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First Nations d/Deaf and/or disabled artists, arts workers, and organizations can apply for grants of $5,000-$10,000 AUD to support projects and professional development opportunities across all art forms.
Community-based arts organizations may apply for funding to create or present public programming initiatives that engage artists, participants, and communities and reduce barriers to public participation in the arts.
Applications are invited from writers in Victoria for a fully funded 2027 residency offering studio space, financial support, and professional development.
ResidencySpring: free accommodation and 2,000 PLN project budget per resident; Autumn: up to 10,000 PLN stipend plus 2,000 PLN project budget per resident, plus studio workspace and curatorial support for all residents.
Australian artists apply jointly with an Australian research organisation to undertake a 16-week self-guided creative research residency combining onsite and offsite work.
Museums, Indigenous cultural centres, and arts or curatorial collectives apply for grants to develop and create artistic or cultural history programming and community engagement initiatives.
Apply for a solo self-directed residency of 2-6 weeks at the Leighton Studios to pursue focused creative work in writing, visual art, music, or related disciplines.
Apply for a 1-2 week independent residency in theatre, dance, or interdisciplinary performance at Banff Centre, with access to studios and facilities to develop your project independently.
Emerging visual artists are invited to develop a creation proposal and transform an existing or newly created work into a serialized edition on paper during a two-month residency in Barcelona.
One artist from Latin America and the Caribbean is selected for a two-and-a-half-month residency in Paris to develop their artistic practice and research project.
ResidencyAccommodation for the full residency period (January 15 – March 31, 2027), a dedicated private studio, curatorial support, and visa assistance
Artists from Latin America and the Caribbean are invited to apply for a two-and-a-half-month residency in Paris to develop their artistic practice and research projects.
One artist will be selected for a two-and-a-half-month residency in Paris to develop their artistic practice, advance research, and establish professional connections.
ResidencyMonetary prizes ranging from 300 EUR–1,800 EUR; cachet of 500 EUR–1,100 EUR based on number of performers; partial support for travel expenses up to 250 EUR; possibility of touring and artist residency opportunities.
Submit a live contemporary dance, theatre, circus, or multidisciplinary performance work no longer than 15 minutes for competition and potential performance at Teatri Riflessi Festival in Sicily, July 2027.
Submit artwork in any medium for an international contemporary art exhibition exploring imperfect, unpolished, and vulnerable work outside social media aesthetics; selected digital works may also be exhibited physically in Berlin.
ResidencyMonetary prizes (300 EUR–1,800 EUR), cachet (500 EUR–1,100 EUR based on number of performers), partial travel support (up to 250 EUR), and touring/residency opportunities
Submit a short performance work no longer than 15 minutes of contemporary dance, theatre, circus or multidisciplinary performance for competition at a festival in Sicily in July 2027.
Four women, trans, and non-binary visual artists are invited to apply for a two-week research residency in spring 2027 in the Loire Valley, with independent housing, workspace, shared meals, and transport support.
Visual artists from Hesse may apply for travel grants (3–12 months) or residency grants in New York City, London, Paris, Istanbul, or Kyoto for 2027–2028.
Artists are invited to submit work for a special exhibition at City Lit Gallery in November 2026 celebrating art born from rich experience, parallel lives, and reinvention.
Toronto Arts Council seeks applications from professional media artists for creation and production of new work or completion of works in progress, including independent film, video, audio, digital, games, virtual/augmented reality, and new media artworks.