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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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 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.
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.
Submit a proposal for a public art installation along Route 57 in Lorain, OH.
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.
Artists, designers, and collectives are invited to create an original artwork, object, wearable, installation, or design project that incorporates environmental air-quality sensing technology to explore air pollution through art and citizen science.
Apply for a two-month residency at Wigwell Lodge in Derbyshire to research, experiment, and expand thinking around photography, technology, and innovative approaches to image making and visual culture.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
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 a statement of interest, a case study proposal relating to themes of censorship and cultural expression, and relevant experience to participate in a one-day curatorial workshop.
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.
Submit small-scale artwork in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, or any visual medium for a national juried exhibition.
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.
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.
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.
Historic landmark property owners and organizations in King County may apply for grants up to $100,000 to rehabilitate designated historic landmarks.
Submit a single image (A4, A3, or 40×40cm square) or a series of 5 images responding to the theme 'What If' for a curated exhibition at Photobook Cafe in London.
Art in Architecture at Humboldt-Gymnasium Trier
Design an artwork for the central stairwell of an extension building at Humboldt-Gymnasium Trier that engages with the school's values and architecture.
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 paintings for the 45th Annual Whiskey Painters of America Exhibition & Art Sale, a juried group exhibition.
Submit an application to participate in a five-day intensive artist lab in Montreal focused on place-based collage artwork and contemporary art projects.