Cultivating spaces for extraordinary artists

Open Calls at NAE

New Art Exchange is delighted to announce the launch of FOUR new opportunities for Artists, Designers and Curators:

  • OPEN,
  • RESIDE,
  • CURATE
  • DESIGN​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


These exciting opportunities stand at the heart of NAE’s vision and they look forward to receiving a broad and diverse range of applications from Artists, Curators and Designers who meet the eligibility criteria.

More information can be found here.

OPEN – an invitation to emerging UK based artists from the Global Ethnic Majority* and all artists from Nottinghamshire to submit applications for NAE’s hugely popular annual exhibition and professional development opportunity.
Deadline for applications – 6 Jan 2024 (11:59PM)

CURATE – NAE’s Curatorial development programme, supporting emerging Global Ethnic Majority curators to develop curatorial skills.
Deadline for applications – 6 Jan 2024 (11:59PM)

RESIDE – an invitation to artists and creative groups to take up residency at NAE where they can collaborate and connect with our wider community to generate inspiring ideas, develop new initiatives and nurture their practice.
Deadline for applications – 6 Jan 2024 (11:59PM)

DESIGN – offering you the chance to create work to transform our artist studio as well as creating a complimentary public space installation
Deadline for applications - 4 December (Noon)​​​​​​​

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