Currently 14 active paid curatorial 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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Cas-co and Kunsthal Mechelen invite Belgium-based emerging curators, writers, critics, researchers, art historians and research-based practitioners to apply for the Ernest Albert Invitational 2027, a four-month Reflective Residency at Cas-co in Leuven within the Off the Grid programme. The Reflective Resident joins the four artists of Cas-co's Artistic Development Residency from 14 January to 14 May 2027, developing an independent research trajectory while closely following the questions, processes and conversations emerging within the group. Reflection is understood as an active practice: creating connections, introducing perspectives, asking questions and generating new contexts around artistic work. The residency culminates in a Reflective contribution to the public programme of the group exhibition at Kunsthal Mechelen, 4 June to 29 August 2027, curated by Jessica Meuleman (Kunsthal Mechelen), Zuzanna Rachowska and Arthur Cordier (Cas-co). SUPPORT: EUR 1,100 artist fee per month, EUR 120 transportation allowance per month, and a one-time production budget of EUR 600 (EUR 5,480 total including VAT). ELIGIBILITY: Belgium-based; priority goes to applicants early in their careers, with limited institutional access, or developing interdisciplinary research practices around contemporary art. HOW TO APPLY: one PDF (max 10 MB) with a description of your practice, a proposal, CV and portfolio, via the online application form (Google Form linked from the call page). Jury meets 26 October 2026; selection announced 4 November 2026. Queries to arthur[at]cas-co.be. Deadline 14 October 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Pedantic Arts Residency opens applications for its Summer 2027 and Fall 2027 programmes in Pittsburgh: two four-week residency cohorts and two research grants. THE RESIDENCY houses three creatives at a time (a visual artist, an organizer and a writer) in a collective four-week programme that emphasizes exploration, exchange and community connection over production. Residents get free furnished housing in a shared apartment, a USD 2,000 stipend to cover living expenses (half on arrival, half on completion), a Pittsburgh-based guide working in their field, tickets and institutional passes, and introductions across the city's creative community. THE RESEARCH GRANT invites an individual visual artist, curator or writer for a one- to two-week independent stay to conduct Pittsburgh-related research, with a free private bedroom at the Pedantic Apartment, a USD 500 or USD 1,000 honorarium usable at the grantee's discretion, and help establishing relevant connections. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be 18 or older and not Pittsburgh residents at the time of application; travel costs are the participant's own. Residency attendance and staying in the provided housing are required. APPLICATION: applications are free until 28 September 2026 at 23:59 EST; a USD 20 fee applies from then until the final deadline of 15 October 2026 at 23:59 EST.
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.
The Tilting Axis Fellowship 2027 supports researchers, designers, writers, curators and cultural producers based in the Caribbean region, led by Nieuwe Instituut with Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Fresh Milk (Barbados), RAA! (Aruba) and Instituto Buena Bista (Curacao). Formal degrees are not required; the program prioritises creativity, critical thinking and strong potential over credentials. FUNDING: a EUR 2,500 stipend per fellow, up to EUR 1,000 additional travel budget for research-related movement within or beyond the Caribbean, and full coverage of airfare and programming for the Netherlands visit. PROGRAM: six weeks in April-May 2027 with weekly check-ins and a self-defined project milestone, including a 10-day visit to the Netherlands with five days of tailored cultural programming, site visits and meetings with artists and institutions. ELIGIBILITY: residents of designated Caribbean territories (including Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and others); diaspora members based elsewhere are not eligible. APPLY: proposals by email to ta-fellowship@nieuweinstituut.nl. DEADLINE: 15 October 2026.
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the thirteenth Brooks International Fellowship Programme: two 6-month fellowships in 2027 for international researchers based outside the UK, hosted in the Tate Britain Curatorial Division and complemented by activities and residency life at Delfina Foundation. FELLOWSHIP 1, Leonora Carrington: Art and the Theatre of Life: foundational research into the British-Mexican artist's interest in theatre, performance and performativity, locating, analysing and contextualising theatrical materials across archives, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera, and situating them within Carrington's transnational career; a Fellow with knowledge of the Mexican social-political context, culture and performance histories of the second half of the twentieth century is particularly well placed. FELLOWSHIP 2, Artist Supported Studios: contributing to research and development of the 2028 Tate Britain Commission through the lens of artists who work with supported studios (organisations enabling disabled and neurodivergent artists to develop sustained professional practices), exploring how galleries, commissioned artists and supported studios can develop different forms of communication and ways of working through the commissioning process, how collaborative practices can be documented and interpreted while remaining attentive to artistic agency, and how the research can shape future institutional practice. Fellows live at Delfina Foundation with a desk in their room plus hot-desking, work at Tate Britain, collaborate across Tate sites, get access to Tate's collection, archive, staff and networks, and present their practice at Tate and Delfina events. APPLICATION: download and return the Word application form from the Tate jobs page (only returned Word forms are accepted; nothing is filled in online). DEADLINE: Wednesday 21 October 2026, 17:00 GMT.
To mark the 30th anniversary of its World of Art school for curatorial practices and writing, SCCA-Ljubljana establishes the Award for Curatorial Practices, recognizing outstanding achievements in curating contemporary visual art. The award is organized in partnership with Moderna galerija (MG+MSUM), Cukrarna/MGML and the Center for Contemporary Arts Celje, with support from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. WHAT YOU GET: two tiers are awarded in 2026, a Large Award of EUR 5,000 gross for an established practice (minimum 10 completed curatorial projects within the last 15 years) and a Small Award of EUR 2,500 gross for an emerging practice (minimum 3 completed projects within the last 5 years). ELIGIBILITY: curators working within Slovenia's cultural sector, or Slovenian curators whose projects have been realized in international institutions. APPLICATION: submit a single PDF (max 5MB) containing a portfolio, a curatorial statement, a biography and a statement on the relevance of the practice (each up to one A4 page), plus consent, via the Google Form linked from the call; materials in English, filename formatted NAME_SURNAME_Award for Curatorial Practices_2026. DEADLINE: 23 October 2026, with the ceremony in December 2026.
Asymmetry Art Foundation and Nottingham Contemporary offer a fully funded two-year Assistant Curator Fellowship embedded in the curatorial team of one of Europe's leading contemporary art institutions. The fellowship is geared towards an early-career curator who, to any extent, identifies with Chinese or Sinophone cultures or backgrounds, continuing Asymmetry's programme of curatorial fellowships at UK institutions (previous placements include Chisenhale Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery). WHAT YOU DO: contribute to exhibitions, artist commissions, live programmes, research, writing and institutional development, working across all stages of projects while developing independent curatorial work and joining Asymmetry's international network of scholars and practitioners. WHAT YOU GET: an annual salary of GBP 27,556 plus pension and National Insurance contributions, annual leave plus UK bank holidays, visa and legal fee assistance where required, and a travel and relocation allowance. ELIGIBILITY: early-career curators with roughly 1 to 3 years of experience, an educational background in art history, cultural studies or related fields, familiarity with contemporary artistic practices, direct experience collaborating with artists, and proficiency in English. Applications must be in English; accessibility support is available via fellowship@asymmetryart.org. APPLICATION: via the Asymmetry application portal. DEADLINE: 25 October 2026. The fellowship runs 6 April 2027 to 5 April 2029.
Stroom Den Haag's PRO Art Program scheme contributes to the costs of an art programme: a series of activities (exhibitions, presentations, lectures, workshops, etc.) with an artistic, substantive, thematic and/or formal connection that take place within a certain period. It also covers exchange activities with other countries and programmes for guest studios and artist-in-residencies. WHO CAN APPLY: organisations that realise the programme on a non-profit basis, including artist initiatives, collectives and associations, plus independent curators and organisers. Applicants do not have to be based in The Hague: Hague artists apply via their Stroom registration (Mijn Stroom), outsiders apply with a CV, and all participants must provide CVs or current Stroom registration. ASSESSMENT: intrinsic quality and coherence, added value for The Hague's art climate, potential to catalyse broader activity, budget proportionality, audience engagement, and fair artist pay. APPLICATION: via the Stroom portal with an 80-word summary, a plan of max 2,500 words, a budget using Stroom's model, 10 to 20 images with a documentation list, and optionally up to 9 minutes of video. NOT ELIGIBLE: applications connected to formal (art) education programmes or from current students. DEADLINE: the last 2026 round closes 25 October 2026. The grant is valid for up to two years after the decision.
Whose Archive is it Anyway? is the first in a three-part series of events at The Photographers' Gallery exploring the future of archives and archiving. This one-day event on Friday 16 April 2027 kickstarts the conversation with commissioned talks addressing what it means to make an archive today, who decides what an archive consists of, who creates an archive, who an archive is for, and who has access. The gallery welcomes submissions of real-life experiences rather than academic papers that challenge or answer these or other points related to the future of archives. SUGGESTED TOPICS: artist and photographers' legacies; institutional archives; memory (forgotten or lost histories made visible again); truth within archives (who is telling the stories and how); ownership (who has the authority to tell stories, who owns the images and their stories); relationships between those who create archives and those who use them; radical, non-traditional archives that redesign how stories are gathered and held to safeguard living memories; family archives; reclaimed photographic archives; counter archives that question dominant historical narratives; grassroots archives; technologies that reduce barriers to archives while safeguarding material; digital preservation and digitisation; and dialogic archives. ELIGIBILITY: open to all, especially those with experience of working with archives and the stories within them; applicants must be 18 or older and available to attend The Photographers' Gallery in London on 16 April 2027 to speak at the event. Selected speakers receive a fee of GBP 200 and will be notified by 18 January 2027. Questions to archive@tpg.org.uk. Deadline 1 November 2026, 11:59pm GMT.
A funded research residency (3rd edition of the Visiting Curatorial Research Fellowship) for mid-career cultural producers from India: artists, scholars, writers/editors and curators pursuing humanities-driven research in the V&A's global photography and visual-culture collections in London. The awardee is announced in February 2027 and the fellowship starts April 2027. SUPPORT: GBP 1,600 per month, GBP 800 towards return airfare (CWIT) and visa costs covered. ELIGIBILITY: Indian citizens domiciled in India, aged 25 to 45, mid-career. APPLY by email to alkazifoundation01@gmail.com with subject 'Curatorial Research Fellowship 2027'. DEADLINE: 7 November 2026.
The UCLA Library Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP), funded by Arcadia, grants its ninth cohort of awards to preserve, document and digitize cultural heritage collections at risk from environmental conditions, political uncertainty, inherently unsustainable media, inappropriate storage, or communal and social change. IN SCOPE: 20th and 21st century materials, including print, photographic, film, video, audio, ephemeral and born-digital objects; all funded materials are published open access in the UCLA Library Digital Collections repository. GRANT TYPES: Planning Grants up to USD 20,000 over one year for organization, survey and inventory work before digitization; Project Grants up to USD 70,000 over two years for digitization and metadata creation on collections ready to digitize, or for curating existing digital assets; Regional Grants up to USD 100,000 over two years for digital collections combining materials from three or more institutions, families or archival repositories around one theme, community or historical event, hosted by an organizing institution with prior MEAP grant experience (consult MEAP staff before applying). There is also an invitation-only Emergency Grant track up to USD 10,000 (email meap@library.ucla.edu), and a new AV Grants track up to USD 100,000 for audiovisual archives opening April 2027 with selections in September 2027. TIMELINE: applications opened 14 September 2026; preliminary application webinar 15 October 2026; preliminary applications due Monday 16 November 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time via meap.smapply.io; preliminary decisions December 2026; detailed applications due 12 February 2027; awards announced summer 2027. Applications name teams working with the institutions, families or repositories that hold the collections; read the Program Guidelines and Project Eligibility documents on the MEAP site before applying.
The A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, the residency platform of the A4 Art Museum in Luxelakes Eco-City, opens its full-year 2028 recruitment. The interdisciplinary, open and collaborative platform fosters creative exchange among artists, scientists, writers and other professionals, with residents initiating participatory local activities that connect them with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, sharing sessions, media promotion and exhibition opportunities. CYCLES: Spring 2028 (April to June) and Autumn 2028 (July to October), each approximately eight weeks. WHAT YOU GET (International Residency Fellowship, fully funded): private studio and accommodation, round-trip economy airfare or second-class train within a set budget, a production grant of RMB 10,000 per person or team for materials and production (excluding living expenses), community engagement and cultural experiences, media promotion and networking. ELIGIBILITY: multidisciplinary creators worldwide, including visual and performing artists, musicians, filmmakers, architects, curators, designers and creatives with interdisciplinary backgrounds bridging art, business and culture. APPLICATION: free; submit a photo, portfolio, CV and project proposal in English and Chinese to a4residency@a4am.cn, with the subject line specifying the programme tier and preferred cycle. DEADLINE: 31 December 2026 for the 2028 full-year recruitment. A parallel self-funded light track exists; this listing covers the funded fellowship only.
Funding for preliminary research into exhibitions, events, articles or presentations. For curators. Continuous deadline.
apexart's Open Calls turn a curatorial idea into a funded apexart exhibition, selected by a crowdsourced international jury of more than 600 people in 70 countries. WHO CAN SUBMIT: anyone, from anywhere, with no fees at any level: trained and student curators, artists, writers and creative people regardless of experience, background or location. HOW: a 500-word proposal for a focused, idea-driven, original group exhibition, submitted through the online form during the proposal window. TWO ANNUAL WINDOWS: every October for exhibitions in apexart's NYC space, and every February (to early March) for exhibitions taking place anywhere in the world except NYC; for the international call you must propose a location you have actually visited, with the specific venue settled after selection. SELECTION: jurors vote anonymously online (each proposal gets an equal number of views, submitter names hidden); proposals are judged on the strength of the idea and how well it is communicated, not on connections or CV. WHAT WINNERS GET: a USD 10,000 budget (USD 8,000 for expenses, up to USD 2,000 curator honorarium, plus up to USD 1,000 venue-rental match outside NYC), with apexart covering insurance, publicity, the printed brochure, the opening reception and most logistics including loan agreements and shipping, and staff working closely with the guest curator. Winning proposals become part of apexart's next exhibition season. Check the site for the current window's exact dates; submission forms only go live during the proposal periods.