GrantAnnouncing the 2026 Lightning Fund and Jacki Apple Awards11 days leftLos Angeles, United StatesLos Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)The LACE Lightning Fund is an annual grant program that awards ten $6,000 project grants to Los‑Angeles‑County visual artists, with an additional $10,000 Jacki Apple Fund award for a mid‑ or late‑career artist.

AwardSony Future Filmmaker Awards 202794 days leftNew York, United StatesSonyThe Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027 is an international film competition offering creators the chance to win a trip to Sony Pictures Studios for an awards ceremony and industry immersion program.

CompetitionFILM PIPELINE48 days leftLos Angeles, United StatesFilm PipelineThe 9th Annual Film Pipeline Short Film Contest seeks forward-thinking storytellers and innovative creators, awarding $5,000 for best short narrative film.

ExhibitionOpen Call: Summer Show Jul 22 – Sep 12, 2026closes todayLos Angeles, United StatesFrancis GalleryFrom the gallery's outset, I've been looking for ways to support a wider group of artists beyond our main program, and this open call is the fullest expression of that intention so far.

ResidencyGeorgina Campbell Artist Residency - Apply Now for 2026142 days leftCanada, United KingdomGeorgina Campbell Artist ResidencyThe goal of EAR is to provide a positive and productive location for artists from all over the world to come and stay and create new work and networks.

GrantPerform Europe Open Call 2026‑202840 days leftEuropePerform EuropePerform Europe invites partnerships of performing‑arts organisations to submit proposals for funding up to €60 000 to develop inclusive, green touring projects.

AwardLOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 202733 days leftMadrid, SpainLoewe FoundationThe LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027 invites professional artisans worldwide to submit original works for a €50,000 award and a chance to be exhibited in Europe in spring 2027.

CompetitionWorld of WearableArt Competition50 days leftNational, New ZealandWorld of WearableArtThe World of WearableArt Competition invites designers worldwide to create wearable art for the annual WOW Show in Wellington, New Zealand.

PrizeYaa Asantewaa Art Prize 202618 days leftAccra, GhanaGallery 1957 The Yaa Asantewaa Art PrizeAn award for women visual artists from Ghana and Senegal offering a $5,000 cash prize and a fully funded three‑month residency exchange.

ResidencyRuang Kreatif Seni Pertunjukan 202679 days leftJakarta, IndonesiaBakti Budaya Djarum FoundationProgram Ruang Kreatif Seni Pertunjukan 2026 membuka pendaftaran bagi komunitas seni pertunjukan Indonesia (WNI 18‑35) untuk mengirim proposal karya, dengan 13 tim terpilih mendapatkan dana produksi, workshop, dan mentoring.

GrantGoethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) 2026 - Call for Proposals 2026Rolling applicationsSouth AfricaGoethe-Institut (South Africa)The Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) programme grants seed funding to three artistic projects that are realised in rural and peri-urban parts of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini between February and November 2026.

FellowshipVenice Biennale 2028 Expressions of Interest20 days leftVenice, ItalyCreative AustraliaCreative Australia invites Australian artists and curators to submit proposals for the Australia Pavilion at the 62nd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2028.

ResidencyResidencia artística internacional NARA en Colombia3 days leftVilla de Leyva, ColombiaSecretaría Regional Ministerial de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio de ÑubleConvocatoria dirigida a artistas mayores de 18 años residentes en la Región de Ñuble para una residencia internacional en Villa de Leyva, Colombia, con alojamiento, producción y viáticos financiados.

CompetitionVisual Alchemy | Abstract Art Competition33 days leftLos Angeles, United StatesTERAVARNAInternational juried competition for abstract art across all visual media, open to artists 18+ worldwide.

ResidencyChina | A4 Residency 2027110 days leftChengdu, ChinaA4 Residency Art CenterA fully funded international residency for multidisciplinary creators in Chengdu, China, offering studio space, accommodation, travel support, a production grant and extensive networking opportunities.

GrantOpen calls for the international mobility of Basque artists18 days leftSan Sebastián, SpainEtxepare Basque InstituteApplications are now open for grants designed to strengthen the international presence of artists working in the fields of theatre, dance, music, plastic and visual arts, film and literature.

FellowshipNew Fellowship Programme to Research the ECF Historical Archives18 days leftFlorence, ItalyEuropean Cultural FoundationThis ECF Fellowship aims to foster new research and creative work engaging with the history of the European Cultural Foundation and the broader role of culture in shaping Europe as a shared space of imagination, cooperation, and solidarity.

GrantPerform Europe touring funding 2027–202840 days leftBrusselsPerform EuropePerform Europe – the European funding scheme for cross-border touring in the performing arts sector – is calling for proposals from performing arts professionals and organisations legally based in 41 Creative Europe countries for tours between 1 March 2027 and 31 January 2028.

ResidencyArs Biologica Art X Science Residency16 days leftČeské Budějovice, Czech RepublicArs ElectronicaA fully funded residency in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, inviting artists, designers, creatives and collectives to collaborate with scientists on climate‑resilient art projects.

CompetitionWarming Huts V.2027: Arts + Architecture Competition On Ice24 days leftWinnipeg, CanadaWarming HutsWarming Huts V.2027 is an international arts‑architecture competition inviting multidisciplinary teams to design a warming hut or installation on ice in Winnipeg.

FellowshipNewBühnenakademie142 days leftHamburg, GermanyTONALiEin kostenloses, dreijähriges Ausbildungsprogramm für junge Musiker:innen im Alter von 20 bis 30 Jahren.

GrantSupracasa – Open Call 2026‑202734 days leftBraga, PortugalBraga 25 – Capital Portuguesa da CulturaO Supracasa, programa da Braga 25, abre convocatória nacional para apoiar a criação, residência e apresentação de projetos de artes performativas emergentes em Portugal.

AwardOpen Call for creative interventions: Trust me, I’m an AI/rtist18 days leftAmsterdam, NetherlandsWaagWaag invites artists, designers, and creative technologists to engage with experimental AI enablers; selected participants receive a €20,000 commission and access to the tools.

ResidencyAT! Musika18 days leftBilbao, SpainEtxepare Euskal InstitutuaLa convocatoria AT! Musika está dirigida a fomentar la movilidad internacional de creadoras y creadores de la música.

FellowshipRose Choreographic School's Artistic Cohort 2027-20298 days leftLondon, United KingdomRose Choreographic SchoolAn international two‑year research cohort offering a £15,000 budget, studio space, mentoring and travel support for artists exploring choreographic research.

ResidencyCuratorial Research Residency at Villa Arson3 days leftNice, FranceVilla ArsonRésidence de recherche curatoriale à la Villa Arson à Nice, ouverte aux commissaires, curateurs·rices et chercheurs·euses, offrant un logement meublé, une indemnité de 13 500 €, une aide de déplacement de 1 500 € et un soutien à la production.

CompetitionKing County, Washington Artists Northwest Film Forum's Collective Power FundRolling applicationsMiami, MoroccoThe Awesome FoundationAn initiative by Northwest Film Forum, Collective Power Fund distributes a total of $60,000 over 14 projects by arts collectives and individual artists in unincorporated and incorporated King County, Washington—and focuses primarily on supporting work that incites public dialogue, pushes boundaries, explores genre fluidity, speaks its truth through an authentic perspective, and is often non-traditional, anti-institutional, socially responsible, or disruptive of existing structures and conventions.

ResidencyArtists in Residence354 days leftEvergreen, United StatesGreen Box ArtsArtists of national and international stature, from diverse disciplines, and at any stage in their career, are provided opportunities to create new works while living in and engaging with the community.

Residencysƛ̓x̣etkʷ Artist-in-Residence Program – Round 338 days leftSpokane, United StatesSpokane Falls Community CollegeA three‑month winter residency (Jan 5 – Mar 26 2027) for emerging Native American visual artists, offering a $9,000 stipend, housing and travel support.

Grantアートによる地域振興助成概要・スケジュール・要項49 days left直島町, Japan公益財団法人福武財団公益財団法人福武財団が、現代アートを通じた地域振興を目的とした助成金を公募します（応募期間：2026年10月1日〜10月31日）。

GrantTravel Grants - applications are open19 days leftIcelandIcelandic Art CenterFree travel grants for Icelandic visual artists to support exhibitions, projects and residencies abroad, deadline October 1 2026, grant amount 75 000 ISK.

GrantMedia supportRolling applicationsRiga, LatviaNordic Council of Ministers – Latvia Office (Norden)Grant programme supporting increased quality of media content and minority‑language media production in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

AwardPremio Internacional de Fotografía Humanitaria Luis Valtueña 202629 days leftMadrid, SpainMédicos del Mundo EspañaEl Premio Internacional de Fotografía Humanitaria Luis Valtueña 2026 reconoce y premia trabajos fotográficos que denuncian injusticias y promueven la solidaridad, con una dotación total de 12 000 € y una exposición itinerante.

Award2026 Earth Partner Prize25 days leftCalifornia, United StatesEarth PartnerThe 2026 Earth Partner Prize is a global art competition for artists aged 14‑30, offering cash prizes of $10,000, $5,000 or $2,000 and a virtual exhibition.

ResidencyVisual and Sound Artist Residency33 days leftBratislava, SlovakiaInternational Visegrad FundThe Visual and Sound Artist Residency facilitates mobility and artistic exchange for V4 citizens in visual, sound, design, and new media fields, offering a two‑month residency with €6,000 funding.

ResidencyResidency programmes292 days leftHuế, VietnamGoethe-Institut VietnamTwo three‑month residency scholarships, offered annually in cooperation with the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, to support Vietnamese artists in cultural exchange with Vietnam and China.

ResidencyLaç(z)os Artísticos: becas de movilidad internacional para artistas iberoamericanos3 days leftLisboa, PortugalLa Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI), junto con la Dirección General de las Artes de Portugal (DGARTES)O programa Laç(z)os Artísticos oferece 20 bolsas de mobilidade artística para artistas dos países da CPLP e da Ibero‑América, com apoio financeiro de €2.250 por bolsa.

ResidencyEFFEA Call #5 – European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists Residency52 days leftMultiple citiesEuropean Festivals Association (EFA)The European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) invites festivals to propose emerging artists for a cross‑border residency programme, with applications open 1 September – 3 November 2026.

ResidencyEMAP Residencies 55 days leftGijón, GermanyEuropean Media Art Platform (EMAP)The European Media Artists Residency Exchange (EMARE) offers two‑month residencies at eleven European media art institutions, with €4,000 grant, accommodation, travel support and production budget for emerging media artists.

Czernecki Educational Foundation Fellowship at Columbia University’s Institute for Ideas and Imagination18 days leftParis, FranceCzernecki Educational FoundationStypendium dla artysty, pisarza lub badacza z Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej na rok w Instytucie Idei i Wyobraźni Columbia University w Paryżu. Aplikacje przyjmowane do 30 września.

GrantWijhat – Culture Resource5 days leftBeirut, LebanonAl Mawred - Culture ResourceWijhat offers travel grants of up to €7,000 to Arab artists and cultural actors to support mobility within the Arab region or abroad. Applications for Round 3 close on 17 September 2026.

FellowshipAmerican Academy in Berlin – Berlin Prize Fellowship 2027‑2813 days leftBerlin, GermanyAmerican Academy in BerlinThe American Academy in Berlin offers semester‑long residential fellowships to American scholars, artists, writers, composers, and journalists for advanced independent research and creative work.

FellowshipCreative Catalyst Fellowship 202733 days leftUnited StatesAAPI Civic Engagement FundThe Creative Catalyst Fellowship supports individual U.S.-based artists 18+ to create public‑engaging work on AAPI issues, offering $30,000 each and a yearlong program with travel, accommodation, and communications support.

GrantResearch trips for curators from Germany / Goethe-Institute125 days leftMunich, GermanyGoethe-InstituteThe Goethe-Institut offers curators based in Germany a grant for research trips abroad to deepen knowledge of international contemporary art.

ResidencyVilla Fatumbi111 days leftNantes, FranceAmbassade de France au BrésilNouveau programme d’échanges transatlantiques de l’Ambassade de France, qui met en relation des artistes, des institutions, des festivals et des structures culturelles en France, au Brésil et en Afrique.

ResidencyOpen Call Residency Suriname 202739 days leftHong Kong, SurinameThe Creative Industries Fund NLA three‑month residency in Suriname for individual designers, architects and spatial practitioners, offering a stipend and accommodation across Paramaribo, Moengo and Frederiksdorp.

ResidencyIbermúsicas abre sus Convocatorias 202519 days leftMadrid, SpainIbermúsicasConvocatoria para residencias de creación o investigación musical en cualquier parte del mundo, con apoyo financiero de hasta USD 5.000.

GrantResonance Grants – Performing Arts 202613 days leftFranceFrench Australian Cultural Exchange FoundationThe Resonance Grants – Performing Arts program offers up to AUD 20,000 to French or Australian performing‑arts organisations for collaborative projects that foster exchange between the two countries.