Currently 104 active paid visual and media arts grants, fellowships and residencies. 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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Needs-based fellowship from the Artists' Futures Fund bridging the gap from graduation to professional visual-arts practice. ELIGIBILITY: recent BA or MA visual-arts graduates (within two years of October 2026) from an AFF partner institution (Cardiff School of Art & Design, Chichester College Group, Liverpool Hope, Loughborough, Manchester Metropolitan, City of Portsmouth College, Sunderland, Swansea College of Art UWTSD), or a relevant Level 3 UAL Diploma/A Levels from City of Portsmouth College; must be eligible to live and work in England or Wales, facing socio-economic, mental and/or physical health barriers, and able to commit fully to the 10 months without additional formal study. Applications open 15 May 2026. Apply via the Artists' Futures Fund support page.
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) seeks proposals for four-channel sound compositions for installation in the Lincoln Park Conservatory Fern Room in Chicago, as part of its Florasonic series. One of the only ongoing sound-installation programs in the U.S., Florasonic has commissioned 47 original works since 2001, and in celebration of its 25th anniversary is launching the first open call in the series' history. Proposed projects should showcase the unique potential of multichannel sound in this highly public context and consider the location, which serves as a sanctuary and space of meditative calm for visitors of all ages; the strongest proposals support and enhance the atmosphere of the Fern Room (both plants and people). The selected work(s) play throughout open hours at the Conservatory. SUPPORT: a USD 1,500 artist fee per artist/team; the call is open to anyone in the world, but ESS can only support domestic (US) travel; there may be additional paid opportunities for live performance or activations during the run. ESS can provide up to 8 hours of technical support with mastering, spatialization and speaker distribution for artists with a clear vision who need help realizing it, but will NOT assist with production (recording, mixing, editing, arrangement). TECHNICAL: works 10 to 60 minutes long (with a period of silence between playback), using the full 4-channel system; selected artists submit a 4-channel interleaved audio file or 4 mono .wav files. TIMELINE: proposals due 14 June 2026; results 1 July; sound works due 10 August; soundcheck 10-15 August; opening 23 August; closing 11 October 2026. Supported by the Paul M. Angell Foundation.
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) seeks proposals for multichannel sound compositions for the overhead trellis loudspeaker array at the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion in downtown Chicago, presented as part of its annual Sonic Pavilion Festival (the ninth series of works on the pavilion's latticed 24-zone, 60-loudspeaker 'canopy of sound'). Sonic Pavilion is part of this year's America250 programs marking the 250th birthday of the United States, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. PROPOSALS SHOULD: showcase the potential of multichannel sound in this public context using all 24 channels; consider the location and architecture of the system; and address the theme of community sound portraits, broadly reflecting or interpreting life in a U.S. community today or over the past 250 years (from musical compositions to field recordings). Narrative/voice works are tricky in this space, so ESS seeks more experimental, abstract interpretations with minimal spoken word. The 2026 Festival features 4-6 artists, each work played multiple times; each artist/team receives a USD 2,000 fee. ELIGIBILITY: artists living and working in the United States and its territories; artists travel to Chicago to work on the piece and participate in at least one engagement activation (live performance, workshop, artist talk, etc.), with additional funds for activation partners. ESS provides limited technical support for a small number of artists with a clear vision, but will NOT assist with production (recording, mixing, editing, arrangement). TECHNICAL: works around 14 minutes using the full 24-channel system; submit a 24-channel interleaved file or 24 mono .wav files. TIMELINE: proposals due 14 June 2026; results 19 June; sound works due 24 August; public soundcheck 30 August; final works 7 September; public showcase 12-14 September; 8-channel gallery iteration in December 2026. Presented with the City of Chicago DCASE and supported by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the NEA.
Sixth year of Visual Arts Scotland's residency in partnership with Bothy Project, offering a week at Sweeney's Bothy, an off-grid, purpose-built artist residency space on the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. As the residency is only a week long, there is no expectation to produce a body of work; the purpose is time to reflect on practice, develop ideas and engage with the island's environment and culture. ELIGIBILITY: open to any creative discipline (visual arts, craft and design, music, literature, performance, and researchers/thinkers), but applicants must be a VAS member at both the time of application and the time of residency. Applicants are asked to be mindful of the island community's ethos of environmental sustainability and to travel sustainably (cars are not permitted for non-residents). The successful applicant undertakes a VAS Instagram takeover and documents their experience. Apply by email to admin@visualartsscotland.org plus the online form, with six images of recent work on a single PDF.
Open call from Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens' youth collective inviting three to four emerging artists to present a work in the museum garden over the weekend of 11-12 July 2026, in dialogue with its surroundings, architecture and landscape. The theme centres on the idea of the 'frame', starting from Isa Genzken's work Fenster in the museum garden, exploring how a frame determines what we see and what stays just outside our field of vision. ELIGIBILITY: emerging artists aged 31 or under interested in joining MDD's youth project. Apply via the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens open-call page; questions to opencall@museumdd.be.
Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing. This call is for the PROGRAMME track: artists, creative technologists and creative coders to facilitate workshops, present talks, provide demos, or deliver performances (the separate Artwork Open Call covers exhibition pieces). Emerging applicants explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Selected facilitators/speakers paid at Artist Union England rates. Workshop facilitators are asked whether their software will be open-source. Application requires: type of contribution (demo/workshop/talk/performance/other), 200-word description (text or video), 250-word facilitator statement on experience, 200 words on professional development impact, sample images or video, technical requirements, and any access needs. Equal Opportunities form also requested. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed; if their funding application is not successful the festival will not go ahead.
Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing in all its shapes and forms. This call is for the ARTWORK EXHIBITION track only (the separate Programme Open Call covers talks, workshops, demos, performances and films). Looking for artists, creative technologists, creative coders and performers to exhibit artworks. Emerging applicants and early-career creative technologists explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Submission to the open call is free; selected artists receive a fee. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed (decision expected early July 2026); if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead. Read the Application Guidelines before submitting.
Residency and exhibition for visual artists whose practice engages with experimental, alternative and/or critical image-making (analogue processes, archives or hybrid approaches), with a particular interest in image-making as a way of living and thinking alongside the planet and other beings, embracing slowness, collaboration and more-than-human care. Organised by Konstkollektivet with Flower Power Photography (an artistic research project by Sam McCarthy and Lasse Lindqvist on non-violence, ecology and more-than-human ethics), Centrum for fotografi, and Artist in Coexistence (AiC). Includes a 14-day residency on the island of Orust (3-15 August), a process presentation, a workshop contribution at Konstkollektivet (15-16 August), and participation in a group exhibition at Konstparken opening 1 September, plus accommodation, an artist fee (7,000 SEK), exhibition fee (3,400 SEK), and travel support up to 4,000 SEK. ELIGIBILITY: European-based visual artists of all ages and nationalities. APPLICATION: one PDF (max 10MB) with a project proposal/motivation (max 1 page), artist statement (max 150 words), CV (1 page) and portfolio (max 5 pages) to residens@konstkollektivet.se, subject line 'Name_LastName_FPP_Residency', by 14 June 2026.
Hennepin County Library (working with Forecast Public Art) is commissioning permanent artworks at the rebuilt Westonka Library in Mound, Minnesota. Two opportunities, with artists or teams applying to only one: Opportunity 1 - Commerce Porch ($60,000) for a sheltered outdoor gathering space (sculpture base up to 3' x 6', extending out up to 3', up to 10' high); Opportunity 2 - Concrete Shear Wall (5'6" x ~15') above the service desk plus a curved Trash Enclosure mural (~25' x 8'), with a combined fee of $75,000. The library is being rebuilt as a net-zero-energy facility, slated to open Spring 2027. Suggested themes include honouring Indigenous histories and relationships to land, revealing invisible systems (pollination, water cycles, soil life, migration), light-and-shadow play, knowledge/story/nature/memory/community, and narratives of sustainability and renewal. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career and established individual artists and teams who live within the geographical boundaries of Minnesota, including those from Native Nations whose homelands are in what is now Minnesota. Open to 2D and 3D media (sculpture, mosaic, murals). Info session and virtual site visit 4 June 2026, 5:00-6:30 pm CST (registered participants receive the recording). Contact: taylan@forecastpublicart.org. Deadline 14 June 2026, 11:59 pm CT.
Two-year activity-programme funding from the Creative Industries Fund NL for organisations active in design, digital culture or architecture. Supports a coherent multi-year programme of activities running across 2027 and 2028 (rather than single projects). The funding underwrites a portion of the organisation's annual programme budget, giving recipients planning stability over the two-year period. Application window 13 May - 15 June 2026. EUR 50,000 to EUR 125,000 per year per organisation, depending on the scale and ambition of the proposed programme. ELIGIBILITY: cultural and creative-industries organisations established in the Netherlands working in design, digital culture or architecture; a distinct scheme from the Fund's annual project grants, festival rounds and voucher schemes.
Micro-grant program from A3 Art Alliance Austin offering small, unrestricted awards to Austin-based artists and community arts organizations. Two tiers: $1,000 Individual Artist Micro-Grants (for artist educators and emerging visual artists working toward their first major exhibitions) and $2,000 Community Organization Micro-Grants (for producing organizations with annual budgets under $500,000 providing free public arts programming in the Austin area). Disciplines include dance, design, film, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, music, musical theater, opera, theater, and visual arts. ELIGIBILITY: based in the five-county Austin Metropolitan area; demonstrate at least 3 years of consistent creative production (paid or unpaid); show evidence of local support through reviews or letters of recommendation. A 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship is not required. Pre-review corrections due 1 June 2026; final application deadline 15 June 2026, 11:59 PM CST (postmark date for mailed applications). Contact: info@a3austin.org.
Open call from Kunstverein Reutlingen inviting artists or groups of artists to develop a site-specific concept for the entire 800 m2 of the Wandel-Hallen (1st floor) in Reutlingen, Germany, for a 2027 solo-presentation slot. The concept may use any artistic form (painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, etc.) and may include existing works as well as new productions. ELIGIBILITY: all participants must currently have a residence and/or studio in Germany; applicants must have artistic training or extensive and recognised exhibition activity, or be a student at a German state art academy or recognised independent art college in fine arts. One concept per artist or group. APPLY: register on the Kunstverein portal between 1 April and 15 June 2026 with contact details, an artistic CV, three comparative images of previous work, and a PDF (max 2 MB) artistic concept including a project description with exact dimensions, meaningful images/models, and a detailed financing plan allocating the EUR 5,000 budget across production, transport and fees. Selection by an expert jury (the Kunstverein director and two external jurors); results communicated by end of June 2026 at the earliest. Existing on-site technology includes two projectors, a cinema screen, four LED theater spotlights and a lighting console, two Bluetooth speakers, four Bluetooth-capable studio monitors and two wireless headphones. Contact: info@kunstverein-reutlingen.de.
CrafTopia Creative Hub, a Thessaloniki-based cultural and creative hub supporting artistic expression, learning and community engagement through residencies, workshops, exhibitions and collaborative projects, opens a Material Dialogues textile-waste residency for five visual artists. THEME: sustainability; the residency invites artists to work with textile waste sourced from industries operating in the same historic building as CrafTopia, emphasising the creative process over the final product. Participants are encouraged to experiment and collaborate, using their artistic skills in innovative ways with mixed media including paper and textile. ELIGIBILITY: visual artists who reside in eligible Culture Moves Europe countries; residency funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut under Culture Moves Europe. SUPPORT: accommodation, shared working space, mentoring, networking opportunities, travel reimbursement, access to materials, administrative/logistical support, and a daily allowance. RESIDENCY DATES: 15 October - 13 November 2026 (30 days). DEADLINE: 15 June 2026. APPLY via the CrafTopia open-call page.
Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) International Creator Residency invites practitioners to develop new works and ideas in Tokyo, with research outcomes presented at a closing Open Studio at TOKAS Residency. The programme fosters cross-cultural creative exchange across visual arts (drawing, installation, painting, performance, photography, media art, sculpture, sound art, video, etc.), design and architecture. ELIGIBILITY: creators residing outside Japan with at least five years of experience in visual arts, design or architecture; sufficient English to communicate with residents and TOKAS staff; independent and capable of working and living on one's own; duos eligible if at least one member resides outside Japan and they have completed at least one prior project together; students ineligible except PhD candidates. CONDITIONS: must stay consecutively at TOKAS Residency for the proposed period; create work for the Open Studio and submit a comprehensive project report; cooperate with TOKAS public relations; no commercial or for-profit activities; accommodation is for the participating creator only (no family/partners/friends/guests). Apply via the TOKAS online submission form by 16 June 2026, 18:00 JST: application form (PDF, in English), two letters of recommendation from referees at art and cultural institutions, and a portfolio (max 6 A4 landscape pages, max 10MB, up to 3 projects).
Collaborative residency at CROCOSMOS near Toulouse, exploring analog projection and low-tech visual creation, hosted under Culture Moves Europe. Five European visual artists experiment with upcycled projectors, liquids, drawing, mapping and collective artistic research alongside three mentors and professional facilitators, combining technical learning, collaborative creation and a public sharing at the Visiophare festival. THREE PARTS: (1) seven days building five eco-projectors by converting recycled overhead projectors into LED devices and creating analog-visual-effect accessories, using FabRiquet machines (3D printers, laser cutters); (2) five days experimenting with analog visual techniques such as liquid projections, drawing and low-tech mapping; (3) six days connecting with the community via workshops with local people and Visiophare-community artists, an analog performance and the Visiophare festival. ELIGIBILITY: 18+, no upper age limit; emerging and established artists welcome; applicants must be residents of a Creative Europe eligible country or territory (61 eligible; FRANCE is NOT eligible). Selected residents may not participate in another Culture Moves Europe residency project between 2025 and 2028. Mainly in English. APPLY by 16 June 2026 (midnight France time); results by 22 June 2026. Contact: contact@crocosmos.com.
CIRCUS LOOPS is a European cooperation project (2026-2028) led by Circusstad Festival (NL), Zirkus ON (DE) and Cirkus Kolektiv (HR), co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme, inviting contemporary circus artists and collectives to a residency programme dedicated to developing new work through audience engagement. It centres on the Feedback Loops methodology, integrating audience perspectives into the artistic creation process. Selected projects take part in three 10-day international residencies in Split, Karlsruhe and Rotterdam between November 2026 and July 2027 (all projects in residence simultaneously in each location, working in separate spaces), presenting work-in-progress and engaging in facilitated feedback sessions with audiences, peers and experts. The programme concludes with final presentations at partner festivals between 2027 and 2028. ELIGIBILITY: contemporary circus artists and small companies based in Europe (including Creative Europe countries) developing a project at an early or mid stage of creation; applicants must be available for all residency periods and commit to the full programme; teams limited to three core members. SUPPORT: a fixed grant of EUR 3,746 per core team member, plus travel, accommodation and per diems covered. APPLY via the official online form (project description, artistic team info, motivation and video material), in English, by 17 June 2026, 23:59 CET. An international jury selects three projects on artistic quality, motivation, feasibility and relevance to the Feedback Loops methodology; results published by 25 July 2026. Contact: circusloops@gmail.com.
BC Arts Council's Individual Arts Grants stream for independent media artists working in moving image (film, video, narrative, experimental, expanded cinema, installation), audio/sound art (sound sculptures, installations, sound walks, gallery presentations) or new media and digital arts (interactive installations, immersive environments, web-based art, ICT). ELIGIBILITY: independent individual media artists (not groups or organisations); projects must be independent of commercial industries. As a provincial arts council, BC Arts Council typically requires applicants to be residents of British Columbia - confirm current residency requirements on the linked page before applying. NOTE: registration must be completed by 17 June 2026 at 23:59 PT, ahead of the 24 June application deadline. Applications via the SmartSimple Grant Management System. Contact: Paneet Singh, Program Advisor (Paneet.Singh@gov.bc.ca).
ABOUT: The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography is an annual prize created by the friends and family of late artist Barbara Spohr to support one mid-career Canadian photo-based artist undertaking a fully funded self-directed residency in Banff Centre's Crich Studio, a Leighton Artist Studio featuring a private black and white analogue darkroom. ELIGIBILITY: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are mid-career photo-based artists, defined as having a strong body of work with a minimum of ten exhibitions in a professional context (artist-run centres, public art galleries, recognised photo festivals), 8 to 15 years of professional arts experience, and demonstrated commitment to professional practice. The award is best suited to artists working in black and white analogue processes, engaged in digital photo techniques, or exploring alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype. Applicants should demonstrate darkroom proficiency and safety awareness. DISCIPLINES: Photography (analogue, digital, alternative processes such as cyanotype). FUNDED: 100 percent scholarship covers tuition, single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus, and meal plan; a travel bursary is included with regional maximums and the recipient books their own travel; a 1,000 CAD material-support cheque is issued directly to the awardee. The studio is wheelchair accessible (note darkroom facilities are not). APPLY: Apply online via Banff Centre SlideRoom with resume, artistic summary and statement, project proposal, technical questionnaire, and portfolio. CAD 65 application fee, reduced to CAD 35 for Indigenous applicants. TIMELINE: Deadline 17 June 2026 for the residency running 18 January to 12 February 2027. NOTE: Self-directed residency, designed for participation over the entire program period (no variable dates). There is an optional public talk opportunity at CARFAC-based rates.
TRACE is an international artistic residency programme, funded by the EU's Creative Europe programme, exploring how contemporary art can engage with memory, war, displacement, ecological crisis and the collective experiences shaping Europe today. It takes as starting points recent and ongoing crises, including the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srebrenica genocide, Mediterranean migration, the ecological legacy of Chernobyl, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, bringing together artists, curators, researchers and local communities to work with archives, sites of memory and present-day social realities. WHO THEY SEEK: artists whose practice engages themes such as memory and remembrance, identity, war and its consequences, migration and displacement, archives and documentary practices, the relationship between past and present, and ecological and social transformation, working across visual arts, photography, film and video, sound art, illustration, graphic storytelling, podcasts and audio, or interdisciplinary practice. No age restrictions. ELIGIBILITY: artists based in countries participating in Creative Europe (EU member states; Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein; and accession/candidate/potential-candidate countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Armenia and Tunisia). STRUCTURE: an international jury selects 15 participants for three research and workshop programmes (Bosnia and Herzegovina Jul/Aug 2026, Italy Oct 2026, Ukraine online); 6 artists are then selected to continue into the 2027 residency programme (on-site in Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina, plus an online residency connected to Ukraine with The 4th Block), with outcomes shown in international exhibitions in the partner countries (the Ukrainian exhibition in a safe location in Lviv) and the TRACE digital archive. WHAT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE: coverage of travel, accommodation and meals during programme activities (up to Creative Europe limits), international visibility and PR support, access to archives and communities, mentorship, professional documentation and a certificate; there is NO daily artist fee and no production equipment. English is the working language. APPLY via the Google Form with a portfolio (max 5MB PDF) or website, a short project proposal/research idea (max 1 page) and a short biography. Deadline: 18 June 2026 (Rome time, UTC+2); selected participants contacted by 28 June. Questions: info@tracearts.eu.
The Rural Regenerator Fellowship is an 18-month fellowship that brings together rural artists, creatives, and culture bearers to deepen their relationships, grow their work, and support rural exchange and solidarity across the Upper Midwest. Since 2021, Springboard for the Arts has invested more than USD 1 million in rural cultural organizers across the Upper Midwest, building a lasting network of support, solidarity, and exchange; 44 Fellows have come together to support each other's work and share ideas. The fellowship brings rural artists into a supportive peer network, helping to sustain and deepen their existing work while cultivating geographic exchange, mutual support, and solidarity across the rural Midwest. CURRENT CYCLE - Organizing for Care, Safety, and Solidarity: this cycle supports artists who are organizing their rural places for care, safety, and solidarity. Six rural artists, creatives, and culture bearers will each receive an unrestricted award of USD 15,000, one in-person retreat, USD 3,000 to support travel for Fellow Exchanges, and the opportunity to attend and present at Springboard's Rural Futures Summit. Peers, collaborators, and supporters may nominate a rural artist, though nomination is not required to apply and all applications are reviewed equally (the selection committee does not know whether an applicant was nominated). Deadline to apply: 18 June 2026.
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.
As part of the CreArt network, the City of Clermont-Ferrand in France is organising a two-month residency for three visual artists at Chalet Lecoq, selecting two artists from the CreArt network and one from Clermont-Ferrand. Both central and atypical, set in the middle of a public garden (the Jardin Lecoq, a park in the heart of the city), the Chalet Lecoq is the former janitor's house of the park and invites reflection on the relationship between nature and the urban, in a place frequented by residents of all ages. It offers a privileged setting with a two-bedroom apartment and a fully-equipped workspace, and welcomes international artists in residency throughout the year. An end-of-residency presentation may be organised in discussion with the hosted artists. CONDITIONS: residency grant of EUR 3,000 per artist (EUR 1,500/month); EUR 600 production costs per artist; for European artists, reimbursement of round-trip travel up to EUR 500; accommodation and workspace for the two European artists, and workspace for the Clermont-Ferrand artist. ELIGIBILITY: artists born or resident in one of the following CreArt cities (Kaunas, Lithuania; Liepaja, Latvia; Skopje, North Macedonia; Aveiro, Portugal; Valladolid, Spain; Lublin, Poland; Venice, Italy; Rouen, France; Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic; Oulu, Finland; Regensburg, Germany); members of the Croatian Association of Visual Artists (HDLU); and Ukrainian artists through cooperation with the Lviv Art Council 'Dialog'. APPLY in English (a single PDF with ID/passport and residency certificate if required, a one-page CV, a portfolio of max 10 pages/10 images, and a one-page project proposal) via the CreArt artists' platform. A jury of Clermont-Ferrand contemporary art professionals selects the artists, with particular attention to work that may reveal forms of connection. Deadline: 21 June 2026 (midnight); selected candidates announced 3 July 2026.
The second Spaces of Culture call supports new, contemporary and innovative cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-created through equitable partnership and mutual dialogue. THEMES: arts, creative industries, digitalisation, education, gender, heritage, human rights, social inclusion, sports, sustainability, tourism, youth and more. STRUCTURE: each project must be jointly defined and co-developed by a triangular partnership comprising at least three local cultural/civil-society organisations, at least three full EUNIC members (or two if no local cluster exists), and EU Delegation participation. FUNDING: up to EUR 50,000 per project, with a minimum 5 percent co-funding contribution from partners; projects implemented between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027. APPLY: submit the application form template, an estimated budget (in EUR) and partner support letters, in English, to spacesofculture@eunicglobal.eu by 21 June 2026 (23:59 CAT). Queries: robert.kieft@eunicglobal.eu or thoriso.moseneke@eunicglobal.eu.
Summerhall Arts Studios are dedicated residencies for the early development of new theatre and cross-disciplinary live performance work, giving artists and collaborators time and space to test ideas, explore approaches, and begin shaping work intended for live audiences. They are about experimentation, exploration and play rather than finished scripts or fully realised productions, and are especially suited to projects that benefit from working in real space: testing form, staging, sound, movement, liveness, audience relationship or collaborative process. Applications are welcome from artists working across theatre, movement, performance, interdisciplinary practice and other hybrid live-performance forms. INCLUDES: up to GBP 3,100 project budget; five days in a dedicated space (Tech Cube Zero, or the Anatomy Lecture Theatre if more suitable); technical support and access to simple lighting, sound and AV; advice from the Summerhall Arts creative, producing and technical team; and an informal end-of-week sharing with peers and/or invited industry colleagues. WHAT THEY SEEK: early-stage work that benefits from practical, collaborative or technical exploration, intended for live audiences, with clear and achievable plans for the five days; they are less likely to support purely desk-based script development or projects already substantially resourced by other major development funding. Apply via the online form by Sunday 21 June 2026 (11pm); outcomes notified by 3 July; studio dates 12-16 October 2026. Access requirements or alternative application formats: imogen@summerhallarts.co.uk.
The Between Bridges foundation, established by Wolfgang Tillmans, announces its ninth artist residency: a six-month working period (January-June 2027) at Keithstrasse 15 in Berlin-Schoneberg, including a one-month exhibition or public presentation. Residents receive a EUR 1,500 monthly stipend (regardless of the number of participants), a EUR 5,000 exhibition/presentation budget, use of the premises and studio visits within the Between Bridges network. The foundation cannot directly support exhibition installation but will help find service providers; documentation and promotion via the foundation's channels. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists, artist duos, or small groups working collaboratively. Artists enrolled at a university at the time of application are not eligible, EXCEPT those enrolled in PhD programmes. Selection is based on the quality of the application and work samples. APPLY (German or English) via the online form with a single PDF (max 10 MB, max 10 pages total) including CV, portfolio, and a short project proposal with exhibition/presentation concept (max 250 words or half an A4 page); links to video/audio works allowed. Deadline Sunday 21 June 2026, 23:59 CET; selected applicants notified in August 2026 (no individual feedback). Premises are not wheelchair-accessible and not suitable for residential use. Contact: residency@betweenbridges.net.
Unrestricted project-based grants of $2,500 from Artist Trust to 65 Washington State artists across all disciplines, including literary and media arts. Funds can support a specific project or career-advancing activity. ELIGIBILITY: Washington State residents who are originators of works of art and not current students; open to artist teams.
IMMA's Dwell Here One Year Residency offers research-led residencies in Dublin across the visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields, supporting independent site-responsive research. Structured around three week-long seasonal Research Assemblies in 2027 (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, Autumn 22-28 September) where residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace (commemorative landscapes, memories of peace, sustainable coexistence); The Irish Paradigm (Ireland as small island on the edge of Europe, periphery vs centre); The Museum as a Site of Vibration (museum and site within the built legacy of empire, erased/censored/marginalised histories, planetary care, hospitality). ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based in Ireland or internationally, committed to research excellence within their discipline; framed around research excellence rather than career stage. Some onsite accommodation suitable for partners or small families (discuss with the residency programmer); self-catering facility. Notification September 2026. APPLY via Submittable (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (additional one-year and one-month residencies); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
IMMA's Dwell Here One Year Studio Residency is the locally-based variant of the Dwell Here 2027 programme, supporting artists and thinkers commutable to IMMA in Dublin to undertake independent site-responsive research from an onsite studio (without accommodation). Open across visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields. Structured around three week-long seasonal Research Assemblies in 2027 (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, Autumn 22-28 September), where residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace; The Irish Paradigm; The Museum as a Site of Vibration. ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based within a reasonable commute to IMMA, committed to research excellence within their discipline. Notification September 2026. APPLY via Submittable as an Expression of Interest (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (One Year Residency with accommodation, and a One Month Residency); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
IMMA's Dwell Here One Month Residency is the short-format variant of the Dwell Here 2027 programme, open to nationwide and internationally based artists and thinkers to undertake site-responsive research at IMMA in Dublin across visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields. STRUCTURE: residents undertake three weeks of independent site-responsive research plus a fourth week (beginning, middle, or end) that must overlap with one of the three 2027 Research Assemblies (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, or Autumn 22-28 September). During the assembly week, residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. Intent: deeper insight into the context of visual arts practices in Ireland, strengthening international connections and seeding ideas for proposed return residencies/programming. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace; The Irish Paradigm; The Museum as a Site of Vibration. ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based worldwide, committed to research excellence within their discipline. Self-catering facility; occasional hospitality. Notification October 2026. APPLY via Submittable (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (One Year Residency with accommodation, and One Year Studio Residency for local applicants without accommodation); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
Two material-research fellowships at the Jan van Eyck Academie under the Future Materials programme: one Fashion & Textile Material Fellowship and one Future Materials Fellowship, each lasting 11 months. The programme supports environmentally conscious art and design practices researching sustainable, non-toxic, biobased alternatives to fossil-based or toxic materials. ELIGIBILITY: applicants with an existing research project on sustainable/biobased materials (the Fashion & Textile stream focuses on fashion/textile systems; the Future Materials stream on biobased materials or processes for broad creative use). Projects should take a systemic perspective on the just transition. Jan van Eyck alumni, and full-time alumni of the Rijksakademie or De Ateliers, are not eligible. Fellows develop their project with the Jan van Eyck Labs and Maastricht partners (Textile Innovation Maastricht; CHILL at Brightlands Chemelot Campus). Apply via the respective Jan van Eyck application form.
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency at The Mill at Vicksburg, a self-directed residency open to artists across disciplines including film, video and new media. ELIGIBILITY: artists of any discipline; open worldwide. Apply via the Prairie Ronde application page.
The City of Ottawa Public Art Program invites professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to be Vanier's Artist-in-Residence, a community-led initiative designed to foster meaningful engagement and dialogue with the Vanier community, with the insights gained informing the creation of a final legacy artwork. The community is looking for a reliable, collaborative, and adaptable artist or team; the role will benefit from candidates with diverse community engagement experience, current or past ties to Vanier, and the ability to communicate fully in both official languages. After the residency, the artist or team will be asked to provide a proposal for a legacy artwork, with an additional budget and timeline to plan and implement it. This two-stage competition is held under the Public Art Policy as a Request for Qualifications. BUDGET: CAD 40,000 plus HST for the Artist-in-Residence (March to September 2027), inclusive of all residency costs such as consultations, research, program activities, materials, deliverables, and the artist's time, travel, and meeting attendance; plus CAD 40,000 to 70,000 for the legacy public art installation (Summer 2028), covering design, fabrication, insurance, storage, transport, installation, engineering, permits, and anchoring, as well as the artist's time and travel. ELIGIBILITY: an equal-opportunity project open to local, national, and international professional artists and artist teams with experience creating permanent public art and working with multidisciplinary teams; City of Ottawa employees are not eligible. Applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis artists are welcomed and encouraged. VISION: the selected artist participates in existing Vanier programming and establishes new opportunities for community interaction and collaboration, conducts historical research into the neighbourhood, and proposes a permanent legacy artwork celebrating Vanier's history and diversity. Application deadline: 26 June 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time, via the online form.
Second round of OASis In the Park, Fondazione Campania Welfare's residency at Parco San Laise (a former NATO base in Bagnoli, Naples) following the first cycle (San Laise Open Lab). The OASis operates as a diffused platform across multiple spaces within the park, combining artistic creation, community engagement, and social activation. WHO: artists developing participatory, socially engaged practices with strong educational and/or community-focused components; particular encouragement for artists interested in working with children, youth, and local communities, though projects of broader social relevance to Bagnoli and community regeneration are welcome. DISCIPLINES (non-exhaustive): filmmaking and audiovisual media; photography; visual arts (sculpture, street art, graffiti, painting); textile, fashion and material practices; music and sound; AI-based artistic production; spatial design and installation art; lighting/light-based practices; interior and community-oriented design; illustration and graphic arts; multidisciplinary practice. ACTIVITIES: workshops, co-creation sessions, personal-but-community-based artistic projects, training initiatives, or other artistic interventions; focus refined during selection. SELECTION CRITERIA: artistic quality and originality; capacity for participatory and socially engaged practice; relevance to local context and community needs; clarity and concreteness of the proposal. APPLY by emailing fcw.oasis@gmail.com (subject line: 'OASis In the Park Application') with: CV (max 2 pages); portfolio (links, images, documentation); artistic project proposal (max 2 pages describing the project, community engagement plan, and intended outputs). TIMELINE: call closes 26 June 2026; artists notified July 2026; residency September-October 2026.
Treehouse NDSM invites artists to apply for its next exhibition, 'Come Back to Your ___ (Nature/Culture)', running 17 September to 11 October 2026. In the context of current ecological crises, the exhibition takes the constant interaction between culture and nature as its starting point, noting how societies shape the land (from Japanese gardens to post-Soviet geometric parks, Dutch dikes and polders, and Indigenous Australian cultural burning) and how environments shape societies in turn. Artists are invited to reflect on questions such as: how do nature and culture share the same ground? How has your community shaped the land, and how has the land shaped your community? The exhibition is part of Art Park, a series launched at Treehouse in 2023 that reflects on urban nature, particularly in Amsterdam-Noord. The organisers welcome projects that do not offer answers but dig into questions and leave room for uncertainty, across media including performance, painting, making, installation and video. SELECTION: the committee (artist Alina Bielun and artistic coordinator Mulan Go) will select up to ten artworks for the 100 m2 mezzanine of Treehouse NDSM's Pavilion, considering both relevance to the theme and the chosen medium, with particular interest in the voices of artists from Amsterdam Noord (temporary or performative works that meaningfully complement the exhibition are also welcome). An artist fee is provided to all participants. Treehouse NDSM is not a traditional gallery but a multidisciplinary incubator offering 100 affordable studios, exhibition spaces and a collaborative artistic community. Submission deadline: 28 June 2026. Apply via the online form.
PLAY is all about the creative use of digital games, combining this culture with media art, discourse and education. This year's theme, 'Hey, listen! (Music & Emotion)', relates to mixtape culture and the sharing of bonds and feelings with the people you like and love. The open call invites artists and developers to submit games or playful media works (including alt.ctrl, interactive theatre and performances) for one of three strands: the Creative Gaming Awards (works that let players get creative in or with them, including the Most Creative Game Award); the core exhibition 'Hey, listen!' (works fitting this year's Music & Emotion theme); and Focus Hamburg (a Local Artists Feature for artists and developers based in Hamburg). All games shown in the festival exhibition are eligible for the Audience Award, chosen by festival visitors and honoured at the Awards Show. Selected projects are showcased to an international audience. NOTE: this is a festival exhibition and awards open call rather than a paid grant; no artist fee is stated. The Call for Games & Playful Media Works is open until 28 June 2026 (Calls for Talks and Workshops follow). Submit via https://www.playfestival.de/en/play26-submissions-are-open.
Kasteel Wijlre estate invites international artists to apply for The Resonant Garden, a three-month residency set within the gardens and grounds of the estate in the hills of South Limburg. The garden is considered a place of cultivation and care, memory and imagination, rooted histories and possible futures; artists are invited to engage with it as a site for artistic research, hands-in-the-ground material experimentation and poetic speculation. Residents have access to the gardens and a small (16 sqm) in-house studio, with basic gardening and technical tools provided; the site itself, its green exterior, its historical views on 'the garden' and its embeddedness in the South Limburg landscape, becomes both companion and collaborator. Feedback sessions with garden and art professionals from the estate's network run throughout, concluding with an open studio event or presentation, and the residency sits within the Borderlands Residency network (networking and field trips). FOR WHOM: artists living in the EU with both research- and studio-based practices who wish to engage with the garden as a metaphor, method and/or material environment, and who embrace the rural location and the quiet and relative isolation of a country estate. ACCOMMODATION: private living and studio space (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom) in the castle courtyard; a bicycle is provided and the estate is reachable by public transport (Heerlen 12 km, Aachen 17 km, Maastricht 19 km). PRESENCE: the resident is expected to spend most of the period on site and to take part in at least two (semi-)public moments (an introductory presentation and a concluding open studio), and to be available for exchanges with the estate's professional network. BUDGET: EUR 800/month for three months plus production and research compensation up to EUR 2,000; all other costs (insurance, food, transport) are the resident's. SELECTION: a panel of two artist-advisors and the director-curator review applications on artistic vision, strength of proposal, and resonance with the estate context. APPLY: send a single PDF with a motivation statement and project proposal (max 500 words) and a CV (max 2 pages) to residency coordinator Anne Vangronsveld, a.vangronsveld@kasteelwijlre.nl. Deadline: 28 June 2026; decisions communicated the week of 6 July 2026.
Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design is a request for exhibition proposals that treats the Van Alen Institute archive (thousands of competition boards, jury records, photographs and correspondence) as living material to be questioned and reinterpreted through the lens of open and fair access. Van Alen invites emerging designers and creatives of all disciplines to engage the archive, either responding directly to specific materials (competition prompts, submitted drawings) or thematically. A wide range of media is welcomed, including architectural models, drawings, images, projections, video, photography and writing; direct engagement, interaction and multi-disciplinary collaboration are encouraged. Five projects will be selected and shown together at Van Alen Institute, 28 September to 13 November 2026. ELIGIBILITY: open to emerging creatives across disciplines (architects, artists, designers, filmmakers, photographers, researchers, writers and others); no formal architectural training required. Applicants must be at least 18; be legally authorized to work in the United States OR capable of receiving an artist honorarium (so non-US applicants able to receive an honorarium may apply, though the Brooklyn exhibition and hybrid check-ins make it US-practical); be available for hybrid check-ins July to November 2026; and commit to delivering exhibition-ready work on the project timeline. Collaborative proposals are permitted, though the honorarium may be shared among collaborators. Selected participants receive a USD 3,000 honorarium, archival access and curatorial support, mentorship from Van Alen staff and advisors, free materials through Materials for the Arts, and professional documentation. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Application deadline: 28 June 2026.
ZKM | Hertzlab's Sonic Experiments artist-in-residence programme awards four scholarships to composers and sound artists specialising in electronic music: three to international artists and one to a composer with a local connection to Karlsruhe (current/former address, school, university, etc.). The 2026 edition, 'Resonating Futures', seeks artists exploring science fiction and space travel through composition and conceptual work; thematic areas may include utopian and/or dystopian approaches, the global climate crisis, decolonial perspectives, health and wellbeing, and the post-human world. The call is open to composers and sound artists of all ages and backgrounds. PROJECT AREAS: composition for live electronics; mixed music (acoustic instruments combined with electronics); experimental performance with a prominent electronic-music or sound component; live coding; and fixed media. Works may be produced in audiovisual format, and there is the opportunity to work with spatial sound (including for applicants new to it). FINANCIAL: EUR 1,500 for the entire residency (covers production, living and travel), plus free ZKM accommodation near Schlosspark for non-local grantees. TO APPLY: submit application materials to image@zkm.de by 28 June 2026, 11:59pm CEST; include the keywords 'Karlsruhe local connection' in the subject line if applying for the local scholarship. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will not be considered. Results announced July 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.
The Exploratorium's Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR), running since 1974, works with individuals and artist groups who are drawn to collaboration, interested in interdisciplinary dialogue, and open to developing new working methods. Projects have taken many forms: multimedia performances, theatrical productions, animated filmmaking, immersive installations, walking tours, and online projects. The program lets artists embed within the culture of the institution (a renowned San Francisco science museum), with access to its staff and a diverse public for cross-pollination. Residencies typically unfold over two years and include both an exploratory phase and a project-development phase. The program is designed for artists who begin with curiosity and experimentation rather than a fully formed idea, working co-creatively with the Exploratorium; applicants should be inherently curious and deeply invested in inquiry as part of their practice. SUPPORT: a USD 15,000 annual stipend, travel support, project management and financial support for residency projects, and access to Exploratorium facilities and staff expertise. Apply via the Exploratorium SlideRoom portal by 29 June 2026.
Gasworks residency open call for an early-career contemporary visual artist based in the Caribbean. The 11-week, fully funded residency takes place at Gasworks in London 6 January - 24 March 2027. Self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based programme supporting professional development, cultural exchange and experimentation. Selection by panel of Gasworks reps + external advisors with specialist knowledge of the Caribbean and UK contemporary-art scenes; priority for artists who have not previously worked in London; shortlist of four invited to a short online interview before the final decision. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES (per the UN Geoscheme for the Caribbean): Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire/Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands. Applicants must have at least moderate spoken English; no duos/collectives, partners or children supported on-site. APPLY: one PDF (max 15MB) with cover sheet, 250-word practice statement, 250-word residency-plan statement, up to 15 images/video/sound clips of recent work (captions, up to 100 words per work), CV (max 3 pages), and any relevant documentation; spoken responses via embedded video/audio links accepted. Deadline 29 June 2026, 1pm UK time. Supported by Suzanne McFayden + The Nelumbo Collection.
AIR Taipei is the international artist-in-residence program run by the Taipei Culture Foundation across the Taipei Artist Village and Treasure Hill Artist Village. The 2027 open call welcomes artists, curators, researchers, performers, writers, cultural practitioners and interdisciplinary creators working in visual art, performance, music, architecture, literature, curatorial practice, cultural studies and interdisciplinary arts. TRACKS AND ELIGIBILITY: international applicants can apply to the International Residency (free accommodation and studio space plus administrative and project support, roughly 8 to 12 weeks, no cash artist grant) and to the Treasure Hill x Puppetry Art Center Project Residency (NT$20,000, around USD 620, subsidy plus accommodation and studio). The Overseas Residency Visit, which carries a NT$100,000 (around USD 3,100) creative grant and economy-class roundtrip airfare, is open to Taiwanese artists only and does not apply to international applicants. Residency length runs approximately 6 weeks to 3 months depending on the category and host institution, taking place in 2027. International applicants must submit a resume and residency plan in English or Chinese. APPLY at https://air-artistvillage.org.tw/ before 11:59:59 (Taipei time, late morning) on Tuesday 30 June 2026. Questions: air@artistvillage.org.
SVĚTOVA 1 invites early-career artists and cultural organizers to apply for the fifth edition of its educational and research programme As We Grow. This year the course is led by artist and mythopoet András Cséfalvay, Associate Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. The 14-day project (7 to 20 September 2026) culminates in a group exhibition. WHAT YOU GET: a free 14-day educational experience; a scholarship of CZK 5,000 (around EUR 200); a rich working environment with on-site interaction with the leading artist, scholars and other artists; active involvement in the As We Grow research and event programming; organizational and professional support; and exhibition of your work at SVĚTOVA 1 for at least six weeks, with production and PR support before, during and after the show. SVĚTOVA 1 actively encourages queer and BIPoC people who have migrated to or taken refuge in Prague to apply. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be physically present in Prague for the entire program, have essential spoken English, and commit to the whole 14 days after acceptance. Note: accommodation cannot be offered due to funding restrictions. APPLY via the online Notion form with a portfolio of 3 works, a CV (max 2 pages), and either a 2-3 minute video or a 250-word motivation letter (may include images) outlining how your lived experience and interest align with the course. Deadline: 30 June 2026 at midnight; results announced by 15 July 2026. Questions: tomas@svetova1.cz.
Platform is an art organization in Vaasa, a relatively peripheral Finnish town, running an art space and a residency. The 2027 theme, Loosey-Goosey, invites working artists to explore the limits of their expression and question professionalism: what happens to our art when we define and limit it to conform to society's lines, and who decides what makes a professional artist. Platform seeks artists who work with the topic of professionalism, questioning it or rejecting result-driven societal pressures and norms. The residency is open to artists of any medium, including but not limited to installation, performance, sound art, textiles, sculpture, video, community art, and painting. SUPPORT: a fully funded residency with a private apartment (bedroom and kitchen) within walking distance of the dedicated studio and project space; a working grant of EUR 42/day (proportional to days spent in Vaasa); a material budget up to EUR 1,000 reimbursed against receipts; and one return trip (cheapest option) covered. A contact person helps the artist settle in, source materials and make connections. Platform holds basic tools and electronics (projectors, Zoom recorder, office printer, sound system, sewing machine, etc.). DURATION: 4 to 12 weeks during 2027; artists who can stay up to 12 weeks are preferred, though 4-8 week requests are considered, and duos may apply. EXPECTATIONS: give a public talk, performance, workshop or presentation at the start; communicate in English, Swedish or Finnish; spend at least 80 percent of the residency in Vaasa; and submit project documentation plus a short report for the website. Platform does not run a gallery, so no end-of-residency exhibition is offered, but it will help arrange a final presentation, studio visit or performance if wanted. APPLY: via the online form only, with a single PDF (max 10 pages, 5 MB) named FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME containing (1) an informal one-page project plan and motivation letter stating preferred 2027 period, (2) descriptions and images of 5 previous projects or artworks (direct video links for videos), and (3) a CV of max two pages including name, date of birth and current location. Open call: 8 June to 30 June 2026, 23:59 EEST. All applicants notified by the end of September 2026; the board makes the selection and is not obliged to justify it.
The Athens Residency is the flagship program of ARCAthens, a not-for-profit founded in 2017, offering two fully-funded Fellowships (Visual Art and Curatorial) that enable artists, curators, and scholars to live and work in Athens, Greece, and respond to the city's ongoing cultural renaissance. The residency is a structured, research-driven program built around scheduled engagements with artists, curators, institutions, and collections, including arranged studio and private collection visits, guided institutional access, and select community events. Distinct from studio-isolated models, it emphasizes engagement and exchange, balancing focused visits with time for independent exploration. ELIGIBILITY: ARCAthens welcomes applicants from all countries and nationalities representing a broad range of creative thought and practice; the program is open to applicants not residing in Greece. PRACTICAL: 3-month duration; USD 3,000 Fellowship Prize; USD 200 per week stipend toward food and local transportation; a basic coach round-trip ticket is provided (Fellows purchase following ARCAthens approval of itinerary and cost, reimbursed within five business days; in cases of financial hardship ARCAthens may arrange travel directly). Fellows are responsible for all other expenses, including food, local transportation, and any production, installation, or shipping costs. Visas are not necessary for US nationals for the duration of the program; others are responsible for procuring visas as applicable. Facilities include a private bedroom and bathroom with shared kitchen; Visual Art Fellows have studio access. Two Fellows are in residence at one time. Working language is English. Selection is by a 3-person independent committee of arts professionals. No fee, open call. TIMELINE: application deadline 30 June 2026 (closes 11:00 p.m. ET); notification of Fellowships mid July; residency 10 September to 30 November 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.
Scholarship from ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen), supported by the Alexander Rave Foundation, on the management of cultural heritage and the transformation of museums and exhibition centres. It enables cultural practitioners from countries on the OECD DAC list to stay with host institutions in order to deepen their professional knowledge transnationally, introduce new perspectives and build long-term cooperation through exchange. The focus is on transcultural dialogue and engaging with cultural heritage, collections and archive records, funding mutual knowledge transfer and the creation of sustainable networks, and supporting freedom in art and science, freedom of opinion and open debates. Thematic focal areas centre on transforming museums and exhibition venues in line with the ICOM definition of museums (2023): cultural participation, sustainability, non-discriminatory spaces and decolonial working methods. ELIGIBILITY: curators, restorers, mediators and culture managers from DAC-list countries. Scholarships begin after 1 February 2027.
Fellowships for Australian artists to live and work at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris for three months, undertaking a specific artistic project using the city's institutions, exhibitions, archives, libraries, collections and artistic resources. Four fellowships are offered per year. Fellows receive rent-free access to the Power Institute's dedicated living/working studio at the Cite, $13,000 AUD towards travel and living costs (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), and access to the Cite's facilities and global community of artists plus the broader Paris art infrastructure. Fellows pay a refundable bond and utility costs, and on return must share outcomes via a report, public event and/or exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously held a Cite Internationale des Arts residency (via the Power Institute or any other organisation). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute in consultation with the Cite, judged on the strength of the project, the benefit of pursuing it via a Paris residency, and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.
One-month intensive on-site residency at the Digital Arts Resource Centre in Ottawa, presented with support from The Hnatyshyn Foundation, for mid-career Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) artists developing their practice, experimenting with a new medium, or continuing a project. Residents get access to DARC's Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite and Recording Studio, audio-visual equipment, and up to 16 hours of advisor time. Proposals are welcome across film, video, animation, web-based art, sound art, AR/VR, interactive and time-based digital projects, and media-art installations, in a collaborative environment encouraging hands-on technological play. A public artist talk follows the residency (by 19 December 2026). ELIGIBILITY: mid-career Indigenous artists (a consistent body of work, publicly presented in a professional setting); must be a DARC Extended Access member (free membership granted on applying); must reside in the Ottawa-Gatineau area within commutable distance of DARC for the on-site residency. Priority is given to Indigenous artists who also identify as IBPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. Working languages English and French. Info session 10 June 2026; application deadline 30 June 2026; selection by an Indigenous recommender jury.
Stichting Stokroos offers 15 Seed Grants of €5,000 per round for emerging designers, makers and craftspeople. Eligible disciplines include (landscape) architects, graphic designers, illustrators, fashion, jewellery and textile designers, product designers, animators, printers, mould makers, ceramicists and goldsmiths. Requirements: 3 to 8 years of professional practice; application includes portfolio, CV, a short plan and budget; the proposal must focus on development (research, experimentation or production, e.g. a prototype). Not for exhibitions, publications or residencies. Selection is based on quality and originality of portfolio, urgency of the plan, and geographic distribution. No fixed deadline, but apply early: once the round's budget is nearly exhausted the application form closes until the next round. Questions: mail@stokroos.nl.
Open call for the 2027 annual programme of Kunstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol at the Kunstpavillon (approx. 175 m2 skylight gallery) and the Neue Galerie (95 m2 vaulted space, easy to darken for projections), Innsbruck. The 2027 theme 'Thresholds' invites projects that highlight counter-models or counter-cultural dynamics to conservative, anti-modern and authoritarian backlash, exploring keywords like democracy, complexity, flash crash, anti-modern tendencies and misogyny. Up to five exhibition projects are selected. ELIGIBILITY: international call open to artists from all artistic disciplines, media and practices; concrete projects, concepts, artistic interventions and portfolios accepted. Selection is made regardless of nationality, ethnic or social background, age, disability, sexual identity or gender. APPLY (German or English) via the online platform with a completed data sheet, preferred venue, a max 500-word concept (plus a 1,200-character short description), visuals, technical info, a portfolio (films via Vimeo/YouTube/Dropbox; no WeTransfer), CVs, and a cost calculation; one PDF up to 10 MB. Postal submissions also possible (Kunstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol, Kunstpavillon, Rennweg 8a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria). Curatorial/technical production support and a FREIRAD radio conversation accompany each exhibition. Deadline 30 June 2026; selected projects contacted by autumn 2026. Contact: office@kuveti.at.
Second edition of CAMPO APERTO, a site-specific biennial exhibition project at Campo XS in Genoa, a small (33 sqm) transparent-cube space in the historic Jewish ghetto, transformed from a former neighbourhood butcher shop. The programme selects 8 site-specific projects (60-day exhibition slots each) across two years as a laboratory for artistic and social practices engaging the surrounding neighbourhood, with exhibitions, performances and talks. The project also collaborates with the Diocesan Council for Minors and Families to bring non-typical art audiences into contact with the programme. ELIGIBILITY: national and international artists and curators, no age restrictions; projects must be led by an artist or collective in collaboration with a curator (self-curating must be justified); preference for projects pairing a national artist with an international curator (or vice versa), exploring the local urban context, with socio-ecological research, or dynamic interventions. APPLY by email (subject '2nd Edition CAMPO APERTO') to campoxs.genova@gmail.com by 30 June 2026 with an application form, project proposal, artist CV/bio and portfolio (max 30 MB), and curator CV/bio and portfolio (max 30 MB). Selected projects announced 30 July 2026.
The fourth edition of IMPAKT's Full Spectrum Curatorship Programme invites emerging and aspiring curators interested in media art, digital culture, and the intersection of technology and society to develop their own curatorial project proposal under expert guidance. Taking place in Utrecht from September to December 2026, it combines collective sessions, personal mentorship, guest contributions, and peer exchange, drawing on IMPAKT's archive and critical programming. Participants are paired with curator mentors to develop and position a curatorial proposal. The training covers the history, theory, contextualisation, organisation and execution of media-art programmes, including curatorial concept development, critical and societal contextualisation, artwork selection, budgets and funding, audience reception, and presentation formats, with a focus on time-based media and multi-channel/interactive formats. Confirmed mentors include Annet Dekker, Ine Gevers, Paulien Dresscher, Doreen A. Rios (online) and Eva Fischer (online). ELIGIBILITY: recent graduates and early- and mid-career curators; participants must attend all sessions and commit a minimum of 8 hours per week (preparation, research, independent work). All sessions are in English. COST AND SUPPORT: there is a EUR 400 participation fee, and participants receive an EUR 800 stipend in the final phase toward their project proposal. By the end, participants have a solid curatorial proposal to support future exhibitions and funding applications. Apply via the online form by 23:59 CET, 1 July 2026.
The ESRC Digital Good Network is commissioning an artwork or visualisation that represents its research on the question 'what does a good digital society look like, and how do we get there?' The final piece must be simple, visually engaging and effective for multiple audiences, and will be shown in physical exhibitions (first in June 2027), online (interactive elements possible), and on a Z-fold leaflet. Two-stage process: submit an Expression of Interest (a portfolio link plus an optional one-page PDF on your approach) by 1 July 2026, 4pm UK time, to applications@digitalgood.net; up to five teams are shortlisted and paid GBP 1,000 each to develop full proposals (Aug-Sep 2026); one is commissioned in October 2026 to make the final work iteratively with two Network team members (Nov 2026-Feb 2027). Artists may visualise the Network's funded projects, its 'building blocks' of a good digital society, the values behind the Digital Good Index, or any aspect of the work. Reference points include Kate Crawford's Anatomy of AI and Calculating Empires, Dear Data by Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi, and the OECD Better Life Index. ELIGIBILITY: artists or visualisers worldwide, working alone or in teams; an optional online Q&A is held 10 June 2026. NOTE: the final output is expected NOT to use AI; if AI is used in the process, applicants must disclose how. 2D artworks have panel production and transport covered; 3D artworks must cover their own production, transport and installation.
Light Work, an independent non-profit founded in 1973, offers a long-running artist-in-residence programme dedicated to the development of experimental and contemporary photographic practices. Over 400 artists have participated in the residency, with many going on to gain international recognition. ELIGIBILITY: artists working in photography or image-based media, from any country and at any career stage. Apply via the Light Work SlideRoom portal.
One-month artist-in-residence programme at Light Work in Syracuse, New York, for artists working in photography or image-based media. Residents receive a $7,500 stipend, furnished apartment-style accommodation, 24-hour access to Light Work's lab and equipment, and editorial/curatorial engagement (publication, exhibition, archival inclusion). ELIGIBILITY: open to artists from any country working in photography or image-based media; current students are not eligible. Submit via SlideRoom. Applications for the 2027 cycle are open through 1 July 2026.
Direct-to-individual artist grant from the City of West Hollywood aimed at nurturing the long-term development of an artist's practice: realising work, advancing conditions of creation, and navigating the complexities of making art and making a career. The City's goal is to keep artists in West Hollywood, attract new artists, and contribute to the city's economic and social well-being. Awardees produce a 3-5 minute film describing the project and its contribution to quality of life in WeHo, and present publicly at City Hall in November 2027. ELIGIBILITY (strict): legal address must be in the City of West Hollywood (no exceptions; proof of residency may be required); applicants must be registered on the West Hollywood Artists Registry; previous WeHo Artist Grant recipients are NOT eligible; students cannot apply in their discipline of study; cannot also be funded by another City Division or Department or co-sponsored by a Council office for the same project; only one grant category per artist per calendar year; City elected/appointed officials, employees and immediate family ineligible. PROJECTS NOT FUNDED: fundraisers, capital campaigns, murals, or religious-based programmes/events. REVIEW CRITERIA (40 points): vision and clarity of project (10), impact of funding on the applicant and WeHo community (10), portfolio (10), professional resume (10); peer-review panel forwards recommendations to the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission. TIMELINE: deadline 3pm Wed 1 July 2026; panel reviews August 2026; ACAC approves September 2026; notifications and mandatory orientation November 2026; earliest award of funds March 2027 (subject to contracting compliance). Submit two work samples (news clips do not count) plus a clear creative process and budget.
Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) supports individual creative and cultural practitioners in England to take time to develop their practice, across all disciplines including digital and media arts. The funding is for practice development (research, training, mentoring, travel, experimentation) rather than producing or presenting finished work. ELIGIBILITY: England-based independent creative practitioners with a track record who work outside the major-funded organisations. Round 24 opens 4 June 2026 (12:00) and closes 2 July 2026. Apply via the Arts Council England DYCP page.
Earthrise 26 (Design for a Living Planet), the annual cultural initiative by Circolo del Design, will unfold around clay and earthenware, approached not as functional objects but as narrative, spatial and speculative matter. One of the projects featured in the exhibition will be developed through the Earthrise 26 Residency (5 October to 3 December 2026), a unique opportunity for an under-35 international designer to create and experiment within an interdisciplinary context. Under the mentorship of Designregio Kortrijk and BASE Milano among others, the selected resident will collaborate with local designers, artisans and interdisciplinary experts in Turin to produce an original body of work exhibited as part of the Earthrise 26 exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: under 35; a demonstrated international practice through research, collaborations, cultural exchange or mobility within Europe; well-structured project planning with clear goals; thematic relevance aligned with the objectives of Earthrise 2026; and an experimental and/or innovative approach. WHAT IS OFFERED: a designer's fee of EUR 1,500 (VAT included), travel and accommodation for both phases, a public transport pass, up to EUR 3,000 (VAT included) for project production, a dedicated 30 sqm workspace, and mentorship and technical/logistical/organisational support. Organised by Circolo del Design (circolodeldesign.it; contact programma@circolodeldesign.it). Deadline: 3 July 2026; results announced 20 July 2026.
Sandberg Instituut invites artists, designers, researchers, makers and educators to propose a Temporary Department, taking on the role of Head of Department for the period September 2027 to July 2029. THEME, THE ARCHIVE: for this edition the institute seeks proposals that engage with the archive as a contemporary artistic, social, political and pedagogical framework. Increasingly recognised as a site of power, selection, memory, erasure and imagination, the archive is approached here not as a static collection but as a living, contested and generative process to be activated, reinterpreted and transformed through contemporary practice, and as a material and methodological field to work with, against and through. Possible starting points include: archives as sites of resistance, repair and restitution; embodied, oral and performative archives; collective and community-based archives; digital, algorithmic and AI-driven processes; counter-archives and practices of refusal; speculative archives and future-oriented forms of memory; creative practices that activate, reinterpret or transform existing archives; and the politics of preservation, access and knowledge production. Proposals should articulate a compelling approach to the archive plus a clear, connected pedagogical vision for how collective research unfolds over two years while supporting individual trajectories; partnerships with external organisations (museums, social archives, artist-led initiatives, community organisations and research institutions) are encouraged. FORMAT: Temporary Departments are full-time two-year master's studies bringing a cohort of students and tutors together around a specific field of inquiry; successful completion leads to a Master in Fine Arts and Design accredited by the NVAO. POSITION: the freelance Head of Department role is equivalent to approx. two days per week over the two academic years plus curriculum-development hours (October 2026 to July 2027), at an approximate daily rate of EUR 553.60, supported by a budget for core tutors and guest contributors, a department coordinator with administrative support, and institutional infrastructure. WHO CAN APPLY: applicants should have teaching/education experience; be able to develop and coordinate a two-year MA curriculum rooted in their own research and practice; have strong communication and leadership skills; have cross-disciplinary collaborative experience; be committed to an inclusive, supportive learning environment responsive to diverse access needs; be based in the Netherlands or willing to relocate; hold an established independent professional practice registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK); and, if applying from outside the EU, hold a valid Dutch residence and work permit for the appointment. SELECTION (two rounds): first-round submissions to td@sandberg.nl by 17:00 on Sunday 5 July 2026 (a max. 500-word department proposal, a max. 200-word networks and collaborations statement, and a max. 2-page CV); first-round notification 15 July 2026; interviews with shortlisted candidates 16 September 2026. Questions: td@sandberg.nl.
The Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR), established in 2015 and rooted in the port area of Kaohsiung, supports contemporary artistic practices that embrace experimentation and cross-disciplinary perspectives. The 2027 open call theme, 'Beta Port | An Unfinished Harbor', reflects a state of becoming, inviting artists to respond to the changing realities and imaginaries of Kaohsiung as a port city in continuous formation. Rather than merely revisiting history or collecting local materials, PAIR encourages projects that engage the city's present perceptions and lived experiences, emphasizing public engagement, local sensibility, and experimental approaches. PROVIDES: a 33 sqm studio (with private bathroom) and 16.5 sqm living space; exchange with local artistic and cultural spaces and a public presentation during the residency; access to shared facilities (multifunctional space, kitchen, dining, lecture and meeting rooms); round-trip travel (international economy airfare or domestic Taiwan HSR); a daily living allowance of NTD 800 per artist/group (taxes and premiums withheld); and a project material subsidy up to NTD 35,000. Designated staff assist with administrative coordination, resource matching and creative support, but artists manage their own daily life, material procurement, installation, and any non-English interpreting/translation. ELIGIBILITY: artists and artist groups (groups limited to two members) of any nationality and any discipline, with at least two years of artistic experience; students must be enrolled at graduate level or above; at least intermediate English is required (residency communication is primarily in Chinese and English); applicants must work and live independently and reside for the full approved period. Apply online by 5 July 2026.
Residency on a working 260-acre ranch in Sisters, Central Oregon, near Bend and Redmond, for artists, ecological scientists and scholars exploring connections to nature, land conservation, historic preservation, agriculture and community building. THEME 2027: Process and Material - investigating the fundamentals of practice on a working ranch; materials as memory and meaning; cross-disciplinary work welcome including ceramics, photography, textiles, arborology and beyond. STUDIOS: 9 studio spaces adapted to different mediums (Tent Cabin, Kiln Room, Pickle Room, Old Shop, Tack Room, two Hammond House studios, Cooper's Penthouse with flatbed scanner/inkjet/GlowForge laser cutter; Studio 6000 off-site for printmaking; the Dairy Barn is unavailable in 2027). 24/7 access; private studio per resident plus shared Hammond House (private room with shared/private bathroom, kitchen, dining, laundry). Wi-Fi in main spaces and select studios. The property is NOT ADA-accessible (historic site). Residents contribute via a community-engagement element (workshop, artist talk, or Studio Tour for the public; participation in Studio Tour is required). ELIGIBILITY: US-based applicants only; emerging and established artists/scientists; no specific educational qualifications; collaborations submit one joint application. Alumni may re-apply every two years. COVID-19 vaccination required (or medical exemption discussed in advance); pets not allowed; ranch equipment and farm machinery off-limits without permission. TIMELINE: application opens 1 May 2026 (Slideroom); virtual info session 15 May; application closes 6 July 2026 at midnight PST; finalist interviews 12-14 August; references due 24 August; decisions announced September 2026. Selected by panel of external reviewers active in PMRCAA's mission areas.
International visiting artist/scholar residency at the USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry in Shanghai, recruiting 5-6 participants for a cross-media, cross-cultural and cross-spatial exploration of contemporary art at a time when AI and spatial computing are reshaping artistic expression. Three program directions: Art and Technology (digital and material interaction); Humanistic Dialogue (cross-cultural understanding through exchange); and Urban Engagement (responding to urban transformation). Residents receive an individual studio plus access to ceramics, computer lab, sculpture, sound, VR and print facilities, a library and gallery, and private apartment housing (no meals). Support includes 1-2 assistants, organized museum and gallery visits, exchange with local Chinese artists, a group exhibition, and media promotion. ELIGIBILITY: teaching or public-lecture/seminar experience at a university or art institution; an active artistic practice (priority to interdisciplinary media, digital art, easel painting or integrated media); ability to organize 1-2 public events (lectures or workshops) during the residency; fluent English presentation and strong cross-cultural communication skills. Selected artists must donate two artworks for SJTU's permanent collection (provide a list of at least five works), actively participate in ICCI activities, and fully commit to the residency period. Selection announced July 30, 2026. Working languages: English and Mandarin.
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is seeking an Artistic Director (individual or team) for the 14th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Launched in 1996, the Biennale is the only one in Korea hosted by a museum and serves as SeMA's flagship international exhibition, a platform bringing together the rapidly changing media environment and the expanding city of Seoul. The 14th edition's exhibition is tentatively scheduled for 16 August to 14 November 2027 across SeMA venues (Seosomun Branch, parts of the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, Paik Ground SeMA, and the Media Art Seoul Exhibition Platform). ROLE: establish the exhibition theme, develop the plan, select artists and works, oversee installation, texts, budget, related programs/publications, public relations and sponsorship, working with the Biennale team and SeMA departments. QUALIFICATIONS: demonstrated expertise in contemporary art and, within the past five years, experience as director or chief curator of an international Biennale-scale art project; ability to contribute to SeMA's networks; ability to visit and stay in Seoul for a sufficient period; and ability to work within SeMA's institutional systems. They seek a critical perspective on media and contemporary art grounded in the Biennale's identity, a future-oriented model reflecting Seoul's history and locality, and an original curatorial proposal not previously realized in Korea or internationally. COMPENSATION: about KRW 60 million (individual) / KRW 80 million (team); part-time with flexibility to go full-time, through December 2027. APPLY by email from 3 June to 15 July 2026 (midnight KST); shortlist announced around 21 August, interviews 27 August, final selection around 31 August. Inquiries: contact@mediacityseoul.kr.
Artadia's roving Award in collaboration with 21c Museum Hotels, providing unrestricted financial support to contemporary visual artists in cities where 21c has a presence (e.g. Louisville, Cincinnati, Bentonville, Durham, Kansas City, Lexington, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Saint Louis). Three Awardees receive $15,000 each (use freely); Finalists receive an honorarium. Process and general eligibility match Artadia's standard rules (two-year residency in the relevant city, contemporary visual-arts practice, not a student, no prior Artadia award of $10,000+). Open call 15 June - 15 July 2026. Apply via Submittable only; check Artadia's FAQ for the specific 21c eligible cities for this cycle.
Aerowaves selects 20 emerging choreographers based in geographical Europe each year (the Twenty27 cohort) to have their work presented at the Spring Forward festival (14-17 April 2027 in Limerick, Ireland) and at many of Aerowaves' partners around Europe; Aerowaves promotes the selected artists for a year, creating performance opportunities with partners. EVERY APPLICANT (selected or not) has the chance to be programmed by Aerowaves network partners; around 100 performance opportunities per year are supported by Aerowaves. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be resident in geographical Europe; due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Aerowaves partners do NOT accept applications of works made in Russia or Belarus. ONE work per applicant per year. The work must have been produced in geographical Europe; must be 15-40 minutes; must be finished and have been presented to the public (a studio sharing counts; work-in-progress or rehearsal footage does NOT). The work should be easily included in a double or triple bill with simple technical requirements; works created for public/non-conventional spaces and outdoors are welcome. WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS GET: presentation fee at Spring Forward plus travel (within Europe), hotel and per diem/hospitality for each team member; a year of Aerowaves website promotion. DEADLINE: 15 July 2026. APPLY via the Aerowaves how-to-apply page.
Support for artistic plans addressing awareness of the history of slavery. Open to individuals and organisations.
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.
Four-week residency in Kyoto for artists, curators and writers from anywhere in the world, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary or social practice. Open to all career stages, 21 and over. Selected participants notified by 1 September 2026.
The VH AWARD, hosted by Hyundai Motor Group, supports emerging media artists whose work engages with the context of Asia, through an online residency and exhibitions across global platforms. FIELD: audiovisual, screen-based artworks including video art, motion graphics, animation, games, films or newly explored areas; proposals must suit single-channel video presentation (no interactivity). ELIGIBILITY: individuals or collectives whose work engages with the context of Asia, including artists of Asian descent, those based in Asia, and the Asian diaspora. Five finalists are selected, each receiving a USD 30,000 production grant and a place in the Ars Electronica online residency program (masterclasses and 1:1 mentoring), with networking and exhibition opportunities; one Grand Prix recipient (announced 2027) receives an additional USD 30,000; a new Honorary Mention category recognises one or two further applicants with website features and selected residency components. APPLY: via the VH AWARD website Entry Portal with a video portfolio (max 3 min), CV and artist statement (max 3 pages), and a new artwork proposal (max 3 pages) with a reference video (max 1 min); all documents in English; proposed works must be original and unexhibited. Open call 26 May - 21 July 2026 (KST); finalists announced September 2026.
Project grants from the Hugo Burge Foundation supporting individual creatives across all disciplines based in the UK, with a focus on craftsmanship, creative communities and education. The Creative Individuals stream awards up to GBP 5,000 and can cover up to 100% of a project budget under GBP 10,000. ELIGIBILITY: practitioners in all creative disciplines based across the UK. Applications open 1 June 2026 via Submittable and close 31 July 2026.
Annual artist-in-residence award funded by Dr. Michele Larose, hosted by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University, supporting visual artists who use McGill collections to create works addressing contemporary and/or historical subjects in medicine and the health sciences. Possible projects include painting, photography, performance, sculpture, and digital, video or installation art. Most work is anticipated to be inspired by Osler Library collections; sources may also include other McGill Libraries, the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, and McGill faculties and hospitals. NO STUDIO SPACE provided; the library offers research support, research space, and exhibition space. RESIDENCY DUTIES: work on the project; give a public presentation; exhibit or perform the work; submit a report suitable for the Osler Library Newsletter; complete the work by 30 April 2027. The artist retains ownership of the work but must credit Dr. Larose and the Osler Library. Applicants are encouraged to propose a project engaging one of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Strategic Research Plan themes: Infection (as a threat); Cancer (as a complex global challenge); The Brain; or Personalized/ing medicine. ELIGIBILITY: degree in Studio Arts or a related field and/or a history of exhibiting work in professional venues; open to non-Canadians, but preference typically given to Montreal-based or easily-traveling artists. APPLY by emailing ONE PDF (filename: lastname.LaroseOsler2026.pdf) to awards.oslerlibrary@mcgill.ca containing a 1-page project description, proposed timeline, CV, one letter of recommendation (addressed to Head Librarian Dr. Mary Hague-Yearl), and work samples (typically 5-15 images). Reference letters may also be sent separately by the referee before the deadline. Results announced in August or September. Deadline: 31 July 2026.
Residency for Minnesota-based BIPOC artists (Native American/American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, SWANA) and their families, run by Lanesboro Arts in rural southeastern MN. NO OUTPUT OR PRODUCT REQUIRED: the residency provides whatever the artist needs (restoration, family getaway, connection to nature, access to rural community, artistic practice) within the context of the community; only one community share-back event is required (workshop, school visit, small gathering, or blog post; arranged with Lanesboro Arts staff after selection). HOUSING: private bedroom + bath in either the St. Mane Theatre Artist Residency Center (sleeps 1-4) or the Art Loft above the Gallery (sleeps 1-5); kitchenette/full kitchen, studio space, laundry, Wi-Fi; neither space is currently ADA-accessible. COHORT OPTION: solo, OR apply with a specific BIPOC artist collaborator, OR apply open to being matched with another BIPOC resident at the same time (both receive the stipend; lodging split between St. Mane and the Art Loft). Spouses/partners only get a stipend if they themselves are applying as artists in the cohort model. SELECTION: lottery process (no traditional artistic-merit gatekeeping); 6-12 residents chosen depending on session lengths; lottery is recorded and shared with applicants for transparency. ELIGIBILITY: BIPOC artists currently based in Minnesota. APPLY via the Lanesboro Arts website. TIMELINE: initial deadline 11:59pm Monday 10 August 2026; lottery the week of 10 August 2026; rolling applications thereafter if slots remain, until 1 April 2027 or until full. Lanesboro Liaison (staff or vetted community member) optionally available for tours, grocery delivery, and outdoor recreation (biking, kayaking, hiking, state parks, etc.).
Open call to participate in LPM (Live Performers Meeting), described as the biggest worldwide event dedicated to audiovisual performing arts, returning to Rome for its 27th edition. Artists can take part with AV performances, VJ sets and live mapping (a 30-minute slot to perform); workshops, lectures and project showcases; interactive AV installations; and the Live Immersive Contest (competing for prizes from technical partners). NOTE: this is a participation call rather than a funding opportunity - it requires a paid subscription (EUR 20 as artist or guest) which includes a festival pass, a 30-minute slot, a T-shirt and a daily drink, plus a 20% discount on workshops; there is also a volunteer option. Deadline to submit a proposal is 16 August 2026. Enquiries: subscriptions@liveperformersmeeting.net.
CALI Futures supports artists and cultural workers across California, individually and in teams, who are meaningfully contributing to alternative efforts outside of conventional nonprofit and for-profit arts and culture systems. The Fund encourages work focused on income, ownership, and care, and uplifts the role of artists and cultural workers in shaping and sustaining alternative efforts that provide greater financial stability, strengthen creative ownership, and deepen mutual support across the broader arts ecosystem. Project-restricted grants of USD 5,000 are awarded through a competitive process. Competitive applicants present (a) a clear project request; (b) proof of an active, current artistic or cultural practice; (c) a description of their contribution to an alternative effort that improves financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutual support and addresses challenges not sufficiently solved by conventional nonprofit or for-profit sectors; and (d) framing that ambitiously describes the larger implications of this work for transforming artists' lives and future cultural possibilities. The Fund supports individuals and teams at every stage, from initial ideas to research, implementation, experimentation, and reflection. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be individual artists or cultural workers (cultural producers, culture bearers, creatives, cultural practitioners); must reside full-time in California; must be contributing to an alternative effort improving financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutualistic social support within the arts and culture sector; and that contribution must have occurred or begun on or after 1 January 2020. Teams are eligible, but all team members must meet the criteria and only one application is accepted per team (one member applies and is responsible for grant requirements). INELIGIBLE: individuals without an active practice; organizations seeking operating or program support; arts administrators; individuals living or working outside California; past CALI Catalyst grantees describing the same project funded in 2021-2025; incomplete applications; and those with a conflict of interest with CCI or Hewlett Foundation board, staff, or directors. The Fund is administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. TIMELINE: applications open 9 June 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT; deadline 28 August 2026 at 11:59 a.m. PT; review September to November 2026; notifications by 17 November 2026. Submitted via Submittable. Questions: grants@cciarts.org (include CALI FUTURES in the subject line) or 415.288.0530.
The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) invites applications for its 2027 Artists in Residence program, fostering artistic exchange in key areas of current research. Residencies are available in five themes: Spatial Audio; Klavierautomat (algorithmic composition); Moving Loudspeakers; Dance and Generative AI; and Object Performance. The program offers access to ICST's facilities and technical infrastructure, professional support from researchers, and per diems for meals and accommodation. Artists and musicians working with sound and sound media, whose practice reflects a strong interest in one of the listed research areas, are encouraged to apply. One selected project from the Spatial Audio Residency will be featured at the SONIC MATTER Festival 2028 as part of an ongoing partnership. PRACTICAL: residencies include use of facilities and technical infrastructure as specified in the thematic descriptions, plus technical support by ICST research staff. Participants receive a contribution toward travel to Zurich (up to CHF 300 for persons living in Europe, up to CHF 500 for persons living outside Europe) and a per diem to cover meals and accommodation in Zurich; participants organise their own travel and accommodation, with ICST assistance if required. Residency dates are defined individually. APPLICATION: submitted via the online form, uploading a concept sketch, composition idea or project draft (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); a portfolio of three selected works relevant to the residency topic including links to external audio and video (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); and a tabular CV covering education and career (PDF, 1 page, 10 MB max). The residencies are awarded by a jury of ICST researchers and project leaders. TIMELINE: deadline 1 September 2026 at 24:00 CET; candidates notified mid-October 2026. Selected candidates receive forms required for an invitation to Switzerland and must confirm participation and return completed forms within 10 days or the invitation may be withdrawn.
Residency for artists across seven disciplines (architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary, literature, music composition, theatre, visual arts). Sole selection criterion is artistic excellence. Applications open 15 August 2026. February deadline of the following year covers the Fall/Winter cycle.
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 residencies at Q-O2 offer time and space for artistic research, reflection and creation in the field of experimental music and sound art. In 2027, Q-O2 will host 20 residencies, 10 for international artists and 10 for local artists living in Belgium, working with, on or around sound. The programme is open to artists, art workers and theorists who wish to pursue a research-oriented project; note that Q-O2 does not organise production-directed residencies and is not a rehearsal space. Duos are possible, and exceptionally small groups too. SUPPORT: a work studio and materials, a creative and communicative environment, and the possibility to present work to a public and/or propose a workshop; for international residents, accommodation in a shared apartment and a contribution to travel expenses of up to EUR 200; and a small subsistence budget reserved for artists who do not come with other funding. There is no artist fee. A final public presentation can be arranged if the artist wishes but is not expected; what Q-O2 requires are some traces of the residency in word, image and/or audio form. APPLY by 15 September 2026: email a concise project proposal of no more than one page plus a permanent link to your website or other secondary information (no temporary links) to info@q-o2.be with the subject 'Residency27 - your name'. State where you would travel from, how long you would like to stay (4 to 6 weeks), and your interest in Q-O2 as a working environment, and make sure you receive an email confirmation of receipt.
Artadia's open call for Boston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists not chosen as Awardees receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (curator review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Boston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000 or more. Open call 15 August - 15 September 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
$75,000 prize for women figurative realist painters, awarded by a five-member jury. The winner receives $37,500 each year for two years to create a solo exhibition that travels nationally; one finalist additionally receives $10,000. Open to emerging artists who have not yet achieved full professional recognition.
Subsidy supporting in-depth activities or innovative impulses within the artistic practice of Rotterdam-based visual artists, with a clearly defined artistic question or objective. Applicants must be registered with Art Office (artoffice.info) with an up-to-date artist page. The 2026 Round 2 deadline is 21 September 2026, 11:00 (form opens 10 August 2026); results by 16 November 2026. Round 1 (deadline 2 March 2026) has already closed. Decisions made by the director of CBK Rotterdam on advice from an expert committee.
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.
Artadia's open call for Atlanta, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton. Must reside in an eligible county for 2+ consecutive years prior to deadline, contemporary visual-arts practice, not a student, no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 September - 1 October 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
Lighthouse Works' Fellowship Program supports a diverse range of cultural producers working at the vanguard of their creative fields. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year-round, and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, and USD 1,750 in financial support. Fellows enjoy a private bedroom and share a kitchen, bathrooms, and living space in a 3-story Victorian house; all dietary needs are accommodated, and on most nights Lighthouse Works staff cook for and eat dinner with the fellows. Studios are located about 1.5 miles (a 30-minute walk) from the fellowship house, are private and flooded with light, and face the ocean adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where the island ferry arrives. Lighthouse Works also maintains a wood and metal fabrication shop and a kiln. While in residence, a fellow's primary obligation is to pursue their own work, though every fellow participates in two events, an Artist Talk and Open Studio, that bookend the fellowship; the program's intimate size allows for conversation, critique, and collaboration. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance. Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply through the online Slideroom system. SELECTION: staff review applications for completeness, a jury of experts in each artist's field reviews complete applications and identifies finalists, interviews are scheduled in early January, and applicants are notified in mid-January. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. APPLICATION CALL: Lighthouse Works accepts applications each year from September to October (the 2026 portal was open 15 September to 15 October 2025). The deadline shown here is the anticipated close of the next annual call for the 2027 cycle; confirm exact dates on the Lighthouse Works site when the portal reopens. Apply at http://thelighthouseworks.slideroom.com.
Mondriaan Fund grant for written and/or spoken-word publications about contemporary visual art: article series, long reads, podcasts, video essays, social-content series, and similar formats published across magazines, newspapers, online platforms, public media or social media. Aimed at strengthening reflection on, criticism of, and journalism around visual art practice in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Eligible applicants: existing or new platforms (online magazines, public media, podcast outlets, etc.) AND individuals working as curators, critics, social-content creators or journalists. New initiatives and collaborations may apply. Two cycles per year; the next deadline is 15 October 2026, 16:00 Dutch time / 10:00 Caribbean time (an earlier 2 April 2026 round has already closed). Grant covers up to 70% of eligible expenses, with two pricing structures: fixed €2,480/month for short 1-6 month work periods, or a flexible grant of up to 12 months for larger project plans (amount determined by submitted plan and budget). Round budget €229,000. Good fit for science-communicator / critical-tech / art-and-AI long-form writing, podcast series, or video essay projects. Applications submitted via the Mondriaan Fund online portal after creating an account; documents cannot be uploaded after the deadline. Free to apply.
Project funding from the Toronto Arts Council for professional media artists to create or complete independent film, video, audio, digital, VR/AR and multimedia works, with grants up to $15,000. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons who have lived in Toronto for at least one year, are professional media artists retaining full creative control, and are not students.
Artadia's open call for Houston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Houston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 October - 1 November 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
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.
The European Media Art Platform (EMAP/EMARE) is a network of leading European media-art organisations offering fully funded two-month production residencies for artists working with digital media, including media art, bio art and robotic art. Each residency provides a EUR 4,000 grant to the applying artist (including subsistence), a EUR 4,000 project budget, host-provided accommodation, travel covered according to EU ceilings, and access to technical facilities and media labs; a collaborating artist receives an additional EUR 2,000 (EUR 6,000 total for a duo). Residencies take place at one of 15 host institutions across Austria, France, Slovakia, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Germany and Poland. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be EU residents or taxpayers in an EU member state, or residents/taxpayers of one of the eligible non-EU countries (Netherlands-based artists qualify). Undergraduate and Master's students are not eligible; PhD candidates and emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply. IMPORTANT: applicants must apply as a duo or collective, or propose a collaborative project, rather than as a purely solo applicant. The 2027 open call runs from 3 September 2026 to 6 November 2026 at 14:00 CET. Apply online at call.emare.eu. No application fee.
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.
Commission artists to create new work in publicly accessible spaces such as hospitals or museums. Open to individuals and organisations. Continuous deadline.
Support for visual artists with 4+ years of experience to expand their portfolio, increase visibility or conduct research. Continuous deadline.
Funding for concrete artistic plans, research projects, or working periods in the Netherlands or abroad. Continuous deadline.
Support for visual artists at the beginning of their careers with plans for new work. Continuous deadline.
Funding for preliminary research into exhibitions, events, articles or presentations. For curators. Continuous deadline.
Support for owners and managers of objects registered as protected heritage. Continuous deadline.
Voucher to assist hiring artisans for artistic research or work production. Continuous deadline.
Voucher covering childcare costs for visual artists with dependents under compulsory school age. Continuous deadline.
Funding for developing and deepening artistic practice. Continuous deadline.
Quick-response funding for international programme participation outside the Netherlands. Continuous deadline.
Rolling general project funding for smaller media-art works, events and research. Covers interdisciplinary projects across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, film, architecture, socioculture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and children's and youth culture. For artists, professionals, initiatives and institutions based in Karlsruhe (group applications must include at least one person/institution with first residence or registered office in Karlsruhe). Applied for via the City of Karlsruhe online application; selected by UCCoMA Office staff.
Rolling Expression of Interest call for the Grainger Museum's Creative and Research Residency Program at the University of Melbourne. The programme encourages enquiry into the Grainger Museum Collection and Archive in creative, academic and open-ended ways to deliver research, artistic, learning and/or public-facing outcomes. KEY OBJECTIVES: deliver creative and/or academic research aligned with the museum's aims; research and take inspiration from the Grainger Collection and Archive; engage with University of Melbourne students and/or participate in academic symposia. WELCOMED THEMES: creative enquiry and responses to the Grainger Museum Collection, Archive and building; discipline-focused research into the Grainger Archive; and musical instruments, composition and technology. APPLY at any time by emailing a brief CV and a 1-page proposal (aim and scope, intended collection/archive focus areas with accession numbers if applicable, proposed dates and timelines) to grainger@unimelb.edu.au with subject line 'Grainger Museum Residency Program application'. Reviews twice a year, in April and September. The museum encourages applicants to contact them to discuss the project idea before submitting.
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.