Open calls for artists
Every open call, residency, grant, and fair worth applying to, in one place and scored to your work, so the admin stops eating your studio time. The art is the hard part.
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ExampleCoastal Light: Juried Landscape Exhibition
San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days
Strong fit: oil landscapes, 20 miles from your studio, entry fee under your cap.
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Grants and residencies are not limited by where you live.
Submit qualifications for the design, fabrication and installation of a permanent public artwork at a Police Substation in Surprise, Arizona.
Writers and translators apply for a residential fellowship in the Swiss Jura Mountains to develop literary projects over two weeks to three months.
Submit an application for an international art prize awarded annually in alternating categories of visual art and performing arts.
Submit an artist bio and up to three 2-D or 3-D artworks available for loan for the duration of the exhibition.
Submit 3-5 artworks in any media for consideration for a public critique session, along with artist statement, portfolio website or social media account, and CV.
Submit up to 4 artworks on a diminutive scale (16 inches or less including frame) in a variety of 2D and 3D media for juried exhibition.
Create a temporary light artwork projected onto the scaffolding canvas of Leuven Town Hall, developed through a participatory process with young people aged 12–25 from Shift digital youth centre.
Artists and cultural practitioners across different artistic disciplines are invited to apply for a 90-day international artistic residency in Gabès, Southern Tunisia.
Submit a proposal for a public art installation along Route 57 in Lorain, OH.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Create a temporary light art installation projected onto the scaffolding canvas of Leuven City Hall, developed through a participatory process with young people aged 12–25.
Submit up to 2 original artworks completed in 2025-2026 for jury consideration in this regional exhibition.
Chefs, artists, food designers, and interdisciplinary practitioners are invited to develop a culinary or food-focused artistic project during a 4-month residency, contributing to the museum's public program.
Artists of any nationality and discipline are invited to apply for a 12-month research and creation residency at one of Platform Dalí's partner scientific institutions, responding to the theme 'What is real?'
Submit an original, new installation proposal in digital culture that combines knowledge, research, science, and data with art, technology, and social impact, including participative and interactive elements, for exhibition at KNOWCASE Madrid for a minimum 24-month period from 2027 onwards.
Submit four images (three of artwork completed since February 1, 2024, and one booth photo) and pay a $50 application fee to be considered for selection to exhibit at this outdoor fine art festival.
Submit qualifications for a site-specific exterior sculpture commission at Parker Town Hall, a minimum 12-foot public artwork with a $100,000 budget.
U.S.-based curators or artistic directors should submit an application describing a contemporary visual art exhibition or project that originated elsewhere and is being meaningfully adapted for their institution and community.
Artists are invited to submit work for a public art commission (Kunst am Bau) in the central courtyard of a new government building in Nuremberg, with a total realization budget of €250,000.
Create a free account to keep your shortlist in one place, get a weekly digest of new matches, and pick up where you left off on any device.
Submit qualifications for a permanent public art commission at a prominent Halifax intersection: a statement of interest, CV, up to ten images of relevant work, image list, project management experience description, and two professional references.
Historic landmark property owners and organizations in King County may apply for grants up to $100,000 to rehabilitate designated historic landmarks.
Submit an exhibition proposal for the Longwood Arts Project as an independent curator, artist, or arts professional.
Artists and scholars in humanities, social sciences, creative arts, science, engineering, and mathematics may apply for a nine-month residential fellowship at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
Organizations may apply for funding to support visual artists' workspaces throughout Ireland that accommodate at least four professional visual artists working on site.
Film artists and organizations may apply for funding to create feature-length authored cultural film works from a strong artistic point of view.
Submit up to [number not stated] 2D artworks in painting, drawing, or printmaking for a national acquisitive art prize.
Artists apply online with 5 images per medium category (4 individual works + 1 booth shot) and a 300-character artist statement to be considered for selection into the 2027 festival through blind jury.
Black and POC artists based in the UK aged 18+ can apply to develop and deliver a mid- or large-scale light art installation, receiving up to £8,000 for research and development plus up to £70,000 production budget.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
Submit qualifications for a commission to design, fabricate, and install a permanent outdoor sculpture at Port Clinton in Highland Park to serve as a Place of Remembrance honoring victims of the 2022 Highland Park shooting.
Submit a proposal for a single public event (workshop, discussion, reading group, screening, talk, performance, or skill-sharing session) to be delivered within a 2-hour timeframe at Auto Italia's gallery space.
Submit CV, public art experience documentation, references, artist statement, and 5-7 images of recent public art work for consideration as the artist to design, fabricate, and install five neighborhood-themed signs at bike fix-it stations.