CALLING ALL CREATIVES - BE OUR NEXT ARTIST IN RESIDENCE!
Your Canvas. Our Festival. One Unmissable Opportunity.
We're on the hunt for an artist with bold ideas and vibrant visions to be our 2026 Artist in Residence - responsible for creating our unique prints and murals across the 2026 festival in May next year!
Whether you're new to the industry or an experienced artist or illustrator, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your work to thousands of passionate coffee lovers, art enthusiasts and food and drink professionals in the heart of Shoreditch.
Apply by Monday 6th October 2025
The 2026 Artist in Residence will receive:
Our Artist in Residence will be given their own gallery space at The London Coffee Festival to sell their limited-edition LCF prints and other artwork to our festival visitors.
You will have a mural on an internal wall at The London Coffee Festival with your artwork on – capturing the essence and vibe of the festival.
Have your own page on our website, dedicated to you and your artwork.
Also benefit from our extensive marketing campaign for the festival - including promotion to our combined 165k followers on socials, and newsletters to a database of 280k subscribers.
The Need To Knows
If you’re interested in being our Artist in Residence, simply apply here.
You will need to complete the quick and easy application form which includes details about yourself, as well as upload a variety of images of your work for our judges to look at.
You have three weeks to apply, we will close applications on Monday 6th October 2025.
After entries have closed, finalists will be selected by a panel of judges. The selected finalists will then be put to a public vote for two weeks to be crowned The London Coffee Festival 2026 Artist In Residence!
We will require the following artwork from the chosen Artist in Residence:
- Vibrant and engaging images
- A minimum of four coffee / London based prints
- The design for a mural for an internal wall at The London Coffee Festival
No! Images supplied in your application do not need to be coffee based, they will be used as a guide as to the type of art that you are able to produce for the festival.
- Produce all artwork, and associated requirements such as packaging, at your own cost
- Arrange your own travel & accommodation to and from the festival for both yourself and your artwork
- Organise and facilitate the sale of the artwork at the festival
Please read our full Terms & Conditions here.
The festival gave me the freedom to experiment on a large scale, engage with the public, and see my art bring joy to coffee lovers from all walks of life. The organisers were fantastic, and the energy of the festival was genuinely inspiring. I would wholeheartedly recommend this residency to any artist looking for a chance to push their boundaries, connect with an enthusiastic audience, and be part of a truly unique creative experience.
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