Currently 9 active visual and media arts grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in Worldwide. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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AFAC's Music grant supports music production, performances, collaborations, album recordings, music-related podcasts, and festivals. The program provides annual grants of up to USD 25,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions. WHO CAN APPLY: AFAC welcomes proposals from individuals from Arab countries (the 22 member states of the Arab League), regardless of place of residence, citizenship, or ethnic and national identification; it also accepts proposals from local, regional, and international institutions and organizations (artistic and cultural institutions, galleries, venues, and both nonprofit and for-profit entities) whose projects relate to arts and culture from the Arab region. INELIGIBLE: AFAC board, staff, their business partners or family, and current-year reader and juror committee members for the categories they evaluate; recipients of grants in two consecutive years are ineligible for the next two consecutive years; and applicants with a current open grant. AFAC launches two open calls a year; the second call covers Cinema, Music, and Training & Regional Events grants. Each applicant may submit only one application per open call. WHAT IT COVERS: project production including research and development, covering project-related expenses such as materials, space or equipment rentals, and fees for artistic and technical labor. An artist or institutional fee of up to 30% of the total grant is allowable. AFAC does not offer mobility grants, though project-related travel may be covered, and does not fund retroactively. PAYMENT: for grants above USD 10,000, applicants must show proof of at least 50% of the remaining project budget secured; payments are staged (50/35/15 for grants above USD 10,000, 70/30 for grants below). SELECTION: a grants management completeness review, then an independent readers committee, then an independent jury committee that reaches the final decision. AFAC does not own any material or moral rights to supported projects. Applications are accepted only through the online forms (separate forms for individuals, teams, collectives, and institutions). TIMELINE: deadline 19 June 2026 at 5:00 PM +3 GMT (Beirut time); announcement of selected projects 16 November 2026.
Biannual global contemporary art prize from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation (PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv), recognising and supporting a future generation of artists. The main winner receives US$100,000 ($60,000 cash plus $40,000 invested in their practice); up to five special prizes share a total of US$20,000 for projects developing the artist's practice. Shortlisted artists exhibit at PinchukArtCentre in Spring 2027, with the award ceremony following. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists aged 35 or younger worldwide, with no restrictions on gender, nationality, race or artistic medium; former Prize winners are not eligible to enter again but other previous applicants may re-apply. APPLY through the open call online. A selection committee reviews applications and selects up to twenty artists for the exhibition; in addition, 300 correspondent art experts worldwide nominate two to five candidates each. Applications accepted 11 May - 28 June 2026; shortlist announced 14 September 2026.
International Arte Laguna Prize, open to artists across many media including dedicated digital art and video sections, with a finalist exhibition at the Venice Arsenale Nord. ELIGIBILITY: individual artists of all ages and nationalities worldwide. NOTE: an entry fee applies (roughly EUR 97 to EUR 122), but the prize awards substantial cash. Apply via the Arte Laguna Prize page.
International, non-acquisitive art prize across seven categories including a dedicated Digital Art Award, with cash prizes and a San Francisco gallery exhibition. Grand Prize is $10,000, with category awards and over $76,000 in total cash and prizes. ELIGIBILITY: open internationally with no geographic restriction; all static media; includes an Emerging Artist Award. NOTE: there is a $40 entry fee per submission.
PhotoVogue's global open call invites photographers and video makers to use image-making as a form of rebellion - to challenge indifference, disrupt conventions and expand visual storytelling. It asks not for a theme but for a position in relation to the world. Open to photography, video and multimedia projects across all genres (fashion, documentary, portraiture, fine art, experimental). Three artists share $12,000 in grants ($6,000 Outstanding Vision, $4,000 Vision, $2,000 Rising Voice for an emerging artist), with festival presentation, potential Vogue publication and portfolio reviews. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists worldwide aged 18+; submissions are free; previous PhotoVogue applicants may submit a new project. SUBMIT: a series of up to 15 images, or images plus video for multimedia, and/or a 60-second trailer, via Picter. IMPORTANT: AI-generated works are NOT eligible. Open 14 May to 11 September 2026 (11:59 PM CET).
The eidolon Grant is an international programme, presented annually, for projects that explore, promote and conserve vernacular photography. It is open to artists, academics, professionals, researchers, collectors and vernacular photography enthusiasts whose past work and proposed project is centred around the image heritage of everyday photography. The grant aims to identify phenomena, collections, histories, practices and trends within vernacular photography, offering new interpretations and analyses, and thematising both photographic heritages and contemporary photographic practices. Applications can be made under two categories, with a total of EUR 25,000 to be distributed. Each chosen project will contribute to the enrichment of eidolon's program in the coming year. The deadline for submission is 30 September 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Apply via https://everydayphotography.org/centre/grant-2026.
Global art prize celebrating how art is made, open to artists worldwide working in any medium or art form. Instead of a traditional application form, artists submit a digital presence (website, portfolio or social profile) linked through a .ART domain that documents identity, process and work as one continuous record. PRIZES: Grand Prize (USD 15,000 cash); Artist Residency Award France (one month at Chateau du Fresne, near Paris); Artist Residency Award Spain (residency at Anfitrion, Marbella); Publication Award (editorial coverage in Whitewall Magazine, the campaign's media partner); .ART Domain Award (USD 10,000 premium .ART domain name). ELIGIBILITY: individual artists and artist collectives from all backgrounds (cultures, ethnicities, gender identities, abilities); 18 or older at time of submission; open to artists from all geographic regions with no restrictions on nationality or place of residence. Multiple entries permitted, as long as each submission (single artwork, series or overall practice) is presented on or linked to a SEPARATE .ART domain. NOTE: a .ART domain is required for submission; this is the de facto entry mechanism. ANNOUNCEMENT: winners revealed during Art Basel Miami on 3 December 2026. DEADLINE: 1 November 2026. APPLY via the .ART Award site.
Async Museum is an independent digital space dedicated to web art with a distinctive point of view, existing to discover artists who use the web as their primary medium and to recognise their work as a new aesthetic. Its core philosophy is that the web browser is a twenty-first century canvas. Async Museum is officially seeking submissions of web-based artworks, welcoming both established practitioners and emerging voices who are pushing the boundaries of what the next generation of art can be. NOTE: this is an exhibition opportunity for web-based art rather than a paid grant; no artist fee is stated. To share your practice and submit your work, visit https://asyncmuseum.com/submit. Deadline: 1 December 2026.
PAID 12-week online mentorship program from Belgrade Art Studio: each artist works one-on-one with a dedicated artist-mentor through weekly 1-hour Zoom/Google Meet sessions, aimed at artists at a turning point in their practice (stuck, seeking new directions, experimenting with unfamiliar media including AI). Hybrid seminar/workshop format supporting both physical and online presentation, plus curatorial thinking, writing, interviews, and documentation. Closes with an online viewing and moderated discussion of the works produced. ELIGIBILITY: open worldwide to artists and creatives across visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film, writing, design, photography, digital/interactive art, games, fashion, architecture, and curation. English-language program (ability to collaborate in English preferred but accommodations possible). EXPECTATIONS: artists must treat the program as they would an in-person residency (dedicated time for research/creation/reflection), submit in-progress material for social-media exposure, participate in an artist interview, and refrain from hate speech or discriminatory content. APPLY by emailing CV, summary, and portfolio (links accepted) to artlab@belgradeartstudio.com. Rolling intake (no deadline). Selected artists are announced and contacted by email. COST: EUR 675 to participate — this is a paid offering, not a funded residency.