Before We Know What to Call It

A public art commission to create a permanent Clotilda Memorial, open internationally with a $2 M budget, deadline August 9 2026.

Traditional Craft Mentorships bring skilled practitioners of Appalachian craft together with emerging artists for a period of focused creative study in small groups.

Grant Programs Individual and organization grants for architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space.

The City of Peoria is brightening up its streets with a call to artists for the upcoming "Light at Play" event slated for spring 2026.

Professional mural artists and artist teams with experience in large-scale installations are invited to submit proposals for a large-scale exterior mural installation at a new residential development.

Il Premio Vittorio Viviani 28ª edizione, promosso dalla Libera Accademia di Pittura “Vittorio Viviani” APS in collaborazione con il Comune di Nova Milanese, l’Arci “Enrico Rossi” e la Fondazione Rossi, è un concorso d’arte a libera partecipazione aperto a tutti gli artisti maggiorenni.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate study in the United States — including visual artists, designers, architects, and filmmakers.

The Anita Wetzel Residency Grant offers mature artists a fully funded 4–6 week residency at Women's Studio Workshop to create new work in printmaking, papermaking, or photography.

Up to $15,000 for professional media artists to create new works or complete projects in film, video, audio, digital, VR/AR, and more.

Printed Matter Publisher Work Grant offers unrestricted funding to independent artists’ book publishers to support future projects and sustainability.

Art in Public Places staff is available for Virtual Open Office Hours (VOOH) every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. throughout the application period to answer questions about the projects, eligibility requirements, and application process.

The newly created position of Partnerships and Production Manager is a critical member of the Arts Initiative’s small, highly motivated team.

The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) announces the opening of its Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Creative Projects Grant program.

Conceived with the needs of humanists in mind, the National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.

The city of Peoria is searching for visionary artists, designers, and creative teams to help light up downtown Peoria at next spring’s Light at Play event.

AXS Film Fund is a grant program for documentary filmmakers and nonfiction new media creators who identify as living with a disability, particularly those from underserved communities.

Production Grants are awarded twice annually to individual artists, nonprofit organizations, and institutions to support new artistic commissions that take place outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm, or in nontraditional exhibition environments.

In these scary times, what will you stand up for?

In these scary times, what will you stand up for?

A fellowship year at Harvard Radcliffe Institute is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project in a uniquely interdisciplinary and creative community.

This guide presents only residencies that are fully-funded. That is, every residency below offers cost-free participation, housing, food, and access to facilities during the entire duration of the residency.

Aiming to continuously rethink and re-examine the scope and the boundaries of “curating architecture,” the CCA solicits ideas for projects that take innovative curatorial approaches and experimental formats.

The University of Rhode Island’s Harold and Mary Frank Main Gallery invites Indigenous artists to submit work for “In Pursuit of Happiness,” a juried exhibition running September 1 – October 15, 2026.

The Misk Art Institute, in partnership with the Montresso Art Foundation, offers a fully funded two‑month international artist residency at the Jardin Rouge art space in Marrakech, Morocco.

Open call for Baltimore photographers to submit work for a rotating presentation celebrating diverse photographic perspectives on Baltimore life.

La Maison Denise Masson – Maison du Dialogue de Marrakech lance son appel à projets 2027 pour deux dispositifs de résidence autour du fait religieux, du dialogue interculturel et des sociétés du Maroc, du Maghreb et de la Méditerranée.

The Future Generation Art Prize is a biennial open-call award for emerging artists.

Un programma di residenza per giovani artisti italiani under 30, con sede in Francia, che offre un’indennità mensile, una borsa di ricerca e un contributo viaggio.

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios invites applications from artists for Six Year Membership Studios, Three Year Membership Studios and Project Studios (one year).

La convocatoria AT! Musika está dirigida a fomentar la movilidad internacional de creadoras y creadores de la música.

BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS is an international platform for photographers from all levels and genres to share their best images with the creative community in Hungary and Eastern Europe.

Applications are now open for Dance Ireland Residencies taking place between January and May 2026.

For this competition, seven works will be selected by the juror and displayed for two years around the newly renovated and state-of-the-art Owen Hall within the UNC Asheville campus.

The French Institute in Egypt (Institut français d'Égypte) announces its 2027 Call for Applications for a three‑month artist residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, France.

The Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky Poet Laureate position in 1991. The Governor appoints the poet laureate for a two-year term. The word poet in the position's title is interpreted in its broadest sense to include people whose accomplishments are in any recognized literary form, including poetry, fiction, biography, creative nonfiction, playwriting, etc.

Welcome to the LexArts Community Arts Development (CAD) Project Grant Application for Individuals.

A residency opportunity for artists to visit Australian World Heritage Sites and work towards a public reflection on their learnings.

The Full Circle International Residency Award aims to support mid-career Australian artists through a unique residency, research, and exhibition opportunity.

Residencia de investigación en Pivô Salvador en Salvador de Bahía (Brasil)

The Schöne Aussicht festival is a biennial international festival that brings together theatre and performing arts for children and young people from around the world.

An 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.

Kultur invites performing arts producers from Luxembourg to submit proposals for staging creations at either the Festival OFF d’Avignon or the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2027.

Fully funded 12-week residency at Studio Voltaire in London for emerging or mid-career visual artists based in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

Artist residency exploring rituals as a technology of belonging across Tunisia and Hungary, supported by the Creative Europe programme.

MUUS Collection is an American 20th century photography collection that preserves, researches, and reveals work from the archives it owns and represents.

LOUD Art Society invites submissions for the 2026 group exhibition, Unity in Diversity: Colours of Healing.

現代アート制作を行う個人・団体を対象に、最大100万円の助成金を提供する日本の公募。

LIEVITO è un programma di residenze dedicato alle pratiche visive, performative, coreografiche e audiovisive, con focus su corpi, immagini e narrazioni in movimento.

The Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre offers a free studio residency program for artists of all disciplines, with no rental costs and flexible durations of 1‑6 months.

Residency Programme for Choreographers 2027–28

The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship is a prestigious award that supports an emerging Australian artist to travel and work overseas.

wpZimmer, a contemporary art residency space in Brussels, is inviting artist collectives to apply for a 5‑week residency in 2027.

International competition inviting artists to submit existing outdoor sculptures or installations on the theme of Earth for permanent installation at the Domaine de l'Abbaye de Pontigny in Burgundy, France.

La Corporación Cultural SACO, en colaboración con ESO Chile, invita a artistas nacionales a postular a la residencia Observatorio ISLA, un espacio de creación e investigación en torno a astronomía que se desarrollará en noviembre de 2026 en la ciudad de Antofagasta.

El Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía. C3A, dependiente de la Consejería de Cultura y Deporte, ha abierto la convocatoria de sus residencias artísticas para el ejercicio 2026-2027.

第4回 日本国際芸術祭 U35国際公募展は、(一社)夢洲新産業・都市創造機構（大阪市）が主催する、35歳以下のアーティストを対象とした国際的な公募展です。テーマは『継承から創造へ ― Inheriting the Future』で、京都の大本山・大徳寺塔頭黄梅院を舞台に、世界規模で若手芸術家の才能を発掘・育成することを目的としています。応募はプロ・アマ問わず、居住地・国籍に制限はありません。応募書類・ポートフォリオはオンラインで提出し、選考期間は8月12日から8月28日まで。最終展示は10月2日〜10月24日（前期）または10月30日〜11月29日（後期）のいずれかで行われ、約30名（組）の作品が黄梅院にて展示されます。賞金は最優秀賞（Grand Prize）2名各50万円、優秀賞（Excellence Award）3名各20万円、奨励賞（Encouragement Award）5名各10万円です。応募料は無料で、応募締切は2026年8月10日（月）です。.

Beca dirigida a artistas peruanxs para realizar una residencia artística de ocho semanas en La Nueva Fábrica, Antigua, Guatemala.

Our Art Lesson Plan Brochure showcases eighteen incredible lesson plans, many of which can be done at home. Inspire your artists with our art lesson plans! From painting to pottery, for all ages and stages, check out these creative projects.

Supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists and cultural practitioners in creating, preserving, and sharing Indigenous arts and cultural projects lasting up to 12 months.

The Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant Program supports young and emerging photographers worldwide to develop documentary and photojournalism projects focused on social, political, environmental, and humanitarian issues.

Lighthouse Arts is inviting expressions of interest for group shows in our 2026 exhibitions program.

Learn to Make Your Own Cardboard Mini Owl with Jimi Benedict at The Art Center in Blue Ridge, GA

アジアデジタルアート大賞展FUKUOKAは、2001年から開催されているメディアアート作品の公募展です。2026年の第XX回では、募集期間が2026年6月24日（水）から9月9日（水）23：59までで、応募は無料です。応募作品はメディアアートに関するもので、審査は2026年10月に行われ、受賞発表は2027年11月予定です。受賞作品は2027年3月2日から3月7日まで福岡市美術館で展示され、表彰式は3月6日（土）に開催されます。応募方法はウェブサイトの応募フォームから行い、必要書類は作品の説明と制作経緯などです。主催はアジアデジタルアート大賞展実行委員会で、文化庁や経済産業省などが後援しています。.

ArtFields transforms the city into a town-wide gallery as art is displayed not only in galleries but also in boutiques, restaurants, and other local businesses. Accepted artists are part of a celebration of art and community while they compete for over $100,000 in prizes, plus Southeastern Partner awards that include exhibitions and residencies.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture Arts Council offers the Tokyo Creation Grant Program to support diverse creative activities that enhance Tokyo’s appeal as a city.

The Bennett Prize 5 is a biennial, highly prestigious award for women figurative realist painters.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact in your community? We’re excited to launch the 2025/26 edition of The Europe Challenge—the programme that brings together libraries and their communities to address today’s most pressing social, digital, and climate challenges through collaboration across European borders.

Funding for professional artists, cultural organisations, and creative projects in Sydney.

Diriyah Art Futures, a pioneering new media arts hub in Saudi Arabia, has announced 18 successful applicants for the second Emerging New Media Artists Program.

Explore Edmonton (KDays)

ZMINA:Resilience, a partnership between the IZOLYATSIA Foundation (Ukraine), Malý Berlín (Slovakia) and Trans Europe Halles (Sweden), invites cultural and arts organisations to apply for a rolling open call under the strand “Support for International Showcasing of co‑creation projects”.

The Toronto Arts Council offers grants up to $15,000 for community-based arts projects that foster public participation, collaborative creation, and skill-building in Toronto.

Call for artwork submissions for the third installment of the I’M SCARED exhibition series at Bethany Arts Community, Ossining, NY.

Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Job Jul 17 Development & Member Services Associate Job Jul 17

The Independent Projects Grant Program is a collaborative funding initiative administered by The Architectural League of New York in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Artists 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.

Cuenta atrás para presentar candidaturas a la residencia LABORatorium de LABoral e iMAL

Das Bremer Autor:innenstipendium 2026 wird vom Senator für Kultur in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Literaturhaus Bremen ausgeschrieben.

The Kota Residency Programme offers a fully funded three-month residency in Paris for professional artists living and working in Indonesia.

The Arts Equity Funding Initiative provides grants of up to $15,000 to professional artists from designated equity‑deserving communities in Nova Scotia to support creation, presentation, professional development, and special travel.

Town Hall Seattle’s Fall 2026 Artist or Scholar in Residence program offers a four‑month paid residency (August – December 2026) for local artists, performers, journalists, researchers and other specialists.

Villa Filanda Antonini launches the Spring Open Call to select up to 4 artists and professionals for a one-month residency in March 2027.

한국국제문화교류진흥원(KOFICE)이 2025~2026 한중일 문화교류의 해를 맞아 「2026 한중일 미래세대 문화예술교류 지원사업」 2차 공모를 진행합니다.

Der Greif, a contemporary photography platform based in Berlin, together with the non‑profit Fondament, launches an open call titled "Ich seh' etwas, was du nicht siehst" ("I spy with my little eye").

Dansateliers en choreograaf Amparo González Sola nodigen choreografen uit om zich aan te melden voor de eerste editie van het Choreographic Encounters Laboratory, getiteld ‘The Body of Attention’, die plaatsvindt van 30 november tot 7 december 2026 in Dansateliers, Rotterdam, Nederland.

Recruiting nine artists (eight cohort artists and one Lead Artist) for paid participatory arts placements across Stirling communities for 2026-2027.

NORPA is inviting Northern Rivers artists and makers to be part of the inaugural Live Edge — a new annual multi-artform performance platform at The Joinery.

Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism Residency 2027 is a screenwriting residency for Indigenous artists hosted by the Banff Centre in Calgary, Canada.

Residencia artistica coletiva, auto-dirigida e de producao em novos media, totalmente financiada, no Alentejo rural.

Join Nichole Vogelsinger, of wildboho, for an immersive exploration of color and texture through embroidery.

Pōneke-based alt-rock outfit Dropper are set to release their debut album ‘Be a Little Kinder’ on November 21st via Bigpop’s boutique label Particle Recordings.

This modality aims to provide artistic residencies at Pivô Salvador, offering residents access to the institution’s facilities and curatorial guidance from the team.

The Portrait Society of America invites emerging artists (ages 18‑25) to submit entries to the 7th Annual Future Generation Competition, a juried contest that celebrates portrait and figurative work created in traditional media.

Funding to support Scottish artists taking work to international touring opportunities following the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

京都芸術センターでは、異なる文化に触れることで新しい芸術表現を生み出そうとする新進のアーティストや芸術分野の研究者の滞在創作活動を支援するアーティスト・イン・レジデンスプログラムを実施しています。

A four‑week, $2,500‑stipended residency for artists working at the intersection of environmental challenges and artistic practice, located at the Catto Center in Toklat, Aspen, CO.

An international residency for chefs, food artists, designers, researchers and creators to develop food‑based art projects at the Global Gastronomy Museum in Shanghai.

PACT Zollverein invites artists, researchers, activists and technologists to submit projects for IMPACT26 – Friction Energy, a transdisciplinary symposium exploring practices of encounter, negotiation and cooperation.

For the development, realisation and distribution of artistically high-quality, immersive and/or interactive media productions by both independent and established producers.