The Grant Desk - Artist Residencies, weekly digest

Leitrim Sculpture Centre: Exhibition Residencies for Visual Artists 2027 (Ireland, EUR 4,000 fee plus solo show) (closes 9 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Leitrim Sculpture Centre, in association with Leitrim County Council
Deadline: 9 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 4,000 artist fee (inclusive) per residency, plus a private studio apartment with broadband, a one-person exhibition, up to 20 hours a month of specialist technical support, free exhibition installation support, and curatorial support. Up to four residencies.

Leitrim Sculpture Centre (LSC), with Leitrim County Council, offers up to four Exhibition Residencies for visual artists in 2027. Each residency lasts up to eight weeks, between mid-February and mid-November 2027, and ends with a one-person exhibition at the Centre.

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ARCAthens: Athens Residency Fellowships (Spring 2027) (closes 14 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

ARCAthens
Deadline: 14 Nov 2026, 23:00 EST
Award: Fully funded: housing, travel, a Fellowship Prize and a weekly stipend (most recent published terms, Fall 2026: USD 3,000 Fellowship Prize and USD 200/week stipend, round-trip airfare reimbursed). No application fee.

The Athens Residency is the flagship program of ARCAthens, a not-for-profit founded in 2017, offering fully funded Fellowships for visual artists and curators to live and work in Athens.

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Democracy Foundation: Democracy Residency 'European Dream' 2027 (Kuldiga, Latvia; Liepaja European Capital of Culture) (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Democracy Foundation (Kuldiga), part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 1,000 stipend per participant (covering expenses during the residency, including travel), plus up to EUR 1,000 per participant to develop and run their activity, and accommodation in Kuldiga's Old Town. Six participants. No application fee stated.

International interdisciplinary residency run by the Democracy Foundation in Kuldiga, Latvia, as part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme.

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Montpellier 2028: A Living Valley residency in visual arts and sound (Aniane Abbey, Herault Valley, EUR 6,000 per artist) (closes 16 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Montpellier 2028 - Terres de culture, with the Communaute de communes Vallee de l'Herault
Deadline: 16 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 6,000 grant per artist, covering remuneration, daily allowances and return travel to Aniane. Accommodation provided, plus rehearsal, recording and workshop space in the former abbey and help with local travel.

Artistic research and creation residency 'A Living Valley: A Sensitive Evocation of the Herault Valley', run by Montpellier 2028 - Terres de culture and the Communaute de communes Vallee de l'Herault as part of L'Abbaye des Possibles, a project reimagining the former Aniane Abbey as a place for...

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Cryptic Nights 2027/28 Open Call (sound, performance and technology, Scotland) (closes 19 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Cryptic, Glasgow
Deadline: 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award: GBP 800 fee for solo artists, up to GBP 2,000 for groups, plus residency days, mentoring, travel and access budgets.

Cryptic Nights supports emerging Scotland-based artists making work that combines original sound or music with performance, screen or technology, to develop an existing piece and present it in Cryptic's programme.

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Radical Sabbatical 2027: six-month residencies on touch at the University of Birmingham (GBP 3,500 fee + GBP 500 production, UK-based artists) (closes 20 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Eastside Projects with University Collections, University of Birmingham
Deadline: 20 Nov 2026
Award: GBP 3,500 artist fee plus GBP 500 production budget per artist; two artists selected.

Radical Sabbatical is a collaboration between Eastside Projects and University Collections at the University of Birmingham that gives two artists a six-month residency centred on research and development.

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Futures of Listening x Immersive Audio Network: Residency Open Call (Bristol, IAN Festival 2027) (closes 21 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Futures of Listening (FIBER, 4DSOUND, Robin Koek, Art of Sound) and the Immersive Audio Network (IAN)
Deadline: 21 Nov 2026, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 1,750 residency fee (excl. VAT, paid on invoice), plus return travel from the Netherlands to Bristol and private accommodation for 22 to 30 January 2027. No application fee.

One residency for a freelance audio practitioner (composer, sound designer, audio maker, artist or researcher) registered in the Netherlands, to develop an existing project into a spatial, story-led sound work.

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MON-ART: Nicosia Monastery of Arts Residency 2027, art, sustainability and community (Cyprus, EUR 6,000 fee) (closes 23 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Visual Voices (MON-ART project, co-funded by Creative Europe)
Deadline: 23 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 6,000 artist fee per artist, plus EUR 1,400 production costs, travel (EUR 600-1,000) and shared accommodation. Two artists selected. No application fee stated.

Visual Voices invites artists working at the intersection of art, sustainability and community life to the Nicosia Monastery of Arts Residency in Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest: Artist in Residence 2027 (Kentucky, USD 2,500 stipend) (closes 30 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (Arts in Nature programme)
Deadline: 30 Nov 2026
Award: USD 2,500 stipend, plus a furnished one-bedroom cabin (kitchen, bath, Wi-Fi), a studio near a 32-acre lake, staff support, and free or discounted classes and events. No application fee stated.

Annual residency in which artists live at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest and create site-specific work inspired by total immersion in the natural environment. WHO: visual and mixed-media artists, including those working with sound and with performance that incorporates visual elements.

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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships 2027-28 (University of Michigan) (closes 1 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 EST
Award: USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 relocation (figures from secondary listings; confirm on the official site).

An academic-year fellowship for mid-career journalists to pursue a study project at the University of Michigan, with seminars and programming at Wallace House. DEADLINES: international applicants 1 December 2026, 11:59 pm ET; US applicants 1 February 2027. No application fee stated.

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EHIN European Hybrid Intelligence Network: Dirty Lab Artist Residencies in Biocomputing (2027) (closes 4 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Hybrid Intelligence Network (Kersnikova, ZKM, Kontejner, LABoral, CPN, GLUON), co-funded by Creative Europe
Deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 25,000 fixed residency grant per artist (6 artists), covering fee (max 35%) and production; travel and accommodation arranged separately with the host; optional extra co-production budget in Phase 2. No application fee.

EHIN invites artists to explore hybrid intelligence through the shared agency of the more-than-human world: biocomputing, interspecies and multi-species communication, biofabrication, sensing and biohybrid systems, building new artistic narratives rooted in ecological knowledge.

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Cove Park Awarded Residencies 2027-2028 (Scotland, UK, Central and South America and diasporas) (closes 11 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Cove Park
Deadline: 11 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award: Fully funded: GBP 775 per week fee (VAT inclusive, freelance), travel allowance (Scotland GBP 65 to 200, rest of UK up to GBP 250, Europe up to GBP 400, other international up to GBP 1,250), materials up to GBP 150 for studio-based practitioners, private accommodation and studio, visa and access support. Application Access Bursary available (request by 30 November 2026). No application fee.

Cove Park's biennial call for fully funded Awarded Residencies at its 50-acre rural residency site in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland, programmed between May 2027 and December 2028.

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2200: 2027 Residency for Emerging Artists (Flims, Furka Pass or Ponte Brolla, Switzerland; CHF 500 a month) (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

2200
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
Award: CHF 500 monthly stipend (about CHF 1,500 for a three-month stay), plus a studio and accommodation. Travel support negotiable. No application fee stated.

Residency giving emerging artists time and space away from their usual routine. Residents live and work on site in Switzerland for about three months on a project that grows out of the place.

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Mophradat x BUDA: Performance Residency with a Premiere at NEXT Festival (Kortrijk, 2027) (closes 4 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Mophradat, with BUDA Kortrijk and NEXT Festival
Deadline: 4 Jan 2027, 22:00 UTC
Award: EUR 10,000 all-inclusive, covering travel and visa costs, residency per diems, coproduction costs and a presentation fee for the NEXT Festival performance. Accommodation provided. Compensation if the project cannot travel due to visa refusal. No application fee.

Part of Mophradat's Art Time residencies: a three-week residency at BUDA in Kortrijk, Belgium, for a performing artist from the Arab world finalising a new production, culminating in its premiere at NEXT Festival.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Core Residency Program 2027-29 (USD 100,000 over 23 months, artists and critical writers) (closes 8 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Core Residency Program, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH)
Deadline: 8 Jan 2027
Award: USD 100,000 (USD 50,000 per year) plus a health and wellness stipend, private studio, and free or discounted Glassell School classes. Application fee USD 12.

Two-year residency for exceptional, highly motivated emerging artists and critical writers committed to developing a sustainable practice.

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Knight Science Journalism Academic-Year Fellowship 2027-28 (MIT) (closes 9 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
Deadline: 9 Jan 2027
Award: USD 87,500 stipend over 9.5 months, plus USD 5,000 for travel and housing, health insurance and a childcare subsidy. No application fee.

An academic-year fellowship at MIT for journalists covering science, health, technology or the environment, with seminars, MIT and Harvard courses and a self-directed study project.

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School for Advanced Research: Native Artist Fellowships 2027 (USD 15,000 plus Santa Fe residency) (closes 15 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center
Deadline: 15 Jan 2027
Award: USD 15,000 stipend plus housing, studio space, a supplies allowance and travel. No application fee stated.

The Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research offers three residential fellowships for Native American artists: the Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship for Native women artists working in any media (including digital art and film/video), the Ronald and Susan Dubin Fellowship...

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Caza d'Oro Residency for Visual Artists (Le Mas d'Azil, France, rolling)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Caza d'Oro, Centre International d'Art Contemporain
Deadline: Rolling, apply any time
Award: EUR 1,200 per month residency grant (EUR 3,600 over three months), plus a production budget of EUR 1,800 (Caza d'Oro's own site; the Arts en Résidence network lists EUR 2,000), housing, studio, outreach support and an end-of-residency exhibition. Travel costs are not mentioned.

Caza d'Oro is an international contemporary art centre and residency in Le Mas d'Azil, Ariège, that invites artists to research and make work in the area, with public activities, outreach and an exhibition of the work made during the stay.

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Follow Fluxus: After Fluxus Scholarship 2026/27 (EUR 10,000, 3-month studio and exhibition, Wiesbaden)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, with the City of Wiesbaden · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · EUR 10,000 grant plus a rent-free 70.88 sqm live/work studio at the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden for three months and a follow-up exhibition at the Nassauischer Kunstverein. No application fee mentioned.

Generator Residency (Kairos x Constellation, Winter 2027)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kairos and Constellation · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · USD 8,500 per month stipend (some Embedded track residents employed at a roughly equivalent salary), plus travel to and from Berkeley. No application fee.

Playful Obscura 2027: Arthouse Games Residency Africa (Addis Ababa, Goethe-Institut and A MAZE.)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba, with Creative HUB Ethiopia, A MAZE., British Council and Alliance Ethio-Francaise · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · Three-week funded residency hosting two artists at a time. 2027 financial terms were not published in the call excerpt we could verify; the 2026 Accra edition provided accommodation, a production budget of up to EUR 1,000 and a EUR 300 stipend. No application fee.

Shape Arts: Emergent Residency 2026/27 (Tate St Ives / Porthmeor Studios)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Shape Arts, with Tate St Ives · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · GBP 3,000 bursary for the selected residency artist (restricted to artists living or working in Cornwall, Devon or Somerset). Disabled artists in the rest of the UK can join the shortlisted cohort, which brings mentoring and profile but no stated bursary. No application fee.

EMMA Kreativzentrum Pforzheim: Designers in Residence 2027 (EUR 1,000/month, 3 months)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

EMMA Kreativzentrum Pforzheim (City of Pforzheim), with Pforzheim University and Design Center Baden-Wuerttemberg · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · EUR 1,000 per month (EUR 3,000 over the residency), plus material costs covered, free accommodation and reimbursed travel. No application fee mentioned.

HIAP x Sumud: Residency for Palestinian Artists in Helsinki, Spring 2027 (EUR 3,600 working grant)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme, with Sumud - The Finnish Palestine Network · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · EUR 3,600 working grant, a free 63 sqm live/work studio, one return trip, and a visa budget covering application fees and visa-office travel. No application fee.

HIAP: Ukraine Solidarity Residencies Programme 2027 (Finland)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Programme) and partner residencies · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · Working grant of EUR 1,200 per month (EUR 1,200 to 3,600 depending on residency length), plus free living and working space, one return trip from the artist's home, and a small access budget for disabled artists. No application fee.

Realities in Transition RiT2 Open Call #3: Uncharted Grounds, a VRChat world residency with L.E.V. Festival (EUR 10,000 fee plus up to EUR 15,000 production)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Realities in Transition (RiT2, Creative Europe), with L.E.V. Festival · deadline 06 Nov 2026 · EUR 10,000 gross artist fee per selected artist (paid in three instalments) plus up to EUR 15,000 gross production budget shared among the team. No travel or accommodation included. No application fee mentioned.

Dance Ireland Residencies, Spring/Summer 2027 (DanceHouse Dublin, EUR 750 per week)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Dance Ireland · deadline 09 Nov 2026 · EUR 750 per week stipend plus subsidised studio space. An extra EUR 750 bursary for artists living more than 100 km from Dublin (accommodation or travel). One Disabled Dance Artist residency with a EUR 750 bursary and an access budget. No application fee.

Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2027 (six-month art and science residency, Energy Cultures in Transition)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden (TUD Dresden University of Technology and The Schaufler Foundation) · deadline 09 Nov 2026 · Fellowship of EUR 3,000 net per month for six months (EUR 18,000), plus a production grant of up to EUR 10,000 for a solo exhibition at the TUD University Gallery in autumn 2027, a studio on campus and help finding accommodation. No application fee.

LA Department of Cultural Affairs: NEAR + CO-UP Artist Residency Grants 2027-28

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · NEAR grants of USD 12,000 for individual artists; CO-UP grants of USD 15,000 for collaborations between social-justice nonprofits and artists. No application fee.

Witte Rook x IZOLYATSIA: Digital Explorers (Across Borders) Online Residency 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Witte Rook and IZOLYATSIA · deadline 15 Nov 2026 · EUR 1,800 artist fee (excluding VAT) plus EUR 1,000 material budget (excluding VAT) per artist. Six artists selected in total (three Dutch-Ukrainian pairs). No application fee.

workspacebrussels Studio Residencies, August to December 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

workspacebrussels · deadline 01 Dec 2026 · EUR 750 flat fee per selected project for travel and lunch costs, plus a free studio for one to two weeks, basic technical equipment in some studios, communal lunches and optional work sharings. No application fee.

Adirondack Experience (ADKX) Artist-in-Residence 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) · deadline 11 Dec 2026 · USD 5,000 stipend per one-month residency, plus USD 500 travel allowance, USD 250 Art Lab materials allowance, and free on-site housing with utilities, wi-fi and laundry included.

Region Ile-de-France: Programme regional de residences d'artistes (arts plastiques, numeriques et urbains), March 2027 session

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Region Ile-de-France · deadline 18 Mar 2027 · EUR 2,400 gross per month bourse to the artist for a residency of 2 to 10 months; the programme also funds the host venue's mediation programme. No application fee.

Roger Tory Peterson Institute Artist-in-Residence (Jamestown, NY, rolling)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Roger Tory Peterson Institute (RTPI) · deadline Rolling / undated · USD 1,000 honorarium per artist; out-of-town artists also receive housing, per diem, and reimbursement for travel.

Schlossmediale Call for Art Residency 2027 (Schloss Werdenberg, Switzerland)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Schlossmediale Werdenberg · deadline 18 Oct 2026 · CHF 4,000 grant per resident, plus CHF 1,000 for travel, transport and meals, up to CHF 1,000 for material costs, and accommodation in a shared house (individual rooms). Three residencies awarded.

Creative Industries Fund NL: Residency Videotage 2027 (Hong Kong)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie), with Videotage · deadline 21 Oct 2026 · One residency grant: EUR 5,000 for a two-month work period or EUR 6,500 for three months, covering travel, insurance, living expenses, compensation for time invested, and material and transport costs. Housing, work space, Videotage guidance and production costs are paid by the Fund directly to Videotage on top of the grant; accommodation is arranged by Videotage. No application fee.

Tate x Delfina Foundation: Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027 (London)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tate and Delfina Foundation · deadline 21 Oct 2026 · Non-salaried but fully supported: return economy-class flight, UK airport transfers, visa fee reimbursement and visa support via Delfina Foundation, a living allowance bursary of GBP 40 per day, a London Underground and bus travel pass, a single bedroom at Delfina Foundation with shared facilities, and travel to other Tate galleries and UK/European cultural institutions. The Leonora Carrington fellowship adds a research resource allowance. No application fee.

HIAP: Learning Materials International Artist Residency 2027 (Suomenlinna, Helsinki)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Programme), with Kone Foundation · deadline 26 Oct 2026 · Working grant of EUR 1,350 per month (EUR 4,050 total for 90 days) via Kone Foundation, material budget up to EUR 750, access budget up to EUR 1,000, one return trip covered (slow travel encouraged), plus accommodation and workspace. For collectives, the working grant can be paid to one individual only and there is no additional travel budget.

Invisible Cartographies: Residency for Neurodivergent Artists (Buinho, Portugal)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Buinho Creative Hub (Creative Europe project Invisible Cartographies) · deadline 26 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,200 artist fee for the six weeks, free accommodation for the full period, travel budget up to EUR 300, plus a production budget and FabLab access. Meals not included. No application fee.

Ernest Albert Invitational 2027: Artistic Development Residency at Cas-co x Kunsthal Mechelen

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cas-co, Leuven and Kunsthal Mechelen · deadline 28 Oct 2026 · EUR 6,080 total including VAT: an artist fee of EUR 1,100 per month, a transportation allowance of EUR 120 per month, and a one-time production budget of EUR 1,200. Kunsthal Mechelen provides additional artist and production fees for the exhibition. No application fee.

Art Explora x Cité internationale des arts Residency, 7th Call (Paris)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Art Explora Foundation and Cité internationale des arts · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,000 per month living stipend plus up to EUR 3,000 production grant, a furnished live-work studio of around 50 m2 at the Cité internationale des arts, round-trip travel to Paris and curatorial mentoring. No application fee.

OASis Bom Dia Residency 2027 at Cultivamos Cultura (Sao Luis, Portugal)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cultivamos Cultura (European OASis project) · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,300 project fee, travel budget up to EUR 500, production and material expenses up to EUR 1,600 (pre-approved), food per diem, plus free accommodation in a private room in a shared farmhouse and access to a workspace or studio and all Cultivamos Cultura spaces and resources.

Transatlantic Stars Visual Arts Program 2027: US residencies for EU artists

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

European Union Delegation to the United States · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · Fully funded: each selected artist receives a living stipend and a materials budget (amounts not published), plus airfare, visa assistance, on-site lodging, studio space and access to host facilities. Six placements. Free to apply.

Eyebeam AGENCY NYC Residency, Spring 2027

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Eyebeam · deadline 15 Nov 2026 · USD 5,000 stipend per selected artist, plus mentorship and access to tools and technical expertise through Eyebeam's network. No application fee (via Submittable).