- Deadline
- Apr 27
- Award
- Grants of up to 30,000 GBP
- Entry fee
- Free
- Eligibility
- Not-for-profit arts organisations and institutions in the UK (museums, galleries, festivals, biennales). Projects must take place in physical venues open to the general public and feature at least one living artist from or based in Portugal or Portuguese-speaking African countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe).
- Location
- UK
About
The Gulbenkian Exhibitions Fund, an initiative from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, aims to enhance the visibility of contemporary arts from Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries within the UK cultural landscape. This open call is for not-for-profit arts organizations and institutions in the UK, including museums, galleries, festivals, and biennales. Funding of up to 30,000 GBP is available for solo or group exhibitions, multidisciplinary presentations, art film retrospectives, touring or site-specific projects, new commissions, or presentations of existing work. Eligible artistic fields include visual arts, moving image (including film), and performance/performing arts when presented within an exhibition context. Projects must take place in physical venues between June 2026 and August 2027, prominently featuring at least one living artist from or based in Portugal or Portuguese-speaking African countries. Grants may cover up to 50% of total project costs, with up to 15% allocated to core organizational costs directly related to the project.