Opportunities
Discover resources and opportunities to get involved with our work.
BEAF works all year round to create opportunities for artists and audiences. We support our community through activities and programmes that help develop careers and provide work. Through our commissions programme, we commission and co-create new work each year. We provide opportunities that bring people together to make things happen. At TOSH we deliver business support programmes, networking meet-ups, talks, workshops and provide resources through our OSC programme.
All opportunities are promoted through our newsletter.
Open School Creative
Open School Creative (OSC) is a creative development network for all artists and creative practitioners operating within Dorset and the wider South West.
We hold Creative Show & Tell nights, Ask an Artist relaxed Q&A discussions, meet-ups and networking, as well as artist talks and skills workshops, online and in person.
OSC LUCKY DRAW
No strings attached £500 support fund for artists and creatives based in the Bournemouth (BH) Postcode area to develop your professional arts practice.
Apply just once and if eligible you will be entered into every Lucky Draw for 12 months.
Spring Deadline: Mon 23rd Feb 2026
Join Access BEAF
Access BEAF is a strand of our work at BEAF Arts that aims to support artists who may have experienced barriers in accessing and working in the art world. Access BEAF is a supportive group for Neurodivergent, Disabled and Global Majority Artists* in Bournemouth and Dorset.
If you’re a Neurodivergent, Disabled and/or a Global Majority Artist and want to be part of a growing creative community, we’d love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with our Access BEAF coordintor Sharon James.
Join our Studios
A community studio space in Bournemouth Foodbank (Boscombe), for artists to develop their practices in a supporting environment.
If you’re interested in joining Haviland Studios please join our waiting list.
Artist resources
This is a growing list of resources that has been put together to support artists further. Covering Artist memberships, recommended organisations, paying artists, opportunities, funding and grants, contracts and budgets, care and access, anti-racism resources and support, support networks, guides and toolkits, residencies, workshops and more.
Thank you to the artists and organisations that have made these resources possible and available.
Volunteering and Jobs
We always need keen and dedicated supporters. Find out how you can join our BEAF volunteers and further opportunities and jobs.