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Open call Deadline December 01, 2026

Flow Space Gallery Winter Open Call

Flow Space Gallery · New York, US

Flow Space Gallery is seeking emerging and mid-career artists who identify as women or queer for solo and group shows. All mediums are welcome, and selected works will be considered for future exhibition opportunities.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 20 USD
Residency Deadline December 01, 2026

Research and Production Program

Wave Farm · Acra, US

Wave Farm offers up to 6 open call research and production opportunities in 2027 for artists, researchers, and tinkerers. The program includes transmission art residencies, spatial sound residencies, and radio art fellowships.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 USD
  • stay
Grant Deadline December 01, 2026

Arts Grants For Queens

Flushing Town Hall · Flushing, US

Flushing Town Hall offers the Arts Grants for Queens program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, to support artists and arts organizations based in Queens for projects presented in the borough. The Queens Community Arts Grant provides $1,000 - $7,500 to organizations, while the Artists in Queens Grant provides $5,000 to individual artists.

  • Open to: US
  • 1,000 USD
Open call Deadline December 03, 2026

Festival de Gerardmer 2027 Fantastic Art Open Call

Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer · Gerardmer, FR

The Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer seeks artists working in the fantastic genre for a free-entry visual art exhibition during its 34th edition. Artists are asked to send their application together with an artbook, either as an online portfolio or as a digital document.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Grant Deadline December 06, 2026

Material Works Art Award 2026

Material Works · US

The Material Works Art Award is a grant for visual artists working worldwide. It provides $2500.00 and exhibition consideration in exchange for an original artwork.

  • Open to all countries
  • 2,500 USD
  • exhibition
  • fee 40 USD
Competition Deadline December 07, 2026

BBA Artist Prize 2027: Early Bird Access

BBA Gallery · Berlin-Mitte, DE

BBA Gallery invites visual artists to apply for the BBA Artist Prize 2027. The prize is open globally to visual artists aged 18+ and accepts all mediums. Selected artists will receive cash prizes, exhibition opportunities, and international exposure.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • fee 49 EUR
Open call Deadline December 08, 2026

OPEN CALL FOR CURRENTS 2027 ART & TECH FESTIVAL

Parallel Studios Inc. / CURRENTS New Media · Santa Fe, US

Parallel Studios Inc. / CURRENTS New Media is accepting submissions for its annual 2027 Art and Technology Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The festival presents new media artists from the USA and around the world.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 30 USD
Residency Deadline December 09, 2026

RESIDE 2027/28 Open Call, New Art Exchange Nottingham

New Art Exchange (NAE) · Nottingham, GB

New Art Exchange (NAE) in Nottingham is offering a residency programme for artists, creatives, collectives and community groups. The programme provides studio space, a bursary, and mentoring.

  • Open to all countries
  • 4,000 GBP
  • stay
Residency Deadline December 11, 2026

Adirondack Experience Artist-in-Residence Program

Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (ADKX) · Blue Mountain Lake, US

The Adirondack Experience offers four one-month residencies for visual artists. The program provides a $5000 stipend, $500 travel allowance, and on-site housing.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000 USD
  • stay
Residency Deadline December 11, 2026

ADKX Artist-in-Residence Program

Adirondack Experience (ADKX) · US

The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) offers an Artist-in-Residence Program. The open application period is from September 28 to December 11, 2026.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000 USD
  • stay
Residency Deadline December 14, 2026

NIAS Safe Haven Fellowship

NIAS · NL

NIAS offers a fellowship for research and working on a personal project in the Netherlands.

  • Open to all countries
  • stay
Open call Deadline December 15, 2026

Open call for Artists

Monica Mardare · Madrid, ES

This is an open call for artists for the "Architecture of Silence" exhibition in Madrid, Spain. The exhibition is organised by independent curator Monica Mardare and focuses on works that engage with silence and stillness.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 300 GBP
Open call Deadline December 21, 2026

Yosemite Renaissance 42

Yosemite Renaissance · Oakhurst, US

Yosemite Renaissance is a non-profit art organization seeking artists for the Yosemite Renaissance Exhibition. The exhibition is open to artists worldwide and focuses on interpretations of Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Sierra Nevada region.

  • Open to all countries
  • 800 USD
  • exhibition
  • fee 25 USD
Open call Deadline December 21, 2026

Textile Art Biennial BIEN 2027

Textile Art Biennial BIEN · SI

The Textile Art Biennial BIEN is an open call for artists, designers, and researchers to participate in an event taking place in Slovenia between May and August 2027. Artists worldwide can submit up to three textile-based works created within the last three years.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • stay
Competition Deadline December 25, 2026

The Adachi UKIYOE Award 2026 — Seeking Artists to Create Contemporary Ukiyo-e

The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing · Tokyo, JP

The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing runs the Adachi UKIYOE Award, an international art competition for artists aged 15 and over to create contemporary ukiyo-e.

  • Open to all countries
  • 300,000 JPY
  • fee 2000 JPY
Competition Deadline December 30, 2026

Art Prize

G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation · Agios Nikolaos, GR

The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation Art Prize promotes and financially supports contemporary artists. The 2027 prize invites artists worldwide to submit proposals for a large-scale sculptural installation for permanent display in Agios Nikolaos, Crete.

  • Open to all countries
  • 15,000 EUR
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline December 30, 2026

LNR Art Vitrine 2027 Open Call

Les Nouveaux Riches · AT

Les Nouveaux Riches runs the LNR Art Vitrine open call for artists to display work in a street-facing vitrine. Accepted media include text art, painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and illustration.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Grant Deadline December 30, 2026

The Raia Project

The Raia Project · New York City, US

The Raia Project is offering a grant for emerging artists living in New York City without major gallery representation. The grant provides $50,000 and covers living and working expenses in New York City for six months.

  • Open to: US
  • 50,000 USD
  • exhibition
  • stay
Competition Deadline December 30, 2026

Concurso Nuevos Creadores 2026: Pintura y Escultura

Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, Concejalía de Juventud · ES

The Concejalia de Juventud runs the Concurso Nuevos Creadores 2026 competition for young artists aged 14 to 35 in painting and sculpture. Prizes include 1,000 euros and exhibition opportunities.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 EUR
  • exhibition
Residency Deadline December 30, 2026

Palazzo Monti Residency

Palazzo Monti · Brescia, IT

Palazzo Monti hosts a residency program in Brescia, Italy, founded in 2017. It welcomes national and international artists to share their everyday life and experience artistic practices.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • stay
  • fee 25 EUR
Open call Deadline December 31, 2026

Open Call for Writers: SECOND SIGHT Contemporary Art Reviews

Molend Art · Glasgow, GB

Molend Art, through its platform SECOND SIGHT, invites submissions of contemporary art reviews from writers internationally. The platform focuses on contemporary art, exhibitions, artistic practices, and curatorial practice.

  • Open to all countries
Residency Deadline December 31, 2026

A4 Residency Art Center International Residency 2027 (China)

A4 Residency Art Center · Chengdu, CN

The A4 Residency Art Center is calling for applications from international artists for a residency in Chengdu, China. The residency includes studio and accommodation, travel support, and a production grant.

  • Open to all countries
  • 10,000 CNY
  • exhibition
  • stay
Art fair Deadline January 01, 2027

Crowns of Princeton

Point Pleasant Publishing · Princeton, US

Point Pleasant Publishing presents Crowns of Princeton, an experimental arts festival and exhibition in Princeton, New Jersey. The festival is open to artists internationally working in any artistic practice.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 24 USD

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