Bow Arts offers different awards, prizes and opportunities to provide ongoing support and encouragement to our artist community. Our residencies throughout the year give artists and creatives the opportunity to live and work outside of their usual environments.
Current opportunities
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Permanent residencies
We host four permanent residency programmes across our east London sites.
Chadwell Award, Bow Road:
The Chadwell Award provides a bridge between art school and practice as a professional artist by giving a recent Fine Art MA graduate a free studio for a year at our Bow Road studios. The winner will also receive a grant of £1000 for materials.
East London Art Prize:
The East London Art Prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. The exhibition winner receives a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at our Nunnery Gallery. The residency winner receives a free studio for a year in one of Bow Arts’ studio sites in east London. The entire shortlist is presented at an exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery, with all artists given career development opportunities and a £1000 grant for mentoring and training.
The Open Call for the 2027 East London Art Prize is now live until 16 August 2026. Apply now!
The Mick Bateman Memorial Award
In 2022, the artistic community suffered a profound loss with the unexpected passing of Mick Bateman, a dedicated artist and sculptor. He had a studio with Bow Arts for over thirteen years, during which time he grew and established his practice. The Mick Bateman Award was set up in 2024 with the specific intention to support and encourage emerging artists working in metal. Find out more.
Almacantar Award:
Property Investment Firm Almacantar have a dedication to provide three recent art studying graduates with a free studio for a year, every year at our Royal Albert Wharf studios in the Royal Docks, east London.
Find out more
East London Art Prize
The East London Art Prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London.
