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Grant Deadline November 01, 2026

Програма Visualise

Український інститут · UA

The Ukrainian Institute offers up to 1.5 million UAH for an exhibition abroad as part of the Visualise program. The project is done with a foreign partner institution in priority countries and must feature Ukrainian photography or address specific themes.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,500,000 UAH
  • exhibition
Commission Deadline November 01, 2026

Il Teatro della Luce

Fondazione Teatro della Città di Livorno “Carlo Goldoni” · Livorno, IT

Fondazione Teatro Goldoni Livorno launches an international open call for a site-specific contemporary artwork dedicated to the historic velario of the Goldoni Theatre. The project invites artists, collectives and curators of all ages and nationalities to explore the relationship between contemporary art, architecture and natural light.

  • Open to all countries
  • 15,000 USD
  • exhibition
Grant Deadline November 01, 2026

Гранти Президента України для молодих митців у галузі культури у 2027 році

Державне агентство України з питань мистецтв та мистецької освіти · UA

The State Agency of Ukraine for Arts and Arts Education announces a competition for the Presidential grants of Ukraine for young cultural figures for 2027. Applicants must be between 14 and 35 years old.

  • Open to: UA
Open call Deadline November 01, 2026

Parkscapes ‘26

Regent’s Park Gallery · London, GB

Regent’s Park Gallery is holding a Festive Season Exhibition in London, inviting artists to submit paintings, drawings, and original prints of parks and urban nature. Selected works will be exhibited for sale in the gallery and online.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
  • fee 10 GBP
Competition Deadline November 01, 2026

Environmental Photography Award 2027

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation · Monaco, MC

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation runs the annual Environmental Photography Award competition for photographers who use visual storytelling to raise environmental awareness. The award is open to photographers of all nationalities aged 18 or over.

  • Open to all countries
  • 5,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
Open call Deadline November 01, 2026

Future of Archives: Whose Archive is it Anyway?

The Photographers’ Gallery · London, GB

The Photographers’ Gallery invites submissions for a presentation at an event about the future of archives in London on April 16, 2027. Applicants must be adults from any country with experience working with archives and able to present in person in London.

  • Open to all countries
  • 200 GBP
Competition Deadline November 01, 2026

Award .ART 2026 Award

.ART · Miami, US

Award .ART 2026 is a global art prize for artists worldwide, open to individuals and collectives. Applicants must be 18 or older and submit a digital presence linked through a .ART domain.

  • Open to all countries
  • 15,000 USD
  • stay
Open call Deadline November 01, 2026

Nordic Council of Ministers: New Programme Nordic Currents 2027–2028 Open Call

Nordic Council of Ministers · DK

The Nordic Council of Ministers invites project proposals for the Nordic Currents initiative taking place in 2027–2028. Established organisations from European countries neighbouring the Nordic region can apply.

  • Open to: BE, EE, FR, DE, IE, LT, LV, NL, PL, GB
  • 100,000 EUR
Open call Deadline November 02, 2026

Open Call 2027 – Urban Ecologies: Coexistence and Control

Lendhauer · Klagenfurt, AT

The association Lendhauer invites artists, designers, architects, performers, theorists and practitioners working in interdisciplinary contexts to develop projects for Klagenfurt’s Lendhafen addressing the theme “Urban Ecologies: Coexistence and Control.” Submissions must be sent by 2 November 2026.

  • Open to: AT
  • 4,000 EUR
Residency Deadline November 02, 2026

Open Call for Palestinian artists in Helsinki (Finland) Spring 2027

HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme · Helsinki, FI

HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme and Sumud invite Palestinian contemporary artists to apply for a three-month residency in Helsinki during Spring 2027. The residency provides a studio, travel, and a working grant.

  • Open to all countries
  • 3,600 EUR
  • stay
Residency Deadline November 02, 2026

Open Call for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists in Finland 2027

HIAP · FI

HIAP is organizing an open call for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists for residencies in Finland in 2027. The program offers free living and working space, travel, and a monthly grant of €1200.

  • Open to: UA
  • 1,200 EUR
  • stay
Residency Deadline November 02, 2026

Designers in Residence Scholarship

EMMA - Kreativzentrum Pforzheim · Pforzheim, DE

EMMA - Kreativzentrum Pforzheim invites international young designers to Pforzheim for a three-month work phase as part of the "Designers in Residence" scholarship programme. The scholarship includes accommodation, workshop access, a monthly allowance, and travel reimbursement, with results presented in an exhibition.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
Residency Deadline November 02, 2026

Open Call for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists in Finland 2027

HIAP · FI

HIAP is organizing an open call for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists for residencies in Finland in 2027. The program is supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,200 EUR
  • stay
Publication Deadline November 02, 2026

Cultural Reckonings

Tate Papers · London, GB

Tate Papers is seeking contributions for its September 2026 issue on "Cultural Reckonings". The publication welcomes academic and practice submissions examining contemporary responses to legacies of racism and oppression in art and its institutions.

  • Open to all countries
Competition Deadline November 03, 2026

HERALBONY Art Prize 2027

HERALBONY · Tokyo, JP

HERALBONY is holding the HERALBONY Art Prize 2027, an international art award for artists with disabilities. The prize is open to artists worldwide regardless of professional status, age, or nationality.

  • Open to all countries
  • 3,000,000 JPY
  • exhibition
Open call Deadline November 03, 2026

2027 Getxophoto Open Call

Getxophoto Image Festival · Getxo, ES

The Getxophoto Image Festival is organizing the 2027 Getxophoto Open Call for visual artists and photographers worldwide. The festival will take place from May 27 to June 20, 2027, with the theme 'Tide'.

  • Open to all countries
  • 500 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
  • fee 22 EUR
Commission Deadline November 04, 2026

Tangelo Park Community Center Public Art Call

Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs · Orlando, US

Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs seeks artists for a new artwork at the renovated Tangelo Park Community Center in Orlando. The commission budget is $28,200.

  • Open to all countries
  • 28,200 USD
Open call Deadline November 04, 2026

IAF - International Art Frontier

Moho Gallery · Venice, IT

IAF - International Art Frontier is an international platform for visual artists, hosted by Moho Gallery. It invites artists of all nationalities to submit their work for a collective exhibition in Venice, with four winners receiving a solo show and a €1,000 prize.

  • Open to all countries
  • 1,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
  • fee 35 EUR
Open call Deadline November 04, 2026

Rotterdam Photo 2027 Vibrance

Stichting Daguerre · Rotterdam, NL

Rotterdam Photo is an international festival organized by Stichting Daguerre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is an open call for photography.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Grant Deadline November 05, 2026

VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant Program

VIA Art Fund · US

The VIA Art Fund Artistic Production Grant Program offers grants of $25,000 to $100,000 for newly commissioned contemporary art projects in public spaces and non-traditional exhibition environments. It supports artists, nonprofit organizations, and cultural institutions.

  • Open to all countries
  • 25,000 USD
  • exhibition
Publication Deadline November 06, 2026

OPEN CALL for artists and writers - Labour Repetition and Print

Haus-a-rest Zine

Haus-a-rest Zine is seeking submissions from artists and writers internationally for its online publication, Issue 76, on the theme of Labour Repetition and Print. Applicants must have an Instagram account.

  • Open to all countries
  • exhibition
Residency Deadline November 06, 2026

European Media Art Platform Residency Programme 2027

European Media Art Platform

The European Media Art Platform offers a two-month production residency for artists, artist duos, collectives, and artistic collaborations working across digital, media, robotic, and bio art. Applicants must be residents or taxpayers of an EU member state or eligible non-EU country, and cannot be undergraduate or Master's students.

  • Open to all countries
  • 4,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
Residency Deadline November 06, 2026

EMAP 2027 European Media Art Residencies Open Call

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial · ES

LABoral Centro de Arte y Creacion Industrial opens the EMAP 2027 call for two-month production residencies at fifteen European institutions. The initiative covers digital and multimedia art, robotics and bioart. Applicants must be residents of the European Union or taxpayers in an EU member state, or in one of the eligible non-EU countries.

  • Open to all countries
  • 4,000 EUR
  • exhibition
  • stay
Residency Deadline November 06, 2026

EMAP Residencies 2027

European Media Art Platform · UA

European Media Art Platform offers a two-month production residency for artists and collectives in digital, media, robotics, and bio art. Artists from Ukraine and other Creative Europe countries are eligible, excluding undergraduate and master's students.

  • Open to: UA
  • 4,000 EUR
  • stay

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