: you want to apply to open calls for free, with no limit on how many.
It especially helps if you’re ready to pay £3 a month for the right to enter the platform’s own grant.
May not suit you if: you’re looking exclusively for opportunities outside the UK — at the time of checking, there were noticeably fewer of those in the catalogue.
It also won’t suit you if Artist Plus insurance matters and you’re not a UK resident.
That condition can’t be worked around.
