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Residency Deadline January 05, 2027

LOEB Fellowship

Harvard University Graduate School of Design · Cambridge, US

The LOEB Fellowship is a residency program run by Harvard University Graduate School of Design for mid-career practitioners in fields related to the built and natural environment. It provides support for renewal and reflection in an active career.

  • Open to all countries
  • stay
Competition Deadline January 05, 2027

Sony World Photography Awards 2027 — Single Image

World Photography Organisation / Sony · London, GB

The World Photography Organisation and Sony are holding the Sony World Photography Awards 2027, a single image photography competition. Photographers from Ukraine and other countries are eligible. The deadline is January 5, 2027.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000 USD
  • exhibition
  • stay
Open call Deadline January 10, 2027

Spore Collective

CuratorSpace · London, GB

Spore Collective is a peer-peer learning journey about art and ecology organised by CuratorSpace. It is for creatives, artists, writers, and makers in any field who are curious about the intersection of creativity and ecology.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Competition Deadline January 15, 2027

Silent Book Contest 2027 Illustration Competition

Carthusia Edizioni · IT

The 14th edition of the international wordless picture book competition, Silent Book Contest 2027: Gianni De Conno Award, is run by Carthusia Edizioni. The competition is open to illustrators worldwide and the winning project will be published.

  • Open to all countries
Competition Deadline January 29, 2027

14th International Ceramics Exhibition Mino (Japan)

International Ceramics Exhibition Mino, Japan · Tajimi, JP

The International Ceramics Exhibition Mino, Japan, is calling for self-created works mainly made of ceramics on the theme of ‘Potential of Ceramics’. About 200 works will be exhibited at Ceramics Park MINO in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000,000 JPY
  • exhibition
  • stay
Open call Deadline January 31, 2027

Call for Abstract art: Neoteric Abstract

Limner Gallery · Hudson, US

Limner Gallery is holding its fifteenth annual exhibition, Neoteric Abstract XV, dedicated to abstract art. The exhibition is open to artists working in any media and will be held at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 35
Competition Deadline January 31, 2027

Songavazzo Mural Competition 2027 - Under 40 Artists

Comune di Songavazzo · Songavazzo, IT

The Comune di Songavazzo invites artists under 40 to propose a permanent mural on landscape, history, and identity. The winning artist receives 1,000 euros gross and accommodation during execution.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 EUR
  • stay
Open call Deadline January 31, 2027

Architecture of Silence - Digital Exhibition, Madrid, Spain

Monica Mardare · Madrid, ES

Monica Mardare is organising a digital art exhibition in Madrid, Spain, titled "Architecture of Silence". The exhibition is open to artists working in digital art, AI, moving image, and photography.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 75 GBP
Open call Deadline February 04, 2027

Measure Twice Cut Once Collage Exhibition

La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles · US

XHBT® is gathering submissions for the Measure Twice Cut Once exhibition of physical collage. The exhibition is open to collage artwork made by hand in a physical medium.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Grant Deadline February 14, 2027

EU–Japan Fest Mobility Support 2026

EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee · JP

The EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee supports individuals and organisations for projects between Japan and a European Capital of Culture. The fund supports travel for research, project planning, and collaboration.

  • Open to all countries
  • 50,000 JPY
Competition Deadline February 15, 2027

Concorso Lucca Junior Premio Livio Sossi 2027

Lucca Crea and Lucca Comics & Games · Lucca, IT

Lucca Crea and Lucca Comics & Games run the Livio Sossi Prize for editorial illustration. Artists of any nationality can enter by illustrating an unpublished text.

  • Open to all countries
  • 2,000 EUR
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline February 19, 2027

Call to curators. Lea Bridge Gallery, London 2027

Lea Bridge Gallery · London, GB

Lea Bridge Gallery is inviting curators to submit proposals for a group exhibition. The primary focus of the gallery is painting, but all types of art are open. The hanging space works best with 2D artwork.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 50 GBP
Open call Deadline February 28, 2027

Call for Nature Inspired Art: Arte Natura

Limner Gallery · Hudson, US

Arte Natura is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the world of nature and biology, organized by Limner Gallery. It is open for entry to all artists working in any media.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 35
Residency Deadline March 01, 2027

CORE RESIDENCY

Millay Arts · Austerlitz, US

Millay Arts offers a fully-subsidized Core Residency for multidisciplinary artists for two-week to month-long stays in the Hudson Valley. Applications are accepted twice a year with deadlines of March 1st and October 1st.

  • Open to all countries
  • stay
  • fee 45 USD
Open call Deadline March 01, 2027

Galwad Agored: Arddangosfa Haf 2027 / Open Call: Summer Exhibition 2027

Plas Glyn-y-Weddw · Llanbedrog, GB

Plas Glyn-y-Weddw is launching the Open Summer Exhibition 2027, an annual mixed-media showcase for artists at all stages of their creative journey. Artists must be 16 years of age or older.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,500 GBP
  • exhibition
  • fee 15 GBP
Grant Deadline April 30, 2027

Call for individual mobility 2026-2027

Culture Moves Europe · BE

Culture Moves Europe offers a grant for individual mobility for artists and cultural professionals residing in Creative Europe countries. The grant supports artistic or cultural projects with objectives to learn, create, explore, or connect.

  • Open to: AL, AM, AT, BA, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL
  • 85 EUR
  • stay
Open call Deadline April 30, 2027

International Mute Photo Festival: 2027 Call for Photography

International Mute Photo Festival · Karlovasi, GR

The International Mute Photo Festival is calling for submissions for its 2027 festival in Greece. The festival is open to photographers and will exhibit selected works.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • stay
Competition Deadline May 01, 2027

The Greatest Photos of the World

Stichting Daguerre · Zierikzee, NL

Stichting Daguerre runs The Greatest Photos of the World 2027, a photography competition for emerging and established photographers worldwide. The competition theme is Living Together – How We Share Our Planet.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Competition Deadline May 01, 2027

Kunstpreis Kunstverein Münsterland 2027

Kunstverein Münsterland · Coesfeld, DE

The Kunstverein Münsterland awards an art prize worth 10,000 euros and an exhibition in Coesfeld. Applications close on 1 May 2027.

  • Open to all countries
  • 10,000 EUR
  • exhibition
Residency Deadline August 20, 2027

SubScena Open Call 2027

SubScena · Zagreb, HR

SubScena is offering an open call for residencies and performance presentations in Zagreb, Croatia. Accommodation and travel expenses are covered.

  • Open to all countries
  • stay
Grant Deadline October 14, 2027

ZMINA: Rebuilding International Showcasing of Co-creation Projects Ukraine–Creative Europe Countries

IZOLYATSIA Foundation and Malý Berlín together with Trans Europe Halles · UA

IZOLYATSIA Foundation and Malý Berlín together with Trans Europe Halles announce a rolling open call for cultural and arts organisations within the ZMINA: Resilience project. The call supports projects showcasing co-created works by Ukrainian and other Creative Europe cultural organisations.

  • Open to all countries
  • 50,000 EUR
  • exhibition

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