Today, Hayward Gallery Touring announces Ekow Eshun as curator of British Art Show 10. Opening in Coventry in September 2026, British Art Show 10 will tour to Swansea, Bristol, Sheffield and Newcastle ...

Discover incredible free art across our site with uplifting and inspiring works connected to the theme of our summer season, Dance Your Way Home.

The Fiction Factory Poetry Competition 2025 is now open for entries from poets of the age of 16 and above. Poems submitted can be on any theme, be written in the English language, and have a maximum ...

The Winchester Poetry Prize 2025 is now open for submissions from poets all over the world. Entrants are welcome to submit previously unpublished poems on any subject, in any form or style, and must ...

The Stephen Spender Prize is an annual competition for poetry in translation that celebrates the creativity of young people across the UK and Ireland – and their teachers. The competition has a ...

MK Lit Fest have partnered with Poets for the Planet to present this online event, where four practising poets – Clare Shaw, Caleb Parkin, Rishi Dastidar and Jessica Mookherjee – will each present a ...

The Whispering Wisdom Poetry Prize is now open for submissions. The theme for this competition is on Connection. Entrants are welcome to submit previously unpublished poems of up to 15 lines. There ...

We’re making a long-term commitment to young people, led by a new programme from our Arts & Wellbeing team designed to support young people’s mental health. Launching in January 2026, this new ...

Poems for Family & Loved Ones is an online workshop led by poet Jonathan Edwards as part of Romalyn Ante’s workshop series. This workshop will use poetry as a tool to approach, examine, and create in ...

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Every February half-term our festival for children aged 0 – 11 and their grown-ups turns the Southbank Centre into one big playground. Imagine Festival is all about sparking creativity through ...

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