OpenCallartist

Open calls for artists

Open calls, residencies, grants & fairs 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.

Built for working visual artists, not galleries or event organizers. Free doesn't mean you're the product: we don't sell your data, and we tell AI crawlers not to train on it. How we handle your data

Take the 60-second match quiz →

Free, no card needed. Tell us your medium and where you work, and every listing gets a fit score.

Fit score on every listing

Each call is scored 0 to 100 against your medium, location, and budget, with the reasoning shown.

How scoring works →

Never double-book the same piece

Exhibition-window conflict checks flag when a piece is already promised to an overlapping show.

How it works →

Check a call before you apply

Ask for a researched report on any gallery, residency, fair, or grant. Every finding cited.

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What a scored match looks like

Example

Coastal Light: Juried Landscape Exhibition

San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days

86

Strong fit: oil landscapes, 20 miles from your studio, entry fee under your cap.

⚠ Conflict check: this window overlaps a show one of your pieces is already promised to. Pick another piece, or pass.

Sign up free and every listing in the feed is scored like this, against your own work.

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