BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Design\, Worldwide X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Design\, Worldwide deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Design\, Worldwide. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:inato-gallery-touch-some-grass-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223307Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Deadline: Inato Gallery: Touch Some Grass (open-call poster exhibit ion) DESCRIPTION:Touch Some Grass is an open-call poster exhibition responding t o the growing presence of AI-generated imagery and its impact on creative labour\, authorship and visual culture. At a time when images can be produ ced instantly and consumed just as quickly\, the exhibition reclaims the p oster as a space for ideas\, intention and public conversation\, inviting artists to make work that questions\, challenges or reflects on this chang ing landscape. As the organisers put it\, the question is no longer whethe r machines can make images\, they can\; the question is what kind of world we build when speed matters more than thought. NOTE: this call offers exh ibition and visibility only\, with no artist fee or stipend. SUBMISSION GU IDELINES: artwork size A3 (297 x 420 mm)\, portrait orientation\, 300 DPI\ , CMYK recommended\, print-quality PDF preferred\, maximum file size 1 GB\ , one submission per artist. CAP: participation is limited to 60 artists a nd the submission form closes automatically once all slots are filled\, so the effective deadline may fall well before 31 August 2026 (10 of 60 slot s were taken at the time of listing). Inato Gallery is an artist-run space in Iligan City\, Philippines\, which began as a solo street exhibition by KaraTula and now runs concept-driven solo and group shows\, open mics\, t alks and workshops built on openness\, participation and the belief that a rt should exist where people already are.\n\nOrganisation: Inato Gallery\n Location: Submissions are digital (A3 portrait PDF) and no residency or tr avel is required\; the exhibition is mounted by Inato Gallery\, an artist- run space in Iligan City\, Philippines. No nationality restriction is stat ed.\nAward: No artist fee\, stipend or production budget. This is an exhib ition opportunity: selected posters are shown in Inato Gallery's Touch Som e Grass exhibition. No submission fee is stated in the call.\nDuration: On e-off poster exhibition. Exhibition dates are not announced yet.\n\nMore: https://www.inatogallery.com/open-call?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantde sk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.inatogallery.com/open-call?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran tdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Submissions are digital (A3 portrait PDF) and no residency or trav el is required\; the exhibition is mounted by Inato Gallery\, an artist-ru n space in Iligan City\, Philippines. No nationality restriction is stated . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:jugaad-absolute-improvisation-sac-mama-magnet-2026@artificialnouveau.gi thub.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223307Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260906 SUMMARY:Deadline: JUGAAD: Absolute Improvisation\, open call for printed ma tter and small-format works (Amsterdam) DESCRIPTION:Open call from SAC Art Amsterdam and Mama Magnet for a printed matter fair themed around jugaad: improvised\, resourceful solutions built from what is on hand (from the Sanskrit yuj\, 'to join'\, via Hindi jugar \, famously embodied by post-independence Punjabi vehicles pieced together from scrap metal and pump engines). The curators want work that engages t he spirit of jugaad either as subject (everyday intelligences of getting b y\, lateral logics of adaptation\, unlikely workarounds\, reinvention born of necessity) or in how it was made (found or repurposed materials\, adap ted processes\, structures built to solve a specific constraint). Work tha t came from adjustment rather than access\, problem-solving rather than bu dget. WHAT: zines\, artist books\, comics\, risograph or photocopied print s\, posters\, foldables\, instruction manuals\, packaging and other small- format works\; if it can travel in a suitcase it is probably in scope. No framed work or anything needing gallery-standard installation. Gen-AI imag es and text are not accepted. WHO: artists\, designers\, writers and colle ctives whose practice genuinely engages with the theme\; if unsure\, reach out and explain in a line or two. Selected work must reach the Netherland s by end of September 2026. TERMS: selections made on a rolling basis 5 Au gust to 5 September\; selected work is sold at the fair (9-10 October\, Am sterdam) on mutually agreeable commission terms\, with payment within 30 d ays of each sale and unsold work returned after the consignment period. HO W TO APPLY: email info@mamamagnet.org with a CC to art@sacartamsterdam.com \, subject line 'JUGAAD - [Your Contribution]'\, by 5 September 2026\; ear lier is better given rolling selection.\n\nOrganisation: SAC Art Amsterdam and Mama Magnet\nLocation: Fair takes place 9-10 October 2026 in Amsterda m. Open internationally\, but selected work must be shipped to the Netherl ands by the end of September 2026 at the artist's expense.\nAward: No appl ication fee. Selected work is sold at the printed matter fair on mutually agreeable terms regarding commission\, duration and number of editions\; a rtists are remunerated within 30 days of each sale. Unsold works are retur ned at the end of the agreed consignment period.\nDuration: Rolling select ion 5 August to 5 September 2026\; fair 9-10 October 2026\n\nMore: https:/ /sacartamsterdam.com/upcoming-programmes/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran tdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://sacartamsterdam.com/upcoming-programmes/?utm_source=artificialn ouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Fair takes place 9-10 October 2026 in Amsterdam. Open internationa lly\, but selected work must be shipped to the Netherlands by the end of S eptember 2026 at the artist's expense. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-international-vouchers-2026@artificialnouveau.github. io DTSTAMP:20260816T223307Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:Deadline: International Vouchers DESCRIPTION:Travel voucher for Dutch-based professionals in design\, archit ecture and/or digital culture who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation\, lecture or workshop. To apply you must have submitte d an application to the Fund in the past five years that was positively as sessed (previous International Vouchers do not count). The inviting foreig n party must cover a proportionate share of the costs. Covers hourly fees\ , travel and accommodation directly related to the activity. IMPORTANT TIM ING RULE: applications are accepted from 5 months to a minimum of 7 weeks before the activity begins\, and processing takes about 6 weeks. This lead time can rule out activities that fall shortly after a round opens. Round 2 (4 May to 22 June 2026) has closed. Round 3 runs 8 September 2026 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2026 16:00 CEST\, with a budget of EUR 33\,000\; given the 7-week rule it effectively serves activities starting from late Octob er 2026 onwards. IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE: you must already have had an appl ication to the Fund positively assessed within the past five years\, and a previous voucher does not satisfy this\, so this is not a viable first ap proach to the Fund. The window runs 8 September 2026\, 15:00 CEST to 27 Oc tober 2026\, but closes early once 20 complete applications are received. Maximum one voucher per applicant per calendar year.\n\nOrganisation: Stim uleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL)\nLocation: Netherlands (for international travel)\nAward: Up to €1\,500 within Eur ope (zone 1) / up to €2\,500 outside Europe (zone 2)\nDuration: Per trip \n\nMore: https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/international-voucher s?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/international-vouchers?utm_s ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Netherlands (for international travel) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:stimuleringsfonds-design-sector-internationalisation-2026@artificialnou veau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223307Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260923 SUMMARY:Deadline: Stimuleringsfonds: Design Sector Internationalisation Gra nt Scheme 2026 DESCRIPTION:This scheme funds international activity by the Dutch design\, architecture and digital culture sectors\, covering projects that take pla ce mainly abroad and require at least one international partner. Open to p rofessional makers\, observers\, design agencies and cultural institutions . Grants run EUR 10\,000 to EUR 50\,000 with at least 20 percent co-financ ing. The round runs 25 August 2026\, 15:00 CEST to 22 September 2026\, 16: 00 CEST. From 2026 places are allocated by lottery draw rather than order of submission. Activities in countries under a code-red travel advisory or subject to sanctions are excluded. Applicants must be registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK).\n\nOrganisation: Stimuleringsfonds Creat ieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL)\nLocation: Netherlands-based applicants\; funded activity takes place mainly abroad. At least one inter national partner required.\nAward: EUR 10\,000 to EUR 50\,000. Minimum 20 percent co-financing. Round budget EUR 300\,000 (2026 total EUR 600\,000). No application fee.\nDuration: Project-based\; activities take place main ly abroad.\n\nMore: https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/design-sect or-internationalisation-grant-scheme?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk &utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.stimuleringsfonds.nl/en/grants/design-sector-internationali sation-grant-scheme?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=refer ral LOCATION:Netherlands-based applicants\; funded activity takes place mainly abroad. At least one international partner required. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:impart-nalli-fellowships-2027-28@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223307Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Deadline: The Impart & Nalli Fellowships 2027-28 DESCRIPTION:A research fellowship from Impart\, an online platform building accessible resources on South Asia's art histories\, in collaboration wit h Nalli Silks\, a heritage textile brand established in 1928. The programm e has supported two research projects a year since 2024-25\; for the 2027- 28 cycle two fellowships are awarded\, each carrying a grant of up to INR 5.5 lakhs for one year of independent research and project development. AR EAS OF FOCUS: underexplored textile-related histories\, practices and trad itions across South Asia. Any textile-centric subject may be proposed\; th e call particularly encourages textiles in religious\, literary\, liturgic al and mythological contexts\; the environmental impact of textile product ion and consumption\; endangered or disappearing textile traditions\; crit ical perspectives on textile revivalism\, digitisation\, archives and mate rial afterlives\; labour in textile production with attention to caste\, c lass and gender\; relationships between textiles and other cultural forms including storytelling\, poetry\, music\, architecture and material cultur e\; techniques\, technologies and tools tied to specific traditions\; Sout h Asian textiles within the contemporary global design economy\; intellect ual property\, ownership and cultural rights\; and socio-cultural perspect ives on the relationship between handmade and industrial textiles. ELIGIBI LITY: open to anyone aged 18 or over residing anywhere in the world\, prov ided the project engages with textile practices in the wider South Asia re gion (Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, the Maldives\, Myanmar\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, Sri Lanka\, Tibet). Early- and mid-career researchers\ , designers\, archivists\, journalists\, writers\, educators\, practitione rs\, collectives and small organisations are all welcome\, and collaborati ve projects are permitted provided co-creators are credited and listed in the application. Both new and ongoing projects are eligible\, but applican ts must specify which part of the project the grant will develop and discl ose any current or previous funding from other organisations. SUPPORTED FO RMATS: journalistic inquiry\, documentary film\, archive activation\, prac tice-based research\, archive generation\, digitisation and documentation initiatives\, and exhibition or book projects. DELIVERABLES: a comprehensi ve project report at the end of the grant period\; a research dossier deve loped from that report in collaboration with Impart\, presenting key quest ions and findings and hosted on Impart's website for public benefit\; and a set of final project outputs\, which may be audio-visual (interviews\, s hort films)\, visual essays (photographic or process-based documentation)\ , written pieces (essays\, features\, interviews) or curatorial work (exhi bition or digital curation). Fellows also take part in periodic check-ins and submit progress reports. Copyright is settled case by case\, but all f inal outputs must be made openly and freely accessible to the public. APPL ICATION: a Google Form structured as a full project proposal\, plus a proj ect budget (percentage-based allocation is acceptable\, but be as specific as possible)\, a project timeline for the one-year period with key phases \, activities and milestones\, and a single supporting PDF containing an u p-to-date CV\, selected work samples\, and up to two letters of support or recommendation. The form is in English\; applicants who would prefer anot her language are invited to write to Impart to arrange an alternative. NOT E: the fellowship has a strict no-tolerance policy on the use of AI or LLM s in the application form or any submitted materials\, and any violation r esults in rejection. KEY DATES: applications close 31 August 2026\; awarde es notified December 2026\; fellowships run January to December 2027. No i ndividual feedback is given on unsuccessful applications.\n\nOrganisation: Impart in collaboration with Nalli Silks\nLocation: Remote and self-direc ted\; applicants may reside anywhere in the world. Projects must engage wi th textile practices across South Asia: Afghanistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\ , India\, the Maldives\, Myanmar\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, Sri Lanka and Tibet. \nAward: Up to INR 5.5 lakhs (INR 550\,000) per fellow towards project exe cution\, covering research-related expenses including travel\, fieldwork a nd documentation subject to approval. Two fellowships are awarded. No appl ication fee.\nDuration: One year\, January to December 2027\n\nMore: https ://imp-art.org/fellowship-grant/impart-x-nalli-fellowships/?utm_source=art ificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://imp-art.org/fellowship-grant/impart-x-nalli-fellowships/?utm_so urce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Remote and self-directed\; applicants may reside anywhere in the w orld. Projects must engage with textile practices across South Asia: Afgha nistan\, Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, the Maldives\, Myanmar\, Nepal\, Pa kistan\, Sri Lanka and Tibet. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR